Hilarious comedy Simon’s Final Sound sails into Frankston Arts Centre on Tuesday 13 September. From the pen of multi-award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer, it’s an Aussie play about four ordinary people on a cruise who try, fail, try again and fail better. Simon’s a bit of a no-hoper, and he is going deaf. He goes in search of a magical – but possibly mythical – island where, he thinks, he will find some consolation. To make the journey, Simon teams up with Michael, a dull banker with a duller life, and Michael’s wife, Ginny, who is about to leave him. Also…
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INTERNATIONAL comedy star, David Strassman’s brand new show, iTED E is an uproarious take on our technology-laden lives. The sharp-tongued Chuck Wood and loveable Ted E. Bare have been thrust into the world of social media, constantly on their iPads and iPhones, not interacting with the real world. With everyone connected to social media and the internet 24/7, will Strassman get them back under control? Strassman’s iTedE introduces an amazing new technology that brings the world’s most advanced Puppetronics to the stage. In a world-first feat, Strassman simultaneously operates 5 characters in a hilarious never-before-done, 6-way conversation, using a handheld…
The video for “Never Seen This Before” showcases the high-octane, energy filled presence that The Delta Riggs bring, and previews the carnival atmosphere they’ll bring when they hit the road in September for a huge run of dates across the country. Joining les Riggs on tour will be Gideon Bensen, whose recently released debut EP “Cold, Cold Heart” draws a squiggly line from Loud Reed to Talking Heads, and never runs out of ink. Active Galactic, produced by the band and Jason Hollis, will be The Riggs’ third studio LP. Recorded in just nine days at The Grove Studios north…
With more than 30 album releases so far, Liberation Blue makes a welcome return of the label’s ‘Acoustic’ series with our first long player for 2016: ‘Acoustica’, 12 stunning, re-worked classic tunes spanning the career of ARIA winner and multi-platinum singer/songwriter Alex Lloyd. “It was certainly something I’d thought of doing before,” Lloyd says of the Acoustica recording, the singer’s seventh full-length release. With four ARIAs already under his belt, Lloyd was intrigued with the concept of revisiting his older material. Expect to hear radio hits ‘Amazing’, ‘Coming Home’, ‘Beautiful’, ‘Black The Sun’ and more, his extensive catalogue getting a…
SPECTATORS were entertained by 12 thrilling Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League grand finals on Sunday 28 August. Matches were played from under-11s to under-17s with three separate age groups for girls’ football. Tight contests were the order of the day with the under-11 grand final between South Mornington and Dromana in Navy Division going to extra time after the scores were all tied up after four quarters. South Mornington eventually won the match. In other grand final results: Junior girls: Beleura 2.2-14 d. Mt Martha 0.1-1. Under-15s: Mt Martha 13.12-90 d. Somerville 8.7-55. Under-14s: Sorrento 11.12-78 d. Balnarring 5.11-41. Under-12s:…