Tag: Stage and screen

REVIEW | To the delight of the audience at a packed Leicester Square Theatre last week, Australian comedian Steve Hughes explored the stupidity of Western governments and the world in his entertaining, and often poignant, show Big Issues.

REVIEW | There is a certain irony for a London audience watching Our Country’s Good in 2012.

At 61 years old, potato farmer Albert Ernest Clifford "Cliff" Young transfixed the nation when he ran 875 kilometres to win the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne ultra-marathon in 1983.

When KARL MATHIESEN was asked to interview Jonathan LaPaglia, one of the stars of the new Australian drama series The Slap, little did he realise that it would result in a profound consideration of contemporary Australian culture.

Scottish actor Billy Boyd was recently in Australia and he found time to chat to LESLEY SLADE about The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, as well as his love of surfing, Jedis and music…

Aussie comedian Deborah Frances-White reveals her tricks to getting almost anyone to want to sleep with you.

After only a very brief phone conversation, Liam Flanagan found out why Hannah Gadsby has quickly become one of Australia’s most successful comedians.

For director Justin Kurzel, the decision to source local talent for his debut feature film Snowtown was a risky one. Enter local lad and first time actor Lucas Pittaway who plays the central character of Jamie Vlassakis. LIAM FLANAGAN sat down with the two men in London to chat about ...

It takes a great show to sell out a venue at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival but takes an even greater show to come back the next year with the same show, upgrade to a larger venue and sell it out once again. That's exactly what The Boy With Tape On ...

When PAUL JUDGE spoke to funnyman Adam Hills recently, the Aussie comedian was in a London backyard kicking a football with his 13 month year old daughter after having spent all morning reading through a script for Spicks and Specks.

The relationship between Oscar Wilde and Australia is often a conflicted one. Much like the relationship between the celebrated playwright and his 'new' play, Constance, showing at north London's King's Head Theatre.

It was the story that painted South Australia as the serial killer capital of Australia and made a small country town a tourist attraction for all the wrong reasons. The “bodies in the barrels” case was seemingly made to be portrayed as a Saw style horror film yet director Justin ...

Australia’s longest running TV drama will decamp for Port Douglas as Neighbours puts Tropical North Queensland streets ahead.

Multi-award winning Australian actor/writer/director Chris Lilley will be performing in the UK for the very first time on Wednesday 7 September, at the O2 Academy Islington, London.

Celebrity Big Brother contestant, Australian Darryn Lyons, stuns viewers with his fake abs.

Australian expertise will be called on to help host the 2012 Edinburgh Festival as local know-how is drained by the coinciding Olympic Games, a London newspaper reports.

Australian punk paparazzi king-pin Darryn Lyons enters the new UK Celebrity Big Brother house, but no Charlie Sheen.

A new Aussie play is about to split London down the middle. Conor McGlone got down to the Etcetera Theatre in Camden for a sneak preview to see what the fuss was all about.

When adventure seeking comic Lawrence Leung landed at London’s Soho Theatre, Leigh Johnston was there to find out what makes him so interested in jetpacks.

He’s been hailed as Australia's hottest musical comedy genius. A bloke who is ready to strap on the leather, crank up the metal, and metaphorically smash your face in with a plastic beer cup.

Aussie comedian Asher Treleaven describes his new show Matador, as a "socially responsible comedy with cock jokes". But he won’t hold back when he takes to London stages this week and bluntly asks the question: why are Australians a little bit racist?

The Aussies who brought the art of genital origami to the world are back! Puppetry of the Penis returns to the UK for an eye-opening and incredible four month tour.

Lovable funny man Jimeoin is returning to the UK this summer with a very busy touring schedule. He was kind enough to give Lesley Slade a few minutes of his time.

A murder mystery, rigged boxing match, a foreign Private Eye, voices from beyond the grave and some rollicking good bluegrass tunes. What more could Aussie comedy trio The Suitcase Royale have packed into their show at the Soho Theatre last week?

Two years ago Aussie comedian Sam Simmons had a bad day. A really bad day. It prompted him to write and the result is the award-winning and critically acclaimed one-man comedy phenomenon, Fail, he’s bringing to London for the first time.