Arts on Friday 19/01/24

Frankston Arts Centre

Twist & Shout: A salute of Rock & Roll of the 50's and 60's 21/01/24 2-4.20pm

artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au

Kingston Arts Centre

kingstonarts.com.au

The Round

Teeny Tiny Stevies 20/01/24 10.30 &1.30pm

www.theround.com.au

Theatres

Fortyfive downstairs

The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez 17/01-11/02/24

fortyfivedownstairs.com

The Butterfly Club

The Big Hoo-Haa 19/01/24 8.30pm

Drawing Straws 23/01/24 7.30pm

thebutterflyclub.com

Regent Theatre

Moulin Rouge 20/08-04/02/24

marrinergroup.com.au

Southbank Theatre

mtc.com.au

Athenaeum Theatre

Dog Man - The Musical 17/01-28/01/24

An Evening with Tony Hawk - Birdman 22/01/24 8pm

athenaeumtheatre.com.au

Forum

Blackstreet & montell Jordan 26/01/24 7.30pm

forummelbourne.com.au

The Princess Theatre

Groundhog Day the musical 24/01-07/04

www.marinergroup.com.au

Comedy Theatre

Fantastic Mr Fox 13-01-21/01/24

www.marinergroup.com.au

The Drum Theatre - Dandenong

Dr Seuss Summer 19/01-31/01/24

drum.greaterdandnong.vic.gov.au

Bunjil Place - Narre Warren

bunjilplace.com.au

Her Majesty's Theatre

Grease 18/01-16/03/24

www.hmt.com.au

Wyndham Cultural Centre

www.wyncc.com

Blues Clubs

Bird's Basement

Mark Seymour 18-19/01/24 6pm

The B# Big Band with Jefferson Smith 20/01/24 7.30pm

Lee Harding Mystify 25/01/24 6pm

Richard Clapton 26/01-27/01/34

www.birdsbasement.com

Hume Blues Club - Thornbury

humebluesclub.com.au

Jazz Clubs

Paris Cat

The Syncopators 19/01/24 9pm

Charlie Parker with Strings 20/01/24 6pm

Feelin' Groovy: the Simoan & garfunkel Project 20/01/24 6.30pm

Paris Nocturne 20/01/24 9pm

Oscar Bruten Septet plays: The Music of Monk and Mingus 20/01/24 9.30pm

Music Clubs

Prince Bandroom - St Kilda

theprince.com.au

Northcote Social Club

Ivan Ooze 20/01/24 8.30pm

John Floreani 21/01/24 8pm (selling fast)

Social Sanctuary 22/01/24 7pm (free entry)

Sarah Mary Chadwick 25/01/24 8pm

northcotesocialclub.com

Pascoe Vale RSL

www.pascoevalersl.com.au

The Drunken Poet - West Melbourne

Traditional Irish Music 19/01/24 6pm

David Cosma 19/01/24 8.30pm

The Maskell-Love Band 20/01/24 9pm

Kelly Auty & Brian Fraiser 21/01/24 4pm

Bonafide Travellers 21/01/24 6.30pm

Tribute Tuesdays - James Cisco plays the songs of Hank Williams 23/01/24 8pm

Wine Women Whiskey - Jessey Jackson 24/01/24 8pm

Sam Curtis 25/01/24 8pm

Craig Woodward 25/01/24 9pm

thedrunkenpoet.com.au

Comments

It started with a happy bus driver....

It started with a happy bus driver singing along to the radio. Then followed a fruitless search to find a theatre. Just between you and me l am useless at reading maps and have a lousy sense of direction. So then l gave up and walked towards the library to see the 2 authors in conversation. Phillipa Kaye and Jodi Gibson are in the photo below. What an interesting talk. Both authors have books out currently. Phillipa Kaye's book is Girl Detectives Just Wanna Have Fun: A Birdie Mealing Mystery. Phillipa is standing on the left. Jodi Gibson's book is called Reinventing Emily Brown. Jodi is standing on the right. They asked each other questions about their books and took questions from the audience. They went through the process of writing, editing and publishing. I think it's always interesting to hear the creative process that goes into writing a book. I haven't read either book but l am tempted by the mystery book. Jodi Gibson, in her own words, writes female feel goo

Robert Galbraith

I don't think that l'm letting a secret out when l tell you that Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym for J.k Rowling. These are crime novels, very good crime novels. Having never read the Harry Potter novels l had no idea what her writing style would be like. She's a very good writer. The crimes themselves are well thought out. The structure of each novel flows and the use of language is another stand out. The characters are believable and this is another bonus as we. the readers, are shown their development as the books progress. I have read all five and will definitely be reading number 6. Robert Galbraith 5 out of 5.

Catch me if you can

The doors opened and in they came, and kept on coming. A full house, happy and cheerful crowd. Welcome to a PLOS show. This musical, l am told, is based on a film which was based on a book. I had not read the book or seen the film so it was all new to me. The story is based in the 1960's and l think the set was designed to look like a 60's variety show. The orchestra was on 2 levels and it's a real treat to have a live orchestra playing. What a triumph for PLOS. The constant high standard of their shows means l will see everything they stage. A real stand out is the singing. Everyone sang so well and this happens with every show. There was a lot of dancing and costume changes. Everyone played their part well with all of them having American accents. The best performance was by Aidan Niarros as Carl Hanratty. He is a Primary School Teacher by day, but what a performance. Jordan Poyser as Frank Abagnale Jr was very good too as was Peter Noble Frank Snr. Emillie Toby as Bren

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