What I've Seen: 2017

All the shows I've seen *so far* this year across Australia and the UK. Some multiple times...

Jack Rooke: Good Grief
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Soho Theatre, Tues 13 June 2017

Heroes of Fringe: Launch Show

Soho Theatre, Mon 12 June 2017

Line up included John Kearns, Spencer Jones, Phil Nichol, Lucy Hopkins, Brendon Burns, Glenn Wool, Bobby Mair, Tim Renkow, Phil Kay, Luke McQueen, Carl Donnelly, Desiree Burch, Joz Norris, Beth Vyse and more

Michael Kiwanuka
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Corner Hotel, Tue 18 April 2017

Decided to put this one in too.

Gorillaz
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Brixton Academy, Thu 8 June 2017

I hardly go to gigs any more but this was spectacular and even though it feels like so little music in amongst the theatre and comedy, I didn't want to forget about it

Group Therapy
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2 Northdown, Wed 7 June 2017

Line up: Marcel Lucont, Carl Donnelly, Richard Gadd, Alfie Brown, Tim Key

Daniel Piper's Day Off
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Roundhouse, Thu 1 June 2017

Steve Bugeja: Unpronounceable

Soho Theatre, Mon 29 May 2017

Richard Gadd: Monkey See Monkey Do

Battersea Arts Centre, Sat 27 May 2017

Life of Galileo
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Young Vic, Sat 27 May 2017

Directed by Joe Wright, starring Brendan Cowell

Goodbear
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Soho Theatre, Fri 26 May 2017

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Harold Pinter Theatre, Thu 25 May 2017

It was so good, I had to see it again.

Catch Me (Attrape Moi)
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Underbelly Festival, Tue 23 May 2017

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

Queensland, April-May 2017

Tom Ballard: Boundless Plains to Share

Comedy Theatre, MICF 2017

Rhys Nicholson: I'm Fine
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Melbourne Town Hall, MICF 2017

David Quirk: Cowboy Mouth

Melbourne Town Hall, MICF 2017

Weekend at Barnie's
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Tuxedo Cat, Mon 17 April 2017

Ali McGregor's Late-Nite Variety-Nite Night

The Famous Spiegeltent, MICF 2017

Aaron Chen: The Infinite Faces of Chenny Baby

Melbourne Town Hall, Mon 17 April 2017

Trygve Wakenshaw & Barnie Duncan: Different Party

ACMI, Sun 16 April 2017

Justin Hamilton: Bunta Boy
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Melbourne Town Hall, Sat 15 April 2017

New Order
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Victoria Hotel, MICF 2017

Line up included Steve Bugeja, Brennan Reece, Ahir Shah, Emma Sidi & Iain Stirling

Richard Gadd: Monkey See Monkey Do

ACMI Cube, MICF 2017

Abandoman: Life + Rhymes
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The Famous Spiegeltent, MICF 2017

The Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow

Regent Theatre, Wed 29 March 2017

Line up included Steve Bugeja, Brennan Reece, Abandoman, Hannah Gadsby, David Quirk, David O'Doherty, James Veitch, Andy Saunders

Wil Anderson: Critically Wil

Brisbane City Hall, Fri 24 March 2017

The Gala: Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Regent Theatre, Wed 22 March 2017

Line up included Mae Martin, Wil Anderson, Aunty Donna, Loyiso Gola, Paul Foot, Anne Edmonds, Luke McGregor, Rhys Nicholson

Canberra Comedy Festival: Opening Night Gala

Canberra Theatre Centre, Mon 20 March 2017

Line up included DAAS, Paul Foot, Hannah Gadsby, Stephen K. Amos, Luke Heggie

Paul Foot: 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet

Brisbane & Canberra, March 2017

Final Rhino Room Late Show

Rhino Room, Sat 18 March 2017

Line up included The Bunta Boys, Justin Hamilton, Dave Callan, Wil Anderson, Greg Fleet, Lawrence Mooney

Frehd the Clown: Stripped Bare

Rhino Room, Sat 18 March 2017

Ladies in Black: a musical by Tim Finn & Carolyn Burns

Regent Theatre, Fri 17 March 2017

Russell Brand
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Soho Theatre, Mon 13 March 2017

Work in progress

Hamlet
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Almeida Theatre, Fri 10 March 2017

Directed by Robert Icke, starring Andrew Scott

Markus Birdman: More Grimm

Soho Theatre, Thu 9 March 2017

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Harold Pinter Theatre, Wed 8 March 2017

​Starring Imelda Staunton & Conleth Hill

The Iron Man
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Unicorn Theatre, Sat 4 March 2017

The Glass Menagerie
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Duke of York's, Wed 22 February 2017

Directed by John Tiffany, starring Cherry Jones.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Gielgud Theatre, Tues 14 February 2017

Taking the Piste
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French Alps, Mon 30 January - Thu 2 February 2017

Line up: Carl Donnelly & Bryan Lacey

Hedda Gabler
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National Theatre, Thu 26 January 2017

Directed by Ivo van Hove, starring Ruth Wilson & Sinead Matthews

Carl Donnelly, Jimmy McGhie & John Hastings: Work in Progress

Pleasance London, Mon 23 January 2017

Nath Valvo: Happy Idiot

Soho Theatre, Thu 19 January 2017

La Soiree
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Spiegeltent, Leicester Square, Thu 5 January 2017

* I had seen the show a lot of times already as I was working on it as FOH and then ASM, but this night I was in the audience

This House
​by James Graham

Garrick Theatre, Tues 3 January 2017