ENTERTAINMENT
WOMEN LIKE US: BACK TO LISMORE WHERE IT ALL STARTED! Women Like Us is the comedy sensation created by stand ups, Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs. Realising they were an anomaly in their industry – kick arse comics, but middle aged women – they realised that it didn’t matter how good they were, they were always going to be behind the 8 ball in an industry that favours under 30’s and is dominated by blokes. After years of performing for women’s luncheons and fundraisers to audiences that fangirled them like crazy, they both decided that there was an audience out there for them – they just had to go out and find them. And so began Women Like Us.
Women Like Us at the Lismore Workers Club on 13 Feb
WHAT’S ON
It’s less conversations about Tinder, more about the ordinary experiences of life as mothers and partners. Their first show kicked off in Lismore five years ago. What the girls didn’t expect was how warmly they’d be received. Women Like Us has become one of the most in-demand touring comedy shows on the circuit with more than 160 performances so far. And now they’re bringing their new Women Like Us show back to the Lismore Workers Club, where it all began, on Thursday 13 February.
BLADE RUNNER (1982) PARADIS MOVIE CLUB SPECIAL EVENT
Scoring not just one, but two five star reviews at Adelaide Fringe Festival, the show never fails to deliver, with audience members complaining that the laughs were coming so often that they felt physically exhausted. And yes, women have literally wet themselves, so it’s been called a two Tena show!
Saturday 16 January, 7.30pm Full $39.50 | Cheap Pairs $25 p.p.
RAPHAEL REVEALED EXHIBITION ON SCREEN
Find out how COVID-19 and the lockdown was for Women Like Us. Laughter, as they say, is the best way to survive anything, and heck, after what we have all been through – we sure need a laugh!
Wednesday 20 January, 3pm Full $24 | Conc $22 | Student U18 $18
ABBA & THE BEE GEES “A NIGHT TO REMEMBER”
Saturday 23 January, 8pm Adult $43.80 | Conc $39.80 | U18 $39.80
Women Like Us comes to the Lismore Workers Club on Saturday 13 February, doors 7pm. Show 8pm.
LUKE HEGGIE – I ALREADY TOLD YOU A GREATEST HITS RETROSPECTIVE
Social distancing is observed, so numbers are limited.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC – NT LIVE SCREENING. STARRING JAMES MCAVOY
Saturday 30 January, 11.30am Full $28|Conc $25|U18 $20|Group of 4–10 $22.50
Arrive early and enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar
Get your tickets now to avoid disappointment!
JANUARY
Thursday 28 January, 7pm $29.50 | Ages 16+
$40 online at womenlikeus.com.au or at the club.
stars BY LILITH
Byron Theatre & Community Centre 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay byroncentre.com.au @byrontheatre
For comedian Sam Simmons, one mighty rough year equals one mighty dumb show. He promises no life lessons. No epiphanies. No profundity. Just one hundred per cent guaranteed gelastic and frivolous escapism from the ‘new normal’. This shall surely be an evening of socially distant people congregating safely in a room facing forward. Number 52, your human lamington is ready. Catch the winner of the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Comedy Award and winner of Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival – Sam Simmons, at the Brunswick Picture House Thursday–Sunday Tickets from brunswickpicturehouse.com
CHEEKY CABARET Nearly five years on Cheeky has redefined a night out at the theatre, smashing together circus, vaudeville, comedy, new burlesque and everything in between. People continue to talk about the Cheeky and its surprise package of some of the most incredible international artists from around the world. Sexy and dangerous, with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is one party you will not want to miss! The Cheeky has rightfully become the talk of the town – it’s circus like you’ve never seen before. This genre-bending cabaret is cheeky, clever and damn sexy, celebrating the weird, the wonderful and the wildly entertaining, leaving audiences gasping for more. The Cheeky features a different cast of troubadours, miscreants, delectable divas and cabaret queens every month, so no two shows are ever the same! You’ll leave spellbound, titillated and amazed. As always, bring grandma but leave the little ones at home. Wednesday 13–Saturday 14 January, 9pm. Brunswickpicturehouse.com
CAPRICORN
THE MOUNTAIN GOAT WITH SUN, VENUS, MIDWEEK NEW MOON AND PLUTO ALL IN CAPRICORN, THIS WEEK WISHES THE SHIRE’S HORNY GOAT FOLK A BETTER-LATETHAN-NEVER HAPPY CAPPY BIRTHDAY…
ARIES: Venus and Mars, both in earth signs, mean business this week. Mars is on a mission, and Lady V is busily attracting influential connections and VIPs to assist. This practical planetary pairing makes it easier to choose between what’s exciting and inviting, and what’s realistically doable and achievable. TAURUS: Uranus, the planet of change, easing off the brakes and heading forward in your sign is this week’s high note. Mars, also in Taurus for the first two months of 2021, works well with your prima planet Venus in a fellow earth sign to bring Mercury’s wilder ideas down to earth in workable form. GEMINI: With your power planet Mercury in Aquarius, expect passionate opinions and ideas burning bright, a mile a minute. An excellent transit for thinking outside the box, but definitely not a time for wild risks or rushing. Even if it’s hard to concentrate and focus, give big decisions the time and energy investment they deserve. CANCER: You already know by now that love isn’t a static experience, it’s a moving evolution. This week’s planetary placement of Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury could bring up trust issues that test ties for strength and durability. Nervous? No need. Mystifiied which way to move? Mercury says discuss concerns face-to-face with a friend. LEO: Saturn, planet of endurance and maturity, is fast-tracking your growing-up in the partnership department. Not as entirely sombre as it sounds, because Jupiter’s currently presenting you with endless opportunities on the learning curve. And if you’ve been treading water, Mercury gets this week’s energy on the move – step on board!
VIRGO: If restless Mars and game changer Uranus have
you feeling anxious or pressured to move quickly, your inner micromanager Saturn – very at home in Virgo’s zone of order and efficiency – advises it’s wiser to buy time, because not all the cosmic cards are on the table yet. Exercise due diligence until they are.
LIBRA: Libran Oscar Wilde observed, 'Without order nothing can exist, without chaos nothing can evolve'. This week your leading light Venus is a material girl in a material world; excellent for current pressing decisions about where to compromise, where to hold firm and where to find the sweet spot between risk and reassurance. SCORPIO: Mars could be stubborn and unbudging this week. Well, that’s the downside; the upside is it can also be seen as patient, persistent and determined. So don’t let your mindset get funneled into tunnel vision, because from now on the choices between old and new, technological and terrestrial, ideological and pragmatic are ongoing and constant.
SAGITTARIUS: Your ruler Jupiter, plus Saturn and Mercury making three in Sagittarian communication headquarters could manifest an ingenious idea this week that’s both life-changing and lucrative. Exciting, but be careful not to take on too much with your big vision. Delegate and outsource. Know your limits. Be patient with players who aren’t on your bandwidth. CAPRICORN: If Sun, new moon, Venus and Pluto all in Capricorn incline you towards your-way-or-the-doorway mode, don’t go there. Because annual new moon in Capricorn is opening a celestial portal for supporting the significant decision you may need to make this week, during which your best accessories are resilience and flexibility. AQUARIUS: Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury and weekend moon in Aquarius jump-start this week’s power surge. But with Uranus, planet of radical shifts, changing station, general energetics can be erratic and unpredictable. Even though major changes are afoot, they’re not something to rush into impulsively. Wait a few days to make important moves.
PISCES: This week presses the cosmic start button on the process of certain chapters closing, not necessarily immediately, so that whatever’s a more suitable fit for your growth in 2021 can take place. It may help to think of this less as loss, and more as blockages being removed so you can move forward more smoothly.
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