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Halftix Melbourne

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9650 9420

Address: 208 Little Collins street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.halftixmelbourne.com

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25.01.2022 https://youtu.be/s0cNQEX3IEQ Tonight on Australian Story at 8pm on ABC TV a tribute to Rory O’Donoghue. When the Aunty Jack Show burst onto our TV screens in ...the early 1970s, it revolutionised Australian comedy with its surreal and outlandish sketches. Rory O’Donoghue, best known as Thin Arthur, was one of the stars of the show, singing the theme song Farewell Aunty Jack and dazzling audiences with his musical talent. Adored for his affable and charming nature, he played Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar, performed in multiple TV and stage productions, and composed music for film and television. But behind the scenes Rory O’Donoghue was living with a crippling secret which family and friends have now decided to share. He hid it from me and from his family. Here was the most charming person with 57 masks, says Grahame Bond, who played Aunty Jack and worked with Rory for 50 years. Daughter Jessica O’Donoghue recalls a particularly troubling encounter with her father. I was in year eight and he approached me and asked me, ‘Are you the devil?’ And that was the first time I thought I don’t know this part of you. Rory O’Donoghue was eventually diagnosed with schizo-affective and bi-polar disorder. For his four children, the silence surrounding their father’s illness was as troubling as the illness itself. It was this real sense of let’s pretend it’s not happening. It was too confronting, says Jessica O’Donoghue. At the end of 2017, Rory O’Donoghue was admitted to a Sydney hospital with severe depression. Hours after his first electroconvulsive therapy treatment he took his life. By speaking out, Rory’s family hopes to trigger a vital conversation. When it comes to complex mental health issues like Dad’s, there is still a sense of shame and stigma which can stop people reaching out - something we as a family feel passionate about changing.

21.01.2022 Gosh, we have done some weird stuff to entertain you people over the years- and we can’t wait to show you how we’re getting around Melbourne’s lockdown laws for Granny Bingo Online via Zoom at 7:30pm tonight! Grab a ticket before they go off sale at 5:30pm. Can’t wait to see you! XX

20.01.2022 Have a great weekend all

17.01.2022 Victorian opera opening 2021 repost Australian Arts Review

16.01.2022 Sweet I think I've shared before?

11.01.2022 Gee, I miss going to these splendid theatres.. How bout you?

05.01.2022 Tickets for Barry Jones & Friends Celebrate the Arts are now on sale through our website: https://bit.ly/3jk9m7i An afternoon of poetry and music, online and l...ive from our living rooms! We’re excited to announce this year’s program will include a performance by Australian singer-songwriter, Paul Kelly. He will be joined by a superb line up of readers including Julian Burnside, Max Gillies, Emily Goddard , Jillian Murray, Brian Walters and Arnold Zable and a performance by Flinders Quartet cellist, Zoe Knighton.

03.01.2022 Melbourne's great spire Most of us aren't lucky enough to see it at the moment but this photo captures it beautifully. Which Melbourne landmark are you missi...ng? : @walking_perspective, via Instagram

02.01.2022 Bueno How good