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Speakeasy HQ

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 447 199 914

Address: 522 Flinders Street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.speakeasyhq.com

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25.01.2022 Start spreading the news! We can’t wait to shake our tail feather again! We don't want to open for profit. We want to open for our people, our staff, and our performers and to bring back Vaudeville #dontvanishvaudeville #savespeakeasyhq... #flashback #thosewerethedays #startspreadingthenews Video by Dean J Miller Donations via gf.me/u/y4bj38

25.01.2022 Wow! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We are already at 20% of our target and can’t help falling in love with you all! We are incredibly grateful. Here is a special message from incredible Mike Cole Always Elvis before he left the building! To donate https://www.gofundme.com/f/dont-let-vaudeville-vanish-save-

24.01.2022 Let’s see what today’s announcement brings! We know we will be last on the list but we just want to make a plan to reopen! To help us get across the line you can donate to our GoFundMe via SpeakeasyHQ.com

23.01.2022 Please Dan Andrews let us entertain again! Jackyl - Pharaoh's Only Daughter Kieran Mcnamara Photography ... #dontvanishvaudeville #putusintheroadmap #letusentertainyou

23.01.2022 Gosh, We miss shaking what our mama gave us! Can’t wait to shake some cocktails again soon

21.01.2022 VAUDEVILLECOMEDYBURLESQUE TONIGHT - The Weekly Bible Study (Secret Vaudeville & Burlesque Show) presents a massive line up of comedians, variety artists, jazz singers and burlesque dancers!! ... Doors open from 6pm and happy hour until 7pm, with $5 drinks, $7 pizzas & $10 Margaritas! Speakeasy HQ 522 Flinders St

20.01.2022 Come and see the amazingly talented Meg Hickey as she heaves the huge Vaudeville cast along to deliver you show you’ll never forget! It’s got it all circus, sideshow, comedy, cabaret, Burlesque & more

20.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has messaged their support and for the glorious audience who allowed us one final performance this evening. Stay safe, and see you on the other side. Until then here is some glorious shots from this evenings performance with Jem 'Appelle from our audience Until then, keep speaking easy

20.01.2022 Welcome to Speakeasy Hq.... we are so happy to have you here tonight! Open Friday & Saturday and jammed packed with shows. Come see us SPEAKEASYHQ.com #whatsoninmelbourne #livesntertainment #edithpaif #chicago #comedy #burlesque #cabaret

19.01.2022 This has been one of the hardest messages for me to write but one we know needs to happen. Following the PM announcement & the government ban on enclosed gatherings (announced on Wednesday 18 March), Speakeasy HQ will remain closed indefinitely, due to the current situation surrounding the imminent outbreaks of Coronavirus. While we know that this is the appropriate and responsible thing for us to do, it is devastating for us, as as a community of artists and producers. The... stark reality for all entertainment venues is that although we have been required to close our operations we have not been offered any respite from our obligation to pay our rent, and this will further complicate an already harrowing situation for us all. Asking for donations through such an unprecedented time is not something that we do lightly, and we only ask for your support if you are able to do so. If not, sharing or purchasing a ticket for future shows is just as greatly appreciated. We are trying to ride this storm like everyone, whilst providing our staff, producers & artists some light at the end of the tunnel. If you have pre-purchased tickets to an upcoming show we will be in contact with you shortly to discuss any opportunities that exist to transfer your tickets to a future date when operations resume. If this isn’t an option for you, we would like to be able to offer refunds wherever necessary as soon as we are able to do so. I sign this message off the same way I began it, that we are devastated and as a family run, independent business, and as the parents of six children, and we are all working literally day and night to stay afloat through these unprecedented times. We hope the future will be brighter, and pray for the good health of everyone in our community. Until then, stay safe, & be kind. About the fundraiser: The Trustee for The Speakeasy HQ Trust ABN: 57352161821

19.01.2022 Lockdown Update With today’s news that Victoria will be entering a five day lockdown at midnight tonight, we will need to postpone all bookings for tomorrow through to Friday 19th February. In conjunction with local council advice and our covid safe plan, we will be opening tonight from for all pre programmed performances and we look forward to seeing you all then. ... Stay safe and keep speaking easy!

19.01.2022 Frau Kost simply cannot contain her excitement! See all you easy speakers Friday! Once again thank you to all the buyers from last Saturday for your patience, looking forward to seeing you at a show soon. Take us back to sold out nights already! ... #speakeasyhq #vaudeville #host #fraukost #german #canihelpyou #notimpressed #melbourne #whatsoninmelbourne #visitvictoria

17.01.2022 What a year this has been, reflecting back how different this year is from 3 years ago. Stay safe over the break and keep speaking easy! Thank you to our all our staff, and artists who we more aptly call family. You kept us going! We will see you in 2021 xx https://fb.watch/2wUfwf4uWD/

16.01.2022 Feeling free & frivolous from Lockdown - join us for a night at Minsky's Cabaret Club! A line up of Classic Vaudeville Show Entertainment from Comedy, Live Cabaret, Burlesque, Boylesque, Silliness, Talent, Tricks and More... 2 shows this weekend - Friday 10pm / Saturday 8:30pm-www.trybooking.com/BOLDQ

16.01.2022 We’ve cried happy, scared, excited tears today. Time to get this show on the road #watchthisspace #lifeisacabaret Flash back to the Probus Club night out! Our GoFundMe Fundraising is still open to help us reopen if you can support or share we would be forever grateful gf.me/u/y4bj38

15.01.2022 Free tickets up for grabsjoin today! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1993114054308023/?ref=share

15.01.2022 Friday join the rebellion www.trybooking.com/bgwmx Taylor Bradfield - Entertainer

15.01.2022 Throwback Thursday Roy Maloy & the gorgeous Audrey Twins #ThrowbackThursday

12.01.2022 Our beautiful old gal, along with all other arts and entertainment venues has been closed since March. We are planning for our re-opening, but the financial challenges associated with a shut down are extensive. We urgently need the community’s help to sustain our beautiful theatre until the curtain can rise again. Hear the voices at our heart, and stick around for the encore. We miss you all, keep speaking easy #dontvanishvaudeville #savespeakeasyhq #wewillriseagain TO DONATE -- gf.me/u/y38prh

12.01.2022 This guy! #amazing Luckily enough to have Ross Marquand speak easy with us tonight!! So hilarious not only smashing out huge roles like The Walking Dead as Aaron or as the infamous Marvel villain Red Skull in Avengers Endgame & Avengers Infinity War. He can, using his own voice do incredibly over 50 impressions & impersonations #whataguy #followhim #speakeasyhq #melbourne

12.01.2022 ...let their be light! #theatrerenovation #mindthegap #speakeasyhq #vaudeville #comingsoon

12.01.2022 #blackouttuesday

11.01.2022 Covid-19 has certainly turned the world upside down. We've been rocked to the core as a business and as a family in both challenging and magnificent ways. Whilst times have certainly been tough as a small business, covid-19 has given us time to reflect on whats important in life... and time to drink! Come join the Speakeasy HQ Team for a drink, until then keep speaking easy... Love Knuckles & the gang xx Thank you to Jack London ~ Burlesque. Dora Böhl and Friends Meg Hickey Roy Maloy Knuckles Jens Radda Victoria Wolfe Amy Audrey Mel Audrey Audrey Twins Audrey Twins AU Tammy Djuric Taylor Bradfield - Entertainer Caroline McAllister https://youtu.be/nvD82cuZ3QY

11.01.2022 A family that tik tok’s together, is a family that laughs together #goodvibesonly #laugh #fun

10.01.2022 Missing some of the amazing talent & colourful characters from HQ? Well easy speakers wait no more! Here is Jens, one of our fabulous bartenders & Vaudeville performers. Enjoy & stay safe xx

09.01.2022 Brilliant! Some may remember these golden locks MCing shows before he headed off to the UK to share is talents! He is back home now, an if you can handle a little language, you’ll love this covid-19 inspired song from Grant Busé! Enjoy Corona F**cked That!

09.01.2022 We hope all our easy speakers are safe and well. The damage from this global pandemic is still being felt through every bone of our arts & entertainment world. We haven’t disappeared (although it feels like it!) we are starting the rally and regroup to grow into the new world of entertainment. We ask for your support as we start to raise the heavy beast that is the theatre, can you help us rise from the ashes can you donate today to give arts workers the support they urgent...ly need? If you donate before 30 June, your gift will be tax deductible this financial year. https://www.trybooking.com/au/donate/speakeasyhq

09.01.2022 In truth, we haven’t been ok. This year has really knocked every last piece of air out of ours, our staff, and all the performers of Melbourne’s sails. It’s been extremely tough to stay positive as the closures push on longer, and often we find ourselves responding we’ll get there -- Today is National R U OK? Day; a day where we focus on suicide prevention and mental health. Never has this been more important to have conversations. They can make a real difference to mental... health and wellbeing. If you’re unsure how to have a conversation, ask and then listen. You don’t need to be an expert or a mental health professional, you just need to be there. So we will start, we know it’s been tough for you- R U ok? #ruokday #thereismoretosayafterruok

09.01.2022 We don't want to open for profit. We want to open for our people, our staff, and our performers and to bring back Vaudeville. #dontvanishvaudeville #savespeakeasyhq

08.01.2022 Vale Dame Vera Lynn may you Rest In Peace, after your incredible 103 years. Enjoy one of her songs that ‘came to define the soul of a nation’ #valeveralynn #dameveralynn

07.01.2022 All will be .... revealed soon! #speakeasyhq #newshow #newtheatre #melbourne #whatsoninmelbourne #ohbehave #bigreveal

06.01.2022 Dear Easy Speakers, we understand there may be some concern over the growing threat of coronavirus (COVID-19). Speakeasy HQ is taking extra steps to ensure our patrons health and comfort. We have increased alcohol based hand sanitiser units around the club as well as increased the frequency of cleaning in the venue. Staff have also been advised to wash their hands frequently with soap and water. These measures have been advised by the Commonwealth Department of Health. As a...dditional information comes to hand we will update customers accordingly. At this stage it is business as usual. We hope to welcome you again soon! #businessasusual

05.01.2022 We are sure looking forward to seeing the sunny side of the street. It’s a hollow Saturday and the glorious theatre sits dark, quiet and bare for the first Saturday night (outside of public holidays) for 7 years. It hits home when a place so many call home isn’t there we love you Meg Hickey & the all the crazy speakeasy fam bam #longliveVaudeville

04.01.2022 Throwback Thursday Roy Maloy & the gorgeous Audrey Twins #ThrowbackThursday

04.01.2022 We have completed works and the old girl is about to be brought to life! New Stages, New Layout & Covid-Safe distancing! Join us soon; shows being announced for late Jan/early Feb! Visit SpeakeasyHQ.com ... #speakeasyhq #dontvanishvaudeville #melbournetheatre

03.01.2022 What do you get when you build a new stage , complete a deep clean and move a piano? .... aside from sore muscles, you get a whole new theatre experience #watchthisspace Thank you to all the crew who came in to help us get this show back on the road #comingsoon #speakeasyhq #melbourne #vaudevilletheatre

03.01.2022 A family that tik tok’s together, is a family that laughs together #goodvibesonly #laugh #fun

01.01.2022 The man of many talents; Roy Maloy - Author has moved from the stage to the keyboard during #iso and released a brilliant post apocalyptic read for FREE! Begin your read here www.EmpireRoad.Art.Blog Follow his page Empire Road - By Roy Maloy & his author page for more updates!