Love Fest 2021

9 Feb - 21 Feb

A clown with a red nose holds out hands and looks into the camera

Jofus and the Whale

A person with dark hair stares at the camera with a sad expression. She has too much lipstick on, it’s almost clown-like, and blue paint runs down her cheeks like tears.

Feb 12 - Feb 21

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THE GRIEF TRILOGY

1 Mar - 19 Mar

Two women. One faces away from the camera hugged by the other woman who looks into the lens.

I sat and waited but you were gone too long

Two women stand in front of a green backdrop. One woman faces away, the second woman sucks on a red lolly.

my sister feather

Three women stand in front of a green backdrop, two of them hold balloons, one woman has her back turned.

let bleeding girls lie

Mar 15 - Mar 19

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Summer & Autumn 2021

23 Feb - 4 Jul

Two women with grey hair look up at feathers floating in the air

Feb 23 - Feb 28

A man with a hat, holding a bond in one hand and poking our his tongue

Against a very golden and sparkly backdrop, there is an outstretched hand full of glitter that spills out from between the fingers.

A newborn baby wrapped in a white cloth, lying on a blue blanket.

Mar 16 - Mar 21

A black and white image of a Spanish militia woman with a machine gun over her shoulder

May 18 - May 23

Three women in front of a white photo backdrop. The woman on the left has brown hair and wears a white blouse. She holds her hand up to her ear as she looks with a worried expression at the woman in the middle. The woman in the middle has blonde hair and is dressed in red. She has a big smile on her face, looking at a blue party balloon she is holding which she is about to burst with a pin. The woman on the right has dark hair and wears a black pantsuit with her arms crossed in front of her. She stares challengingly at the woman in the middle.

The back of a man’s head you can see his face looking back into a mirror. He has dark hair and skin and has a distressed expression on his face.

In The Mirror 2021

Jun 15 - Jun 20

A black and white etching of a man with glasses and a broad brim hat

Is Western Democracy Safe?

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023

28 Mar - 23 Apr

Where There’s a Will

head and shoulder image of Dr Rob and Elliot Summers. Dr Rob is wearing the familiar make up of Roy "Mo" Rene, and Elliot has been hit in the face with a cream pie.

An Inappropriately Serious History of Australian Comedy with Dr Rob (and Elliot)

A woman in a sports jacket throwing a ball. Around her are goggles, a frisby, a tennis racquet, a weight.

La Mama Kids: The Comedy Games with Coach Mon

A crazed-looking manager brandishes the head of their co-worker.

The Job Interview

Apr 11 - Apr 16

Hand holding a bloodied hammer.

The Philosophy of Murder

Apr 11 - Apr 23

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021

23 Mar - 18 Apr

a woman holding a double of her face

Three Crosses in the background of two vintage microphones

Mistero Fo(nic)

Mar 23 - Mar 28

Illustration of marijuana, a crucifies with a dollar sign on it and a motorbike with hills in the background

The Business of God

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MRS.ROBINSON: A SOAP CABARET 2021

Apr 13 - Apr 18

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Autumn 2023

Same But Different: A Trilogy

Apr 19 - Apr 30

A woman in a Regency style dress with handwriting on it reaches forward. Behind her in shadow are two more images of her. One looks pensive and the other is looking away.

By Jane’s Hand

A man struggles with memories so intensely his former self seems to emerge from the base of a stone column.

Last Illuminations

May 10 - May 21

Two cafe workers with shocked looks on their faces peak out from either side of a brown patterned inflatable dinosaur that towers above their heads.

The World According to Dinosaurs

A close up of a man with grey hair smiling into the camera with a blue, pink and Green artwork background

Little Brother, Big Sister

A woman with short hair and wearing a white flowing garment appears to be falling through space. She is falling against a dark background and looks concerned.

Woman with a Tomahawk

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Midsumma at La Mama 2020

21 Jan - 1 Feb

Four people with instruments in masc drag

The Top Secret Violin Case

Jan 21 - Jan 26

Two men in an evil embrace

Jan 21 - Jan 26

A violin with a rainbow tie over it

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Yirramboi 2021

9 May - 14 May

A woman with long dark brown hair and brown skin wears a pastel pink t-shirt and a long white skirt with flowers on it. In the background is a bush landscape with a vibrant pink and orange sunset.

NGARNGK; Giver of Life

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La Mama Explorations 2023

How To Eat Rabbit

A sci themed image of a naked women with a disco ball and large ufo in the background.

Jul 10 - Jul 12

A black and white image of a woman and her son from above their shoulders on a hot pink background. Mum and son are rotated sideways in opposite directions so their heads are almost touching.

Jul 13 - Jul 15

An illustration of a man in a suit, holding a guitar, surrounded by human, animal and Muppet faces in sunglasses.

Jul 16 - Jul 18

A woman with a white sheet over her and a lit, red halo shines from behind her, holding out a small red heart, bound in rope.

The Devil Doth Preach

Jul 19 - Jul 21

A man sits within a chalk-drawn outline of a box, one hand raised to draw envelopes that fall around him.

Jul 22 - Jul 24

A woman wearing a black dress and red boxing gloves, with smeared make up and messy hair, has an aggressive expression on her face.

Jul 25 - Jul 27

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Spring 2023

Primary Seasons La Mamicas, Playreadings

Blurred faces of a man and a woman. As if they are in motion.

Starfish the [redacted]

A young woman

Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America

Oct 11 - Oct 22

Myth, Propaganda, Disaster and the Australian theatre with Dr Rob.

Myth, Propaganda and Disaster and the Heirs of America

Oct 14 - Oct 22

Moosh the Hobo Cat

Oct 18 - Oct 29

Daniel Defoe dressed in full 18th Century dress. Stands outside in light filled atrium

Defoe’s Plague

Three women stand against a grey background. On the left, the woman is faking a smile and has rollers in her hair. The woman in the centre is screaming and holding her pearl necklace like a noose. The right hand woman is in a straightjacket smiling an unhinged smile.

Slightly Cracked

The actors as Roland Carter and Leonhard Adams

Nov 15 - Nov 26

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