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People’s Republic of Comedy
4 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Over the past decade, comedy in China has exploded in popularity.
Mirandi Riwoe and Arnold Zable
6 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Mirandi Riwoe, Arnold Zable, and Melanie Cheng
For this edition of Double Booked Club, we’ll bring together two celebrated Australian authors whose...
Take Heart, Take Action
7 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Beci Orpin
Beci Orpin's new book for kids, Take Heart, Take Action, is filled with bold and beautiful...
The 2020 Stella Prize Winner in Conversation
14 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Louise Swinn
The Stella Prize was founded to elevate the writing of Australian women with an annual, $50,000 literary...
Lingo Bingo
16 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Abdul Hammoud and Thabani Tshuma
The spoken-word scene in Melbourne is vibrant, inclusive and thriving.
Here and Gone Edition
20 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Stella Charls, Ronnie Scott, Ellena Savage, Laura...
For this edition of The Next Big Thing, we present a handful of writers whose exciting new works concern...
We Are Nemeses: Talking Experimental Comedy
22 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Vidya Rajan, Alistair Baldwin, Chloe Alison...
What happens when two sides of the same coin try to monetise that coin?
Arnold Zable
24 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Arnold Zable and Sami Shah
Arnold Zable is a much-loved Australian writer and a life-long traveller.