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Everyone knows about those rainy days were you have nothing to do... But in the action packed city of Melbourne there is always something to do, with new shows at all of Melbourne's wonderful theatres. Melbourne's theatres range from the contemporary, ge ometric shaped buildings in the arts precinct to the mythological, story telling, master piece of the Forum Theatre.

Every year since 1987 between and _there is the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The Festival was founded by Barry Humphries and Peter Cook. In 2010 it had attendances of over 450,000, it has grown to be Australia's largest ticketed cultural event. The Comedy Festival is not only a hugely popular event but also an extremely accessible one. This year I went to

There are four buildings in the arts precinct, each shaped differently; NGV (National Gallery Victoria), The arts centre, the Hamer Hall and the Sidney Myer Music Bowl:

The Arts Center is a strange building, not only is it a very unique looking building (its triangular), the inside is so different from other theatres, it's crazy. Each section of the theatre is coloured differently eg. back stage all the doors are one colour each theatre eg. one of the three theatres doors are purple. The Arts Centre is a ten storey high building, that originally was going to be made entirely underground but due to costs the first two storeys were built above ground. This building holds three different theatres, The Playhouse and The State Theatres as well as the Fairfax studio. The State Theatre holds up to 2085 people making it the biggest out of our three theatres in the Arts Centre. Next is the playhouse seating 884 people and coming up the rear is the Fairfax Studio, seating only 376 people, but as I say small is mighty, so don't count your chickens, this little guy holds some wicked plays (such as the one showing at the moment called Songs for Nobodies). For more information on what's on in Melbourne, go to either: Theatres and upcoming shows in melbourne or our friends' website about Tourism and were you should go! The Arts centre holds great tours of the building. All of the tour guides are very friendly and know so much about the theatres. It is well worth looking into; to find out more go to their website: [] and don't worry they won't bite!

﻿NGV is a visual art gallery. This year NGV celebrated its 150th birthday. It is Australia's oldest public art gallery and is something that all ages can enjoy with a kids corner and over 65,000 artworks on display every year. NGV is one of the four building that make up the arts precinct. It is also shaped as a geometric shape, but unlike the others, it's square.

<span style="color: #71bd00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">The Hamer Hall is located right next to the Arts Centre on the edge of the Yarra River. The Hamer Hall is currently under renovation and is shaped like a circle to complete the three different shapes of the arts precinct.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Last, but not least, there is the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The bowl is located on the other side of the road to the three building above. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">The Sidney Myer Music Bowl hosts the Carols By Candlelight on a yearly basis. It is an event that attracts people of all ages as it is a fun filled evening that is full of entertainment such as a visit from Santa and different carols from over the years. To find out more go to [|http://www.theartscentre.com.au]

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