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Cost
Full Price $32.00
Concession $29.00
Group of 6+ $30.00
Booking required
When
April 20, 2023
7:50pm
60 minutes
Where
Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia
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Australian Premiere
Direct from opening runs in New York and at San Francisco Sketch Fest.
In her new solo show, Sara Schaefer teaches you how to unlock your potential in this ‘seminar’ about defeating your hecklers, developing your TS (thick skin) and achieving total perfect comedy success. No matter your walk of life, you can make your dreams come true simply by Going Up!
Going Up is, on the surface, an hilarious recruitment into the cult of comedy. At its heart the show is also a bold confrontation of a system rampant with abuse, an examination of what it means to be a creative person in today’s world, and Sara’s own reckoning with the tiny voice in her head that tells her she’s not good enough. Combining sharp joke writing, scathing satire, original music and incredibly detailed handmade miniature props, Sara takes the audience on a wholly original journey through the darkness and into the light.
‘Schaefer herself has done spectacular work in almost every discipline of comedy and almost on every level, and now, with that wealth of experience and acclaim, is doing a perfectly biting satirical solo show on "how to become a comedian".’ The Comedy Bureau
‘Ambitious and nimble, sneakily personal with enough inside-baseball jokes to make it a must-see for comedy nerds... a feat of comedy as well as criticism that captures an entire scene in just a few minutes.’ The New York Times
Accessibility
Event Access
Buy the Auslan price type if your group requires a clear view of the Auslan Interpreter.
Please see How to Book Your Ticket if you require step-free and/or wheelchair access in Cloak Room and please see a Comedy Festival Front of House staff member when you arrive at the venue.
Bag searches are required as a condition of entry to Melbourne Town Hall. Patrons are discouraged from bringing bags or items that are too large to fit under a seat to events. No outside food or drink is permitted into Melbourne Town Hall, other than water or for medical reasons. There is no storage or cloaking space available at the venue.
Venue Access
The entrance to Cloak Room is via the main Swanston St entrance and is on Level 1. There are approx. 20 stairs leading up a large marble staircase and the performance space is on the right-hand side once you reach the top of the stairs.
For step-free/wheelchair access, there is a ramp on the left-hand side of the portico from street level that leads directly to a doorway on the left-hand side. A small, sloped marble ramp leads towards a foyer and at the base of the large staircase, there are lifts on the left. The lift is then taken to Level 1, which opens out into a large black and white tiled foyer. Please head through the large gilded bronze doors towards the main steps and turn left down the corridor to reach the Cloak Room.
Accessible seating is available near the entrance door to the performance space. An accessible bathroom is available on the Ground floor and on Level 3, which is accessible via the lifts.
Event type
Other accessible and inclusive event
For bookings and information on specific access and transport.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Phone0392453788
Emailticketing@comedyfestival.com.au
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