Thanks to everyone who came out for Going Somewhere?, we hope you had as much fun watching as we did making.
This show would have been impossible without the steadfast and constant inspiration of my director Lucy Rees, who about 50% of the best jokes and ideas belong to.
Similarly, we would have been dead in the water without the tireless efforts, creativity and attention to detail of tech and sound designer Will ‘Golden Ears’ Palazzo.
We’re still figuring out what happens next with the show, but for now we’ll just say a great big thank you and we hope to go for another walk with you soon.
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Mayor @ashleycrapap reveals some goss when pal @kween_bea visited @palsvillepod recently 👀👀👀 Also, local leathersmith Forest Whitaker - no relation (played by @james.collopy ) - stopped by! 🫡 Listen NOW wherever you get your podcasts!!! 🎧❤️🎧
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Welcome @james.collopy to the Theory Bar Comedy Festival lineup!
One man. One treadmill. One hour.
Join James Collopy (The Wonder Horse) for approximately four kilometres of sketch comedy as he introduces you to characters from all walks of life.
Performed entirely on treadmill, Going Somewhere? is a step-by-step exploration of the human condition for fans of Stephen King’s The Long Walk and/or the Sphynx’s riddle about that weird guy that walked on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three in the evening.
Weds-Sat 7pm | Sundays 6pm
March 25 - April 5
Book through our bio or @melbcomedyfestival website
What’s up I’m bringing my new show GOING SOMEWHERE? to the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
It’s a 4km long sketch show set on a treadmill that should appeal to all walks of life.
Tickets in bio!
Directed by @lurees
Cinemagraphy by @simculloch
🎉🚨CAST ANNOUNCEMENT🚨🎉
The Wonder Horse! Spans the short yet culturally significant life and afterlife of Phar Lap, Australia’s favourite racehorse. A semi historical, semi fantastical musical featuring a horse puppet the size of a large dog.
It's 1924 and the world is on the cusp of a global depression. Young strapper Tommy Woodcock is tasked with whipping a disgustingly ugly and awkward horse into shape so he can become a champion and save his investors from financial ruin. This ultimate underdog is Phar Lap, soon to be Australia's hero. Throughout his meteoric rise, we see Tommy and Phar Lap's love and friendship grow stronger and stronger, until they ultimately become the dynamic duo the history books know and love. However, when Phar Lap suffers a great tragedy, Tommy is left a wreck...
Flash forward 100 years to the modern day where young scientist Joan Malone is working on an experiment that hopes to save the Boggomoss Snail (a critically endangered species native to Queensland.) But what does that have to do with Phar Lap? You’ll have to come along and find out...
With animation, and songs such as Heart as Big as Phar Lap, Working Class Hero and Deal with the Devil.
Starring James Collopy, Josh Burton, Laura Buskes, Isaac Haigh, Kit Richards and Frankie McNair.
Written by Kit Richards
Story by Kit Richards and Lucy Rees
Music and Lyrics by Kit Richards and Isaac Haigh
Script Support by Alistair Baldwin
Produced by Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla
Directed by Tiana Hogben
Musical Direction by Isaac Haigh
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3 Shows Only! Some of Melbourne’s best improvisers together for the first time, inspired by your stories. Saturdays in September, 9:30pm at The Improv Conspiracy. 🍾🥂
