Australian opera singers bring sounds of Venice to London
THREE Australian singers are performing in the English Touring Opera’s upcoming season of Baroque Opera from Venice, opening in London on 28 September and running until 12 October. London will be...
View ArticlePioneer: No one does comedy like Claudia O’Doherty
START watching Aussie stand-up comedian Claudia O’Doherty’s show Pioneer and you can’t help but think maybe it is not comedy but a high-energy motivational speech. There’s flashing lights, hand free...
View ArticleAussie rock group Dead Letter Circus at Camden’s Underworld
FROM unveiling their album release on MySpace, to opening for mega bands, Muse and Linkin Park, the boys from Dead Letter Circus are storming away from their humble beginnings and growing in to world...
View ArticleAussie band Ball Park Music at Water Rats, London
TRIPLE J Unearthed band Ball Park Music are heading to London to test out their sound on the UK scene. The five piece rock band, formed in Brisbane in 2008, have been enjoying a solid rise in the...
View ArticleJimeoin – What?! at the Apollo: Two for One reader offer
JIMEOIN may have grown up in Northern Ireland, but with his laid-back sense of humour and adopted larrikinism learnt from almost a lifetime spent in Australia, we can definitely claim him as our own!...
View ArticleAustralian photographer commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Justin Gilligan ‘Hook,line and sinking’/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 A STRIKING photo by Australian photographer Justin Gilligan has been commended in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of...
View ArticlePainting the town Australian; London loves our classic art
CLASSIC Australian art has been having a renaissance in London with the Royal Academy’s showcase of Australian works and an auction held at Christie’s in September. Colonial artist John Glover’s...
View ArticleFree tickets to Melbourne Cup celebration at Australia House
AUSTRALIAN Times have 2 pairs of tickets to give away to celebrate the Melbourne Cup in style at Australia House. From 6.30pm on Tuesday 5 November 2013 Australia House will play host to over 350...
View ArticleWaterhouse wins Melbourne Cup with a horse she found in England
TWENTY years after she saddled up her first runner in the Melbourne Cup, Gai Waterhouse has fulfilled her destiny with Fiorente taking out Australian racing’s biggest prize. Click here to find out how...
View ArticlePhotos of Melbourne Cup party London
Check out our photos of the Melbourne Cup party in London here. On Tuesday 5 November, Fiorente took out Australian racing’s biggest prize, winning the 2013 Melbourne Cup. 17,000 kilometres away, and...
View ArticleIn2Touch | New Autumn Active Touch Leagues in London
By Tracy Andrew THIS week we saw the start of the new Autumn Active Touch Leagues kick off in Canary Wharf and Wandsworth. These leagues always fill up quickly as all the teams playing Active Touch...
View ArticleThe Autumn Active Touch Leagues in London
By Tracy Andrew WE kicked off the Autumn Active Touch Leagues at Canary Wharf on Monday 18th November. We saw two fast paced, competitive games which went down to the wire. The first game was Tumeke...
View ArticleThe Fash-Tache Bingo Bonanza for Movember
IN the name of charity London’s two biggest and best Bingo club nights join forces for an evening of fashionable debauchery. The Musical Bingo lovies hosted by Luisa Omielan (What Would Beyoncé Do?!)...
View ArticleLate Autumn Tag Rugby finals set to sizzle
WITH London’s temperatures noticeably falling week-by-week heading into the festive season, the first of Try Tag Rugby’s Late Autumn season finals will take place on Saturday 30th November at Clapham...
View ArticleINTERVIEW | Sarah Blasko and London hand in hand
SARAH Blasko on London: “There’s always a million things going on and that’s always inspiring to anybody who wants to do something creative; so much music, so much art,” she says. “It’s very rich, and...
View ArticleREVIEW: Parsifal at the Royal Opera House
THE Royal Opera House in Covent Garden is presenting a new production of Richard Wagner’s last opera, Parsifal, as part of ongoing celebrations of the German composer’s birth. It is the first time...
View ArticlePrince Charles visits ‘Australia’ art exhibition in London
PRINCE Charles joked about the cricket – and the Ashes banter between England and Australia – as he toured an exhibition called Australia at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. The 209 works of...
View ArticlePhotos of The Church Christmas Party 2013
Click here to check out our photos from The Church Christmas Party 2013. On Sunday Australian Times joined 1500 of London’s most religious party people and went to The Church to celebrate Christmas....
View ArticleTop 5 activities to get your adrenaline pumping in London
LONDON is perhaps the historic hub of England, and quite the cultural one as well with its eclectic mix of art galleries, museums and theatres. That all might sound dull to the ears of someone who...
View ArticleTop 10 New Years Eve destinations in London
1. Gold Teeth - Jamm Hedonistic sounds and dirty dancefloor cuts at Brixton Jamm this NYE, from the Gold Teeth crew. Gin, Chronic DJs, Sonic and London Disco Society will be battering your ears in...
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