Join Stephen Hall for a night at the movies...with a difference.
Acclaimed actor, writer and author Stephen Hall takes the stage for a one-night-only performance of his seventh Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, For the Term of His Natural Lies.
In this totally unique one-man show, Hall has re-edited and re-voiced 15 vintage films to create a hilarious standalone comedy feature — complete with live elements performed on stage.
Don’t miss this wildly inventive night of film, comedy, and live mayhem.
Stephen Hall is an acclaimed Australian actor, writer and author, best known for playing dozens of characters across 15 seasons of Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell.
His TV writing credits range from Full Frontal, Backberner, and Russell Gilbert Was Here to the TV Week Logie Awards. He has written three books, including a comedy sci-fi novel, and is a sought after voice in the world of TV comedy animation.
On stage, he played Sir Lancelot in the Australian debut season of Monty Python’s Spamalot, and in 2016, John Cleese handpicked Stephen to play Basil Fawlty in the Australian national tour of Fawlty Towers: The Play
18 June 2026 / 5:00 PM — 6:30 PM
Join us for the opening of the Glen Eira Storytelling Festival with Yorta-Yorta singer songwriter, Benny Walker.
Carnegie Library and Community Centre — Forecourt.
20 June 2026 / 2:00 PM — 3:30 PM
A lively beginner workshop introducing freestyle rap, improvisation and the creative power of rhythm and language
Carnegie Library and Community Centre — Boyd Room
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