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June 10, 2026

It’s about Amelia and a peacock

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Protests against closure of life-saving facility in Murwillumbah

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A night out that changes lives

Some fundraisers just ask you to give – Rafiki Royale asks you to come and have the best night of your year, and the giving takes care of itself.

Amelia Jane Hunter

After a sold-out show in 2025, Barcelona-based, Australian comedian Amelia Jane Hunter returns to Brunswick Picture House to unleash comedy, kink and chaos.

Award-winning, wickedly original and seriously funny.

‘Horny Peacock’ is a comedy cabaret inspired by the adventures of a 50-year-old woman chasing the perfect lighting and sausage condiment. Touring extensively; finding and funding perverted love, true crime and culinary frights, this is one woman’s quest to reignite the power, purpose and politics of love.

‘This is a tour-de-force of defiant attitude, a clarion cry to be proud of who you are, and not be confined by convention.’ Chortle UK.

Horny Peacock isn’t just a comedy show, it’s a full-body experience: part confessional, part call-to-arms. Like a rockstar revolutionary, armed with jaw dropping stories and heart pounding insights; Amelia doesn’t just perform, she detonates.

Funny, unapologetic, a sensual cyclone of fabulous, philosophy and fearless feminism. She’s chasing freedom, and she wants you to chase it with her, to experiment, question, and love out loud. Isn’t that the legacy worth leaving behind? The scent of a Horny Peacock who danced up a storm.

‘A stunning performer with presence and panache, a vulnerable, revelatory performance.’ Time Out UK.

Winner of Thessaloniki Fringe Festival 2024, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards, Sydney Comedy Festival Directors Prize, and Edinburgh Fringe Total Theatre Award, Amelia is thrilled to return with a show about the joys of corrupting, kink and compassion.

See more at www.ameliajanehunter.com

Horny Peacock is on Thursday, April 23, at 7pm at the Brunswick Picture House. Tickets: brunswickpicturehouse.com



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Community to rally against ‘relentless’ RA house demolitions

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New exhibitions opening at Lismore Regional Gallery

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