TOUR LIZZO
As you read this, Australia is taking a short break from Taylor Swift fever and being gripped by Lizzo fever as the rapper tours the country. After performances in Perth, Melbourne and then Byron Bay on July 21 at Splendour in the Grass, Lizzo will hit the road to take The Special Tour to Sydney then across the Tasman to Auckland, NZ. Concertgoers will also be treated to the sounds of Zimbabwean-born Australian singer and rapper Tkay Maidza, who will open up Lizzo’s shows. Talk about a dream team! Tour and ticket information can be found at livenation.com.au/
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SISTERS UNITE
A touching new Aussie movie explores life in the country.
CILLIAN’S EXPLOSION
Cillian Murphy leads an all-star cast in this flick about the atomic bomb.
GIRL POWER
Laysla De Oliveira joins Nicole Kidman to kick some serious butt.
Claire van der Boom
GIRL POWER
THE ACTRESS OPENS ABOUT HER HEARTWARMING NEW AUSSIE MOVIE
When the script for The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race first landed in front of her, Claire van der Boom admits she didn’t quite know what to think. “I thought, OK this is an Australian story that might just be a little bit silly,” the actress, 39, admits to WHO with a giggle. “And then I read it. Not only was I laughing out loud, but I was really genuinely moved by this beautiful true story that raises lots of important issues.”
Inspired by real-life events that rocked the small New South Wales Southern Highlands town of Robertson’s annual potato race (see breakout), the movie sees van der Boom play Penny. After a few years of living away in the city, Penny returns to her hometown of Appleton, looking to reconnect with her family – especially her sister and 10-time potato race champion Nikki (Katie Wall).
But Penny is left outraged when she learns that the female winner of the race takes home just $200, while the first man across the line pockets $2000. Setting out to right the wrong, Penny is shocked that the whole town doesn’t see what the problem is and that her biggest opposition comes from other women.
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