Reviews
Comedy Review: Stephen Hall, For the Term of His Natural Lies, MICF 2025
Part-film, part-voiceover and completely silly, Stephen Hall delivers a comedy festival show like no other.
Comedy reviews: Sofie Hagen: Banglord, The Greek, Pierre Novellie: Must We?, The Westin, MICF 2025
A Danish and an English-South African comedian tell tales true and strange.
Comedy review: Chanel Ali: Relative Stranger, The Westin, MICF 2025
US comedian’s Australian debut hits the ground running.
Circus review: Circus Oz: Non Stop, Main Hall, Town Hall, MICF 2025
Circus Oz bringing us, as ever, funny, daggy, clever, exhilarating Australian circus.
Book review: A Place Between Waking and Forgetting, Eugen Bacon
Speculative fiction that incorporates elements of African culture and folklore.
Exhibition review: de-centre re-centre, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
A cohesive survey exhibition that points to the strong relevance of photographic media within the wider context of contemporary art.
Funny Tonne – part three, MICF 2025
The third batch of reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2025.
Comedy review: Brown Women Comedy, fortyfivedownstairs, MICF 2025
A smaller, tighter line-up is a smart move for this ongoing comedy collective.
Theatre review: SNAKEFACE, Belvoir St
A reclamation of self inspired by the Medusa myth.
Children's entertainment review: The Big Bubble Show, Her Majesty's Theatre
UK entertainer Samsam Bubbleman popped into Adelaide these school holidays.