Performing Arts

Comedy review: Tom Ballard: Good Point Well Made, Rydges One, MICF 2024
Fierce and funny, Ballard delivers a rock solid hour that even babies seem to love...

Comedy review: Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, Chinese Museum, MICF 2024
So clever and so different – Julia’s performance in ha ha ha ha ha ha ha is a must see…

Funny Tonne – part two, MICF 2024
The second batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2024.

Ballet review: Carmen, Sydney Opera House
A rethinking of 'Carmen' reflects on gender power structures in a brilliant performance for our times.

This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Comedy review: Jessi Ryan: Functional Bottom, Club Voltaire, MICF 2024
An entertaining and shocking debut that takes you through a year in the life of medical drama, sex and relationships.Â

Comedy review: Alex Hines: Putting on a Show, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024Â
Stand-up, sketch and musical comedy, this production has it all.

Comedy review: Geraldine Hickey, Don't Tease Me About My Gloves, Arts Centre Melbourne, MICF 2024
Don't tease her and don't say 'oh yeah' when Hickey tells you why she's wearing gloves...

Experience review: Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience, The Briars, Mornington Peninsula
Fancy a trip to a Potter-themed forest experience? Butter beer included...

Comedy review: The Ghostlight League - Shakespeare Ghostbusters, St Martin's Theatre, MICF 2024
If you liketh the bard and the busters of ghosts this is the comedy for you.Â