Performing Arts
Comedy review: Brown Women Comedy, Trades Hall, MICF 2024
A different line-up of six South Asian comedians take to the stage each night.
Singing in the winter dark: Festival of Voices returns for 2024
Hobart’s original winter festival returns with a program featuring everything from US R&B star Macy Gray and choral workshops to…
Funny Tonne – part one, MICF 2024
The first batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2024.
Comedy review: Mel Buttle, Not Here To Put Socks On Centipedes, Town Hall, MICF 2024
Whether it's admitting that parenthood isn't always 100 percent rosy or dealing with a rowdy crowd member, Buttle's timing is…
Comedy review: Zoë Coombs Marr, Every Single Thing In My Whole Entire Life, Town Hall, MICF 2024
Coombs Marr proves once again she gets just as many guffaws out of drag as she does in it.
Theatre review: Closer, La Boite Theatre
An enthralling tale about the contentious nature of love and lust.
Theatre review: Into the Shimmering World, Sydney Theatre Company Wharf Theatres
The brutality of the Australian landscape is evoked to tell a story of love, loss and renewal.Â
Comedy review: David O'Doherty: Ready, Steady David O'Doherty, The Capitol, MICF 2024
The funny Irishman returns for another entertaining gig of music and stories.
Comedy review: Lizzy Hoo: Hoo's That Girl?, The Victoria Hotel, MICF 2024
Relationship splitsville, online dating and a mishap during a radio interview, Hoo's recent life is rifled for laughs.
The art of audio description
Accessibility doesn't start and end with wheelchair access and closed captions. Audio description can make a huge difference to the…