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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.

Jessi Ryan: Functional Bottom. Image is a topless young performer in fishnet stockings sitting on their haunches with a fur coat draped across their knee. They have heavy make-up and chest and arm tattoos.
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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. 

Alex Hines. Putting on a Show. Image is a woman with long dark hair dressed in a long white dress on an old fashioned phone under an ornate arch. There are two smaller versions of the same woman, albeit with a blue bodice to the dress, one on each side of her.
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Comedy review: Alex Hines: Putting on a Show, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024 

Stand-up, sketch and musical comedy, this production has it all.

Headshot of a middle aged smiling woman with head tilted to the left. She has short sticking up grey hair and is wearing a dark blue collar shirt. Geraldine Hickey.
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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...

Chair by Andrew Carvolth, who will be showing works as part of Craft Victoria’s Conscious Craft initiative. Photo: Supplied. A aluminium chair constructed out of seperate aluminium bars. It is placed against a green background next to a blue tool rack and lit brightly.
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Conscious Craft takes the charge on sustainability

Craft Victoria will launch Conscious Craft aimed at spotlighting and championing innovative craft practices with sustainability in mind.

Shakespeare Ghostbusters. Image is a group of people surrounded by swirling mist pointing weapons and looking out for ghosts.
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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. 

The Indian Performing Arts Convention. Image is a man of Indian appearance with dark eyeliner, shirtless and wearing green baggy pants and a red and gold sash around his waist dancing with bents knees and an outstretched hand.
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Indian Performing Arts Convention returns to Monash University

The Indian Performing Arts Convention returns to Australia for performances and workshops grounded in music and dance.

‘Fit for a King: Vincent Jenden Reimagines The Johnston Collection’. Photo: ArtsHub. An elaborate lounge room with elegant decor. The walls are painted a light pastel green and artworks are hang across the walls and antique furniture is on display.
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6 Easter eggs to find at The Johnston Collection

ArtsHub reveals some hidden gems with quirky stories that can be found in 'Fit for a King: Vincent Jenden Reimagines…

Loot. Three people on stage look down at a corpse in a coffin, a young man with a moustache, an older grey-haired man and a blonde woman in a nurse's uniform.
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Theatre review: Loot, AdAstra Theatre

Given a strong production and cast, Joe Orton’s celebrated 'Loot' is as relevant today as when it was first written.

Izzy Faith V. Image is a 3D illustration of a demon woman with pink wings and antennas and an abundance of green hair. She is sticking her tongue out.
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Exhibition review: Demonised: Izzy Faith V, Honey Bones Gallery

Melbourne artist combines cultures, technology and media to create an exhibition of high-quality, demonic pop art.

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