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Comedy review: Rob Carlton, Willing Participant, Beckett Theatre, MICF 2025

Simple storytelling is one of the oldest art forms there is and Rob Carlton is a master.

Cream, two-like sculpture.
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Exhibition review: Nabilah Nordin: Scripts, Neon Parc

Expressive and elegant metal sculptures in space.

Full cast of 'The Producers.' A crowd is assembled around two men.
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Musical review: The Producers, Hayes Theatre

Dated in parts, but otherwise this decades-old production is still funny and entertaining.

Installation shot of an exhibition with paintings and garments on mannequins on both sides. The walls are painted an ultramarine blue, and large text “NO” is installed on the back wall.
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Exhibition review: Floribunda, Bunjil Place

David Sequeira’s exhibition ‘Floribunda’ showcases a long-held fascination with flowers while asking us to live in the present.

A cabinet housing small tin toys on the left. On the right is and Asian woman in white looking down at a table with a glass top.
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Exhibition review: Precious, Museum of Brisbane

Displaying more than 3000 objects from 30 locally sourced collections, Precious is an impressive and delightful new exhibition from the…

A ginger-headed man mid clap wearing a floral bomber jacket.
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Comedy review: Will Gibb: Why Am I Like This?, Melbourne Town Hall, MICF 2025

Tinged with nostalgia, Will Gibb's performance showcases both his awkward youth and his confident delivery.

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Comedy reviews: Laura Davis: Despair is Beneath Us, The Greek – Paw Paw Jump, MICF 2025

While despair may be an understandable emotion right now, it's not the answer, and Laura Davis is here to explain…

A Caucasian woman with long brown side parted hair wears a black and white checkered shirt over a white singlet and jeans. She is sitting on a stool. Zoë Coombs Marr.
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Comedy reviews: Zoë Coombs Marr: The Splash Zone, Powder Room, Town Hall, MICF 2025

Bemused (horrified) by the current geopolitical landscape, the always sharp Coombs Marr wants us all to keep talking to each…

Two panels. On the left is author Michelle Prak. She has long light brown hair and is wearing a light blue shirt. On the right is the cover of her book 'Barren Cape' that features a homstead surrounded by greenery and an ocean in the background.
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Book review: Barren Cape, Michelle Prak

A thriller about youth homelessness with unpredictable swerves in the narrative.

Two panels. On the left is an illustration of author Rachel Ang in blue and white. On the right is the cover ot her book 'I Ate The Whole World to Find You", which features an illustration of a young woman in a doorway. She's in the act of dropping a plate of food.
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Book review: I Ate The Whole World To Find You, Rachel Ang

A graphic book of stories that touch on the surreal nature of life.

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