Performing Arts
Comedy review: Chris Nguyen: It’s Pronounced Nguyen, Theory Bar, MICF 2025
Please note: Nguyen's comedy debut is not another take on migrant trauma.
Comedy reviews: Rhys Mathewson: Time Trial and Science Friction: Fandom Wars, MICF 2025
A bearded New Zealander romping across different topics and geeks battling it out.
Musical review: Calamity Jane, Bille Brown Theatre QPAC
Celebrating the wildest woman of the west, this heart-warming, hilarious musical ticks every box for a fabulous night out.Â
Go where passion meets innovation
WAAPA students receive bespoke training specially catered to them. In 2026 the transformative ECU City opens, further elevating their learning…
Comedy review: Sara Pascoe, I Am A Strange Gloop, Melbourne Town Hall, MICF 2025
Sara Pascoe got married and had children. She's happy about that... mostly.
Theatre review: The Glass Menagerie, Ensemble Theatre
Tennessee Williams’ memory play is transcendently directed and features seamless performances that enhance the production’s dramatic tension.
Comedy review: Geraldine Hickey, Meander, Fairfax Studio, MICF 2025
Seeing Hickey is like catching up with an old and genuinely beloved friend... who doesn't happen to know north from…
Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.
Comedy review: Jessica Barton: Dirty Work, The Motley Bauhaus, MICF 2025
Come clown around with this multitalented comedian in her debut show.
The 2025 Stand Up! grant recipients have arrived
Six years since being established, the supportive initiative is back to champion more rising comics.