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'Garry Starr: Classic Penguins' at The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide Fringe 2025. A photoshopped image of a fair-skinned man with curly black hair and a neat beard wearing an orange-coloured Elizabethan ruff. His arms from the elbows down, and his body from the waist down, have been photoshopped to appear like a penguin. He leans on his left flipper and sits on his left penguin hip, his orange penguin feet and right flipper raised.
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Comedy review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, Beckett Theatre, MICF 2025

Brilliant, in-your-face clowning that leans heavily into the concept of enthusiastic consent.

an illustration of a double decker red London bus with the words BEST OF BRITISH and LIVE COMEDY written on the side.
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Comedy review: Best of British, Exford Hotel, MICF 2025

If you're after a more traditional night out of pub comedy with a revolving line-up of comics, a small stage,…

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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.

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Comedy review: Kate Dolan, The Critic, Bard's Apothecary, MICF 2025

How do you review a comedy show when it already has its own critic built in? It's a conundrum.

Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) Territory Tour hero image. A casually dressed conductor, wearing a t-shirt and baseball cap, leads members of the DSO in an outdoor performance in a park. Cars, families on picnic rugs, and childfren playing footy on the grass are visible in the background.
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Darwin Symphony Orchestra prepares for its first regional NT tour in a decade

This month, DSO is travelling across the NT to perform in three different locations, including a festival concert under the…

A scene from the 2025 STC production 'Bloom' at the Roslyn Packer Theatre.
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Musical review: Bloom, Roslyn Packer Theatre

A comedic musical theatre production by Tom Gleisner and Katie Weston, set in a nursing home and featuring cross-generational friendships.

External view of Geelong Arts Centre’s Church Redevelopment Project at night.
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Construction begins for Geelong Arts Centre’s Church Redevelopment Project

Geelong's new home of live music and performance is set to open in early 2026.

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Comedy review: Maddy Weeks: It's All Good, Paul's Place, Town Hall MICF 2025

A promising comic, but the structure needs polishing.

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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.

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.

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