Performing Arts
Comedy review: Raise the Bra, Queen Victoria Women's Centre, MICF 2024
Graphic humour laced with tales of lived experience.
Comedy review: Alice and Liam Horror Flick, The Butterfly Club, MICF 2024
A variety sketch show that riffed on all things horror.
Comedy review: Akmal: Red Flags, Athenaeum Theatre, MICF 2024
A MICF stalwart returns to the stage and continues to impress.
Comedy review: Crazy Funny Asians, Kicks Bar, MICF 2024
Asian comedians in a high-energy show foster moments of genuine connection and lighthearted laughter.
Comedy Festival, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare, Athenaeum Theatre, MICF 2024
Mix one completely inebriated player into the cast of 'Macbeth' and see what mayhem ensues.
Comedy review: Circus Oz: Smash It! Arts Centre Melbourne, MICF 2024
This new Circus Oz production is as lively as ever, but a pared down version of previous shows.
Little splendour in music festival cancellations
New inquiry launched to ascertain the future of an eroding music festival landscape.
Opera review: West Side Story, Sydney Harbour
A stunning revival production of Opera on the Harbour’s biggest hit musical.
Music review: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Symphony Series 2: Horizons, Adelaide Town Hall
Violinist Emily Sun shines in Max Bruch’s famed Violin Concerto No. 1.
Performance review: GRIT, Perseverance Street Studio, Queensland
Captivating songs and stories about regional towns.