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Comedy review: Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns, Athenaeum Theatre, MICF 2025

Have you ever seen a dirty thought cling like a mad monkey to a vocal chord? Rhys Darby offers all…

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Knox City Council

Sunglasses at Night - The 80's Apocalypse Sing-Along Cabaret

Enter a world of artsy, decadent 80’s pop music at Sunglasses at Night - The 80‘s Apocalypse Sing Along Cabaret!

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Knox City Council

The Waiting Room, Born in a Taxi

Waiting Room is a site-specific, interactive, co-creation with the public. Six people, a small room, a door, a million possibilities.

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Comedy review: Blak Holes, The Greek, Paw Paw Jump, MICF 2025

A new comedy duo with heaps of potential...

Miss Ellaneous (Ben Graetz) as Miss Tina at Moogahlin Performing Arts’ ‘Koori Gras: Black Nulla’. Graezt is in character as Tina Turner, resplendant in an 80s-style wig and shimmering, beaded sleveless dress, and is photographed mid-song, arms outstretched and singing into a microphone. A sequined version of the Aboriginal flag in split bands of black and red, bisected by a golden circle, hangs behind her.
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Simply the best: ‘TINA – A Tropical Love Story’ celebrates the late, great Tina Turner

Everyone has their own Tina story, says First Nations performer Ben Graetz, who’s sharing his – and sharing the spotlight…

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Conscious Craft is a growing movement with a powerful impact

Australian artists and designers tackle the sustainability crisis through material applications with commercial viability.

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Comedy review: Han Arbuthnott: They/Hehe, Storyville, MICF 2025

Not short of dad jokes, Han Arbuthnott is one of a few trans comics in this year's MICF program.

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Funny Tonne – part one, MICF 2025

The first batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2025.

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Comedy review: Anisa Nandaula: You Can't Say That, The Victoria Hotel

What's it like being a black girl in Australia?

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Comedy review: Ting Lim: What I Really Think, QT, MICF 2025

Cheerful comedy from a stand-up on the rise.

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