Reviews
Comedy review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, Beckett Theatre, MICF 2025
Brilliant, in-your-face clowning that leans heavily into the concept of enthusiastic consent.
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,…
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.
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.
Comedy review: Maddy Weeks: It's All Good, Paul's Place, Town Hall MICF 2025
A promising comic, but the structure needs polishing.
Exhibition review: Frida Kahlo: In her own image, Bendigo Art Gallery
A wide range of artefacts helps to explore the reality of the artist beyond her public persona.
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.
Exhibition review: Nabilah Nordin: Scripts, Neon Parc
Expressive and elegant metal sculptures in space.
Musical review: The Producers, Hayes Theatre
Dated in parts, but otherwise this decades-old production is still funny and entertaining.
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.