Comedy
Australian Performing Arts Exchange moves entirely online
The annual conference and arts market will now take place entirely online.
Changes made to Playing Australia cautiously welcomed
The Australia Council has reintroduced multi-year investments and streamlined the application process for the Regional Performing Arts Touring program.
Artist-driven vaccination campaign urges audiences to play a part in pandemic recovery
Victorian audiences are being urged to give the ‘performance of a lifetime’ by getting vaccinated.
Theatre Review: Unbridled, The Butterfly Club
Three Melbourne stand-ups bring the belly laughs to The Butterfly Club in Unbridled
Stage students find artistic inspiration in Dada and The Decameron
Devising new work using a Dada-esque ideation technique is just one of the creative ways students at Federation University Arts…
How festivals are coming out of COVID
After 2020’s postponements, festivals are back with a renewed focus on the local, exciting audiences across the nation.
Staging COVID-safe arts events outdoors
Sarah Neal, Executive Producer and Co-CEO at Malthouse Theatre, and Glyn Roberts, Artistic Director of the Castlemaine State Festival, share…
An overnight comedy success after nine years work
Comedian Chris Ryan was as surprised as anyone to find herself nominated for best newcomer at this year’s Melbourne International…
Comedy Review: Ben Kochan – I’m Done It, MICF
Ben Kochan is obviously a comedy lover and observer of the odd – naming his show for an audience member’s…
Comedy Review: Don't Mess With Dummies, MICF
Mixing circus, puppetry and the odd fart joke, the Dummies return with a show that takes you camping even when…