Performing Arts
MICF award nominees announced for Outstanding Show and Newcomer
Ten comedians have been nominated for the MICF Outstanding Show Award, with a further seven comedians nominated for Best Newcomer.
Funny Tonne MICF reviews: Alex Ward, Gillian Cosgriff, Hannah Camilleri, Mel McGlensey, Olga Koch and more
Another serve of Funny Tonne reviews by emerging writers to help you navigate the final days of the 40th Melbourne…
English review: an insistently brilliant prize-winning play
Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes to the Seymour Centre stage for its Sydney debut.
Funny Tonne MICF reviews: Dan Rath, Grace Jarvis, Kate Dehnert, Kate Dolan, Lara Ricote and more
ArtsHub brings you the first batch of reviews from the Funny Tonne 2026, MICF's long-running competition for fledgling reviewers.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead review: a long slog with flashes of brilliance
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is a bloated beast of a play – but not without…
The Last Ship review: Sting performs his 'deeply personal' musical in Brisbane
Sting’s childhood-inspired musical The Last Ship is a beautifully crafted, well-realised story of defiance tempered with hope.
Maitreyi Karanth – Maitriarchy review: boldness and bravura in action
Maitreyi Karanth has been doing stand up for less than a decade but has the stamina and delivery of a…
Anisa Nandaula – No Small Talk review: TikTok star continues her rise at MICF
A Ugandan by way of Queensland, Anisa Nandaula is one to watch.
Performing Lines Tas at 20: 'For the survival of the human race, arts and culture are medicine'
As Performing Lines Tas marks a milestone, what will it take to secure Lutruwita’s cultural future for artists, producers and…
Lou Wall – Where Are All the Tall Grandmas? review: 'warm, mischief-tinged energy' at MICF
Lou Wall’s mission to find tall old ladies takes unexpected turns at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.