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Circus review: Circus Oz: Non Stop, Main Hall, Town Hall, MICF 2025

Circus Oz bringing us, as ever, funny, daggy, clever, exhilarating Australian circus.

A life-size lego version of C3PO with its creator Ryan McNaught, standing next to it with a white top and black pants.
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LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition to open at Melbourne Museum

The first and only LEGO 'Star Wars' exhibition premieres in Melbourne.

Nominees for MICF 2025 Most Outstanding Show and Best Newcomer. Front Row (L-R): Rosie Dempsey, Olga Koch, Ahir Shar, Lou Wall and Anisa Nandaula. Middle Row (L-R) Nicola Dempsey, Brett Blake, Greg Larsen, Scout Boxhall and Garry Starr. Back Row (L-R): George Fouracres, Robyn Reynolds, Meg Jäger, Kura Forrester, Rapha Manajem and Ethan Cavanagh.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 award nominees announced

Nine shows are in the running for MICF’s Most Outstanding Show award this year; nominations for Best Newcomer were also…

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Funny Tonne – part three, MICF 2025

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

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Comedy review: Brown Women Comedy, fortyfivedownstairs, MICF 2025

A smaller, tighter line-up is a smart move for this ongoing comedy collective.

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Exhibition review: Signal to Noise, National Communication Museum

Noise has accompanied every technological development; will we ever be free from its static?

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Comedy review: Reuben Kaye, The Party's Over, Comedy Theatre, MICF 2025

The whirlwind returns, managing to squeeze in another couple of superb shows even while performing in a blockbuster musical down…

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Funny Tonne – part two, MICF 2025

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

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Comedy review: Chris Demos: Actually Kinda Hot, The Butterfly Club, MICF 2025

Want to hear some cringey dating stories?

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Exhibition review: Wildlife Photographer of the Year, National Wool Museum, Geelong

London’s National History Museum collaborates with Geelong's National Wool Museum in spectacular fashion.

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