F Christmas – Theatre Review
Christmas. It is a time of year that we are told is for a time of connection….
Comedy
AJ Lamarque: A Beginner’s Guide to Gay Cruising – Comedy Review
Unless you want to be a bottom’s midwife, skip the odd-numbered orgies. AJ Lamarque takes us on a…
The Ghostlight League: William Shakespeare’s Reservoir Dogs – Theatre Review
Thouest gather around and I shall tell thee a tale. A tale of plots, thieves, miscreants and…
Sean Diao: We Miss Brother H {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
If Temu and Shein had a love child, that would be Sean Diao. We Miss Brother H…
YUCK Circus: NAUGHTIES {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
Melbourne Fringe is back, packed to the brim with the finest talent our marvellous arts and culture…
Linda (for one more week) {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
What happens when you die? One theory is you are transported to the great pearly gates of…
Pedro Cooray: Pope Benedict the IX {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
The Pope! The Holy Father! The Bishop of Rome and the triple threat of being Roman, Supreme…
Bianka Ismailovski: Working Girl {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
Dreams can become a reality if you’re Bianka Ismailovski. Channelling her inner Miss Scarlett from Cluedo, Bianka does…
Jeromaia Detto: When I Grow Up {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you want to be a doctor?…
Hayley Edwards: Shitbag {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
I’ll be honest, having an invisible, chronic disability sucks, but ask me a question about it, and…
Chris Nguyen: It’s Pronounced Nguyen {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
Mic in hand, Chris Nguyen stood before a captive audience, holding the room in what could only…
Douglas Lim: Made In Malaysia – Comedy Review
Douglas Lim has triumphantly returned to Melbourne for the sixth time in his career to kickstart his…
Murder For Two (Musical) – Theatre Review
It’s American novelist Arthur Whitney’s birthday and his friends have gathered to throw a surprise party. Little…
Gays Of Our Lives {Defrost Festival 2024} – Comedy Review
It is not often that I get the opportunity to experience a comedy show outside of the…
CLUEDUNNIT: Murder at the Manor, Stamford Plaza Melbourne – Theatre Experience Review
I’ll be the first to admit that I have never played the board game Cluedo. A murder…
Potted Potter – Theatre Review
There are many different ways you can experience the Harry Potter series. Whether you are an avid…
Darby James: Little Squirt {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Review
Darby James’ Little Squirt is the most beautiful and moving piece of theatre. Directed by Casey Gould,…
Two Hearts: Till Death Do Us Part {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Many will tell you that getting married will change your life, but as Two Hearts will tell…
Noah Szto: Success In Everything {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
‘Success In Everything’ is Melbourne based independent comedian Noah ‘Noz’ Szto’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut and…
Kevin Jin: Comedy Duo {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Why has it taken so long for Asian-Australian Sydney-based comedian Kevin Jin to come to the Melbourne…
Harry Jun: Watermelon Licking {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Sydney based Korean-Australian comedian Harry Jun has returned to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with his new…
Annie Louey & Mohammed Magdi: Too Haram to Handle {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
At last year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, I absolutely adored Annie Louey’s show, ‘Gold’. Well, this year,…
Diana Nguyen: Sunny Side Up {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Princess Diana Nguyen graced the Melbourne Town Hall Portico Room stage by skipping and floating into view….
Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Internet icon and UK comedian Adrian Bliss is all about taking creativity to a new level. I’m…
Henry Zhu: Zhu Fast Zhu Furious {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Sydney comedian Henry Zhu is fearless although a little bit nervous in his show – Zhu Fast…
Kuah Jenhan: Noted With Thanks {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
It has been 6 years since Malaysian-Chinese comedian Kuah Jenhan took part in the Melbourne International Comedy…
Sunny Youngsmith: Meaty Sue’s Big Farma {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
If you like your comedy with a touch of the absurd then Meaty Sue’s Big Farma is…
Grace Zhang: Cult Sh!t {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
In her Melbourne International Comedy Festival solo debut, Grace Zhang has knocked it out of the park…
Ting Lim: Well… This Is Awkward {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Ever felt too awkward to say ‘no’, and ended up in the most uncomfortable situation? Wondered how…
Jenny Tian: Chinese Australian: A Tale of Internet Fame {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
After making her solo debut at last year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Jenny Tian is back in…
Andy Balloch: Killing Time {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Andy Balloch’s ‘Killing Time’ is the show I was most looking forward to at this year’s Melbourne…
Showmen Productions: Adults Only Magic Show {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
What do you call a magician with wandering hands? David Cop-a-feel. What do you call a magician…
The Ghostlight League: Shakespeare Ghostbusters {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Review
What happens when you take a 400-year-old playwright and an 80s classic action-comedy film and smash them…
Jon Walpole: Butterfly {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Lepidopterology. Besides being an overly fancy Scrabble word with seven syllables is also the study of butterflies….
Lou Wall: The Bisexual’s Lament {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
It’s been an honour to witness Lou Wall evolve as a comedian and an artist. They wowed…
Swamplesque {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Review
Shrek is love. Shrek is life. That’s something I firmly believe, and burlesque performances are some of…
Sam See: And I Can’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Have you ever felt that you don’t belong where you live now? That your country, where you…
Ali McGregor’s Late-Nite Variety Nite Nite {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Review
During the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, there are so many genres to pick from that I find…
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience, Oaks Melbourne on Market Hotel {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Experience Review
With the rising cost of well, everything, the classic evening out of ‘dinner and a show’ is…
Mel & Sam: The Platonic Human Centipede {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Fresh from a win at the 2023 Green Room Awards for Best Original Songs, Mel & Sam…
Reuben Kaye: Apocalipstik {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
There are very few shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival that I annual look forward to…
Randy Adeva: Hello Players! {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
In his solo show debut, Filipino-Australian comedian Randy Adeva is living out his hip-hop king dreams in…
Mister Act: Oh Happy Gay! {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy
Following their sell-out Midsumma show Am I Doing This Right? Jayden Masciulli, Simon Hawkings, and Allen Dorsey…
Meg Taranto & Elliot Wood: Pass the Parcel! {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
When was the last time you played pass the parcel? Was there a prize in every layer,…
Doug Rintoul: Brave and Bold {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
In Brave and Bold, Douglas Rintoul shares of his struggles in the arts while reflecting on his…
Lauren Bok: Boklesque {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Who knew that burlesque could be funny? Lauren Bok did and she’s providing serene sex appeal and…
Geraldine Quinn: The Passion of Saint Nicholas {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
The Passion of Saint Nicholas is a rock cabaret that is beautifully personal and breathtakingly hilarious. Every…
Mel McGlensey: Motorboat {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Mel McGlensey has quickly become a festival favourite of mine. And after seeing her two years running…
Burton Brothers: 1925 {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
The Roaring Twenties! 1925, a time of great prosperity the world around! The Kaiser had his behind…
Con Coutis: CON 2077 {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Greetings friends. We are all interested in the future. It is important to every one of us,…