Author Archives: The Plus Ones

Le Noir Dark Side Of Cirque: Melbourne Review

The sun was noticeably absent in the production of Le Noir. Touted as the ‘dark side of Cirque’ the show, juxtaposing the concepts of innocence, darkness and sexuality, definitely lives up to its name. The performance proceeds along a timeline of darkness…

Comedy Fest Review: Jazz Twemlow

Jazz Twemlow is an eloquent comedy powerhouse. His ‘current affair’ content experience (The Roast, ABC) shows through in his Comedy Fest show The Disgruntalist, with his knowledge of all things current turning into a rapid-fire stream of consciousness with punch lines…

Comedy Fest Review: Rose Callaghan and Mates

If you are looking for multi-bill shows to get a feel for the variety of comics performing at the Comedy Fest, I cannot recommend more strongly adding Rose Callaghan & Mates 2: Return of the Mates to your calendar. Rose is a powerhouse of…

Comedy Fest Review: 3 States of Comedy

If you are looking to fill up a night with a variety of comedy performances, then here is a show that makes the perfect starting point. 3 States of Comedy is a neat example of how multi-bill shows are a…

Comedy Fest Review: Emily Taylor – Backwards

With inspiration and ideas developed from primary school children between the ages of 6 and 10, Emily Taylor’s show ‘Backwards‘ is a wholeheartedly entertaining show that delves, captures, and plays with the spirit of youth; turning the tables, on occasion,…

The Plus Ones’ Favourite Events of March

March is one stylish month. We got ourselves gussied up for Dîner en Blanc, then hit the shows at the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival. In between, we managed our usual juggling feat of attending dozens of events. Here are…

Spanish Film Festival – The Plus Ones’ Guide

Make Sure To Enter Our Competition To Win Double Passes To The Spanish Film Festival The Spanish Film Festival is back…and it’s bigger and better than ever. With a record number of films on offer, it can be hard to choose…

Comedy Fest Review: Wil Anderson

Have You Entered Our Comedy Fest Giveaway? – 13x double passes, one very lucky winner! Did you know Wil Anderson has the power to telepathically control birds? No? That’s because he doesn’t… yet, but he’s checking regularly just in case…

Melbourne Comedy Fest Review: Avenue Q

Have You Entered Our Comedy Fest Giveaway? – 13x double passes, one very lucky winner!  I am a lover of musicals, a sucker for well-controlled lewd comedy, and have fond memories of mupperty from my childhood. To have all of these aspects…

Melbourne Comedy Fest Review: Em Rusciano

Have You Entered Our Comedy Fest Giveaway? – 13x double passes, one very lucky winner!  Em Rusciano is an all-singing, all-dancing sequin covered comedy spouting babe. The Motherload is intended to take the audience back to their childhood selves, with John Farnham…