The Lord of the Rings musical has stormed into Melbourne, and the question on every Tolkien fan’s lips is can the magic of Middle-earth truly be captured on stage? Adapted from one of the most beloved fantasy sagas ever written,…
Abby Howells is a NZ comedian best known for being on Taskmaster NZ and some viral online videos. Now, in her 60-minute solo show, Welcome To My Dream, she’s bringing her unique brand of comedy to Melbourne Comedy Fest. The…
Best Of European Comedy is a 50 minute variety show from Comedians of Europe. The group has appeared on Netflix and the BBC, and toured comedy festivals around the world. Now they’re back in town for our 2025 season of…
Australian comedian and filmmaker Neel Kolhatkar is back with his new show ‘Dirty Flirty 30′ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 after a five-year hiatus (from the fest, not comedy). As long-time fans, my sister (my plus one) and I…
Luke McGregor returns to the stage after an eight-year break in his show “Okay, wow” at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. A little less socially awkward and a little more comfortable in his own skin then when I saw his last…
Melbourne, darling, get ready to bow down to royalty! The one and only Panti Bliss, Ireland’s most beloved drag queen and self-proclaimed accidental activist, has sashayed her way into town for Midsumma Festival, and let me tell you, her show…
My jaw is still somewhere on the floor of the magnificent Arts Centre Hamer Hall after witnessing Penn & Teller’s 50th anniversary show. Forget everything you think you know about magic tricks and Vegas headliners – this wasn’t your grandpa’s…
Praise be! Sister Act is in Australia! The divine musical comedy is loosely based on the 1992 film directed by Emile Ardolino and starring the fabulous Whoopi Goldberg about a singer who witnesses a murder and needs to be hidden…
Tudor royalty has landed back in Melbourne with the triumphant return season of SIX the Musical to the Comedy Theatre. While we remember them as ‘divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived’, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take to the…
Hold onto your pearls Melbourne! The dazzling, award-winning spectacle, La Cage Aux Folles, is hitting the stage at the wonderful Arts Centre to mark its 40th Anniversary – that’s four decades of glitz, glamour, and enough sequins to make a…