Phill Jupitus has finally got himself back to Australia, after a 30 year absence. I missed seeing him last time, as I had not yet been born, but I’m mighty glad I got to see him in his new show…
ACT Like a Lady is a genuine and darling showcase of talented young ladies from Canberra. We arrived at the venue and if there was one thing you surely couldn’t deny, that was that The Basement Cafe provided a closeness to…
Dara O’Briain has stepped onto Australian shores for the first time in 16 years, and Australia is all the better for his being here. The audience at Hamer Hall very quickly learned that you need a minimum of two espressos to keep up with Dara’s fast-paced comedy (‘I’m…
‘Romanticide’ is a show born in a suburban Coles, under a mountain of double coated chocolate Tim-Tams. Brought to life from pieces of her broken heart time and time again. Nikki Britton doesn’t think that romance is dead – but…
The only let down from Erin Hutchinson’s comedy festival show Please Come Closer (Don’t Touch Me) was that it was so brief. Well, 50 minutes is standard for a performance, so let me rephrase: I could listen to Erin tell,…
Melbourne is truly the festival city. And it just ramps up in the autumn. From the Brunswick Music Festival to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, it’s non-stop. Adding into the mix is the City of Melbourne’s Cultural Diversity Week , running 18…
It’s already March, which means that we are now officially into the month in which the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is about to kick off. It’s an epic fixture of the Melbourne performing arts experience. Many of last year’s favourites are…
It’s no secret The Plus Ones are fans of The Butterfly Club. In fact, one of our Cassanova writers ranks the venue as a top date spot. With good reason. The performing arts space ticks all the boxes. It’s in…
If you don’t know who Hannibal Buress is, you’re doing yourself a significant disservice. Buress recently hit Melbourne for his live comedy show ‘The Hannibal Montanabal Experience’, performing for a packed crowd at Hamer Hall. Before reading this article, you…
Impromptunes are a very talented group, and each new season offers up a unique venture into the world of improvised musicals, the likes of which shine with dedication and consistent polish. Their new show, ‘The Bachela-la-la’, takes both its title and…