Jude Perl is a new breed of triple-threat: comedian, singer/songwriter, and a 35-year-old living in a share house. She draws on political commentary, catchy tunes, and a fear of growing up to construct an hour of music and comedy that…
What does it feel like to be human in 2017? Does anything we do make a difference? Who can find time for yoga, riding a bike to work, and keeping up with social media — and what is happening in…
The Melbourne Cabaret Festival is returning this June for its eighth iteration (20 June-2 July 2017). After a stellar event last year, it has truly become one of the city’s major winter art events and a TPO favourite. It’s two…
The Butterfly Club hosts some of the best acts dancing the line between comedy and cabaret, and this MICF, Alice Tovey’s Mansplaining is one of the jewels in the festival’s belt. Accompanied by Ned Dixon on piano, Alice begins the show…
Hate doctors? Hate waiting rooms’ out-of-date magazines? The interminable wait-times? You’re not alone. Genuine GP Dr. Ahmed Kazmi, in his show Doctor In The House, is ready to cure you of the ill will you bear towards the medical profession….
Canadian comedic songstress Shirley Gnome is back on Aussie shores for this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In her 2017 offering, Taking It Up The Notch, Gnome proves why Canada’s Edmonton Journal has branded her ‘the Queen troubadour of intelligent…
Paul Richards is an interesting person to talk to, and is known for having a strong mind and a quick wit on stage. The Echo Chamber is his first attempt at standing out from the crowd and turning those conversation…
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…
Halfway through The Nursery Web, it was clear that this was a play written by a woman. In telling stories about romantic relationships, it does away with clichéd ideas of what men are to women. At its best, characters and…
What happens after we die? We’ve all probably asked ourselves this from time to time, but only Kieran Gould-Dowen decided to make a play about it. Take A Seat is set in a courthouse waiting room, where seven confused and frightened…