Cam Knight definitely knows how to make the audience feel awkward and he does it right from the get go in Momentus. Walking into the performance space to take their seats the crowd sees Cam awkwardly sitting side stage strumming his…
As a kidlet, I used to marvel at the exterior of Dracula’s each time we drove past it on a trip to The City. On Thursday, I finally got to walk through the doors for the beginning of their Resurrection…
Ruby Wax returned with a short, yet glorious run this year with another one-woman show full of quips, insights, and engaging information. Based on her similarly entitled book, A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, this version of Frazzled engages the…
Matt Harvey and Marty Atta have reached peak melbourne comedy festival – presenting a show that is part opportunity for stellar guest spots from talented performers, part live recording of the ‘Just for Funny’ comedy podcast. This show aims to…
‘I used to like the Dixie Chicks, but I just became a super-fan’. Famous first words from Monique, my stunned plus one, after the show was over. It was a superb sold-out performance with all the hits (and then some)….
Gillian Cosgriff has a very uncanny ability to consistently deliver a solo show of extremely high calibre. It should not be too long before her reputation as a phenomenal cabaret writer and performer gets the wider circle of knowledge it absolutely deserves….
The question: do dogs and comedy equal a winning combination? I was curious to find out in I Wish I Owned a Hotel for Dogs. A one woman show by Claire Sullivan, this performance is nothing short of bizarre. One…
Comma Sutra already sets the bar high by its title alone. A cabaret about the love for grammar, it is indeed matched by the content within. Louisa Fitzhardinge proves she is a performer with many attributes. An adept writer, a…
I attended the cabaret show Rogue Romantic, starring Anya Anastasia, held at The Melba Spiegeltent. A portable venue, it certainly transports you to a different time. My date and I entered this most extravagant of worlds lead on by the dulcet tones…
Girls Night is back at MICF 2017. Curator Cath Styles has handpicked thirty or so of the crème de la crème, and the best comics in town… who just happen to be women! Bias intentional: comedy is seeing a big…