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Funny, clever and incredibly entertaining, Diana Nguyen's Naked is an absolute joy to watch. While the show explores some dark topics, Nguyen's huge smile and good nature means the show move…
The Detective’s Handbook, a new Australian musical about to debut at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre,  is the result of when a former rapper develops an obsession with the golden ag…
Josh Ladgrove’s beret-wearing Neal Portenza blows me away every time I see him. With a design including balloons, some lovely interactive modelling clay, and a bit of blood, he’s…
At a very-well-aged 50-something and from the USA (he was a favourite on Letterman), I don’t think there’s anyone more middle class, middle aged, white, blue-eyed and heterono…
Reuben Kaye, self-defined cabaret megastar, graces the Butterfly Club's 'upstairs basement' with tender recollections of his creative and spiritual edification, from angsty adolescent to 'ga…
Radio Variety Hour is a delightful and witty homage to the classic 1950s radio play. Packed with a wide array of sound-making props (including a cabbage!), the trio of Bok, Marzden and Golds…
Honest, likeable and delightful crass, Rose Callaghan's first solo show explores what it's like to be a single 30-something woman with ADHD. Over the course of the show, Rose jumps between n…
Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres is presenting Daffodils, a bittersweet love story direct from New Zealand " featuring the biggest hits from our Kiwi neighbours’ songbook. …
Harmony (Liz Skitch) loves to sing and dance. Her family has fallen upon hard times, but instead of selling their gramophone as planned, she sets it up in the street and begins to busk. Just…
It’s 1890s London and Mary Weather continues to try to balance protecting the city from monsters, missing her sister, and dealing with boyfriend Percy Shelley’s affections "̶…
Fiddler on The Roof is currently playing at The Capitol Theatre, following a run at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. Anthony Warlow stars in this brand new production, with a stellar cast …
Next up for our MICF Q and A feature is Joel Dommett, a comedian from the U.K. Currently appearing solo in Conquer, 2016 marks Joel’s second appearance in the MICF, where he promises t…
Cabaret season is fast approaching as the line up for the third annual Hayes Theatre Co Cabaret Season was announced this morning. It features 14 exciting cabaret acts, master classes and sp…
What happens when you mash-up extreme acrobatic theatre with the three great heroines of twentieth century drama: Miss Julie, Hedda Gabler and Nora? In the progressive endeavour to challenge…
First performed in 1963, Harold Pinter's The Lover is a superbly clever play with a fast paced wit that easily entertains the twitter-impaired attention span of today's audience. Under th…
The London Palladium production of Rogers and Hammerstein's classical musical with its beloved songs ('Do-Re-Mi', 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain', 'Edelweiss') is now in Sydney and may bring the icon…
It's Darwin, 2001. Russell and his partner Alistair have transformed Russell's childhood home into the 'Tectonic Plate' – hip urban café and art gallery by day, queer cabaret dive by …
What happened to Squabbalogic? The staunchly independent boutique musical theatre company used to feel vital, maybe even radical. Led by artistic director Jay James-Moody (very smart, someti…
A delightfully dorky musician (Brendan Maclean) unwittingly stumbles into a dazzling, golden orgy of bass and sequins (director Craig Ilott's vision of a contemporary disco temple) and embar…
After a four-year hiatus from standup comedy, and with successful TV hosting gigs now firmly under his belt, Charlie Pickering has returned to the stage. Playing only three shows during MICF…
Mae Martin, a London-based Canadian comedian, makes her Melbourne Comedy Festival debut in 2016. In her show titled Us, she will invite audiences to peer through the lens of her own fluid ex…
As the title suggests, Georgy Girl: The Seekers musical is a jukebox bio-tuner about Australian folk group turned pop stars, The Seekers. Without much prior knowledge of The Seekers I didn't…
Replay, a small and surprisingly ambitious new play by Philip Parsons Playwriting Award winner Phillip Kavanagh, studies the way a single decision can make, or break, a life. Three brothers,…
Following his debut in the MICF last year with his acclaimed show, Millennial, Alex Edelman will offer audiences Everything Handed To You this year. He answers our brief Q and A below, revea…
Cian Kinsella of Irish comedy act Lords of Strut answered our questionnaire and compared his show to Riverdance. Continue reading for the full comparison… SHOW DETAILS: Artist name: LO…
