MICF: The Wine Bluffs
Wine and comedy shows are a lot alike. To be memorable they need to distinguish themselves from the many standard offerings around. The Wine Bluffs with Paul Calleja and Damian Callinan seemed to have a good angle on thi...
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MICF: David O’Doherty – You Have to Laugh
Frequent MICF visitor David O’Doherty returns with his new show You Have To Laugh. Some, especially fans, might find this title relates more to a resigned state than a jubilant one. It must be tough being O’Doherty at le...
The Howling Girls
In Sydney Chamber Opera’s The Howling Girls, composer Damien Ricketson commands of Jane Sheldon’s celestial tone a considerable conversion. The unfamiliar sonic force created by Sheldon’s instrument, in what she describe...
MICF: Emma Malik – If You Can’t Train It, Eat It
British-born Emma Malik grew up with animals and has over a decade of professional animal handling and training. She’s drawn on this in her first solo stand-up show If You Can’t Train It, Eat It. The show is amusing and ...
Antony and Cleopatra
If you’re not familiar with Shakespeare’s rarely performed Antony and Cleopatra, but are keen to take this opportunity to experience it, then you’d be well-advised to brush up on the text before you see it, because this ...
MICF: Jude Perl – Let’s Hang Out
Texas-born and Melbourne-raised, Jude Perl has something of a hybrid accent. Her new MICF show is also an unusual mix for the ear, one of stand-up comedy and music. She’s got form here, having won Green Room Awards for h...
MICF: Judith Lucy & Denise Scott – Disappointments
The downside of being around long enough to become a comedy veteran is reaching middle age. Fortunately (well, mostly), we have Judith Lucy and Denise Scott to share their thoughts on adjusting to this in a return season...
MICF: Viggo Venn – Pepito
Pepito is a beautiful French idiot who will steal your heart. The charming alter ego of Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn (from MICF smash hit duo Zach & Viggo Thunderflop) is back at the Melbourne International Comedy F...
