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Top Picks for the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Hayes Theatre Co Brittanie Shipway and Jay Laga'aia in The Pirates of Penzance photo by John McCrae

The Pirates of Penzance to sail into the Foundry Theatre this May

AGTheatre ONCE The Musical

ONCE The Musical returns to Melbourne playing at Chapel Off Chapel in May

AAR The Shark is Broken

Olivier Award nominated The Shark is Broken to debut in Sydney and Melbourne

John Shortis and Moya Simpson photo by Sabine Friedrich

Shortis & Simpson: Irony Done Here

Urinetown The Musical photo by Tongue & Groove Entertainment

Urinetown: The Musical

IOpera The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat photo by Robin Halls 3

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat

Little Miss Typecast photo by TNS Studios

Little Miss Typecast

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