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The Booth Variety Spectacular & Formal Apology Hour! is on at Arts Centre Melbourne until April 20.

Ghosts, lies, and conspiracy theories: This festival has it all

From a show where musicals meet PowerPoint, to a trip back in time, here are our latest reviews.

  • Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Elizabeth Flux, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Nell Geraets, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar

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The Sex Pistols have reunited for the first time in two decades.

The Sex Pistols return to Melbourne in a tour Johnny Rotten describes as ‘karaoke’

The band is (somewhat) back together for the first time in two decades – but what is a Sex Pistols gig like without John Lyndon, aka Johnny Rotten?

  • Will Cox, Jessica Nicholas and Andrew Fuhrmann
Dua Lipa performs at Rod Laver Arena, March 19.

Dua Lipa designs a fan’s next tattoo at Melbourne concert

Performing at Rod Laver Arena, the singer got up close and personal with fans – and performed a new cover of Torn.

  • Gabriela Sumampow, Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Broden Kelly’s Yabusele is on until April 20.

The best, the strangest, and the most daring of the comedy festival so far

From an Aunty Donna star to a performer who taps into Joan of Arc, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.

  • Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Comedians Vidya Rajan and Mel McGlensey who have a show called ‘Greg’.

If you know a Greg or are a Greg then this show is for you

Greg is an hour of absurdist sketch, improv and character comedy, taking as its starting point a pair of comedians’ fascination for a completely ordinary name.

  • Will Cox
Ashley Zukerman in a scene from In Vitro.

What can this thriller about a secret hidden in a barn teach us about ourselves?

Low-budget thriller In Vitro raises interesting questions – but ultimately doesn’t answer enough of them.

  • Sandra Hall
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The Cats of Gokogu Shrine film review.

If this film is too successful, it could destroy the very thing it’s documenting

Gentle documentary, The Cats of Gokogu Shrine, invites us into a quiet world populated by stray cats.

  • Jake Wilson
MICF 2025

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025

This year’s laugh-fest has kicked off, with over 1000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look.

The cast of Jesus Christ Superstar.

‘You don’t see standing ovations mid-song very often’: This Jesus Christ Superstar is unmissable

The early ’70s musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice has arrived back on the Melbourne stage with the energy and passion of a rock concert.

  • Cameron Woodhead
Street art in Frankston.

‘Highest density of quality artworks I’ve ever seen’: Welcome to Frankston

From hidden laneways to towering walls, the suburb has become a living canvas. It will host a free street party this weekend.

  • Hannah Hammoud

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