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Actor Richard Chamberlain, star of Shogun and The Thorn Birds, has died.

King of the miniseries (and the original hot priest) Richard Chamberlain dies

The 1960s heartthrob starred in The Thorn Birds, the 1980 version of Shogun, and as the original Jason Bourne.

  • Patricia Reaney

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Cowboys, fever dreams and a ‘good troll’: It’s the first weekend of comedy festival

From a performer who taps into Lynchian surrealism to one sans pants, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.

  • Cher Tan, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
I just got back from the Windy City… Naomi Price in the title role of Calamity Jane.

Saddle up, Brisbane: Calamity Jane gallops into town a Wild West winner

After selling out in capitals around the country, this outrageously entertaining indie smash has finally arrived in Brisbane.

  • Nick Dent
Composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange.

It’s one of the world’s most famous pieces of music – but like you’ve never heard before

A choral version of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is about to receive its Australian premiere.

  • Nick Galvin
A Quiet Language by Australian Dance Theatre

The man next to me didn’t even applaud. I couldn’t recommend this show more highly

It wouldn’t be a good festival if every show were easy to like or a sure thing – a program packed with tepid crowd pleasers serves no-one. 

  • Elizabeth Flux
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra performs at Melbourne Recital Centre.

History and music collide in a joyful duo of concerts

Much has changed since the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra last visited Melbourne, but their music is just as powerful as ever.

  • Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead, Gabriela Sumampow and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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Ambulances outside the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday night.

‘He’s dying’: Distressed comedy fans say show continued after man’s collapse

Shocked audience members have described how the show went on while a man died during the opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

  • Cassandra Morgan

As a child, four lines drawn on paper were his strings. Now he’s a cello sensation

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe teams up with the ACO to bring his joyful energy to local audiences.

  • Nick Galvin

How Ben Schwartz went from taking out the trash to being a comedy superstar

The Parks and Recreation star learned from some of the best in the business.

  • Rod Yates
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.

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