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MICF Review: Lloyd Langford – ‘Okay, I Believe You’ at The Victoria Hotel – Banquet Room (2026)

Playing at The Victoria Hotel – Banquet Room (except Mondays) until April 19. Tickets and more info at comedyfestival.com.au/lloyd-langford/

MICF Review: Dane Simpson – ‘100% Hits’ at The Victoria Hotel – Acacia Room (2026)

Playing until April 19 (excluding Mondays) at The Victoria Hotel – Acacia Room. Tickets and more info at comedyfestival.com.au/dane-simpson/

MICF Review: Ally Morgan – ‘If You’re Hearing This’ at Motley Bauhaus (2026)

Playing at the Motley Bauhaus, Carlton every night until April 19. Tickets and more information available at comedyfestival.com.au/ally-morgan/

MICF Review: Steph Crothers – ‘Daddy Daycare’ at Motley Bauhaus (2026)

Playing at the Motley Bauhaus, Carlton until April 19th. Tickets and more information available at comedyfestival.com.au/steph-crothers

MICF Review: ‘Briefs – The Works’ at Spiegel Haus Melbourne (2026)

Playing at the Spiegel Haus Melbourne until April 19. Tickets and more information at spiegelhausmelb.com/events/briefstheworks

MICF Review: James Barr – ‘Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)’ at Trades Hall Music Room (2026)

Playing until Sunday April 5 (excluding Wednesdays) at the Trades Hall Music Room. Tickets and more info at: comedyfestival.com.au/james-barr

Review: ‘Back to Te Maunga’ at La Mama Courthouse Theatre, Carlton (2026)

A beautifully written and performed two-hander that boasts a strong Māori voice, Back to Te Maunga is a meditation on regret, grief and the unbreakable bonds of male friendship.

Review: ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ at Palais Theatre, St Kilda (2026)

You may think a comic opera written in 1879 would feel dated, but Victorian Opera has breathed new life into the Gilbert and Sullivan swash-buckling classic, playing at the Palais Theatre until 6 February.

Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (2026)

Playing at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Southern Cross Lawn until February 28. Tickets and more info at: shakespeareaustralia.com.au.