1. Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

Giggles, laughs and a couple of gaffes – that’s what you get with a collection of comedians in one night.

Sunday, 19 May 2013 | Read more

2. Frankenstein | Ensemble Theatre

This is the core strength of this production. The unnamed creation of Frankenstein is the life and soul of this play, and he shines.

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 | Read more

3. Richard, Professor of Literature

The solo performer, Stéphane Georis, is a master of storytelling and puppetry. His repartee is as engaging as it is clever and the choice of objects is remarkably appropriate.

Friday, 05 April 2013 | Read more

4. The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Kupenga Kwa Hamlet | Two Gents Productions

The Street Theatre has brought to Canberra two of the cleverest interpreters of Shakespeare’s work who ever trotted the globe.

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 | Read more

5. Animal Farm | shake & stir theatre co

Playing far too short a season at The Q, Shake & Stir’s Animal Farm is a remarkable piece of theatre.

Wednesday, 06 March 2013 | Read more

6. Henry 4 | Bell Shakespeare

A post-industrial landscape meets a little Brit kitsch in Bell Shakespeare’s latest work to grace the stage of Canberra’s Playhouse.

Wednesday, 27 February 2013 | Read more

7. Rent | Everyman Theatre

Everyman Theatre has opened a fine production of a modern classic at the Courtyard.

Friday, 07 December 2012 | Read more

8. Finucane and Smith's Glory Box

Not quite funny enough to be burlesque, and with too much canned music to be cabaret, I am really not sure what to make of this production.

Thursday, 29 November 2012 | Read more

9. Red Wharf, Beyond the Rings of Satire | The Wharf Revue

We are the lucky country indeed — able to poke fun at our grand leader's derriere and red hair without losing our heads. That said, if you've had a gutful of sound bites, corruption, and so-called scandal, then let out all that...

Thursday, 25 October 2012 | Read more

10. Boy Girl Wall | The Escapists

Boy Girl Wall is a comedy that shakes your sides as well as your shoulders to give a positive kick as much as a satisfying sigh.

Friday, 31 August 2012 | Read more