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Confidence is Key by Will Gibb shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Werewolves, hypotheticals and a ’90s boy band: The first comedy festival reviews are in

From shower thoughts to a shanty about gaslighting, this year’s comedy festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.

  • Nell Geraets, Rose Lu and Vyshnavee Wijekumar

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Portside prepares seafood as it would at a restaurant, such as Hervey Bay scallops and half rock lobsters.

Portside Market

A fishmonger with a fine dining difference.

  • Emily Holgate
72-hour fermented dough is prepared using the "Tokyo stretch" technique.

Garfield Pizzeria

There’s no lasagne in sight at this rollicking Lygon Street hangout.

  • Emily Holgate
Playwright Kath Duncan has written a play, Specials, which will premiere at Arts House this month.

Not all kids in ‘special schools’ had bad experiences – but this writer absolutely did

Kath Duncan draws on her own experience for her play, Specials. “I hated it,” she says. “It was a torture chamber.”

  • Will Cox
John Perceval exhibition gif

These works have been hidden from view for far too long. This week, that changes

Opening at Heide tomorrow, we take a first look at the largest survey of John Perceval’s work to be staged since the early ’90s.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Snacky plates at Mostyn Street Cellars.

Mostyn Street Cellars

The perfect meeting spot for a Castlemaine bar crawl.

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Sabudana vada, an Indian potato and tapioca fritter, topped with crab.
14.5/20

Orson

Country fine dining in a historic silent picture theatre.

  • Besha Rodell
Lentil and eggplant shepherd’s pie.

Johnny Baker Uptown

A bakery so good they opened two in one town.

Sink into one of the lounges at the quirky Maurocco Bar.

Maurocco Bar

Quirky cocktail bar for live music within a historic hotel.

Public Figures perform at Golden Plains 18.

After the clouds cleared at Golden Plains, it was clear we were all waiting for one thing

This year’s festival was meant to be its coming of age, but a turbulent political cloud hanging over the weekend meant it struggled to get into top gear.

  • Calum Jaspan