Scroll through these behind the scenes rehearsal shots of Eighteen Lives , preparing for their Comedy Fest run at Explosives Factory later this month! Eighteen Lives plays 25 March - 4 April at Explosives Factory, as a part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Take a sneak peak into the final rehearsals of  FEMOID.  as they get ready to open at Explosives Factory next week. We were laughing, we were joking, we were girls. FEMOID. confronts the dark, growing presence of misogyny in contemporary society. Combining text, voice-over, and projection, the show draws from verbatim incel forum board posts and merges them with in-yer-face theatre to create a visceral and unsettling experience. It offers a rare insight into the complex ideo

In today's Backstage Blog, we spoke to Iris Warren, playwright and performer in FEMOID. , which follows up it's successful 2025 Perth season with a run at Explosives Factory next week before heading to Sydney next month. FEMOID.  confronts the dark, growing presence of misogyny in contemporary society. Combining text, voice-over, and projection, the show draws from verbatim incel forum board posts and merges them with in-yer-face theatre to create a visceral and unsettling e