“If you’d rather end on something more low-key, point yourself towards Newtown and Bar Planet, the Enmore Road martini bar from the Cantina OK! and Tio’s team, where the dirty martini is treated with something close to obsession.”

“There’s something deeply good for my soul to sit in a buzzy room with a bunch of like-minded strangers while someone on stage does their best to make us all laugh. Whether it’s giggling at ourselves and our common curious habits and failings, chuckling over a sharp take on the state of the world and our politicians, or just guffawing at someone physically making a fool of themselves, laughter is the perfect panacea to the doom and gloom of the day’s headlines.”

“Big laughs are guaranteed at this year’s festival. But seats at the city’s best restaurants and bars aren’t – unless you have a plan. In partnership with Century Entertainment, we’ve rounded up the best spots for pre-show dinners, intermission snacks and post-show drinks.”

“This buzzy bar began life as the Negroni-focused Herbs Taverne, but its recent rebranding as Bar Herbs puts the focus firmly on New York-style Martinis. Slip into the moody, ruby-red space and settle in for concoctions crafted with custom-distilled spirits made locally at The Rocks.”