Melbourne Fringe: ‘Tudor Roses’
She’s pert, pretty and ain’t afraid to get her gear off. She has the innocence of an angel yet talks dirty as if it were easy as breathing. With the voice of a diva, and a cute offsider on piano,…
Tag: Fringe
Melbourne Fringe: ‘Improv Against Humanity’
If you’re a fan of the game Cards Against Humanity, ‘Improv Against Humanity‘ is the show is for you. It was a full house at Fancy Hank’s to see the fearless group of improvers take on the unique idea of pairing…
Melbourne Fringe: ‘Islamofarcist’
Is coffee okay with Allah? What did Baywatch mean to millions of Muslims worldwide when it came out on cable TV in the early noughties? Are there really ‘virgins’ awaiting suicide bombers in the afterlife, or had there been a mistranslation…
Melbourne Fringe: ‘Cosmonaut’
Ryan Good goes on a quest to find the ten worst sex tips of all time in Cosmopolitan magazine for his Melbourne Fringe show ‘Cosmonaut’. However, the show is more than a top ten list inspired by a magazine packed…
Melbourne Fringe: ‘This Jew Sits’
An impressive solo performance during this year’s Fringe Festival, ‘This Jew Sits’ is a slick and well-constructed piece that engages from beginning to end. The performance is set over the duration of the protagonist’s duty as a shomeret, staying by…
Melbourne Fringe: Arcade Arcade in ‘Next Level’
Having grown up in East Germany, my childhood in the 80s was mainly dominated by Russian fairytales rather than Transformers and arcade games. Luckily I have enough nerdy friends here in Melbourne and NZ to have received a delayed education…
Melbourne Fringe: ‘AKAI ITO and the Forest’
Human relationships are elegantly laid out in ‘AKAI ITO and the Forest‘. Literally. This interactive art event is experiential theatre combining oral storytelling, soundscape, sculpture and dance. You walk yourself through the show. Mapping the atmospheric space feels like you are…
Melbourne Fringe: ‘Castles’
‘Castles‘ is one of those performances that defies reviews. A cross-artform conundrum that incorporates song, dance, theatre and visual art, ‘Castles’ refuses to fit into any one category. Even its content is difficult to define. Trying to describe what this…
Melbourne Fringe: ‘Low Level Panic’
Walk into ‘Low Level Panic‘ and step back into a share house from the 80s. Prepare to be greeted by 80s pop classics and an optional glass of wine. In the white space at L1 Studios, all attention is focused…
Melbourne Fringe: ‘Nothing Special’
‘Nothing Special‘ brilliantly walks the fine line between madness and truth telling. Simone French and Tom Halls, creators of the show, have mastered the push-pull of confusion and clarity, taking the audience on a mad journey. The thought that might most…