Step into the world of Parisian glamour, where the unexpected meets the extraordinary—Madame Martha’s Hush Cabaret is this year’s Melbourne Fringe show that you don’t want to miss! Playing at the iconic Speakeasy Theatre until October 19, this cabaret offers…
Melbourne Fringe Festival is back with another season of truly amazing theatre, cabaret, circus, music, dance and… Norse Gods wrestling??! On cold and wet Melbourne night, my plus one and I ventured out to see Mythos: Ragnarok, a one-of-a-kind theatre…
Fresh from touring the globe, and picking up the award for ‘Best Cabaret’ at Perth’s notorious Fringe World, the legendary YUMMY is back in Melbourne for Fringe! YUMMY shows have become synonymous with artistic Melbourne drag, circus and world-class burlesque. Their…
It was all guns blazing on opening night of Head First Acrobats brand new Wild West themed show ‘Railed’ at The Melbourne Fringe Festival. Our saddles were fastened but we had no idea where this road was going to take…
It is always wonderful to see a show dedicated to a passion, yet accessible to all if given the knowledge that the entertainment comes from the handling of the source. Paul Richards delivers ‘Montreal’ during this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival…
Written by Jamaica Zuanetti and Directed by Rachel Barring, The Melbourne Fringe Festival presents their deeply profound play, Too Ready Mirror. I was immediately pulled in by the poster which was dark, twisted, and had an element of mystery. It…
On a blustery spring evening, in a quiet northern pub, a Melbourne improv troupe took on the Bard for the enjoyment of a Fringe Festival audience. Completely Improvised Shakespeare, performed by the Soothplayers, has been a staple of the Melbourne…
Despite being self-proclaimed as Melbourne’s least professional water ballet squad, The Clams have certainly vaulted to be the city’s most popular. Their debut show Crimson Tide had only a short run over a weekend, though the 25 ballerinas certainly made…
Auckland-based theatre and performance artist Julia Croft created If There’s Not Dancing at the Revolution, I’m Not Coming because she is angry. She calls it a ‘tiny call to arms’. Rather than direct confrontation, Julia performs a series of vignettes…
What is a cruise ship Captain Roland Carter to do, with a ship enshrouded in a deadly, possibly supernatural, fog? How to placate the wealthy patrons before they mutiny in boredom? Can he reconcile career and family, when faced with…