Distraction Society was breathtaking. Created and choreographed by Anna Seymour and performed with fellow dancer Amanda Lever. Inspired by Banksy’s graffiti artwork “Mobile Lovers”, Distraction Society embodied the interruption that technology inflicts on intimacy in present day relationships. Members of…
For those who are looking for a unique and immersive improvisational experience, then ‘Zoom’ is something that needs to be experienced to be fully in touch with its ingenuity. The audience are required to ‘open their mind’s eye’, and nothing…
Brianna Williams is proving, festival upon festival, that she is able to turn the inner workings of a quick-witted comedic mind and translate them into a fun, communal, and well-structured solo sketch performance. ‘La Petite Merde’ is her second foray…
Homme is a concept that appeals to me. Satire, the mundane, and subverting hetero-normative masculinity are a few of my favourite things. Naturally, I was excited to hear that Matthew Adley had blended all of these concepts (and then some)…
There’s a technical spectacle going down at The Loft that is well worth catching at the tail end of Fringe. ‘Good Show: Robots, Robots, Robots’ is a very enticing title for a show, promising two things one would come to…
The Fringe Festival brings together many different types of performance, and during the first half of this year’s collection of shows was a very interesting piece called ‘Asian Ghost-ery Store’, created by members the comedy troupe ‘Only the Human’, and…
Merging classic theatre with contemporary art, ARDEN’s reimagining of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It‘ is thoughtfully and tastefully done. Under the direction of Julian Beckedahl, ‘As You Like It’ delivered Shakespeare’s work beautifully. Keeping the original language, the interpretation and…
As part of this year’s Melbourne Fringe, Joana Simmons takes to the stage as the one-woman star of her vivacious comedy cabaret ‘Tinserella – Putting the “G’day” in cabaret‘. The eclectic surroundings of The Butterfly Club was the perfect setting…
Dear ‘I Don’t Like You’: I quite liked you. You made me laugh, dodge flying unicycles, and mourn musical instruments – our time together was brief yet wonderful. I went into ‘I Don’t Like You’ with roughly zero preconceptions – all I…
Comedian Dave Callan returns to Melbourne Fringe to complete his trilogy of dance shows. Yes, that’s right, this is the third time he will be cavorting on stage with backup dancers, video, props and multiple costume changes in his latest…