Twenty years after Finucane & Smith’s Burlesque Hour was born in the laneways of Melbourne, the divas have returned to throw an all you can eat art party at Melbourne Fringe Festival. Taking over the magnificent Trades Hall Ballroom for…
“Did we just see the best juggling show of our lives?” That was what my plus one and I murmured to each other excitedly as we exited the vibrant Circus Oz Hub theatre, which has returned to Melbourne Fringe for…
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…
Half-naked cavemen bathing in radioactive goop, techno wizards worshipping an unheard beat and a witchdoctor draped in power cords are all characters you will ‘scientifically monitor’ on your journey to the future in Scratch Arts new show Liminal Treats at…
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…
As I sit down to write about Bryony Kimmings’ Australian premiere of I’m a Phoenix, Bitch, I’m faced with a challenge. How does one convince audiences to see a show about postpartum depression? Childhood illness? Mental breakdowns? While most people…
The polar caps are melting, sacred trees are being carved down and Moira Finucane has had enough. Come party at the edge of the abyss. Yes that’s right – Melbourne’s apocalyptic rock goddess Moira Finucane has returned from Antarctica with…
If you happen to be a woman in your 30s there is a 99.9% chance that someone has questioned you about your re-productive plans. It is rather astonishing how what we do with our body appears to be everybody’s business…
Fringe performances have been known to experiment with interesting spaces as part of creating quirky atmospheres. Some have been set in car parks, some in swimming pools, and some even use the city blocks of Melbourne as a roving setting….
Murder Village. The name is ominous, yet it is the perfect tongue-in-cheek setting for a genius hybrid between a murder mystery and a professional long form improvised format. Creator David Massingham, starring as a seemingly incompetent Detective Gullet, teams up…