Home grown cabaret show Glamourpuss was a great success at Fringe World now the producers behind the production are hoping to take the show interstate and around the world. Glamourpuss, produced and performed by Perth Cabaret Collective, wowed audiences at Fringe World 2019 and scooped a Weekly Award for Best Cabaret Show. This is the fifth […]
Fringe World has come to an end with local shows dominating the festival awards which were announced on Sunday night. The awards are given to the best shows in each genre category, plus there are a bunch of special awards, with winners receiving cash, development support and direct touring opportunities. The Martin Sims Award is […]
MESS HALL | Big Top | til 16th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ Gendermess (Mache / Split Lip) take over the Big Top with a quintessential late-night Fringe World experience with a mouth-watering menu of local drag talent. MESS HALL kneads together your favourite Messers (Ginava, Donna Kebab, Perri Oxide, Sassie Cassie, Skye Scraper and Flo Reel) with […]
The Madonna Circus: Reinvention | West Australian Spiegeltent til 17th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Drag Madonna and drag Cher battling it out in a “lip-synch for your life” situation onstage with Mr Pole World 2014 (Blue Phoenix), Mr Boylesque Australia 2017 (Karl Kayoss) and a host of other acrobatic hotties from all genders… it doesn’t […]
Bella Green is Charging For It | Deluxe | Until 17 Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ If you’ve ever had any questions about the realities of sex work, Bella Green will probably cover it in her hilarious show that draws upon her own experiences of working as a stripper, sex worker and dominatrix. Using a combination […]
Dolly Di*mond’s Bl*nkety Bl*nks | Downstairs at the Maj | til 16th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Melbourne’s queen of cabaret Dolly Diamond returns to Perth with her extra-fabulous re-imagining of the classic Australian version of the US game show Match Game; Blankety Blanks. Diamond retains the format of the Graham Kennedy vehicle, bringing two contestants to […]
The Booby Trap | Connections Nightclub | til 16th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ½ The Booby Trap returns to Fringe World Festival in 2019, presenting a collection of exciting drag and burlesque talents who are given the task of performing two numbers – one from each school of performance. Opening night brought together an eclectic […]
Wank Bank Masterclass | Casa Mondo | til 17th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ To quote my straight mate who accompanied me to this Fringe show, “Dammit, I’ve been wanking wrong this whole time!!!” Which sums up what is on the (laminated for a reason) menu at this filthy and informative hour of festival entertainment. When […]
Silence My Lady Head | The Blue Room Theatre | til 16th Feb | ★ ★ ★ FUGUE is a Perth based theatre making collective with a history of creating innovative and physically demanding works including last years much lauded Court My Crotch. They’ve come together with Melbourne based artists Indigo Keane and Nicole Harvey to […]
Gender Blender Burlesque | Connections Nightclub | til 16th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ In a sea of burlesque and drag shows at Fringe World Festival, the team behind Gender Blender Burlesque promise to deliver something different – and deliver they did. The Fringe World debut brings together top talents from between the realms of drag […]
