Review | ‘A Space Oddi-Tease’ is out of this world
A Space Oddi-Tease | Rosemount Hotel | ★ ★ ★ ½ Intergalactic travel, aliens and spaceships mix with song and dance in this production from Perth performance school Lady Velvet Cabaret. With their troupe and teachers featuring in the show, a combination of talents was used to tell the story of two struggling artists to get […]
Dean Misdale chats about drag, changes and challenges
Dean Misdale’s solo show Life’s a Drag returns to Fringe World this week. Each year Misdale completely changes the show adding different songs and stories from their adventurous life. Ahead of the opening night Misdale sat down with Graeme Watson for a wide-ranging interview chatting about big changes in their life. From taking their work to the […]
Review | ‘Happy Endings’ reworks your favourite fairy tales
Happy Endings | Perth Cutural Centre | Until 19th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Presenter by local troupe Tone and Cheek, the team behind the highly successful Club D’Amour, this new show is an impressive presentation that showcases the performers many talents. Following the footsteps of Sondheim’s Into the Woods this show mashes together many of your favourite childhood […]
Review | Everybody’s welcome at ‘CLUB FREAK OUT!’
CLUB FREAK OUT! | De Parel | til Feb 18 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ There are some offerings at Fringe World that truly capture the spirit of the festival. There is certainly no shortage of talent across the breadth of this year’s program, and audiences are lucky enough to be able to catch an array […]
Review | Tom Ballard’s ‘It Is I’ is an endless hour of laughs
Tom Ballard: It Is I | Oasis Comedy Club | Until 12 Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Once upon a time Tom Ballard was on our radio every morning, and later he delivered his cutting takes on the day’s news on the brilliant, but short-lived, Tonightly. His stream about his hopes that artificial intelligence […]
Review | Spellbinding feats about in ‘The Seven Sins of Sideshow Femmes’
The Seven Sins of Sideshow Femmes | Planet Royale | til Feb 5 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A show with more turns and kinks than a cheap garden hose, Sideshow Femmes is a powerhouse production of epic proportions. Taking us through each of the seven sins were an expert group of Australia’s best, their names well […]
Review | ‘Golden Hour’ is stacked with award-winning performers
Golden Hour | The Pleasure Garden | til Feb 12 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ A show proclaiming to consist of only award-winning performers sets itself up to be a sensational show, and Golden Hour is exactly that. An hour of some of the most hilarious, talented performances you’ll ever see, from local and visiting artists […]
Review | Lose yourself to dance with ‘THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS’
THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS | De Parel | til Feb 12 | ★ ★ ★ ★ THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS is Kae Tempest on an SSRI. The Streets high on life. Macklemore if he were British and, like, chilled out a bit. The work of playwright Alexander Wright, & Musician Phil Grainger, The […]
Review | If It Be Your Will: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen
If It Be Your Will: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen | The Jonesway Theatre | Until 5th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the brilliant things about the Fringe World Festival is not just discovering new talent, but also discovering hidden gems of venues and that was the case tonight. This event was held at The […]
Review | Celebrate the joy of life with ‘Tash York’s Happy Hour’
Tash York’s Happy Hour | The Pleasure Garden | til Feb 8 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ After a 3 year wait, Tash York has returned to Perth, bringing her signature brand of drag-cabaret-singing-comedy with her – along with the Red Red Wines, her adoring supporting cast. With all three performers uniquely talented in their own […]
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