Warning: This article contains mentions of sexual assault. American playwright Eve Ensler shook the world in 1996 with a collection of stories about vaginas. The Vagina Monologues quickly became a prolific work after its release, bringing together women and gender diverse people to share their stories about sexuality, gender, genitals and body image over the […]
Comedian Rudy Lee Taurua has made it into WA with his award-winning act this Fringe World Festival. Snapping up trophies for Best Newcomer and People’s Choice at the Adelaide Comedy Awards 2019, and selling-out his run at Adelaide Fringe the same year, Taurua is ready to bring his brand of comedy to west coast audiences. […]
Tale of Tales | State Theatre Centre of WA | til Jan 19 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Family stories, family secrets, historical facts, and century-old Italian traditions of storytelling and fairy tales, are woven together into a contemporary narrative within Tale of Tales. Cinematic use of shadow puppetry and projections brings together vignettes of fairy […]
250 First Dates | Girls School | til Jan 23 | ★ ★ ★ ★ Relatable, funny and endearing. These are the words that come to mind when I think of the one woman show by Tania and her wonderful support team. This jukebox musical, tinder-swiping, young 20-something romp is going to remind you of your own […]
DEADSET | De Parel Spiegeltent | til Feb 13 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Very, very funny. I highly recommend this show. It was obvious from the opening song She’s Got The Look, a stage of five women contorting their faces as oddly as they could possibly muster, that this group of women were not conformists. […]
3 Broke Gays | Le Roi | til Jan 30 | ★ ★ ★ ★ Three queer rising stars on the local comedy scene have joined forces for a stand-up showcase this Fringe World Festival. Well actually they’re two broke bisexuals, one broke gay and their bisexual support act whose financial situation I’m not aware of, but […]
Larry Dean – Fandan | The Gold Digger | til Feb 18th | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I was recently told that you can almost always tell a show is going to be bad by the promotional images. Apparently the rule of thumb is that if it features somebody needlessly pulling an awkward face, or their body […]
LOVE & ANGER | The Shambles | til Feb 11th | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Betty Grumble is a Fringe World breakout star and her most recent show LOVE & ANGER is a triumph in all things groovy, grotesque and grumble. Coming off last year’s Award Winning Cabaret Betty Grumble: Sex Clown Saves the World, Grumble has […]