Lit Live brings the iconic ‘The Vagina Monologues’ to Fringe World
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 […]
Rudy Lee Taurua brings award-winning comedy to Fringe World
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. […]
Review | ‘Tale of Tales’ brings an ethereal, cinematic experience to Fringe World
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 […]
Review | Open your heart to ‘Madonna: The Diva, The Icon, The Circus’
Madonna: The Diva, The Icon, The Circus | State Theatre Centre of WA | til 21st Jan | ★ ★ ★ ★ Tempting audiences with the sultry opening lines of Madonna’s Girl Gone Wild, the disembodied voice of Madonna breathes the introductory prayer from her 2012 dance smash to the audience at the State Theatre Centre Underground. “Oh my God,” […]
Review | ‘250 First Dates’ brings the advice we all needed to Fringe World
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 […]
Review | Laugh til your face hurts with ‘DEADSET’ at Fringe World Festival
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. […]
Review | ‘3 Broke Gays’ bring rich comedy to Fringe World Festival
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 […]
Review | Larry Dean defeats the stand-up cynic with Fandan
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 […]
Review | Betty Grumble makes a rumble with LOVE & ANGER
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 […]
Review | La Potato Cabaret serves up a spud-tacular showcase
La Potato Cabaret | Connections Nightclub | til Feb 9th | ★ ★ ★ ★ The opening night of La Potato Cabaret proved to be a playful, sensual and offbeat celebration of the female body in all of its forms. Presented by Sugar Blue Burlesque, the show posed the existential question – ‘What is Potato’? Well, they […]
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