Million Dollar Maybe | Perth Cultural Centre | til Feb 19 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ In July of 2020, an article was published in major scientific journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). The paper was titled Robust evidence for bisexual orientation among men. The purpose of the article was to dispel skepticism surrounding men […]
Piaf and Brel: The Impossible Concert | Cheeky Sparrow | til Feb 19 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the truly great ideas that have surfaced from Fringe World 2023 is the variety of venues on offer from the Edith Speigeltent to nightclubs to small intimate wine bars, where both international and local acts showcase their talents. Last […]
Myra DuBois got her big break on Britain’s Got Talent before popping up in the film Everybody’s Taking About Jamie and appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe and in the West End. This month she brings her show Be Well to Fringe World. For people who have not met you before, how would you introduce yourself? Who is Myra DuBois. I would introduce myself […]
Comedian Robyn Perkins is in Perth bringing her show Million Dollar Maybe to Fringe World. “It’s two stories that I weave together.” Perkins tells OUTinPerth just days ahead of her opening night. “One if my love story, and realising that I’m bisexual, and spoilers – falling in love with my girlfriend. “The flipside of that is that I […]
Pear | Perth Cultural Centre | til Feb 19 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As I write this review we’ve Don’t Tell The Bride UK version on the TV, in the background. We’ve arrived home from tonight’s Fringe World Festival offering – Pear. I’ve made dinner for the fam and now I’m able to reflect on the […]
Neurodiversity Unmasked | Connections Nightclub | Until 11th Feb | ★ ★ ½ The great thing about Fringe World is that it has a huge diversity of theatrical experiences on offer ranging from circus to burlesque, drag and acrobats, theatre, music and everything else you can think of in between, and often all in the same […]
Dolly Parton: Backwoods Barbie | Connections Nightclub | 11 Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ BarbieQ, who is potentially the world’s biggest Dolly Parton fan, is back with a new Fringe World show that pays homage to her hero. It is just sensational. Having garnered acclaim for 2021’s A Dolly Parton Spectacular and 2022’s Here I Come Again, Perth’s leading drag […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
