Split Lip | Deluxe | til 10th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Gendermess founder and Perth’s resident drag monster Ginava brings their first solo experience to Fringe World this year. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the local avant-garde drag performer, Ginava has made a name for herself with her fabulously monstrous self-made costumes […]
Mâché Reposed | De Parel | Until 25th January | ★ ★ ★ ½ On a slightly warmer January night than one would have liked, I started our 2019 Perth Fringe Festival with Gendermess Productions Mâché: Repose. Gendermess is a collection of Club Kids, Gender F**ked drag queens and performance artists and Fringe is nothing new […]
The Booby Trap | The Edith Spiegeltent | til Feb 14th | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ The Twisted Vaudeville Circus are back at Fringe World with another showcase of Australia’s best and most unique cabaret talent. Burlesque and drag performers have come together to show Fringe World audiences what Perth has to offer, and nothing makes me […]
Disco 100 | Connections Nightclub | Two show remain 16+17 February | ★ ★ ★ Disco 100 promises to recreate the disco heyday of New York’s legendary nightclub Studio 54, get on the dance floor as DJ Wildflower works her was through 100 disco tunes in 90 minutes alongside performances from dancers, singers, drag queens and […]
MÂCHÉ XL | The Gold Digger | til Jan 28 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ After the success of MÂCHÉ and MÂCHÉ: Home, the team from Gendermess Productions return with an all-new drag showcase extraordinaire with MÂCHÉ XL. Local queens Ginava, Donna Kebab, Perri Oxide, Flo Reel and Skye Scraper combined their talents with guest performers Scarlet Adams, Lunar Sea, […]
The Messers are back and this time they’re supersized! Gendermess Productions return with a sequel to one of our Fringe World five-star favourites with MÂCHÉ XL. Ginava, Perri Oxide, Donna Kebab, Flo Reel and Sky Scraper are bringing their unique blend of the avant-garde, the bizarre and the beautiful to the spiegeltent for a drag showcase […]
PrideFEST is almost upon us, with celebrations getting started this weekend with a launch party at Connections Nightclub. Get down to Connies from 6pm and get into the season with tunes from our girl Cinnamon, Casual Connection and Hello Sailor. BarbieQ and Ginava will be putting on a show with a little help from Melbourne’s […]
Some drag stars like to do Cher or Kylie, many do Liza, they can excel with a tune by Britney. Other dig a little deeper and pull out something from the classics. The Court Hotel became quite sophisticated during Drag Factory on Wednesday night when Ginava took to the stage with a little number from […]
Mâché: HOME | Circus Theatre | Until Feb 7 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Perth’s premier queer performance troupe, Gendermess, brought two of my favourite shows to last year’s Fringe World Festival in the form of Mâché and C.D. – two incredible showcases of Perth’s local drag talent. This year, the team consolidated the best of both one-night-performances into four nights […]
Following an amazing response at last year’s Fringe World, the creative collective at GENDERMESS have concocted a sequel to the award nominated Mâché – a fabulous showcase of local drag talent. This year performers Ginava, Flo Reel, Donna Kebab, Vaboux, Perri Oxide and Cougar Morrison are taking a trip back in time and exploring the […]
