Words by Fabrice Wilmann 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is a laugh-riot affair, an engaging production that will leave you with a hankering for quiche and some good lesbian company to share it with. It’s 1956 and the Cold War is at its peak, but even the threat of nuclear annihilation won’t stop the charming widows […]

Words by Fabrice Wilmann Bombshells is a standout hit from the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival. A poignant, lyrical, and droll exploration of what it means to be a woman. Written by Joanna Murray-Smith, Bombshells is a play of six monologues each depicting six characters, first performed in 2001. Presented in a new format, emerging ensemble […]

Words by Fabrice Wilmann  How fitting that a performance in homage to Miley Cyrus be, in and of itself, an absolute and utter train wreck. Can’t Be Tamed is a show that attempts to delve into the consciousness of the controversial pop star, but in so doing has presented us with a hallucinatory mindscape that […]

Words by Eliza Janssen Toyol. Orang Minyak. Pontianak. None of these names were familiar to me before Salty, a horror-comedy in three acts which seeks to familiarise Australian audiences with these Singaporean ghouls, and to equate them to such relevant social phobias as parenting and male entitlement. Terrifying stuff, I know. But creator and performer […]

Words by Brianna Bullen #dancelikenobodyiswatching #literalsexkitten #nothingissafe #DIVERSITY #cultofZuckerberg   #NelsonMandelasaid #MEME #LIKESHARECULL #thisisgettingkindofdark #davidlynchmeetsyoutubepoop #LITERALLYstars  #surrealsketchcomedymostlysurface #butsexyandbiting #surrealpostmodernfun The cast of Cull are unabashedly confident when mocking the usual suspects of social media: from cat videos to fit-bros and ‘the informed’ (“what even is Syria, anyway?”), to Wi-Fi demanders and the false confidence of online […]