Melbourne Fringe 2016

Down Down Lucifer, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 03 October 2016

Words by Brooke Munday I want to tell you how fantastic Down Down Lucifer is. I want to talk about how the script was clearly written by someone who knows what they’re doing and how the acting draws you in then carries you from scene to scene without you ever fully remembering you’re watching a […]

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World War T, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 02 October 2016

Words by Brooke Munday Donald Trump wins. That’s the future World War T invites us to imagine in the sketch comedy satire based around the 2016 US presidential election. A collection of short sketches and quiz show style segments, it’s designed to make fun of Trump and everything he stands for. Written and Directed by […]

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Low Level Panic, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 30 September 2016

Words by Eleanor Boydell Full disclosure: I’m a dead-set feminist. Give me women or give me nothing. Radical, liberal, personal, political – don’t care, I’ll take it all, wave upon wave. I’m never sure if it’s in spite of my feminism or because of it that art and media which claims to represent the experience […]

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Improv Against Humanity, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 26 September 2016

Words by Brooke Munday Improv Against Humanity is improv for horrible people. It’s exactly what it sounds like only better. If you’re not familiar, Cards Against Humanity is a 2011 game involving two sets of cards: one white, one black. White cards contain random words and phrases on them while black cards contain sentences and […]

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Cull, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 26 September 2016

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 […]

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The Sequel, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 26 September 2016

Words by Eliza Janssen  There’s a full reservoir of saliva in my mouth, but I’m afraid that with the agonising silence on stage, a gulp would get too much attention; sounds of other audience members swallowing and shifting convince me to hold out. Finally, the cast of dance piece The Sequel give in, and begin […]

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Mama Alto: Extravaganza, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 25 September 2016

Words by Tom Taylor Mama Alto is finishing her Extravaganza. She is part way through one of her last songs when she stops. She is standing among the audience in the Ballroom at the Lithuanian Club and she is asking us how we want the song to end. She can do a “big, small, big” […]

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Awesome Ocean Party, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 23 September 2016

Words by Eleanor Boydell When you meet someone for the first time, you should tell them interesting facts about yourself. You speak a little Japanese. You’re an excellent problem solver. You taught yourself to play recorder. You have three hearts and your blood is purple. Wait, what? Downstairs at the Butterfly Club, I’m at the […]

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Echoes, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 23 September 2016

Word by Eleanor Boydell “I have been the plaything of men for too long. Now, I will decide my own destiny.” This quote speaks to the resolution achieved at the end of Echoes, a play by Henry Naylor. It’s the story of two women divided by culture and 175 years, but drawn together in a […]

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COSMONAUT, Melbourne Fringe 2016

No Comments 20 September 2016

Words by Eliza Janssen Don’t be deceived into thinking Cosmonaut is simply a one-man show. As soon as the house lights dim, writer and performer Ryan Good ropes some poor rube in the front row into a series of increasingly intimate acts inspired by the questionable romantic advice of women’s magazine Cosmopolitan. For privacy’s sake, let’s call […]

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