Melbourne Fringe 2012

Choir Girl

No Comments 01 October 2012

When reading the summary of Choir Girl it’s hard to know what to expect. The story follows a dedicated, and at times slightly manic-obsessive, chorister who joins not her first, but third, choir. Pair this with the aid of 14 choristers to tell the story and it’s hard to imagine just where the story will […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

Spontaneous Broadway: Jubilee

No Comments 01 October 2012

In Spontaneous Broadway: Jubilee, the quips are quick, the songs are fun (if not to the standard of Andrew Loyd Webber), and the mood jolly. Reminiscent of theatre sport productions, the showimmediately brings both the comedy and musical talents of its performers to the forefront. Maintained by the welcoming host Russell Fletcher and the musical director John […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

Choose Your Own Portenza

No Comments 01 October 2012

Dr Professor Neal Portenza invites you to be a guest at his birthday party where you control what happens next in this novel style of interactive comedy, inspired by the classic Choose Your Own Adventure novels. Each audience member is endowed with a party hat, Walkman and a remote control which allows you to vote in […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

The Super Normal Life of Aiden Allcock

No Comments 30 September 2012

Dan Nixon is clearly a man of many talents, and the opening night of The Super Normal Life of Aiden Allcock left this reviewer eager to see what he comes up with next. Written and created by Nixon, this mini-musical about superheroes, comic books, friendship, underwear and kick-arse fight training sequences is the theatrical equivalent […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

Mark Butler: Word Swallower

No Comments 30 September 2012

Sometimes expectation can make or break a show, and there was no shortage of the stuff as Mark Butler bounced onto the stage with a sold-out opening night and a smash hit show from last year’s Fringe on his shoulders. Grammar Don’t Matter on a First Date packed venues last year, and there was just […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

Lime Champions’ Nightmare Tales

No Comments 30 September 2012

Lime Champions, the weekly radio sketch show, has at last ventured beyond the walls of the 3RRR studio to give us Nightmare Tales, an hour of very bizarre sketch comedy. Comedians Damien Lawlor, Josh Earl and Kirsten Law star in this self-described “comedy show about modern life – that is, if your life is one […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

6ft Fairy’s Birthday Surprise

No Comments 30 September 2012

6ft Fairy’s Birthday Surprise is a weird and wacky experience you’ll be unlikely to forget anytime soon. The 6ft fairy is the voluptuous Ivanna – a children’s party entertainer with a Russian lilt who tells overtly sexual jokes – and for her 40th birthday Ivanna’s friends Doctor Funkenstein (a dreadlocked, rubber-gloved scientist) and the rainbow-mohawked […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

The Wizard Sandwiches

No Comments 30 September 2012

With just a touch of audience interaction to begin – nothing too intimidating – the audience is treated to a fast-paced hour of seemingly independent sketches by the Wizard Sandwiches in their self-titled show. These five gentlemen who met at Deakin University have dabbled in sketch comedy in a variety of different forms and their versatility […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

Neil Sinclair: Panic!

1 Comment 28 September 2012

In its opening night, Neil Sinclair: Panic! filled the tiny back room of the Dancing Dog Café with belly laughs and hearty giggles as the charming Brit regaled the audience with tales from his Whitechapel flat during the 2011 London riots. Set in “The War Room” of his kitchen, Sinclair tells the story of he […]

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Melbourne Fringe 2012

Play Actually

No Comments 28 September 2012

Play Actually is a peculiar but vastly entertaining narrative which parodies the many forms of modern romance, ranging from online dating to virtual reality games. The performance is comprised of several bizarre romantic situations whose characters are interconnected, bearing a resemblance to the structure of popular romantic comedy Love Actually - however, this is where the […]

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