THE FALL

In April 2015, a student revolution at the University of Cape Town rocked South Africa and made waves around the world. The movement successfully sought to bring down the statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes, situated at the foot of the university’s famous Jameson Steps, in protest of the white, Euro-centric cultural experience which dominated South…

PERFORMANCE

25/11/2017

BREAD CRUMBS

Performing as part of Melbourne’s Poppyseed festival in 2017, Ruby Johnston and Benjamin Nichol’s Breadcrumbs is a parodic amalgamation of fairy tale tropes loosely inspired by Hansel and Gretel, peppered with contemporary Melbourne references. It’s a humorous and uncomfortable exploration of the ways in which domestic violence silently and insidiously becomes part of the norm.…

PERFORMANCE

20/11/2017

ROMEO IS NOT THE ONLY FRUIT

Overcoming a somewhat shaky start, writer and director Jean Tong’s Romeo Is Not The Only Fruit finds its feet with a ridiculous number about not being racist in this original, witty and sometimes irreverent musical. Inspired by the Dead Lesbian Syndrome trope, also known as Bury Your Gays, Tong incorporates an abundance of pop culture,…

PERFORMANCE

14/11/2017

CHRISTA HUGHES

Aside from gently laying herself down on the stage before throwing her limbs in wild abandon, Christa Hughes – or KK Juggy to Machine Gun Fellatio fans – shows no signs of slowing down. Leaving the theatre after her whirlwind performance, fans can be heard whispering incredulously, “How old do you think she is?” Speculations…

PERFORMANCE

31/10/2017

AUSTRALIAN CELEBRITY

Dressed in uniform black, Tha Paranas take to the stage, their instruments set up beneath hanging cardboard cutout stars and a large crescent moon with a cartoon face. Drummer Bec Matthews scats while the band closes their opening song, and she introduces cabaret provocateur and powerhouse Yana Alana, the hilarious alter ego of Sarah Ward. Yana…

PERFORMANCE

15/10/2017

JOEP BEVING

Tall, long-haired and equally long-bearded, 41-year-old Joep Beving isn’t your average viral sensation. Thrust into the online spotlight almost overnight after uploading his first album Solipsism to Spotify, the Dutch piano composer is warm, affable and sincere in his passion. Despite his recent fame, he’s endearingly humble, expressing surprise at the size of the theatre.…

MUSIC

26/09/2017

HAMILTUNES

The undeniably talented Impromptunes are back at Fringe with their latest improvisation show, Hamiltunes. Taking a suggested historical figure from the audience and a few shouted ‘facts’ about this figure – although any fact-checking at this stage is strictly ignored – the cast improvise a musical about this person’s life in the style of hip…

PERFORMANCE

25/09/2017

PAPILLION UNPLUGGED

Presenting a moderately entertaining variety of acts, Papillion Unplugged is a circus cabaret featuring chair-balancing, hand-balancing, aerial hoop, juggling, and singing. Performing in Melbourne Fringe, the host for the evening Minnie Andrews announces that they’ve left two of their seven members behind for this short season. She emphasises that they’ve aimed for retaining quality rather…

PERFORMANCE