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22/09/2018

SEEPING

An entire atmospheric shift happens as I walk into the room. Dressed by China Aleisse, the space is doused in flowers and nature, draped fabrics, fairy lights, candles flickering and incense wafting through the air. A swirl of enticing reds, pinks and oranges light the room. I immediately feel comforted – this space feels like…
PERFORMANCE
22/09/2018

19 WEEKS

On the fifth floor of a city hotel, there is a pool. By the pool is an actor in a red swimsuit. We sit by the water, dip our feet. It is such a simple idea – a play in a pool – though it feels luxurious and a truly innovative use of inactive space.…
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21/09/2018

TURTLE

Theatre is at its best when a man walks onstage with a carrot and a far away expression and we accept, beyond a doubt, that he is a turtle. Theatre is even better when a turtle (who looks like a bored man) is embodied by the spirit of someone who we thought was dead –…
PERFORMANCE
19/09/2018

DOG SHOW

The audience knows, more or less, what they are in for with Dog Show. We are down an alley in a warehouse behind the North Melbourne Fringe Hub (one of the prized venues close to the action), greeted by three hyperactive performers who are very happy to see us. The circular astroturf with cushions and…
PERFORMANCE
17/09/2018

BORN TO ACHIEVE

Lured by the promise of an hour of female teen 00’s references, plenty from that vintage are in attendance and ready for a Delta singalong. Ruby Johnston’s solo fringe debut could have easily slipped down into an exclusive and silly ‘in-joke’ show but – miraculously for the era and subject matter represented – it floats…
PERFORMANCE
17/09/2018

ALONE OUTSIDE

Perth-based writer Liz Newell cites Taylor Mac in their program notes: “I’m not a teacher; I’m a reminder. I’m just trying to remind you of things you’ve dismissed, forgotten, or buried.” Alone Outside is certainly not an educational or politicised experience; there is immediate warmth and inclusivity in the tale of a city woman’s country…
PERFORMANCE
17/09/2018

THE PIED PIPER

A decent performance, pitched squarely at younger audiences; though, with enough ham to appeal to all ages, it’s a one-woman show that tells one of the most fabled fairy tales -The Pied Piper. Writer and performer, Hanna Marouchka, displays  a kind of innate joy, and this emanates  from her throughout this performance; her hyper-real and…
PERFORMANCE
17/09/2018

A BODY GLEANED

As we enter the space to take our seats, I can make out four bodies arranged among large sculptures, adorned with string that is woven into patterns, nature, and cultural prints and cloths that open up portals into another realm of being. Blue light drapes over the stage as Lay the Mystic comes forth to address audiences with an acknowledgement of the tangatawhenua//First Peoples of the land we are gathered upon. A…
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