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  • The trio stand side-by-side with mouths open singing. Anything goes for this topsy-turvy trio
    The Festival Sessions

    Anything goes for this topsy-turvy trio

    30 January 2023

    Judging by their madcap ‘rehearsals’, Bits Akimbo won’t be holding back much in pursuit of laughs. Just don’t leave anything behind.

    Reading time • 7 minutesComedy
  • Circus spices it up with extra sauce (and skills)
    The Festival Sessions

    Circus spices it up with extra sauce (and skills)

    30 January 2023

    With outrageous tricks set to a 90s soundtrack, the self-proclaimed Spice Girls of circus are preparing to werk you into a frenzy. Dig out that spandex, wannabes.

    Reading time • 9 minutesCircus
  • Etta D'Elia and her jazz band mix comedy and music into an interactive experience.  Etta D'Elia stands amongst her troop hands outstretched as her band make Italian hand signals around her. Mamma mia! Break out the jazz hands
    The Festival Sessions

    Mamma mia! Break out the jazz hands

    27 January 2023

    Jazz singer Etta D’Elia draws on her Italian heritage to mix music with comedy – and a whole lot of hand signals.

    Reading time • 8 minutesMusic
  • Photo: Bridget Turner A group of women and non-binary people pose for a photo, flinging their arms out ecstatically Glitter bombing the patriarchy with pop
    The Festival Sessions

    Glitter bombing the patriarchy with pop

    25 January 2023

    Feminist pop choir Hengequeens is championing the cause at Fringe World with a set of brand new songs by local female and non-binary songwriters.

    Reading time • 8 minutesMusic
  • Photos by Anthony Tran The performers are grouped on stage, wearing rainbow-coloured clothing, and shouting at the camera.  Love and kisses from Menagerie
    The Festival Sessions

    Love and kisses from Menagerie

    24 January 2023

    From love’s young dream to the pain of breaking up, this Perth-based indie pop choir invites you to a show that’s about more than happy endings.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMusic
  • Two people wearing white stand in front of a backdrop of purple flowers. The person standing behind holds  the neck of the person in front of her, who gazes up at them with an expression of mixed wonder and horror.  Sex, drugs and… opera
    The Festival Sessions

    Sex, drugs and… opera

    24 January 2023

    Tenth Muse Initiative is bringing a haunting tale from queer history to The Blue Room Theatre stage this summer, and if you’re new to opera, this could be the place to start.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMusic
  • Jacob Watton. Photo: Matt Martin. Jacob Watton sitting down on a big-back chair, talking with arm outstretched to Alexa on his left. Couples therapy with Amazon’s Alexa
    The Festival Sessions

    Couples therapy with Amazon’s Alexa

    19 January 2023

    Self-confessed luddite Jacob Watton invites audiences into a brave new world to tango with technology – and a particularly annoying ex.

    Reading time • 7 minutesTheatre
  • Michael Shafar waves two ribbons, one blue and the other pink, into the air in front of him. Comic offers to solve global issues in 50 minutes
    The Festival Sessions

    Comic offers to solve global issues in 50 minutes

    18 January 2023

    Claiming he has the power to make audiences laugh against their will, comedian Michael Shafar is returning to Fringe World to tackle the 21st century’s most pressing problems, from the crucial to the mundane.

    Reading time • 7 minutesComedy

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