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Six female dancers stand in a line with their arms outstretched. They are all dressed in red and the room is bathed in blue light In pursuit of pleasure
Reviews

In pursuit of pleasure

28 January 2022

In exploring pleasure in its various forms, Giorgia Schijf and her dancers bring that very commodity to the audience, discovers Nina Levy.

Reading time • 5 minutesFringe World Festival
Pictured is Anne Millar singing on a stage in a darkened room. She is wearing a black dress and there is a large vase of red flowers next to her. A very French affair
Reviews

A very French affair

27 January 2022

Chanteuse Anne Millar takes us on a one-woman journey to 1930s Paris, and Erin Hutchinson finds it is one for the avid Francophile.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Cartoon girl with black hair and a purple dress with a pink flower on a yellow background. A tale of working 9 to 5
The Festival Sessions

A tale of working 9 to 5

27 January 2022

Making its world premiere at Fringe World 2022, The Almost Completely Terrible Tale of Felicity Footin is a didactic fable that makes a mockery of the modern workplace.

Reading time • 6 minutesTheatre
Pictured is Laura Davis, she leans on her forearm and looks away from the camera. There is a toy London double decker red bus on the table in front of her Comedian captures this moment in time
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Comedian captures this moment in time

27 January 2022

Laura Davis makes her return to Fringe after an international foray, and Erin Hutchinson welcomes her style of “positive pessimism”.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Man in striped shirt sits inside a plastic bubble, seated next to another man leaning against a table in a white shirt. Bubble trouble
The Festival Sessions

Bubble trouble

27 January 2022

Fringe World favourite Luke Bolland is back with a Perth-centric stand-up show inspired by WA’s COVID-19 bubble.

Reading time • 6 minutesComedy
Three performers are on a stage against a backdrop of a giant green star. Two of the performer stand with their arms and legs spread wide while they hold the legs of the third, who is doing a handstand between them Rising stars have it all
Reviews

Rising stars have it all

25 January 2022

Stardom is an elusive dream, as the cast of ALLSTARS make clear, but David Zampatti sees plenty of evidence to suggest this exciting trio have what it takes.

Reading time • 5 minutesFringe World Festival
Photo: Georgi Ivers A woman stands centre stage, in her underwear, with a cushion strapped to her stomach to mimic pregnancy. She leans back awkwardly from the hips, one arm extended. She is surrounded by elaborately framed photos of herself pulling funny faces. Childbirth stripped bare
Reviews

Childbirth stripped bare

25 January 2022

A visceral and highly physical story of one woman’s experience of childbirth – in all its guts and glory – The Dirty Mother is a performance that demands to be heard says Claire Trolio.

Reading time • 5 minutesFringe World Festival
Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
A woman in blue dress and spiky headpiece kneels on a round mat in front of a microphone. She is holding a rainmaker percussion instrument and is surrounded by other musical instruments Journey in the realm of dreams
Reviews

Journey in the realm of dreams

22 January 2022

A new dance collective draw their audience into the world of a child’s imagination in their debut show, and Rosalind Appleby is entranced.

Reading time • 5 minutesFringe World Festival
A large group of singers are on a colourfully lit stage surrounded by banners and signs with protest slogans Choir puts heart into the groove
Reviews

Choir puts heart into the groove

21 January 2022

A community choir without the cringe, Menagerie’s motley crew are laying it down for disco lovers and protesters alike. Rosalind Appleby tunes in to one of Fringe’s most popular choirs.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival

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Cleaver Street Studio

 

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