Combining the wildness of the mosh pit with the athleticism of contemporary dance, Cry Baby, which made its debut at Fringe World, has been developed into a full length work to be presented at the Rechabite. Ahead of that season we’re sharing Nina Levy’s review of the original.
Tag Archives: FRINGE WORLD 2021
Myth magically retold
13 February 2021
There are many ways to retell Homer’s story of the Trojan War, and as David Zampatti discovers, you can make a more than decent fist of it with four comic actors and a bunch of puppets.
Sparks fly over unfinished business
12 February 2021
Watch out for Kalyakoorl Collective, says Michelle White, as she feels the heat in FIRE, its debut work.
Harmonies and humour
11 February 2021
Superb singing and hysterical readings delight a surprised Leon Levy in Madrigals and Madness.
Dispatches from the treadmill
11 February 2021
It’s a bit green, but Claire Trolio says Jungle in Here is a well-devised commentary on the tedium of office life.
Love is definitely in the air
11 February 2021
Fringe show 5+1 gives off such a warm glow that Nina Levy can’t help but forgive its shortcomings.
A wide-ranging delight
10 February 2021
David Zampatti enjoys a sample package of jazz singer Jessie Gordon’s many styles in a hidden treasure above the Hay Street Mall.
Angst on the Tube
2 February 2021
Madelaine Page brings great energy to her solo Fringe show, and time should help it develop, David Zampatti says.
Café culture
1 February 2021
The humour and frivolity of Australian Baroque’s Coffee Cantata added up to a Fringe World high point for David Zampatti.
A little ray of mayhem
30 January 2021
David Zampatti stuck it out long enough to find the gems amid the noise and fury of Tomás Ford’s Fringe show.