Three young First Nations women stand on grass, with the ocean in the background. They wear casual light coloured clothing. They're smiling. Sisters doing it for themselves
The Festival Sessions

Sisters doing it for themselves

25 January 2021

Perth has a new independent First Nations theatre company. Named Kalyakoorl Collective, this all-female team is making its debut at Fringe World 2021 with FIRE, a new work by young emerging playwright and actor Ebony McGuire.

Reading time • 7 minutesFringe World Festival
Cutting through the sweetness
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Cutting through the sweetness

22 January 2021

Just when you’ve reached cuteness overload, Manic Pixie Dream Girl gets under your skin, David Zampatti says.

Reading time • 3 minutesFringe World Festival
three people cooking behind a bench with green aprons Serving up a hectic good time
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Serving up a hectic good time

22 January 2021

Get ready for a hectic good time at Musicians Kitchen Battles which Claire Trolio says is a chaotic but delicious feast for the senses.

Reading time • 5 minutesFringe World Festival
Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
A group of dancers bathed in blue light. Some are standing, others sitting, all look pensive. It’s balm for Fringe frenzy
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It’s balm for Fringe frenzy

22 January 2021

Sense of Wander’s gentle, meditative atmosphere makes it a fitting dance work for our times, Nina Levy says.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Bold queer comedy with a tender heart
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Bold queer comedy with a tender heart

22 January 2021

Patrick Gunasekera revels in the atmosphere of 3 Broke Gays and believes it’s one of the best stand-up shows you’ll find at this year’s Fringe.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Lost generation struggles to be heard
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Lost generation struggles to be heard

21 January 2021

Jonathan W. Marshall suspects there’s good musical theatre potential in a boy wanted to, but says it’s still finding its rhythm.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Meg Honey Parry A selfie of a woman with a bright red pixie hair cut. She is doing an arabesque and you can see her extended leg in the background. Also in the background is a painted grey brick wall with a mural of a dancer painted on it. What’s in a selfie?
The Festival Sessions

What’s in a selfie?

20 January 2021

Who amongst us hasn’t posted a #selfie on social media? The selfie is a ubiquitous part of contemporary pop culture, but are these snapshots preventing us from living in the moment? This is just one of the questions Tamsyn Heynes is asking in her new Fringe World work #selfie.

Reading time • 7 minutesFringe World Festival
A woman stands at a podim, her arms posed as if asking a question. She has short dark curly hair and wears bright pink earrings and a bright pink top under a black sleeveless jacket. Stories that mustn’t remain untold
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Stories that mustn’t remain untold

20 January 2021

The righteous anger of earlier productions of The Vagina Monologues has strengthened and deepened, Jan Hallam finds, and the themes of women’s oppression and fear are still disappointingly relevant.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
A man sits on stage with palm to forehead Love story’s a stand-up triumph
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Love story’s a stand-up triumph

19 January 2021

And you thought your wedding was chaos? Dr Ahmed Gets Hitched mines a rich vein of intelligent comedy, says David Zampatti.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival

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