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Reading time • 8 minutesComedy
Joe White, creator and performer of Ethiopian & Not Hungry, poses for a photo. He is wearing a burgundy suit and leaning towards the camera. He is smiling warmly. From refugee to business banker to comedian
The Festival Sessions

From refugee to business banker to comedian

11 January 2023

It’s hardship that has taught comedian Joe White the value of humour – and he promises plenty of laughs in his stand-up show Ethiopian & Still Not Hungry.

Reading time • 7 minutesComedy
Anita Wigl'it wears a hot pink dress. She is about to take a bite of a doughnut. Wigl’it, just a little bit
The Festival Sessions

Wigl’it, just a little bit

10 January 2023

Drag Race fans, this one’s for you – RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under star Anita Wigl’it is premiering her new one-woman show Funny Gurl! at Fringe World.

Reading time • 6 minutesComedy
Feeling socially awkward at the circus
The Festival Sessions

Feeling socially awkward at the circus

9 January 2023

Have you ever experienced the loneliness of being at a party where you don’t know anybody? Melon the Human brings this feeling to life in his debut Fringe show.

Reading time • 8 minutesComedy
Aliya Kanani. Photo: Aliya Kanani A woman in a green and black stripy dress holds a mauve paper aeroplane in one hand. In front of her is an orange paper aeroplane that she has just thrown. Tales of fitting in, sticking out and standing up
The Festival Sessions

Tales of fitting in, sticking out and standing up

9 January 2023

The question “Where are you from?” can make you roll your eyes if you’ve heard it too many times. But Aliya Kanani has turned this vexed enquiry into a one-woman comedy show.

Reading time • 9 minutesComedy
Cream of the crop 2022
Features

Cream of the crop 2022

15 December 2022

Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
Reading time • 2 minutesComedy
A promotional from the show Dyad. Pictured a silhouette of a female figure against a blue background. She appears to be holding a ball of light in her hand Adventures in the shadowlands
Reviews

Adventures in the shadowlands

5 February 2022

Sometimes cute and other times creepy, Dyad takes audiences back to the eerie uncertainties of childhood, writes Claire Coleman.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Scene in gallery with a feature image across the wall with the word RETHINK in black and white script Gems in our own backyard
Reviews

Gems in our own backyard

4 February 2022

This annual exhibition by ECU Galleries offers an unpretentious, environmentally savvy message, writes Jaimi Wright.

Reading time • 5 minutesFringe World Festival
A group of performers on stage, the central figure wears leather jacket and black and white checked pants, and has an arm raised in the air in a defiant gesture. The word PINK appears behind them in large pink letters Barbie fires up the party
Reviews

Barbie fires up the party

3 February 2022

A circus troupe and drag artist join forces in a fitting tribute to a pop superstar, writes Michelle White.

Reading time • 4 minutesCircus

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