Fringe World Archives

Libby Hammer A woman in a Bavarian costume dances on stage with men behind her wearing lederhosen and playing brass instruments Mein Gott it’s back to the eighties

Reviews

Mein Gott it’s back to the eighties

29 January 2022

The 80s have arrived at Fringe World. Bourby Webster discovers some of the more quirky ways the decade of cheesy ballads, naughty pop and synth music can be kept alive, with two very brassy tribute shows.

Three actors in a scene from the play 'Alex and Evie and the Forever Falling Rain'. Pictured is one young man in yellow rain coat and red hat, a young woman in colourful pattern dress with a aluminium colander for a hat, and a person in a cat costume. Each is looking around with a worried expression on their face Friendship that weathers every storm

Reviews

Friendship that weathers every storm

28 January 2022

An imaginative theatre show about the power of friendship has something for everyone, write Rosalind Appleby and junior reviewer Hannah Peterson.

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.

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.

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

Reviews

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”.

Two puppeteers from Elliot's Big Nose and the Snot That it Grows, stand against a black backdrop holding large puppet figures of a child and a woman holding a book. Snot saves the day

Kids

Snot saves the day

25 January 2022

A puppet show about a child with a big, snotty nose as ridiculous as it sounds, says Kobi Morrison, and the beautiful madness has kids and adults hooked.

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.

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.

Reviews

Circus duo turns up the heat

24 January 2022

Though their script may lack sizzle, Zap Circus impresses Bruce Denny with fiery acts of dare-devilry.

Image from Campfire Ukulele Torture, a man in a bright red jacket with glasses sings and plays the ukelele on stage. One man’s torturer is another man’s prophet

Reviews

One man’s torturer is another man’s prophet

24 January 2022

Someone told David Zampatti they’d seen enough of Tomás Ford. After Campfire Ukulele Torture he (still) begs to differ.

Always was, always will be…

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. Continue

Sign up

for all the latest arts news and updates

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
Continue