How ‘The Boy from Oz’ restored my faith in the musical…
Firstly, I’ll get the three degrees of separation out of the way. I used to go out with a guy who was good friends with Peter…
Q&A with one of hypnotist Matt Hale’s super-eager participants
Comedic hypnotist Matt Hale is a trusty fixture on the Fringe World stage, presenting his modern take on the art and science of hypnosis, which inevitably includes audience…
An impressive roll call of local and national comedy acts on at Perth’s Comedy Lounge as part of Fringe World
The Comedy Lounge’s legendary Late Show returns for another bigger and better Fringe, with hand-picked favourites and a few debut acts in one action-packed, side-splitting show.…
BarbieQ and Co sizzle again in decadent drag style
With lashings of witty banter and glamour, drag diva BarbieQ returns with fierce force to various Fringe stages. My pick to see this year was the…
Burlesque brings Hollywood classics onto the Fringe stage
When you think of Fringe World, one of the first images that springs to mind is that of a burlesque dancer, and since first frequenting Fringe…
Laughter really is the best medicine with this good doctor
Be prepared to laugh a lot, shed a heart-felt tear and be completely charmed by Fringe favourite, Dr Ahmed Gets Hitched: A Wedding Extravaganza. Our protagonist,…
Hilarious musical romp on hooking up and breaking up
In her Fringe solo production It’s Not Me, It’s Definitely You, singer Lisa Woodbrook is neither Amy Winehouse nor Lily Allen but she definitely channels the…
Comical magic that’s far from strait-laced
Bonding Tango-and-Cash-style, comedians-turned-magicians Jon Madd and Paul James present a super-suave Fringe show in Straight and Laced. The pair set one other up for silly Covid-inspired…
Channeling the soul and cheek of two of jazz’s greats
I highly recommend you fit into your Fringe schedule a show that’ll help slow down from the hectic pace, something like Ella & Louis! at the…
‘Britingo’ mixes sassy British comedy with – you guessed it – bingo, and it’s all good laughs
Presented by Fragility and hosted by Andrew Silverwood who is becoming renowned for getting audiences to ‘expect the unexpected’, Britingo is one of those shows you choose…
3 Broke Gays have the makings of a truly bitching comedy act
Stand-up comedy can be a difficult gig. Imagine the nerve required to perform to a roomful of strangers, hoping to god your jokes land and that…
‘Promising Young Woman’ promises to trigger mixed emotions
Promising Young Woman is a film that’ll leave you shaken. And it will take some time for the mixed emotions it triggers to settle back down.…
Old grog, new tricks: Gingin Gin delivers a contemporary twist on a classic spirit
There are few spirits as historied and cultured as gin, its origins dating back to the Middle Ages. By the 1600s, the Dutch were producing gin…
