Best of Fest: Comedy sensations at the cool and comfy Comedy Lounge
For so many reasons if you are going to pick one comedy line-up to catch during this year’s Fringe World Festival you must choose a show…
Fringe Review: Airy Botter & The Sorcery School Headmaster’s Office Escape Room
I’m loving having more shows at the charming Girls School in Perth’s CBD, so I was really looking forward to the sell-out show (and very long…
‘By A Thread’: a visceral treat of dramatic acrobatics
Returning to Fringe World for its final year, By A Thread is an ensemble circus creation beautifully exploring the relationship between trust and risk. Long spools…
‘Red Light Confidential’ mixes magic and sleaze with ease
Red Light Confidential is a salacious, racy cabaret with an ever-changing line-up every night. Hosted by buxom Memphis Mae, who spouts a tough brand of observational…
Cathrine Summers delivers sass, spunk and singing talent in spades
I’m a massive Bowie and Beatles fan. And I think Elton John is as charismatic as the biopic Rocketman portrays him. Which is why I was…
Acrobatic show ‘Caged’ stuck in a glut of familiarity
Caged presents a confident and experienced ensemble of circus artists from the renowned troupe, Kinetica. The production is hosted by award-winning burlesque star Sugar Du Joure,…
‘Absolutely Irish’: fun shenanigans despite the dull venue
Performing at Perth Mess Hall is a comic line-up of Irish stand-up artists: Martin Mor, Mary Bourke and Donal Vaughan. Comedy acts at Fringe can be…
Fringe magic less awe-inspiring than it ought to be
With the rise in popularity of the esoteric arts – Harry Potter, Supernatural, Stranger Things, et al – you’d assume the art of magic would have…
Fringe World’s Empire Club provides a fine balance of burlesque, comedy and cabaret
Step into the Empire Club for a night of classic and avant-garde burlesque and cabaret, with acts ranging from the sexy to the damn-right hilarious. Produced…
Surprise magic and a study in semiotics in ‘Magic In A Jiffy’
Elliot Bibby is a charismatic award-winning magician from out of Edinburgh, Scotland. Having won ‘Scottish Magician of the Year’, Bibby’s sleight-of-hand is one of the fastest…
Sexism and harassment are laid bare in ‘Bombshell’
At a time when the #MeToo and TimesUp movements have exposed many true cases of sexual harassment in the entertainment industry, comes a feminist revolution of…
Rapper/actor 50 Cent to produce animated Black superhero series ‘Trill League’
You’ve heard him rapping, seen him act in films (Hustlers and Get Rich Or Die Tryin’) as well as on the telly (Lucifer; Power). Now, Curtis…
Nando’s introduce its super-delicious and very healthy ‘Power Up Bowl’
A lot of restaurant chains are busy stepping up their menus to include healthy options for those who want to give the grease and extra calories…
