melbourne fringe

For performer or audience?

Ellipsis is a dance piece that focuses heavily on ideas but, unfortunately, doesn’t evoke the concrete feelings expected from this…

12 years ago

Worth inspecting

As an audience member, one appeal of a Fringe festival is the possibility of being stretched by the unfamiliar. This…

12 years ago

Nearly nailing it

Amidst the wrenching drama and nonlinear narratives of the Fringe theatre program, sometimes you just need the mental equivalent of…

12 years ago

La la la la la la la love: Eurotrashed

Damn you Daniel Kilby! Maudit sois-tu! It took weeks to get Loreen's "Euphoria" out of my head and now it's back and…

12 years ago

Run to the light

I can't talk about The Seance, but I was there. An intimate group of about 10 meet outside the North Melbourne…

12 years ago

Sitcom or theatre?

A group of friends try to rebuild the world one share house at a time, starting with their own commune. Clare…

12 years ago

Kill your darlings

There should be a cautionary tale for theatre groups planning a journey to the Fringe wonderland. Perhaps, a company distracted…

12 years ago

Blind Tasting – In vino veritas

Winemakers know that you can’t make great wine if you start with inferior grapes. So it is with scripts. Blind…

12 years ago

Gusto and wasabi

What I love about the Melbourne Fringe Festival is that it provides the opportunity for fresh new acts to try…

12 years ago