Fringe Inspiration- Laura E. Goodin, Comets and Chocolates
Laura E. Goodin of Moonburn Productions is a Sydney Fringe veteran, having produced her full-length play The Death of Albatross in the 2011 Fringe. This year she and Moonburn are bringing a completely different type of show to the Seymour … [Read More...]
Fringe Inspiration- Rachel Chant, The Pitchfork Disney
Writer and theatre director Rachel Chant has written quite a lot about her experience directing The Pitchfork Disney in last year's Fringe, including this article that appeared in Arts Hub last year, as well as documenting her experience on her … [Read More...]
Fringe Inspiration- Sleeping Kingdom, Waking Beauty
We think of fairy tales as cute stories our parents used to read to us before bed, but pre-Disney/The Brothers Grimm, a lot of them were pretty dark. That's where professional folklorist (we didn't know it was a thing either, but how cool does it … [Read More...]
Fringe Inspirations- The Tempest, Steampunked!
One great place to search for inspiration is the past- why not put your own twist on a classic story? That's exactly what the team behind The Tempest- Steampunked! (now a theatre group called The Puzzle Collective) did in their 2012 Fringe show, … [Read More...]
Fringe Inspirations- Keira Daley, LadyNerd
An idea for a great Fringe event can come from anywhere- even something as simple as your interests. Cabaret performer and self-confessed nerd Keira Daley used her lifelong love of all things nerdy to create her first solo show LadyNerd in … [Read More...]
Special Events
Demisting the Mystery Bus.
It's all about mystery and sexy secrets these days, isn't it? And why the hell not, it makes a night out a whole lot more exciting. Right here you have eight unique nights of entertainment to choose from and I daresay if you get on one mystery bus … [Read More...]
Seen at the Street Party
I popped in for a look at"Free For All", the street party celebrating the first night of the Sydney Fringe, in Newtown Square. It was still early in the evening, and already a happy crowd were settling in to take in the sounds of the free music, and … [Read More...]
Mystery Bus Clues Revealed
Experience Sydney’s underbelly in in this series of quirky eclectic events at secret locations. That’s right folks, Mystery Bus clues have been revealed! After a sold out show for 2011 Fringe the Mystery Bus is back developing some of the … [Read More...]
Circus / Burlesque
Not quite burlESQUE…
'Esque' is described as being a cabaret of burlesque and play. "European" … [Read More...]
Comedy
Fringe Inspirations- Keira Daley, LadyNerd
An idea for a great Fringe event can come from anywhere- even … [Read More...]
REVIEW: BARELY LEGAL – AUSTRALIA’S BEST YOUNG COMEDIANS
In a nutshell, Barely Legal was a good show. Your garden variety stand-up … [Read More...]
REVIEW: Bruce SpringSTEEN! LIVE IN CONCERT
When I enjoy a show, I usually feel inclined to spruik it (at least to some … [Read More...]
Dance
Review: Now you are safe from them.
Word of warning: don't be looking for a bar or brightly lit sign on the side of … [Read More...]
Now You Are Safe From Them
What could be more intriguing than "A collaboration that originated in a tiny … [Read More...]
Life In Miniature by AIVDT
Life in Miniature will be performed at the Sydney Fringe Festival by Perth based … [Read More...]
Theatre
Fringe Inspiration- Rachel Chant, The Pitchfork Disney
Writer and theatre director Rachel Chant has written quite a lot about her … [Read More...]
Pearls Before Swine: An Evening With Orson Welles
I didn’t want it to end. The rolling dulcet tones of that Mid-Atlantic … [Read More...]
Review: Alarum
The best word to describe Alarum would be intense. After reading the rather … [Read More...]
Visual Arts
Review: Let’s Paint: There is a creative in all of us.
Did you know that we all have an inner ogre which prevents us from unleashing … [Read More...]
Nigel Sense works with tools.
Sheffer Gallery is a wonderful little space hidden away in the back streets of … [Read More...]
Rock and Roll Shots – Opening Night
The Green Room Lounge in Enmore attracted quite the crowd for Emmy Etié’s … [Read More...]
Poetry
Alice R Fraser: From lawyer to stand-up comedy
Alice R Fraser is descending on the Sydney Fringe with not one … [Read More...]
Putting It Together – Sondheim at Sydney Fringe
If you're a bit of a musical theatre geek (or even a Gleek) then, boy, … [Read More...]
Repeat Offender – Cathy Bray
Cathy Bray of 2010 sell-out show 'Mad Woman's Breakfast. Eat my Bush!' gives us … [Read More...]
Kids
Wild Havoc and Fart Jokes
Kids are a tough crowd. Far from being easy to tackle with a freshly laid down … [Read More...]
