Swamplesque 4****

This is a Shrek themed burlesque drag show. Quite a combination. The show is created by the award winning Australian Trigger Happy who is also the lead performer.

It is silly, wild and melodramatic at times. The dancing and the … Read More

Kyle Ayers Presents: Hard to Say 4****

Kyle Ayers’ show Hard to Say is a poignant blend of dark humour and raw honesty, offering a glimpse into the life of someone living with Trigeminal Neuralgia, often referred to as the “Suicide Disease” due to its crippling pain. … Read More

Joni Mitchell: Take Me as I Am 5*****

Mesmerising! The barefooted Contessa of Laurel Canyon IS in town.

It’s 1976. Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell has been out on the road for some time and is glad to be home. She’s just completed her soon to be classic album … Read More

Diva – Live From Hell! 5*****

Luke Bayer is sensational, seamlessly playing every character in this musical about rivalry, vengeance, and killer ambition. Accompanied by an exceptional live band, he brings this devilishly entertaining story to life.

Bayer delivers an electrifying portrayal of Desmond Channing, the … Read More

Jo Carley and the Old Dry Skulls 4****

Jo Carley and the Old Dry Skulls is an energetic three-hander band, driving along in zydaco/Appalachian/Nashville style which they describe as Voodoo, Blues, Zombie, Monster and Rock n Roll.

Jo is striking and has a beautiful singing voice, sometimes playing … Read More

Serious Theatre from Serious People 4.5****

Despite the title, there is not a lot of seriousness about this show as the two female performers play several characters, jumping on and off the stage as the characters are rotated throughout the show. Even before the show starts … Read More

Catherine Bohart – Again, with Feelings 5*****

So many feelings! The Fringe welcomes back the animated and delightfully queer Catherine Bohart. She’s here with stacks of steamy gossip and wanting to rake through yours too. Mid thirties now, and so she navigates us through a narrative of … Read More

Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand-Up Hour 3***

Jack Tucker, Comedy Stand-Up Hour is an absolute riot. No seriously, it’s a petrol fuelled fire-bomb of a show, full of chaos and anarchy, I actually expected the police to arrive any second and break it up!

Tucker has amassed … Read More

Nina Rose Carlin: Seeking Representation 4****

The Long Island self-proclaimed actress heads to LA to find fame and fortune and rub shoulders with the A-Listers in Hollywood, starved of success she pulls out the stops to get recognition including standing topless in front of Martin Scorsese’s … Read More

Bronwyn Kuss – Sounds Good 5*****

The opposite to most of the comedians that I seem to navigate to, this one is dry as the red Gibson Desert in Australia. Pinder Prize winning Bronwyn is here at The Fringe with her monosyllabic deadpan wit. If I … Read More