The Flanagan Collective & Gobbledigook Theatre have produced another brilliant show. The Gods The Gods The Gods is sure to delight audiences.
The strength of Talkback lies with the effective use of space, audio and light to create the physical experience of a haunting in contrast to the flat, clear light of normality. This is a solid play for those who love thrillers.
BITE ME is a bittersweet romp through the world of desire, body image and self-worth from the perspective of an avocado, a chilli, and a steak on the shelf at the local supermarket. This sounds like a setup for a joke, and BITE ME delivers on that promise.
Josh Glanc is a crowd favourite at FRINGE WORLD for a very good reason; he’s an absolute gem of a comedian who at any moment is liable to bring forth that which his audience least expects.
QUOKKA APOCALYPSE is a fun, satirical, and thought provoking show that succeeds in depicting a much-needed, albeit fantastical, revolution. Cultural criticism at the heights of hilarity, it's an anthropomorphic joy to witness.
Written and performed by Iskandar Sharazuddin, Post-Mortem neatly dissects a relationship long since dwindled.
Milk Box Theatre Company presents a strong piece of very smart social commentary and a powerful call to action, with a brilliant ensemble cast and a control of tone that manages to entertain as much as it educates.
The Flanagan Collective & Gobbledigook Theatre deliver another beautiful show, with a unique format and enthralling narrative.
STYX is an evocative experience combining music, history, myth and neuroscience to recreate the myriad ways in which the mind constructs narrative and memory.
A crimson vision in a slinky bustier, with immaculately curled hair and a delightfully glittered beard, not to mention her waxed moustache points, this seven-foot siren delivers on the premise of the show title.
KAFKA’S APE is brilliant as much for the moments it adapts Kafka’s original as for the moments that remain faithful to it.
CHAMELEON is a hilarious production that takes a frank look at gender and identity, using the chameleon as a metaphor for the way women construct their public personas.
In Queer and Present Danger, comedy mastermind and self-titled voice of a generation Anna Piper Scott delivers a performance that entertains, enlightens, and astounds.
Weaving spoken word, storytelling, punk rage, and dance together in an eminently eloquent fashion, Untitled No. 7 explores notions of potential and constructs of success from a personal but entirely relatable point of view.
In 1900-Lisa-Skye, Lisa Skye delivers a playful performance loosely structured around stories from her time working for a phone dating agency.
This is a show that will leave the audience stunned, feeling perhaps as unsettled as they are uplifted. What could have been a depressing exploration of childhood trauma is instead a powerful work that demonstrates the multi-faceted aspects of damage, despair and, inevitably, healing.
SHARBAT explores the relationship between three sisters—Shaz, Batty, and Roo—who each are attempting to make sense of their identities as Muslim Australians. In navigating their place in the world as well as their relationships with each other, the sisters must contend with grief, cultural expectations, and the ongoing impact of endemic Islamophobia within the broader community.
Sparked by the at once arrogant and appalling name of the current geological age—Anthropocene, because humanity’s influence on the planet is now recognised as a unique geological force—I FEEL FINE tackles the extremes of human rationality surrounding our presence on this planet.
Floor Thirteen is a chilling experience. This is a play that couples intelligent writing with dynamic and enthralling staging to envelope the audience in a psychological and physical experience.
By reinterpreting a classic, Company O taps into a rich vein of social commentary while staying true to the original material.
Written in response to the 2014 Human Rights Commission report ‘The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention’, Cat Hope's Speechless is a prime example of the power, weight, and connection music provides in a world that is often divided.
Utilising a range of theatrical and cinematic techniques to portray a story of survival, The Last Great Hunt has created a unique show. Lé Nør [the rain] transports audiences into a world simultaneously different and relatable to their own.
FEMME is an empowering exploration of women and non-binary people taking back control of both their bodies and stories, and demanding we hear them.
SENSE AND SPONTANEITY is a wonderful reinvention of classic literature for a modern audience that will make Austen fans of those not already in the club.
Fisticuffs is a deliciously fringey show. It’s as aware of itself and its peculiarities as much as it's a legitimately impressive set of circus feats.
Silence My Ladyhead is unconventional theatre at its intense, captivating, and downright breathtaking best.
LET ME FINISH is a hilarious all-girl journey through the pitfalls of being a girl, a woman, and a sexual object that has audiences gripped all the way to the end.
Keren Schlink explores this concept through song, puppetry, and a whole lot of existential torment in her one-woman-show Underemployment: A show about not enough work and way too much TV.
Matt Stewart - Bone Dry is a show that portrays itself as a relaxed chat about relatively low key things. It is anything but, and that's really the wonder of Stewart's work. You might not realise you've seen a show rich in social commentary and complex comedic devices but, in fact, you have.
Stories about war often fall victim to the temptation of focusing on the grand theatres, the sweeping engagements, and the larger societal pressures. Not so in Eleanor’s Story: Home Is The Stranger.
Captain Spaceship: Maiden Voyage is a show that will appeal immensely to fans of modern sci-fi staples as much as improv comedy aficionados.
Written in response to Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, PAPER DOLL is a play that explores the insidious and destructive impact of sexual abuse through its confrontation with the horrific consequences and ultimately lifelong tether between paedophile and victim.
The classic Australian game show Blankety Blanks receives a deliciously naughty revival courtesy of fabulous drag queen Dolly Diamond.
Holland St Productions are back with their heralded show Dr Felicity Rickshaw’s Celebrity Sex Party and, this year, it’s saucier than ever.
Kiara with a K is a wonderful example of the power of old-school variety shows. With a healthy dose of burlesque, tap dance, comedy, clowning, and cabaret the hour flies by like a breeze.
El Bizarro is a show that sits atop a festering heap of weirdness, as the paramount example of the bizarre.
If you’re looking for a night of harmless fun, inappropriate references, and hilarious improv catch Improv Attacks Humanity at FRINGE WORLD.
When is science funny? When two scientists from different disciplines, and hemispheres, meet in a pub to discuss it.
Scottish comedy magician of the year Elliot Bibby is an absolute triumph in this energetic, hilarious, and charismatic magic show.
Clarinerds! is a joyous celebration of music under the guise of a small recital. Playing a sold-out season this year, it’s no wonder why these nerds are in such high demand.
Daniel Nils Roberts takes us from the Big Bang to Brexit, armed with naught but a clipboard and a slideshow.
Bella Green, or ‘Peaches’, as she’s known in more intimate circles, is nothing but upfront about her slightly left-of-field lifestyle in this revealing and important show.
Like the show She Wolf, 10 Things I Hate About Taming of the Shrew takes aim firmly at Shakespeare, but this time English brings the discussion forward to the almost modern day, including the more recent retellings of his work and describing exactly why they are just as terrible.
Classic Hollywood glamour, childhood stardom, and physical theatre combine to form the unreservedly hilarious show Woman of the Hour.
In her award-winning cabaret Comma Sutra, Louisa Fitzhardinge spins a wonderful tale of her search for love and language in a world so avidly opposed to correct punctuation and spelling.
Comedy duo Erin Hutchinson and Tyler Jacob Jones are perfectly in sync in this glorious cabaret all about near-death experiences from around the world.
An all-guns blazing, brute force demolition of sexual politics, Bitch on Heat is a show that will leave you reeling from sensory overload.
Scotland! is a show filled with tartan-clad mime, thistle-scented slapstick, and a surprisingly touching closing scene.
If there’s one thing uniting Amy and Natalie’s opinions of the 2003 film Love Actually, it’s a relentless appreciation for Colin Firth. This, however, is the only instance in which their opinions converge.
Sydney improv stalwart Jeromaia Detto warmly ushers his audience into the worlds he creates through character-based sketch comedy in a fantastic example of crowd work done right.