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year’s Almost 300 events and thousands of artists make up The Age Melbourne Fringe Festival. How do you choose what to see? You can start by considering some of these outrageous and wonderful acts…  DRAG
SHOWBIZ SHOWDOWN
Raunchy, glamorous, hairy, bent and beautiful: the best of
DRAG SHOWBIZ SHOWDOWN @
A one man circus story of love - told through physical
comedy, high level circus skills and vodka. Devised and performed by Ben Bryant,
who holds
After working as a professional engineer, Ben decided to
become a circus performer. He attended
the National Institute of Circus Arts in
Since then, Ben has been performing at festivals around the
world including:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME @
You can’t get much camper than this: an ironic melange of David Hasselhoff and Adolf Hitler: together at last!
In this jackboot-black comedy, the life stories of the Hoff
and the Fuhrer are fused together, creating a lovable Frankenstein's monster
who is huge in
Have you ever pondered the connection between Pamela
Anderson and international communism? Ever asked yourself what KITT had to do
with the invasion of Hitlerhoff is a Molotov cocktail of pop-culture and propaganda, banality and evil. While its controversial subject matter will inevitably offend some people, the show’s satire raises important questions - about the dangers of celebrity-worship, and ambition itself.
HITLERHOFF @ North Melbourne Town Hall, September 29 – October 11.
Gay playwright Darren Brealey’s bracing black comedy, Shattered Reflection, was born from a newspaper report into illicit drugs in the corporate sector, where drug abuse is reportedly much higher than in other sectors of our community. Christine suffers from mental illness, and a personality disorder that’s exacerbated by her addiction to a cocktail of illicit drugs and alcohol. She holds degrees in Arts Science and Business Management, but finds her role as the Divisional Manager for an international manufacturing company far from pleasurable. Something that does satisfy her is the regular services of a rent boy. But things get complicated when grocery boy Shane, who’s delivering Christine’s weekly order of wine to her apartment, is mistaken for Oscar, the male prostitute who she’s ordered. And what will Ben, who’s madly in love with Oscar, make of all this? A comedy about madness, morals, and keeping your pants on!
SHATTERED
REFLECTION @ Guild Theatre, Union House,
Fresh from their tour of Victorian schools with RAV arts2GO, Westside Circus bring their first professional show to the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Equipped with red noses, eccentric costumes, and a tower of aluminium scaffolding, the Westside Circus performers are bendy, strong and dexterous. These four young circus performers play hard, bounce off one another, and throw each other in the air, in a new work which explores emotional isolation and mental health, and which is made especially for audiences of adolescents and families. Westside Circus is also presenting a second show this Fringe: Escape Hatch, by 35 young performers from local and newly arrived communities. Come to both shows and enter a draw to win a free Circus Workshop for you and your family! Check out www.westsidecircus.org.au to find out more.
“The themes are universal and as an adult I was captivated
by this piece that transcends age and genre with its powerful storytelling.” - Aussie Theatre Review
WESTSIDE CIRCUS in SPILT MILK @
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
HITLERHOFF
SHATTERED REFLECTION
SPILT MILK
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