It’s the final weekend of the comedy festival:Here are the shows not to miss
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It’s the final weekend of the comedy festival:Here are the shows not to miss

From an existentially challenging joke about bin bags to the Norwegian clown who won Britain’s Got Talent,here are our latest reviews.

  • byLefa Singleton Norton,John Bailey,Sonia Nair,Mikey Cahill,Hannah Francis,Tyson Wray,Cher Tan,Cameron Woodhead,Donna Demaio,Vyshnavee Wijekumar andGuy Webster

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Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude):This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start
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Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude):This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start

From Tim Tams to a screenplay written by an 11-year-old this year’s comedy festival is off to a roaring start. Keep an eye on our growing list of reviews here.

  • byStephen A Russell,Lefa Singleton Norton,Mikey Cahill,Tyson Wray,Sonia Nair,Hannah Francis,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Guy Webster,Cher Tan,Cassidy Knowlton andCameron Woodhead
Amy Hack is captivating as Yentl in this transgressive tale’s return
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Amy Hack is captivating as Yentl in this transgressive tale’s return

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Yentl at the Malthouse,a revival of The Sound of Music in St Kilda,the stage adaptation of The Hate Race,Sampha at Margaret Court Arena,Shonen Knife,and a fiery triple bill at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

  • bySonia Nair,Cher Tan,Jessica Nicholas,Michael Dwyer andCameron Woodhead
Blades of Glory meets South Park in sports spoof Bradbury the Musical
Melbourne Fringe Festival

Blades of Glory meets South Park in sports spoof Bradbury the Musical

Melbourne Fringe theatre ranged from the ridiculous to the thought-provoking. Here’s a wrap of some of the shows you may have missed.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Lefa Singleton Norton andCher Tan
‘Dazzling’:Jose Navas’ homage is an exceptional night of dance
Melbourne Fringe Festival

‘Dazzling’:Jose Navas’ homage is an exceptional night of dance

In other Fringe dance productions,Mechorstra shakes and shimmies,Shower Thots drips with sensual energy,Shian Law carries the weight of history,Leisa Prowd shows resilience and Joel Bray blurs gender and genre.

  • byAndrew Fuhrmann,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Cher Tan,Stephen A Russell andLefa Singleton Norton
Extended Rainbow History Class is a comedy treat
Melbourne Fringe Festival

Extended Rainbow History Class is a comedy treat

From Rainbow History lessons and victims of hacking to career changes and fart jokes,our reviewers take a look at the shows bringing the laughs,at Melbourne Fringe.

  • byDonna Demaio,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Tyson Wray,Cher Tan,Cameron Woodhead,Nell Geraets,Hannah Francis andLefa Singleton Norton
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Manic multi-tasking:Endorphin levels surge in Fringe theatre Burnout
Melbourne Fringe Festival

Manic multi-tasking:Endorphin levels surge in Fringe theatre Burnout

Fringe Theatre goes on the treadmill in Burnout Paradise while other shows offer high octane dance/theatre fusion,AI monsters and invitations into strangers’ loungerooms

  • byCameron Woodhead,John Bailey,Stephen A Russell,Cher Tan andVyshnavee Wijekumar
A grim truth is spun into a compelling and scathing new story
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A grim truth is spun into a compelling and scathing new story

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Jason Donovan in The Rocky Horror Show,Samuel Beckett’s Worstward Ho,Vidya Rajan’s Crocodiles and more.

  • byCher Tan,Karl Quinn,Sonia Nair,Tyson Wray,Cameron Woodhead,Tony Way andJessica Nicholas
The play that asks:what happens when love,politics and racism collide?
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The play that asks:what happens when love,politics and racism collide?

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes I Wanna Be Yours,Wu-Tang Clan&Nas,The Necks,Loaded at Malthouse,Satyagraha in Concert,and Cavalcade.

  • bySonia Nair,Jessica Nicholas,Cher Tan,Barney Zwartz,Cameron Woodhead andMahmood Fazal
Meet the man subverting the algorithms one book at a time
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Meet the man subverting the algorithms one book at a time

For the past three years,Rob Lloyd has been drawing on his ever-changing home library to showcase “the beauty,quirkiness and oddness of different books”.

  • byCher Tan
It’s the last week of Fringe – but for some shows the party’s just getting started
★★★★★
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It’s the last week of Fringe – but for some shows the party’s just getting started

This Fringe wrap includes a clever work of homage,gobsmacking magic,a five star digital experience,and a show our reviewer couldn’t recommend less.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Stephen A Russell,Cher Tan,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Tyson Wray andDonna Demaio