Snacks - A Musical Tasting Plate brings together a well selected trio of short musicals, completely unrelated but well matched.
In just 1 hour's performance we were transported to a hillside corn farm, to Whitechapel, 1888 and to Long Island!
Ludicrous Display's performance was great. In a musical (unlike opera) it's kind of important to be able to hear the words, and so often diction isn't clear or the music overshadows it. But we were left in doubt as to the narrative. The highly skilled and dynamic John McPherson on keyboard "I'll be your pianist tonight!" spun out the sprightly music for the other performers and kept everyone on track, as well he should, being also the Musical Director.
Strawman
Music by Jinhee Kim
Book and Lyrics by Cal Silberstein
This piece had my favourite characters - the wonderful Anzu, played by James Marzec and his attendant crows. The performers must have been studying the antics, playfulness and intelligence of real crows, because they sure nailed it. A lot of fun to watch, and I'm sure, in the end, something could be worked out to everyone's satisfaction.
Ben Thomas and Olivia Everett were a strong duo as the star crossed lovers.
Darling Jack
Music by Nick Stephens
Book and Lyrics by Rebecca Hart
This was the most intense of the productions. Antonina Heymanson as Wendy Maybrick's innocence intelligence against the knowing Ben Thomas as Johnny Gill and Thomas Owen as the powerful and looming Dr Maybrick.
The inversion of a popular tale about another Wendy (and if you've read it, you'll recognise the darkness in the original) melded with the darkest legend of Whitechapel is a powerful one, and the performers make it resonate.
Completely chilling if you know anything at all about Whitechapel and 1888.
Schooled & Lettered
Music by Jacinth Greywoode and Lyrics by Chase O'Neill
Book by Jacinth Greywoode and Chase O'Neill
Wisely ending on a humorous note after the intensity of the second work, this comedy of manners had us all laughing - just the right delivery. Michaela Sheehy as the matter of fact farm girl was a great contrast to Olivia Everett as the ever so proper Barbara Ross, her Long Island estate hostess. James Marzec comes back as the highly eligible bachelor Charles Scott.
This was an interesting way to experience musicals - and what was interesting was that there was no movement of the props on set between the performances, the entire thing was set up to be useful to all three very different musicals. Some clever thought has gone into that.
Solid and well performed!
This is being performed at the Subiaco Arts Centre twice an evening, tonight and tomorrow night.
10/10 entertaining and finding a box of chocolatier chocolate that no one else has been at on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth #review
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/snacks-a-musical-tasting-plate-fw2018
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Friday, 23 February 2018
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Michelle Zahner takes us through a fun and thoughtful journey through the life of a modern day superhero, and how...
Michelle Zahner takes us through a fun and thoughtful journey through the life of a modern day superhero, and how they're perceived by others. What transformations may occur during this process? The pressure of the public gaze - sometimes helpful, but what will it do to you?
Using a combination of poetry, The Evening Standard, journals, some cool acrobatics, delicious looking bakery products, the eager and ever willing* Australian theatre volunteer from the audience, a neat projector system and overhead markers Michelle describes the inner turmoil of her heroine, her friend or is it nemesis - and what legacy the Shadow leaves the world.
When a disaster creeps rather than pounces, when people make tiny adjustments to their life rather than doing something about it - when somebody notices and does something about it is when heroism occurs. I did very much like that line, and I hope I'm remembering it right - ~Noticing is the gateway drug to Heroism~.
Zahner's changes of character and associated body language and voices were exceptionally good - highly skilled! Enough for myself as one of the hapless and unskilled volunteers to easily lip-synch the cartoon heroine's voice when needed with the projector, all without seeing the screen or the actor.
At the start of the show you're asked to request something of the superhero by writing in her request book - I asked for a cure for coeliac disease for +Rob Masters who originally wanted to see the show and suggested we go, but he ended up getting a virus and couldn't attend. So I asked on his behalf. But alas, there are some things that superheros can't do. She did apologise.
The show asks questions but doesn't answer them. If you're like me, this makes you go and look up the answers.
I now know what the plural to nemesis is.
I knew what gluten is, of course with poor coeliac husband.
And I also now know what the male equivalent to a damsel is.
~there is a word and it's in the OED ~
A thought provoking and inspiring show, thoroughly entertaining.
10/10 Kapow! Watching "The Tick" monolog on the bus on the way to the City for the first time in The Tick Vs The Idea Men, on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
*this is irony.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth #AModernHero
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/a-modern-guide-to-heroism-sidekickery-fw2018
Using a combination of poetry, The Evening Standard, journals, some cool acrobatics, delicious looking bakery products, the eager and ever willing* Australian theatre volunteer from the audience, a neat projector system and overhead markers Michelle describes the inner turmoil of her heroine, her friend or is it nemesis - and what legacy the Shadow leaves the world.
When a disaster creeps rather than pounces, when people make tiny adjustments to their life rather than doing something about it - when somebody notices and does something about it is when heroism occurs. I did very much like that line, and I hope I'm remembering it right - ~Noticing is the gateway drug to Heroism~.
Zahner's changes of character and associated body language and voices were exceptionally good - highly skilled! Enough for myself as one of the hapless and unskilled volunteers to easily lip-synch the cartoon heroine's voice when needed with the projector, all without seeing the screen or the actor.
At the start of the show you're asked to request something of the superhero by writing in her request book - I asked for a cure for coeliac disease for +Rob Masters who originally wanted to see the show and suggested we go, but he ended up getting a virus and couldn't attend. So I asked on his behalf. But alas, there are some things that superheros can't do. She did apologise.
The show asks questions but doesn't answer them. If you're like me, this makes you go and look up the answers.
I now know what the plural to nemesis is.
I knew what gluten is, of course with poor coeliac husband.
And I also now know what the male equivalent to a damsel is.
~there is a word and it's in the OED ~
A thought provoking and inspiring show, thoroughly entertaining.
10/10 Kapow! Watching "The Tick" monolog on the bus on the way to the City for the first time in The Tick Vs The Idea Men, on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
*this is irony.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth #AModernHero
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/a-modern-guide-to-heroism-sidekickery-fw2018
Some more photos from Club Swizzle.
Some more photos from Club Swizzle.
#clubswizzle #lasoiree #fringeworld2018 #fringeworld #perth
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WuIt7ArcaTfjefNG3
#clubswizzle #lasoiree #fringeworld2018 #fringeworld #perth
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Patrick Hercamp (you might know him from Sound & Fury) has a fresh look for the Scottish Play with his 30 minute...
Patrick Hercamp (you might know him from Sound & Fury) has a fresh look for the Scottish Play with his 30 minute Macbeth. But don't be fooled, it's respectful of the work, and you can't do it this well without a full understanding of the nuance of the original.
Full of audience participation, an unusual point of view and a masterful soliloquy in the midst of otherwise frantic narrative declaiming, it's one I'll try to see again if I can. Because not only is it funny, it's extremely well polished.
It also has a huge narrative power of the oral tradition, the repeated phrases becoming hypnotic and bringing us into the limnal world of story, the supernatural and the forces of destiny. It's really powerful, and hilarious at the same time.
Watching him assume the identities of all the characters, male and female is a masterclass in the art of roleplaying.
My regular readers, all two of them, may recall that Hamlet is the play I'm most familiar with. I've only seen Macbeth once or twice, but it's so much more interesting than Hamlet - full of sound and fury and actually signifying quite a lot.
The first time I saw it I was really favourably impressed and I've had quite the soft spot for it ever since. Patrick has further distilled the story, given it modern language and his enthusiasm for the whole thing infects the audience. You can't help but be impressed.
2-4-1 Sessions for Fringe Friends are available. Highly recommended and
there are sessions on every night from now until the end of Fringeworld Perth.
10/10 Ebullient and a solar powered filigree steampunk wrist television on the Sid and Nancy Scale. Everyone should have one!
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/30-minute-macbeth-fw2018
Full of audience participation, an unusual point of view and a masterful soliloquy in the midst of otherwise frantic narrative declaiming, it's one I'll try to see again if I can. Because not only is it funny, it's extremely well polished.
It also has a huge narrative power of the oral tradition, the repeated phrases becoming hypnotic and bringing us into the limnal world of story, the supernatural and the forces of destiny. It's really powerful, and hilarious at the same time.
Watching him assume the identities of all the characters, male and female is a masterclass in the art of roleplaying.
My regular readers, all two of them, may recall that Hamlet is the play I'm most familiar with. I've only seen Macbeth once or twice, but it's so much more interesting than Hamlet - full of sound and fury and actually signifying quite a lot.
The first time I saw it I was really favourably impressed and I've had quite the soft spot for it ever since. Patrick has further distilled the story, given it modern language and his enthusiasm for the whole thing infects the audience. You can't help but be impressed.
2-4-1 Sessions for Fringe Friends are available. Highly recommended and
there are sessions on every night from now until the end of Fringeworld Perth.
10/10 Ebullient and a solar powered filigree steampunk wrist television on the Sid and Nancy Scale. Everyone should have one!
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/30-minute-macbeth-fw2018
Sunday, 18 February 2018
We saw Hands Some Feet briefly in a taster during the Showman's Dinner, where at 7pm in the Urban Orchard performers...
We saw Hands Some Feet briefly in a taster during the Showman's Dinner, where at 7pm in the Urban Orchard performers get on the table and demonstrate some of their show, or something else or their abilities.
I've never seen anybody juggling ~with someone else's hands~ before or behind their own back, so I was intrigued. This proved to be the mere snowflake at the tip of the iceberg.
The show is in the impressive Opticum at the Showman's Fair, and it's just about the sweetest and most lyrical use of juggling, music, skipping rope, wire and acrobatics I've ever seen. It's like a narrative symphony of beautiful human movement and it tells a story. It's all of a piece - flowing as naturally from one movement to another like a symphony - it's certainly hard to know when to applaud because you don't want to interrupt the story.
The two performers, Liisa Näykki and Jeromy Zwick, are in complete simpatico with one another during the performance, their interactions are entirely unaffected and naturalistic. A daring exploration totally out of the box with the more traditional forms of juggling and wire work.
See it, it's extraordinary and very sweet.
A word of warning though - the Showman's Dinner at 7:00 might detract from the gentle music of the performance (the Dinner show is LOUD) so go to the 6:00pm session if you can manage it. You can then go to the Showman's dinner afterward!
10 out of 10 poignant and on the Sid and Nancy Scale: Torville and Dean's Fire and Ice, if the ice were icecream, and the Fire hot chocolate and peppermint sauce.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/hands-some-feet-fw2018
I've never seen anybody juggling ~with someone else's hands~ before or behind their own back, so I was intrigued. This proved to be the mere snowflake at the tip of the iceberg.
The show is in the impressive Opticum at the Showman's Fair, and it's just about the sweetest and most lyrical use of juggling, music, skipping rope, wire and acrobatics I've ever seen. It's like a narrative symphony of beautiful human movement and it tells a story. It's all of a piece - flowing as naturally from one movement to another like a symphony - it's certainly hard to know when to applaud because you don't want to interrupt the story.
The two performers, Liisa Näykki and Jeromy Zwick, are in complete simpatico with one another during the performance, their interactions are entirely unaffected and naturalistic. A daring exploration totally out of the box with the more traditional forms of juggling and wire work.
See it, it's extraordinary and very sweet.
A word of warning though - the Showman's Dinner at 7:00 might detract from the gentle music of the performance (the Dinner show is LOUD) so go to the 6:00pm session if you can manage it. You can then go to the Showman's dinner afterward!
10 out of 10 poignant and on the Sid and Nancy Scale: Torville and Dean's Fire and Ice, if the ice were icecream, and the Fire hot chocolate and peppermint sauce.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/hands-some-feet-fw2018
So yesterday we rolled on down to the Icecream Factory and attended the premier of the Acapocalypse - the Fringe...
So yesterday we rolled on down to the Icecream Factory and attended the premier of the Acapocalypse - the Fringe season for them has ended, just the two shows - so The Baden Street Singers don't need me to drum up business for them right now, but you should know that they were excellent. The Edith Spiegeltent was full - the show was sold out on the Saturday, and I'm not surprised.
If you like A capella music then try to catch them - they're a large group and they're very accomplished and do various shows around the place. This was the story of two groups of singers competing for glory in the A capella finals, one Millenial, and one 80's. The amusing storyline of secret identities and romance (and live bees) kicked along jauntily as the carrier for some great numbers, and the highlight for me was the riff-off - an a cappella medley switching from Millenial to 80's and back with precision, passion and lovely voices.
Great singing, snappy costumes and good humour will have me looking for their other events with anticipation. #fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
10 out of 10 Impressive and finding the Philharmonic Orchestra is standing in as your mobile phone ringtone on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/acapocalypse-fw2018
If you like A capella music then try to catch them - they're a large group and they're very accomplished and do various shows around the place. This was the story of two groups of singers competing for glory in the A capella finals, one Millenial, and one 80's. The amusing storyline of secret identities and romance (and live bees) kicked along jauntily as the carrier for some great numbers, and the highlight for me was the riff-off - an a cappella medley switching from Millenial to 80's and back with precision, passion and lovely voices.
Great singing, snappy costumes and good humour will have me looking for their other events with anticipation. #fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
10 out of 10 Impressive and finding the Philharmonic Orchestra is standing in as your mobile phone ringtone on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/acapocalypse-fw2018
Thursday, 15 February 2018
It's 10'oclock on a #fringeworld2018 night in #perth and you find yourself with some time before your next thing.
It's 10'oclock on a #fringeworld2018 night in #perth and you find yourself with some time before your next thing.
Perhaps you've enjoyed the Showman's Dinner and Show and have been relaxing a bit, looking at the buskers in the Cultural Centre, maybe taken a ride on the tiny Ferris Wheel. Perhaps you've seen our very own Tim McDougall's Cabinet of Curiosities nearby at Cafe IK in the Showman's Fair.
But now you wander into the Showman's Fair, and grab yourself some tokens (4 for this show - $20) and stroll up to the rear of the Fair. A strange but compelling structure of wood awaits you - The Opticum - climb the stairs to the inside where you find yourself in a miniature Octagon style theatre.
This is the performance space of the exciting Thunderdog Circus!
This is an energetic performance and an extraordinary melding of music and acrobatic work. Zen knife throwing is very exciting. Some wow with the foot dexterity too!
Mainly springboard and ropework but perhaps the springboard is the most rivetting, jump on the springboard - wheee and onto the musician's gallery and play the drums all without missing a beat!
The springboard guys get hot during the performance, but they don't stop the performance just to remove their attire, they just keep on bouncing, and they're in the air long enough to make it look relaxed!
A vital and remarkable performance in a very cool venue with live band supplemented by the acrobats dropping in to play their bit.
Highly recommended 10 out of 10 and the first time you watched the Boans amazingly convoluted donut machine crank out donuts on the Sid and Nancy scale.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/circus-thunderdog-fw2018
Perhaps you've enjoyed the Showman's Dinner and Show and have been relaxing a bit, looking at the buskers in the Cultural Centre, maybe taken a ride on the tiny Ferris Wheel. Perhaps you've seen our very own Tim McDougall's Cabinet of Curiosities nearby at Cafe IK in the Showman's Fair.
But now you wander into the Showman's Fair, and grab yourself some tokens (4 for this show - $20) and stroll up to the rear of the Fair. A strange but compelling structure of wood awaits you - The Opticum - climb the stairs to the inside where you find yourself in a miniature Octagon style theatre.
This is the performance space of the exciting Thunderdog Circus!
This is an energetic performance and an extraordinary melding of music and acrobatic work. Zen knife throwing is very exciting. Some wow with the foot dexterity too!
Mainly springboard and ropework but perhaps the springboard is the most rivetting, jump on the springboard - wheee and onto the musician's gallery and play the drums all without missing a beat!
The springboard guys get hot during the performance, but they don't stop the performance just to remove their attire, they just keep on bouncing, and they're in the air long enough to make it look relaxed!
A vital and remarkable performance in a very cool venue with live band supplemented by the acrobats dropping in to play their bit.
Highly recommended 10 out of 10 and the first time you watched the Boans amazingly convoluted donut machine crank out donuts on the Sid and Nancy scale.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/circus-thunderdog-fw2018
Friday, 9 February 2018
Throughout this #fringeworld2018 in #perth we have the opportunity to go to the Showman's Dinner at the Urban...
Throughout this #fringeworld2018 in #perth we have the opportunity to go to the Showman's Dinner at the Urban Orchard (just opposite the Art Gallery in the Cultural Centre).
We enjoyed it very much last night, taking a stroll around the Urban Orchard, enjoying a peeled & sliced while you wait with cinnamon and sugar apple from a lady with a trike and dress as red as her apples, and seeing a remote controlled table and chairs go by as a personalised tour for two - the showmen spruiking their shows - The Surfer, Het, Grit & Glitter all full of fun and ones we tried and enjoyed.
Wander up to HotMammaHot, make enquiries about whether they can cater to your dietary needs (they were able to do us lovely gf on the night, but polite to check) pay your 20 dollars, and get a blue ticket. At 7:00pm plonk yourself down at the long table, maybe get yourself a drink (but people may come from Gage Roads and take orders) and wait for the show.
I expect it changes from night to night depending who's available, but you're likely to see lariat, whip, acrobatics and other entertainment leap up onto the table. Servers bearing hanging planks arrayed with plates full of dinner will come to you. If it's anything like what we had, it'll be delicious cubed bbq'd meat and salad with bun or potato, with a very cosmopolitan feel for sauce and veggies.
Entry into the area is free, so you can just wander in and catch the show from the other tables if you're not feeling hungry and soak up the ambience.
But $20 for a meal and a variety show, with a backdrop of city and the whole feel of it? Highly recommended.
10 out of 10 delicious to all senses and on the Sid and Nancy Scale, well that's a bit tough but perhaps a catered family bbq at the Circus sideshow. If your family was cool.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/the-showman-s-dinner-fw2018
We enjoyed it very much last night, taking a stroll around the Urban Orchard, enjoying a peeled & sliced while you wait with cinnamon and sugar apple from a lady with a trike and dress as red as her apples, and seeing a remote controlled table and chairs go by as a personalised tour for two - the showmen spruiking their shows - The Surfer, Het, Grit & Glitter all full of fun and ones we tried and enjoyed.
Wander up to HotMammaHot, make enquiries about whether they can cater to your dietary needs (they were able to do us lovely gf on the night, but polite to check) pay your 20 dollars, and get a blue ticket. At 7:00pm plonk yourself down at the long table, maybe get yourself a drink (but people may come from Gage Roads and take orders) and wait for the show.
I expect it changes from night to night depending who's available, but you're likely to see lariat, whip, acrobatics and other entertainment leap up onto the table. Servers bearing hanging planks arrayed with plates full of dinner will come to you. If it's anything like what we had, it'll be delicious cubed bbq'd meat and salad with bun or potato, with a very cosmopolitan feel for sauce and veggies.
Entry into the area is free, so you can just wander in and catch the show from the other tables if you're not feeling hungry and soak up the ambience.
But $20 for a meal and a variety show, with a backdrop of city and the whole feel of it? Highly recommended.
10 out of 10 delicious to all senses and on the Sid and Nancy Scale, well that's a bit tough but perhaps a catered family bbq at the Circus sideshow. If your family was cool.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/the-showman-s-dinner-fw2018
Sunday, 4 February 2018
The season has ended for this show at #fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth but Soothplayers deserve a huge mention...
The season has ended for this show at #fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth but Soothplayers deserve a huge mention for their hilarious ability to pick up on the most banal (or should that be anal?) suggestions from the audience. A medical student was chosen from the shouted suggestions "The Tribulations of Dyschezia" and after being prompted by the main Soothplayer for the meaning of the word, the Soothplayers let rip with a positive stream of fecund creativity.
Plop, John, Bucket and other characters fertilised our imagination with the terrible rivalry between two Mayors of towns linked by a river. Mylantia and Arnot, with a blockage in trade constipating the prosperity of both towns.
Although hilarious what's pretty darn cool about the whole thing are a) the whole thing is improvised and very immersive and b) the real Shakespeare tropes - disguises that anyone should be able to see through, letters, plots, kinda gravedigger scenes, misunderstandings and they're just throwing it all out there and it's very, very Shakespeare!
10 out of 10 Hilarious, and watching the cast of Clue performing The Scottish Play for laughs on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/completely-improvised-shakespeare-fw2018
Plop, John, Bucket and other characters fertilised our imagination with the terrible rivalry between two Mayors of towns linked by a river. Mylantia and Arnot, with a blockage in trade constipating the prosperity of both towns.
Although hilarious what's pretty darn cool about the whole thing are a) the whole thing is improvised and very immersive and b) the real Shakespeare tropes - disguises that anyone should be able to see through, letters, plots, kinda gravedigger scenes, misunderstandings and they're just throwing it all out there and it's very, very Shakespeare!
10 out of 10 Hilarious, and watching the cast of Clue performing The Scottish Play for laughs on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/completely-improvised-shakespeare-fw2018
Friday, 2 February 2018
If you're in the city around 5:00pm tonight, look out for the huge busking event that will be running from tonight,...
If you're in the city around 5:00pm tonight, look out for the huge busking event that will be running from tonight, and Saturday and Sunday at various stages around the city.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/hubs/city-of-perth-fringe-world-buskers-weekender
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/hubs/city-of-perth-fringe-world-buskers-weekender
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Tonight Rob and I met in the Pleasure Garden where we enjoyed Vietnamese rice noodles, on the decking under the...
Tonight Rob and I met in the Pleasure Garden where we enjoyed Vietnamese rice noodles, on the decking under the trees in Russell Square and afterwards a coffee and icecream, and the twilight surrounds.
When it was time for our show we wandered to the West Australian Speigeltent and had our socks blown off by some of the rawest, most exciting base and adagio work I've seen. 7 very skilled acrobats - and their act is up close and personal, no glitter, no spangles, just raw human power demonstrating the sculptural power of the human body and what it can do with its friends.
If you find your heart in your mouth watching the trapeze, and can't bear it, this might not be for you, but if it thrills you, then this is ten times more intense.
From the amusing strip skipping, to the "floor is lava but I'll be safe if I step on my friends, no, forget that let's jump on them!" to the flinging people around with gay abandon, to the Percussionist - all very close to the audience in this not huge tent it's a show of exceptional vitality and as it's home grown right here in W.A, we should be proud indeed.
This group has won a whole bunch of awards, and they're all well deserved.
I'd like to see this again, but I'm not sure my heart can take it.
10 out of 10 Astonishing, and finding you've set your picnic at the base jumping target on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/a-simple-space-fw2018
When it was time for our show we wandered to the West Australian Speigeltent and had our socks blown off by some of the rawest, most exciting base and adagio work I've seen. 7 very skilled acrobats - and their act is up close and personal, no glitter, no spangles, just raw human power demonstrating the sculptural power of the human body and what it can do with its friends.
If you find your heart in your mouth watching the trapeze, and can't bear it, this might not be for you, but if it thrills you, then this is ten times more intense.
From the amusing strip skipping, to the "floor is lava but I'll be safe if I step on my friends, no, forget that let's jump on them!" to the flinging people around with gay abandon, to the Percussionist - all very close to the audience in this not huge tent it's a show of exceptional vitality and as it's home grown right here in W.A, we should be proud indeed.
This group has won a whole bunch of awards, and they're all well deserved.
I'd like to see this again, but I'm not sure my heart can take it.
10 out of 10 Astonishing, and finding you've set your picnic at the base jumping target on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/a-simple-space-fw2018
Monday, 29 January 2018
Pleasure Garden last night. #fringeworld #fringeworld2018
Pleasure Garden last night. #fringeworld #fringeworld2018
Last night we went to see Kevin Quantum, the man who left his research post as physicist where he lived in Edinburgh...
Last night we went to see Kevin Quantum, the man who left his research post as physicist where he lived in Edinburgh to participate in the TV show Faking It. There the participants train intensely in a field about which they know nothing for a few weeks and then see if they can fool expert judges. Kevin did so, and decided he liked it so much he gave up the Ph.D work in forensics and pursued magic instead. (!) It was an entertaining performance. In the advertising they really accentuate the physics angle, and that's part of why I was interested in seeing the show, but the show we got last night didn't really stress it. It was, however, engaging and very funny. Even when you know you're being misdirected the trick still works, and he has ways of dealing with smart arse audience members. Recommended.
8/10 Engaging and wondering just where that elephant went on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
#fringeworld #perth #fringeworld2018
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/kevin-quantum-and-for-my-next-trick-fw2018
8/10 Engaging and wondering just where that elephant went on the Sid and Nancy Scale.
#fringeworld #perth #fringeworld2018
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/kevin-quantum-and-for-my-next-trick-fw2018
So now that I've had a little time here's some more detail...
So now that I've had a little time here's some more detail...
Perth Fringeworld's opening ceremony was fun! It was held in what used to be the Kailis Fish Factory in Northbridge, in a building that's been deserted for quite some time.
Now cleaned out, with a shining long bar down the middle with cabaret style seating about it, and tiered seating about that, a band at one end, it was a very Fringe feeling venue, and a fine addition to the Fringe festivities.
Out came the Fringe Executive Officer, Whadjuk Welcome to Country, Premier and Ministers and Mayors - a fine bunch of dignitaries although it must be said, never bring a footy metaphor to an arts crowd. On the other hand when it was mentioned that Fringe attendees would fill the new football stadium 17 times over everyone cheered. 1 in every 3 Western Australians will attend a FringeWorld event, apparently.
One of those events that will probably be the most visited is Club Swizzle, because after the success of their La Soiree the creators are sizzling for more. We got a taster of their show during the opening and I'd really like to see the full thing. It's one of the more expensive Fringe Events (for your typical Fringe 1 hour show expect to pay about 15 dollars) from $35 (standing) to $90 (probably ending up with performers on your table, and ranged in between depending on whether you're at a table, in the tiered seating and what night of the week it is. This dynamic cabaret with amazing acrobatics will certainly one I'll try to get to!
Wandering through the Pleasure Garden last night we saw some Sea Sprites doing hoop work, and a slack rope guy juggling 5 flaming torches as we enjoyed our ice cold coconut water from freshly pieced coconuts, and enjoyed our satay kebabs and salad and rice with cubed salmon.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
Perth Fringeworld's opening ceremony was fun! It was held in what used to be the Kailis Fish Factory in Northbridge, in a building that's been deserted for quite some time.
Now cleaned out, with a shining long bar down the middle with cabaret style seating about it, and tiered seating about that, a band at one end, it was a very Fringe feeling venue, and a fine addition to the Fringe festivities.
Out came the Fringe Executive Officer, Whadjuk Welcome to Country, Premier and Ministers and Mayors - a fine bunch of dignitaries although it must be said, never bring a footy metaphor to an arts crowd. On the other hand when it was mentioned that Fringe attendees would fill the new football stadium 17 times over everyone cheered. 1 in every 3 Western Australians will attend a FringeWorld event, apparently.
One of those events that will probably be the most visited is Club Swizzle, because after the success of their La Soiree the creators are sizzling for more. We got a taster of their show during the opening and I'd really like to see the full thing. It's one of the more expensive Fringe Events (for your typical Fringe 1 hour show expect to pay about 15 dollars) from $35 (standing) to $90 (probably ending up with performers on your table, and ranged in between depending on whether you're at a table, in the tiered seating and what night of the week it is. This dynamic cabaret with amazing acrobatics will certainly one I'll try to get to!
Wandering through the Pleasure Garden last night we saw some Sea Sprites doing hoop work, and a slack rope guy juggling 5 flaming torches as we enjoyed our ice cold coconut water from freshly pieced coconuts, and enjoyed our satay kebabs and salad and rice with cubed salmon.
#fringeworld #fringeworld2018 #perth
Friday, 17 November 2017
We'll be having a look at this one.
We'll be having a look at this one. Half physicist, half magician? He has quite the resume, so let's see how he performs for us! #fringeworld #fringeworld2018
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/kevin-quantum-and-for-my-next-trick-fw2018
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/kevin-quantum-and-for-my-next-trick-fw2018
Thursday, 16 November 2017
The year is ending.
The year is ending. We only have to survive Christmas and the New Year, and then before you know it, Fringe will be on us again in February. Rooftop movies, Northbridge going crazy and who knows what else?
If you plan to be a Fringe dweller have a look at the Fringe Friends deal, it does seem very good.
Enjoy your Fringe! #fringeworld #fringeworld2018
https://fringeworld.com.au/
If you plan to be a Fringe dweller have a look at the Fringe Friends deal, it does seem very good.
Enjoy your Fringe! #fringeworld #fringeworld2018
https://fringeworld.com.au/
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