Melbourne Fringe
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Banquet review: captivating circus tackles the big issues
This innovative performance uses circus arts to explore class themes, but who's invited to the banquet?
Melbourne Fringe 2025: a review diary
A selection of short reviews from the 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival; rolling coverage which will be regularly updated.
Circus De Licious review: promising variety show doesn't quite hold together
The Circus De Licious performers brought energy but the Melbourne Fringe show lacked cohesion.
Elixir Revived review: brilliantly ocker acrobatics at Melbourne Fringe
A sophisticated subversion of masculinity, Elixir Revived asks what acrobats would get up to in a zombie apocalypse.
Krishna Istha's First Trimester: 'Many people are open to giving sperm'
In the ultimate crowd participation show, the trans would-be parent Krishna Istha looks for sperm donors in the audience.
Decadence: 10 Years of Yummy review – let's have some fun!
Yummy, in this new show, offers a highly enjoyable exploration of subcultural cabaret.
Chuckle Troupers review: a tumbling good time
Chuckle Troupers is a perfectly heartwarming cabaret for the whole family
Strange Chaos review: punk clown perfection in a secret Northcote venue
Technically flawless and wilfully anarchic, Strange Chaos captures the spirit of clowning.
THE BLOK! review: it's big, bawdy and bananas – bravo!
Art can save the world, the universe or neither in THE BLOK!, starring Carly Sheppard and Alexis West.