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I am (not) this body. A short statured woman is standing on a plinth.
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Performance review: I Am (Not) This Body, Arts House, Melbourne Fringe Festival

A a cross-disciplinary exploration of the performer's relationship with her body in the world.

Melbourne Fringe. Two women with bustieres and frill collars, plus high ponytails face the camera.
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Performance Reviews: HIGH PONY, LOOPS, Black Widow, Melbourne Fringe Festival

Four Melbourne Fringe Festival works show the range on offer, from comedy to circus, cabaret and street tours.

Trans. Woman with green top and long brown hair sits in armchair looking at camera with hand under chin. Behind her are a pot plant and a lamp.
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Activists will tell you that trans roles should go to trans actors – I disagree

When a certain children's author is played by a trans performer and a trans character is played by a cis…

Tight Mums. Four women dressed in orange or black and red. One is seated, another is crouching over and the other two standing.

Comedy review: Tight Mums, Loose Units, Trades Hall, Melbourne Fringe Festival

Hysterical tongue-in-cheek Tight Mums dishing the dirt on married life and divorce. 

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Theatre review: Like a Virgo

Astrology, sexuality and Madonna – this charming stand-up and burlesque show made it through the wilderness of Melbourne Fringe.

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Performance review: Smash it Up

Mashed up songs produce a hit playlist of entertainment.

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Theatre review: Nu-Disco!

A one-woman show that runs through a host of contemporary issues while lost in the thralls of a nightclub.

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Theatre review: Ethel Mermaid: Songs in the Key of Sea

An amazing splash of talent at Melbourne Fringe Festival.

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Theatre review: Teeth and Tonic, Melbourne Fringe

Friends unite in smashing the patriarchy.

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Theatre review: SIRENS, Melbourne

A queer odyssey of the heart.

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