Review – Bushpig

Aunt Vivian is back in town, minus a daughter. Ashlynn—or it is Trinity now?—made it as a TV sensation in the Big Smoke and wouldn’t deign to return. Now Bushpig is about to set out on her own journey, but where does she belong? Can she become a star too?

“My goodness, you are stunning up close.”

This is exactly the sort of theatre the Fringe is for: small, crafted, ambitious, glamorous, dark, magical and profound. Hannah Malarski is a story-teller with a frightening range, able to conjure up dozens of unique and diverse characters to populate her world.

“Have you ever owned a gold-plated certificate?”

Jack Richardson works simple lighting and sound effects in perfect synchronicity with Hannah’s performance to bring this fable to life. With a flick of a lamp switch or a well-timed looped vocal, he reminds us just how far you can completely upend the tone of a scene. Few other production teams are able to achieve so much with so little.

“I could watch you forever.”

Bushpig is hands-down the most intriguing show to surface in this year’s Fringe. Find it at Urban Spaceman Vintage, a small boutique clothing store tucked in an alley off Hindley Street.