Review – Dracula’s Retro Vampt
If there were ever a place to do the ‘timewarp’, it would have to be Dracula’s current show, Retro Vampt.
Category: Cabaret
Review – Le Gateau Chocolate: Icons
As Le Gateau Chocolat adds and removes costume layers in front of the audience he dons a mask in order to reveal his true self.
Review – Mylie’s Relationship Status is Complicated: A Facebook Romance
The show delves into how we live online versus how we live in real life, the importance of updating your relationship status and the art of Facebook stalking, among other things.
Review – Michael Griffiths: Adolescent
I wished I could have lived in Michael’s world for a bit longer, but unfortunately we all have to grow up some time.
Review – Comic Strip
Open your tattered, dog-eared Fringe guide and you’ll see there is far more comedy in the Festival than anything else… But we must all remember that we can have a bit of slap with our tickle, and tickling our funny bone is as good a reason as any to also catch some high quality burlesque.
Review – Sing, Swing, Get in The Mood with The Pacific Belles
I love swing music and find 1940s culture fascinating. But this show was in equal parts under-rehearsed, uncomfortably sleazy, unengaging, and notably lacking in the panache that is needed to pull off such an act.
Review – A Viking Tale
[Jenny Wynter] portrays most of the other characters in the performance, including a passive-aggressive neighbour who is at pains to point out that her Viking birthday cakes for her Viking son are always hand-made and orgaaanic.
Review – BAZINGA! Nerdlesque Nights
The idea behind Nerdlesque is that nerd culture meets burlesque performance, and there were plenty of tributes to Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and even Predator. Unfortunately, the segues between acts were far from seamless, and this was a show that showed it stitching.
Review – True Story.
True Story is a completely original cabaret piece based on strange but true tales collected from all round the world. From a vengeful dentist to a kid that dreams of mythical creatures, Ruth Wilkin compiles these wacky and wonderful stories into delightful cabaret ditties.
Review – Lili la Scala: Siren
It is scarcely to be believed that so much can be packed into a single hour, and yet in La Scala’s presence time stops and you find yourself spellbound.
Review – EastEnd Cabaret: Dirty Talk
[EastEnd Cabaret offer] saucy, classy, daring and accessible entertainment that leaves you with plenty to tell your workmates about in the lunchroom the next day.
Review – Amalgamy
Elja rarely misses a beat in her stagework; however, to sustain a show of this nature it requires that the performer be a very strong singer, and Elja is not flawless.
Review – Bel Canto Bowie
Pasqualina and Maria Maria are two Roman Catholic Italian choir girls who develop a devotion to Bowie that soon overtakes their devotion to God. Something about this analogy of Bowie as a literal lord and saviour will hold a strong appeal for anyone who has at some point in their lives experienced a Bowie fixation.
Review – In The Mood
The Elliot Sisters are three cuties with pipes of gold, and together they perform staples of the Andrew Sisters with style and flair.
Review – Blues and Burlesque
The trio not only excel in their specific fields, but exhibit finely-tuned skills in complementary areas, making for one of the finest hours of entertainment you will see at the Fringe.
