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Take to the Sky: Beau & Aero

February 11, 2018

A plane crashes. The pilot and co-pilot are left to fend for themselves. They’re amusingly underprepared, with just a few crackers in their ration box, but there’s no better sustenance than their irrepressibly whimsical zest for life.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, CLOWNING, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

February 11, 2018

Some stand up shows... well, they stand out as opposed to up and Struan All Over the World is one of them.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Wrestling Against Expectations: I'm Okayfabe

February 10, 2018

Attempting to be the perfect woman can feel like a wrestle. Rather than wrestle another flesh-and-blood person, though, you’re wrestling yourself and the many – oh so many – impossible standards set for the female gender.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, WRESTLING, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Psychological Insomniac Theatre: Night Sweats

February 10, 2018

In a darkened room, we listen to the thoughts of a mind wracked by insomnia. They bubble up despite the protagonist's best efforts to push them aside.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, THEATRE, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

When Our Molecules Meet Again* Let's Hope They Remember What To Do (*Probably In Space)

February 9, 2018

Stuart Bowden takes us on a journey, all the way to our own planet via our emotional cores in a pensive, lonely and, finally, uplifting story.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, THEATRE, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Smart, Scatter-Brained Stand Up: Death to America

February 7, 2018

Sean Bedlam takes his audience on a journey through the anarchic workings of his mind, loosely themed around the socio-political issues plaguing America.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany

February 6, 2018

The history of war is often told through sweeping engagements and the grand stroke of the tacticians pen. In Eleanor’s Story, however, we have a uniquely singular and human narrative.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, THEATRE, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

An Overdue Call to Action: Giant & Angry

February 4, 2018

In Giant & Angry, Gillian English paints a picture with which we can all identify. Whether anger is shoved down where no one else can see it, or held forth in an act of empowerment, it is unquestionably present.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Bold, Beautiful and Grotesque: Odette!

February 4, 2018

In her debut clowning performance, Marina Margarita breathes life into the heavily pregnant form of Odette - the cleaning lady that everybody loves to love. Well, maybe not everybody. Everybody who isn’t a bastard, certainly.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Hilarious and Relatable: Drag Queen Stole My Dress

February 3, 2018

This fast-paced tale is at once surprising and, for many, all too relatable. English shares it masterfully, her comedic skills keeping the audience in a constant state of enraptured fascination.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, STORYTELLING, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Perhaps Under Stars That Would Stretch Forever (Joey Page Explains the Universe in Under an Hour)

February 2, 2018

Explaining the universe in under an hour might seem a big ask. If anyone can do it, though, that person is Joey Page.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

The Perfect Climax: Little Death Club

February 2, 2018

Little Death Club, a show offering a rotating lineup of the strangest people you're likely to see gracing a stage, is a fantastic way to close an evening at FRINGE WORLD.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, CABARET, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Anna Piper Scott: Water Off A Cuck's Back | A Manifesto

February 1, 2018

You’d be forgiven for assuming that a manifesto would be delivered by an insane person. In this case, though, Anna Piper Scott is seemingly the only sane voice in an unhinged world.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, COMEDY, 2018, FEBRUARY 2018

Setting the Story Straight: She Wolf

January 31, 2018

While the show carries us through history, we see what did and did not happen through the lens of the She Wolf making a visit from hell to set the story straight.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, COMEDY, THEATRE, 2018, JANUARY 2018

A Textual Awakening: The Dark Room

January 31, 2018

This twisted live-action text adventure game promises a riotous hour during which Robertson variously leers at, cajoles, and tortures the crowd as they navigate the digital confines of the titular room.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, COMEDY, 2018, JANUARY 2018

Ayden Doherty: Shame And Abuse - The Nightmarish Quiz Show

January 31, 2018

Imagine a quiz night, compèred by a fragile narcissist with a razor sharp wit and a complete disregard for the participants’ enjoyment.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, QUIZ SHOW, 2018, JANUARY 2018

Cameryn Moore: Phone Whore

January 31, 2018

We were in no way prepared for what this show would deliver, despite going into it knowing full well that it would be confronting.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, THEATRE, 2018, JANUARY 2018

Wil Greenway: The Way The City Ate The Stars

January 30, 2018

Anyone familiar with Greenway’s work will know that he’s a fantastic storyteller. He tells amazing, wonderful, and slightly weird stories with the grace and charisma of a travelling bard.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, THEATRE, 2018, JANUARY 2018

Technical Difficulties Obscure Message: Sugar

January 28, 2018

Sugar's powerful message was sidelined on opening night by numerous tech and staging issues.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, FEMINISM, CIRCUS, 2018, JANUARY 2018

Introspective and Engaging: The Big Dark

January 28, 2018

The Big Dark presents a surreal look at a nightmare born from everyday pressures and anxiety.

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In REVIEW Tags FRINGE WORLD, THEATRE, 2018, JANUARY 2018
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