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Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024
This year’s festival has kicked off, with almost 500 shows on offer across Melbourne and greater Victoria. Here, our writers take a closer look.
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Melbourne Fringe
A blacksmith forge and a return to the Tamagotchi era? This festival has it all
From the secrets of a public library to dating roulette, this year’s Fringe is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Strange, familiar, free: Your guide to choosing the perfect Fringe show
Soap operas and secret locations: here’s a taste of what’s to come at Melbourne Fringe.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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Why so serious? The cellist on a mission to make classical music a laugh
Karen Hall had her career as a professional cellist turned upside down by two clowns.
- by John Shand
We’ve been at it for millennia, but sex on the Fringe is something else
From disability to cultural taboos, this year’s edgiest festival steps into territory that is usually unspoken.
- by John Bailey
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