What’s on
Melbourne Fringe
Melbourne live reviews
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, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Sonia Nair
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I’ve seen them all, and this jukebox musical is simply the best
Ruva Ngwenya’s powerful performance as Tina Turner must be seen – and heard – to be believed.
- by Cameron Woodhead
These two pieces are beautiful – but they don’t fit together
With Études and Circle Electric, The Australian Ballet is bringing together the new with the classical. Separately, they work. Together, less so.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead and Tony Way
It starts with a lie, but this musical will teach you to be a better human
As Beau Woodbridge prepares to take the stage for Dear Evan Hansen, the actor and show’s director talk about the musical’s dark subject.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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What can a Bjork dress teach us about the future? Well, we’re about to find out
As part of an upcoming exhibition, ACMI is turning to pop culture, video games and films including Blade Runner 2049 to offer up a look of what might lie ahead.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
This sheep in sheep’s clothing is solving a knotty problem
A designer has found an innovative way to turn ‘waste’ wool into something beautiful.
- by Will Cox
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.
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
This video game doesn’t care if you never play it again
Most video games are designed to be addictive, but Rotted Luck – which users play as a sentient fungus – actively tries to be the complete opposite.
- by Nell Geraets
There’s not enough Aubrey Plaza in this Aubrey Plaza film
In My Old Ass, a teenager is visited by her 39-year-old self who offers a preview of their shared future. And it’s not what she hoped.
- by Sandra Hall
The transcendent play that cuts to the heart of what it means to be human
In its exploration of two different relationships, the Pulitzer-winning play Cost of Living is truly great theatre.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
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