Curiouser and curiouser… see it to believe it
600 Seconds
Absolutely
Presented by The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights
Presented by The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights & flaming locomotive productions
It’s back. The sellout smash of 2013 is reborn with all new performers in four packed programs sticking to one simple rule... anything goes for 600 seconds. Comedy. Theatre. Dance. Performance. Storytelling. Illusion. Whatever. This is Fringe... anything can happen in just 10 minutes. Check online for session + program details.
How can I be absolutely right every time? Join an introverted perfectionist as he embraces strategy, dreams and toilet paper on a quest to avoid the big fall. A playful and surprising personal story of overcomplicating the simple things in life from the award-winning creator of When Harry Met Harry.
The Blue Room Theatre • MAP #1, VENUE #3 4-8, 11-15 Feb @ 7p m • $20 • $15 GRP 6+ 80 - 90 mins • MA15+ • WA • world premiere
The Blue Room Studio • MAP #1, VENUE #3 11-15 Feb @ 8p m • $20 • $15 GRP 6+ 60 mins • G • WA • world premiere
Barefaced Stories: Fresh Faces Edition Presented by The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights & Barefaced
Barefaced Stories takes to the stage with some fresh faces straight off the back of workshops with The Moth LA host Brian Finkelstein armed only with true tales. We’ve had comedians, wrestlers, mums and accountants, stay tuned to find out who’s in the line-up of new Barefaced storytellers from Perth. The Blue Room Studio • MAP #1, VENUE #3 11-14 Feb @ 9.30p m • $15 70 mins • MA15+ • WA • world premiere
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Barefaced Stories: Fringe Gala World Edition Presented by Barefaced
Barefaced gets amongst the magnificent Fringe World mayhem in the Teatro tent for three massive nights. The biggest & best acts from around the globe, from circus performers to comedians, take to the stage with nothing but their true life tales - some humorous, some sad and some downright perverse! Teatro • MAP #1, VENUE #14 6-8 Feb @ 9.30p m • $15 80 mins • R18+ • WA
Benched
Hairy Halflings
Into the Twilight
Presented by Chrissie Parrott Arts
Presented by The Additives
Presented by The Storytelling Guild of Australia (WA) Inc.
Sydney’s most idiosyncratic dance makers, Martin del Amo and Julie-Anne Long get down to the park for ‘Benched’. This is an hilarious, poetic and finely observed piece of .... performance art? dance? comedy? you make up your mind what the heck this is. Bring a picnic, bring the kids, bring the whole family. York Reserve • MAP #5, VENUE #51 21-23 Feb @ 4p m , 5p m , 6p m
$20 • $40 Family
45 mins • G • NSW • wa premiere
KITSCH Presented by Nicole In Red
Sink your teeth into some delicious bitesize performances. Kitsch is despicable, hilarious, domestic and deranged. For four nights only the Canton Lounge Bar becomes the backdrop for a fun feast of the senses. Kick back with a cocktail as this unconventional performance is shaken and stirred around you. Canton Bar • MAP #4, VENUE #47 4-7 Feb @ 8p m • $25 • $22 GRP 6+ 50 mins • R18+ • WA • world premiere
From the writers of “He’s just not that into Hobbits” and “It’s Always About the Feet” comes a preservative-free musical extravaganza. Join two Halflings on a big hairy adventure as they make peace with being banished from Middle Earth. You’ll have a onesieful time. Warning: height restrictions apply!
The Storytelling Guild of Australia (WA) presents a selection of storytellers to prove that Storytelling is not just for children. From gruesome folk tales, to passionate romances, to stories brimming with wisdom. Come each week to see different tellers, telling different stories, crafted always for adult audiences.
Cheeky Sparrow • MAP #4, VENUE #40 1 Feb @ 9p m • 4-6 Feb @ 8p m • $20 50 mins • MA15+ • WA • world premiere
Universal Bar Upstairs • MAP #3, VENUE #32 26 Jan, 2, 9, 16, 23 Feb @ 5p m • $12 • $10 GRP 6+ 90 mins • MA15+ • WA
La Voix Humaine (The Human Voice) Presented by Lost & Found
“Do I sound like someone with something to hide?” A woman. A hotel room. A broken heart. A telephone. A tale of love stripped down. A lifetime drawn in a few last gasping moments as truths are twisted and the gap opens between the human voice and the human condition. A one-act opera with a libretto by Jean Cocteau and music by Francis Poulenc with soprano Fiona McAndrew in the title role. Riverview on Mount Street • MAP #5, VENUE #54 24, 26, 28 Jan @ 7p m • $45 45 mins • G • WA
Madame Piaf Presented by KNUTS Theatre Co
“For lovers of anything French, “Madame Piaf ” is a definite must-see.” The legend of Edith Piaf lives on in this story of her life, including live performances of some of Piaf ’s most legendary songs (with English surtitles), accompanied by a talented ensemble cast and a live band. Casa Mondo • MAP #2, VENUE #19 PREVIEW 31 jan @ 10.45p m • $20 1 Feb @ 10.45p m , 2 Feb @ 4.30p m • $30 • $20 GRP 6+ 110 mins • MA15+ • WA