Fringe World 2017 - Our Favourite Shows!

Sadly, Fringe World is now over for another year.  A big thank you to all the talented artists who filled our Fringe evenings with laughter, song, circus and amazement.

We only managed to see 43 shows this year, slightly down on our previous efforts. 

These are our favourite shows from Fringe World 2017!

Exposing Edith, Cabaret

La Soiree

Reuben Kay: Success Story, Cabaret

Love Thy Monster, Theatre

Trygve Walkensaw: Nautilus, Comedy

iOTA In The Average Joe, Theatre

Phil Kay In Tweed, Comedy

Jacques Barrett Is Particularly Good At This, Comedy

Dr Felicity Rickshaws Celebrity Sex Party, Theatre

Velvet, Cabaret

Dave Hughes – Deluded, Comedy

FAG/STAG, Theatre

Josh Earl Vs The Woman’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book, Comedy

Barbu, Circus

This Is A Work Of Fiction, Theatre

Aiden Killian: Follow The Money, Comedy

A Night At The Musicals, Cabaret

Marco? Polo!, Comedy

Looking forward to Fringe World 2018 !!!

Cathedral Square

Week 5 - Bogan Bundle

Week 5 - Monday 13 to Sunday 19 February

Just when I thought I was ‘listed-out’, I felt guilty about leaving out the ‘Bogans’. Look here for great Burlesque shows and your very own Bogan Bingo! Make an effort and put some shoes on…   

Sinsuality 2: Back In Bed, Circus, Page39, De Parel Spiegeltent, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #20, 13-18/2, 745pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$31 

How Can I Drive To A Gig With A Bogan On My Bonnet, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 58, The Game Sports Bar, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #6, 15/2, 17-19/2, 8pm, 60 Minutes, $21 

4 Stuntmen Of The Apocalypse: Fear Of The D4rk, Reviewed, Circus, Page 36, The Lunar Big Top, The Pleasure Garden, Map B, Venue #5, 15-19/2, 930pm, 60 Minutes, $26-$31  

Burlesque Beats – Old School Edition, Cabaret, Page 12, Circus Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #5, 13-19/2, 945pm, 60 Minutes, $26-$30

Week 5 - Girl Power

Week 5 - Monday 13 to Sunday 19 February

I created this category after we saw Yana Alana. Between the Cracks in 2015. She owned the stage and enthralled everyone in the audience. So, if you’re a woman or want to support women kicking arse, this is the list for you!  

Ladynerd 2: Game Of Nerds, Cabaret, Page 18, The Shambles, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #15, 16-19/2, 6pm, 60 Minutes, $26-$29.50 

The Travelling Sisters, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 77, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 14-19/2, 6pm, 60 Minutes, $26  

Naked, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 66, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 16-19/2, 810pm, 50 Minutes, $19-$26 

If You’re Not Dancing At The Revolution…Theatre, Page 108, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #8, 14-18/2, 9pm, 55 Minutes, $19-$24 

Nikki Britton Is Romanticide, Reviewed, City Of Perth Library, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #2, 13-18/2, 945pm, 55 Minutes, $16-$23.50

Week 5 - Middle of the Road

Week 5 - Monday 13 to Sunday 19 February

These shows have less swearing than the ‘Very Hot’ ‘UV Rated’ shows. This list is like the ‘Safe’ list, but the venues don’t have a posh postcode. They have a slightly off-Broadway postcode of 6003…Northbridge.  

Lucidity, Theatre, Page 109, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #8, 14-18/2, 6pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$26 

Comedy Happy Hour: The Chat Show, Comedy, Page 51, The Game Sports Bar, Northbridge, Map C, 16-19/2, 615pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$26 

Shania Choir: A Shania Twain Retrospective, Music & Musicals, Page 101, Circus Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #5, 14-19/2, 630pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$26 

Phil Kay In Tweed, Award Winner, TV Work, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 69, City Of Perth Library, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #2, 13-18/2, 645pm, 60 Minutes, $18-$26 

Daniel Nils Roberts: The Causeway, Award Nominated, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 52, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 14-19/2, 650pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$26 

Classic Stanley, Comedy, Page 51, Black Flamingo, The Pleasure Garden, Map B, Venue #2, 14-19/2, 7pm, 55 Minutes, $16-$21 

Janelle Koenig – Indoorsy Type, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 59, Rosie O’Grady’s, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #12, 14-18/2, 7pm, 60 Minutes, $25 

Josh Earls Festival, Reviewed, The Gold Digger, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #16, 14-18/2, 7pm, 55 Minutes, $21-$29 

Daniel Connell – Stacks On, Award Nominated, Comedy, Page 52, Rosie O’Grady’s, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #12, 14-17/2, 715pm, 55 Minutes, $13-$21 

David Quirk – Cowboy Mouth, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 53, The Shambles, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #15, 13-19/2, 730pm, 55 Minutes, $16-$23  

Cat FM, Award Winner, Comedy, Page 50, Black Flamingo, The Pleasure Garden, Map B, Venue #2, 14-19/2, 830pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$25 

Tamar Braodbent: Get Ugly, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 75, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 14-18/2, 8pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$23.50 

Jacques Barrett Is Particularly Good At This, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 59, Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Northbridge, Map C, V #5, 14-18/2, 830pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$26 

Menagerie Sings Cinema, Music & Musicals, Page 98, Perth Town Hall, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #1, 16-19/2, 9pm, 70 Minutes, $19-$21 

Marco? Polo! Award Winner, Comedy, Page 64, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #8, 14-18/2, 930pm, 60 Minutes, $23-$28  

Jacques Valentines Day Massacre, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 59, Rosie O’Grady’s, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #12, 14/2, 10pm, 120 Minutes, $33

Week 5 - Queer Content

Week 5 - Monday 13 to Sunday 19 February

The shows in this section have LGBTI themes.   

Disgraceful Cougars, Cabaret, Page 15, Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, Map B, Venue #4, 15-19/2, 630pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$21 

Divas– All Male Review, Cabaret, Page 15, Connections Night Club, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #2, 15/2, 15-18/2, 8pm, 75 Minutes, $29

Week - Safe (Western Suburbs Tasting Plate)

Week 5 - Monday 13 to Sunday 19 February

If you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, this is the list for you…   Safe doesn’t mean boring. It just means little or no swearing! The shows in this section are generally in the smart locations of ‘Fringe at Cathedral Square’, His Majesty’s Theatre, Heath Ledger Theatre and the large Spiegeltents. The reason for doing this list is to get those 1%er’s out of their panic rooms in the Western Suburbs and into the hurly burly of Fringe.

Nigella – Love Bites, Cabaret, Page 21, Downstairs At His Maj, Perth, Map D, Venue #4, 14-18/2, 6pm, 50 Minutes, $31-$40

An Evening In Paris, Music & Musicals, Page 92, The Ellington Jazz Club, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #7, 13-19/2, 630pm, 55 Minutes, $16-$21 

Galentine’s Day Dinner, Free & Community Events, Page 89, Lamont’s Bishops House, Perth, Map D, Venue #6, 14/2, 645pm, $117

Under The Covers, Cabaret, Page 26, Perth Town Hall, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #1, 13-19/2, 7pm, 65 Minutes, $33-$39

Valentines Cabaret, Cabaret, Page 26, St Georges Cathedral, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #4, 14/2, 7pm, 90 Minutes, $41 

Tel La Novela, Cabaret, Page 24, Downstairs At His Maj, Perth, Map D, Venue #4, 14-18/2, 730pm, 50 Minutes, $31-$40

How To Co-Host A Murder, Theatre, Page 108, The Ellington Jazz Club, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #7, 13-19/2, 8pm, 18-19/2, 5pm, 70 Minutes, $21-$31 

The Desperettes: A Guide To Being A Wingman, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 76, Burt Memorial Hall, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #5, 13-15/2, 17-18/2, 8pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$30

The Good Ole Boys, Theatre, Page 114, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #8, 14-18/2, 8pm, 60 Minutes, $24-$27 

Liam Ryan: Oh God It’s Behind You, TV Work, Reviewed, Cit Of Perth Library, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #2, 14-18/2, 815pm, 60 Minutes, $23-$26

One Hit Wanda! Karaoke Killer, Cabaret, Page 21, Downstairs At His Maj, Perth, Map D, Venue #4, 14-18/2, 9pm, 55 Minutes, $36-$40 

If Looks Could Kill, Cabaret, Page 17, The Ellington Jazz Club, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #7, 16-19/2, 930pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$26

The Girl From Oz, Cabaret, Page 24, De Parel Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, Map B, Venue #4, 15-19/2, 10pm, 60 Minutes, $36  

Women Of Soul, Music & Musicals, Page 103, De Parel Spiegeltent, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #20, 16-18/2, 11pm, 90 Minutes, $31

Week 5 - Subversive

Week 5 - Monday 13 to Sunday 19 February

This list contains all the shows that have a ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ ‘UV Rating’.  

They’ve Already Won, Reviewed, Theatre, Page 114, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #18, 14-18/2, 730pm, 70 Minutes, $21-26

Cam Knight – All Time, Comedy, Page 50, State Library Of WA – Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #2, 15-18/2, 915pm, 55 Minutes, $16-$26

Pleasure Garden

Fringe Central

Week 4- Bogan Bundle

Week 4 - Monday 6 to Sunday 12 February

Just when I thought I was ‘listed-out’, I felt guilty about leaving out the ‘Bogans’. Look here for great Burlesque shows and your very own Bogan Bingo! Make an effort and put some shoes on…   

#Freesauce, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 56, The Brass Monkey Hotel, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #23, 12-16/2, 7pm, 50 Minutes, $19  

Bogan Shakespeare Presents: Macbeth, Comedy, Page 48, Pizza Hut, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #16, 8-12/2, 7pm, 60 Minutes, $21 

A Bogan Abroad, Comedy, Page 43, Hellenic Club W & Universal Roof Top Bar, Dates & Times Vary, 730pm, 55 Minutes, $16-$21 

Actual Men Back In Training, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 44, Freo Royal At Federal Hotel, Fremantle, Map F, Venue #6, 9-12/2, 8pm, 60 Minutes, $17.50-$22 

Body Map, Cabaret, Page 12, Circus Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #5, 7-12/2, 815pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$26 

Merry Christmas ISIS, Comedy, Page 66, Rosie O’Grady’s, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #12, 7-10/2, 845pm, 45 Minutes $16-$21 

The Ruby Red Fatales, Cabaret, Page 26, Noodle Palace, Northbridge, Map A, Venue #1, 7-11/2, 14-18/2, 1010pm, 60 Minutes, $19-$26

Week 4- Girl Power

Week 4 - Monday 6 to Sunday 12 February

I created this category after we saw Yana Alana. Between the Cracks in 2015. She owned the stage and enthralled everyone in the audience. So, if you’re a woman or want to support women kicking arse, this is the list for you!  

Fat Girls In Bike Shorts, Reviewed, Theatre, Page 106, Perth Town Hall, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #1, 6-12/2, 6pm, 50 Minutes, $18-$21 

Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong, Award Winner, Theatre, Page 105, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #8, 7-11/2, 8pm, 50 Minutes, $21-$26 

My Greatest Period, Reviewed, Music & Musicals, Page 99, The Flaming Locomotive At AGWA, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #4, 7-11/2, 8pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$26 

Gillian Cosgriff: 8 Songs In 8 Weeks, Award Winner, Reviewed, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 7-12/2, 14-19/2, 850pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$29 

Naked Girls Reading, Cabaret, Page 21, The Shambles, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #15, 6-12/2, 1030pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$26

Week 4- Middle of the Road

Week 4 - Monday 6 to Sunday 12 February

These shows have less swearing than the ‘Very Hot’ ‘UV Rated’ shows. This list is like the ‘Safe’ list, but the venues don’t have a posh postcode. They have a slightly off-Broadway postcode of 6003…Northbridge. 

600 Seconds, Theatre, Page 104, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #8, 7-8/2, 10-11/2, 14-18/2, 615pm, 9/2, 615pm, 75 Minutes, $26 

History Of Scotland Part 6: The Rise Of The Ranga, Reviewed, The Game Sports Bar, Northbridge, Map C, 9-12/2, 615pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$21 

The Men: An Unexpected Journey, Music & Musicals, Page 101, Reviewed, Circus Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #5, 6-12/2, 630pm, 50 Minutes, $6-$19  

Guy Montgomery – Let’s All Get In A Room Together, Award Winner, Award Nominated, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 7-11/2, 640pm, 55 Minutes, $19-$23 

Douglas Walker: Komischer, Award Winner, Award, Nominated, Comedy, Page 54, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 8-12/2, 650pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$26 

Mike Goldstein & Becky Lucas: Split Show, Comedy, Page 66, Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #5, 7-11/2, 7pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$21 

Joey Page: JOWIE, Reviewed, TV Work, Comedy, Page 60, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 7-12/2, 14-19/2, 730pm, 60 Minutes, $19-$26 

Islamofarcist, Award Winner, Comedy, Page 59, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Venue #1, 7-12/2, 14-18/2, 740pm, 50 Minutes, $19-$26 

Josh Earl Vs The Woman’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book, Award Winner, Comedy, Page 61, State Library Of WA – Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #2, 8-11/2, 745pm, 55 Minutes, $21-$29 

My First Ten Sexual Failures, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 66, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 7-12/2, 8pm, 65 Minutes, $21-$26 

Jon Bennett: Aussie Rules Footy (Playing With Men), Award Nominated, Reviewed,

Comedy Page 61, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 7-12/2, 14-18/2, 840pm, 60 Minutes, $15-$19.50  

Stuart Bowden: A Series Of Portraits, Reviewed, Theatre, Page 111, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #8, 7-11/2, 9pm, 70 Minutes, $21-$26  

Ciaran Lyons:- Adulthood, Comedy, Page 51, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 7-12/2, 14-19/2, 920pm, 55 Minutes, $14-$19 

Peter Comb And The Clickety Cane Band, Music & Musicals, Page 100, De Parel Spiegeltent, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #20, 11/2, 930pm, 60 Minutes, $33

Week 4 - Queer Content

Week 4 - Monday 6 to Sunday 12 February

The shows in this section have LGBTI themes.   

Mighty Mike Show, Circus, Page 39, Fringe World Street Pitch, Fringe Central, Map A, V #7, 7-19/2, 6pm, 30 Minutes, Donate, Fringe World Street Pitch, The Pleasure Garden, Map B, Venue #8, 7-12/2, 730pm, 14/9/2, 915pm, 45 Minutes, Donation

FAG/STAG, Award Winner, Theatre, Page 106, Perth Town Hall, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Venue #1, 8-11/2, 7pm, 55 Minutes, $21.50-$25.50 

Rueben Kaye: Success Story, Cabaret, Page 21, The Shambles, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #15, 7-12/2, 9pm, 60 Minutes, $25.50-$33 

Baby Got Back, Cabaret, Page 11, The Lunar Big Top, The Pleasure Garden, Map B, Venue #5, 9-14/2, 930pm, 55 Minutes, $26-$31 

Finding Felix: A Memoir, Cabaret, Page 17, The Ellington Jazz Club, Northbridge, Map C, Venue #7, 12/2, 15/2, 930pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$21

Week 4- Safe (Western Suburbs Tasting Plate)

Week 4 - Monday 6 to Sunday 12 February

If you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, this is the list for you…   Safe doesn’t mean boring. It just means little or no swearing! The shows in this section are generally in the smart locations of ‘Fringe at Cathedral Square’, His Majesty’s Theatre, Heath Ledger Theatre and the large Spiegeltents. The reason for doing this list is to get those 1%er’s out of their panic rooms in the Western Suburbs and into the hurly burly of Fringe. 

Mysteries At The Maj, Cabaret, Page 20, Downstairs At His Maj, Perth, Map D, Venue #4, 7-11/2, 6pm, 50 Minutes, $36-$40 

Perth Cabaret Collective: A Hot Harlem Romp, Award Winner, De Parel Spiegeltent, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #20, 8-10/2, 6pm, $26-$31  

Mother Ruin: A Cabaret About Gin, Cabaret, Page 20, Noodle Palace, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #1, 14-19/2, 610pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$30 

Beck Brunning – Beaming, Comedy, Page 47, Burt Memorial Hall, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #5, 10-11/2, 13/2, 15/2, 17-18/2, 630pm, 50 Minutes, $19-$23  

DivaLicious And The Impressario, Theatre, Page 106, Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, Map F, Venue #5, 11/2, 630pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$36 

An Absolute Idiot’s Guide To Art, Comedy, Page 46, City Of Perth Library, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #12, 9-11/2, 645pm, 55 Minutes, $17-$21 

You’re My World – The Cilla Black Story, Cabaret, Page 26, Downstairs At His Maj, Perth, Map D, Venue #4, 7-11/2, 730pm, 50 Minutes, $31-$40 

A Little Less Conversation 3, Comedy, Page 43, The Gold Digger, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #16, 7-12/2, 14-18/2, 830pm, 60 Minutes, $17-$26 

Dirty Blues The Sinning Edition, Award Winner, Music & Musicals, Page 94, De Parel Spiegeltent, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #20, 7-10/2, 930pm, 60 Minutes, $23.50-$28.50 

Exposing Edith, Award Winner, Cabaret, Page 16, Burt Memorial Hall, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #5, 6-11/2, 930pm, 70 Minutes, $30 

Yeti’s Demon Dive Bar, Reviewed, Page 79, Circus Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #5, 8-12//2, 945pm, 60 Minutes, $26-$33

Week 4 - Subversive

Week 4 - Monday 6 to Sunday 12 February

This list contains all the shows that have a ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ ‘UV Rating’.  

A Hip Hop Hooray, Music & Musicals, Page 92, De Parel Spiegeltent, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #20, 11-12/2, 5pm, 90 Minutes, $36 

Amy Housewine – Back To Crack, Cabaret, Page 11, The Gold Digger, Fringe Central, Map A, 16-18/2, 10pm 60 Minutes, $26-$31 

Starman, Cabaret, Page 24, De Parel Spiegeltent, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #20, 6-12/2/, 745pm, 65 Minutes, $30.50-$36 

Trygve Wakenshaw & Barnie Duncan: Different Party, Theatre, Page 114, Burt Memorial Hall, Fringe At Cathedral Square, Map E, Venue #5, 6-11/2, 8pm, 60 Minutes, $19-$26 

Body Map, Cabaret, Page 12, Circus Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #5, 7-12/2, 815pm, 60 Minutes, $21-$26 

Virgin Bloody Mary, Reviewed, Comedy, Page 78, Lazy Susan’s Comedy Den, North Side, Map I, Venue #7, 8-10/2, 830pm, 11-12/2, 630pm, 50 Minutes, $11-$16 

Dilruk Jayasinha – The Art Of The Dil, Comedy, Page 54, State Library Of WA – Theatre, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #2, 8-11/2, 915pm, 60 Minutes, $28-$33 

Otto & Astrid Eurosmash! Award Winner, De Parel Spiegeltent, Fringe Central, Map A, Venue #20, 12-19/2, 930pm, 70 Minutes, $21-$29 

Bubble Show For Adults Only, Cabaret, Page 12, Black Flamingo, The Pleasure Garden, Map B, Venue #2, 10-11/2, 10pm, 60 Minutes, $16-$21