Where to eat during Fringe World

Many of the Fringe World venues have “pop-up” food stall options. They’re great for a quick bite between shows.  If you have more time, why not arrange to dine in Northbridge before or after a show.

The favourite restaurant of FringeBingers  is My Bayon, 313 William St, Northbridge. It is predominantly Cambodian with Thai and Vietnamese influences and has been getting plenty of 5-star reviews on Tripadvisor lately. It’s open Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday - 4pm to 10pm, Friday and Saturday - 4pm to 11pm. BYO wine only. Phone on 9227 1331, book by email - mybayon@gmailcom, or visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mybayon/

2018 Perth Fringe Free & Community

There are 25 ‘Acts’ in the ‘Free & Community’ section on pages 90 to 93, of which 23 are FREE! Most of them are ‘G’ rated and are suitable for families.

They are:-

Cabaret

Blue Water Vauderville Page 9 

Drag Brunch At The Moon Page16 

Once Upon A Burlesque Mini Show Page 23

  

Comedy 

50% Canadian 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh Page 46 

Ren Lunicke – I’am An Apache Attack Helicopter Page 74 

Taylor Tells It Like It Is Page 79 

Dance & Physical Theatre 

Playspace Page 85

  

Film & Multimedia 

12 Films Heart Page 88 

Akolkol Dastan Cesa Page 88 

Hayao Miyazaki: Studio Ghibli Film Festival Page 88 

Lightbox18 Page 88 

RevMini Page 88

Music & Musicals 

90’2 + 00’s R & B Party Page 94 

Harbour Sundays Page 96 

Karla Wangkiny + YMCA HQ Presents Fire Tonge Page 97 

Riffs BINGO With Riffz2000 Page 99 

Sweet Oblivian @ YMCAHQ Page 100

 Visual Arts 

Alira Callaghan – Gallery As Residency Page 116 

Bead Friend’s Forever Page 116 

Making Place Page 116 

Peak Performance Page 116 

WTF Renaissance Page 116

  

2018 Perth Fringe Street Performance Buskers

There are 15 performers on pages 102-103, performing at Fringe Central and The Pleasure Garden. For the first time during Fringe there is a buskers weekend.

‘City Of Perth Fringe World Buskers Weekender’, Page 102. Pay all artists at the show.

2018 Perth Fringe Theatre Top 10

Escape Room: The Speakeasy, Page 107, Escape Room, The Pleasure Garden, 27 January to 25 February, Times Vary, 60 minutes $40 

Cull, Page 107, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, 27-28/1 8pm, 30-31/1, 1-3/2 930pm 70 minutes $26 

Slap & Tickle, Page 112, State Theatre Centre, Fringe Central, 27, 30-31/1, 1-3/2, 8pm 60 minutes $36 

We Are Ian, Page 114, Circus Theatre, Fringe Central, 27-31/1, 1-4. 6-12/2, 1015pm 50 minutes $27 

19 Weeks, Page 104, Como The Treasury, Perth, 30-31/1, 1-3, 6-10/2, 8pm 60 minutes $33 

Joan, Page 110, State Theatre Centre, Fringe Central, 2-3/2 7pm, 6-10/2 730pm 70 minutes $29 

Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany, Page 107, Circus Theatre, Fringe Central, 5-7/2, 830pm 60 minutes $30 

The Ballard Of Frank Allen, Page 113, The Shambles, Fringe Central, 14-18/2, 1045pm 55 minutes $22 

My Greatest Period Ever, Page 111, De Parel Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 12-15/2 745pm, 17/2 4pm 60 minutes $28 

Fleabag, Page 108, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, 13-17, 20-24/2, 8pm 60 minutes $29

2018 Perth Fringe Cabaret Top 10

Club Swizzle, Page 14, The Ice Cream Factory, Northbridge, Multiple dates and times, this show is on virtually all of Fringe, 110 minutes up-to $90 

Exposing Edith, Page 16, St Georges Cathedral At Cathedral Square, Perth, 31/1, 1-3/2, 7pm 70 minutes $35  

Hello An Evening With Femenem, Page 18, Connections Nightclub, Northbridge, 2-3/2, 9pm 60 minutes $30 

Livvy & Pete: The Songs Of Olivia Newton John And Peter Allen, Page 22, De Parel Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 5-12/2, 545pm 70 minutes $33  

Amelia Ryan: The Breast Is Yet To Come, Page 8, De Parel Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 8-11/2, 745pm 70 minutes $30 

Backdoor Cabaret, Page 8, The Edith Spiegeltent At The Ice Cream Factory, Northbridge, 14-17/2, 10pm 60 minutes $30 

Cathedral Cabaret, Page 14, St Georges Cathedral at Cathedral Square, Perth, 15-16/2, 7pm 90 minutes $55. This show usually sells out within a few weeks of tickets going on sale. 

Boris & Sergey, Page 10, The Shambles, Fringe Central, 15-18, 20-25/2, 745pm 60 minutes $27  

Iconic – a Brief History of Drag, Page 18, De Parel Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 16-25/2, 745pm 60 minutes $27

Comma Sutra, Page 14, His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, 20-24/2, 9pm 55 minutes $42

2018 Perth Fringe Film & Multimedia Top 10

There are only 8 film entries this year! See page 88 of the print guide.

2018 Perth Fringe Dance & Physical Theatre Top 10

Perth Swing Dance Academy, Page 85, The Edith Spiegeltent At The Ice Cream Factory, Northbridge, 29/1, 7pm 150 minutes $15 

Cirque Africa, Page 84, Cirque Africa Big Top, Perth, Multiple Dates & Times, 60 minutes $46 

Djuki Mala, Page 84, The West Australian Spiegeltent & Teatro, The Pleasure Garden, Multiple Dates & Times, 70 minutes $46 

Tohu, Page 86, State Theatre Centre, Fringe Central, 2-3/2 9pm, 6-10/2 630pm 30 minutes $30 

The Honeymoon Suite, Page 86, Paper Mountain, Northbridge, 1-5/2, 7pm 30 minutes $25 

Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours, Page 84, Meeting Point Crn James And Parker Streets, Northbridge, 26/1, 6-11, 20-25/2, 11am, 5pm, 630pm, 8pm, 50 minutes $26 

Jacob’s Party, Page 85, The Delux, The Pleasure Garden, 10-17/2, 8pm 60 minutes $21 

MicroMove, Page 85, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, 13-17/2, 615pm 75 minutes $26 

Tableau/Tablao, Page 86, Burt Hall At Cathedral Square, Perth, 15-17/2, 730pm 50 minutes $25 

Cultural Renegades, Page 84, Never Mind Smallclub, Northbridge, 22-24/2, 8pm 60 minutes $25

2018 Perth Fringe Comedy Top 10

There are 298 acts in this category, so a lot of good comedians are not on this list! But hey, you can only see so much. There are more and more comedy variety shows in the last few years. Be warned, if you see individual comedy acts, you might see them again in a ‘Best Of’ show. 

Anna Morris It’s Got To Be Perfect, Page 50, The Palace Society At Flour Palace, Perth, 27-28, 30-31/1, 1-4/2, 8pm 60 minutes $23 

Cardinal Sins – Pell In A Cell, Page 55, The Game Sports Bar, Northbridge, 27-28, 30-31/1, 1-4/2, 845pm 50 minutes $30 

Josh Glanc: 99 Schnitzels (Veal Ain’t One), Page 68, The Shambles, Fringe Central, 27-31/1, 1-4/2, 915pm 60 minutes $31 

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam, Page 74, Brass Monkey Hotel, Northbridge, 27-31/1, 1-10/2, 545pm 60 minutes $25 

Zach & Viggo Dream Team, Page 83, The Shambles, Fringe Central, 27-31/1, 1-7/2, 745pm 60 minutes $25 

Jon Bennett: Jonbenet, Page 67, State Library Theatrette, Fringe Central, 6-10/2, 630pm 60 minutes $20 

Butt Kapinski, Page 54, The Blue Room Theatre, Fringe Central, 7-8, 13-15/2, 815pm 9-10, 16-17/2, 745pm 60 minutes $33 

Damien Power, Page 57, Casa Mondo, The Pleasure Garden, 11-17/2, 830pm 60 minutes $29 

Celtic Comedy Legends, Page 55, The Game Sports Bar, Northbridge, 13-18, 20-25/2, 730pm 60 minutes $20 

Alexis Dubus Versus The World, Page 49, The Palace Society At 1907 Palace, Perth, 17-18, 20-25/2, 615pm 60 minutes $23

2018 Perth Fringe Circus Top 10

 

A Simple Space, Page 38, The West Australian Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 27-28, 30-31/1, 1-5, 7-11/2, 7pm 11/2 2pm 60 minutes $42 

Driftwood, Page 38, The Edith Spiegeltent At The Ice Cream Factory, Northbridge, 30-31/1, 1-4, 6-11/2, 630pm 60 minutes $32 

Unsuitable, Page 45, Big Top, The Pleasure Garden, 5-10/2 815pm, 12-17/2 630pm 70 minutes $28 

Briefs Close Encounters, Page 38, The West Australian Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 7-11, 13-18, 20-25/2, 9pm 75 minutes $48 

Circuscision, Page 38, Black Flamingo, The Pleasure Garden, 9-10, 16-17/2, 1130pm 50 minutes $30

By A Thread, Page 38 Big Top, The Pleasure Garden, 12-18, 20-25/2, 815pm 50 minutes $30 

Sinsuality 3: Noir, Page 44, Deparel Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 12-18/2, 940pm 65 minutes $30 

Elixir, Page 38, The West Australian Spiegeltent, The Pleasure Garden, 13-18, 20-25/2, 7pm 65minutes $35 

Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous Girl, Page 44, The Palace Society At Circus Palace, Perth, 14-17/2 830pm 70 minutes $28 

Flaws And All, Page 43, Black Flamingo, The Pleasure Garden, 19-25/2 815pm 50 minutes $25

FringeWorld 2018 !!

2018 Perth Fringe Introduction

2018 Perth Fringe World is almost here! There are 752 shows this year, slightly up on 711 in 2017.

There is a new category this year, ‘Street Performance Buskers’, pages 102-103.

Printed Guide Vs the Website www.fringeworld.com.au.

Both are good in different ways. If you just want to focus on one category, then it’s easier to read the program. If you want a cross section of shows, you can use the various ‘filters’ on the website to find what you are looking for, eg ‘Very Hot UV Rated Shows’. Looking through the catalogue page by page means you won’t miss any shows. On the website some of the shows are listed two or three times, (Fringe World Friends 2-For-1) category.

An indication of how good a show is going to be is the price and venue. The bigger the venue, the more ‘proven’ the act. The biggest venue at fringe is always the ‘West Australian Spiegeltent’, which holds 400-600 people depending on wether the booths and rear bar are present or not. The other big venues are the ‘De Parel Spiegeltent’ and the ‘Edith Spiegeltent’. Top price shows are $40 upwards.

The ticket prices in the printed guide are slightly different to what is on the website. There are nine different prices categories but not all of them apply to each show! They are: -

Full

Group (6+)

Family

Fringe World Friends 2-for-1

Kids (12 and under)

Rushtix

Preview

Free

Pay Artist at Show

In the catalogue ‘The Naked Magicians’ is listed at $44.50 to $49.50. On the website there are three prices, Full Price $49.50 - $79.50, Group (6+) $44.50 and Fringe World Friends 2-for-1 $25! Shows don’t want to advertise the fact that they sell half prices tickets, so they don’t print these prices in the catalogue.

A Fringe World Friend membership is only $20 and gives you lots of benefits, Google ‘Fringe World Friends’ to see all of them. The biggest benefit is that you can buy 2-for-1 tickets for 200 shows. Only the person buying the tickets needs to be a Fringe World Friend to qualify. You can join on-line at the time you buy the tickets to qualify for the discounts. ‘Briefs: Close Encounters are ‘Full Price’ $40 to $48 and 2-for-1 $20 to $22.50! There are only a limited number of 2-for-1 tickets for each show, some of the Briefs discount tickets are gone already. Of the 200 shows who are selling 2-for-1 tickets a lot of them are good quality shows! Plan, book save! To see the entire 200 shows, go to the ‘Home’ page of the website, click on ‘What’s On’ in the top left, click on ‘All Events’. On the left is ‘+ More Filters’, click on this. Click on ‘Price Types’, click on the Fringe World Friends 2-for1 box, and you’ll see them all! To buy tickets in person, click on ‘How to’ at the top of the website, click on ‘How to Buy Tickets’, to get a full list of all box offices.

‘Rush Tix’ are tickets sold at a discount on the day of the show only. They go on sale at 11am. It is up to each artist whether they want to discount unsold tickets on the day, so don’t rely on it to see your favourite shows. Generally, Fringe is so popular now that the good shows in the smaller venues sell out completely before the day of the show. ‘Cabaret Cathedral’ is only on for two nights each Fringe and sells out within two weeks of going on sale!

My Spelling

Some of the show names below are a bit strange. It’s not my bad spelling, but how the performers want to spell the name of their act!

Plan ahead to see the shows when you want to see them and hopefully at a discounted rate.

Getting to the Show on time

Car parking is congested around Northbridge on Thursday to Sunday nights with everybody trying to park as close to possible to the venues. Arrive in plenty of time, especially if you need to pick up tickets from the box office. Most of the shows are only 60 minutes! Some venues allow people to enter 10 minutes after the show has started. Other venues, because of the size or the intimacy of the venue, may not admit later arrivers! Look at the City of Perth Car parking website for a list of all the public car parks in Northbridge and Perth City before you head off.

Choosing a show to attend

Selecting the best shows from the Fringe World guide can be a daunting experience for the uninitiated.  If it all looks too overwhelming, select shows from our “Top 10” lists on the following pages.

This blog is the output of two Fringe World festival enthusiasts. Each year we see about 50 Fringe World performances. The "Top 10" lists on the following pages are our suggestions for this year's Fringe World festival. In general, we have listed shows that have been reviewed by ourselves, newspapers, magazines and on-line entertainment guides, or that have previously won awards or been nominated for an award.  These are the shows we liked, or would like to attend.