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We’re with you. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Sydney Fringe Festival acknowledges and is guided by the allodial owners of the land that we meet on. We pay our respects to the 29 clans of the Eora Nation and recognise Elders past and present, as well as all the First Nations people of Australia. MATRIARCH BY SANDY GREENWOOD, IMAGE BY OLIVER V COWLEY
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COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY BILLY ZAMMIT
Important cultural events like Sydney Fringe Festival could not happen without the support of the people of Sydney. Your participation makes all the difference. We’re pleased to join you in keeping creativity alive and well in our city. Find more events at whatson.sydney
WELCOME Kerri Glasscock
The Hon Ben Franklin MLC
“This year’s program is an incredible testament to the resilience and passion of the independent arts sector in Sydney. Despite the immense difficulty of the past two years we are uniting to bring you all the work that has been bubbling away under the surface during lockdowns. With 500 shows, 9 festival hubs and work from every genre, there has never been a better time to get out and explore Sydney Fringe. This is our city’s festival, and a celebration of Sydney stories, so get ready because Fringe is Back and we need you.”
“The Sydney Fringe Festival is back and better than ever! Making a triumphant return after two years, the 2022 festival will feature over 500 productions and 2500 artists, spread across nine festival hubs and over 50 participating venues. To accommodate this massive program, the Festival has been extended by an extra two weeks. From small immersive experiences to large scale street parties, this year’s festival will showcase the diversity and energy of our creative community.”
Festival Director and CEO
Minister for the Arts NSW
Clover Moore
Darcy Byrne
“The Sydney Fringe Festival is an important and exciting event in Sydney’s cultural calendar. It is back bigger and better than ever, a year after Covid caused its cancellation in 2021. With this year’s festival extended by two weeks, allowing a program of more than 500 shows, there is something on offer for everyone. We welcome the return of the Spiegeltent as well as special events for kids and young people. There is also a new micro-festival for artists with disability, comedy and cabaret in pop-up venues around the City, a fabulous closing night party, and much more.”
“Happy Fringe Festival from the Inner West. The beating heart of Sydney’s Arts community.
Lord Mayor City of Sydney
Mayor Inner West Council
We are proud to be a sponsor of the Sydney Fringe Festival and excited that the Sydney Fringe has found a home at Marrickville Town Hall. We wish you all a successful and spectacular Festival and look forward to many more.”
The Hon Tony Burke MP
Lesley Watson
“I love the Sydney Fringe, always have. The small bars, converted spaces and the places where art just turns up, affect our city in the most wonderful way. This is a big part of why I want to drive a new national cultural policy. The moments created by Sydney Fringe, and indeed, by all arts workers, don’t just entertain us, they make us question, and change how we see our city. I can’t wait to see this year’s festival return and come to life. I know it will be a huge success. You may well find me in the back corner of the crowd.”
“A very big welcome to the 2022 Sydney Fringe Festival. We’ve worked tirelessly over the years with our colleagues in the independent arts sector, key stakeholders and governments, to champion the work of our artists, venues and creatives to enliven our creative and vibrant City. We are immensely proud of our ongoing advocacy work with governments to find lasting solutions to the issues facing the independent sector. I look forward to sharing this year’s Sydney Fringe Festival with you supporting and celebrating our local artists and venues.”
Minister for the Arts
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Chair - Sydney Fringe
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AMBASSADORS
DEMON DERRIERE
What’s on in the Inner West?
Gigs, workshops, films, fitness, talks and tours. And more!
Find things to see, do and enjoy at What’s On, your trusted guide to what’s happening in the Inner West.
Our What’s On is an easy way for event organisers to list their events and live shows. If you are an event organiser simply create a listing to spread the word.
This calendar is organised by Inner West Council together with local community groups.
innerwest.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn
“As Fringe ambassador, I can remind young POC disabled queer folx that they are not alone, that they are accepted, and they can unapologetically be themselves, no matter what shape, size, colour, age, race, sexuality and/or gender. We are all worthy and enough.”
VICTORIA FALCONER
“The fringe scene is an unmatched place for emerging AND established artists to present ideas freely and to connect to other creatives. It is a playground for exploration and experimentation; audiences, as well as artists, can experience the huge spectrum of what performance and human expression can be.” C’S PICK - CHERRY VI
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CURLY FERNANDEZ
“This sector has birthed some of Sydney’s best creators who have their own unique artistic signatures, which couldn’t have been formed without early experimentations. These artists create curate and mentor. They bring this custodianship of art to a new Australian identity, allowing space for the next generation to evolve and uphold our nation’s stories.”
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“The independent arts scene is so important for Australia’s overall cultural success. It can connect with local communities in a way that large organisations physically cannot. It’s the breeding ground for new talent and ideas that can take the country and the world by storm.” KFAST ENGLISH BREA WATCH AJ IN RRACKS RRACKS ON BA SEE PAGE 54
10 SEPT AT BA
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RUNAWAY GARDENS SPIEGELTENT AT THE ROCKS
The boutique Spiegeltent Garden is back in The Rocks and will be THE go-to place this Fringe with world-class cabaret, music, drag and comedy. Enjoy the iconic harbour view and indulge in artisan beers, wines and cocktails as well as our pop-up restaurant. Watch the sun go down and turn all sorts of vibrant, drop in for a drink, stay for a show and settle in for the night.
16 AUGUST - 25 SEPTEMBER THE ROCKS
BERNIE DIETER’S CLUB KABARETT Back by phenomenal demand, the darkest, funniest, and most debauched kabarett show East of Berlin returns to Sydney! Hosted by the deliciously salacious, utterly hilarious, über-award-winning queen of Weimar punk, Bernie Dieter. After her completely sold-out Sydney debut early this year Bernie Dieter brings a brand-new troupe of bombastic Bohemians for an unmissable night in the Spiegeltent. The gin-soaked Haus band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously funny kabarett, breathtaking circus, gender-bending aerial and fire-breathing sideshow at its most inappropriate, provocative and hilarious. No fourth wall and no rules. A defiant den of iniquity. ★★★★★ ‘Deliciously debaucherous, salacious Spiegeltent spectacular’ Time Out Sydney
16 AUGUST - 25 SEPTEMBER MAGIC MIRRORS SPIEGELTENT THE ROCKS
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BERNIE DIETER’S CLUB KABARETT 2022, THE SPIEGELTENT IMAGE BY BELINDA ROWLAND
BERNIE DIETER’S CLUB KABARETT 2022, THE SPIEGELTENT, IMAGE BY BELINDA ROWLAND
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THE BOUTIQUE SPIEGELTENT 25 SEPTEMBER GARDEN IS BACK
16 AUGUST ~
Mix one-part iconic location with a dash of escapist entertainment, all curated by our legendary artisans and vagabonds, and you’ve got the most delicious harbourside pop-up in Sydney. Join us for worldclass cabaret, music, drag and comedy in the dazzling Spiegeltent.
Runaway with us...
THE DARKEST, FUNNIEST, AND MOST DEBAUCHED KABARETT SHOW EAST OF BERLIN RETURNS TO SYDNEY!
“DELICIOUSLY DEBAUCHEROUS, SALACIOUS SPIEGELTENT SPECTACULAR”
Time Out
DRAG BRUNCH POOF DOOFs legendary mix of fierce drag, fiery burlesque, comedy & cabaret superstars.
COMEDY ALLSTARS Headline shows from Arj Barker, Lawrence Mooney, Akmal, Jimeoin & more.
“ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS! AN UNMISSABLE EXPERIENCE”
Out In Perth
“FABULOUSLY FUNNY PROVOCATIVE & HILARIOUS.
Hosted by the deliciously salacious, utterly hilarious, über-award-winning queen of Weimar punk, Bernie Dieter. After her completely sold-out Sydney debut, Bernie Dieter brings a brand-new troupe of bombastic bohemians for an unmissable night in the Spiegeltent. The gin-soaked Haus band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously funny kabarett, breathtaking circus, gender-bending aerial and sword-swollowing sideshow at its most inappropriate, provocative & hilarious. No fourth wall, no rules, and no seat is safe in this dark and defiant den of iniquity. A night of full-frontal fabulousness.
AN ABUNDANCE OF TALENT.
LEGENDS CLUB Live & intimate gigs by Kate Ceberano, Diesel, The Black Sorrows & more.
FULL PROGRAM HERE
FRIDAY UP LATE
DEBAUCHERY AND FUN”
Glam Adeliaide
Special one off Spiegeltent gigs from the incredible Odette & Jack Ladder.
RUNAWAY FESTIVAL CLUB 8.30PM LATE THURSDAYS
DRAG BRUNCH SATURDAYS
COMEDY & CABARET NIGHTLY
RUNAWAY GARDENS MAGIC MIRRORS SPIEGELTENT 16 AUGUST 25 SEPTEMBER
HEADLINE MUSIC WEEKENDS
FREE GARDEN SESSIONS
FRINGE IGNITE FRINGE IGNITE + Sydney Fringe SIDESHOW = one massive night of tunes and good times. Our official opening party FRINGE IGNITE will fill The Rock precinct with local live music in this annual pilgrimage. Explore the laneways and discover over 20 acts performing in pop-up locations all evening. Plus Sydney Fringe Sideshow performances kick off tonight too so we’ve absolutely got your Friday night sorted. Curating some of the best emerging acts Sydney has to offer in and amongst the local businesses of the historic precinct. Presenting an array of genres, unbeatable sounds, and world class collection of music.
INTIMATE SHOWS, LIMITED TICKETS SEE YOU IN A FRONT ROW SEAT! 2-25 SEPTEMBER
Whether you’ve just finished work or are just starting your night out FRINGE IGNITE provides the musical remedy we all need. So grab your colleagues or your mates and head on down for this free night of gigs.
OVER 20 ACTS SEE WEBSITE FOR LINE-UP FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 6PM–LATE - FREE
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OKENYO, ALLOWED AND LOCAL, IMAGE BY LOUISE WHELAN
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ACOUSTIC RITUAL
PRESENTED BY GEORGE PLACE, AN ISPT PROPERTY In partnership with George Place, Sydney Fringe presents four acoustic concerts curated by the legendary Sydney institution, Venue 505. Each free concert features incredible local musicians from varying musical practices, playing in the unique and super special George Place foyer. You’ve made it into work and you’ve earned your commute, so settle in and start the day in the best possible way. The perfect pre-work relaxation. Switch off and dive into the unique melodic sounds of Acoustic Ritual.
Featuring: 1 SEPT - ELIZABETH FADER 8 SEPT - DECLAN KELLY + DANIEL PLINER 15 SEPT - EMILY GRANGER & ANDREW BLANCH 22 SEPT - EMMA STEPHENSON
TITANIC: THE MOVIE, THE PLAY Think immersive, then multiply by 10. This interactive performance offers a stupendously fun and charming night out for all ages. Strap on your life jacket and get ready to board this comedic homage to the most epic romance of the 90s. Join aristocratic Rose and lowborn Jack as they discover love, loss and a lack of lifeboats on board this sturdy ocean liner. There’s a rogue iceberg out for revenge, and (spoilers!) not everyone will survive. At the Maritime Museum from the 15 September - 2 October. Unmissable, unsinkable, and utterly hilarious. See page 89 for show times and ticket prices.
15 SEPT - 2 OCT AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
8AM-10AM THURSDAYS - FREE ALSO AVAILABLE TO LIVE STREAM VIA THE SYDNEY FRINGE WEBSITE
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ELIZABETH FADER, IMAGE BY SEIYA TAGUCHI
TITANIC: THE MOVIE, THE PLAY
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LIMITLESS
ACCESSIBLE EVENTS CELEBRATING DEAF AND DISABLED ARTISTS Sydney Fringe is proud to pioneer the inaugural LIMITLESS micro-festival. Presented in collaboration with Sydney Fringe’s Access Coordinator Madeleine Stewart and the Sydney Fringe Access & Inclusion Panel. With a dedicated hub at 107 Redfern, LIMITLESS is a brand new 2 week microfestival that celebrates Deaf and disabled artists, whilst offering an inclusive and accessible space for audiences and artists alike. Offering Auslan, relaxed performances and audio described gallery tours. 2 weeks of inclusive, diverse and showstopping performances and exhibitions.
Fringe picks: BEFORE BREAKFAST 300 PAINTINGS IN LOCKDOWN CRIPS AND CREEPS COMEDY DIGBY WEBSTER
6-17 SEPTEMBER 107 PROJECTS REDFERN HUB PROGRAM
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300 PAINTINGS IN LOCKDOWN, IMAGE BY MALCOM EDE
FIRST NATIONS This year Sydney Fringe is proud to hold space for First Nations voices in the Arts. We can’t wait to kick off the season with important conversations as we celebrate our deadly artists. We’re a country rich in over 60,000 years’ worth of storytelling; we’re excited to take the next step to listen and learn from our first storytellers. This year, we are excited to offer First Nations Passes and discounted tickets to members of the community. Contact Brittanie@sydneyfringe.com to find out how.
FIRST NATIONS ADVISORY PANEL “I sit on a few advisory panels, but this is something new to me and I really love it… The Sydney Fringe Festival is unreal.” AUNTY YVONNE SIMMS First Nations Advisory Panel
Fringe picks: PAUL AH CHEE: A LIFE TRAVELLED THROUGH 6 DECADES SEYMOUR CENTRE DANE SIMPSON - DIDGERIDOOZY FACTORY THEATRE INDIE YARNS FIRST NATIONS Q&A SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER PAUL AH CHEE, IMAGE BY DAMIAN VINCENZI
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SYDNEY FRINGE CABARET CLUB
PRESENTED BY CASTLEREAGH BOUTIQUE HOTEL The Sydney Fringe is taking over the historic ballroom and breakfast room at the Castlereagh Hotel and creating our 2022 Sydney Fringe Cabaret Club. With a month-long program and full venue takeover, this will be the perfect post-work CBD hang for some salacious, fabulous and musical magic. Where extravagance intersects with great performance. There’s three raucous shows a night and plenty of fun.
Fringe picks: WHO’S THE MAN THE MOUTH THE WHOLE MOUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE MOUTH MAD BITCHES INC: SMART GIRLS GONE BAD APOCALYPSE PLEASE MIDLIFE
THE BARRACKS COMEDY CLUB
AT BARRACKS ON BARRACK We are taking over the Barracks and showcasing the best emerging and established comedians, just for you. With over 15 performances a week all month it’s set to be a buzzing festival hub in the heart of the city. Complete with music, food, and plenty of beverages. Laugh your butt off and celebrate unique Sydney voices. It’s the perfect after work festival hang. Audiences are encouraged to take a punt on acts they have never heard of before. With tickets at affordable prices, it is the best value and most hilarious night out in town. Come for one and stay all night long. INSIDERS TIP: If you fancy a late-night escapade, head to City Tattersalls at St James for a late bar with all the trimmings of a raucous after-hours evening.
Fringe picks: RACIST IMMIGRANTS TU NRI BANEGA BLACK LAUGHS MATTER
HUB PROGRAM
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THE SOUL EXPRESS, IMAGE BY DANIEL GONZALES
AJ LAMARQUE, ENGLISH BREAKFAST, IMAGE BY CLARE HAWLEY
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VISUAL ARTS
BABYLON
This year, visual arts are being showcased at The Sydney Fringe Festival. We have a diverse program of emerging artists all looking forward to welcoming you into their exhibitions. There will be visual arts on display from JulySeptember in galleries and artist studios, as well as in less traditional venues like Spice Alley and World Square. Most events and exhibitions will be free and available for everyone to visit. There will be opening events and artist talks where you can discover an exciting new artist to follow, a fresh painting for your wall and a deeper understanding of art.
Fringe Picks: DIGBY WEBSTER EAV BRENNAN MICHELLE TEEAR GWENDA HALL JENNY RIX MARILYN ROSS DOT WILKIN
PRESENTED BY KENSINGTON ST Join us at Kensington Street this year for the wildest street party imaginable. Witness the precinct transform into the wicked and wonderous hanging gardens of Babylon and expect an evening of sumptuous feasts, wild creatures, steamy performers and sizzling fires. An unforgettable night of art, culture, dancing and a smorgasbord of food and drinks. A place where anything goes, and everyone is welcome. Sydney Fringe Festival and artistic collective Tortuga Studios invite you to descend into decadence with us.
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 18+ - DUSK TILL LATE - FREE
PROGRAM
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CAPE RANGE MTEEAR (DETAIL), BY DIGBY WEBSTER
MEMPHIS MAYHEM, THE LAST SUPPER 2018, IMAGE BY DAVID LI
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YUMMY
PRESENTED BY DARLINGHURST THEATRE COMPANY With a wild new show that celebrates and subverts cultural icons, legends, and superstars, YUMMY ICONIC is drag variety at its very best. With breathtaking burlesque, sensational circus, and outrageous drag acts. YUMMY has changed the world of drag cabaret. From its humble beginnings as a club night in Melbourne to now being loved and adored internationally, YUMMY has won hearts and minds around the globe. “The performances in Yummy are outrageous, stylish, and sexually explosive.” ***** - Broadway Baby 2021 NSW tour ready winner Melbourne Fringe, supported by Sydney Fringe Festival.
31 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER
TOURING HUB
AT THE SEYMOUR CENTRE The world is opening up again and our Touring Hub program is turning it up a notch. With a new home at the Seymour Centre, there’s room for more shows and more audiences. A massive program of 12 award-winning shows over three weeks, from Perth Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, NZ Fringe, Melbourne Fringe, and more. There are more 5-star reviews than you can poke a stick at among this program of talented Fringe folk, so head on down and see some of the world’s best touring shows right on your doorstep.
Featuring: DEEP AND MEANINGFUL ALONE SELINA JENKINS: BOOBS SCATTERGUN AFTER THE DEATH OF RŪAUMOKO SPLIT LIP SIX WOMEN STANDING IN FRONT OF A WHITE WALL THE UNRAVELLING I AM KING, I AM QUEEN 2.0 ANNA PIPER SCOTT: SUCH AN INSPIRATION GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING POLES: THE SCIENCE OF MAGNETIC ATTRACTION PAUL AH CHEE: A LIFE TRAVELLED THROUGH 6 DECADES
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YUMMY, IMAGE BY JOEL DEVEREUX
SIX WOMEN STANDING IN FRONT OF A WHITE WALL, IMAGE BY SILAS BROWN
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MADE IN SYDNEY
PRESENTED BY YOUNG HENRYS We are excited to be teaming up with Young Henrys to support this incredible program of locally made work by leading Sydney based independent theatre-makers and artists. Featuring past Sydney Fringe favourites and new artists. Work made proudly in Sydney ready for the international stage. Check this program out for a snapshot of the best of the best work by Sydney’s leading artists. Playing at the Seymour Centre. Featuring: ROUGH TRADE NOT TODAY INTRODUCING AUNTY JUDE
6-17 SEPTEMBER
NOT TODAY, IMAGE BY CAMERON GRANT
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EMERGING ARTIST SHAREHOUSE PRESENTED BY NIDA
Since 2014, the Sydney Fringe has transformed the Erskineville Town Hall into a mecca of all things new. It’s our hub for encouraging creativity and a breeding ground for emerging artists. New works, new artists, and new ideas. After a two-year break, we have more work than ever to squeeze in, so we are building four pop-up venues that will transform the beloved hall into Sydney’s favourite sharehouse. Filled to the brim with artists, performances, and breakthrough acts. It’s eclectic and oozing with innovative art and ideas. Like all the best house parties, come early and stay late for a night of fun and adventure, where you never know what’s in store.
Fringe Picks:
A SPACE OF POSSIBILITY
PASTABATE MY COUSINS BEDROOM FLYING PHOTON I DON’T KNOW HOW THIS WILL END
30 AUGUST - 25 SEPTEMBER HUB PROGRAM
WAITING IN SOHO, IMAGE BY FÁBIO LUCAS
Learn more at nida.edu.au
110% AVERAGE GAMESHOW KNIGHT TIME ADVENTURES ROBYN REYNOLDS: CAKE TALE OF THE GREAT EMU
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SMIDMORE SESSIONS
BEST OF THE INNER WEST PRESENTED BY MARRICKVILLE METRO The team at Marrickville Metro have partnered up with Fringe to bring the Best of the Inner West to their Al Fresco Dining Precinct: Smidmore Street. Expect street party vibes over three jam-packed days of entertainment. Bring your mates, grab your kids, round up your dogs, call your mum and head down to your new local.
FRIDAY 9 SEPT: OUTDOOR FAMILY CINEMA
It’s comedy all night on the Thursday, expect a night of headliners, emerging talent and delectable pairings from Smidmore restaurants.
Head on down to FRINGEVILLE! For one night only we are taking over Hurstville Plaza to give the fine folk of Southwest Sydney a feast of Fringe. With roving entertainment, live music, a comedy bus, and more Fringeville is the fringiest fun you can have during the festival this year. Plus we are filling the Hurstville Entertainment Centre’s Civic Theatre with ticketed shows all weekend. We’ve got comedy, kids shows and more so check out the program, book in a show and make a weekend of it.
FRINGEVILLE FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER - FREE CIVIC THEATRE PROGRAM 10 & 11 SEPTEMBER SEE WEBSITE FOR SHOW LISTINGS
SATURDAY 10 SEPT: LIVE MUSIC
The best family-friendly evening in the Inner West! From sundown, gather the family (furry friends allowed too) and ease into the weekend with an outdoor film.
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THURSDAY 8 SEPT: STAND-UP COMEDY
FRINGEVILLE
Local legends Young Henrys will curate an instalment of their live music series, Best Served Loud. Taking over the street for one day showcasing the best of the Inner West musical Talent.
ABOVE - FRINGEVILLE 2019, IMAGE BY DAVID LI LEFT - ALLOWED AND LOCAL 2021, IMAGE BY LOUISE WHELAN RIGHT - FRINGE IGNITE 2019, IMAGE BY SEIYA TAGUCHI
GORSKI, FRINGEVILLE 2019, IMAGE BY JORDAN SHIELDS
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SYDNEY FRINGE AT PARRAMATTA PRESENTED BY RIVERSIDE
YOUTH HUB
AT NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS Just when you thought we couldn’t squeeze more into
our Newtown Precinct we’ve gone and added a brandnew festival hub!
Riverside and Sydney Fringe team up to bring you a short, sharp season of exciting theatre, dance, cabaret and comedy performances.
We have secured access to two of Sydney’s best-kept secrets, St George’s Hall and the Studio Theatre at the amazing Newtown High School of the Performing Arts right in the heart of Newtown.
It’s a snapshot of all things Fringe and the perfect way to get a taste of what’s on offer.
Featuring: DATE NIGHT COMEDY SHOWCASE MUSICAL CHAIRS: A CABARET SERIES INTRODUCING AUNTY JUDE ROUGH TRADE NOT TODAY SUI GENERIS
15-24 SEPTEMBER RIVERSIDE THEATRES, PARRAMATTA
These incredible spaces will be filled to the brim over six days with the most fantastic, quirky, fun, and engaging content tailored for under 18s. It is all the best content for teenagers so they can immerse themselves in art they’ll love.
Fringe Picks: BLACKLUX : PERSPECTIVES IN TIMELAPSE EGG MURDER VILLAGE: AN IMPROVISED WHODUNNIT THE MUSEUM OF THIS MORNING STIR-FRIED SCIENCE
27 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER HUB PROGRAM
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SUI GENERIS, IMAGE BY ANGUS DENTON.
BLACKLUX: PERSPECTIVES IN TIMELAPSE, IMAGE BY LUCKY LARTEY
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FRINGE KIDS DAY
PRESENTED BY DARLING QUARTER We have partnered with the good folk at Darling Quarter to bring your family an unimaginable amount of fun. Come down to Darling Quarter, home of Fringe Kids, for a massive free day of outdoor fun. Expect a loaded day of theatre, big boogies, workshops, roaming performances, and loads of adventures for big kids and little kids alike. Meet some mysterious characters as you chomp on delicious bites and explore new worlds through our Fringe-fabulous Scavenger Hunt.
FRINGE KIDS WEEK As always, Sydney Fringe has your school holidays sorted. Whether you are after entertainment to keep the little ones engaged or a family show that will appeal to the young and old alike, this year’s program has an array of options. With school holidays just around the corner get in early, plan an adventure and book your spot to any one of these terrific shows. From baby discos, to storytelling, to immersive theatre experiences, even the fussiest of tots will find something to enjoy. A feast for the eyes and the ears.
Featuring: EMILY WHO: A DAY FOR ADVENTURE THE VEGETABLE PLOT THE BEANIES: EGG-STROADINARY DAY KALEIDOSCOPE SHOW MONSKI MOUSE’S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL BASKETBALL MAN CAN FLY
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 10AM-4PM - FREE DARLING QUARTER
23-30 SEPTEMBER CHECK WEBSITE FOR DETAILS
Venue Partner
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IMAGE BY BEESWAX AND BOTTLECAPS
FISHING AND FALLING, IMAGE BY ALEX HOUY 33 THE BEANIES EGG-STROADINARY DAY, IMAGE BY GRANT LESLIE
CLOSING PARTY
GLOBAL FRINGE
Presented by Sydney Fringe & Box of Birds.
Direct from Edinburgh Fringe straight to your loungeroom this year’s Global Fringe program just got bigger than ever before. Still not keen on heading out with crowds, prefer to watch from the comfort of your home, not in town or simply want to squeeze more shows into your day? This is the place for you.
MY HOUSE YOUR HOUSE / MI CASA TU CASA: BOX OF BIRDS A live mixed reality transglobal dance party happening in Sydney and Mexico simultaneously. It’s Fringe’s massive closing night. Imagine an international excursion onto a mixed-reality dancefloor, a tour of sound, light, and multidimensional performance. ‘My House Your House’ invites you to celebrate the final night of the Sydney Fringe Festival at a party of futuristic sights and sounds in the heart of our city. Featuring some of Sydney’s best underground electronic musicians, live exchanges with dancers in both Sydney and Mexico, interactive audio-visual installations, and aerial performance artists. All set in our exciting pop-up venue on the iconic Sydney Harbour at the atmospheric Australian National Maritime Museum.
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH C VENUES
This selection of work has been hand picked by the legendary C Venues at Edinburgh Fringe. It’s the best way to tour the festival circuit without having to leave your home.
23 SEPTEMBER - 1 OCTOBER HUB PROGRAM
Created by Box of Birds (Sydney), Lux Boreal (Tijuana, Mexico) and Sydney Fringe.
1 OCTOBER - 7PM-LATE FREE ENTRY UNTIL 9PM AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
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AI GENERATED IMAGE BY BOX OF BIRDS
THEATRE RONIN, PRACTICE OF ZEN, IMAGE BY FUNG WAI SUN
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CULTURAL CONCIERGE
THE BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL STUDIO
Sydney Fringe Festival and World Square are proud to commission the incredible The Beautiful and Useful Studio to create a sensational, show-stopping inflatable artwork that will be housed at World Square throughout August and September. The piece explores radical self-expression that is empowering, inclusive and playful.
The wearables worn by our Fringe Faces this year were created by Matthew Aberline and Maurice Goldberg from The Beautiful and Useful Studio. Their Sydney-based studio expands across a wide range of digital and analogue mediums, typically focusing on art fabrics and architectural forms, and their fun and gregarious fabric inflatables have gained global attention. With a Strong focus on sustainability, nearly all fabric used in the studio’s work is made from recycled PET plastic drinking bottles.
PRESENTED BY WORLD SQUARE
Want to grab some dumplings and see a drama, sip cabernet and watch a cabaret or hit up a drag show and dine? To complement the artwork, we are thrilled to introduce the Cultural Concierge Program. Cultural Concierge will set up shop onsite at World Square from August 18 through September and will tailor the perfect Fringe experience, just for you. Let us guide you through the beast that is Fringe!
18 AUGUST ONWARDS WORLD SQUARE
“Our work is typically huge, we love playing with scale - so returning to human size, with the fabulous Demon and Victoria as models, was a real treat. We wanted to create something that used fashion as a means for joyous radical self-expression, something that is playful and makes people want to smile.”
HUB PROGRAM
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Using colour, scale, and wildly expressive abstract art to tell important stories, Matt and Maurice have created work globally, including in NYC at the United Nations General Assembly, and the Oculus at the World Trade Centre for World Pride. Using fabrics made from recycled materials, this Fringe Wearables Collection is a flashback to previous fashion work, before evolving into creating architectural scale installations.
VICTORIA FALCONER, IMAGE BY BILLY ZAMMITT
www.itsbeautifulanduseful.com
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ACCESSIBLE
COMEDY
DANCE
EVENTS & PARTIES
FILM
FRINGE KIDS
IMMERSIVE
MUSIC
MUSICAL THEATRE & CABARET
PHYSICAL THEATRE & CIRCUS
SPOKEN WORD
THEATRE
TOURING
VISUAL ARTS
WORKSHOPS & TALKS
LED
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AARON GOCS - GOCSY'S BIG MUCKAROUND
Join comedian Aaron 'Gocsy' Gocs for a show that includes : Special guests, stories, jokes, food and drink reviews, trivia, and maybe some other stuff too. Critics have described the show as being "pretty good if that's the kind of thing that you like".
ACADEMY OF IMPROVISATION PRESENTS: (BLANK) TOWN!
Welcome to <blank>town! You make up the town and we'll do the rest! A completely improvised comedy show following the citizens of <blank>town as they sort out their local issues. You'll be laughing so much you'll demand another election!
ACOUSTIC RITUAL
Throughout the festival a series of free morning concerts curated by the legendary Venue 505 playing in the unique and super special George Place foyer. You've made it into the office and you've earned your commute, so settle in and start the day in the best possible way. SEE WEBSITE FOR ARTIST LINEUP
ALISON GOES TO ALDI ALL YOU CAN CARRY ALONE Ash has always taken care of things, but WINNER: Best Theatre - Akld Fringe FOR HER AUNT the seams of her oversized baggage WINNER: SYNZ Tour Ready - NZ Fringe Alison is feeling sick. Sick of herself, sick of her Aunt, and sick of working this dead-end job. But when she tries to quit, she finds herself drawn deeper into the surreal clutches of ALDI... Spiked with humour and horror, this satirical and psychologically-charged new play will immerse you in the strange world inside Alison's head.
are starting to split. With relationships taut as a wire, she's feeling the strain. In a world where strength and 'can-do' attitudes are so highly valued, can she find space for vulnerability? One afternoon her life gets unzipped in a way she never saw coming... and it might just be the very mess she needs.
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F $38 C $32 SEYMOUR CENTRE - REGINALD THEATRE 7:30 PM TUE,WED,SAT, 9:00 PM THU, 6:00 PM FRI (90 MINS)
"I genuinely don't remember the last time I was so invested in a piece of theatre... I'm on the edge of my seat and absolutely desperate for their every move." - RegionalNews. An intimate sci-fi drama about feminism, climate change, and David Bowie.
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AFONSO CAXALA MAMAMIAHAHAHA
I'm not refugee. I'm an escapee. I took all sort of transport to get here. My stories are mind-blowing. Come and hear them! No wonder, I am a 2X Award-Winning and had 4 shows sold out in Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
AFTER MIDNIGHT THE CABARET
9 highly skilled dancers take you on a journey in the seductive world of After Midnight The Cabaret! Beginning act 1 in a glamorous night club, the cast tells a number of small stories through dance and drag performances, showcasing their technical skill and athleticism. Act 2 the performers strip down to lingerie as they seduce and captivate the audience. You'll be drooling by the end!
AGAINST ALL LOGIC PRODUCTION
AGAINST ALL LOGIC - is a cuttingedge contemporary dance production, choreographed and directed by Winner of Central Coast Council’s (Creative Art Central’s) Emerging Artist commission, Brigitta Oldereid. A sweeping, physically demanding and intricate work which is expressed through abstract movement. through the changes while becoming aware of your fullest potential.
ALWAYS BEEN A PLAYER
Have you ever felt like an outsider? Richard Lindesay is a flute and recorder player from New Zealand, and you'd think that would make him an outsider, wouldn't you? In a musical comedy extravaganza, Richard takes a journey through time and space to show you how he became the coolest player in the land.
AMAZING ADVENTURES OF HER MAJESTY - JUBILEE!
Affectionate musical comedy on the world's longest-serving monarch. This colourful lady head-of-state finally reveals her "all" with a riotous ride into unseen aspects of her life. With free cake, biscuits, dancing, SingalongaLiz & quiz. Watch out Hannah Gadsby!
AMELIA NAVASCUES BLURRIER IRL
A regular on the Sydney comedy circuit, Amelia Navascues presents her debut solo hour. Having performed in all the best ~and worst~ clubs in the city, this show will cater to rag tag bohemians, communists and members of the general public who took a stab in the dark because Luke Heggie was sold out.
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F $39 UPPER LEVEL EAST SYDNEY COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE 6:30 PM (60 MINS)
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ANGE LAVOIPIERRE & ANNABELLE JAMES JANE WATT - JAZZ OR & MIKE CROWLEY A BUCKET OF BLOOD - WHAT'S MINE IS What is "Comedy"? Is it "Jazz" or is it "A YOURS Bucket Of Blood"? Country mice Jane Watt (from TV and the movies) & Ange Lavoipierre (from the ABC) will reveal the answer in a thrilling no-holds-barred Barre class for your mind.
Don't miss this hilarious hour of comedy from Sydney's cutest comedy couple. This will be the most sexually charged split bill you'll see all season. Will they or won't they? (They probably won't, they are just friends).
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ANNA PIPER SCOTT: SUCH AN INSPIRATION Anna Piper Scott is a stand up comedian, trans woman and the voice of a generation. After garnering a wave of acclaim for her second debut show, Queer & Present Danger, she's back with a powerful and controversial hour of stand up.
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APOCALYPSE PLEASE
THIS IS THE END OF THE WORLD. No really, it's over. Society is collapsing on itself, and no matter how much she recycles Irene can't seem to stem the tide of Armageddon. Nominated for Best Cabaret Sydney Fringe 2019, Apocalypse Please is back, bolder than before!
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ARTIE GALLAGHER & THE ART OF FALLING ANDREW HAMILTON - IN LOVE Rockefeller is raunchy, irreverent LET'S GET A BAG (OF Eddy and unemployed...she used to work COMEDY)! for herself but got fired for sexual Artie identifies as non-binary. Andrew is a former prison inmate. Two lads that went to the same school 12 years apart are now on a quest to figure out their place in the world. So come along and let's do a bag (of comedy) together!
harassment. A show about dating, relationships and one night stands...in that order. Standup + Musical Comedy = This Legend! (pictured above)
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The award nominated sketch duo are Different Now. They think. They're moving house and they both dyed their hair, is that enough? What do you want from them? Stop asking so much they're too blonder for this.
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ANNIE & LENA DIFFERENT NOW
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ANTHONY LOCASCIO & HARRY JUN
Comedians Anthony Locascio (Sydney Comedy Festival Gala, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Pedestrian TV) & Harry Jun (ABC Loot Drop) invite you to hear their new material and have a chat about it afterwards. Then when you hear the jokes on Netflix you can tell your friends you help write them!
ANTIGONE IN THE OFFICE
Can a firm really be a family? Ant got the job! But working for The Firm is harder than it looks. Her new 'family' aren't like her old family, that's for sure. When something goes wrong out of town, who is she meant to be loyal to: the boss, or her friends? A comedic look at office life, inspired by Sophocles' Antigone.
ASHLEY APAP - OUCH! AUDREY CLARK AUS-MOSIS Ashley Apap has an invisible disability, Te Rina Taite asks the big questions. STINKY PIG GETS RICH which is hard for someone who loves Kiwi or Koala? Jandals or thongs? After attention. Through brain-dog fuelled stand-up, song, sketch and storytelling, Apap will explore the unseen feelings that come with unseeable illness.
Audrey Clark wants to be rich, and if she can't do it as a famous comedian, she'll do it as a songwriter. Or a marketing expert. Or a bank robber. One way or another, she's not leaving this stage until she's a millionaire. Stinky Pig Gets Rich blends stand-up, sketch, and original songs, and baby? It's good.
a few thousand Bunnings snags she may face the unthinkable - the process of Aus-mosis is nearing its completion. Join lovable comedian Te Rina as she decides whether the grass is really greener across the ditch, or is home simply where the akubra hangs?
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AN AUSSIE, AFRICAN BABYLON BAD BOYS OF Fringe and Tortuga Studios are & ENGLISHMAN WALK Sydney COMEDY teaming up to once again to transform You don't know these comic geniuses INTO A BAR Kensington Street into a feast for the names yet, but you'll have a front row A revolving door of different African, Australian & British comedians every show! Come support your home country roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way possible.
senses. With performances, live music, DJs and incredible food and drinks this is THE street party of the festival.
seat to witness tomorrow's comedy legends. Don't miss the modern day rat pack with their style humour!
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BEFORE BREAKFAST
Charlotte is on the warpath. Why is the bread stale? Why can't Alfred find a job? A waltz tune tinkles. Remember when she danced for hours and a poet wooed her? But this morning her coffee will be served with a side of devastation. Featuring Jane Ede as Charlotte and directed by Dan Graham. Each performance includes a Q&A about disability and opera.
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BERNIE DIETER'S CLUB KABARETT
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A salacious Spiegeltent spectacular' Time Out. Cabaret Superstar Bernie Dieter and a gin-soaked haus band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously funny kabarett, breathtaking circus, gender-bending aerial and sword-swallowing sideshow. $65 - $110 RUNAWAY GARDENS SPIEGELTENT
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BEST OF BRITISH
Best of British brings the top class comedians in a hilarious showcase. Here you'll find a list of the top UK comedians around who will give you a well deserved chortle. A show the queen will be proud of, make sure you don't miss out this invasion of laughter. wwww -Herald Sun
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FREE KENSINGTON STREET 6:00 PM (240 MINS)
F $19 NEWTOWN HOTEL - THE CINEMA ROOM 8:15 PM WED-SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (55 MINS)
F $43 C $39 107 REDFERN
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BASKETBALLMAN CAN FLY
For years, BasketballMan has been a world renowned Basketball Freestyler but now he's out to prove he's a real superhero. Witness the best basketball tricks you've never seen as BasketballMan spins, dribbles, juggles, and performs stunts in this crime fighting, family-friendly, circus show."Genuinely hilarious and breathtakingly impressive" wwww½ Kryztoff
THE BEANIES
As seen on ABC Kids TV, The Beanies are live on stage! Laura, Mim and Michael are ready to play with you! Come sing, dance and laugh in their giant box fort. But little do they know they're about to face their biggest challenge ever - BABYSITTING...
BEC MELROSE & STEPH BROADBRIDGE - TOP KNOTS Bec Melrose and Steph Broadbridge are far too busy to wash their hair, they have an hour of brand-new material to write. This is a work in progress show from the notebooks of two Sydney Comedy favourites.
BEST OF THE FEST
Handpicked comedians from the festival, Best of the Fest brings you the ultimate sneak peek of the Festival's biggest and brightest international and local stars jam packed into a 1 hour show. Every night new comedians Wed to Sun every week during the fringe
BEST OF THE FRINGE LINE UP SHOW
BETH MCMULLEN HATEABLE FACE
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With so much uncertainty in the world it is normal you would want to pick a line up show with a selection of good comics, hedge your bets. Very smart. That is why this fringe show is guaranteed to be the best ever because Bart Freebairn is a great comedian and all the acts are him.
It's hard to be liked when you're the smartest person in the room with perfect hair and a hateable face. "Effortlessly charming" - TIMEOUT "Difficult to write about critically" - also TIMEOUT "Urgent and very, very funny...she does not hold back" - The Big Smoke
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ALL $28.5 ARA DARLING QUARTER THEATRE 3:00 PM (50 MINS)
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BIAS CUT WITH MIRENA D'VICE
Mirena D'Vice, Australia's most vicious and vociferous cross-media commentator (and definitely not a man in a dress) stakes her claim as the most valuable Australian export since coal and takes on the issues of the week, offering a totally unbiased hyperconservative, right-wing viewpoint on politics and current events.
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BLACK LAUGHS MATTER
Bringing together all the best ethnic comedians of the fringe to raise funds and awareness for the Black Lives Matter Movement by shedding some much-needed light & laughter to this cause. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to a NSW non-government organisation directly supporting the goals of the BLM movement.
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BLACKLUX : PERSPECTIVES IN TIMELAPSE.
BORDERLANDS: TWO BRITTLE WOMEN - AN BRUNCHERCIZE Brunchercize is the dance you do in the SHORT PLAYS BY OFFER YOU CAN'T brunch hour, the dance you do before TOMMY JAMES GREEN REMEMBER you brunch! It is a relaxed chance to
An improv jam with a Dance, a video and a stills artist using black and white visual contrast to explore object/Space, the body, and the body's relationship to space (positive and negative).
In these short plays, a full moon unites two dangerous frontiers, centuries and continents apart. Witches argue over a young girl's fate in "Kindling", while an old photographer pleads innocent in the clutches of a pair of border cops in "Broken Promise Land".
Brittle Women are improvisers, sketch writers and heavy Deep Heat users. Marvel at their debut musical sketch bonanza, full of disastrously misremembered anecdotes, nursing home mafia mysteries, and raw, hot, sexual energy. Come for the sweaty banana innuendos, stay for the free knee replacement raffle.
enjoy dance-play with your friends, family, strangers, whoever - just come and dance! Each Brunchercize has a theme or explores a different genre of dance. Think go-go, 80s pop, 70s disco and 90s boy bands. Brunchercize's purpose is to help you have a joyful, dancing time. Come one, come all and have yourself a dancing ball!
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F $29 THE BARRACKS COMEDY CLUB 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $28 C $25 NHSPA - ST GEORGE'S HALL
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F $32 C $26 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM 6:15 PM - 7:05 PM
F $18 FACTORY THEATRE 5:45 PM SAT, 4:45 PM SUN (60 MINS)
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L CANCE BLANK - THE MUSICAL BLEEDING PROFUSELY THE BOOK OF SNORIN' Do you hear the people sing? Are you FROM THE MOUTH - SLEEP APNEA THE not throwing away your shot? Ready to An odyssey into the absurdities and MUSICAL defy gravity? anxieties of contemporary life, hosted BLANK is the Australian premiere of a 100% improvised, one act musical, and we need your help! Will it be about an orphan who moves to the big city for a shot of fame? Or about a bunch of cats? YOU DECIDE
by an unnamed man wrapped in tinfoil.
A dystopian laboratory where anything can happen.
This hilarious show is perfect for snorers and the people who love/tolerate/hate them! Follow musical comedian Stew Walker on his quest to treat his sleep apnea and escape the bungalow blues. Sold out at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. "One of the best comedies I've seen at the Fringe." Buxton Fringe Reviews (UK)
BUD PETAL
A musical diorama of Sydney. Taking the listener from beers at the Courthouse to corn-tassels in Clovelly. From wage slavery in Bankstown to longings for the Levant in Lakemba. From being happy in Hurstville to waiting for Louise in Eastwood. From police brutality in Redfern to activists proclaiming "Know your city! Love your city! Organise to make it better!"
BUS STOP FILMS - INCLUSIVELY CURATED.
Each night enjoy a selection of Bus Stop's amazing, award-winning and inclusively made films including cracking comedies, heart felt docos, rom coms and a few Australian premieres. All films will be captioned and of course will capture your heart.
C*NTY CABARET
Start the hot b*tch summer of your dreams with the c*ntiest cabaret show you've ever seen! Indulge in a naughty night out with Sydney's sexiest pole dancers, femme fatales & burlesque babes. Produced on Gadigal land by the C*nty Cabaret Crew who invite you to come & embrace your c*ntiest self.
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F $26 THE CHIPPO HOTEL 10:00 PM (50 MINS)
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F $15 HIWAY ENMORE 7:30 PM (90 MINS)
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F $55 PADDO RSL & THE RED RATTLER 7:00 PM (105 MINS)
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THE CAMERA'S BEEN ON THE WHOLE TIME
In a dystopian not-so-distant Australia a woman secretly accepts delivery of a camera... When the authorities and their neighbours are always watching, can a couple survive when one is content to follow and the other wants to break free?
CAMERON DUGGAN & CHARLIE MCCANN WHAT THE H*LL Cameron Duggan (host of The Mugg Off Podcast) and Charlie McCann (frequent guest on The Mugg Off Podcast) are trying out some new material. They've talked about these jokes at the pub several times. It will be very loose, very fun, and most importantly- cheap!
CAMERON JAMES, TOM CASHMAN & SAM TAUNTON - NEW STUFF
CHERRY
Three of the worlds best comedians are about to perform some brand new and untested stand up comedy ideas for you. It will be loose. It will be raw. And best of all for you - it will be cheap!
It's 2008 and 13 year old Sarah is watching RAGE when Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl' comes on and her obsession begins. On a cloud of cotton candy, Cherry takes you on an intimate, bubblegum, pop journey that hilariously and insightfully celebrates the power of music to transform and enlighten in this one woman's thank you card to her idol.
CHILD OF SUNDAY
Combining stories of faith, heartbreak, fraud and vulnerability with songs from the soundtrack of her life, Elisa Riddington narrates fables of her childhood as a preacher's kid and what it looks like to grow up in a community searching for hope.
CHRIS NGUYEN TRIED & UNTESTED
Come see Australia's own Mount Kosciuszko of comedy. Self-proclaimed funny man Chris Nguyen is back by unpopular demand. 2019 nominated Sydney Fringe Best Comedy. 2020/21 RAW State Finalist. 2022 Sold out run at Sydney Comedy Festival.
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F $34 C $29 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE BOOM BOOM ROOM 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
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CAROLYN SWINDELL - CHAIN PLAY CHELSEA ZELLER We have literally no idea what this CASUAL BULLSHIT 007 ELEVEN show will be about. And neither do the Carolyn Swindell is tired of your Casual Bullshit. That bloody pandemic is over (kind of), and we're all allowed back in public, so it's high time we set aside the casual disregard for public decency and put some actual pants on! Stop elastic waisting time. Stop acting like nothing matters. We're better than this. Or if you aren't, Carolyn Swindell certainly is.
writers! • Two brand-new Australian plays will (accidentally) come to life, with each scene written by a different playwright. • Presented by Slanted Theatre (Lady Precious Stream, Three Fat Virgins Unassembled), featuring a team of emerging Asian-Australian creatives.
Evil villains! Beautiful temptresses! Weird hairless pets! And a narcoleptic delivery driver desperate to become a spy!!! It's a brand-new solo show by "sidesplittingly funny" (Stage Whispers) character comedian Chelsea Zeller.
CHRIS RYAN & SARAH GAUL - THE BEFORE PICTURE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
CIRQUE DÉSOLÉ
Sarah Gaul and Chris Ryan could have packaged this up as raw and fresh, but instead, they respect you enough to tell you the truth: this is deeply unpolished, possibly unfeasible jokes and songs, delivered with hilarity nonetheless. They are literally just trying new jokes under the guise of a proper festival show.
A one-man show retelling Charles Dickens' classic tale of redemption and compassion. Will Bligh stars in this unique adaptation recreating Scrooge's world using lighting, sound and a wooden chair. Experience a dynamic and visceral performance as all of your favourite characters are brought to life on stage. One actor, Twenty characters, One festive evening!
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Two comedy triple-threats on one stage makes this the only show in the festival with a risk assessment and a DEFCON rating. Jeeves Verma & Paul Michael Ayre (supported by Chelsea Zeller), invite you to a dangerously fun evening of never-before-seen stand-up and sketch comedy gold. Are we overselling this? Let's find out!
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 9:30 PM (60 MINS)
F $33 C $26 G6 $26 FLIGHT PATH - 142 ADDISON ROAD 9:30 PM TUE-THU,SAT, 6:30 PM FRI (60 MINS)
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CLARE CAVANAGH BIG FEELINGS
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Clare Cavanagh (TONIGHTLY WITH TOM BALLARD) has a lot of big feelings and uh-oh! She's gonna share them! With her mix of bright and bubbly characters, improv and stand up, BIG FEELINGS is a brand new hour from this award winning writer and performer. wwww - Weekend Notes wwww - This is Radelaide wwww - Funny Tonne
Comedy Boom Box has it all! Comedians, Music and Mayhem. Comedians have their sets completely remixed based on the suggestions pinned on the remix wheel! They spin it, they deal with it! Its crazy, its fun and its all sorts of funny come for the laughs, stay for the BOOM!
COMMITTED TO SOUL
A tribute to the music from The Commitments movie and many other soul hits performed by a dynamic ninepiece band. Bring your dancing shoes !!
COOTAMUNDRA COULROPHOBIA CRASH TEST DUMMIES Are you normal? A personal exploration - CRASH HOT PLAYERS PRESENTS: of normivity told through racial skin Every day at the Comedy Laboratory, TRIVIA WITH BEV AND colour and the art of clown. new ideas are stress-tested under A consideration of moral societal MARGE experimental conditions. But who do rules, our expectations, and our fear Bring along your dear ones to a delightful game of pub trivia hosted by Coota favourites, Bev & Marge!
of chaos. Created by Curly Fernandez, Jenny McGregor and Jack Mounsey for The Leftovers Collective, this artwork invites you to consider our communal complicity in irrational fear.
you put in them to find out if they'll work in the real world? Enter Maddie Parker, Jim Fishwick and Emilia Higgs, who crash headlong into the outer edges of improvisation for your entertainment... and safety! Big hearts. Empty heads. No brakes.
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CRAZY FUNNY ASIANS CRIPPLED KINSMEN This showcase returns after selling out 3 years running and features some of the hottest comedic talents in the Asian community. Some of the funniest comedians who will have you crying with laughter. Their jokes will laugh you long time, so don't miss out.
F $19 NEWTOWN HOTEL - THE CARAVAN ROOM
Gutsy, raw, and honest, Crippled Kinsmen is an explosive immersive theatre experience. Set in one location - an abandoned factory warehouse the ever-destructive events unfold in real time. Two brothers, one night, and the myth and memory of a long-gone father. An emotional drama, brimming with black humour, which tackles a slew of contemporary issues head on.
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CRIPS & CREEPS COMEDY
A Kick-ass inclusive comedy night with the funniest comedians in town. A sexy accessible show, celebrating comedians who are marginalised due to sexuality, race, gender or disability. With special guest Aquenta, bringing the beats.
7:00 PM WED-SAT, 6:00 PM SUN (60 MINS)
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F $26 C $21 107 REDFERN 8:30 PM (60 MINS)
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CROSSOVER
A descent into the underworld through portals of dance and ritual. Join an electrifying cast of dance artists as they initiate audiences into the depths of raw truth, body, feeling, ancient knowledge & the power of the dark.
DANE SIMPSON DIDGERIDOOZY
DANIEL DELBY - 33 YEARS SINGLE
As seen on the MICF Gala, Would I Lie to You?, Celebrity Letters and Numbers, Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow, The Hundred with Andy Lee and Have You Been Paying Attention? With a string of sold-out shows across Australia as part of the hugely popular Aborigi-LOL, Dane's new show is a (didgeri)doozy.
After being Single for 33 Years Daniel got a girlfriend...for 3 months. Daniel explores the funny side of rejection. Relatable for anyone who has been in a relationship, or wants to! Sunday Singles Host and best weekly comedy FRINGE WORLD award winner, Daniel brings an engaging show featuring crowd work, call-backs, freestyle raps, and love songs.
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F $17 C $12 FACTORY THEATRE 7:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $48 C $37 G6 $37 THE RED RATTLER 7:00 PM SAT, 10:00 PM SAT, 5:00 PM SUN, 8:00 PM SUN (75 MINS)
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F $30 C $25 G6 $21 PETERSHAM BOWLING CLUB 7:00 PM (140 MINS)
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DANIEL MUGGLETON - NEW JOKES/NEW TRACKSUIT
An hour of untried, untested and unfunny jokes from comedian Daniel Muggleton. If you expected more, it's worth remembering tickets to this show are $12 when inflation is predicted to peak at 7%.
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DAN RATH - SALT OF THE EARTH SPACE CADET
If you do meal prep and watch Ted Lasso you're typical. Neuro-fuckingtypical. This is for folks who: Get so bored they develop schizophrenia for entertainment. Headbutt payphones just for the cardio.
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DATE NIGHT COMEDY SHOWCASE
Married, dating, single... swingers? This show is everybody's answer to what to do about love. So, whether you need a great date idea or just some company for the lonely hearts, join us for a stand up showcase about dating, love and relationships.
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DIANA MCLAREN IS DELICIOUS!
DIPSKIT - SKIT JUST GOT REAL
F $25 C $20 THE BARRACKS COMEDY CLUB 6:30 PM (60 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 9:30 PM (60 MINS)
The Queen of Oversharing, Diana McLaren, tells stories of life, love, and sex with brutal honesty, and details that only her therapist should know, that will have you laughing till you cry. Her firstever full-length stand-up comedy show 'Delicious' focuses on her adventures in dating, what it means to be an adult child of divorce, and how everything is Delicious!
Dipskit debuted at SFC in 2019 with our self-titled show. 2021 saw us Skitting Ourselves at Laugh Outta Lockdown. Join us in 2022 for all-new sketches, because Skit Just Got Real! Dipskit is a diverse group who met through Improv Theatre Sydney (ITS). Our shows have something for everyone, so come along for an hour of laughs!
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DEEP AND MEANINGFUL
Come to my house party. Tomorrow, we will be eaten by a black hole. It's definately not my fault. Winner of the SYNZ Tour Ready award, Deep and Meaningful is a poetry/comedy show that explores depression and fears about our limited time left on Earth.
DEFEATING ROGER FEDERER
How far would you go to be Numero Uno? An outrageous musical morality tale for this millennium. Mirek + Bree are madly in love, highly photogenic + wildly ambitious. The world is at their feet...well, almost. Watch them sink to an all-time low as they reach for an all-time high! Please note: contains rude language, offensive themes + lots of singing.
DEMI LARDNER & DAVID CORREOS
Holy heck and stuff. David & Demi, what even is this? (Actually no one knows, and that's the glory). Two of the best nonsense, delightful, and wonderfully powerful comics are teaming up, and this is going to be something that you will be telling your nieces and nephews about so they know the world can be okay.
DIZNEY IN DRAG: ONCE DISENCHANTED: A CABARET OF TWISTED UPON A PARODY Dizney in Drag will have you laughing FAIRY TALES like a Hyena, crying like Dumbo, and
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Why was the wolf in Grandma's bed? Did Sleeping Beauty consent? Were the Ugly Sisters' feet really that big? Find out in this "raunchy, operatic 'Into The Woods'" WINNER - BEST SHOW Newcastle AND Dubbo Fringe Festivals
grinning like a Cheshire cat into a Whole New World you didn't know you needed. Prepare to have all your childhood dreams shattered like Cinderella's glass slipper in an elephant graveyard of adult fantasies and gender-bending fairy godmothers. Be Our Guest and book a seat now!
Have you ever tried to tell a story that led to 2 other stories? Have you ever tried to recall information, only to fall down a rabbit hole of secondary thoughts and distractions? DJ knows how you feel. Wielding a triple threat combo of A.D.D, Anxiety and a Memory Disorder, Raw Comedy National Finalist DJ knows a thing or two about anecdotal detours.
F $22,$38 C $20,$32 SEYMOUR CENTRE - THE SOUND LOUNGE 7:00 PM TUE,WED,SAT, 9:00 PM THU,FRI (55 MINS)
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DOORS OF DECEPTION
Andy Nunn, The Mentalist, invites you to explore the deceptions of your reality. Through psychology, magic & mysticism, be taken through the doorways of your mind and, ultimately, change how you see the world.
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DOUBLE DATE WITH TORI & KATE
Tori and Kate will take you from MILD to WILD. In this split bill stand up show, UK comedian Kate Dolan brings her dry wit and unashamed oversharing, alongside Darwinian Tori Crisp's sweet sass and unique observations. You're invited on this double date with two of Sydney's most exciting up and coming comedians. No small talk allowed.
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DRAG SUPPER CLUB
Join us for a magical night of fun and laughter with camp drag performances along with many naughty shenanigans. Timberlina stepping in as head talky talky queen, she won't be doing it alone, we have an amazing heart-palpitating sweaty-palm-inducing supporting cast made up of the froth-worthy performers that are entertaining you from where-ever they perform from usually know as the stage.
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EGG
wwwww (GlamAdelaide). Single &
32, Erin Fowler's eggs are "dying off." For $15k she could freeze them. But does she even want a child? EGG is a hilarious, moving & award-winning solo work, combining dance, clowning, and a cheeky life-sized egg to question all things fertility, motherhood & making big life decisions.
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Tech entrepreneur turned comedian Cheyenne Ehrlich's new standup show about being born to parents in a "buddhist cult." After his parents lose all their money and divorce, Cheyenne goes on a hilarious yet profound journey back to the "buddhist cult," through the world of tech startups and into every kind of personal work he can find to try to figure out what life is really about.
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ELEANOR STANKIEWICZ NANNA-STASIA
When Eleanor was 7, she saw the classic 1998 film Anastasia and was convinced that the heroine was her Nanna. The truth would prove to be much more incredible... An award-winning heartwarming story that will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. Featuring the classic songs from Anastasia.
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DUDE, WHERE'S MY COCHLEAR?
Sydney comedian Henry Zhu takes you on a journey into his inner ear where he'll explore the non-stop whining in his head (and his tinnitus too). The cochlear nerve is the cranial nerve responsible for hearing. It is also the muse for Henry's show, where he'll leave you ringing with laughter with jokes about the ringing in his ears.
EDAN MCGOVERN RITALIN PRINCESS
Through the wonders of prescription medication, Edan Mcgovern (2019 RAW Comedy State finalist, Sydney Fringe award Nominee) has the opportunity to really get her life on track. She will instead be debuting her first solo stand up comedy show.
EFFING ROBOTS: HOW I TAUGHT THE A.I. TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE HUMANS Artificial Intelligence is on the way, and it will be powerful. What happens when it arrives? How will it perceive humanity? Can it learn ... to love?
ELOQUENT FILTH
Natanyah Forbes and Julian Frazer, the double act you've never heard of but you won't be forgetting anytime soon. Rising from the trash filled ashes of the south coast like the filth Phoenix's they are, Julian and Natanyah navigate the life and struggles of being a degenerate in a world of class and substance... This should be interesting.
ELOUISE EFTOS & THE EMILY WHO: A DAY HARRY MORRISSEY FOR ADVENTURE Today's a day for adventure, to see what OFFICIAL - THE we can find! AUDITION ROOM Sing and dance with Emily Who in You've got one shot. Impress us. Australia's hottest & most prolific casting directors are inviting you to take a peek into 'The Audition Room'.
this interactive show, jam-packed with songs and fun! Go on an imaginary journey to explore the jungle, a farm, and under the sea... and even dance with dinosaurs! Perfect for preschoolers and everyone young at heart.
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EMMA HOLLAND RUSTY
I'm Emma, I could tell you what this show is about, or, I could let my friend Mr. Edgerton do it for me. "Everything is a learning process: any time you fall over, it's just teaching you to stand up the next time." Joel Edgerton (As seen in Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014)
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ENGLISH BREAKFAST
The kettle's just boiled, fancy a cuppa? We've all been there. The water's just boiled. Everyone is eagerly waiting. And in that moment you're left asking yourself, do I have what it takes to make the perfect cup of tea? Join AJ in an uplifting & sentimental comedy show that examines what it means to be perfect in an imperfect world through AJ's own journey as a Mixed Raced/ Queer human.
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ENSNARE BURLESQUE: SALACIOUS
A party straight out of 1975- roller skates, disco and burlesque deliciousness wrapped in a sexy, 90 minute package. Hosted by Bettie Bang Bang, with a cast of stunners including Ophelia Novak, Jolene la Rouge and more! Don't miss this sweet 70's phantasmagoria!
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FAILED FILMMAKER
An intimate evening of stand up comedy where Christina Jobe describes her attempts to make it in Hollywood.
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THE FAIRY TALE OF MY LIFE
FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING EXPERIENCE
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We were raised on his stories. The Little Mermaid. The Ugly Duckling. But the author's story has never been told. At least never like this. Enter 180 Collective's latest spellbinding concoction. Equal parts side-splitting and tear-jerking, 'Fairy Tale Of My Life' is a magical and queer telling of Hans Christian Anderson's journey from small town working boy to celebrated author.
Basil, Manuel and Sybil are in town--and they're bringing a healthy dose of mayhem to your door. Fully immersive, highly interactive and completely original, this is the top-flight show where anything can happen and usually does. Expect chaos, laughs, and a brilliant night out. All tickets include 3 course meal.
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ERSKINEVILLE COMEDY CLUB
Erskineville Comedy Club curates a rotating line up of beloved pro comedians and Fringe festival favourites in a unique lounge style setting above a stellar cocktail bar.
ETHNIC CLEANSING
Join the funniest Indian comedian in Australia for an hour of ethnic based stand-up comedy. Following the success of multiple SOLD OUT seasons across the globe, Ruven returns to Sydney with his sell-out show Ethnic Cleansing. "Australia's Kevin Hart" - Funny Tonne.
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What does Flamenco evoke for you? An evocation of longing, joy, sorrow and a call to feel..more? Awarded Best Dance Show at Adelaide Fringe 22, be transported to the stages of Sevilla by this mesmerising ensemble. "Fast, intense and exhilarating." SMH
FEROCIOUSLY FORTY AND RISING BURLESQUE SHOW
A FEW THINGS THAT HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO NOW
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Ana Seethe, Sydney Burlesque Performer and Producer, returns to Sydney Fringe with her new show celebrating performers that continue to slay beyond their fortieth journey around the sun. Because age is just a number!!!
Being loved? Sounds fucking terrifying. This dark comedy follows Annie as she comedically, beautifully and tragically negotiates the possibility of being pregnant and learns that maybe, just maybe, love is meant to feel good after all.
THE FIERCE VIOLETS
The Fierce Violets present original tales of love and madness in poetry and song! Charles Freyberg and Lou Steer channel astonishing characters from the streets of Newtown and Darlinghurst, back from the dead! Plus the spellbinding songs of Margeurite Montes with Peter Urquhart on viola! Poetry is non binary, it contains all the genders. Four performers filled with passion and presence!
F $14,$22 THE HIVE BAR 8:15 PM (90 MINS)
F $26 THE BARRACKS COMEDY CLUB
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F $44 C $34 SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY STUDIO 5: NEILSON STUDIO 6:00 PM FRI, 9:00 PM FRI (60 MINS)
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5 MISTAKES THAT CHANGED HISTORY
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IMMERSIVE
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MUSICAL THEATRE & CABARET
PHYSICAL THEATRE & CIRCUS
THEATRE
TOURING
WORKSHOPS & TALKS
A FLYING PHOTON
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F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM THU,SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (60 MINS) 29 SEPT & 1-2 OCT
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F $25 C $15 P$ 16 EMERGING ARTIST SHAREHOUSE - THE OFFICE 7:45 PM (60 MINS)
FREE THE ROCKS 6:00 PM (240 MINS)
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We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of history. In this comedy show, comedian and historian, Paul Coulter tells the funny (and tragic) stories of five people and how their mistakes changed the world.
FOREIGN BODY
Candice grew up in Apartheid South Africa, but despite her good girl tendencies, she found herself breaking the rules (and mum and dad's hearts) when she shacked up across the colour lines and gave birth to her mixed-race daughter at 21. Now she's dusting off her Mandela shirt and original accent to reckon with her past using stories, songs and South African slang.
Kelly, can you handle this? Like all great trios, Floyd, Bec & Jake have been brought together by destiny. We're hoping our jokes will pay our Bills, Bills, Bills. Join us for a night of trialling ideas in an extravaganza that'll leave you Jumpin' Jumpin'. Destiny's Trial will make you laugh and Say My Name.
40 YEAR OLD POPSTAR
Alli Butler awoke and discovered she was 40. That was unexpected. Last time she looked she was 20! Marriage. Kids. So many wasted days. No more careerus interuptus! Alli Butler, standup-comedian and singer-songwriter re-births as a 40-year-old-popstar!
FREDDIE MCMANUS IS STOPPABLE
Sydney comedy standout Freddie McManus presents his highly anticipated debut hour, fresh off appearing in sellout runs of 'Mystery Flight' at the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival & 2022 Sydney Comedy Festival. Sharp-edged stand up with surprises not to be missed: for priority seating, use the promo code 'PLEASE' to ask nicely.
Slip into this debut comedy hour about bad ideas and weird feelings. Lauren Hayward (MICF, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Fringe, Sydney Comedy Fringe) unpacks strange dreams, figures out sex and contends with an outsized ego. Freudienne is feminist like Fleabag, with a little Bo Burnham realness - plus dick jokes (Freud, duh).
FROM THE RUBBISH HEAP
FRINGE IGNITE
VISUAL ARTS
FLOYD ALEXANDERHUNT, JAKE HOWIE & BEC MELROSE
Through humour, poetry, puns and stars, uncover the bizarre quantum mechanics that brings us both a sunset and the internet. Featuring some of the best celestial bodies in the cosmos (including our wonderfully radiating selves), come celebrate colours of light you've never even seen.
FREUDIENNE
SPOKEN WORD
Head to The Rocks for this year's special edition of FRINGE IGNITE. With local live music acts all evening throughout the precinct it's the perfect place to spend your Friday. See website for artist line up and gig locations.
GAME SHOW
FRINGE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY GALA
A showcase of 3 of the funniest international comedians at the fringe. With different acts every show, come see a guaranteed hour of non stop laughter.
8:00 PM TUE-SAT, 6:30 PM SAT (50 MINS)
GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING
An art and design show about using excess and discarded materials to tell stories. Eav Brennan uses waste materials to make comics about the natural world. Come along to see how you can tell stories about nature, by helping make a more sustainable story.
Can you guess the price of a blender to the dollar? Do you have a stack of useless knowledge stuck in your brain? Can you decipher a phrase from a series of blank squares? Then COME ON DOWN to the most interactive theatre experience this side of Sydney Fringe! We're putting all your favourite TV game shows live on stage and giving you a chance at some great prizes!
F $24.95 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE BOOM BOOM ROOM 6:30 PM (60 MINS)
F $39 C $32 SEYMOUR CENTRE - REGINALD THEATRE 8:00 PM TUE,FRI,SAT, 6:30 PM THU, 9:30 PM WED (55 MINS)
Disgraced actor Garry Starr defies his critics by performing every genre of theatre possible, thus saving the performing arts from its inevitable extinction. Theatre is dying, Garry is our only hope!
F $30 C $27 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE OFFICE 9:15 PM (60 MINS)
F $26 C $21 G6 $21 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE BOOM BOOM ROOM 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
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FREE 107 PROJECTS TUES 6:00 PM & 12:00 PM DAILY
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GENIE BABY
Genie Baby is bringing back old school singer/ songwriter tunes around the piano. A high energy and dynamic performance of his original music, that will make you want to boogie or shed a tear.
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GET DOWN VARIETY CLUB
The Get Down Variety Club is Sydney's finest showcase night for the best in Burlesque, Drag, Comedy, Circus, Magic and all things entertainment! Every two months at Low 302 which this one our special Sydney Fringe edition.. Get up of your seat and and Get Down to Low with us!
FRINGE KIDS
IMMERSIVE
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GONE RIFFIN'
One night while taking the ol' trawler out to catch mutant fish from the lead-filled waters of Sydney Harbour, Jackson "Fishbone" Pierce and Pat "Seagull" Sunderland came to a realisation about comedy. It's a bit silly. Join two of Sydney's most beloved comedians in an evening of stand-up, sketch, and riffs gleaned from years of performing in some of the best venues on this beautiful blue marble we call 'Earth.'
MUSICAL THEATRE & CABARET
PHYSICAL THEATRE & CIRCUS
HALF STEAM AHEAD!
A cruise ship. Staffed, operated and inhabited solely by Con Coutis. Soak up some sketch comedy. Relax and unwind with some stand-up. Enjoy some wordplay in the tropics. The SS SteamDream - boarding now! "Perfectly crafted" - Australian Arts Review
SPOKEN WORD
THEATRE
TOURING
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WORKSHOPS & TALKS
THE HAPPY PARADOX HEATH FRANKLIN The Happy Paradox is an interactive, OUT OF CHARACTER poetically comedic music show about consciousness that celebrates who you are, even if you don't know who that is... . Packed with live music, rhyming pop culture rambles and an improv serenade's, The Happy Paradox highlights the humorous but often unseen aspects of Life that connect us all.
For over 15 years, he's been known as 'that guy who does Chopper', now Heath Franklin is stepping out from behind the moustache and giving 'that guy who does Heath' a crack. It's a bit out of character, but it turns out Heath's pretty funny too. Comic's Choice - 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
F $20 LOW 302 7:00 PM (50 MINS)
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F $16 THE CHIPPO HOTEL 9:30 PM THU, 8:30 PM FRI, 6:00 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $15,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM (60 MINS)
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L CANCE GRACE JARVIS - VERY GROW UP Alex Jae, Daniel Townes, Luke ODD DUCK Heggie and Steph Broadbridge are Grace Jarvis is very good at stand-up, mostly because if she lies down for too long a mystical moss starts to grow and cover her like she's an ancient boulder.
"It's rare to see a comic making a festival debut land as many punchlines as effortlessly as Grace Jarvis." - The Age
acquaintances on the Sydney comedy scene. Their styles are all different, although at least one of them would rather make snide backstage remarks than bother watching the others, so who knows? This show features new material from all of them.
GUNEET KAUR MANIC PIXIE DREAM GOBLIN
Guneet Kaur (RAW Comedy National Finalist 2022) debuts her first solo hour about being the messy queer mid-twenties goblin-woman that she is. Guneet is a regular act across the Sydney circuit, performing at esteemed venues including the Comedy Store. She is not one to miss.
HELLO, SIRI!
We wake up to Instagram feed, spend hours on TikTok and smartphones are our new best friend. It's no shocker that tech is part of our day-to-day lives. But do we truly understand its influence? Stand-up comedian Surya shares her thought provoking jokes on the use of technology. You never know, you might skip the emoji and laugh out loud for real this time.
HESTER
Hester invites you to THE GRAND FINALE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME! You will embark on an intimate portrayal of her life summed up in 60 minutes of spellbinding CHAOS. You can't look away! Oh but how you wish you could!
HEY HEY IT'S DOOMSDAY
Ross has to put on the show of his life when Australia is taken over by a fascist dictator. If he fails to entertain our new leader he'll face state execution. Ross Purdy makes his Sydney debut with his 2022 Golden Gibbo nominated anti-establishment anti-comedy for the anti-social. that's an all out ass-salt on the hiney of Australian culture.
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE
8:15 PM WED-SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (60 MINS) 28-30 SEPT & 1-2 OCT
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM THU,SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (60 MINS) 29 SEPT & 1-2 OCT
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9:30 PM THU,SAT, 8:30 PM SUN (60 MINS)
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HORSE PLAY
A drag comedy exploring masculinity, comradeship, war, and... whatever the hell else comes up when you're squashed inside a wooden horse full of men. Saddle up, soldiers, and prepare for battle. And by battle, we mean dick jokes.
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HOT DEPARTMENT
Hey, it's Hot Department - here are some new sketches that we made. Umm I miss you - !? - I can't believe I just said that... oh god that's so embarrassing. wwww
'This is not stand up' - The Age
FRINGE KIDS
IMMERSIVE
MUSIC
MUSICAL THEATRE & CABARET
PHYSICAL THEATRE & CIRCUS
SPOKEN WORD
THEATRE
TOURING
VISUAL ARTS
WORKSHOPS & TALKS
HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT _____
IMPROV COMEDY CAGEFIGHT
INDIE YARNS - FIRST NATIONS Q&A
FREE REDFERN COMMUNITY CENTRE 12:00 PM (120 MINS)
F $26 C $19 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE BOOM BOOM ROOM 6:30 PM (50 MINS)
"How to make the perfect _____" is a performative project by Malvina Tan exploring comfort food and different ways of executing recipes in an attempt to find the perfect way. She examines the effects of homesickness from COVID-19 travel bans and having to move out of her childhood "home". This project experiments with food, culture, habits, leading us to reflect on memory, time and parallelisms.
Each night four teams of Sydney's best improvised comedians battle on stage and YOU - the audience - decides who the winner will be!
This year Sydney Fringe is proud to hold space for First Nations voices in the Arts. We are a country rich in over 60,000 years of storytelling; we can’t wait to kick off the season with important conversations as we celebrate our deadly artists. PICTURED: Members of The Sydney Fringe First Nations Advisory Panel.
INITIAL CONSULT
A Musical Comedy Show about the weird things a psychologist hears.
F $22 C $18 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM 9:15 PM (50 MINS)
F $17,$12 FACTORY THEATRE
9:30 PM THU,SAT, 8:30 PM SUN (60 MINS)
CHECK WEBSITE FOR VENUE & DATES
F $18 THE CHIPPO HOTEL 7:30 PM (120 MINS)
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L CANCE HYDRARCHOS
Hydrarchos is the story of an ancient sea serpent, and two men in different centuries forging their legacies around it. Featuring an incredible 15-metre-long dinosaur skeleton puppet, Hydrarchos explores the human cost of crafting a legacy, giving voice to those who are silenced when history gets made. This play presents an exercise in empathy in an age where science denial has a higher cost than ever before.
I AM KING, I AM QUEEN 2.0
''I am King/ Queen 2.0'' is an autobiographical story, following internationally renowned dancer Roymata Holmes he/they explores gender-fluidity in a performance that navigates his journey growing up in Townsville Australia. A town that rallies behind football as a way of achieving respect, leaving those who don't fit the status quo for dust.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WILL END
Bea Barbeau-Scurla's childhood home had some rocky foundations. Now, so does she. Although created almost ten years apart, she feels connected to her childhood home through her parents' shoddy craftsmanship. As they prepare the house for sale, unpack it all with Bea in a hilarious comedy show about an upbringing bringing you down.
IN ORBIT
How do we find a sense of connection in a world of disconnect? How do we find the courage to follow our own path and write our own story? This new imagistic work explores how we find our place in the world and within the greater universe. A group-devised physical theatre production facilitated by Kate Sherman and performed by Sydney Theatre School's Advanced Diploma graduating company of 2022.
INTACT
Intact follows a soldier who returns from war paralysed. The solo performance is a physically intense journey of rebirth, an energetic exploration of dreams and failure and what it means to be human. "This is physical theatre at its best. The choreography is immersive and simply mesmerising". Arwen, RASSART "INTACT, Fuser Production debut performance, is deeply engaging and awe-inspiring." Catherine Skipper, South Sydney Herald
INTRODUCING AUNTY JUDE
Meet Aunty Jude. A funny and heartfelt exploration of the women that do things their own way. With live music, and an explosive mid life debutante ball, smashing down expectations in a mix of clowning, shoulder dancing & absurdity
CHECK WEBSITE FOR VENUE & DATES
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F $20 C $15 EMERGING ARTIST SHAREHOUSE - THE OFFICE 6:15 PM (50 MINS)
F $26 C $21 CHIPPEN STREET THEATRE 7:30 PM (60 MINS)
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IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
From the ancient epic romance of Tristan and Isolde to the thrills and chills of love in our current world, "Is There Anybody Out There?" explores the idea of romantic love and aims to start the conversation about the uprising of domestic violence in our culture. wwww½ (Fringefeed 2021)
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IT'S GENETIC
Mothers and daughters, how can that go wrong? Meet mother and daughter comedy duo, Colette Andersen and Georgia Struckel. Doing everything together is a double-edged sword with unexpected consequences. Watch as they unpack their relationship before your very eyes. Insults are hurled, wit is biting and punchlines are plenty.
FRINGE KIDS
IMMERSIVE
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JACK GOW APOCALYPSE GOW
What happens when your life implodes? When you find yourself unemployed, deeply depressed, and living back in the small country town you fled a decade prior living with your partner's parents during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic? Apocalypse Gow sets out to answer this and many more questions about the human condition.
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SPOKEN WORD
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JAMES BRODIE: BECOMING BRODIE TOUR 2022
JAMES FLAVIN
Ivy Blue front man James Brodie visits Australia for the very first time to share stories and songs about growing up with Autism and ADHD. The Becoming Brodie Tour is a unique theatrical experience that tells his story in his words for the first time on stage featuring animations and music from his debut solo album Becoming and Ivy
TOURING
We've masked and we've vaxxed. We've PCR'ed, WFH'ed and pivoted like a ballerina. And now it's time to be Back To Normal. But which Normal? The New Normal? The Old Normal without handshakes? James Flavin is Back To Normal and is not very happy about it. This is James' fourth Festival Show and hopefully this time he'll get it right.
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WORKSHOPS & TALKS
JAMES PENDER FORGETTABLE FACE
James Pender has a forgettable face. It's OK. He knows it too. He's actually been making comedy on TV for over 15 years, not that you'd recognise him. Come stare at it for awhile and see why. Co-writer and performer for Sammy J on ABC TV, as seen on Tonightly, At Home Alone Together, The Ronnie Johns Half Hour and Four Corners...
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JACQUELINE MIFSUD - JACQUES BARRETT & RED HOT DAMIAN SMITH - TAG Jacqueline Mifsud is Red Hot! She's TEAM engorged with brutally honest stories
JACQUI BRAMWELL HORNSBY'S GOLDEN GIRL
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to (over)share in her signature witty, whirlwind style. How does she fill her days at 37 years old with no partner, kids or pets when her brain is on fire? This is an unapologetic show about waking up every day, feeling insane but getting on with it anyway.
Here's the pitch: Two comics (with a combined 30+ years in the game) go back and forth with 7 minute sets each for an hour of unbridled lols. Two mates with vastly differing styles, dropping 8 blistering individual sets over an hour of ground-breaking hilarity.
HORNSBY'S GOLDEN GIRL will feature true stories, original poems, classic songs and funny stuff in a light, fun and just a little self-indulgent debut comedy show.
JARRED FELL - FRESH JAWBONE
JENNY TIAN - CHINESE AUSTRALIAN
Award-winning Comedian Magician Jarred Fell is opening his bubble and hitting Sydney FRESH for 3 nights only ! As he embraces and delivers the craziest tricks and ideas to the stage with his personal story of sobriety and how he stayed clean and discovered how to become a man...kinda. A whirlwind of a time but this bad apple has now ripened.
He is a failure - and has nothing to lose Jawbone is a provocative dark comedy. Written and performed by Alex Lykos creator of movies Alex & Eve and Me & My Left Brain Music by award-winning composer George Ellis.
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Jenny has a lot to unpack. Join her as she tests her brand new comedy hour full of jokes, rants and stories of mild TikTok fame.
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F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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JEROMAIA DETTO GIUSEPPE'S GAME TIME WONDER SHOW
Game Time Wonder Show is an eclectic game show featuring some of the best comedic talents from around Australia. Hosted by the ever charming Giuseppe! wwww½ "one of the best emerging
comedians" - Weekend Notes
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JEROMAIA DETTO: MUSH
Jeromaia Detto (Canapes & Cocktails, Celebrity TheatreSports) is excited to present another collection of wild and wonderful characters and concepts, that will make you laugh, cry, and ponder why?!wwww½ "one of the best emerging comedians" - Weekend Notes wwww "Hugely entertaining" - Gutter Culture
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JEZ WATTS & "FRIENDS"
Love roast jokes? Internationally touring Melbourne-based comic Jez Watts (Top 10 Jokes Edinburgh Fringe - The Guardian UK) returns with a showcase of his funniest "friends" who are set to tell him exactly what they think of him. A standup showcase where some of the funniest comics in Sydney deliver brutal teardowns of their host, alongside the best material they have.
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JOHN GLOVER MUST DIE
Welcome to the farewell tour of John's worst self and all his past regrets. Join this chaotic-neutral, sassy yet sweet comedian on his quest to finally selfactualize in his triumphant debut hour of stand-up comedy. Vale! For the new John Glover to live, first John Glover Must Die.
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JOHN ROBLES & NICK WHITE - SOMETHING GAY
JOINT CUSTODY SMUT BAN
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Do you want to see something gay? Then come along to a new hour of stand up from two of Sydney's hottest up-and-coming comedians, John Robles & Nick White. This show has something for everyone! Even straight people.
Joint Custody is an up-and-coming improv group that are just staying together for the kids. In between soccer practice, grounding naughty teenagers, and cutting the crust off vegemite sandwiches, they find time to get on stage and make up scenes based entirely on audience suggestions!
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F $20 C $16 THE BARRACKS COMEDY CLUB
6:30 PM TUE,SAT, 9:30 PM THU (50 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM (60 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 7:00 PM (60 MINS)
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JIMMY & MAUDE
Jimmy & Maude is a new Australian play that explores what happens when love is challenged by a cultural divide and faced with prejudice. Set in the 80's with flashbacks to the 30's and '40s, Jimmy & Maude is both a comedy and a drama that examines the consequences of choices and long held secrets.
JODIE STUBBS IS MIDLIFE
Staring down the barrel of 50. It ain't pretty, huh? Jodie Stubbs is a woman with big dreams, big regrets and an even bigger voice. Singing through ageing, motherhood, and direct messaging D-list celebs on instagram with relationship advice, Stubbs takes you on the hilarious and heart-warming journey of her midlife crisis. A night out that will have you laughing, crying and thinking 'Oh God, that's me!'
JOE COMINO HEAVY SET
Joe Comino is a storyteller that makes people laugh. With his likeable persona and strong stage presence, audiences are always ready for a good time when Joe takes the microphone. Joe was on Housos television show and support act for their national comedy tour. He has performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, as well as Sydney and Adelaide Fringe Festivals.
JOKE STARS
A showcase of our favourite comedians known for their joke writing. Comedians keep it tight and bring you their best jokes. No filler. No improv. No crowd work. Just jokes for the love of jokes. Different acts every show.
9:30 PM THU,SAT, 8:30 PM SUN (60 MINS), 29 SEPT & 1-2 OCT
JONNO - A BLOKE TRYING TO BE WOKE
Jonno is a 40-year-old bloke who was brought up old school. But he's learnt from today's generation that it's best to be progressive, inclusive and also to open up about your feelings and express yourself. Come and see an average Aussie bloke trying to be woke
9:30 PM THU,SAT, 8:30 PM SUN (60 MINS), 29 SEPT & 1-2 OCT
JON WALPOLE - ONE MAN PERFORMING A TWO-MAN SHOW
What would Thelma do without Louise? What would Bert do without Ernie? What would gin do without tonic? Jon's stage partner, Tim, is nowhere to be found. Now Jon must perform a two-person show... by himself. How will Jon sing a duet, wear a horse costume, or do a trust fall on his own?
F $33 C $25 CHIPPEN STREET THEATRE
7:30 PM WED-SAT, 5:00 PM SUN (90 MINS)
F $35 C $29 THE SYDNEY FRINGE CABARET CLUB 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
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F $26 THE BARRACKS COMEDY CLUB
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6:30 PM TUE, 9:30 PM WED-FRI (50 MINS)
F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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JOSH GLANC & OLIVER COLEMAN - NEW MATERIAL (NEVER BEFORE SEEN) Josh Glanc and Oliver Coleman have come to the big city to try out brand new material. Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, don't miss these two (beautiful) rising stars of the Australian comedy scene.
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JULIET RAE TIMMERMAN THE BIG HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR SHOWCASE
It's that time of year again: the "Holiday Season", and the big dogs at the network have decided that what Fringe Comedy needs this year is an all-out festive holiday pageant.
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KALEIDOSCOPE SHOW Kaleidoscope is a spectacular and interactive children's show featuring live music and a fully scripted story. The show tells the story of all the little colours and shapes that live inside the kaleidoscope with a strong kindness and tolerance theme. Suitable for younger audiences.
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KEVIN JIN - COUNTRY BOY 2: 2 COUNTRY, 2 FURIOUS A stuntman and getaway driver falls in love with Irene who is married to a criminal. In a bid to protect her from her husband and some gangsters, he decides to cross over to the other side of the law.
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KIERAN DAUGHTON LAUGHING WITHOUT LAUGHING
Most of you who are reading this won't come to this show, which is a shame because it's a good show. Born out of late nights at comedy rooms fuelled by beer and early morning work commutes fuelled by energy drinks. This show features jokes about life, death and what we do in-between.
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KILLING MR. BARBER Welcome to Harrow College...
It's the sort of all-boys private school that has a multi-million dollar 'altitude chamber' for rugby players. Join Francis during his last few days as a Harrovian. He's gay, angry, sometimes himself, and is not leaving without a bang!
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE
9:30 PM THU,SAT, 8:30 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 7:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $24 C $19 ARA DARLING QUARTER THEATRE 2:00 PM (60 MINS)
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F $12 FACTORY THEATRE 9:30 PM (60 MINS)
F $22 C $19 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE BOOM BOOM ROOM 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
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L CANCE KATE KNOTT - HOW TO BE HAPPY
KELLY MAC: WRONG SIDE OF 50
KENTO DAVID HOMOS IN THE MIST
KILLING ROVE
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM THU,SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (60 MINS)
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Life is shorter than we think. Which is a morbid premise for a comedy show. For Kate Knott, it's also the motivation to explore what makes us happy, and how we can all search for joy in a world that seems on a collision course with disaster. But it'll be funny too.
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Struggling to match your lipstick to your prolapse? Or work out the inclusivity rating of Dutch ovens? Join ACRAwinner Kel as she explores the quirks and perks of middle-age. For lovers of pinot noir and elasticised waists. "Mac delivers. The laughs kept coming from the rapt audience" - NOTA
KNIGHT TIME ADVENTURES
KRISTELLE ZIBARA SQUARE EYED
F $12 C $17 FACTORY THEATRE
9.30PM THURS-SAT 8.30PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $30 C $25 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE BOOM BOOM ROOM 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM (60 MINS)
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"Bona-fide boner killer" -- Banned on Grindr "Why are you like this? Your father wasn't like this, this is terrible" -- Mom "You can have him" -- Satan
7:00 PM THU,SAT, 6:00 PM SUN (60 MINS)
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Killing Rove is the new show from comedian/writer/miscreant Patrick Marlborough (VICE, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, The Saturday Paper) that seeks to answer the eternal question: what the!?Watch Patrick as Rove as Patrick blur the lines between homage, threat and mania in an hour of comedy that's part stand-up, part audio-visual collage, part DSM entry, and part annihilation of Australian pop culture.
A queer, one person show about a Knight who rescues a Princess, has dinner with a Wizard, falls in love and learns something new about himself. This is a stupid, ridiculous and pun stuffed coming-of-age adventure that marries the whimsy and logic of a 5 year old with a 30-something year old's observations about coming out.
A one woman comedy show that explores the effects of being raised by TV. Journey through some of your (but mostly Kristelle's) favourite TV shows/ movies and how they've shaped how we view the world. There's jokes, musical comedy, a dance (if she remembers to stretch beforehand) and much more!
F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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LANDLORD - LETHAL INSPECTION
Technically savvy and dumb as hell, Landlord are one of Sydney's most exciting new acts. The team is comprised of Tim Dunk, Levi Meltzer and Juliet Rae Timmerman. Collectively they have trained at Improv Theatre Sydney, Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre and World's Greatest Improv School.
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THE LATE NITE POWERPOINT COMEDY SHOWCASE A wild line-up of comedians who all have one thing in common – they’ll be joined on stage by Microsoft PowerPoint. “Delightfully dapper... you’d be hard pressed to find something you don’t love in this format.” - ArtsHub
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LAST TIME
Jesse and Lucas used to have a casual thing together before their careers took off. Lucas has a book deal and Jesse has been getting little gigs here and there, but nothing serious. After discovering they live in the same city again, Jesse wants to spend one more night with Lucas in the hopes he can give her some career advice.
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LEVI MELTZER LIAM MCMAHON DEADBEAT LAUREATE FELT CUTE MIGHT In 2007 I was brainwashed by an DELETE optometrist for the purpose of making
LIES WE TELL OURSELVES TO SLEEP AT NIGHT
me regular. The procedure backfired and instead made me humongous and hyper intelligent. Despite now living like a God amongst men (see image) I still only have fragmented memories of the experience. If it wasn't clear, this show is a documentary about my crazy life.
Join Improv Theatre Sydney Graduate and x3 time RAW COMEDY heat participate Liam McMahon in an evening of pure comedy. A variety of mediums including character, screen and stand up with plenty of tunes for the craic this show valued at 12 bucks is a bargain or very accurate, you can decide if u purchase a ticket.
The latest solo show from 2022 RAW Comedy NSW State Finalist Margot Rosa. Part bedtime story, part queer theatre, part cabaret, part onstage multimedia exhibition, part mixology masterclass.
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE
9:30 PM THU,SAT, 8:30 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $25 C $20 HIWAY ENMORE 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $30 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE SPARE ROOM 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM THU,SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $12 FACTORY THEATRE 5:45 PM SAT, 4:45 PM SUN (50 MINS)
F $25 C $19 THE RED RATTLER 7:30 PM (90MINS)
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L CANCE LAURA COLEMAN JEANS & A NICE TOP
LAW & ORDER IMPROVISED CASE UNIT
The dumbest comedy variety show you'll ever see. Part stand-up, part character sketch comedy, all Laura Hughes.
A fully improvised, utterly unscripted episode of Law & Order, everyone's favourite '90s TV show. Starting with a one-word suggestion from the audience - that's you - and performed in front of a live audience. What will the crime be? Will the perp be brought to justice? What does Dick Wolf think of all this?
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F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM (60 MINS)
F $22.50, $19.50 U12 $19.50, $16.50 FACTORY THEATRE 5:45 PM SAT, 4:45 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $89 BAMBOOZLE ROOM 6:00 PM (120 MINS)
F $18 C $15 107 REDFERN 6:30 PM (60 MINS)
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Jeans and a Nice Top is the debut solo show from comedian and Wing Defence, Laura Coleman. Laura will treat you to her finest gags home grown in Sydney's inner west. Topics include click and collect (infuriating), men who own linen sheets (kings) and considering wearing something different, but always ending up in jeans and a nice top.
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LIFE DRAWING WITH A COMEDIAN
Don't miss this Fringeworld hit show 2nd year running; where you do the art and we do the comedy! Enjoy the ride as you are taken on a hilariously creative journey in this whirlwind of a life drawing class. Led by Sam Kissajukian with Sydney's most engaging entertainers as life models, this is an interactive experience like no other. Includes dinner and art supplies.
LINES OF BEST FIT
LISA SHARPE DROWN 'EM OUT
LAURA HUGHES PRESENTS: LAURA HUGHES, LAURA HUGHES & SOME OTHER LAURA HUGHESES
What happens when you mix science talks with improv comedy? 'Lines of Best Fit' brings together scientists and improvisors for a performance that's sure to tickle your brain! Come along to hear about fascinating research in talks from our expert scientists, and then watch the spontaneous reactions of the improvisors as they create hilarious scenes inspired by the science.
"Audiences should not delay in seeking out what she has to say." Theatre Haus Fresh from an acclaimed run at The Melbourne Comedy Festival, Lisa bravely, honestly and hilariously tells her story of strength, resilience and triumph.
9:30 PM THU,SAT, 8:30 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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THE LONG HAUL
Look, we all know 2020 was rough. International border closures separated American Becca Hurd from her Aussie boyfriend. And then he dumped her in a FaceTime call. So she lied and told the Australian Government she was still in a 'loving de facto relationship' and snuck into the country to win him back. This one woman Rom-Com is the *true* story about the (frequent flyer) miles a woman will go for a second chance at love.
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LOU WALL - BLEEP BLOOP
Britney gave us 'Toxic'. Beethoven gave us Symphony No.5. And Ginuwine gave us R'n'B smash hit, 'Pony'. Now multiaward winner Lou Wall brings you their magnum opus: a pop-culture comedy album about life's biggest BLEEPS and smallest bloops. Featuring original songs and stand-up antics. wwww "Sublime comedy. Believe the hype." - The Age
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LOVE SONG BY JOHN KOLVENBACH
Beane is a loner, a misfit. Living on the fringes of life, the walls are closing in. His sister Joan and her husband Harry are at a loss as to how to help him. Then Beane meets Molly. All of a sudden, the love songs make sense and Beane's contagious joy changes them all.
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MANIC PIXIE DREAMBOAT
Are you tired of watching cisgender, heterosexual men do an hour of meat & potatoes stand up? Jared will attempt to deconstruct their life as a 34 year-old Neurodivergent, Non-Binary, Polyamorous Queer Jew with Bipolar & Tourettes, the only way they know how; by sublimating all their pain into art for your entertainment.
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MARCEL BLANCH-DE WILT - EVERYTHING I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DO (LIVE ON STAGE!)
Marcel isn't afraid of doing stand-up. He's done it all over Australia (and a very limited part of the world.) What he is afraid of is most other things...
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MARCUS DAVIS-INTERNATIONAL ERRORIST
Four continents, multiple cities and many more mistakes; Marcus has done them all. The more you do, the less you know. A show based on his ignorance.
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F $23 C $18 EMERGING ARTIST SHAREHOUSE - THE OFFICE 9:15 PM (50 MINS)
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MAD BITCHES INC.
Mad Bitches Inc: Smart Girls Gone Bad is a like a cross between a dance party and a riot in a library. This year the Southern Hemisphere's most eccentric cabaret show is coming to Sydney! A smart, funny, sexy and slightly deranged celebration of female creativity, Mad Bitches Inc. sold out at last year's Newcastle Fringe Festival. Bad behaviour has never felt so damned good.
MADDIE SOUTHALL THOUGHTS & THINGS After selling out shows for her debut solo show "Villain Era" at Sydney Comedy Festival, Southall is building a new outstanding hour of stand up comedy revealing the underbelly of her seemingly perfect past as an elite athlete, representing Australia at the Rowing World Championships in Rio De Janeiro.
MAKE BELIEVE
Two opera singers and a pianist; with comedic and irreverent surprises up their sleeves, present an informal, tongue-in-cheek, one-act tribute to the careers of MGM musical stars Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel. Featuring music from classic films and stage musicals. Grab a drink, you'll need it!
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MARK PITMAN FUTURE PROOF
Stand up comedian Mark Pitman returns with his new show 'FUTURE PROOF'. Expect weird observations, a handful of bizarre stories and a few political & societal rants in this new hour of comedy. Mark is also a presenter at 2ser radio, Sydney and the host of the podcast 'Scorpion and the frog'.
MARMALADE
Have you ever wanted to know: *What is the best safety tip when driving with a baby on board? *How to creatively handle a racist? *What is the number one thing you should never do on a first date? If you answered yes to one or all of these questions, this show is for you. A show about dealing with old people, woke people and how letting go of control leads to self empowerment.
MARY WILLIAMS: ALTERNATIVE SITTING POSITIONS
Sassy? Yes. Classy? Sometimes. Trashy? Always. California native and former New Yorker, Mary, never imagined that she would injure her vag badly enough to lose the ability to sit in chairs. Perhaps it's karma for peeing on those people below the elevated train tracks.
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F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM (60 MINS)
F $35 C $20 THE SYDNEY FRINGE CABARET CLUB 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $15 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM (60 MINS)
F $25 BAT & BALL HOTEL 6:45 PM (55 MINS)
F $20 C $15 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE OFFICE 9:15 PM (55 MINS)
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MATT OKINE - THIS IS NOT A STAND UP SHOW
Multi-award winning comedian, and creator of STAN's The Other Guy, Matt Okine, is one of Australia's most critically acclaimed performers. This year, Matt is back with a new hour of stand-up, stories and rap. Some of it will be funny. Some of it will be thoughtprovoking. All of it will be entertaining. F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE
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MESS WITH THE BULL
Darwin Fringe Best Comedy Winner and triple RAW Comedy State Finalist, Roland Bull, is making his Sydney Fringe Comedy debut with his brand new show, Mess with the Bull! This goofy funnypants will be dishing embarrassing tales of failed adulting, entering gay Daddy-hood and what happens when you're both the oldest and least mature medical student during an infectious apocalypse.
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MICHAEL HING UNTESTED MATERIAL (NO REFUNDS)
Michael Hing is one half of triple j's Hobba & Hing, the host of SBS's Celebrity Letters & Numbers, a regular on The Project and is writing this while he has COVID and is isolating at his grandmother's house. He's also written a new hour of jokes. Last time, he dressed as a lobster and had a mental breakdown.
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MONSKI MOUSE'S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL
Why toddle when you can dance? DJ Monski Mouse, finally comes to Sydney, with her international-hit show for 0-5's and their favourite adults. Get your glitter onesies ready to join Monski and her Dancers for this epic session of bonkers, bopping, beautiful fun. Expect high-energy smiling to retro hits and thumping nursery rhymes.
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MORTON CHOPPERS - THE MOUTH, THE FROM THE BIG SMOKE WHOLE MOUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TO THE BUSH A multi-media one man show about MOUTH playing live music across modern day Australia. The good, the bad & the ugly, from gigs of glory where Crocodile Dundee once stood to vicious locals and barely making it out of town alive. A little bit Springsteen on Broadway, a little bit Henry Rollins, a little bit standup and a little bit Ted Talk.
Join acapella group The Spare Keys for a night of sensual serenading of solely the sweet sweet sounds that emanate from our oesophagi.
8:15 PM WED-SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (60 MINS) 28-30 SEPT & 1-2 OCT
F $17,$12 FACTORY THEATRE 5:45 PM SAT, 4:45 PM SUN (50 MINS)
F $15,$20 FACTORY THEATRE 9:30 PM (60 MINS), 28-30 SEPT & 1 OCT
F $22 UNDER 1 $5 G4 $18 ARA DARLING QUARTER THEATRE 10:00 AM (50 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM THU,SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $28 C $22 THE SYDNEY FRINGE CABARET CLUB 6:30 PM (60 MINS)
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MICHAEL SHAFAR - FOR SALE: NEW JOKES. NEVER TOLD.
As seen on Network 10's The Project and Studio 10, ABC's Comedy Bites, triple j's Good Az Friday and his 50+ million views online. Everyone's favourite testicular cancer-surviving, Jewish, lawyer-turned-comedian is back with a bunch of new jokes!
MICKEY'S JAZZ CLUB
Get ready Mouseketeers, 'Mickey's Jazz Club' is swinging your favourite toons! Your inner-child never looked so classy. A 7-piece jazz band covering every era of animation music. Cool arrangements, tight harmonies, with a few jokes and fun-facts for the geeks. Led by 'Mouster of Ceremonies' Jonathon Holmes and 'Mousettes' Natalie Abbott and Megan Walshe. Dress-ups encouraged!
MITCH GARLING & WILL MCKELLAR TOO OLD FOR THIS TOO
In 2014 comedians and best buds Mitch Garling and Will McKellar performed a split show entitled Too Old For This highlighting their struggles with adult life. Eight years on, this is McKellar and Garling in Too Old For This Too.
It's Agatha Christie, improvised! Step into the cozy world of a 1950s whodunnit as the country's cleverest improvisers create a hilarious off-thecuff mystery using your suggestions. "wwwww" - Theatre People
THE MUSEUM OF THIS MORNING Join champion improvisor and reallife museum curator Jim Fishwick for a once-in-a-lifetime evening of storytelling.
This unique blend of art project and one-man show delves into the things you did before noon and weaves them into a gallery exhibition for the ages.
MUSICAL CHAIRS: A CABARET SERIES
"Right this way, your table's waiting!" Little Triangle invites you to its 2022 cabaret series, featuring Sydney's finest emerging cabaret artists and musical theatre performers. Get up close and personal with a variety of exceptional entertainers.
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F $29 C $25 NHSPA STUDIO 6:00 PM WED, 7:30 PM THU,SAT, 4:00 PM FRI, 2:30 PM SUN (60 MINS) 28 -30 SEPT & 1 OCT
F $25 C $20 G6 $22 NHSPA STUDIO 7:30 PM TUE, 4:30 PM WED (60 MINS)
F $25, $34 C $32 THE SYDNEY FRINGE CABARET CLUB 6.30 PM THU-SAT, 8.00 PM TUES-THUR, 9.30 PM TUES-SAT, 6-10 SEPT (60 MINS) RIVERSIDE PARRAMATTA - LENNOX THEATRE 2:30 PM, SAT 24 SEPT
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9:30 PM THU,SAT, 8:30 PM SUN (60 MINS) 29 SEPT & 1-2 OCT
F $28 NHSPA - ST GEORGE'S HALL 6:00 PM FRI, 7:30 PM SAT, 2:00 PM SUN (90 MINS) 30 SEPT & 1-2 OCT
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MURDER VILLAGE: AN IMPROVISED WHODUNNIT
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F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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MY COUSINS BEDROOM
My Cousin's Bedroom is an intimate performance about untangling toxic and positive representations of masculinity. Monty Hancock uses their own stories, a series of personal voice memo interviews with men, and drag to invite reflection about gender, trans futures, memory and metamorphism.
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MY INTERVENTION
My intervention is the story of Jacinta, who, suffering from manic depression decides to throw her own intervention. This raucous show will feature completely original songs by the artist, that describe with painful accuracy the trials of living and functioning with a mental illness.
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MYSTERY COMEDY SHOW
A mystery comedy show that's cheap af! Could be a one person show, a showcase, international superstar, WHO KNOWS! But it's cheap and its fun! Take a chance
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NOTES FROM THE MOONEE PONDS CANAL
Step behind the desk of a Melbourne revolutionary in this strange and funny new play. Exploring everything from the apocalypse to infamous Melbourne monument 'The Cheese Stick', our antihero is hell-bent on making a change that's if he can figure anything out first.
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NOT INDIANA JONES BUT THE TROUBLES WITH ZOOM
A musician's take on life as a performer during COVID. The plot lies around auditioning players over zoom, music to accompany silent film, some humour thrown in with music.
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NOT TODAY
wwww SMH wwww Theatre People wwwww Sydney Scoop - a hilariously
heartwarming ride through the mind of an anxious millennial on a mission to save the world from climate change. Armed with a stage full of instruments and 12 unforgettable original songs.
F $38,$34 C $32 F $22 C $19 EMERGING ARTIST SHAREHOUSE - THE OFFICE 6:15 PM (50 MINS)
F $24 C $19 THE RED RATTLER 7:30 PM (55 MINS) SAT 1 OCT & SUN 2 OCT
F $14 C $10 NEWTOWN HOTEL 7.00PM, 8.15PM, 9.30PM WED, 8.15PM, 9.30PM THURS, 9.30PM FRI, 8.30PM SUN (60 MINS)
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SEYMOUR CENTRE - REGINALD THEATRE 7.30PM TUE, WED, SAT, 6.00PM FRI, 9.00PM THU, 13-17 SEPT (70 MINS) RIVERSIDE PARRAMATTA - LENNOX THEATRE 7.00PM FRI, 8.00PM SAT, 23-24 SEPT
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F $31 C $26.5 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM 7:45 PM (60 MINS)
NAOMI MOURRA WORK HACKS FROM THE HOLY BOOK
NICK & TOM - REAL ESTATE AGENTS
NUROSYNK
OLYMPUS
110% AVERAGE
George seems to have it all. But tonight, on his birthday, he will come face to face with the brutal hand of fate and confront the unknown that we all fear... death.
Got time management issues? Struggle with office politics? Want to work smarter, not harder? Take a lesson in office life from the creator of everything including the work week - God. Bible reading by Sydney's only Lebanese, lesbian, ex-Jehovah's Witness.
F $29 G6 $24 FLIGHT PATH - 142 ADDISON ROAD 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 7:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $15 FACTORY THEATRE 9:30 PM (60 MINS)
F $30 C $20 THE RED RATTLER 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
F $30 C $22 SHOPFRONT ARTS CO-OP - STUDIO 7:00 PM MON,TUE,THU,FRI,SUN, 7:30 PM SAT, 3:30 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $17 C $17 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE BOOM BOOM ROOM 9:30 PM (50 MINS)
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MY WIFE PEGGY
It's George's birthday. He's 42 years old. And god does he feel it. His wife keeps him young. Peggy. And the girls. Two little girls. His girls. Couldn't imagine a life without them.
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Can you sell a house without selling your soul? Nick and Tom's latest tragicomedy explores the perils of real estate, making a name for yourself and winning your father's love--presented by Australia's premier character actors: Nick and Tom.
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Andrew Batt-Rawden (Theare) and Miles Horler are Con-grad composers and together they make "Nurosynk", an etherial sound-world with cellos, voices, electronics and other instruments interwoven in nuanced sonic conversations and play. Over 3 relaxed sets, the pair perform acoustic and amplified sound, and express from deep inner spaces of immensity and vulnerability.
Greek mythology as you've never seen it before! Delmar Terblanche takes you on a one-man tour through Olympus, bringing these ancient stories to new, hilarious life - romping through the world of Pan, pantheism, and pansexuality! Witness: - Zeus' emo phase! - Aphrodite's marriage counselling! - Olympian office politics! As told by one man in an ill-fitting toga.
A one woman variety show guaranteed to be average! Anita takes you on her personal journey of being average at all the artistic pursuits she loved but never quite made it past level 1. She reprises her old roller-skating & tap-dancing routines, shares her poetry &, Shakespeare sonnets, along with her love for painting. Her performance might be average but she gives it 110%.
F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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L CANCE THE OTHER END OF THE AFTERNOON
Winner 2022 Silver Gull Play Award. A young adult dramedy about a boy who wears a top hat to school (in case he goes back in time), the cool girl who bullies him (and might have a crush on him), the world's worst stepbrother (who wants to be a crime lord), the school dropkick (who's about to snap), and (perhaps) time travel.
PAGE BARTELT NOWHERE TO HIDE
Page Bartelt grew up in California in the 80s when blue jeans were purple and MTV was where you got the news. After some time off and a recently sold show in the Sydney Comedy Festival, Page is back with 2 new jokes. Self deprecating and insightful, Page makes fun of herself, American culture, and the absurdities of modern times.
PASTABATE
PASTABATE follows a heartbroken individual coping with pain in a very specific way, constantly eating pasta. Since being dumped by someone she forced herself to like, (the worst kind of heartbreak) she hasn't been able to do anything but eat pasta...even though she's allergic to gluten. Pasta can't solve your problems. But fuck me, it's worth a try.
PAUL MASON PLAYS THE MUSIC OF JEFF BECK
PENNY GREENHALGH - ALL FOR THE GLORY
PERFORMANCE TRICKS FOR REAL LIFE
It's not everyday you get to see a guitarist like Paul Mason. Skill, flare and uniquely captivating he continues to be at the forefront of Australian contemporary music as both a founding member of the band Battlesnake and the lead guitarist for Jessica Mauboy.
ALL GUTS. ALL GLORY. Penny Greenhalgh is an award winning comedian whose furiously funny physical comedy stylings have graced stages big and (mostly) small, from South Korea and Hong Kong to Golburn and Nowra. One thing you should know: she's not in it for the love, she's in it for the glory.
Learn the secrets to comedy and performing - so that you can use them in real life situations! The tricks in this workshop will help you to be more fun, spontaneous and interesting in your daily conversations. Use these techniques to get ahead at work and impress your friends and family!
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F $25 C $21 EMERGING ARTIST SHAREHOUSE - THE OFFICE 9:15 PM (50 MINS)
F $21 HIWAY ENMORE 7:30 PM (75 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 9:30 PM (60 MINS)
F $25 SNEAKY POSSUM 7:00 PM (120 MINS)
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PATRICIA F*CKED A F*CKING CAT
An absurdist telling of life or (lack of) when you're trapped in a never ending cycle. Patricia Fucked A Fucking Cat, follows Trisha, an unhinged, self obsessed, cat loving 20 something year old woman, desperate to leave her living room but not quite sure how.
PATRICK GOLAMCO & BARRY WALSH - CAN WE SPLIT THE BILL?
Can we split the bill... and your sides? Barry and Pat offer a rambunctious show filled with stand up, musical comedy and video sketches. We talk food, race, culture and other random topics, with laughs that make you ask "Should we leave a tip?" (No card, claps only)
PAUL AH CHEE A LIFE TRAVELLED THROUGH 6 DECADES This year, Central Australian singersongwriter Paul Ah Chee releases his debut solo EP, Nowhere To Hide, a six-track compilation straight from the heart. Paul's music is a reawakening of the consciousness of Australia.
PHILIP DE VILLIERS SMILE
Philip has wowed audiences in over 200 shows at aged care homes. Now he shares his personal story in a cabaret bursting with showstoppers, bush ballads, and crooner classics. 'Performing in aged care is like the Mario Games of entertainment,' he quips, 'Hugh Jackman wouldn't last a day!' 'SMILE' is set to captivate with candour, humour and lots of heart.
PINK MONEY
Pink Money is funny, it's gay, and it's got both comedians’ theapists concerned. By putting on 30 minutes of comedy each, you, the audience, will finally get to decide once and for all, who's funnier: Jenna or Brendan*
PLAYBACK THEATRE SYDNEY LIVE PERFORMANCE Raw, moving, funny and powerful theatre improvised on the spot from real life stories from the audience.
*But don't tell them, they don't need that kind of power dynamic.
F $24 C $22 SHOPFRONT ARTS CO-OP - STUDIO 7:30 PM (60 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM THU,SAT, 7:15 PM SUN (60 MINS)
F $38 C $32 SEYMOUR CENTRE - THE SOUND LOUNGE 9:00 PM TUE,WED,SAT, 7:00 PM THU,FRI (60 MINS)
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F $35 C $30 THE SYDNEY FRINGE CABARET CLUB 8:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 7:00 PM (60 MINS)
F $35 C $25 NHSPA STUDIO 7:30 PM (90 MINS)
F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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POLES: THE SCIENCE OF MAGNETIC ATTRACTION
Meet Cora. She's 23, self-obsessed, and completely unable to be alone. She's also a stripper. wwwww Mesmerising. - Advertiser wwww1/2 Hilarious. - Girls With a Curfew
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A PRATFALL FROM GRACE: THE ROXY CALLOWAY STORY
Join talk-show host Dick Carlyle for the scintillating untold story of comedy "legend" Roxy Calloway! You'll laugh, cry, gasp then probably cry again at Roxy's screwy adventure through showbiz history!
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PREMA, NGUYEN, & KNIGHT JOKE ASSOCIATES
Premiere of a triple-bill from a RAW state finalist and two Kelly's on King Comedy on Edge semi-finalists. Three comedians team up to bring you a show about dating, careers, sex, and much more. Featuring Shive Prema, Larry Nguyen, and Chris Knight.
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RACHAEL & SIMON: US RACIST IMMIGRANTS An hour of unabashed comedy that AGAIN? will leave you crying with laughter Award winning cabaret artists Rachael Gillfeather & Simon Ward are back at the fringe, a decade on. Tens of people demanded to see them tread the boards again & they wouldn't dare disappoint! A tour de force like no other that will make you laugh, cry and everything in between.
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RAINBOW RELIGION
and questioning everything you know about immigrants. It will leave the audience laughing and wondering at the same time, as it attempts to break the stereotypes that have been around forever.
What happens when you grow up in the church, then figure out you're queer? A beautiful and painful mess. In Rainbow Religion, Bren sings and speaks about their own story of leaving behind the traditions they grew up with, and finding new ways of believing and living. Expect tears, laughter, and wonder.
F $25 C $15 G6 $20 107 REDFERN 6:30 PM (60 MINS)
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F $26 C $23 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE BOOM BOOM ROOM 9:30 PM (60 MINS)
F $18 C $13 THE CHIPPO HOTEL 6:30 PM (90 MINS)
F $43 C $33 THE SYDNEY FRINGE CABARET CLUB 9:30 PM (55 MINS)
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L CANCE PRESENTATION IS EVERYTHING
PUSS(Y) IN BOOTS
QUINTESSENTIALLY BRIT(ISH)
RED LIGHT CONFIDENTIAL
RILEY NOTTINGHAM MANIFESTO
ROAST BATTLE TOURNAMENT
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 9:30 PM (55 MINS)
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F $31.5 THE BARRACKS COMEDY CLUB
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F $34 C $19 LOW 302 8:00 PM (150 MINS)
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F $19 C $16 NEWTOWN HOTEL - THE CINEMA ROOM 9:30 PM (60 MINS)
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An Hour of Power(Point Comedy). The antidote to every bland lecture, dull pitch and boring presentation you've ever had to endure. Presentation is Everything is an hour of fast-paced stand-up comedy that is visually complemented through the medium of Microsoft PowerPoint. wwwww - Milk Bar Magazine wwwww - Funny Tonne
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Whether It's Cowboy, Combat or Pleaser...This show will have you shaking in your boots! Combining the musical comedy stylings of Tahlia Lalor, Ochre Pastro and Georgia Hooper, Puss(y) In Boots will take you on a wild ride of comedy through the trials and tribulations of gen z turmoil, queer identity and everything inbetween, one original pop banger at a time!
Whilst both hailing from the UK, Daniel Holt and Chris Southcote bring you a chalk and cheese perspective on life in the motherland and their haphazard journey down under. Join two of Australia's most exciting emerging comedians through stories, trials and tribulations of life in Aus!
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Red Light Confidential is one of the most popular variety shows in the country with local and international Burlesque, Circus, Cabaret, Music, Comedy and Magic performers.
Riley Nottingham (creator & star of Nine's Metro Sexual) plays and sings original music - a Manifesto of dinosaurs, fairy floss worms & inanimate objects. By the end, he hopes you won't worry so much if you're feeling a little bit happy and a little bit sad at the same time. This is Riley's debut solo show... no pressure...ALL GOOD! By the way do you know what the word limit-
This is a no holds barred battle of insults and wits. Two comics stand off against each other trading insults, you pick the winners. How many other shows do you know that come with this warning? The underground comedy fight club you been wanting to see.
F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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ROBYN REYNOLDS: CAKE
Don't miss this DELICIOUS show, from one of Sydney's hottest emerging comedians. Soft butter and HOT LAUGHS. Messy, sexy, and a little bit RAW. You're horny, you're hysterical, and you simply must BOOK TICKETS!
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ROUGH TRADE
Part stand-up, part takedown of capitalism, part wannabe dancing dildo musical ... Inspired by a Facebook swap group, playwright Katie Pollock delivers a hilarious and powerful monologue about the patriarchy, trading sex toys, women of a certain age and the drive for connection. If life gives you lemons, trade 'em for something sweeter!
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ROWAN THAMBAR NOTHING DEEP, JUST GOOD TIMES
Good vibes only! This work in progress show is a comedy croissant - light and fluffy, mon chéri. Come for the jokes, stay for the jokes, leave because the next show has to start. Nothing deep, nothing intense - just good times with Thambar.
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SAM BOWDEN & SAM WADE & SATURDAY NIGHT DAVID WOODHEAD - LAUREN HAYWARD - STELLA Stella is no stranger to vulnerability. As THE CHARMING DOGS UNRELATED an Olympian, 5x Commonwealth Games Sam Wade and Lauren Hayward are not RETURN! related. If you're in for a quirky brother/ medalist and former Cirque Du Soleil David Woodhead & Sam Bowden aren't just comedians, radio presenters, writers and NFT entrepreneurs. They are also dogs. Charming dogs. Having returned from a whirlwind tour, the charming dogs are back, better than ever.
sister duo*, get lost! But if you're looking for some of Sam's delightful absurdity, or little of Lauren's playful cynicism, or a couple of old mates riffing bits, crushing sets and splitting costs - this is the show for you.
performer, she has now set her sights on stand up comedy. Poised to bring some middle-aged mayhem, Stella will get brutally honest about motherhood, marriage and living the expat life as a Black Canadian woman in Australia.
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RUVEN GOVENDOR, RYAN SIM & BRIDGET SAD AND SEXY LIVE Maryellen and Bianka CHRISTIAN HASSED: WELL DONE Comedians Sim and Bridget Hassed are good Ismailovski are the perfect combination ELDERFIELD & VICTOR Ryan of sexy and sad. Aren't we all? friends and even better comedians. DAVID - CURB YOUR Both moved to Sydney from Brisbane to pursue their comedy dreams - which These LIVE tapings will include guest XENOPHOBIA comedians and performers. include (but are not limited to) this Come watch 3 international comedians in this great variety show! One liners, observational humour and hilarious stories on the Aussie way of life from a South African, Dutchman and a Brit!
show! Don't you want to support someone's DREAM? Ryan's and Bridget's ultimate goal in comedy is, simply, to be told "Well done" - perhaps by you!? After seeing this show!?
Let's empower your sexy and celebrate (or commiserate) your sad!
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THE SAVAGERY OF SHEEP
Step into the warehouse, away from judging eyes as The Savagery of Sheep asks the questions, "Who's watching... and who would you be if they weren't?". Four acrobats explore the familiar rhythms of modern society, exposing the primal instincts which seep out from the cracks in our façade of carefully constructed social constraints. Raw and gritty circus stripped of its sequins.
Joyfully and honestly exploring themes of diaspora, marvelling at the forces of tectonic power and the natural world, what binds us beneath the divisive architecture of the modern time? Class, race, gender, power and identity politics.
THE SCOTTISH KIWI
After fleeing Scotland, Ryan McGhee plonked his fabulous gay ass in New Zealand. Ryan sees himself as "born and fled" - while he's fiercely patriotic as a Scotsman, he'd never bloody live there again! Join Ryan to hear about his (mis) adventures in Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as some "highlights" from his (still) ongoing search for love.
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SCATTERGUN AFTER THE DEATH OF RŪAUMOKO
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INTEGRAL - AERIAL | MOVEMENT | SOCIETY
F Full Price Adult | C Concession | U12 Under 12 | P Preview (first listed night) | G6 Groups of 6+
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SCOUT BOXALL - SEE WHAT STICKS
SECRET COMEDY CLUB
SEE YOU LATER MUM
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After sold-out seasons at the Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals, Scout Boxall is bringing their trademark manic energy to Sydney Fringe with 45 minutes of carefully organised chaos. They're throwing every cooked thought they've had for the last few months at the wall. Let's see what sticks.
SEIZURE KAISER WORST OF
Seizure Kaiser is a comedian. He does comedy. So let's have some fun "Awesome" - ABC "Sharp" - Sydney Arts Guide
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SET LIST! COMEDY WITHOUT A NET
7 COMEDIANS FOR $30
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First rule of Secret Comedy Club? Only tell 100 friends about Secret Comedy Club! Each show, we secretly invite five of Sydney's best comedians to come and share their funniest material with you, making this the perfect way to enjoy stand-up comedy. These shows are in their 6th year of sell-outs, so, tell your friends - but book your tickets first!
SELF LOVE - A NEW MUSICAL
Self Love is a dark comedy that tells the tale of Frank, a lonely man who creates a clone of himself to keep him company. This musical exploration of narcissism and relationships answers the age old dilemma of whether we would fight our clone or fall in love with it. Music and lyrics by Fenn Idle.
Northern England, 1965. Jennifer is emigrating to Australia leaving her mother Dotty with an empty nest. Spanning three generations of women, this is a brand new play about love transcending separation and death. A poignant yet funny play in the style of gig theatre with original songs
SELINA JENKINS BOOBS
'BOOBS' is a ground-breaking tale of mammary proportions that follows one woman and her two boobs through a life changing decision, a million opinions, a natural disaster and an 'Australian first'.
A favourite of international audiences and comedians alike, Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net takes top comics out of their comfortable, carefully crafted routines and throws them head first into the unknown. A never before seen "set list" where comics must create stand-up set - on the spot.
SHAKESPEARE SUMMARISED
Hurdling through the works of William Shakespeare with songs ranging from Horrible Histories to Verdi.
Can't decide which comedians to see at Sydney Fringe? We've made it easy for you, with Fringe's best value comedy! With a diverse range of comedians, and now in their 6th year of sold out shows, this is an ideal night out for couples or groups. Book early!
SEWER RAT GIRL
Life above ground getting you down? Is the sun shining too brightly on your deep insecurities? Would you prefer a hairy body and night vision eyes but get scared there'll be no place in the world for you? Then there's never been a better time to meet Sewer Rat Girl! The rat-human hybrid who's rejected reality!
SHAMBOLIC DOODLES SHANE PORTER & Absurd stand up comedy. A surreal HAYDEN WRIGHT frolic through the thoughts of Peter MUG & MAYHEM Gleeson, a man who enjoys a bubble bath while listening to death metal. I mean surreal - like proper Salvador Dali surreal, not that time your aunty Linda once found a chip that looked like Steve Buscemi surreal. See him while you still can, it's only a matter of time until he goes bush and starts a cult.
Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, Lord of the Rings and many more fantasy worlds, Shane Porter and Hayden Wright improvise an entire world full of dangerous journeys, wondrous discoveries and grand storytelling.
F $28 C $25 NHSPA - ST GEORGE'S HALL
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Remington Adeney Campbell shares her youth spent obsessing over Shakespeare, with song, dance, and a surprising amount of reformation history.
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SINGULAR: AN IMPROVISED CABARET
SIX WOMEN STANDING IN FRONT OF A WHITE WALL
F $34 C $29 107 REDFERN 6:30 PM (50 MINS)
F $45 C $35 THE SYDNEY FRINGE CABARET CLUB 8:00 PM (55 MINS)
F $38 C $32 SEYMOUR CENTRE - THE SOUND LOUNGE 7:00 PM TUE,WED,SAT, 9:00 PM THU,FRI (50 MINS)
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Set while the trailers roll at the local cinema, become immersed in this unique celebration of pride and love. ''The Shift' by Victoria Bullard explores coming to terms with the truth of who you are and how becoming your true self impacts not only yourself but those around you, through the overheard conversations of movie-goers. Playing at Limitless 107 Redfern Thursday 15th & Saturday the 17th at 6:30pm.
SKETCH: ART INSPIRED IMPROV
Art inspired improv! An unpredictable mix of drama, comedy & guest artists & new art, showcasing their artistic process. Audience sketches are played out as well. With Suz Mawer (Wil and Grace) and Ivan Chew (ImprovisAsian); bringing out stories from art!
A cabaret show built entirely upon suggestions from the audience. No script, no rehearsal. Just two performers, a crowd and a couple of microphones. Simon Ward, with MD Steven Kramer, presents a show you have quite literally never seen before.
SOFTLY, SURELY
Speak, and Life's a tragedy, but sing, and it's a comedy. Sing, say the wise, like no one's listening. And no one is, not for long. An unique blend of song, movement and their trademark comic fireworks, this exploration of the significance of music in our lives is the latest work by indie icons subtlenuance.
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SOMEDAY - A MINDFUL CABARET
SONGS FROM A SUNBURNT COUNTRY
THE SOUL EXPRESS
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This groundbreaking live art work premieres in Sydney for the first time. Directed by Chenoeh Miller wwwwwThe Scotsman wwwww The Guardian UK wwwwwThe Herald UK
SOLARCOASTER
Solarcoaster is BACK with another awesome night of music! Come listen to our latest original indie pop/rock bangers (and the ocasional cheeky cover)!! Solarcoaster mixes the feel-good tunes you crave on a hot summer arvo with heart-breaking ballads of love and loss - Catchy melodies with ripping riffs, bouncy bass, swelling synth, and grooves on the kit that just won't quit.
'Someday' is designed to help you to increase your self awareness and improve your well-being by bringing together original music and motivational talks. It features soaring melodies and dynamic arrangements written and performed by FilipinoAustralian actor-musician Jennifer Trijo (Once the Musical | Miss Saigon).
SPLIT LIP
FRINGE WORLD 2020 Sydney Fringe Tour Ready Award Winner! Ginava just can't seem to get their head straight! Voices inside start to manifest, taking over their body... and mouth! Enter the mind of this crazed cross-dresser, as they take on these split personalities, through the medium of spoken word lip-syncing.
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A show celebrating the music & moments that make up the soundscape of our Great Southern Land.
STIR-FRIED SCIENCE
Are black holes newsworthy? Should menus tell the unvarnished truth? Would you order "Dead leg of cow, brutally slaughtered and tossed in a sirop de cassis" at a PC cafe? Should scientists come down from their ivory tower and break the fourth wall? Sketch comedy, songs and scientific
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Have you ever drooled while concentrating too hard? Taught yourself to juggle to avoid studying? Or played Pokémon Go on your wedding night, because... #sexy? Jump aboard The Soul Express as Laura Zarb shares her penchant for procrastination (Candy Crush anyone?), her silent battles with old mate Anxiety, and her love of sequins, shimmies, and sing-a-longs with Sydney audiences.
A STOLEN GIRAFFE
Beacon Road Productions presents the premier of A Stolen Giraffe. As two friends wait out the end of the world, they must discover the things that really matter. That and ask themselves the age old question, how hard is it to actually steal a giraffe?
6:00 PM TUE 27 & THU 29 SEPT, 2:30 PM FRI 30 SEPT, 4:30 PM SAT 1 OCT, (60 MINS)
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A spell-binding work of contemporary dance by choreographer Paulina Quinteros in collaboration with some of Sydney’s finest musicians. Be prepared to be transported by the voluptuous sounds of Monteverdi and Vivaldi and the mesmerising beat of Taiko drumming by Ryuji Hamada.
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SURAJ KOLARKAR WORK IN PROGRESS
Suraj is a standup comic and actor (God's Favorite Idiot - Netflix, Shantaram - Apple TV) who combines sharp observational material with affable storytelling. He also has a big beard, which he has to retain for his acting contracts. So don't bring clippers to this show. No hair trimming equipment altogether. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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SUREN JAYEMANNE, BONNIE TANGEY & MATT STEWART SUPER DRY
A stand up comedy show featuring Bonnie Tangey (dry humour), Suren Jayemanne (dry skin) and Matt Stewart (both).
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TALES FROM THE MIDDLE AGERS
Monica, Anabela and friends share their middle aged madness experience. They discuss marriage and sex or lack thereof, raising kids and cats and giving the finger to societal expectations.
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TALKS: THE GULF WAR TATTLETALES tarot card storytelling DID NOT TAKE PLACE Immersive, by candlelight for up to 25 audience "Is it about media and war, power and truth, or, love and lies?" Book "The Gulf War did not Take Place" says is it possible that War never happened. We were not "there". Do we believe what we WANT to believe, irrelevant to truth? Director regards this emotional mechanism same as when we fall in love. Through this Talk, we'd like to hear more to inform next years play.
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With the mysterious Storyteller as your guide, draw tarot cards, discover your destiny, and make decisions that will determine how your story unfolds. No two shows will be the same.
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THANKS FOR HAVING ME
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID
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SYDNEY FRINGE SIDESHOW
THE TALE OF THE GREAT EMU WAR
TETRONIMO
F $30 C $20 G6 $25 READYMADE WORKS 6:00 PM (50 MINS)
FREE THE ROCKS 6:00 PM (240 MINS)
F $30 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM 9:15 PM (60 MINS)
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SWEET FLESHED, LOOSE SKINNED & HIGHLY PERFUMED Delicate Disasters Decaying Dandys Delightful Dramas
Blending physical theatre with cabaret and drag, this kooky solo show explores and celebrates queerness through all things fruity.
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Head to The Rocks for an array of bite sized performances and shows as part of Sydney Fringe Sideshow. From immersive experiences to comedy to theatre there's something for everyone. Check the website for show program.
This is the (mostly) true story of what happened when the Australian government went to war against the emus. And lost. An original-ish, kindaverbatim theatre play: you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never look at an emu the same way again.
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What has 16 thumbs, 8 weird brains and an insatiable desire to entertain you? It's Tetronimo! Come and enjoy an evening of dramatic turns and unusual characters from eight of the strangest comedy minds you'll ever encounter. Starring Alex Reynolds, Ben O'Brien, Brendan Byrnes, Levi Meltzer, Liam McMahon, Maddy Bee, Ru Halwala and Steph Ryan.
Not your usual line-up of comics... Thanks for having me - a necessary spotlight on some of Sydney's best comedians of colour. After launching last year at Laugh Outta Lockdown with a knock out season, TFHM is back!! Picked up by SBS, Time Out, Pedestrian TV and Concrete Playground - you don't want to be left out. Ready for some laughs?
'People who attack college from the outside don't understand it's a community. They don't get how safe it is.' Written by twenty-year-old Josephine Gazard, 'That's What She Said' is an urgent one woman show exploring on campus sexual assault at Australian universities.
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#THENEWME
#thenewme is a social commentary satire on the characters we present online, as one woman, post-breakup, embarks on a journey to find, not herself, but her most aesthetically pleasing self according to the latest social media trends... #vulnerable.
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Caitlin is trying to explain what happened. What is this smug, camp dust apparition that only speaks in verse and keeps interrupting? Memoir in a fantasy vehicle, Theoretica is a collection of notes on the experience of untangling half-addressed trauma. But the clock is ticking, so we're gonna do it under the tremendous pressure created by the sense that one is stagnating. Fun!
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@THEUNOZ
How good is Australia ...now that it's under new management? Join the team behind the website theunaustralian. net who broke such stories as:''Greens Call For A Ban On The Election Day Sausage Sizzle,'' Arrival Of Winter Catches Australia By Surprise For The 227th Year In A Row'' and World Health Organisation Finds Consumption Of Kale Causes Arrogance, for a night of fun, frivolity and laughter. "It's a joke, a very, very funny joke,'' The Greens.
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TIM DUNK - HEAVEN FOR WORMS (FOR PEOPLE)
I finally created a heaven for worms. Been working on this for a long time so that's good. This show is the nearest approximation to Worm Heaven a human could see. DO NOT bring worms to this show as they will not understand any of the jokes.
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TINDER CINDY
A one-woman, funny dancingstorytelling-bundle of dating reality. Cindy's in a crisis - rolling dolmades with one hand while desperately swiping right with the other. She's back home with no money, no boyfriend and she's living with her Yiayia (Greek grandmother). Yiayia has a thing or two to teach Cindy about dating! "Hilarious yet heart-warming"
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TITANIC: THE MOVIE, THE PLAY
All aboard this comedic homage to the most epic romance of the 90s. Join Jack and Rose as they discover love, loss and a lack of lifeboats on the "unsinkable" ocean liner. Warning: contains the original costly iceberg and jokes about Billy Zane's career.
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THOMAS BLEACH THIS SHOW'S NOT ABOUT YOU
Thomas Bleach wants to make sure everyone knows that he has an ex boyfriend, and that his life is like an early 2000's Katherine Heigl movie. So much so that he's created a whole show that explores all of the hilarity of being heartbroken, as well as navigates the bad advice he's been given.
A THOUSAND WORDS 300 PAINTINGS IN A picture can tell a thousand words, but LOCKDOWN the Mummy and Daddy figures in little Alice's drawing have a whole lot more to say than that! After recently being 'put in the picture' Daddy comes to the slow realisation that all is not what it seems inside the colourful drawing on the fridge.
Is art a joke? Comedian Sam Kissajukian goes through 300 paintings he made in 5 months of isolation. A comedian's take on art, the artistic process, mental health and it's ties to creativity. wwww½ - FringeFeed 2020 wwwww - Fourth Wall Media
TOM BALLARD & TOMMY DASSALO - GREATEST HITS (PENDING)
Tom Ballard and Tommy Dassalo are two beautiful stand-up comedians. You may have seen some of their best jokes on The Gala and Just For Laughs Australia. But those best jokes have to come from somewhere, which is where you come in.
TOUGH TITTIES
A 60 minute Feminist Comedy Show for women and gender non-conforming people to show off their comedy chops whilst kicking the patriarchy in the d!ck. A charcuterie board of comedy packed with sketches, stand up, poetry and more! Presented by Queen Hades Productions.
TRAVEL HORROR STORIES
Each show, 4 Fringe festival comedians are invited to recount their worst travel mishaps. Comedians travel a lot, so we have some astonishing stories to bring you. Hosted by David Boyle "I'm Quitting Alcohol " Podcast and Sam Kissajukian, "Hilarious" wwww½ Fringe Feed.
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 7:00 PM (60 MINS)
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F $26 C $21 107 REDFERN 8:30 PM (50 MINS)
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TU NRI BANEGA !?
UNHOLY MATRIMONY
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F $26 C $22 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM 7:45 PM (55 MINS)
F $34 C $30 THE ACTORS PULSE PLAYHOUSE 8:00 PM (65 MINS)
F $30 C $25 EMERGING ARTISTS SHAREHOUSE - THE LIVING ROOM 6:15 PM (45 MINS)
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Australia's first Hindi comedy show for the NRIs by the NRIs. From struggles with getting a visa, finding a job and house, to struggle with finding love and medical facilities, we will leave no stone unturned. The show intends to make you laugh but also bring a nostalgic tear in your eye as you remember your own struggles.
UNPLANNED MELODIES IMPROVAGEDDON!
In this completely made-up show from Sydney's premier musical improvisers, get ready to face Doomsday...and dance. With a plot drawn entirely from audience suggestions, join Unplanned Melodies as they strive to survive whatever armageddon is thrown at them on the night.
A wedding takes place for two humble souls who wish to be wed. What is it that makes this wedding take a melodramatic turn for the worst... Corruption? Love loss? An unholy alliance? One thing's for sure, there will be more than one attending this wedding, the question is, who is it?
THE UNRAVELLING
Immersive live music and film. Part planned, part improvised, this surrealist dream sequence is sweet, nostalgic, a little bit eerie & utterly mesmerising. Winner of Best Music at the 2019 Melbourne Fringe, composers & performers Christina Higham & Victoria Cotta craft a genre bending soundtrack on pianos in real time. A silent movie symphony that tells a story like no other.
On the morning of their mother's funeral, four siblings grapple with their new-found grief as they await their father's return. While they wait, a neighbour delivers condolences in the form of food. The gift sends them down a rabbit hole of bickering, laughter and reflection. Fresh off a successful debut run at Adelaide Fringe, 'Unperturbed' is a new Australian play that examines an ordinary family's relationship with loss, levity and lasagne.
THE VEGETABLE PLOT
This beloved Aussie kids band first sprouted at the 2014 Sydney Fringe, winning the award for Best Children's Show. Since then, Aspara Gus, Ru Barb and Sir Paul McCarrotney have been playing their funky-fresh tunes across the globe. Serving up a show packed with veggie bangers like Avocado, Mango, and Pajamazon Jungle, they've added puppeteer Kay Yasugi to the mix this year for something extra tasty.
A disparate group is sharing space in a Soho bar, their only common ground. Through voicing streams of overlapping thoughts, they open up and reveal the experiences that brought them to where they are.
A blend of indie-pop and punk rock, with musicians featuring jazz backgrounds, Wasteman is a four-piece homegrown Aussie band coming fresh out of Melbourne's northern suburbs. Wasteman are on the warpath for bringing their music to you and rise up from the underbelly of Melbourne's music realm. For Wasteman, it is truly about the music; they love it, they live it, they play a lot of it.
WE ARE HERE TO F**K THE WEIRD SISTERS. We see Macbeth's three Weird Sisters SPIDERS (aka, The Witches) at the beginning Elliot Ryan is Sydney's premier (probably) 23 year old standup comedian with a sick mullet and a wispy pre-pubescent moustache that every 13 year old boy would be proud of!
and end of Shakespeare's play, but how do these siblings pass the time in-between? Inspired by audience input, The Weird Sisters is an improvised comedy focussing on all the "double, double toil and trouble" of sisterly relationships. Starring legendary improvisers Anne Wilson, Linda Calgaro, and Linette Voller (Lady Fingers).
'Sigil' is an exploration of musical spellcasting. Through a surreal projected landscape, we go with WCB deep into his psyche to reveal uncomfortable truths but ultimately cathartic emotions, providing a glimpse inside the world where his music exists. An authentic representation into the struggles of being queer & an artist.
WELCOME TO THE DARK GODDESS'S OFFICE
'Welcome to the Dark Goddess's Office' is a one woman show where mythology meets sacred comedy through a heroine's journey to the underworld and back. Raw, feisty, and full of energy, this show is sure to have you leaving patriarchy in the bin on the way out.
F $12,$17 FACTORY THEATRE 8:15 PM (60 MINS)
F $38 C $32 SEYMOUR CENTRE - THE SOUND LOUNGE 7:00 PM TUE,WED,SAT, 9:00 PM THU,FRI (45 MINS)
F $25 C $20 U12 $20 G6 $20 ARA DARLING QUARTER THEATRE 12:00 PM (50 MINS)
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WHEN SHAKESPEARE WHERE DO WE GO MET SHAKESPEARE FROM HERE, EMILY When Shakespeare Met Shakespeare HOWELL? pits four Shakespeare conspiracies
WILLIAM BOYD - IS NICE
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F $29 NHSPA STUDIO 7:30 PM SAT, 1:30 PM SUN (60 MINS) SAT 1 & SUN 2 OCTOBER
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Western Sydney Comedy will blow your mind. You will hear our stories, experiences and culture, leaving you laughing so hard your gut will hurt! An Indian disappointment, a pimp with a cane, a Vietnamese geek and the queen of doughnuts will take you on a comedy rollercoaster. Featuring David Truong, Jamal Abdul, Frida Deguise & Riv Narak.
WHO'S THE MAN?
As a dancing queen, musical theatre boy growing up in an AFL family in a mining town in regional Queensland, Teale Howie knows a thing or two about putting on a show. "Who's the Man?" is a one-man vaudeville show that explores growing up in the closet, masculinity and performing in order to belong. Join Teale as he croons a Broadway jazz set, serenades a rag doll and dances... hip hop?
against one another in a hapless bid to find the truth. The unfortunate subjects of these tired theories will test each other's wit and patience through a playwriting contest in which only the audience will survive.
WICKED WOMEN OF COMEDY
Wicked & dangerous these are the funniest women in comedy all together in one show. After selling out shows all over Sydney, make sure you don't MISS the laughs!
A rare blend of physical theatre & opera, this new one woman show explores the space between AI creativity & the living artist. Performer/Composer Majella O'Shea & Ukranian director Ioulia Stepanova play with Cope's software Emily Howell, alongside European Composers including Bach & Gounod.
WILDFLOWER TRIO
A trio of musicians collaborate on this fabulous collection of classic country and blues tunes. We are having a hoedown after-hours in the library don't miss it !
William Boyd's 'is Nice' depicts the past experiences of a country born and raised loser, going from having the career aspirations of being a police officer, to alternative comedian. The collected touchstones from William Boyd's past have made him the loveable wanker he is today, leaving audiences saying, he 'is Nice'.
XXX COMEDY SHOWCASE
The late night show for those who like their comedy uncensored and hilarious. No topic is taboo, its a comedy show that will keep the laughs coming... hard. A showcase of comedians from all over the fringe that rise up to the occasion and will perform the task that will make you LOL. It's a load of fun!
WOMAN UP
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\"Every Body\" is an all female circus and cabaret show that aims to promote positive body image, breaking down female gender stereotypes and celebrating the wonder that is being a woman. We are all about female empowerment, women supporting women and stepping away from convention. We want the audience to come on a journey of authenticity, through the courageous, flirty, strong, sexy, weird and wonderful world of femininity.
YEAH THE BOYS!
On the seventh day God finished his work, so he rested... because weekends are for the boys! (Genesis 2:2) When you hear "yeah the boys!'' it means something bad is about to happen. But there will be nothing but good vibes! Hosted by Tim Renkema with a diverse line-up, they will have you chanting "lads, lads, lads!" but in a good way.
The best (and only) pro-wrestling panel show that Sydney Fringe has possibly ever seen! We're pairing up comics and writers with actual professional wrestlers for a rollicking, bright, fun hour of games, trivia, arguments, and the occasional friendly chokeslam between mates. A high-energy, high-hilarity hour of pro-wrestling ridiculousness because it's still real to us, damn it!
YOU, ME & EVERYTHING INBETWEEN
A youthful explosion of ideas, merging live theatre, film and rock n roll, 'You, Me and Everything In-Between' is a performance of monologues of teenage identity, wanting and loss juxtaposed with a video installation.
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YOU KNOW I
Smashing together dance and fragments of text with deep house music - You Know I is a solo performance that delves into questions of identity. A stream of consciousness, a series of monologues and multiple thought patterns collide to create an atmosphere of vulnerability in the hopes of getting a little closer to our shared humanity.
YOUR SILENCE WILL NOT PROTECT YOU
Do you remember the panic attack you had the first (& only) time you fisted someone? Gavin does & it was hilarious. After tackled bullying & body image, language, & love, acclaimed queer artist Gavin Roach has caved into demand & is offering up a more "happy" & "fun" show. This will not end well.
YUMMY
With a cult following and wild aesthetic, legendary cabaret YUMMY traverses entertainment and performance art. YUMMY ICONIC is bringing drag variety at its very best to Sydney! This wild new show celebrates and subverts cultural icons, legends, and superstars. Expect breathtaking burlesque, sensational circus, and outrageous drag acts,
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TICKET BOOKING ASSISTANCE You can book your tickets at sydneyfringe.com and discuss any specific access needs by emailing boxoffice@sydneyfringe.com Internet relay users: connect to the NRS (https://internet-relay.nrscall.gov. au/) and type in 02 7813 4527. If you need to, you can reach team Ticketing through the National Relay Service (register at https://nrschat.nrscall. gov.au/nrs/ - at no charge). TTY Users: phone 133 677 and ask for 02 7813 4527 Speak and Listen users: phone 1300 555 727 and ask for 02 7813 4527 This Guide is correct at time of printing. Please visit the website for the most up to date information.
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Sydney Fringe is committed to increasing accessibility.
THE CITY OF SYDNEY
There are a wide range of events across the festival with a variety of access provisions included. In addition, this year we have launched ‘Limitless’, a 2 week program at 107 Redfern that celebrates and supports Deaf and disabled artists. ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES Within this printed program, shows that are broadly accessible are indicated with this symbol. Further information on specific access provisions and Aural and Visual ratings, can be found at sydneyfringe.com We have made finding access information easier. You can now search by accessibility tags on our ‘Buy Tickets’ page. This includes Audio Described, Tactile Tours, Auslan Interpreted Events, Relaxed Performances, Captioned Performances and Wheelchair Accessible. PHYSICAL ACCESS Sydney Fringe takes place in independently run spaces all over the city. Accessibility varies from venue to venue. Sydney Fringe works with all venues to provide patrons with information about the venue accessibility. Check the Sydney Fringe website for the latest information or call us on (02) 7813 4527 for further info. COMPANION AND CARER CARDS Sydney Fringe supports the Companion Card program. For patrons who require assistance of a companion or carer, please contact Sydney Fringe directly on (02) 7813 4527 or email boxoffice@sydneyfringe.com ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM GUIDE This printed program is available as an Audio recording and in a simple word document format*. You can find these at sydneyfringe.com *note the word document does not include individual event listings.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore. Larry Galbraith, Monica Barone, Emma Rigby, Sasha Baroni, Jennifer Trinca
INNER WEST COUNCIL
Mayor Darcy Byrne. Ruth Callahan, Scott Mullen, Michael Daly, Simon Watts, David McElroy PMNSW
Anita Mitchell, Madeleine Tomczyk, Adam Schumack, Vincenzo Falato and team. CREATE NSW
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Partnerships Manager Daria Grove Philanthropy Manager Keith Bosler Marketing and Communications Manager Sarah Findlay Marketing Coordinator Rebecca Nash Digital Marketing Consultant Kristy Wandmaker
Annette Pittman, Karen Rodgers, Sam Wild
Marketing Specialist Alasdair Nicol
OFFICE OF THE 24HOUR ECONOMY COMMISSIONER
Festival Manager Kiri Pedersen
Michael Rodriguez, James Hulme, Kate Smith
Production Coordinator Rob Studdert
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ARTS
Accounts Maree Pagano
OFFICE FOR THE ARTS
Event Producer Ruby Lucas Box Office Manager Clayton Hamilton
ZACCARIA CONCERTS
Intern Rowena Ow
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KEY CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
John Zaccaria
CEO & Festival Director Kerri Glasscock Business Manager Zoe Davies Programs Producer Peta Downes Artist Liaison Coordinators Shea Russon and Erica Brennan Visual Arts Coordinator Fiona Henderson Access Coordinator Madeleine Stewart
MORE INFORMATION ON ACCESS SERVICES
First Nations Coordinator Erica Brennan
First Nations Producer Brittanie Shipway
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Articulate SYDNEY FRINGE BOARD
Lesley Watson (Chair) Maree Taylor (Deputy Chair) Fiona Lin (Treasurer) Greg Khoury (Advocacy and Outreach) Jeremy Moller (Audit and Risk) Louise Fisher Danika Houghton Lesa-Belle Furhagen COMPANY SECRETARY
Emma Slaytor
SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cheryl Padmanathan FIRST NATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Bronwyn Spearim (Goomeroi/ Gamilaroi woman) (Chair & Elder Consultant) Aunty Yvonne Simms (Gweagle Bidjigal Elder) Lily Shearer (Murrawarri/ Ngamba woman) Collin Lyons (Wiradjuri Elder) Jodie Choolburra (Goomeroi/ Gamilaroi/Murrawarri woman) Alkira Fields (Goomeroi/ Gamilaroi Woman) DISABILITY AND INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Morwenna Collett Holly Craig Emily Dash Dan Graham Riona Tindal Digby Webster Anthea Williams
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DIRECTORS CIRCLE DONORS
Billy Zammit
CREATIVE PARTNERS
Matthew Aberline Maurice Goldberg Tiera Boo
Demon Derriere Victoria Falconer
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Demon Derriere Victoria Falconer Curly Fernandez AJ Lamarque
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