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Everything to know about Melbourne Fringe 2023

Posted: 2023-10-10 04:46:37

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Melbourne Fringe 2023: Reviews, guides to what’s on in comedy, theatre, art, and dance

<div id="app" readability="5.0612397311426"><p>Everything to know about Melbourne Fringe 2023</p><div class="_2lciU" role="" readability="9"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="QMY9O idv27" focusable="false" height="1em" width="1em"><use xlink:href="https://www.smh.com.au/#icon-exclamation"/></svg><p>We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. 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In this collection, you’ll find reviews of shows from comedy to art, theatre and dance as well as interviews and our guide to what’s on. The festival runs until October 22.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="_2RxqO _3ECgH _2TEVJ OK924"><div class="ZD0K7"><div class="_3bDfG"><div class="_15r1L KrNcv JT_XO _37npY" data-an-position="1" data-testid="story-tile" data-pb-type="st" readability="5.3917050691244"><figure class="XmCQH _1oc7V _2D8o-" data-pb-type="im"><a tabindex="-1" data-testid="article-link" href="https://www.smh.com.au//culture/comedy/you-ll-laugh-cry-and-blush-as-fringe-takes-us-from-kink-to-keanu-20230911-p5e3r6.html?collection=p5e9ow&gb=1"><div class="_1hWPs _2f0dW J7Q0t _2mu0j"><picture class=""><source media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11454545454545455%2C$multiply_0.5966%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_284/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/e4e821d260d558b3c82272494ab8ef9c6c11d1d6, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11454545454545455%2C$multiply_1.1931%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_284/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/e4e821d260d558b3c82272494ab8ef9c6c11d1d6 2x" data-pb-im-config=""/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11454545454545455%2C$multiply_0.496%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_284/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/e4e821d260d558b3c82272494ab8ef9c6c11d1d6, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11454545454545455%2C$multiply_0.9921%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_284/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/e4e821d260d558b3c82272494ab8ef9c6c11d1d6 2x" data-pb-im-config=""/><img alt="You’ll laugh, cry, and blush. Our guide to Melbourne Fringe" class="_1MQMh" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11454545454545455%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_284/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/e4e821d260d558b3c82272494ab8ef9c6c11d1d6" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11454545454545455%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_284/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/e4e821d260d558b3c82272494ab8ef9c6c11d1d6, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11454545454545455%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_284/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/e4e821d260d558b3c82272494ab8ef9c6c11d1d6 2x"/></picture></div></a></figure></div></div><div class="qFUp4"><div><div class="_15r1L KrNcv _1WUgE" data-an-position="1" data-testid="story-tile" data-pb-type="st" readability="5.2118902439024"><figure class="XmCQH _238eZ" data-pb-type="im"><a tabindex="-1" data-testid="article-link" href="https://www.smh.com.au//culture/theatre/confronting-funny-mind-bendingly-weird-fringe-theatre-kicks-off-with-a-phone-call-20231005-p5e9xl.html?collection=p5e9ow&gb=1"><div class="_1hWPs _2f0dW J7Q0t _2mu0j"><picture class=""><source media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.18750000000000003%2C$multiply_0.4431%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/96f4124f7f75b313c1a83cf10e8fe71955160535, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.18750000000000003%2C$multiply_0.8862%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/96f4124f7f75b313c1a83cf10e8fe71955160535 2x" data-pb-im-config=""/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.18750000000000003%2C$multiply_0.4815%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/96f4124f7f75b313c1a83cf10e8fe71955160535, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.18750000000000003%2C$multiply_0.963%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/96f4124f7f75b313c1a83cf10e8fe71955160535 2x" data-pb-im-config=""/><img alt="Augmented reality: Fringe theatre kicks off with an AI experiment" class="_1MQMh" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.18750000000000003%2C$multiply_0.6058%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/96f4124f7f75b313c1a83cf10e8fe71955160535" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.18750000000000003%2C$multiply_0.6058%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/96f4124f7f75b313c1a83cf10e8fe71955160535, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.18750000000000003%2C$multiply_1.2116%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/96f4124f7f75b313c1a83cf10e8fe71955160535 2x"/></picture></div></a></figure><div class="_1YzQk _1qVjD _2G7Kj" readability="6.4146341463415"><h3 class="_2XVos _35vn2 _1pxpm" data-testid="article-headline" data-pb-type="hl"><a data-testid="article-link" href="https://www.smh.com.au//culture/theatre/confronting-funny-mind-bendingly-weird-fringe-theatre-kicks-off-with-a-phone-call-20231005-p5e9xl.html?collection=p5e9ow&gb=1">Augmented reality: Fringe theatre kicks off with an AI experiment</a></h3><p class="_3XEsE" data-pb-type="ab">You haven’t really done Fringe until you’ve been assigned an AI monster or witnessed an intimate and bizarre avant-garde performance in someone’s loungeroom.</p><ul class="_4J-LJ _338jp _3LBLi" data-pb-type="au"><li class="RDpoC"><time class="_2_zR-" data-testid="datetime" datetime="2023-10-07T13:23:49+11:00">October 7, 2023</time></li><li class="_2DPTm"><span class="_3JtGQ">by </span><span><span data-testid="byline">Cameron Woodhead</span>, <span data-testid="byline">John Bailey</span>, <span data-testid="byline">Stephen A Russell</span>, <span data-testid="byline">Cher Tan</span> and <span data-testid="byline">Vyshnavee Wijekumar</span></span></li></ul></div></div><div class="_15r1L KrNcv _1WUgE" data-an-position="2" data-testid="story-tile" data-pb-type="st" readability="6.4905660377358"><figure class="XmCQH _238eZ" data-pb-type="im"><a tabindex="-1" data-testid="article-link" href="https://www.smh.com.au//culture/comedy/looking-for-a-laugh-eavesdrop-on-the-neighbourhood-it-s-very-funny-20231005-p5e9xm.html?collection=p5e9ow&gb=1"><div class="_1hWPs _2f0dW J7Q0t _2mu0j"><picture class=""><source media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.4431%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_99/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/70c07a46675ee8e6d2c6f5de501f8db03a187aaf, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.8862%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_99/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/70c07a46675ee8e6d2c6f5de501f8db03a187aaf 2x" data-pb-im-config=""/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.4815%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_99/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/70c07a46675ee8e6d2c6f5de501f8db03a187aaf, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.963%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_99/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/70c07a46675ee8e6d2c6f5de501f8db03a187aaf 2x" data-pb-im-config=""/><img alt="Looking for a laugh? Eavesdrop on the neighbourhood, it’s very funny" class="_1MQMh" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.6058%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_99/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/70c07a46675ee8e6d2c6f5de501f8db03a187aaf" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.6058%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_99/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/70c07a46675ee8e6d2c6f5de501f8db03a187aaf, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_1.2116%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_99/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/70c07a46675ee8e6d2c6f5de501f8db03a187aaf 2x"/></picture></div></a></figure><div class="_1YzQk _1qVjD _2G7Kj" readability="8.9245283018868"><h3 class="_2XVos _35vn2 _1pxpm" data-testid="article-headline" data-pb-type="hl"><a data-testid="article-link" href="https://www.smh.com.au//culture/comedy/looking-for-a-laugh-eavesdrop-on-the-neighbourhood-it-s-very-funny-20231005-p5e9xm.html?collection=p5e9ow&gb=1">Looking for a laugh? Eavesdrop on the neighbourhood, it’s very funny</a></h3><p class="_3XEsE" data-pb-type="ab">Sammy J, Stickybeak, Telia Nevile and Stuart Daulman are among the top-rating comedy acts kicking off this year’s Melbourne Fringe. Our reviewers take a look at the shows offering to leave you in stitches.</p><ul class="_4J-LJ _338jp _3LBLi" data-pb-type="au"><li class="RDpoC"><time class="_2_zR-" data-testid="datetime" datetime="2023-10-07T14:23:13+11:00">October 7, 2023</time></li><li class="_2DPTm"><span class="_3JtGQ">by </span><span><span data-testid="byline">Donna Demaio</span>, <span data-testid="byline">Vyshnavee Wijekumar</span>, <span data-testid="byline">Tyson Wray</span>, <span data-testid="byline">Cher Tan</span> and <span data-testid="byline">Cameron Woodhead</span></span></li></ul></div></div><div class="_15r1L KrNcv _1WUgE" data-an-position="3" data-testid="story-tile" data-pb-type="st" readability="5.0199203187251"><figure class="XmCQH _238eZ" data-pb-type="im"><a tabindex="-1" data-testid="article-link" href="https://www.smh.com.au//culture/dance/a-work-of-teasing-and-menace-dance-makes-a-sensual-start-at-melbourne-fringe-20231005-p5e9xp.html?collection=p5e9ow&gb=1"><div class="_1hWPs _2f0dW J7Q0t _2mu0j"><picture class=""><source media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.4431%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_179/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c998bf76bbcd989ae15f5d401c4cab1894c5dcea, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.8862%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_179/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/c998bf76bbcd989ae15f5d401c4cab1894c5dcea 2x" data-pb-im-config=""/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.4815%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_179/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c998bf76bbcd989ae15f5d401c4cab1894c5dcea, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.963%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_179/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/c998bf76bbcd989ae15f5d401c4cab1894c5dcea 2x" data-pb-im-config=""/><img alt="Multi-level art party: dance’s electrifying start to Melbourne Fringe" class="_1MQMh" src="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.6058%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_179/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c998bf76bbcd989ae15f5d401c4cab1894c5dcea" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_0.6058%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_179/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c998bf76bbcd989ae15f5d401c4cab1894c5dcea, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.014765100671141%2C$multiply_1.2116%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_179/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/c998bf76bbcd989ae15f5d401c4cab1894c5dcea 2x"/></picture></div></a></figure></div><div class="_15r1L KrNcv _1WUgE" data-an-position="4" data-testid="story-tile" data-pb-type="st" readability="4.9081632653061"><figure class="XmCQH _238eZ" data-pb-type="im"><a tabindex="-1" data-testid="article-link" href="https://www.smh.com.au//culture/theatre/jk-rowling-sitting-down-with-a-trans-interviewer-coming-to-a-theatre-near-you-20230926-p5e7qk.html?collection=p5e9ow&gb=1"><div 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