FRINGE WORLD 2020 Festival Guide

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Bright Star
Presented by Home-grown Theatre in
collaboration with the Cockburn Drama
Advanced Academy
‘It’s not fair. Some of us get to
shine brighter than others’. Stars.
Ghostly visions. Forgiveness.
Life after death. After a terrible
accident kills his best friend Max,
teenager Kyle is crippled by his
guilty conscience and sent to Rocky Gully Juvenile Hall for
rehabilitation. There he battles to survive as he tries to
leave his past behind.
Tickets: $20 | PG | WA
COCKBURN YOUTH CENTRE • GREATER METRO • MAP F
17-18 JAN @ 7:00 PM • 45 MINS
Bush Poetry on The
Swan
Presented by Ugly Duck P/L
“Bush Poetry & Yarn Spinning on
The Swan, a Fringe show that
brings the resilient spirit of the
bush into the very heart of the
city, showcasing four WA bush
poets on a river cruise thanks to
The Crystal Swan. It’s a unique premise in a beautiful venue,
all merging together to create a really rewarding evening”.
Scott-Patrick Mitchell, 2019
Tickets: $30 | G | WA
CRYSTAL SWAN • PERTH • MAP C
22, 29 JAN, 5, 12 FEB @ 7:00 PM • 60 MINS
Chameleon
Presented by FRANK Theatre
This fiercely feminist solo show
from actor and clown Britt Plummer
is a charming blend of satire,
physical comedy, and storytelling;
exploring stereotypes, genderdynamics,
and social pressures.
“Plummer is a serious purveyor
of social change intent on achieving her goal with perfected
physical comedy” Fest Magazine, 2019
Tickets: $20 - $26 | M | SA | WA Premiere
HOME ECONOMICS • GIRLS SCHOOL • PERTH • MAP C
17-19, 21-26, 28-31 JAN, 1-2 FEB @ 8:15 PM • 60 MINS
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Clara: Sex, Love &
Classical Music
Presented by Elena Mazzon
‘Clara’ is the story of a feminist
icon and ground-breaking classical
composer, Clara Schumann.
No, not Robert Schumann - Clara
Schumann! A date. Three classical
composers. Romantic mayhem.
“Remarkable and elegant through and through. A complete
artistic endeavour.” Live London Post, 2019
Tickets: $35 | G | GB | AUS Premiere
BELGIAN BEER CAFE • PERTH • MAP C
12-16 FEB @ 8:30 PM • 60 MINS
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Death in the Golden
Triangle
Presented by Performing Arts Alumni
Society
The Golden Triangles’ most
influential family is thrown into
chaos when Liberal powerbroker
Peter Kenklemont suddenly dies.
Cancel Chardonnay at Cott and
don a black Camilla kaftan! With Senator Barry Fingers
lurking and a mother in law ready to dish all to Perth Now,
the family will face more risk than a late night car ride with
Troy Buswell.
Tickets: $20 | 18+ (Restricted) | WA | WA Premiere
LAZY SUSAN’S COMEDY DEN • NORTHBRIDGE • MAP B
19-20, 22-24, 26-27 JAN @ 8:30 PM • 50 MINS
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Dreamtime on the
Derbarl Yerrigan
Presented by Ugly Duck P/L
Join us as we depart from our
berth at Barrack Square and
cruise the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan
River). Local Elder Walter McGuire
will enthrall and engage you into
local Whadjuk Noongyar cultures
and traditions with Dreamtime Stories from our ancient
past. Presented by Walter and Meg McGuire Gold Medalists
in the 2019 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.
Tickets: $35 | G | WA
CRYSTAL SWAN • PERTH • MAP C
23, 30 JAN, 6, 13 FEB @ 7:00 PM • 60 MINS
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Eleanor Stankiewicz:
Nanna-stasia
Presented by Disco Turtle Productions
When Eleanor was seven, 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...
A heart-warming story
that will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. Winner
of Sydney Fringe 2019’s NIDA Writer of the Year Award and
FRINGE WORLD’s Tour Ready Award.
Tickets: $20 - $25 | PG | NSW | WA Premiere
THE LIBRARY • GIRLS SCHOOL • PERTH • MAP C
17-19, 21-31 JAN, 1-2 FEB @ 9:30 PM • 60 MINS
HOME ECONOMICS • GIRLS SCHOOL • PERTH • MAP C
18 JAN @ 4:00 PM • 60 MINS
Ellipsis
Presented by Jordan Baynes
Two siblings living a life, absurd
as can be, until one day when a
girl and a guy fall from the sky.
Everything they thought was normal
is turned meaningless in this
sibling’s humble apartment. An
absurd and comical story about
finding comfort and understanding in this crazy ride we call
life. Not to mention finding out if it really is cheesecake.
Tickets: $20 - $25 | G | WA | World Premiere
THE ACTORS’ HUB STUDIO • PERTH • MAP C
30-31 JAN, 1 FEB @ 9:00 PM • 90 MINS
EURYDICE
Presented by The Flanagan Collective &
Gobbledigook Theatre
Internationally award winning
company present the sister
production to their smash hit
‘ORPHEUS’. Leni is five years old,
holding a Superman costume.
Eurydice is five years into the
rest of her life. A story about making changes, taking leaps
and being a daily superhero. A searing mix of spoken word
and live electronica.
Tickets: $13.50 - $25 | PG | GB | WA Premiere
BIOLOGY • GIRLS SCHOOL • PERTH • MAP C
17-27 JAN @ 8:10 PM • 75 MINS
THE SHAMBLES • THE WOODSIDE PLEASURE GARDEN • MAP A
28-31 JAN, 1-9 FEB @ 6:00 PM • 75 MINS
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FLIGHT
Presented by Realscape Productions in
association with DARKFIELD
“Flight...leave[s] us feeling uneasy,
dwelling on what could have been
in another world.” Broadsheet,
2019. From the creators of SÉ-
ANCE, comes DARKFIELD’s second
thrilling experience. A multi-universe,
multi-sensory journey in darkness. “Buckle up.”
The Stage, 2018.
Tickets: $25 | M | INTL | WA Premiere
FRINGE CENTRAL • NORTHBRIDGE • MAP B • SEE WEBSITE FOR
ACCESSIBILITY INFO
18-19, 25-26 JAN, 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 FEB @ 3:00 PM , 4:00 PM , 5:00 PM , 17-19,
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French Over
Presented by The Blue Room Theatre
Summer Nights and Rorschach Beast
Three cars, three stories, and you
get to watch over their shoulders
and escape the noise of the farm
party. Intimate and immersive,
in the backseat of a car you experience
the moments we share
when we think nobody else is watching. From Perth’s indie
theatre darlings, Rorschach Beast, comes a trio of uniquely
Western Australian stories.
Tickets: $34 | M | WA | World Premiere
THE BLUE ROOM THEATRE • NORTHBRIDGE • MAP B
18-19, 21-25 JAN @6:00 PM , 6:15 PM , 6:30 PM , 7:10 PM , 7:25 PM , 7:40 PM ,
8:15 PM , 8:30 PM , 8:45 PM • 55 MINS
Fun Times with Olive
and No One Else!
Presented by Runaway Balloon
Olive is a castaway. Steve is a
can of beans. They both hate
Collin from accounts. Fun Times
With Olive and No One Else! is
a bittersweet comedy nursery
rhyme (with swears in it). From
the writers of the sold-out run SAD TV MAN last year.
“Absolutely unmissable” Fringefeed, 2019.
Pelican, 2019.
Tickets: $15 - $20 | 18+ (Restricted) | WA | World Premiere
LAZY SUSAN’S COMEDY DEN • NORTHBRIDGE • MAP B
6-9 FEB @ 7:00 PM • 50 MINS
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