While leaping around like an idiot in a leotard for laughs is the main objective for Sarah-Louise Young in her cabaret style homage An Evening Without Kate Bush, an unexpected positive has also emerged.
Tanya MacNaughton
ARTRAGE chief executive Jo Thomas is passionate about the arts and loves a good statistic, so she is in her absolute element when it comes to launching Fringe World 2025.
There is a lot that goes into making stand-up comedy look easy, just ask comedian Geraldine Hickey.
The buzz is palpable for Fringe World 2024, with ticket sales already surpassing those of 2023 and pre-pandemic levels ahead of the 31-day festival officially kicking off on January 19.
While many performers run away to the circus, Robbie Curtis and Lizzie McRae came home to Australia and set up their own.
Fringe World lovers get set for a month of fun, frivolity and at least partial nudity as WA’s biggest festival kicks off on Friday, January 19.
Jay Hanna
Darwin-based comedian Amy Hetherington was a hilarious hit at Fringe World 2023 and will return in 2024 as part of her Big Summer Comedy tour of 25 shows in seven weeks across WA and South Australia.
Prinnie Stevens describes her cabaret show Lady Sings the Blues as the ultimate conversation starter and is eager to initiate the dialogue at her first Fringe World when headlining Aces at The Maj.
Fringe World 2024 is shaping up to be a revitalised festival full of summer fun goodness to surprise and delight.
Some may consider it stressful to have three different shows on in three different Australian cities at the same time, but Oracle creator Bass Fam takes it all in his stride.
West Coast draftee Reuben Ginbey showed off serious pace and quickness - but with air drumming instead of running - after being hypnotised by Matt Hale.
Samantha Rogers
Comedian Joe White has described the horrendous moment an audience member racially abused him halfway through a show at Perth Fringe Festival organisers labelled as ‘deplorable’.
Kellie Balaam
Self-described ‘world’s stupidest genius’ Magnus Danger Magnus took to the stage in the all-new Kaboom! science show at Perth Fringe Festival, and what a spectacle it was!
Clem Chapman
Circus comedy troupe Dummies Corp has been a Fringe World favourite with youngsters for years and is now shaking up the program with adults-only offering The Detectives in Cirque Noir.
Looking for your next Fringe fix? Read our guide to five of the best stand-up shows on this year’s program.
Jessie Stoelwinder
Melbourne comedian Aidan Jones reveals how his struggles with alcohol led to his new stand-up show, The Morning After.
Delve into something left of centre at Fringe World with the festival’s weirdest shows.
Belle Taylor
Using a discount coupon seven years ago not only gave Aliya Kanani the satisfaction of a hearty bargain, it also unknowingly put the Canadian on the pathway to becoming a stand-up comedian.
Fringe World is back for 2023 and so is a tantalising showcase of interstate and international acts alongside Perth’s array of talented artists.
Award-winning cabaret collective Yummy returns to Perth with three delicious shows to suit all tastes.
Melbourne comedian Michael Shafar would prefer to think he was kept away from Fringe World since his last gigs in 2020, more because of his edgy jokes than the fact he lived in COVID-riddled Victoria.
This Fringe World take a punt on something new, you may be surprised at what you find.
Amy Hetherington
Fringe World solo show The Sensemaker combines theatre and dance in a humorous and relatable look at the frustrations of being stuck on hold.
With borders finally reopened, international acts are jetting into WA for Fringe World. Here are five of the most hotly anticipated acts hitting our stages.
