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Big Pants


Name: Big Pants
Subtitle: A high-energy, high-depression comedy about lost luggage, social anxiety and musical theatre.
Tags: Feminism,Queer Culture,Sex Love & Dating,Travel,Real Stories
Vibes: Chaotic,Heartfelt,Raunchy
Programs: Festival Hub
Guides: 
Credits:
Written and Performed by Chelsea Heaney
Directed by Penny Greenhalgh
Music by Jem Sherwill
Description:
A high energy stand-up comedy show which tells the story of losing luggage on contiki whilst weaving in stories about body image, sexuality and mental health. A LOT of musical theatre references and some singing but not enough to be called a cabaret. Some light audience interaction of being asked to yell things out, but no getting brought on stage.


Open Program

Short & Sweet

Member Discount

Inside the comfort zone

Comedy

Festival Hub

Stand Up

Musical Theatre

A high-energy, high-depression comedy about lost luggage, social anxiety and musical theatre.

Self Harm or Suicide,Alcohol Use,Sexual References,Mental Health,Murder,COVID-19/Coronavirus

Chaotic

Heartfelt

Raunchy

Fun Scrubs


Name: Fun Scrubs
Subtitle: Laugh through the chaos as Christopher James swaps suits for scrubs in this uproarious career pivot!
Tags: Death/Grief,Real Stories
Vibes: Cheeky,Insightful,Outrageous
Programs: Festival Hub
Guides: 
Credits:
Performed by Christopher James
 
 
Description:
A 50 minute one-person stand-up comedy show about the challenges of a late career change into nursing, the pay disparity in the job and some of the unexpected challenges and vocational trauma that nurses endure. A show that shines a light on the undervaluation of nursing as a profession and how it compares to other roles.


Pushing the comfort zone

Storytelling

Laugh through the chaos as Christopher James swaps suits for scrubs in this uproarious career pivot!

Drug References,Queerphobia or Homophobia,Sexual References,Mental Health

Cheeky

Insightful

Outrageous

Poems of a Transsexual Nature


Name: Poems of a Transsexual Nature
Subtitle: A new play on the reckless escapades of a transmasc with a god complex and his first time on country
Tags: Gender Diversity,Queer Culture,Sex Love & Dating,First Nations Stories,Death/Grief,Gen Z Culture
Vibes: Challenging,Chaotic,Cheeky
Programs: Curated Program,Deadly Fringe
Guides: 
Credits:
Presented by Melbourne Fringe
Written and Performed by Cynda Beare & Gabrielle Fallen
Produced by Claudia Harris
Description:
A one person play about being young, trans, and blak. There will be scenes with dance and burlesque, and the entire show is written in a modern day heightened verse. There is one main character named Apollo, and the story takes place in the Lutruwita rainforest as they experience going to their country for the first time. <br>They go back and forth between the present moment, sexual escapades around Melbourne, and a past life in their Queensland hometown. The audience only need to sit and watch.


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Theatre

Deadly Fringe

Poetry

New Writing

A new play on the reckless escapades of a transmasc with a god complex and his first time on country

Sexual Assault or Abuse,Domestic Violence,Drug References,Violence Against Women,Racism,Sexual References,Death,Mental Health

Challenging

T4T: A Transgender Showcase


Name: T4T: A Transgender Showcase
Subtitle: A variety spectacular of trans performers – performing for a trans audience.
Tags: Gender Diversity,Line-ups & Variety Nights,Queer Culture
Vibes: Joyful,Subversive,Uplifting
Programs: Festival Hub
Guides: LGBTQIA+ Guide to Fringe
Credits:
Hosted by Anna Piper Scott
Produced by Kip McLachlin
 
Description:
It's a variety lineup show hosted by Anna Piper Scott. The show combines euphoria and empowerment into a church-like sanctuary for trans and non-binary people. Trans performers of all genre perform reworked and new acts for an audience of all trans people. People who don't identify as trans are not encouraged to attend, but there is no monitoring system so they are technically allowed.


Cabaret

LGBTQIA+ Guide to Fringe

Variety

Burlesque

A variety spectacular of trans performers – performing for a trans audience.

Joyful

Subversive

Uplifting

THE BLOK!


Name: THE BLOK!
Subtitle: Radical, Blak, and funny as hell
Tags: Feminism,First Nations Stories,Death/Grief,Original Music,Religion & Spirituality
Vibes: Epic,Outrageous,Silly
Programs: Curated Program,Deadly Fringe
Guides: 
Credits:
Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Melbourne Fringe
Created by A Daylight Connection with guest Alexis West
Produced by Performing Lines
Description:
A satirical theatre performance about a 'genius' artist (The Master, played by Carly Sheppard) wrestling with a writers block. They come face to face with a divine figure (The Creator, played by Alexis West) who challenges their sense of being the centre of the universe.


Outside the comfort zone

Absurdist

Radical, Blak, and funny as hell

Self Harm or Suicide,Drug use,Drug References,Sexual References,Death,Mental Health