5 Good Reasons to see The Aussie Ethnic Identity Crisis

1. To see a perspective you’ve never seen on television or in movies before

2. If you’ve ever wondered what the madness is like in a Sri Lankan household

3. To see a dark comedy that will make you laugh and make your heart swell

4. To get a real insight into what a day in the life of an emergency department doctor is like

5. To support a first time independent playwright (Aran Thingsatrandom) and production written for and made in Melbourne

The Aussie Ethnic Identity Crisis is on at TIC: Swanston Sept 21 – 29

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-aussie-ethnic-identity-crisis/

5 really good reasons to see Waiting for Combo

1. Everyone gets free popcorn!

2. It’s cheaper than a movie ticket.*

3. We’ve built a sketch show about movies that you can understand if you’ve seen every single sketch show and movie, or if you’ve never seen a sketch show or a movie.

4. It’s shorter, funnier and – dare we say – less depressing than Waiting for Godot. It also has very little to do with it.

5. It’s a fast-paced, bizarre journey set entirely in a cinema snack bar, so this is where you can get your silly this Fringe!

* not including cheap-ass Tuesday’s or Monday’s at Nova but our show isn’t on those days.

Caitlyn Staples and Scott Limbrick perform Waiting for Combo at TIC: Swanston from Sept 12 – 20

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/waiting-for-combo/

5 good reasons to see The Travelling Sisters: Thy Thus ‘Twas

1. Because we are trying to sneak in a real life knife into the show
2. Mullets.
3. Penis beaks in bike shorts
4. We spent most of our budget on new wigs, come see the wigs!
5. Because our last show won Best Comedy when we did Melbourne Fringe in 2017 so maybe this one will be good too!

The Travelling Sisters perform Thy Thus ‘Twas at Trades Hall from Sept 12 – 20
https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-travelling-sisters-thy-thus-twas/

5 good reasons to see TriAngel

1. The cast!

Collectively they have over 60 years of improv experience between them, hailing from 3 of the worlds best commonwealth states. Yikes! Individually they’ve toured locally and internationally as improvisers and teachers, and have extensive experience with all of Melbourne’s top improv companies: Impro Melbourne, The Big Hoo-Haa Melbourne, Impromptunes and Improv Conspiracy.

2. The music!

Award-winning musician Jamie Burgess adds his musical magic to all the songs. They may be improvised, but boy will they be catchy, ticking all the pop-trope boxes and using titles provided by the audience, promising a unique experience with a guaranteed earworm each night!

3. Nostalgia!

TriAngel is a chance to relive your childhood pop fantasies and get up close and personal to that It-girl band you never knew.

4. Improv!

You get a unique performance every night, where your suggestions will help create the story and the music. No two shows or songs are the same.

5. Sparkles!

Hoo-boy! There has been so much cash spent on glitter and sparkles that this makes TriAngel the most flammable show of the festival! If it couldn’t be done with a hot glue gun, it couldn’t be done.

Amanda Buckley, Amy Moule and Candice D’Arcy perform TriAngel at Trades Hall from Sept 12 – 20

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/triangel/

5 Good Reasons to see Boys Taste Better with Nutella

1. Nutella. Need more be said?

2. Ok, if more needs to be said then…. Boys Taste Better with Nutella is performed by award-winning duo Caitlin Hill and Peter Wood. Hill is a theatre, film and television actor as well as one of the first Australian YouTubers. She currently has a new show, Snacks & Facts, and even did an episode on Nutella. Wood is an Australasian actor, dancer and performance-maker whose work focuses on LGBTQ+ issues with Asian-Australian influences. Hill and Wood are so funny and so genuine as performers that audiences are laughing one minute and crying the next.

3. It gets pretty messy! There is a lot of Nutella and rain of fries. If you want to see an hilarious, heartfelt and slightly sticky show with your friends, come to Boys Taste Better with Nutella.

4. Boys Taste Better with Nutella is part theatre, part comedy and centres on best friends Aggy and Frederick. Aggy and Frederick may be self-loathing, socially anxious and addicted to food, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With Aggy once again falling for the wrong guy and Frederick’s most fulfilling connection being with his internet provider, they review the best (and worst) moments of their past relationships. Using hilarious observations and kitsch dance moves, it is described by producer and co-director, Kristen Maloney, as Fleabag meets a tub of Nutella and So You Think You Can Dance.

5. Don’t take our word for it! Boys Taste Better with Nutella was awarded Fringe World Festival 2019 weekly award for BEST Theatre; it won Best Production, Best Script and Best Actor at Short+Sweet 2016; AND reviewers think it is pretty good  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Isolated Nation,⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The Fourth Wall, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️WeekendNotes, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Agent Mystery Case.

Boys Taste Better with Nutella is on at The Melba Speigeltent Collingwood.

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/boys-taste-better-with-nutella

5 Good Reasons to see Temporary

1 – A 5.30 timeslot means you can see a show and have wines with your workmates on a school night

2 – It’s the Melbourne premier of Temporary and may never be seen here again

3 – It will make you feel better about finding Susan from HR super annoying

4 – It will give you the confidence to ask out the office heart throb

5 – You’ll realise your job isn’t that bad

Katie Lees performs Temporary at The Butterfly Club Sept 16 – 22

https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/temporary