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5 Good Reasons to See Sure Sign of Love

1. You’ll learn which star sign you should be dating

2. If you don’t like the show you can zone out and watch the galaxy lighting

3. You can be a skeptic and I won’t even blink an eyelid

4. You’ll love the stories…You’ll find out what incesticide means

5. You may even get lucky and have me flirt with you

Sure Sign of Love is on at The Butterfly Club, Carson Place off Lt Collins St. CBD

15 Sept – 20 Sept – 8.30pm

https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program/event/view/ec7e25ca-7d61-44a9-b44e-aeb057f5bb97

5 Good Reasons To See John Nelder in My Laughable Love Life

1. You will be taken on the farcical adventure of a hopeless Joe’s attempts to woo Miss County Fair USA

2. You’ll acquire a sound knowledge of the anatomy of a shoe

3. You’ll see someone akin to the lovechild of Basil Fawlty and The Bachelor on stage

4. You get to hear me say the word ‘Unbelievable’… a lot!

5. Finally this is THE Fringe show to take a date to!

John Nelder’s My Laughable Love Life is on at The Butterfly Club from the 16th to the 20th of September at 8.30

https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program/event/view/49e6465a-b132-46f7-bc08-4f3f1919268f

5 Good Reasons to See: #DearDiary by Andi Snelling

1. Self-Quoting Satire. Unwittingly written by a child, a teenager and an adult over the course of 20+ years, #DearDiary contains diary entries performed VERBATIM. There’s no holding back. (Sorry, Mum!)

2. #Hashtags. The show is full of them. It’s all about #rehashing the past, after all.

3. That song from Cats. That’s right. You know the one. Don’t pretend you don’t. I will be singing that song, but as you’ve never heard it before.

4. Treasure Hunt at The Butterfly Club. A magical world of copulating cocktails and kooky kitsch just got even better, because when you come to see #DearDiary, you get to seek out your very own, long lost diary. Individually crafted, the diaries are hiding and waiting for YOU somewhere in The Butterfly Club and in the surrounding streets.

5. Vintage suitcases. I had you at vintage, didn’t I?

#DearDiary by Andi Snelling is on at The Butterfly Club

Tues 22 Sept – Sun 27 Sept

https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program/event/view/49c1bbfc-1ebc-400a-bef0-adc88002494b

FIVE GOOD REASONS TO SEE… ROB LLOYD: THE HEART AWAKENS.

5. It’s Episode III of my Nerd Trilogy. This is the final part of a long journey that started in 2010 with my first ever, solo show A Study in Scarlet (A Study of…) about my obsession with Sherlock Holmes.

That show was a hit and lead me into following my next obsession, Doctor Who with my next solo show Who, Me.

To be honest I’ve been avoiding working on Episode III because of how daunting it is to look at the colossus that is Star Wars and now it’s been so long between shows I’m afraid this show might become the Godfather III or the A Good Day to Die Hard of my Nerd Trilogy.

To put your minds at ease I don’t have Sofia Coppola in this show, neither have I set it in Russia…so we should be alright.

4. It was co-devised with David Innes. Mr Innes and I have been playing silly buggers together for about two years now. The input of Mr Innes with The Heart Awakens has been crucial, he helped me find the structure and sense of humour of this piece but most important of all…the heart.

3. It’s directed by Lliam Amor. I’ve known and admired Lliam for years as a supremely gifted actor and improviser. I’ve desperately wanted to work with him on a show of mine for ages. He has a keen understanding of character, genre and story…all perfect for a director. Plus he is very tolerating of nerds, so he creates a safe rehearsal space.

2. It co-stars Jennifer Speirs, who is a hugely talented actress and a massive Star Wars fan! (I mean her favourite character is Lando for god sake! How awesome is that!?!) I’m really excited to be working with Jen, she has an amazing energy and an enthusiasm that is totally infectious. We haven’t stopped laughing during rehearsals. In The Heart Awakens Jen has the responsibility of playing two important figures in my life, I’ve been impressed with her commitment and devotion to both characters. I can’t wait to show you what she’s got.

1. It’s Star Wars! I mean seriously…how awesome is Star Wars? All us die-hard fans have sat through the good, the bad and the Jar Jar but we’re still here. It’s been a massive part of the geek world for over 35 years but it is also a major part of mainstream culture. Even if you haven’t seen the films, you know the characters, the lines, the weapons, the costumes, the relations and the stories. The story of this show in particular focuses on what if being a fan of something was kind of like a love story and how would that play out? So even if you don’t get the fleeting specific references, everyone has had a first love…

Rob Lloyd: The Heart Awakens is on at The Lithuanian Club

https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program/event/view/abfc4b30-ff0e-4063-9532-c8502880fb53

5 good reasons to see Poet Vs Pageant by Poet Laureate Telia Nevile

1. Have you ever read The Odyssey and thought “this needs more sequins and a cheerleading routine”? All your epic desires are about to come true.

2. Ever wanted to plunge, false-eyelashes-first, into the world of beauty pageants but were too ashamed to admit it? Plunge away, I’m with you.

3. Ever lain awake at night wondering what would happen if you stuck a socially awkward poet into a competition that’s all about fake tan, high heels and smiles so bright and wide they make a Great White Shark look like he’s been ignoring his dental hygiene? Wonder no longer.

4. Are you a fan of rollicking adventures full of danger and transformation that will ride your imagination hard and put it away wet? Saddle up.

5. Beautiful massacres, a few unexpected revelations and a deep, abiding love of the outsider – come in from the cold and get warm with Poet Vs Pageant.

Poet Vs Pageant is on at 7.45pm, Sun 6.45pm (45mins) at Son Of Loft, Lithuanian Club

https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program/event/view/d7ec89e6-eb14-49a9-bc5a-f7755cfc1f74

5 Good Reasons to see Big Enough and Ugly Enough by James Mclean

1. You’ve ever written in your online dating profile that you’re a person “who loves to laugh” and need to prove that to someone.

2. You’ve been given a strange gift as a legacy from a close relative who has passed on So you can’t openly express how disappointing it is.

3. You suspect that Melbourne is a much bigger, cooler and scarier city than Adelaide, but need to know for sure.

4. You’ve struggled with the hardships of living alone, like having to put the bins out and write your own shopping list

5. You’ve ever tried and failed to avoid eye contact with someone at a tram stop.

Big Enough and Ugly Enough at the Butterfly Club 8.30 pm 8 to 13 Sept.

https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/big-enough-and-ugly-enough