Reviews

Performing at the Jonesway Theatre, a short walk from the major FringeWorld hubs, Much Productions' Elspeth is a touching play about a mature actress, as she rejects upon her life.

Standing at the end of a pond, contemplating the fact that as she can not swim, walking in with bricks in her pocket, will allow her to end her life, Elspeth looks back at her life, in what might be described as a bitter-sweet, interrupted monologue.

One of the best things about FringeWorld aligning with WA School Holidays is the great kids shows that are on offer, and Bubble Show in Space is a great example. This wild, energetic bubble adventure had its large audience captivated throughout - a nosy party of a show that entertained tots to preteens seemingly with ease.

Lachlan Houen’s first directorial venture is a play billing itself as a tightly wound thriller, and certainly it has the necessary elements of uncertainty and threat as well as scenes of dramatic action.

Apparently the play’s major conflict concerns commercial rights over the performances of a young singer named Silver Johnny.  Its second act begins making sense of the characters’ recent histories and the relationships between them, and the first act sets us up for the second act through some of that dramatic action.

Creative Juices is a unique show at FringeWorld and an excellent way to finish an evening at Fringe. Playing in the Pleasure Garden, hosted by an effervescent and highly personable Timothy Ryan, this is a fabulous blend of cabaret, comedy and the wildest art class you’ve ever attended.