Archive for October, 2010

Melbourne Fringe Festival 2010: Geraldine Quinn – Shut Up and Sing

Published on RHUM.org.au October 2010
Geraldine Quinn has been on my radar for the last few years as must-see local comedy talent. The postcard lying on the table in the Trades Hall New Ballroom supported this theory, boasting four-star reviews for Shut Up and Sing from six different Australian and British publications. And the feisty cabaret [...]

Melbourne Fringe Festival 2010: Ugly Blue Flowers

Published on RHUM.org.au October 2010
The promo for Ugly Blue Flowers says, “It is not something that is understood. More felt.” Hopefully that lets me off the hook to at least some degree – I certainly didn’t understand this show. I can’t tell you what the point of it was, or even if there was a [...]

Melbourne Fringe Festival 2010: Michael Connell – Acting the Goat

Published on RHUM.org.au October 2010
A box of cornflakes once told me that the simple things in life are often the best. And so it is with Michael Connell, a comedian who does simple stand-up and delivers barrel-loads of easy, hearty belly laughs.
However in response to a country newspaper review describing Acting the Goat as ‘just [...]

Melbourne Fringe Festival 2010: Fan Tales

Published on RHUM.org.au October 2010
It’s a shame that Fan Tales was a one-off show – this afternoon of fan fiction readings was a little ripper. Hosted building-wise by queer bookshop Hares and Hyenas and person-wise by cheeky stand up comic Jules Wilkinson, Fan Tales served two purposes – a celebration of the form for all [...]




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