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Hooray for Ben Target
Hooray for Ben Target

23 January 2015 | 5.30pm // 24 - 25 & 27 January 2015 | 6.30pm

Hooray for Ben Target

Hooray for Ben Target

23 January 2015 | 5.30pm // 24 - 25 & 27 January 2015 | 6.30pm

Octogenarians and imaginary cake

A daily celebration of play oozing with deeply silly visual comedy, warm hearted stories and imaginary cake.

“Ben Target conducts one of the loveliest comedy shows I’ve ever been part of; his rare, gentle mind seemingly peculiarly open to the comic possibilities of the universe” SCOTSMAN

 

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KRAKEN
KRAKEN

23 January 2015 | 7pm // 24 - 25 & 27 - 31 January 2015 | 8pm

KRAKEN

KRAKEN

23 January 2015 | 7pm // 24 - 25 & 27 - 31 January 2015 | 8pm

Beautifully mad physical comedy

Straight from a sold out Edinburgh Fringe comes award-winning Gaulier-trained clown Trygve Wakenshaw’s acclaimed physical comedy, KRAKEN. Beautifully strange stream-of-consciousness idiocy from the maker of last year’s smash hit SQUIDBOY.

“KRAKEN is crackers” – Herald Sun

 

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Those Who Fall in Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon the Ocean Floor
Those Who Fall in Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon the Ocean Floor

23 January 2015 | 8.30pm // 24 - 31 January 2015 | 9.30pm

Those Who Fall in Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon the Ocean Floor

Those Who Fall in Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon the Ocean Floor

23 January 2015 | 8.30pm // 24 - 31 January 2015 | 9.30pm

Time travelling love story

Straight from a sold-out season at The Blue Room Theatre this story, a “sparkling exploration of love”, travels the globe.

 

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In The Shadow Of Venus
In The Shadow Of Venus

23 - 25 January 2015 | 7.15pm // 25 January 2015 | 5pm

In The Shadow Of Venus

In The Shadow Of Venus

23 - 25 January 2015 | 7.15pm // 25 January 2015 | 5pm

Opera on the edge

Three outstanding sopranos embroiled in three one-act comic operas. Sara Macliver (with Brendan Hanson), Fiona McAndrew and Elisa Wilson explore the frustrating world of marriage proposals, blind dates and chocolate cake in a piazza, a gallery and a kitchen.

 

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The Bookbinder
The Bookbinder

23 January 2015 | 5.30pm // 24 - 31 January 2015 | 6.30pm + EXTRA SHOWS 30 & 31 January 2015| 5pm

The Bookbinder

The Bookbinder

23 January 2015 | 5.30pm // 24 - 31 January 2015 | 6.30pm + EXTRA SHOWS 30 & 31 January 2015| 5pm

Award-winning dark fairy tale

They say you can get lost in a good book. But it’s worse getting lost in a bad one…

 

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Death Stole My Dad
Death Stole My Dad

23 January 2015 | 7pm // 24 - 25 January 2015 | 8pm

Death Stole My Dad

Death Stole My Dad

23 January 2015 | 7pm // 24 - 25 January 2015 | 8pm

Life, loss, and Lego

Dom is 12 and three quarters. He likes shadow puppets, guitar, and Lego. And he’ll need them all to bring his dad back from the dead.

 

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Stuart Bowden: Before Us
Stuart Bowden: Before Us

23 January 2015 | 8.30pm // 24 - 31 January 2015 | 9.30pm

Stuart Bowden: Before Us

Stuart Bowden: Before Us

23 January 2015 | 8.30pm // 24 - 31 January 2015 | 9.30pm

Surreal DIY storytelling comedy

The internationally acclaimed master of lo-fi, off-beat, music-infused storytelling, Stuart Bowden returns with his latest invention. From the multi award-winning maker of She Was Probably Not A Robot, The Beast and Doctor Brown and His Singing Tiger.

 

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Summer Nights: Housewarming
Summer Nights: Housewarming

23 January // From 9.30pm

Summer Nights: Housewarming

Summer Nights: Housewarming

23 January // From 9.30pm

Let’s get this party started

Join us for the launch of Summer Nights. No need to book as this is a free event.

 

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Fish in the Sea
Fish in the Sea

23 January 2015 | 6.30pm // 24 - 25 January 2015 | 7.30pm

Fish in the Sea

Fish in the Sea

23 January 2015 | 6.30pm // 24 - 25 January 2015 | 7.30pm

Frantic, surreal, musical comedy

A brand new comedic musical about finding love and loving friends, Fish in the Sea is a snappy farce that is funny, frantic and full on.

 

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Monroe & Associates
Monroe & Associates

23 January 2015 - 21 February 2015

Monroe & Associates

Monroe & Associates

23 January 2015 - 21 February 2015

Live Action Role-play Game

A theatrical experience set in the world of a private detective agency, for one person at a time. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and get lost in the fiction you create.

 

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I Can Breathe Underwater
I Can Breathe Underwater

23 January 2015 | 8pm // 24 - 31 January 2015 | 9pm

I Can Breathe Underwater

I Can Breathe Underwater

23 January 2015 | 8pm // 24 - 31 January 2015 | 9pm

Four friends. One party. One unforgettable night.

You’re in the middle of the dance floor while he lies at the bottom of the pool. What do you do?

 

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The Dirty Cowboy
The Dirty Cowboy

27 - 31 January 2015 // 8pm

The Dirty Cowboy

The Dirty Cowboy

27 - 31 January 2015 // 8pm

Heartbreak, murder and revenge

In the spirit of Kelly and Cash, The Dirty Cowboy weaves original country and western songs and storytelling to give a raw, rough and honest account of how greed tears up a town and one man’s heart.

 

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River
River

27 - 31 January 2015 // 7.30pm + EXTRA SHOWS 10 - 12 February 2015 // 8.00pm

River

River

27 - 31 January 2015 // 7.30pm + EXTRA SHOWS 10 - 12 February 2015 // 8.00pm

Laughter in Loneliness

This is River. She knows how to make the perfect vegemite toast. When she’s not selling her aluminium foil art outside Woolworths she writes Google poetry and attends strangers’ funerals. Written and performed by Claire Lovering, River is the story of a young woman, an old man and the magic of a wish chip.

 

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SQUIDBOY
SQUIDBOY

28 - 30 January 2015 // 6pm

SQUIDBOY

SQUIDBOY

28 - 30 January 2015 // 6pm

Cult fringe favourite returns

Selling out at last year’s Summer Nights and Edinburgh Fringe, Trygve Wakenshaw is back for more! What will happen? Nobody knows. Not even the squid.

 

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FAG/STAG
FAG/STAG

3 - 7 February 2015 // 6.30pm + EXTRA SHOWS 7 February 2015 // 9.30pm + 13 - 14 February 2015 // 8.00pm

FAG/STAG

FAG/STAG

3 - 7 February 2015 // 6.30pm + EXTRA SHOWS 7 February 2015 // 9.30pm + 13 - 14 February 2015 // 8.00pm

Best friends, bad decisions

A case of the grass always being greener triggers unsolicited advice as two best mates point out to one another how easy it would be if they could live the other’s life. How much judgement can a friendship stand?

 

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Fake it ‘til you Make it
Fake it ‘til you Make it

3 - 7 February 2015 | 8pm // 7 February 2015 | 4pm

Fake it ‘til you Make it

Fake it ‘til you Make it

3 - 7 February 2015 | 8pm // 7 February 2015 | 4pm

Love. Jokes. Music. Depression.

Fake it ‘til you Make it is Edinburgh Fringe First Winner, Bryony Kimmings’ new work about clinical depression and men… from two people who know ALL about it!

 

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CONCRETE:heartbeat
CONCRETE:heartbeat

3 - 7 February & 10 - 14 February 2015 | 7.30pm // 6 - 7 & 13 - 14 February 2015 | 9.30pm

CONCRETE:heartbeat

CONCRETE:heartbeat

3 - 7 February & 10 - 14 February 2015 | 7.30pm // 6 - 7 & 13 - 14 February 2015 | 9.30pm

City street, utter love

24 hours. 8 stories. 1 city. “A rich, deeply lyrical, modern-day urban odyssey” – TimeOut

 

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600 SECONDS
600 SECONDS

3 - 7 February & 10 - 14 February 2015 // 7pm

600 SECONDS

600 SECONDS

3 - 7 February & 10 - 14 February 2015 // 7pm

It’s back

The sell-out smash of 2013 and 2014 is reborn with all new performers in four packed programs, sticking to one simple rule… Anything goes for 600 seconds.

 

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The Mercy Seat
The Mercy Seat

3-7 February // 9pm

The Mercy Seat

The Mercy Seat

3-7 February // 9pm

Provocative, confronting, futuristic dystopia

On the morning of November 11, Remembrance Day 2020, Perth’s CBD is rocked by several explosions, collapsing major buildings and devastating the city.

 

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Become A Functional Adult in 45 Minutes
Become A Functional Adult in 45 Minutes

3 - 7 February 2015 // 6.30pm

Become A Functional Adult in 45 Minutes

Become A Functional Adult in 45 Minutes

3 - 7 February 2015 // 6.30pm

Informational, nightmarish comedy frolic

What does it mean to be a grown up? How do you become one? Watch as Sophie, borderline incompetent woman-child, attempts to answer this question and many more.

 

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Yours the Face
Yours the Face

3-7 February 2015 // 8pm

Yours the Face

Yours the Face

3-7 February 2015 // 8pm

Beautiful people getting ugly

From Fleur Kilpatrick (Best Writer, 2014 Melbourne Fringe) comes a theatrical “tour de force” (Adelaide Advertiser).   FW web banner for events

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10,000
10,000

3 - 7 February 2015 // 9.30pm

10,000

10,000

3 - 7 February 2015 // 9.30pm

Bittersweet rom-com with swords

If you hit restart enough times, can you fix a broken relationship? A young couple plays a video game to help save their flatlining marriage – but then the game becomes a little too real…

 

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Mobile Moments 3.0
Mobile Moments 3.0

4 - 22 February 2015

Mobile Moments 3.0

Mobile Moments 3.0

4 - 22 February 2015

A free one-on-one film portraiture project unlike any other

An immersive one-on-one experience taking place on a custom made trike, Mobile Moments 3.0 is a film portraiture project that celebrates the people of a place. This is not a ticketed event – get out and discover the moment.

 

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Pale Face Cold Blood
Pale Face Cold Blood

10 - 14 February 2015 // 6.30pm

Pale Face Cold Blood

Pale Face Cold Blood

10 - 14 February 2015 // 6.30pm

Iranian translator’s boxing workout

Devised and performed by Mina Mokhtarani, Pale Face Cold Blood is a bold new work about an Iranian translator, Zara, who has witnessed something terrible.

 

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Gillian Cosgriff is Whelmed
Gillian Cosgriff is Whelmed

10 - 14, 16 - 17 & 19 - 21 February 2015 // 8pm

Gillian Cosgriff is Whelmed

Gillian Cosgriff is Whelmed

10 - 14, 16 - 17 & 19 - 21 February 2015 // 8pm

Musical comedy cabaret  

“I know you can be overwhelmed and I know you can be underwhelmed but can you ever just be whelmed?” Yes. You can.

 

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HEX
HEX

10 - 14 February 2015 // 9.30pm

HEX

HEX

10 - 14 February 2015 // 9.30pm

AIDS. Activism. Sex. Disco.

Award-winning young choreographer James Welsby presents HEX, a three person dance work reflecting on AIDS, activism, sex, and the disco through the eyes and bodies of Generation Y.

 

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And Now For Something Completely Wireless
And Now For Something Completely Wireless

10 -14 February 2015 | 9.00pm // 17 - 21 February 2015 | 9.30pm

And Now For Something Completely Wireless

And Now For Something Completely Wireless

10 -14 February 2015 | 9.00pm // 17 - 21 February 2015 | 9.30pm

Ad-libbed 50s radio play

Four of the UK’s brightest comic talents join the twinkly fingers of a virtuoso musician to conjure, from nothing, a 50s-style comic radio play! Suspense, intrigue, villainy… all the hallmarks of classic adventures with one unique twist: this time the audience is in charge.

 

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LAST ROUNDS
LAST ROUNDS

10 - 14, 16 - 17 & 19 - 21 February 2015 // 6.30pm

LAST ROUNDS

LAST ROUNDS

10 - 14, 16 - 17 & 19 - 21 February 2015 // 6.30pm

Love. Music. Whiskey.

It’s 2am. The final bell for last orders has been rung. The (Hopeless) Modern Romantic sits at the dirty bar, whiskey in hand, watching the door for him. She’s just a girl, sitting in a bar, waiting for a boy…

 

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Only You Can Save Us
Only You Can Save Us

10 - 14 February 2015 // 9.30pm

Only You Can Save Us

Only You Can Save Us

10 - 14 February 2015 // 9.30pm

Heartfelt pop sci-fi adventure

Only You Can Save Us is an explosion of optimism on a spaceship hurtling toward the planet of your dreams. Retro sci-fi meets cabaret, on a mission to stop the bad guy, find true love, and save the world … or die trying.

 

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A Circle of Buzzards
A Circle of Buzzards

16 - 21 February 2015 // 9.30pm

A Circle of Buzzards

A Circle of Buzzards

16 - 21 February 2015 // 9.30pm

A nightcap or a nightmare?

In this tense thriller set in Bélmez, Spain, two Australians strike up a conversation in a bar. As a storm rolls in over the mountain, the conversation  takes a dark turn.

 

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Moving On Inc.
Moving On Inc.

17 - 21 February 2015 // 6.30pm

Moving On Inc.

Moving On Inc.

17 - 21 February 2015 // 6.30pm

Comedy, love, last words

Moving On Inc. – specialising in the relocation and clean-up of deceased estates. But what happens when the clientele refuses to move on? In the remains of someone else’s life, Abby and Sam sit and wait. Even the living have unfinished business. A comedy about love, last words and the boxed-up past.

 

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The Defence
The Defence

17 - 21 February 2015 // 8.00pm

The Defence

The Defence

17 - 21 February 2015 // 8.00pm

Gender-fcuked meta-satire

Playwright August Strindberg was many things. The Father of Naturalism, a lyrical genius, misogynistic, batshit cray… but a woman???

 

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Coincidences At The End of Time
Coincidences At The End of Time

19 - 21 February 2015 // 7.30pm

Coincidences At The End of Time

Coincidences At The End of Time

19 - 21 February 2015 // 7.30pm

Awkward, apocalyptic love story

As the world is ripped apart, two ex-lovers find themselves forced together in an abandoned café with nowhere to hide. Together they find cold coffee, old wounds, biscotti, copyright law, and answers they never expected.

 

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Ward 9
Ward 9

17 - 21 February 2015 // 9pm

Ward 9

Ward 9

17 - 21 February 2015 // 9pm

Edgy, experimental, dark comedy

When it comes to Ward 9, life puts you in there and only honesty will get you out.

 

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