Ten must-see shows at Fringe World Festival 2023
Fringe World Festival is gearing up for a dazzling return in 2023, with a feel-good program of top-notch and diverse acts offering something for everyone; from world-class comedy, mind-blowing magic and adults-only cabaret to plenty of wholesome, family-friendly fun.
Here are ten must-see shows at next year’s Fringe World Festival.
A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS 3: SUMMER LOVIN TOUR
Perth Cultural Centre
Musical lovers rejoice! Cabaret stars Le Gateau Chocolat and Jonny Woo present a raucous night of singalongs to their favourite musical numbers – from Grease to Little Mermaid, complete with fabulous wigs, crazy costumes, questionable dance moves and plenty of laughs.
LASER KIWI
The Rechabite
Expect high-level circus, bizarre ideas and a bloody good night out from the world’s only, unabashed, olive-fueled, award-winning comedy circus power-trio.
ROSS NOBLE – ON THE GO
Liberty Fringe
He’s no scientist, but stand-up comedian Ross Noble is setting out to prove that laughter is not only the best medicine, it is the key to self-enlightenment.
SECRETS AND CLUES, WITH STUART LIGHTBODY
Belgian Beer Café
Join Stuart Lightbody for some world-class sleight-of-hand and curated curiosity as he tests the very limits of logic in an immersive mystery of magic and illusion that even breaks outside the boundaries of the theatre: a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
WERK IT
The Pleasure Garden
Celebrating spandex, high-vis, vitality and vigour, Werk It is an epic acrobatic riot with more sass and swagger than a TLC video clip.
MYRA DUBOIS “BE WELL”
Connections Nightclub
Graham Norton calls her “bust-a-gut funny”, need we say more? Comedian and drag queen Myra DuBois lays her healing hands on the masses in this hilarious ‘wellness sermon.’
CHARLIE CAPER – MAGICAL
The Pleasure Garden
The winner of Sweden’s Got Talent brings us his incredible, nostalgic, and beautiful magic show, complete with magnificent sleight of hand, oodles of charm and lots of laughs.
OTTO & ASTRID PLAY THE GREATEST ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CONCERT YOU’VE EVER SEEN!
State Theatre Centre of WA
Utterly dysfunctional siblings Otto & Astrid from the cult band Die Roten Punkte are a lipstick-smeared sonic collision between The B-52s, The Pixies, Kraftwerk and early Ramones.
COLOSSAL
Perth Cultural Centre
Patrick McPherson’s one-man play begins its world tour at the Perth Fringe World Festival. Combining sketch comedy, original music, gig theatre and spoken word, Colossal is a bold and original comedy play about love stories, and how we tell them.
LARRY DEAN – FUDNUT
Comedy Hub @ Johnny Fox’s
Stand-up comedian and triple Edinburgh award-nominated, Larry Dean brings his hilarious and zeitgeisty show FUDNUT (a Scottish word for idiot) to Perth audiences.
