700 Shows and Good Times At 2019 Fringe World
Perth comes alive with the largest variety of events happening at 138 venues all over the city during the Fringe World Festival from January 18 to February 17, 2019. Festival Director, Amber Hasler, says the 2019 edition will deliver a smorgasbord of the hilarious, the heart-stopping, the surprising and the wonderful. “Last year’s Fringe was our biggest yet - we had close to a million attendances and we were overjoyed at how much people loved going on a Fringe binge! This year’s programme is heavy on a host of Fringe favourites returning after sell-out seasons, plus new shows that will delight Fringe fans.”
The Fringe’s newest hub, Yagan Square, features Le Aerial, comedy hypnotist Matt Hale’s Feelgood Factory, Matt Tarrant: More Unsolved, Gran in a Van, YUMMY Deluxe and Lucy Peach’s My Greatest Period Ever. Head to this central location for a jam-packed programme of comedy, circus, cabaret and more.
Perth’s favourite Fringe playground, The Woodside Pleasure Garden in Northbridge, features the biggest variety of shows in the Fringe. It’s the perfect place to enjoy Perth’s balmy summer evenings with nightly busker entertainment and free performances from everyone’s favourite FRINGE WORLD Mermaids.
Must see shows at The Woodside Pleasure Garden include circus sensation Rouge, absurdist funny man Sam Simmons: 26 Things You’ve Been Doing Wrong with Sam Simmons, and the return of FRINGE WORLD award winners Djuki Mala with their infectious fusion of traditional dance and pop culture. Betty Grumble returns to Fringe with her protest party LOVE & ANGER and check out the world premiere of Tony Galati the Musical, inspired by the life story of perthonality and farmer of Spudshed fame.
Northbridge is home to Fringe Central at the Perth Cultural Centre and The Ice Cream Factory where you can witness the large scale, high risk
FRINGE WORLD IS THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE 2019 PROGRAMME HAS BEEN REVEALED WITH TICKETS FOR 700 SHOWS NOW ON SALE OFFERING FOUR SPECTACULAR WEEKS OF AMAZING ENTERTAINMENT.
entertainment of Fuego Carnal. Those with a cheeky streak can catch the return of the adults-only antics in the super saucy and hugely popular Club Swizzle.
There are hundreds of quality Fringe shows taking place in new and fabulous venues all over the city and Northbridge, including a big programme at Ace’s Cabaret at Downstairs at the Maj; The Blue Room’s handpicked theatre and performance Summer Nights; while comedy stars at the State Theatre Centre and the effervescent Blanc de Blanc return for a new season at The Pear Tree on William Street.
The Festival provides the perfect excuse to explore the ‘burbs and beyond!’ Returning for bigger and better programmes in 2019 are Scarborough’s Sunset Veranda and Midland’s Pickled Swan. There are even more amazing performances at Subi-licious in Subiaco. Inglewood’s Monday night markets will be getting Fringe-y with Fr’inglewood free variety shows, Leederville’s Leedy-pallooza returns, and there’s a big programme in Fremantle to boot!
Those in the regions can get their taste of Fringe with a bigger programme of Funtavia in Geraldton and the Outer Fringe tour of regional WA is back after a year hiatus, set to visit Merriden, Northam, Ravensthorpe and Katanning with Fringe variety shows in February.
Thanks to the City of Perth, FRINGE WORLD 2019 has free and family-friendly weekend events throughout the Festival. Fringe Fridays at the Twilight Hawkers Market combines amazing food with some of the world’s best buskers performing at Forrest Place while Fringe Sundays offer chilled vibes, tasters and teasers of some of the best shows Fringe has to offer.
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