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Ritual by Untamed Circus – Fringe 2025 Review

Untamed Circus delivers an extraordinary and hauntingly beautiful performance with Ritual, an intoxicating fusion of aerial arts, cyr wheel, fire spinning, juggling, and acrobatics. This is not your typical circus show—it is something far more raw and immersive, drawing the audience into a world where movement tells a story of power, transformation, and mysticism. From…

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Maybelline Is In Her Slut Era – Fringe Review 2025

Reviewing shows gives me the opportunity to see productions in locations I never thought would have shows like in a library. It was surreal feeling being around old books while modern music was playing in the background with Maybelline (the star of this one woman show) was dancing at the side of stage getting ready…

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Black Girl Rising – 2025 Fringe Review

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People are advised that this review contains the name of a deceased Indigenous Person I am almost too overwhelmed to write this review. Black Girl Rising is more than a performance—it is a love letter. A love letter to every Black girl who has ever felt unseen, or too seen….

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Nat’s What I Reckon: Live and Totally Normal – 2025 Fringe Review

Don’t let the tattoos and piercings put you off, ‘Nat’s What I Reckon’ is a highly relatable character and is of course totally normal. The classic ‘poke fun at yourself’ comedy show is hilarious start to finish and one that people from all walks of life will enjoy. Nat, who is one of those ‘annoying…

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Joy – 2025 Fringe Review

I wasn’t really sure what I was going to write for this review, and I think that is because I still feel a little unsettled after this show. Joy is a show that blends acrobatics with live jazz, funk, and hip-hop beats, creating a sensory explosion of movement and sound. From the very beginning, the…

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Addicted: Music, Mime, Dance – 2025 Fringe Review

Addicted: Music, Mime, Dance is a deeply moving and immersive exploration of addiction, told through an evocative blend of mime, dance, and music. Based on the lived experience of Andrew Cooper, the performance delivers a raw and emotional narrative of one man’s struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, the devastation it causes, and his attempts…

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