Theresa Muñoz

Greenstick Boy

Hearts and bones broken

21 Aug 2008

In her one-woman show about falling in love with a heroin addict, Maggie Cronin of Doctors fame entertains her audience with winning, bittersweet humour. Entitled Greenstick Boy after a 'greenstick fracture', a slight and sometimes hidden injury to a…

Histrionics

21 Aug 2008

With this rough-hewn but charming play, award-winning writer James Butler keeps the comedy flowing with men in drag, tuneless singing and tussles on the saloon floor. Blue smoke, a live lute and the damp air of the Caves transports us back to the 18th…

Ella, Marilyn, Marlene and Me

21 Aug 2008

This one-woman show tells the story of a thirtysomething songstress who's dying to be the next Australian pop star. While her acting is patchy, Melissa Western's impersonations of Ella Fitzgerald and Marlene Dietrich are spot on, while her natural charm…

Vincent

Hazy portrait of an artist

14 Aug 2008

Leonard ‘Spock’ Nimoy’s one-man show about Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh explores the last ten years of the artist’s life, looking into the events leading up to his suicide. American actor Jim Jarrett plays both Vincent and his brother Theo, whom we…

Baldanders

Polish puppetry for adults

14 Aug 2008

Baldanders examines the relationship between a freak show master and his caged beast. Inspired by the fantastical, existential ideas of Edgar Allen Poe, Jorge Luis Borges and Topor, it’s a thorny and enigmatic show that explores man’s desire for…

No Place for Dreams

Don't wake the volcano

14 Aug 2008

Brief Candle Theatre makes its Fringe debut with No Place For Dreams, a show by Paul Whitfield that boasts a lot of energy, but is altogether too austere. On a volcanic island filled with Spray-Riders, Wind-Eaters and Fire and Soil people, we meet Loam…

Visualise Reloaded

Technoclowns inspire again

14 Aug 2008

Following last year's Visualise show, Science Made Simple duo, Debbie Sirop and Gareth Smith illuminate young minds once again with Visualise: Reloaded, an entertaining blend of physical theatre and scientific exploration. Against a highly energetic…

Finding Alice

Through the looking-glass and beyond

14 Aug 2008

There are four children's shows at the Fringe about Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, so fans of the fairytale have their pick. First-time playwright, Ben Harrison and Single Leaf productions present Finding Alice, an entertaining mix of live music…

Kiddy-Fiddler on the Roof

14 Aug 2008

At Townsville Comprehensive, teacher Arnold Finkler is falsely accused of molestation and chased by an enraged mob of parents. Included in this pot of madness is a headmaster running away to Thailand, as well as a troupe of Vicky Pollard-ish girls and…

Some People Think I’m Odd

14 Aug 2008

With her twitchy mouth and darting eyes, Jane Frost is compelling as Pandora, a woman who cut up teddy bears as a child and murdered her sister’s boyfriend aged 15. Using Punch and Judy puppets, Frost conveys a world of alienation and delusion, but her…

Free Outgoing

Struggle against the double standard

7 Aug 2008

India's conservative views on sex are placed under scrutiny in Anupama Chandrasekhar's culturally-damning drama, Free Outgoing. The show opens on a comical note when Malini, a widow with two teenage children, shows off her homemade jewellery cleaner to…

Animal Olympics

Astrological antics

7 Aug 2008

Quirky and educational, Animal Olympics explores how Chinese astrology began. Francesca Beard, known for her performance poetry, puts a lot of energy into portraying the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac as curious individuals. After slipping on her…

The Apple Tree Maiden

Delicious children's theatre

7 Aug 2008

Lilting music, flowing costumes and expressive choreography are the chief characteristics of The Apple Tree Maiden, a show that features no dialogue. Instead, the characters mime and dance their way through the action-packed show. Swirling music in the…

What's Wrong With Angry?

7 Aug 2008

This energetic show explores the well-charted territory of growing up gay in a disapproving world. Sixteen-year-old Steven Carter from Basingstoke falls in love with the head boy at his school. As the two begin a genuine romance, Steven struggles to…

Free Outgoing

True-life tale explores India’s traditional attitudes to sex

31 Jul 2008

It was a real-life incident that prompted Chennai-based playwright Anupama Chandrasekhar to write Free Outgoing, which depicts a country’s anger when an Indian schoolgirl is filmed with a boy in her classroom. ‘I heard the girl’s family migrated…

Dirt

Sensitive inquiry into what it means to be an outsider

31 Jul 2008

From the United States comes Dirt, a contemplative monologue that addresses racism. Originally written in German, Dirt tells the story of a 30-year-old Iraqi man who is grateful to live (albeit illegally) in an English-speaking city. Selling roses on…

Stefan Golaszewski Speaks About A Girl He Once Loved

Witty, sophisticated monologue speaks of first love

31 Jul 2008

In his first solo show at the Fringe Stefan Golaszewski shares the funny side of falling in love at 18. As the writer/performer points out, the show describes ‘the massive mind-blowing experience of meeting someone who completely changes you.’ The…

The Sun Dragon

31 Jul 2008

Following the highly acclaimed Little Red Things, Gomito Productions return with the second instalment in their trilogy, The Sun Dragon. Writer/director, Rich Rusk is excited about the upcoming show, which features live music, puppets assembled out of…

No Place For Dreams

31 Jul 2008

No Place For Dreams is Brief Candle Theatre’s debut production at the Fringe, and artistic director, Dave Shimwell is ‘absolutely thrilled about this great family show we’re putting on.’ The show is set on a mythical volcanic island, where magical…