Fringe Reviews 25

TWiSK presents reviews of Fringe shows playing in St Kilda. Most are only running for a week, so we’ll be publishing as quick as we can to get you into the swing of Fringe.

This Week’s shows at Theatre Works:
The Vessel
Theatre Works 14 – 18 October 6 pm Details
Go / No Go
Theatre Works 14 – 18 October Tue – Wed 8 pm, Thu – Sat 9 pm Details
The Weathering
Theatre Works 16 – 18 October 7.30 pm Details
What Lies Beneath
Explosives Factory 14 – 18 October 6.30 pm Details
Medusa
Explosives Factory 14 – 18 October 8.30 pm Details

Brothers Bare
Theatre Works Explosives Factory until 11 October

Brothers Bare is a compelling adaptation of the stories that raised us. This stylish descent down the rabbit hole shines a light on the darkness that lurks beneath.

Reviewed by Olivia Di Grazia

Playing Haus
Theatre Works Acland Street until 5 October as part of Fringe.

With a purportedly gay chaise lounge and an inconspicuous fake moustache, starting off Theatre Works’ 2025 Fringe Season with a bang (literally) is Playing Haus.

Read Olivia Di Grazia’s review

Hemlines
Theatre Works Explosives Factory until 4 October

‘Hemlines’ follows three eternally bound seamstresses as they sew and send their garments into historical canon.

Read Bronte Lemaire’s review

Dead Mum
Theatre Works Explosives Factory until 4 October

Endless flowers, lit candles, a plush rug, a posterboard with a mother and child, this is the Fringe Funeral for Jack Francis West’s mother.

Read Bronte Lemaire’s review

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens & A Duck
Theatre Works until 4 October

Read Akemi Kawabata’s Review