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Jessica Savage

Jessica Savage

Scientist, musician, lover of puns, equally and not always in that order.

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Ross Noble - Humournoid
Thebarton Theatre

Ross Noble - Humournoid

★★★★ - One part storytelling, two parts surreal nonsense

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
2 min read
Tim Ferguson: A Fast Life on Wheels
National Wine Centre

Tim Ferguson: A Fast Life on Wheels

★★★★ - a delightful hour travelling through the life and times of Tim Ferguson

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
2 min read
Two Sharp Teeth
The Garden of Unearthly Delights

Two Sharp Teeth

★★★½ - What it lacks in belly laughs, it makes up for by being bizarrely charming in the extreme.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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10,000 Decisions
The Griffins Hotel

10,000 Decisions

★★★★ – With wicked banter, relatable stories, and a presence that fills the room, you’re guaranteed to walk out with a happy heart, a dose of science, and, if you’re single, potentially Perkins’ number.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Atten-borrow, the lecture tour
Ayers House

Atten-borrow, the lecture tour

★★★ - a solid comedy show with added educational value – surely a worthwhile goal for any night at the Fringe.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
2 min read
Leather Lungs: Son of a Preacher
Gluttony

Leather Lungs: Son of a Preacher

★★★½ - An hour of more song, dance, and innuendo than you can shake an oversized dildo at.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes
National Wine Centre

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

★★★★★ – few performers hold the total mastery and perfect comedic timing of this lot.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
2 min read
Cardinal Sins 'Court out!'
The Griffith Hotel

Cardinal Sins 'Court out!'

★★★★ – a powerful hour exploring the Catholic Church's history of abuse [and] the real people whose lives were impacted.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
2 min read
The Wine Science Show
National Wine Centre

The Wine Science Show

★★½ – Luke Morris delivers a show that has easy to understand science, on-stage experimentation, and a beautifully illustrated history of the Champagne region and the history of Dom Perignon.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Butt Donut
Black Bull Hotel

Butt Donut

While not a show about butts or donuts, Annie Louey's Butt Donut guides us down her personal memory lane to share anecdotes of her life, from near death experiences and scandallous family histories,

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Doctor in the House
The Garden of Unearthly Delights

Doctor in the House

★★★★★ – Commando patients, angry grannies, frighteningly accurate accents, devastating Bollywood moves – the Doctor has something for everyone!

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Crazy Chicken Nerd
Biggies at Bertram

Crazy Chicken Nerd

★★★½ – It's not the most polished show in the Fringe, but it has stolen my heart; it's funny, it's charming, it's got a real live chicken.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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John Hinton's Scientrilogy: The Origin of Species…
Holden Street Theatres

John Hinton's Scientrilogy: The Origin of Species…

★★★★★ – While Origin of Species is overflowing with audience antics, hilarious songs, and endless delight, it also has a scientific level of legitimacy that genuinely pleases me.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Ivan Aristeguieta - Matador
The Garden of Unearthly Delights

Ivan Aristeguieta - Matador

★★★★½ – veraciously entertaining, and his eyebrow raises are to die for.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
1 min read
Mark Twain Tonight
Buckingham Arms Hotel

Mark Twain Tonight

★★★ – This reviewer was left thoroughly charmed by an authentic portrayal of Twain; the accent, the pattern of speech, and the recitation of a wit and wisdom as relevant today as it was when Clements himself was alive.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
1 min read
GLITTERY CLITTERY: a late-night conSENSUAL party
ADLFringe17

GLITTERY CLITTERY: a late-night conSENSUAL party

Anyone who has, identifies with, is curious about, or just wants to get amongst a vulva, this is the late night party for you! All sequins, all singing, and all inclusive, The Fringe

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Andrew Roper – Superhero Secret Origins
ADLFringe17

Andrew Roper – Superhero Secret Origins

As a comic book lover, I felt that Andrew Roper’s show Superhero Secret Origins would be right up my alley, seeing as this year’s show was based on Women in Comics.

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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TRIAGE! A Nursing Cabaret
ADLFringe17

TRIAGE! A Nursing Cabaret

As someone who works in medicine but dreams of the spotlight, the return season of TRIAGE! A Nursing Cabaret hits a significant sweet spot for me. Zule (rhymes with Julie) Khan is a

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
2 min read
Ali McGregor in DECADENCE

Ali McGregor in DECADENCE

After seeing Ali McGregor in Decadence, I'm disappointed in myself that she's has flown under my radar for so long, given my love of both cabaret and modern songs being given a 1940s

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Fuego Carnal
circus

Fuego Carnal

Produced by Dream State Circus and housed within the custom-built Empyrean tent, Fuego Carnal is a bizarre fusion of performance, from fire twirling, acrobatics and sword swallowing, to an ice skating/trapeze synthesis,

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
2 min read
Torte E Mort: Songs of Cake and Death
Anya Anastasia

Torte E Mort: Songs of Cake and Death

I have learnt over the years to never doubt the aptitude of a woman who can undress herself while playing piano. Anya Anastasia’s performance in Torte E Mort tonight at the Royal

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
1 min read
Cosmic Nomad
comedy

Cosmic Nomad

With only ten years left on Earth before being shot towards the Red Planet, Josh Richards is doing what is only logical – living out of a single backpack, using space to get laid,

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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A Night at the Musicals
musical theatre

A Night at the Musicals

A Night at the Musicals brings together classics from stage and screen with glorious drag in an evening of comedic glory. Everything you thought about musical numbers will be challenged. I was kind

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Dinosaur Park (The Jurassic Parody)
Garden of Unearthly Delights

Dinosaur Park (The Jurassic Parody)

Jurassic Park is one of my favourite movies of all time. I can't recall how many times I've seen the film in my life, but every single viewing solidifies it's place on the

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
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Cosmonaut by Ryan Good
Garden of Unearthly Delights

Cosmonaut by Ryan Good

Imagine if you will: it's Tuesday night. 11pm. It's a work night and people have responsibilities and places to be in the morning. Apparently, though, the pull of Ryan Good is strong enough

  • Jessica Savage
    Jessica Savage
1 min read
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