Sydney Fringe Reviewer Lab Highlights Emerging Critics and Standout Shows
In collaboration with the Sydney Fringe Festival, ArtsHub has released a second batch of critiques from its Reviewer Lab, aimed at nurturing new arts writers. The reviews encompass four performances: ODIE, Foul mouthed coot, permanent as party balloons., Motion Sickness, and The Sleepover. Rosana Bouzas examined ODIE, a verse monologue by Emrys Quin that reinterprets Homer's Odyssey through the lens of Australian masculinity, presented at Erskineville Town Hall. Will Winter assessed Foul mouthed coot, permanent as party balloons., a one-woman show by Billy White running at Qtopia Sydney from September 15 to 19. Matthew Donlan reviewed Motion Sickness, a three-act play by Ben Ashby at New Theatre. Grace Davidson-Lynch evaluated The Sleepover, created by HEAT PACK and performed at Studio One UNSW. Full reviews can be found on the Sydney Fringe Feed.
Key facts
- ArtsHub and the Sydney Fringe Festival collaborate on the Reviewer Lab for emerging arts writers.
- Four productions are highlighted: ODIE, Foul mouthed coot, permanent as party balloons., Motion Sickness, and The Sleepover.
- ODIE is a one-hour verse monologue by Emrys Quin, reviewed by Rosana Bouzas, at Erskineville Town Hall.
- Foul mouthed coot, permanent as party balloons. is a one-woman show by Billy White, reviewed by Will Winter, at Qtopia Sydney from 15 to 19 September.
- Motion Sickness is written and directed by Ben Ashby, reviewed by Matthew Donlan, at New Theatre.
- The Sleepover is devised by HEAT PACK's Fia Morrison, Georgia Condon, Alison Cooper, and filmmaker Jayden Rathsam Hua, reviewed by Grace Davidson-Lynch, at Studio One UNSW.
- Earlier in the festival, ArtsHub published six standout fringe reviews.
- Full reviews are available on the Sydney Fringe Feed.
Entities
Artists
- Rosana Bouzas
- Emrys Quin
- Will Winter
- Billy White
- Matthew Donlan
- Ben Ashby
- Grace Davidson-Lynch
- Fia Morrison
- Georgia Condon
- Alison Cooper
- Jayden Rathsam Hua
- Homer
- Stephen A Russell
- Petra Kalive
- Suzie Miller
- Helen Garner
- Jane Hammond
- Therèsa Borg
Institutions
- ArtsHub
- Sydney Fringe Festival
- Sydney Fringe Reviewer Lab
- Erskineville Town Hall
- Qtopia Sydney
- New Theatre
- HEAT PACK
- Studio One UNSW
- Sydney Fringe Feed
- ScreenHub
- State Theatre Company SA
- Woodward Productions
Locations
- Sydney
- Australia
- Erskineville
- Adelaide
- Brisbane