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The Melbourne Fringe Festival 2026 has begun, and writers are reviewing various shows. Highlights include Geraldine Quinn's "Campervan," which is described as funny, spooky, gory, and campy, potentially redefining musical theatre. Another notable show previously subverted a ban by performing on the back of a truck, now returning to this year’s festival.
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The 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival has commenced, featuring various shows and performances reviewed by several writers for the Sydney Morning Herald. Among the highlights is Geraldine Quinn's Campervan, described as a campy, musical theater piece that combines humor with spookiness and gore. The festival also includes a show where audience members might have to contend with the risk of being hit by still-warm underwear thrown from the stage. Notable past performances like Nell Geraets' work subverted a ban by playing on the back of a truck, which is now returning for this year’s event.
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This year’s festival has kicked off.
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Here, our writers take a closer look.
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From a room filled with vintage radios to a show which comes with a risk of having still-warm underwear thrown at you, here are our latest reviews of the Fringe.
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- Andrew Fuhrmann, Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Equal parts funny, spooky, gory and (aptly) camp, Geraldine Quinn’s Campervan could forever change the way lovers of musical theatre define the medium.
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This show once subverted a ban by being performed on the back of a truck.
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It returns as part of this year’s Melbourne Fringe.
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