The Newcastle Fringe Festival kicks off its 2021 programme next Wednesday and there’s an amazing lineup of shows hitting the city.
From burlesque and Cabaret to spoken, comedy and theatre there really is something for everyone at this year’s Fringe. With over 100 performances bumping into venues across Newcastle over the five festival days from 17 – 21 March we thought we’d take the opportunity to highlight some of the productions we can’t wait to see.
Check out the five Newcastle Fringe shows we’re looking forward to below.
BLACK STARR CABARET
Burlesque, circus and a lashings of magic.
This show is a modern-day vaudeville with plenty of glamour and oozing with appeal. It’s certainly one of the highlights of the Newcastle Fringe Festival program for 2021 and is not to be missed.
WHEN: 19, 20, 21 March 2021
WHERE: The Gal & The Royal Exchange
ZLATKO’S BALKAN CABARET
The music of the Romany gypsies and Balkan folk songs.
A huge baritone voice, accompanied by guitar, violin, keyboard, clarinet and percussion, this show is a journey through the spirit and mystery of an ancient culture. The ensemble will have you feeling like you’re in your very own gypsy troupe.
WHEN: 20 & 21 March 2021
WHERE: The Base – Newcastle West
DISENCHANTED
A cabaret of fairy tales for adults!
A Sydney Fringe Festival favourite, this production transports you to a 17th Century Parisian salon and asks the questions we’ve always wanted to be answered. Questions like, Why was the wolf in Grandma’s bed? Were Goldilocks and Cinderella really that innocent? How were the three pigs involved in the building industry?
WHEN: 19, 20, 21 March 2021
WHERE: The Base – Newcastle West
MAD BITCHES CABARET
An all-female cabaret show with a generous helping of wild performance poetry and cutting edge theatre.
Bitches Inc. stars some of the most talented bunny boilers around. Helen Hopcroft, who once spent a year dressed as Marie Antoinette, cabaret artist Sophie Cook, actor Lou Chapman, bellydancer Tahira, Christina Robberds, Simona Graham, Sally Denmead, Camille Adams, Nina Katzmarski, Brooke King and poet Pip Sheehan Lowther. You’re bound to want to start a revolution after seeing this one!
WHEN: 17, 19, 21 March 2021
WHERE: The Royal Exchange
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN: THE MUSICAL
A tongue-in-cheek tribute to the life and career of Donald Trump.
Pop songs and musical theatre tunes from shows like Les Miserables, Wicked, Chicago, The Greatest Showman and Hamilton chart the unexpected and controversial rise of Donald Trump to supremacy as the ‘Leader of the Free World.’
WHEN: 19 & 20 March 2021
WHERE: The Base & The Royal Exchange
