Based on the songs of Sting, Message in a Bottle is not just some juke box musical but a dance extravaganza.
Age has withered some of the wit and custom staled its style of variety, however You Don't Have to Be Jewish benefits from a cast that are savvy to the cozy old cardigan comfort of the comedy and able to bring out its best.
Hour of the Wolf sits somewhere between 90s thriller/teenage sitcom and modern-day escape room.
There are some stunning moments of yearning, some haunting harmony, some bold and brassy vaudeville, and all anchored in the language of protest and defiance.
No rest for the wicked – these four people must be some of the hardest-working artists at the Melbourne Fringe.
There isn’t a baton, a trembling shaping arm or a stern pose in sight, at 55, he exudes boyish energy but, there’s no doubt he’s the captain.