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Melbourne Fringe Festival Review: Em Barrett – ‘Ode to a Grape’ (2026) 

Playing at the Motley Bauhaus, Carlton until October 3. More information and tickets via melbournefringe.com.au

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Melbourne Fringe Festival Interview: Em Barrett on ‘Ode to a Grape’ (2026)

Em Barrett is a versatile, award-winning New Zealand performer and writer about to debut at the Melbourne Fringe Festival with her unhinged new show, Ode to a Grape, in which she takes on the role of her comedic alter-ego Johann.

Ahead of the show’s run at this year’s Fringe, we sat down with Em to discuss the inspiration behind the show, what inspires her as a performer, and, given the show’s title, exactly what her favourite fruit is.

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Melbourne Fringe Festival Interview: Holly Bohmer, Mario Hannah and Taylor Griffiths on ‘Nosebleeds’ (2026)

Ahead of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Holly Bohmer, Mario Hannah and Taylor Griffiths sat down with me to discuss Nosebleeds, a show the hilarious trio describe as “a sketch comedy descent into vintage horror”, which is playing at The Improv Conspiracy during the festival from October 1-18.

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Review: ‘Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato’ at Melbourne Fringe Festival

Following a sell out season at Auckland Fringe where it won the award for ‘Outstanding Performance by an Individual’, Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato is playing at the Melbourne Fringe Festival until October 20th at Trades Hall, Music Room.

A delightful, touching, nostalgia-filled trip back to the turn of the millennium, a time where Y2K paranoia ran rampant and the only thing a mobile phone could do was send a text; Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato is the brainchild of talented New Zealand actor, writer and producer, Florence Hartigan, who has crafted a sweet and nuanced coming of age tale.

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