Adorned with a Britney Spears head-mic and an eye-catching pink dress, Lucy Best ushers us into the cosy, makeshift black-box theatre of The Actor’s Hub. It’s Perth’s FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026, and Best is about to perform her one-woman show - Lucy Best: Unbelievable. 

The space is bare, bar a bright pink step ladder, a trusty water bottle and the anticipatory energy of showgoers ready for some unbelievable truth-telling. Twirling onto the stage singing a cabaret tune (that I find myself hoping is satirical), Best introduces us to her realm where fact is stranger than fiction - and we are strapped in for the ride.

Hailing from Naarm (Melbourne), Best is a Festival veteran and no stranger to divulging deeply personal tales in the name of theatre. Best builds her own unapologetic confessional, describing an unconventional childhood that founded the remarkable life of someone who is daring, outspoken and truly individual. With unrepentant wit and candour, Best darts between wry humour, sage political commentary and the vulnerability of a woman who is perpetually disbelieved (even by herself). 

With sagas of such grandeur, at times I felt a misalliance between the conceptual and physical worlds Best was constructing. I hoped for more - more set, more props, more multimedia elements that could enhance Best’s vibrant storytelling. These wonderings were short-lived, however, as Best reeled me back in with hard-hitting punchlines more meaningful than her surroundings. 

Best’s theatrical style is personal and considered in its chaos, inviting us into an unbelievable world that feels genuine and real. In a society intent on discrediting the experiences of those who are not cis, het, white, or “normal”, Best reminds us it feels good to believe. 

So, if you’re up for feeling good, this show is for you. There’s comedy, clowning, peer-diagnoses and bisexuality - a romp with the fantastical, underpinned by relatability. Lucy Best: Unbelievable must be seen to be believed (literally).