20 January – 14 February

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This show belongs to the FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026 season. This season is now over.

A performer in black suspenders leans back in a playful pose, one arm lifted high against a bright pink backdrop with a large yellow sun-like shape.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Human Entertainment

Step into the warped mind of Noah Skape for his debut solo festival show — a clown-punk-cabaret collision of absurdity, poignancy, and sheer wow factor.

A kaleidoscope of heightened characters, manic skits, and musical numbers that ricochet from laugh-out-loud chaos to unexpectedly human truths. Armed with an underused weapon — found audio — Noah weaves soundscapes like a collage artist, blending samples, original music, and punk energy to conjure vivid worlds inside a black box theatre.

It’s an unrelenting variety-musical fever dream that you are almost guaranteed to see a little bit of yourself in. Not only making light of the dark, but also singing songs about it, this is for fans of musical theatre, alternative performance, and punk rock with a side of beautiful madness.

Presented by: The Blue Room Theatre & Noah Skape

Noah Skape is a boundary-pushing performer, songwriter, and theatre-maker whose work fuses punk rock energy with theatrical spectacle. Known for his anarchic live band shows and genre-blurring productions, he has carved out a unique voice in Australia’s arts scenes. As an actor, he has worked with WA Opera, Perth Symphony Orchestra, and appeared in acclaimed films including The Furnace and He Ain’t Heavy. His sold-out festival productions, such as Specimens (Strange Festival 2024), combine live music, absurd comedy, and striking characters in unrelenting, high-octane worlds. A multi-instrumentalist and WAM-nominated songwriter, Noah’s art explores the chaos, humour, and fragility of being human, leaving audiences exhilarated, unsettled, and deeply entertained.
Theatre & Performance • Music
Western Australia • World Premiere
 
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Content rating: PG
Family friendly: No

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Presented by: The Blue Room Theatre & Noah Skape

Noah Skape is a boundary-pushing performer, songwriter, and theatre-maker whose work fuses punk rock energy with theatrical spectacle. Known for his anarchic live band shows and genre-blurring productions, he has carved out a unique voice in Australia’s arts scenes. As an actor, he has worked with WA Opera, Perth Symphony Orchestra, and appeared in acclaimed films including The Furnace and He Ain’t Heavy. His sold-out festival productions, such as Specimens (Strange Festival 2024), combine live music, absurd comedy, and striking characters in unrelenting, high-octane worlds. A multi-instrumentalist and WAM-nominated songwriter, Noah’s art explores the chaos, humour, and fragility of being human, leaving audiences exhilarated, unsettled, and deeply entertained.

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