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

Menagerie Choir's Wide Open Road
Big text reading 'Wide Open Road - Menagerie's Aussie Indie road trip' is shown over a photo of a collage containing recognisable road trip paraphernalia, such as sunglasses, cds, a cassette, red feathers, a nut bar, an orange scarf, a map of Australia, a digital camera and quite a bit more. Superimposed over the top, bottom right, is the yellow 'kangaroos next 20 ks' sign with added music notes.
A big bank of grooving choristers in colourful and arty outfits sing their hearts out. Behind them are larger than life props on sticks - fish, spoon, fork, clock.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Menagerie Choir's Wide Open Road

Buckle up, roll down the windows and crank up the good vibes – Menagerie is busting out homegrown tunes in a road trip like no other. Join us as we cruise the coastline, sing by the campfire and get lost in the outback - all in Freo’s unique, historic Naval Store. We’ve packed the van with a heady mix of dreamy nostalgia, indie gems and high-octane anthems - reimagined as original choral arrangements, with band to boot! It’s a mixtape for the open Aussie road, lovingly sung by the powerful 80-voice Menagerie Choir. The engine’s running… are you in?

“Menagerie Choir’s big smiles and enthusiasm are infectious… The uplifting atmosphere and acoustics radiate through the audience and are undeniably powerful.” - Fringefeed review of  ‘1! 2! 3! 4! Riot on the Dance Floor’ by Gemma Schiebling

Presented by: Menagerie Choir

Menagerie is Perth’s premier indie choir, rocking the city and the suburbs since July 2013. Known for pop-up performances, festivals and sell-out Fringe seasons, at heart Menagerie is just a bunch of regular human animals who love to sing. With no auditions and no prior musical experience required to be part of the zoo, even singers who got kicked out of Year 4 choir leave their shady past behind and sing triumphantly in glorious harmony. Bringing quirky and captivating choral versions of hits from Björk to BØRNS, The Mountain Goats to the Pixies, Josh Pyke to Janelle Monae, and just about everything in between, this award-winning 100-voice choir shines with passion and animal emblems. Let Menagerie ignite your love of singing!
Music & Musicals • Music
Western Australia • World Premiere
 
First Nations Australian
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: PG
Family friendly: Yes
Mental Health
Audience Participation: Occasional
Smoke Effects
Drug Use

Please note

Mild references to depression, drug use, death, car crashes and sharks in song lyrics.

Presenter

Presented by: Menagerie Choir

Menagerie is Perth’s premier indie choir, rocking the city and the suburbs since July 2013. Known for pop-up performances, festivals and sell-out Fringe seasons, at heart Menagerie is just a bunch of regular human animals who love to sing. With no auditions and no prior musical experience required to be part of the zoo, even singers who got kicked out of Year 4 choir leave their shady past behind and sing triumphantly in glorious harmony. Bringing quirky and captivating choral versions of hits from Björk to BØRNS, The Mountain Goats to the Pixies, Josh Pyke to Janelle Monae, and just about everything in between, this award-winning 100-voice choir shines with passion and animal emblems. Let Menagerie ignite your love of singing!