The Fringe Festival has reinvented itself as the City Festival, with performances at the Fringe Club. Bookings can be made on 2521-7251 or 2734-9009.
'If you only see one play at the [Edinburgh] Festival, see Adolf' BBC Radio Four. Pip Utton gives a chilling portrayal of Adolf Hitler's final days in power. From January 14-20. $120.
Utton will also be performing another of his sell-out productions from Edinburgh - Hancock's Last Half Hour - from January 22-24. 'Utton gets the laughs through the tears as skilfully as Hancock himself ever could.' The List. $100.
Described as a 'must-see' at its Melbourne premiere, Confidentially Yours is a remarkable piece of theatre featuring characters conceived by eight Australian playwrights and performed by Deidre Rubenstein, another Edinburgh cult figure. Showing January 8-12. $120.
The Ripley Theatre, which brought you Diary Of A Welshcake (Fringe '97), is here from January 20-24 with Eggplant. Tension begin to surface at a birthday party as the host and his cousin reveal unpleasant home truths about their family history, sexuality and cultural identity. $120.
For a local production, try the Not So Loud production, Tongue Tied: sex, corruption and intellectual property is tested as two official interpreters set out their own private agenda during a Sino-British summit in a looming trade war. Showing January 29-31. $125.
