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From Down Under to Edinburgh - Four House of Oz Shows That Bring the Heat

19 Jul 2025

After multiple award wins, sold-out runs and international performances, House of Oz returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with another electric line-up of Australian talent. With eight shows across seven venues, here are four highlights from this year’s programme.

House of Oz once again proves itself to be an essential stop on any Fringe-goer’s itinerary

Flick

Making its international debut this year at Summerhall, Flick is a darkly funny meditation on grief, death and desire. Written and performed by Madeline Nunn, the show has already made waves in Melbourne and Adelaide. It follows a young nurse whose newest cancer patient is super-hot – and hiding a huge secret. Flick is a disarming look at the questionable decisions we make when faced with our own fragility.

Skinny

The latest cabaret show from Michelle Pearson is as powerful as it is personal. With powerhouse vocals, reimagined pop anthems and raw storytelling, Skinny is an exhilarating experience. Pearson draws on her own encounters with body image and medical trauma to explore our toxic cultural obsession with weight and beauty. Pain becomes performance in this bold, fearless hour.

Ten Thousand Hours

Family-friendly and awe-inspiring, circus company Gravity and Other Myths are Fringe favourites. This year, they return to Assembly with their award-winning show Ten Thousand Hours – a breathtaking display of acrobatic skill and physical storytelling. It’s also a celebration of pushing the body to its limits, showcasing the grit behind the glamour. This is circus with heart as well as muscle.

You’re an Instrument

Kids’ theatre meets science experiment in this wonderfully chaotic show. Designed for children – and their adults – the show transforms the audience into sound-making machines using movement sensors and a joyful cacophony of noise. Inclusive, fun and unashamedly silly, there’s a strong emphasis on access for audiences with special needs. This is exactly the kind of creative work the Fringe needs more of.

With its genre-defying, humorous and ambitious work, House of Oz once again proves itself to be an essential stop on any Fringe-goer’s itinerary.

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