They Came From Uranus
Listed among "the events you don't want to miss" and "the boldest, funniest and most fascinating events", Time Out Magazine Melbourne writes "this raucous show is a mash-up of 20 humanette puppets, shadow puppets and multi-media projections set to a soundtrack of retro music from the Supremes to Lady Gaga. It's perfect Fringe Fodder".
My Melbourne Arts writes: "a wonderful show of innovative storytelling using puppets and drag ... Fascinating watching humanette puppets getting downright dirty and saucy".
It's an outrageous, eye-popping puppet feast for grownups. This 50 minute show tells the hilarious adventures of a deviant , highly sexually frustrated race of Aliens who travel from the planet Uranus to capture Miss Candy Carcrashian - a luscious burlesque performer.
Presented by: Murray Raine Puppets Australia
Murray’s vast career in puppetry has led to an outstanding body of work in theatre, film, night-clubs, cabaret rooms, television, major corporate events, cruise lines, international arts festivals and television commercials. In recent years Murray has been the headline act for major cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, P&O , Star Cruises, Carnival and Princess Cruises where he has performed his adult-orientated sizzling and hilariously wicked cabaret revues ''It's Vegas On A String !'' and "Follies Fantastique". Murray's dedication to the art of puppetry has twice won him the prestigious Australian entertainment industries Mo Award for "Australian Speciality Act Of The Year''. He is the only puppeteer to have been the recipient of this honour.
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
sexy, sassy and unashamedly decadent displays of high camp hilarity... the audience laughed until they had tears in their eyes ! - Carol Saffer, The Inner City News Melbourne
The best theatre at Melbourne Fringe this year ... weird and wonderful theatre ...''They Came From Uranus''...it's perfect Fringe fodder. - Bianca O'Neill, Time Out Melbourne
They Came From Uranus is a production loaded with glam, sex and alternate lifestyles - puppet show meets glam drag - Barry Hill OAM, Stage Whispers
Murray Raine is one of Australia’s greatest living puppeteers...diverse and sophisticated. - Tracey Korsten, Australian Arts Review