Words & Ideas

Fringe Secrets

Stories from the people, about the people. Consensually spilt tea.

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A mannequin is wearing a loose white dress with a small bow hanging at the chest, and wearing a piece of lace fabric draped over the head and face. Surrounding the mannequin are white pieces of paper with black illegible writing on them, hung from the roof and stuck on the black walls.
White pieces of paper with black illegible writing on them, hang from the roof and onto the surrounding black walls. A person pictured from behind is grabbing one of the hanging pieces of paper to take a closer look.
White pieces of paper with black illegible writing on them, hang from the roof and onto the surrounding black walls. A group of three people are talking amongst the hanging pieces, and a skeleton with a draped scarf around its neck is situated in the room beside them.

Image Credit: Mason Mo

A mannequin is wearing a loose white dress with a small bow hanging at the chest, and wearing a piece of lace fabric draped over the head and face. Surrounding the mannequin are white pieces of paper with black illegible writing on them, hung from the roof and stuck on the black walls.
White pieces of paper with black illegible writing on them, hang from the roof and onto the surrounding black walls. A person pictured from behind is grabbing one of the hanging pieces of paper to take a closer look.
White pieces of paper with black illegible writing on them, hang from the roof and onto the surrounding black walls. A group of three people are talking amongst the hanging pieces, and a skeleton with a draped scarf around its neck is situated in the room beside them.

  • Created by: Aimee Raitman

  • Created by: Olivia White

Fringe festival-goers have generously spilled the tea for this interactive installation.

You are invited to partake in this social experiment, where secrets submitted anonymously are hung in the most public of places, to be shared with you, the unsuspecting audience member.

Are secrets just as enticing when we don't know who they belong to? Or do the stories of our social fabric lose their meaning as soon as they become untraceable gossip?

  • Duration: Come and go as you please

  • Event Accessibility: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Fully Accessible

  • Age suitability: PG

  • Event warnings: Mild Coarse Language, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Drug References, Sexual References, Death, Mental Health.

If you would like to submit your own (or someone else's) secret anonymously, you may text it to: 0432361995, adressed to FRINGE SECRETS.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall is wheelchair accessible. The venue can be accessed via the front portico where there is a wheelchair lift or via the courtyard entrance both on Lygon St. These events take place in a range of locations, and a Melbourne Fringe representative will direct you to the appropriate location. All events within Trades Hall are wheelchair accessible.

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  • Free Event

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Sessions: In Person Events

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 02 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Thursday, 03 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Friday, 04 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Saturday, 05 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Sunday, 06 October 2024

4:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Wednesday, 09 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Thursday, 10 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Friday, 11 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Saturday, 12 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Sunday, 13 October 2024

4:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Thursday, 17 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Friday, 18 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Saturday, 19 October 2024

5:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Sunday, 20 October 2024

4:30pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall

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