"We are such stuff as dreams are made on." Nathan Roach, then, is such consummate stuff as musical comedy is made upon. 9-Year-Old Musical Comedian played The Spare Room at the Erskineville Town Hall as part of Sydney Fringe 2026 — a solo hour in which Roach, now 26, performs the songs of his 9-to-18-year-old self. James Wily on kindness, callbacks, and the strange grace of alchemising childhood ambition into something universally relatable.

Through a skilful blend of comedy, music and storytelling, Michael Giglio emulates the bards of the Middle Ages by having the audience laugh through the pain of the contemporary live music scene. Luke Mesterovic reviews That's Me in the Corner at Erskineville Town Hall for Sydney Fringe 2026, ahead of its return to the Pottery Lane Performance Space in Lane Cove on 24 and 26 September.