Courtney Act
- Australian
- Celebrity and drag artist
Press clippings
Line-up for 1st virtual Fringe show revealed
Scottish comedy stars Daniel Sloss, Fern Brady and Craig Hill are to appear in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's first virtual variety show.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 29th July 2020Fringeside #4: Music and mental health
Our mental health-themed Fringe recommendations, what's the latest on social, and some music for your ears.
Kirstyn Smith, The List, 16th August 2017Courtney Act interview
Aussie drag superstar Courtney Act tells Arusa Qureshi she plans to keep things upbeat in her new Fringe show with a celebration of all things Oz.
Arusa Qureshi, The List, 9th August 2017Courtney Act: 'Drag is a strength and not a weakness'
Courtney Act is astonishingly beautiful. I don't mean that in a creepy objectifying way. Beauty, in her line of work, is more of a toolkit than anything else. Because Courtney is the internationally renowned drag persona of Australian performer Shane Jenek, and she looks the way Virginia Woolf uses a paragraph: as a weapon that helps search something deeper.
David Levesley, i Newspaper, 9th August 2017Courtney Act is changing the world one selfie at a time
From the moment she hurtles on to the stage on ruby red rollerskates, Courtney Act gives it all she's got - taking us from ballads to disco to rock, with three sensational costume changes along the way.
Claire Smith, The Scotsman, 7th August 2017Fringe 2017: the 20 best comedy shows to see
The best from the comedy section.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 4th August 2017The forecast: Cairan's Picks
Still reeling from the colossal size of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe guide? Not to worry, Fringebiscuit is here for you!
Cairan McLaggan, Fringe Biscuit, 31st July 2017BWW Q&A- Courtney Act
Courtney Act interview.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 27th June 2017