The Mudclub sent Mudfest off with a HUGE bang on Saturday night with a special appearance from Melbourne Fringe Festival’s own Beau McCafferty, a lot of dancing, and a swag of awards for Mudfest’s very talented artists. Congratulations to everyone involved in Mudfest, from artists to volunteers, friends of the bar to Mums, Dads and loved ones who popped by for support.
It was a highly successful festival, and the beginning of something new: an age of student-driven creative initiatives at the University of Melbourne. Chookas!
Mudfest award winners:
Best Producer: Alice Dawes & Mattie Young (Tastings, Tastings: Cabaret, Creative Writing Workshops 1 & 2)
People’s Choice: The Happening (Sophie Fuchsen)
Best Mudfest Event: 24 Hour Musical (Claire Millar)
Best of Tastings: Jessica Gulasekharam (“Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You”)
Best Writer: Michael Fee, “Dead Funny”
Best Female Actors: Angelique Murray, “Wait” & Emma Hoy, “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical”
Best Male Actor: David Harris, “Dead Funny”
Best Director: Katie Found, “Wait”
Best Visual Arts Piece: “A Fairy Tale In Miniature” by Helen Nodding
Best Live Arts Piece: “Everybody” by Adam Grima & Dana McMillan
Best Comedy: “Dead Funny” by City Pigeons
Best Musical: “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical” by Hatbox Chocolate Productions
Best Play: “Wait” by Katie Found
Best Sustainable Idea: “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical” for Talking Program feat. Leslie
Melbourne Fringe Festival Mudfest Award (incl. Melbourne Fringe Festival VIP Pass): Samantha Law, “Just Peachy”
Best of Mudfest: “Just Peachy by Samantha Law
It’s the first week of August and the intensity in the Mudfest office is increasing along with a corresponding frenetic creativity. When you put creative types to work – boy can they get the job done, in record time.
Our wonderful Visual Arts Producer has been busy sewing gorgeously colourful quilts for our Mudfest Tramstop Installation. With not much help (yet! contact info.mudfest[at]gmail.com with your wishes to assist) she has been whipping up these warming additions to both the main Melbourne Uni tramstop and the VCA tramstop. This of course is tied together with our sponsorship from the lovely people at Yarra Trams
The festival directors have been busy (as usual). They have had a photo shoot for publicity and have brought us the 10-Day-Party – on tonight! Deals have been finalised with the Mudclub and the centralised production team are all manically sorting out everything that gets emailed their way.
It’s a busy time as we count down to Opening Night… continue reading this post at
You have seen the best of the best – but wait there is much, much more! There was a whole photo shoot done by the talented Danny Phung. So here is your chance to see some more of the day and check out the various posings and stylings of our very own Muddy Arts Officers/Artistic Directors/Festival Directors/Curators…
What happens when you put 500 student artists together in a 10 day festival extravaganza in 1 thriving hub of creativity? They get dirty! Well, Muddy.
From August 18-28, Melbourne Uni student artists across the city from Parkville to Southbank will gather to present the biggest and greatest student arts and culture festival in Australia. This is Mudfest!
This gig is unique. For the first time in 21 years, we are bringing you a Mudfest run by the students. We know just how messy and playful your minds really are!
Check out our huge program of theatre, visual arts, comedy, dance, film, cabaret, poetry, installation and the occasional party (hell, we might even have mudwrestling!). Forget Prosh. This is the SHIT! I mean… Mud.
Dirty love,
Dani and Justin
Arts Officers & Mudfest Directors
