Bess County – Melbourne Fringe Festival 2017

Bess County is a sketch comedy group from Melbourne. Our debut show, The First Annual (Doris To Insert) Festival, was performed at Melbourne Fringe from September 15 – September 23 2017.

The First Annual (Doris to Insert) Festival was written, performed, and produced by Elyce Phillips, Simon Hawkings, Brendan Wan, and Tino Merino and directed by Hayley Tantau.

The tight-knit community of Bess County is ecstatic to put on their first ever festival…until they realise that big dreams cost big money! To make matters worse they are in the running to win a nationally televised reality show and their bumbling mayor has gone on a trip to Rio de Janeiro! With no money, mounting pressure, and a festival organiser focused on snake jeans, the stakes for this small town have never been higher.

Cast:

Brendan Wan
Elyce Phillips
Simon Hawkings
Tino Marino