HeyU Issue 26 - 15 April 2015 | Page 13

The Travelling Sisters feature Take On Edinburgh Three USQ theatre graduates are taking their cabaret comedy show international by heading to Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. Ell Sachs, Laura Trennerry and Lucy Fox are by no means your average performers. As an independent troupe, they have a flair for the ridiculous; incorporating quirky characters, side-splitting comedy, animation and music into their witty, whimsical show. The sisterhood began at USQ; all of the girls studied a Bachelor of Creative Arts majoring in theatre, with Lucy and Laura graduating a year before Ell. Lucy attributed the group’s success and natural cohesion as collaborative artists to training they received at USQ, which opened up the doors for them to create their own performance. ‘The lecturers, they’re incredible. They’re just so supportive… and we continue to have a really strong relationship with them as well.’ about to take on the largest arts festival in the world, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where they are performing almost every day in August. Ell describes the event as ‘a big challenge, but it’s also going to be an incredible experience because ]8