Alanah Parkin's

Nominee Best Comedy Award 2025 Melourne Fringe

Greg and Denise have too much stuff! Narre Warren South's most notorious couple are moving to the retirement village up the road, and they can't possibly take everything with them.

Join Greg, Denise and a smorgasbord of increasingly unlikely characters at the greatest garage sale the south-eastern suburbs has ever seen!

You'll definitely find a bargain. You might even find out the big secret that Greg's been keeping from his wife for the past few decades.

Garage Sale is the debut solo character comedy from actor and improviser Alanah Parkin.

Directed by Isaac Haigh (Best Newcomer 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Winner Best Comedy 2022 Melbourne Fringe).

'Garage Sale is a bold, bizarre, and beautifully crafted piece of theatre – richly detailed, and wildly entertaining.' ★★★★½ On the House

'An absurdist world that pulled the rug out from under the delighted crowd's feet.' ★★★★ Hugging Comedians

'Completely ridiculous, unhinged, and absurd, and also completely brilliant.' ★★★★ The Funny Tonne

'Wonderfully unpredictable, somewhat chaotic... gloriously ridiculous.' The Age

'A finely tuned blend of sketch comedy and scripted work, turning an ordinary suburban sale into a hilariously surreal adventure.' My Melbourne Arts

'Equal parts nonsensical and illuminating. A crafty chameleon.' Praise Dionysus

'A superb showcase of Parkin’s talent for the absurd and an array of comic characters in a tale that goes places you could never guess and will never see again. It’s very silly and very funny.' Theatre First

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Alanah Parkin (they/them) is an actor, singer and improviser (The Big HOO-HAA! and The Improv Conspiracy). Previous Melbourne International Comedy Festival exploits include improvised shows Les Improvisé and A Very Normal Dinner With Your Parents, and children's offerings Write Your Own Story and Three is a Magic Number. In 2024, they developed the improvised children's musical format for Story Soup with Playhouse Pantomimes and directed the show's successful Melbourne International Comedy Festival run.

Alanah works regularly with Playhouse Pantomimes, presenting original musical adaptations of beloved children’s classics. They have performed and devised at Theatre Works, La Mama, The Butterfly Club, Melbourne Fringe and Adelaide Fringe. Their screen credits include Still Me, Residence and award-winning short films Him, In Darkness and The Grand Scheme.

Alanah holds a BA in Theatre Studies and Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne and has trained extensively in contemporary voice, classical voice, improv comedy and acting.