Bloom Luna Revue | Feast Festival 2025

Bloom Luna Revue | Feast Festival 2025

Pulsing with heart, heat and intention, Bloom Luna Revue is an intimate and evocative cabaret experience that radiates confidence, connection, and queer joy. Curated by Producer and Artistic Director Lylah Bloom, the show brings together powerful troupe performances and captivating solos from the emerging artists of the Bloom Luna Collective, alongside appearances from some of their remarkable teachers. At its core, this is a celebration of sensual empowerment, liberation, self-expression and exploration. Bloom Luna Collective is a proudly community-led burlesque school, centring inclusivity and accessibility while encouraging bold exploration of identity through movement. From the moment the lights dim, it is clear that this is a space where performers are supported to take risks, tell stories, and shine on stage as the most authentic version of themselves.

Big Day Out Burlesque | November 2025

Big Day Out Burlesque | November 2025

Big Day Out Burlesque rises like a glorious phoenix of festival nostalgia, resurrected through Curvella’s razor sharp curation of a powerhouse line up of both emerging and established artists, from Adelaide and beyond. Each performer pays homage to a band that once shook the festival grounds, celebrating the festival’s legacy through the art of burlesque. The Woodshed provides the perfect altar for this sonic and sensual revival with its grunge, grime and rock’n’roll soul. Another sold out triumph proves what Adelaide already knows. Big Day Out Festival may be long gone, but its spirit is alive and kicking as it lives on through the art of the tease in Big Day Out Burlesque.

Haus of Coffin Burlesque Revue: The Ritual

Haus of Coffin Burlesque Revue: The Ritual

What do you get when you mix metal, misfits, and mastery of the tease? You get Haus of Coffin Burlesque’s second ever Revue, aptly titled ‘The Ritual’. Hosted for one night only at Adelaide’s Nexus Arts, this decadent descent into darkness is presented by none other than the Haus of Coffin Burlesque School: South Australia’s home of alternative and unconventional burlesque. Produced by the eternally glamorous Owner of The Haus Vivienne Von Coffin, The Ritual is a celebration of alt-burlesque in all its raw, rebellious glory; a love letter to the strange, the sexy, and the sublime, wrapped in the most unholy soundtrack this side of a haunted nightclub.

Kimberly Akimbo | State Theatre Company South Australia

Kimberly Akimbo | State Theatre Company South Australia

Some shows leave you smiling. Some leave you in tears. And then there’s Kimberly Akimbo; a rare gem that manages to do both, often within the same scene. In an Australian premiere co-produced by State Theatre Company South Australia and Melbourne Theatre Company, this Tony Award-winning musical arrives in Adelaide with all the warmth, wit, and wonder you'd expect from a world-class production. Directed with heart and soul by Mitchell Butel, Kimberly Akimbo is a perfect blend of quirky comedy, emotional depth, and musical brilliance. Bursting with colour, energy and heart from the very first scene, it’s a show that leaves you laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. If you're heading out to see just one show this winter, let it be this one.

Sapphic Aura

Sapphic Aura

There’s an undeniable magic when a space is created for those who have been so often silenced or marginalised to step forward, embrace their identities, and share their truths. Sapphic Aura, produced by Lylah Bloom Productions in collaboration with The Bloom Luna Collective, is a strikingly immersive burlesque cabaret that does just that. A celebration of sapphic identity in all its diversity - rich, tender, playful, and unapologetically sexy - the show uplifts queer femmes, allowing them to express every corner of their desire, joy, and liberation. Hosted by Salentina Dawn, who should be commended for her exceptional public speaking skills, the night is woven together seamlessly, drawing the audience into a space of affirmation and joy. No matter if you’re there to celebrate as a proud member of the sapphic community, or an ally standing in solidarity, Sapphic Aura promises to envelop you in its embrace, offering a visceral, exciting, and empowering journey into the heart of the sapphic experience.

La Clique | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2025

La Clique | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2025

Hang on to your hats (and maybe bring a poncho) because La Clique is back in Adelaide and it’s wetter, wilder, and more wicked than ever. Playing for a strictly limited run at the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Space Theatre, this genre-busting cabaret-circus-comedy hybrid celebrates its 20th anniversary with all the sparkle, sass and splash that made it an international sensation. The Olivier Award-winning trailblazer, born at Edinburgh Fringe and now a globe-trotting legend, brings together the crème de la crème of variety talent in a show that’s equal parts sultry, silly, and downright spectacular.

Taste – A Burlesque Tribute to Sabrina | Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival 2025

Taste – A Burlesque Tribute to Sabrina | Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival 2025

Burlesque meets bubblegum pop in Taste, a sparkling, rhinestone-studded tribute to the reigning pop princess herself: Sabrina Carpenter. The show, which opens the 2025 Cabaret Fringe Festival, is an ambitious homage to a pop artist known for walking the line between sweetness and bite - and Taste mirrors that balance beautifully. Staged for one night only at Nexus Arts and produced by Adelaide burlesque icons Viola Verve and Lylah Bloom, Taste is a spirited and seductive storytelling through Sabrina’s chart-toppers, viewed through the intimate lens of contemporary burlesque.

The Moseley Igloos

The Moseley Igloos

This winter, escape the chill and enjoy a one-of-a-kind dining experience at The Moseley Igloos, now back at The Moseley Bar & Kitchen in Glenelg. Nestled right outside the venue with stunning views of the beach and bustling Moseley Square, these cosy igloos are the perfect retreat for those looking to make the most of the colder months.

Clare Valley Gourmet Festival Weekend 2025

Clare Valley Gourmet Festival Weekend 2025

South Australia’s Clare Valley Gourmet Week has long been a highlight on the food and wine calendar, but in 2025, a fresh new experience soared onto the scene: three exclusive Gourmet Bus Trails designed to elevate the festival experience. Held across Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May, the Big Blue Sky Trail, Rolling Green Hills Trail, and Towering Red Gums Trail each offered a unique itinerary of food, wine, and immersive cellar door encounters.

Alma Tavern New Menu Launch

Alma Tavern New Menu Launch

There’s a fresh buzz in Norwood, and it’s coming straight from the Alma Tavern’s kitchen. The iconic local pub has just unveiled an ambitious new menu curated by acclaimed chef Tom Murgatroyd, whose impressive resume includes stints at Adelaide favourites like Herringbone. His latest offering is a clever, confident blend of elevated pub classics and inventive modern fare, designed to tempt both long-time regulars and first-time diners alike.

Review | Beauty and the Beast: Adelaide

Review | Beauty and the Beast: Adelaide

Be our guest, Adelaide: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has officially waltzed into town, and it’s nothing short of a technicolour theatrical Disney daydream. From the moment the curtain rises, this dazzling reimagining of the beloved 1991 classic casts its spell with a blend of nostalgia, spectacle and jaw-dropping stagecraft. Big, bold, and bursting with heart, this Australian-led revival is everything you want from a Disney musical: visually stunning, packed with powerhouse performances, and full of that feel-good magic we all need right now.

Tahir’s Insane Night of Stand Up, S#!t Magic and Spontaneous Comedy | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Tahir’s Insane Night of Stand Up, S#!t Magic and Spontaneous Comedy | Adelaide Fringe 2025

If you’re in need of a night full of belly laughs, surprises, and a little bit of magic (of the questionable variety), look no further than Tahir’s Insane Night of Stand Up, S#!t Magic and Spontaneous Comedy at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. The one and only legend of Aussie comedy Tahir Bilgiç is back, and he’s bringing his signature style of comedy that’s part stand-up, part sketch, part improv, and, yes, part magic. And it’s all packed into a ridiculously fun hour that flies by faster than you can say “fully sick!”

INFERNO | Adelaide Fringe 2025

INFERNO | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Prepare to feel the burn and bear witness to a performance that’s well and truly “lit” at INFERNO: the hottest fire and burlesque variety extravaganza to ever scorch the stage at Adelaide Fringe. Held every Friday and Saturday night under the May Wirth big top at Gluttony, this sizzling 60-minute showcase promises an electrifying fusion of fire flow and seductive dance that will leave you burning and yearning for more. With a cast of blazing talents who turn fire, passion, and skill into a spectacle hotter than a summer heatwave, this show is guaranteed to light up your night in ways you never expected.

Nikki Justice: 1 & a Half Weddings & a Funeral | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Nikki Justice: 1 & a Half Weddings & a Funeral | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Bibles, bikies, and bad decisions: this isn’t your typical origin story. Welcome to the wildly chaotic life of Nikki Justice: ex-stripper turned stand up comedian who has swapped the stripper pole for a microphone. In her Adelaide Fringe solo "hour of power" comedy debut Nikki Justice: 1 & a Half Weddings & a Funeral, Nikki takes us through the tumultuous ups and downs of the rollercoaster that is her life: from church pews to circus tents, strip clubs to school runs, to navigating life as a newly divorced mum of three. Strap in for an unrestrained and uncensored ride where religion, crime, love, and chaos collide in a story that’s as unpredictable as it is hilarious.

ARCANA: Wheel of Fortune | Adelaide Fringe 2025

ARCANA: Wheel of Fortune | Adelaide Fringe 2025

What happens when the Devil gets her own game show? Find out at ARCANA: Wheel of Fortune, where the stakes are high, souls are on the line, and every spin of the wheel could either save a life… or send someone straight to Hell! Currently entertaining audiences at this year’s Adelaide Fringe, this isn’t your average game show—this is a tarot-inspired, burlesque-bathed, high-stakes extravaganza where performers spin the wheel of fate and dance to save their souls. Produced and hosted by none other than the fabulously fiery Whisky A'More as The Devil and featuring an all-star cast of burlesque and cabaret wonders, this devilishly fun game show at Gluttony is a guaranteed win for anyone looking for thrills, laughs, and jaw-dropping talent. Will these talented “contestants” be lucky enough to save their souls, or will they be condemned to the fiery depths of Hell? There’s only one way to find out…

Pop Culture Cabaret | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Pop Culture Cabaret | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Grab your popcorn, hold onto your seats and prepare for the ultimate pop culture showdown! Pop Culture Cabaret has landed at Adelaide Fringe Festival, bringing with it a whirlwind of glitter, fire, and all the iconic movie and TV characters you know and love—reimagined in the most outrageous, hilarious, and spicy ways possible. From Austin Powers to Top Gun, this show is like binge-watching your favourite cult classics, only with more pole spins, jaw-dropping aerials, and way less plot. Produced by the mischievous minds of Lucas Andrews and Daphne Delphine from Agent Pickle Productions, this variety cabaret is an unhinged mash-up of circus, fire, burlesque, and comedy that’s so much more than your average night at the theatre—it’s a pop culture fever dream you won’t forget!

BITE | Adelaide Fringe 2025

BITE | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Sink your teeth into BITE: Adelaide Fringe’s juiciest cabaret experience. A scrumptious smorgasbord of quick-witted cabaret, awe-inspiring acrobatics and tantalising talent, BITE invites you to indulge your senses in a delectable serving of chaos, sensuality, and adults-only entertainment. Hosted by the mischievous Alex De Porteous and co-produced by the visionary Holly X, this show is a sinful treat, seasoned with eroticism and served up with a side of fire. With elaborately vibrant costumes designed by the ever-talented Lesley Miller of Devil In The Detail Design, BITE is both a visual and sensual indulgence, where neon green and black collide to forge an aesthetic identity that's as bold and unique as the show itself. Once you’ve had a taste of this delicious show, you'll be left craving more—because one BITE is never enough.

AURA | Adelaide Fringe 2025

AURA | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Immerse yourself in the electric world of AURA, where sultry burlesque collides with fiery passion, circus artistry, and raw, unapologetic power. Held at Adelaide’s stunning rooftop poolside bar Nineteen Ten during this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival, AURA is a celebration of the divine feminine and its many varied and diverse forms. Curated by the legendary Lylah Bloom of Lylah Bloom Productions, AURA honours the fierce femmes who challenge norms and break barriers, paving the way for unapologetic self-expression. Night one (Friday 7 March) shone a spotlight on emerging artists on the rise, while night two (Saturday 8 March) showcased established and seasoned professionals from all across Australia. AURA is an invitation to reclaim your own power, to revel in your own sensuality, and to leave feeling inspired and empowered.

Something Wicked.. A Bewitching Burlesque | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Something Wicked.. A Bewitching Burlesque | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Dark, seductive, and utterly mesmerising, Something Wicked.. A Bewitching Burlesque is more than just a show for mere mortals; it’s a breathtaking descent into a world where burlesque, fire, and witchcraft collide in a spectacular symphony of passion and power. Produced by Miss Eli Fury of Haus of Fury Productions, this spellbinding spectacle features a cast of solo and troupe performers descendant from the enchanting worlds of burlesque, circus, aerial, and fire arts. From the first spark to the final flame, this bewitching spectacle casts a spell that you won’t want to break, blurring the lines between seduction and sorcery.

SMUT, The Show | Adelaide Fringe 2025

SMUT, The Show | Adelaide Fringe 2025

After a sold-out 2024 season, SMUT The Show makes its triumphant return to Adelaide Fringe, delivering an ultra-risque, adults-only spectacle perfect for those looking for some daring and debaucherous late-night entertainment. Hosted at Fool's Paradise, this R-rated romp is a bold celebration of the SWER (sex worker) community, weaving together strip-club performances, burlesque, circus, and sideshow in a performance that feels like a deliciously deviant protest.

The Vintage Showgirl | Adelaide Fringe 2025

The Vintage Showgirl | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Get ready to shimmy and shake your way through the decades of burlesque history at The Vintage Showgirl: a seductive stroll through time that celebrates a sold-out run at this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival. Step into a glittering time machine that takes you through the many eras and iterations of burlesque, from the flirty flappers of the Roaring '20s to the bodacious showgirls of the psychedelic '70s. Set amongst the antiquated halls of heritage mansion Ayers House, The Vintage Showgirl is created and hosted by the whimsical Viola Verve of Viola Verve Productions, who has curated a stellar cast of both seasoned burlesque icons and emerging stars. Prepare to be dazzled, darlings: there’s a reason The Vintage Showgirl has sold out both shows, proving that burlesque is forever and the art of the tease never goes out of style.

The Gin Martini Burlesque Revue | Adelaide Fringe 2025

The Gin Martini Burlesque Revue | Adelaide Fringe 2025

This Adelaide Fringe, step right up to The Gin Martini Burlesque Revue, where the Roaring ‘20s are alive and kicking and the prohibition is in full swing, with gin flowing, jazz playing, and flappers frolicking.Hosted in the cozy confines of Prohibition Liquor Co.'s Tasting Room on the southern fringe of Adelaide’s city CBD, this show transports you to the Roaring Twenties: an age of glitz and glamour where the morals were looser, the skirts shorter and the parties bigger than ever.

Bad Girls of History | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Bad Girls of History | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Ready for a history lesson like no other? Unleash your inner rebel at Bad Girls of History; an electrifying audio-visual live DJ set currently making waves at this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival. Presented by the unstoppable DJ Carly Gray, this isn’t just another dance party; it’s a fierce celebration of every badass woman past and present who broke the rules, defied expectations, and changed the course of history. Set to a killer playlist featuring modern-day female musical icons, this immersive experience brings together pulsating beats, synchronised visuals, and an infectious energy that’ll have you singing and up on your feet dancing through history like never before.

DIZNEY Debauched | Adelaide Fringe 2025

DIZNEY Debauched | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Prepare to be enchanted by an adults-only spectacle that takes your favorite Disney classics and gives them a devilishly wicked makeover! Welcome to Dizney Debauched, where nostalgia meets seduction in a performance as daring as a ride on Space Mountain. Brought to you at this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival by the mischievous minds at Ardent Artiste Productions, this burlesque extravaganza reimagines all your beloved (or hated) Disney characters in the most debauched and seductive ways possible. Whether it's villains, protagonists, or sidekicks, prepare to be left questioning everything you thought you knew about fairy tales. So, if you think you’ve seen it all in the House of Mouse, get ready for the happily ever after you never saw coming.

Star Warz Denude | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Star Warz Denude | Adelaide Fringe 2025

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, burlesque collided with the Force, unleashing an intergalactic spectacle of sass, spice, and spectacular seduction to create Star Warz Denude. Landing at The Lab at Fool’s Paradise for the opening weekend of the Adelaide Fringe Festival, this tantalising show is a burlesque parody of the Star Wars universe that will have you laughing, blushing, and maybe even rethinking where your allegiance lies. Whether you're a Jedi, a Sith, or somewhere in between, this show takes everyone’s beloved (or hated) Star Wars characters and makes them sexier (or in some cases, sexier) through the art of the tease, creating a spectacle that’s truly out of this world.

Sleeps Hill Tunnel | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Sleeps Hill Tunnel | Adelaide Fringe 2025

Nestled in the lush hills of Panorama, an unexpected world of light, history, and art awaits inside Sleeps Hill Tunnel. Returning for the second year in a row at this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival, this award-winning exhibition invites you to journey through a 377-metre-long historic tunnel that has been transformed into an interactive, immersive experience. From its days as a steam train passage to its time as a mushroom farm, the tunnel now serves as a living canvas for projections, sound, and light, breathing new life into an aspect of Adelaide’s rich history that you may not have known ever existed.

Catch Jazida

Catch Jazida

Lock up your expectations and throw away the key: Catch Jazida is about to steal the show in more ways than one. This burlesque production is a high-stakes performance that commits the perfect crime of entertainment, seamlessly blending theatre, comedy and burlesque to create an interactive, laugh-out-loud adventure that is part detective story, part cabaret, and entirely electrifying.

Inferno: Halloween October Edition

Inferno: Halloween October Edition

Get ready to enter a world where fire meets fantasy at Inferno: October Edition, affectionately dubbed the Halloween Edition - a spellbinding spectacle that promises to ignite your senses! This thrilling event transforms Adelaide’s premier rooftop bar Nineteen Ten into a haven of devilish delight and spine-tingling entertainment. Featuring one of the largest lineups in Inferno’s history, the evening boasts fifteen mesmerising acts that each showcase their sensational skills in the art of fire performing, burlesque and cabaret. The air is electric with excitement, setting the perfect stage for an unforgettable night brimming with tantalising talent that will give you goosebumps in the best way possible. 

Enchant – A Fantasy Burlesque Show

Enchant – A Fantasy Burlesque Show

Dive into a spellbinding spectacle where fantasy and seduction collide with Enchant: a dazzling fantasy burlesque show produced by Viola Verve Productions. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Adelaide’s premier rooftop bar Nineteen Ten, this production offers an escape into a world where the extraordinary becomes reality, leaving spectators spellbound, enraptured, and as the name suggests - well and truly enchanted. Prepare to be swept away by a night of fantasy that is sure to ignite your imagination and make you believe in magic again.

Big Day Out Burlesque | September 2024

Big Day Out Burlesque | September 2024

Big Day Out Burlesque invites audiences to revel in a vibrant celebration of the golden age of Australian music festivals, where the spirit of Big Day Out—which ruled the scene from 1992 to 2014—comes alive once more. Following the show’s successful debut in July of this year, this second installment features a dynamic mix of familiar faces and fresh talent, taking audiences on an exhilarating ride through Big Day Out music festival history, reimagined through the captivating lens of burlesque.

Nexus Rhinestone Massacre – A Burlesque Homage To Horror Movie Marathons

Nexus Rhinestone Massacre – A Burlesque Homage To Horror Movie Marathons

What do you get when you combine a horror movie marathon with a sexy burlesque show? You get Nexus Rhinestone Massacre: A Burlesque Homage to Horror Movie Marathons. Produced by Eerie Events and helmed by Adelaide burlesque baddie Evie Eerie, a killer lineup of Adelaide's finest burlesque performers pay homage to some of the most iconic horror films of all time through the devilishly delicious art of burlesque.

The Apprentease SA Final 2024

The Apprentease SA Final 2024

The stage at Nexus Arts exploded with excitement as The Apprentease SA Final 2024 - South Australia’s most anticipated burlesque showdown - roared into its spectacular final round on Saturday 31 August. From an impressive pool of 26 performers, narrowed down to the top 13 through two intense heats, this spectacular event highlighted the most promising local talent on the Adelaide burlesque scene. With each performer eager to showcase their skills and make their mark, The Apprentease provided a unique platform for emerging artists to shine and gain invaluable exposure in the world of burlesque.

Inferno: August Edition

Inferno: August Edition

As winter's chill fades into memory, Inferno: August Edition blazes a fiery farewell to the cold with an electrifying showcase of Australia’s premier fire performers, burlesque stars and cabaret acts. Held on Adelaide’s ultimate rooftop venue Nineteen Ten, August's edition of Inferno transforms the rooftop into a searing spectacle of heat and artistry. With its dazzling blend of scorching talent and sultry entertainment, Inferno once again proves why it’s the hottest ticket in town.

Electric Oasis

Electric Oasis

Step into a world of enchantment at Electric Oasis: Adelaide's newest and most electrifying belly dance cabaret extravaganza! Produced by highly acclaimed Adelaide belly dancer and instructor Kalikah Jade, this captivating show brings together a stellar lineup of both new and seasoned performers, creating an unforgettable evening that celebrates all things belly dance and burlesque.

Inferno: July Edition

Inferno: July Edition

As the winter chill sets in, Inferno: July Edition offers a blazing escape from the cold. Held on the last Friday of every month, this sizzling event transforms Adelaide’s premier rooftop venue Nineteen Ten into a haven of heat and spectacle. Inferno showcases Australia’s hottest talents in fire performance, burlesque and cabaret: from homegrown talents in Adelaide, to interstate wonders from all over Australia.

The Burlesque Hoe Down

The Burlesque Hoe Down

Cowboys and cowgirls, prepare to be transported to the wild west where sultry glamour meets boot-scootin' fun at The Hoe Down: a brand new burlesque show that pays homage to all things country. Making her debut as producer, the "Curator of Country" Miss Teaser Amore has wrangled together a star-studded cast of performers ranging from burlesque babes to guitar-strumming gents, completely transforming Nineteen Ten into a rooftop saloon for the night. Saddle up for a night of sizzling performances set to the toe-tappin' tunes of your favorite country hits as the spirit of the wild west meets the beautiful art of burlesque.

Barbie Burlesque | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival 2024

Barbie Burlesque | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival 2024

Step into a world where Barbie meets burlesque in a dazzling display of glitter and glamour with Barbie Burlesque! At this year’s Glenelg Winter Arts Festival, The Kingfisher tent has been transformed into the ultimate Barbie Dreamhouse, where each performer embodies a different facet of the iconic doll's Barbie-verse. From classic Barbie to her beloved quirky sidekicks, Barbie Burlesque promises a colourful exploration of fashion, fun and all things fabulous - with an R-rated twist!

The Cinematic Sinners Presents: Burlesque The Movie | Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival 2024

The Cinematic Sinners Presents: Burlesque The Movie | Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival 2024

All burlesque buffs are sure to be familiar with the 2010 cult classic musical-meets-romance flick Burlesque starring Christina Aguilera and Cher (just to name a few from a stellar all-star cast). This Cabaret Fringe Festival, the film has been brought to life on stage with The Cinematic Sinners Presents: Burlesque The Movie.