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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.

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Sapphic Aura

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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.

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La Clique | Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2025

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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.

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

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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.

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ARCANA: Wheel of Fortune | Adelaide Fringe 2025

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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…

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Pop Culture Cabaret | Adelaide Fringe 2025

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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!

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BITE | Adelaide Fringe 2025

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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.

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AURA | Adelaide Fringe 2025

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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.

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Something Wicked.. A Bewitching Burlesque | Adelaide Fringe 2025

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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.

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SMUT, The Show | Adelaide Fringe 2025

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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.