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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.

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Big Day Out Burlesque | November 2025

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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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Haus of Coffin Burlesque Revue: The Ritual

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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.

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Kimberly Akimbo | State Theatre Company South Australia

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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.

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

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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!”

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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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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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The Vintage Showgirl | Adelaide Fringe 2025

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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.