SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL
A MONTY PYTHON CABARET SINGALONG CIRCUS
Join the hilarious fun as 'Dr H' revives the great satirical songs from the Monty Python era. Participation is a must, with piano cabaret antics, interactive patter and lots of singalong.
From $25 • 6pm • 60m 17 Sep
AMALFI ROAST.
One woman and her fertile imagination bringing to life the monumental and the obscene, the tender and the ridiculous. A socially-clunky over-sharing but compelling storyteller who begins on the guitar, then moves to the piano with original musical satire.
Marrickville Town Hall
$25 • 6pm • 45m 2 - 4 Sep
BROADROCK
Noah's life is a mess. Broke, battling inner demons, and lost in the bottle - but music keeps him going. Caught between the raw edge of rock and the drama of musical theatre, he fights back with his voice, his guitar, and his band.
QTOPIA Sydney
$36.50 • 9pm • 60m 16 - 20 Sep
A SUCCULENT CHINESE MUSICAL?!
Jack Karlson was a notorious crim, but for all his wild stunts, he's best known for his theatrical 1991 arrest. This very serious show tells Jack's story (the musical numbers are 100% historically accurate).
From $38 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 3 - 13 Sep
ANOTHER UNWASTED EVENING - THE GENIUS OF TOM LEHRER
Enjoy musical satire at its finest: Dr H celebrates the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer with this award winning mustsee piano cabaret show.
Town Hall
From $25 • 6pm • 60m 16 Sep
BURLESQUE WITH EVANA DE LUNE
Join Evana De Lune and her all-star cast of burlesque royalty for one week only! This glittering spectacle features jawdropping striptease, elegant costumes, powerhouse performances, and just the right amount of filth...
The Entertainment Quarter
From $45 • 8:30pm • 75m 16 - 21 Sep
ABBA - THE SINGALONGA CABARET
It's an ABBAsolutely fabulous celebration of the songs and stories of this legendary group presented in award-winning piano cabaret style with Dr H. All the Hits! All the Fun! All the Singalonga!
From $25 • 6pm • 60m 18 Sep
B-CUP: THE BRESSED STORY
What happens when the spotlight fades and the makeup comes off? Brenda Bressed invites you on a raw, funny, and musical journey--sharing their childhood dreams, life after reality TV, and the pursuit of creative authenticity.
QTOPIA Sydney
From $20 • 9pm • 90m 9 - 13 Sep
CODA PRESENTS: TICK, TICK... BOOM!
A raw, high-energy rock musical following a struggling composer, his ambitious best friend, and his frustrated girlfriend as they navigate love, career, and the pressures of turning 30 in 1990s New York.
Chippen St Theatre
From $32 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 90m 10 - 14 Sep
Marrickville Town Hall
Eternity Playhouse
Marrickville Town Hall
Marrickville
CONFESSIONS OF A DRAMA QUEEN
Take a ride with Sydney's singing bombshell on a journey to the spotlight. With a detour in side hustles, and a dash of audacity, Songbird Siren invites you on her sexy, silly, soulful & shocking rollercoaster of a lifetime.
From $33 • 7:30pm • 60m 9 - 13 Sep
DEFINITELY NOT A HUNGRY GAME: A PARODY MUSICAL
The hilarious, 5-star parody musical based on the series of a similar (but legally not the same) name returns to Sydney Fringe by popular demand "... the epitome of silliness and absurdity... will have you cry-laughing!"
Eternity Playhouse
From $36 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 120m 16 - 20 Sep
GEORGE
GLASS' SCIENTOLOGY THE MUSICAL
Take a deep dive into the world’s most interesting legally-a-religion religion. Featuring a live funk-rock soundtrack, outrageous costumes and the secrets of the universe. Tom Cruise will not be attending. See it before we get sued.
Erskineville Town Hall
From $23 • 7:30pm • 55m 16 - 20 Sep
CRYING CONTRALTO
Chanteuse clown and crier, Alison Eaton, sings crying songs, or songs crying. Fusing jazz, musical theatre, vintage pop & antics in a cabaret celebration. If you cry in public, cry for any occasion or cry in the mirror just because... Come gather. BYO hanky.
Erskineville Town Hall
From $23 • 7:30pm • 55m 16 - 20 Sep
DRIVE-THRU DREAMS, LATE NIGHT REGRETS
A full-flavored cabaret with Burger Queen serving up big laughs, bigger vocals, and a super-sized helping of heart in the ultimate relatable take on queer body image, dating, and selfworth. Bold, brash, and served hot.
QTOPIA Sydney
$30 • 9pm • 60m 3 - 5 Sep
GROUP SCAT
Five comedians storm the stage, weaponise jazz hands, and unleash a totally improvised hour of outrageous musical cabaret where comedy and song crash headfirst in gloriously unhinged harmony. Nothing rehearsed, everything ridiculous.
Marrickville Town Hall
$19 • 9pm • 60m 24 - 26 Sep
DEAN, DON'T DANCE!
A hilarious, heart-wrenching musical comedy about Dean, a performer with cerebral palsy, navigating auditions and ableism. With catchy songs, awkward dance calls, and laugh-out-loud moments. Creatively Accessible — this show is for everyone!
$32.50 • 2pm & 8pm • 50m 20 Sep
FAIRIES ANONYMOUS Dive into Fairies Anonymous--a dazzling, glitter-soaked support group starring the Tooth Fairy, The spirit of Fairy Bread, and more! Get ready for jaw-dropping dancing and powerhouse vocals in a night of burlesque, comedy, and electrifying dance.
Eternity Playhouse
From $40 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 55m 18 - 27 Sep
HEMLINES
Dive into the delightful and daring world of Hemlines! A bold, funny, devised musical fusing myth and fashion to explore power, autonomy, and the threads that bind us, with movement, music, and mischief stitched into every scene.
QTOPIA Sydney
From $20 • 7:30pm • 45m 26 Sep
QTOPIA Sydney
Bondi Pavillion
HORSE BROTHER
A collection of comedy songs: join Leo Amadeus's characters in a cabaret concert that will cause you to cackle. Learn about the mice in their roof, why they can't perform classical music, and why patience is a virtue (that they've never had).
From $21 • 9pm • 55m 16 - 20 Sep
KATE BUSH UNMOORED
The haunting music of Kate Bush reimagined in an immersive multimedia journey through ethereal landscapes, half-remembered dreams, and barely conscious longings of the soul. Music by sublime 12-voice ensemble, Eklektika.
Eternity Playhouse
$30 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 55m 9 - 13 Sep
LOLA'S PIANO BAR
Sydney’s cult favourite Lola's Piano Bar returns with a season of cabaret carnage, sing-alongs and superstar guests. Prepare for a raucous night of serenading, shenanigans, and singalongs, where the piano's hot and the party's even hotter.
The Rawson Hotel
From $32 • 7pm • 180m 18 Sep - 5 Oct
IT'S COMPLICATED...
Music, laughter, and mischief! Soprano Felicity Amos, baritone Ian Warwick, and pianist Nathaniel Kong take you on a wild emotional rollercoaster ride through the titillating highs and miserable lows of modern dating.
$36 • 7:30pm • 60m 9 - 13 Sep
LA DOLCE VITA... DOWN UNDER
A moving cabaret tracing Ileana's journey through cultural dislocation, artistic dreams, hard choices, and personal transformation told through musical theatre songs and storytelling, with warmth, humour, and heart.
Marrickville Town Hall
$37 • 7:30pm • 55m 16 - 20 Sep
MY PRECIOUS! THE CABARET
Bawdy, boisterous, and bad-breathed as ever, Median-earth's favourite monster takes the spotlight as the star they were born to be. Written by and starring Morgan Palmer, prepare yourselves for a spectacular night of dance, comedy, and dulcet serenading.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 6:45pm • 60m 10 - 12 Sep
JACKEL DOLL PRESENTS: DIABLO'S BORDELLO A NIGHT OF BURLESQUE, DRAG & DEBAUCHERY
An immersive cabaret where you're our newest "client" in this unforgettable underworld interactive spectacle.
$69 • 7:30pm to 10pm • 150m 5 Sep
LILITH
LILITH is a celebration of boundarypushing performance art, where diverse artists transform personal stories into mesmerizing acts of creativity. Expect an evening of powerful, thought-provoking performances that captivate, inspire,
QTOPIA Sydney
$27.50 • 7:30pm • 90m 10 - 12 Sep
QUEEN - A NIGHT AT THE CABARET
OPERA
Rock on with the greatest Queen piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! All the hits, fun stories and lots of laughs with award-winning entertainer, Dr H.
Marrickville Town Hall
From $25 • 6pm • 60m 19 Sep
Erskineville Town Hall
Marrickville Town Hall
Two80 Cabaret
SARAHTONIN
"This world is F*@KED :) I need as much Sarahtonin as I can get." Sarah has no idea what she is doing, but she is having fun figuring it out.
Sydney
From $22 • 7:30pm • 50m 2 - 6 Sep
THE MAGIC SHOW
Get ready for a magic show full of surprises with Sydney magician Jack Vogler. Expect mind-boggling illusions paired with dazzling sleight of hand, all performed with a spellbinding blend of humour and style. It must be seen to be believed!
Marrickville Town Hall
From $16 • 6pm • 50m 9 - 13 Sep
TWISTED TALES
Join our mesmerizing aerialists, dancers & acrobats on a night that brings to life the untold stories of your favourite fairy-tales. Guided by the Magic Mirror, you'll discover a world where heroes fall, villains are redeemed, & nothing is as it seems.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $35 • 6:20pm • 60m 16 - 21 Sep
STORYTIME WITH THE FABULOUS WONDER MAMA
The Fabulous Wonder Mama, takes you on her journey from catholic schoolboy in Inner West Sydney through to her larger than life drag persona. Through story and song, she recounts the perils of bullying, and coming out.
QTOPIA Sydney
$35 • 6pm • 55m 9 - 13 Sep
TICKLE AND TEASE, A COMEDY CABARET
A wild comedy cabaret mixing burlesque, drag and circus with rotating casts, big props and unapologetic chaos. A fresh lineup perfect for anyone who likes their late-night Fringe served hot, camp, and a little unhinged.
The Entertainment Quarter
$35 • 9pm • 60m 12 - 27 Sep
WRITE OR WRONG
A group of emerging actors band together to write a Musical Theatre Cabaret... Sounds easy right? What could possibly go wrong.
THE CROONERS - SWINGING AND SPINNING
Australia's premier wheelchair using singers perform all-time favourite jazz classics, from Sinatra to Bublé, Nat 'King' Cole to Bennett. Come fly with them as they swing and spin the night away in an intimate cabaret of song.
From $30 • 6:30pm • 60m 17 - 18 Sep
TRAIN OF THOUGHT
Climb aboard a chaotic, heartfelt cabaret, set inside one overthinking, neurodivergent brain. Where a single train delay sparks spiraling fantasies, musicals, and mayhem.
QTOPIA Sydney
From $25 • 9pm • 50m 2 - 6 Sep
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Marrickville Town Hall
From $22 • 9pm • 50m 16 - 20 Sep
QTOPIA
Bondi Pavilion
50-UP CIRCUS: RETRO TV SPECTACULAR!
Step back in time and tune in to the golden age of television. Change the channel on what you thought was possible & join 50-up Circus in a one-ofa-kind live show, where all performers are aged 50yrs & up.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES
A contemporary circus show, holding a mirror up to current issues. We parody, comment, and reflect. Taking on everything from hustle culture, online dating, the man-space, generation wars, and feminism.
APOCALYPSE
A celebration of emerging artists through fire -- raw, rebellious and burning with intent.
BUBBLE SHOW FOR ADULTS ONLY
From hilarious to hedonistic see bubbles on bodies, giant bubble tubes made by 9 inch heels, smoke bubbles flying to the ceiling, twirling carousels, foam tentacles and shimmering bubble screens.
SOMETHING WICKED
Feeling Wicked? Join us in the depths of hell for a festival experience like no other. This 5-star rated show is back this Sydney Fringe and offers a host of award-winning burlesque and circus artists. The coven is waiting Sydney.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $35 • 7:40pm • 50m 16 - 28 Sep
THE GAGLIARDIES
This all-ages show is a laugh-outloud extravaganza of comedy, circus silliness, and clowning mischief.
ABSOLUTE TRASH
See incredible aerialists, a bin chicken with big dreams, and performers more flexible than the government's idea of sensible climate policy. Join us for an iconic and ironic up-cycled fever dream of circus, foolery, and sparkling garbage.
ELIXIR REVIVED
This is Cirque du Soleil meets Magic Mike., a wild post-apocalyptic circus comedy where four bumbling scientists work to create the Elixir of Life. Jawdropping stunts and infectious energy, not to mention plenty of chiselled bodies displaying their many talents.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $41 • 7pm • 55m 7 - 24 Sep
THE GHANA ROAD SHOW
Experience the energy of West Africa. The Ghana Roadshow is a dynamic fusion of circus, music, and dance. Featuring Ghanaian acrobats, AfroAustralian musicians, a fierce DJ, and Lucky Lartey's dance. Bold, rhythmic, vibrant, unmissable.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $25 • 1pm • 55m 6 - 12 Oct
Eternity Playhouse
From $30 • 6:30pm • 60m 2 - 6 Sep
YUKI NIVEZ - ACTIVE BITCH FACE
With biting wit & unapologetically dark humor, Yuki destroys the myth of the 'quiet Japanese woman' & the audience in one go. From hilarious sold-out shows in Tokyo, find out what goes on behind the mask.
Newtown Hotel
$28 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 3 - 7 Sep
ADULTS ONLY MAGIC SHOW
Join Sam, Justin, and the outrageous Magnus 'Danger' Magnus as they blow the top off traditional magic with an X-rated twist. There's no bunny in the hat here--unless he's wearing leather and begging for it.
Hilarious. Horny. Magical.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $35 • 9pm • 70m 3 - 11 Sep
BABY-BABY NO PAPA !HILARIOUS WARNINGS FOR FUTURE PARENTS
A funny and sentimental rollercoaster where girl dad comedian Delhi Buoy spills funny/heartwarming tales of parenthood. Kind of chaos that might almost make you want kids.
Marrickville Town Hall
From $22 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 13 - 27 Sep
11 COMICS 1 SURVIVORTHE GONG SHOW
The comedy colosseum where only the sharpest wit survives! Eleven fearless comics enter, but with each joke, the audience holds the power to vote one out. Who will be the last of the seven comics standing, the one survivor?!
From $22 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 6 - 27 Sep
AIDAN BANNISTER - WEIRD STUFF
Step into a world where logic takes a holiday & reality gets reprogrammed. Magician & mentalist Aidan Bannister blurs the line between impossible & absurd. Fast, funny, & weird.
Newtown Hotel
$27 • 8:15pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
7-ELEVEN ATTACK
Crikey mate, looks like the kangaroos have some competition. RAW Comedy Nationals runner-up Delhi Buoy (with guest comics) brings his hilarious show as he plans the great Australian takeover using a strategy he is calling... 'The 7-ELEVEN Attack'!
From $22 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 11 - 28 Sep
ANIMATED LOVE : AN ABC GUIDE TO MODERN DATING
A hilarious and heartfelt A-to-Z crash course in the chaos, cringe, and comedy of modern dating--based on painfully true events.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 50m 27 - 28 Sep
WHEN NIGHT COMES
The soirée of the year... dark, decadent, and delicious. Enjoy a bespoke multisensory and distinctly intoxicating performance experience combining theatre and cocktails.
Marrickville Town Hall
Marrickville Town Hall
FRINGE PICKS
TAKATĀPUI
Armed with a killer pair of heels and a mic, Daley Rangi’s ‘Takatāpui’ is a fierce, funny and fearless solo work blending story, sound and disco in a searing meditation on queer identity and survival.
SPOKENWORD & STORYTELLING Pact • 3 —13 Sep FRINGE PICKS
BENNY DAVIS - BITTER / SWEET
Great comedy tackles big issues, punches up, & speaks truth to power. Benny doesn't do any of that. He is a petty, cynical man. From the guy who wrote all the music for The Axis of Awesome.
Newtown Hotel
$25 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 26 - 28 Sep
BEST OF THE FEST
See the funniest showcase of the festival with 'Best of the Fest'! A selection of comedians from the Sydney Fringe in a one-hour show, jampacked with hilarious performances with international and local stars, guaranteed to have you laughing!
Newtown Hotel
$28 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m
2 - 28 Sep
BACHELOR'S HANDBAG
Hot from the oven, Bachelor's Handbag are bringing back their improvised madness! Re-uniting after their legendary 2023 run as a House Team at Improv Theatre Sydney, this team of experienced improvisers will fill your mouths with warm, delicious laughter.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 60m 13 - 14 Sep
BEST OF BRITISH
The crowd favourite of the Sydney Fringe Festival, returns! Best of British brings the top-class comedians in a hilarious showcase. Here you'll find a list of the top UK comedians around who will give you a well-deserved chortle.
Newtown Hotel
$28 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 3 - 13 Sep
BEST SUPPORTING STRIPPER
From the delusions of being a struggling actress to the brutal realities of the adult industry, this is a darkly funny deep dive into the side hustles, survival tactics and questionable financial decisions that keep a dream alive.
Improv Theatre Sydney
$30 • 6pm • 60m 4 - 5 Sep
BEST OF INTERNATIONAL COMEDY
The best line-up of award-winning international comedians this Festival! The best jokes from around the world, in one show.
Marrickville Town Hall
From $21.97 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 2 - 28 Sep
BOGANS WITHOUT BORDERS
Quirky, lovable bogan counterparts from around the globe! From the Aussie legends in thongs to the British chavs and loud Indian punjabis, this show is a hilarious tour of every culture's unique brand of humour, BOGAN STYLE.
Marrickville Town Hall
From $22 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 2 - 26 Sep
BRITS AND GIGGLES
A riotous night of British comedy, starring two of Sydney's finest UK exports: Jojo and Alex Choi. Expect sharp wit and dry banter. If you love British humour this show's for you.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 9:15pm • 60m 3 - 5 Sep
CAT ALVARADO - TRAD-WIFE
Award winning US comedian Cat Alvarado eviscerates America's increasingly absurd rightwing culture while transforming religious trauma into healing laughter with her charm and impeccable comedic timing.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 6:30pm • 40m 3 - 5 Sep
CONFESSIONS
OF A 23 YEAR OLD LIFE COACH
Is the meaning of life found in green juice and ice baths or in doses of hedonism and polishing off drinks at the pub with your mates? Former life coach Julia Toomey has tried it all and is ready to reveal her secrets.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 60m 20 - 21 Sep
BRODI SNOOK, CHRIS RYAN, BILLIE MILES
Chris Ryan, Brodi Snook and Billie Miles are combining forces for good (and probably some evil) in a split bill show of brand new material. Three comics, three sets, one hour of never-beforetold jokes. It's gonna kick off!
Factory Theatre
$27.50 • 6pm & 7pm • 60m 17 - 21 Sep
CAUTION, UNDER CONCUSSION!
Hilarious snapshots of living with invisible disabilities while still looking sexy. Duh!
CARLY ELECTRIC: IN MY BOX
High-end escort Carly unpacks her inbox of taboo requests, eye opening experiences and hilariously uncomfortable stories of the sex industry. Her wild, cautionary tales will have you laughing, cringing and mildly turned on...
Factory Theatre
$35 • 8.30pm & 9.30pm • 60m 27 - 28 Sep
CHRIS MARTIN - NOT THE GUY FROM COLDPLAY
Chris Martin, one of Brisbane's best comedians, is turning 40 this year AND he's freaking out about it! He also shares his name with the lead singer of Coldplay. He's ready to hilariously joke and rant about both.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 8:15pm • 45m 24 - 26 Sep
COOKIES & CREAM
A comedy show that blends cultural diversity, personal quirks, and perspectives from life's spectrum into a delightful showcase as delightful as cookies and cream!
Factory Theatre & Newtown Hotel
From $22.50 • 60m 6 - 7 Sep
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 55m 20 - 21 Sep
ON THE SYDNEY FRINGE APP FOR THE
CRAZY FUNNY ASIANS
Crazy Funny Asians is back! Selling out shows since 2017, this event features some of the hottest comedic talent in the Asian community. You'll be laughing long time!
Hotel
$27 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 2 - 14 Sep
DEAD MUM
A darkly funny, gut-punch cabaret about grief, survival, and the chaos of losing everything at 19. Raw, musical, and painfully honest: it's part eulogy, part stand-up, part emotional exorcism.
DAN RATH
You probably already know me from reading the news. In 2018, I dressed up as a sewing needle and hid inside a strawberry. I'm so used to failure that success represents an existential threat. Welcome to the failure laboratory.
Theatre
From $22.50 • 50m 17 - 21 Sep
DEATH BY POWERPOINT COMEDY
Aditya Gautam, Delhi Buoy and friends, armed with wildly unhinged slides on topics they definitely shouldn't be trusted with. Expect chaotic charts, rogue animations, and laughs that make Excel crash from sheer joy.
Marrickville Town Hall
From $20 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 90m 18 - 21 Sep
DIANA MCLAREN IS DEFECTIVE
A whip-smart comedy about mental health, messy families, and the weirdness of adulthood. Brutally honest with a whole lot of heart. It's therapy adjacent, wildly relatable, and guaranteed to have you laughing.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 60m 6 - 7 Sep
From $22 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 19 - 28 Sep
DIZZY'S ULTIMATE 80S PARTY GAMESHOW
Unleash your party animal, throw on your 80's fancy dress, and dive into the most outrageous gameshow ever created. With a glittering chaotic host, iconic 80's hits, and a line-up of hilarious party games!
The Entertainment Quarter
From $20 • 6:20pm • 50m 9 - 12 Oct
DAVID CORREOS
David debuts his current ideas and jokes for 2026. Come to the show and witness the future.
Theatre
$27.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 24 - 28 Sep
DETOURS
Ever wonder how your life would look if things had gone just a little bit differently? Explore the unlimited multiverse in action as audience stories are turned into ridiculous what-ifs live on stage by a group of talented improvisers.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 7:45pm • 60m 3 - 5 Sep
DUMBEST INVENTIONS (THAT HELPED SAVE THE WORLD)
A delightfully ironic journey into the curious (and often stupid) side of human ingenuity. This show examines the history of five seemingly laughable inventions that helped save the world.
Sydney Comedy School
From $26.50 • 6:15pm • 55m 11 - 25 Sep
Newtown
Factory
Factory
Chippen St Theatre
EGYPTOLOGY 101
In his quest to answer the big questions in life, AJ has turned to Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Grab your papyri and join AJ in the development of his next solo hour: Egyptology 101.
Theatre
From $16.50 • 8:15pm • 55m 10 - 12 Sep
EXHIBITCH
This curated comedy showcases the failures of a highly intelligent, yet incredibly dumb woman. Enjoy as she exhibits her mistake-riddled life and laugh together over her comeuppance. It's entertaining, it's raw, and absurdly delightful.
Erskineville Town Hall
$20 • 7:30pm • 60m 16 - 20 Sep
FITTNESS PASSPORT
Western Sydney's 3rd best stand up Kieran Daughton (raw nsw finalist, nrl comedy offside) returns with a brand new hilarious show. Kieran tells stories of growing up in Western sydney and his ill-fated rap career.
Factory Theatre
From $22 • 6pm & 7pm • 60m 6 - 7 Sep
EMMA AND MADDIE: UNPLUGGED
Tearing up the stage with their musical comedy mash-up, these two icons serve up millennial musings, thirsty throwbacks, and bewitching bangers. It's cheese-core, chord heavy and kinda cathartic.
Theatre
From $22.50 • 7pm • 50m 10 - 12 Sep
FERAL.
Rachael Sue Ragland is unafraid of the consequences of being her primal self. This highly anticipated debut hour blends irreverent humor, vulnerability, & grit while challenging the audience to unleash their untamed parts & embrace being Feral.
Erskineville Town Hall
$25 • 9pm • 50m 9 - 13 Sep
FUN SCRUBS
Call a code blue! Christopher James delivers a razor-sharp, heartfelt comedy about swapping corporate life for nursing chaos. From emotional meltdowns to bizarre hospital rituals, he hilariously exposes the underpaid, unsung heroes of healthcare.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 8:15pm • 50m 17 - 19 Sep
EVANS MUSOKA - THE BLACK SUSHI
Born in Kenya to living in Japan, Evans Musoka bridges Africa & Asia, through hilarious, unfiltered take on life. The Magners Comedy Fest winner & runner-up Bangkok International Comedy Fest.
Newtown Hotel
$28 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 5 - 7 Sep
FIONA COX & BEC MELROSEBIN NIGHT
Popular Sydney comedians Fiona Cox and Bec Melrose try out their freshest, newest jokes. The audience gets to decide what material stays and what gets thrown out.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 9:15pm • 60m 24 - 26 Sep
FUTURE SCIENCE TALKS COMEDY EDITION
Australia's favourite science comedy show returns to the Sydney Fringe after sell-out shows last year! In 2025, a new group of local scientists from Sydney have partnered with comedians to infuse humour into their science talks.
Waywards at the Bank
From $27.50 • 5:30pm • 90m 14 - 28 Sep
Factory
Factory
GLOBAL COMEDY
It's a global comedy show! We've got comedians who will take you on a hilarious journey around the globe with their stories and jokes. From cultural quirks to hilarious stereotypes, our comedians will tickle your funny bone and leave you in stitches.
Hotel
$25 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 2 - 21 Sep
HE GATS MOIDED
Come for your English Lecture! Stay immersed in a Murder Mystery that will have you laughing from start to finish.
GREATEST HITS OF DUTCH CABARET
A greatest (s)hits mixtape of Dutch comedy's rudest, weirdest, and most politically incorrect moments - performed for the first time before Australia's most notorious convicts.
From $18 • 7:30pm • 60m 2 - 6 Sep
HOLOGRAPHIC CHARIZARD
A comical music show about the greatest Pokemon. Every song is about Charizard, interspersed with stories that take you on a journey of love, betrayal, hardship and humour.
GREG SULLIVAN IS THE OLDEST NEWCOMER
In a warm, fun, mash-up of game show and stand-up Sully gives out prizes to people who beat him to various life milestones and bigger prizes to people who didn't.
From $22.50 • 6:30pm • 60m 10 - 12 Sep
I'M UNCOMFORTABLE
In this clever-heartfelt comedy show, New York/Berlin comedian Annick Adelle explores identity, awkwardness, and fitting in while staying you. For anyone who feels weird sometimes. To get confirmation that they are.
Newtown Hotel
$20.99 • 9pm • 50m 23 - 27 Sep
I, JULIA
Could someone do an impression of actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus so well, that it summons her to the Fringe? Comedian Lily Hensby is going to have a crack at it.
Erskineville Town Hall
From $12 • 7:30pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
From $15 • 8pm • 60m 9 - 19 Sep
IMPROV COMEDY CAGEFIGHT
See Sydney's wildest night of comedy at the Improv Comedy Cagefight! You get to vote on the comedians in this hilarious clash of wit and spontaneity. Who will you crown as champion at the Improv Comedy Cagefight?
Waywards at the Bank
From $17 • 7:30pm • 105m 1 - 29 Sep
From $20 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 45m 9 - 28 Sep
INSIDE OUT AND UPSIDE DOWN
Ever wish there was an "Idiot's Guide to Taking Up Space Without Being an Arsehole"? Especially when the whole notion of 'space' may be inside-out and upside-down? Yeah, me too.
Factory Theatre
From $20.50 • 7pm • 50m 10 - 12 Sep
Newtown
Erskineville Town Hall
Factory Theatre
Erskineville Town Hall
Bondi Pavilion
INSTANT RE-WRITE
Join Andy, Lauren and some special guests as they re-view and re-write popular movies through the use of improv! If you've ever seen 'The Princess Diaries' or 'Deep Blue Sea' and thought you wanted it to go differently, then this is the show for you!
Theatre
$22.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 6 - 7 Sep
IT TAKES A VILLAGE, IDIOT
Sam Wade is back from parental leave with a newborn daughter and an even newer show. He's realised that building a better world for his daughter is going to be harder than he thought, and he needs your help. Specifically you. Couldn't be anybody else. Are you in?
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 55m 6 - 7 Sep
JAPANESE LIQUOR AND LAUGHS: A COMEDY TASTING EXPERIENCE
Enjoy a wide range of Japan's most delicious alcohol in this comedy and tasting experience! Try sake, Japanese plum wine with comedian and former Tokyo resident Dave Crisante.
Sydney Comedy School
From $31.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 55m 6 - 27 Sep
INTELLIG-ANT
If you want slapstick or shouty punchlines, look elsewhere. But for dry, silly, and sneakily smart comedy, Ant Meczes delivers. With absurd ideas and intelligent nonsense, 'Intellig-ant' brings laughs that stick with you long after the lights come up.
$25 • 9pm • 60m 16 - 19 Sep
IT'S A MATCH! - TINDER COMEDY
Swipe right on 'It's a Match!' A hilarious heartfelt panel show that explores love - live on stage, Tinder-style. A mix of stand-up, sketches, and storytelling will have you laughing and maybe even swiping.
Newtown Hotel
$27 • 8:30pm • 50m 13 - 27 Sep
JAY YAMAKI - LUST IN TRANSLATION
A British guy living in Japan, who escaped being an English teacher, only to find himself in much wetter territory by being a pornography translator: a really hard job.
Newtown Hotel
$28 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 4 - 7 Sep
INTERNATIONAL ALCOHOL AND COMEDY TASTING
Taste FOUR exotic alcohols & comedians in a one-of-a-kind experience! Because nothing brings Australia together like laughter 'n' liquor. (ALCOHOL TASTING INCLUDED WITH TICKET)
From $35 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 12 - 24 Sep
ITS QUEER NIGHT
Improv Theatre Sydney's greatest and gayest come together for a night of improvised comedy that has never been seen before and will never be seen again. And depending on what happens, that might be a good thing!
QTOPIA Sydney
From $21 • 7:30pm • 60m 2 - 3 Sep
JEROMAIA DETTO: WHEN I GROW UP...
The multi-award winning master of play is back with his most ambitious idea yet: A new show each night based on the dreams of what you wanted to be when you grow up.
- Binge Fringe
Erskineville Town Hall
From $15 • 7:30pm • 55m 9 - 13 Sep
Factory
Erskineville Town Hall
Marrickville Town Hall
JESUS OF WOLLONGONG
If you get to be Jesus by the time you're a teenager, you've probably peaked early. This is what happened to me. Expect an unrelenting litany of bold claims about ex-housemates, petty grievances and bizarre memories about the place where I grew up.
One UNSW
$27 • 9pm • 60m 17 - 20 Sep
KEVIN HAN - KEVIN HART
Kevin Han is going to try some new ideas within stand-up comedy. He is not Kevin Hart.
JEZ WATTS: AS SEEN NOWHERE
Touring comic Jez Watts delivers a brand new hour of (mostly dirty) jokes, bits and stories from living all over the world. Tour support for Sam Tallent, Duncan Trussell, James Donald Forbes McCann, He Huang & a bunch of others.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 6:45pm • 50m 3 - 5 Sep
KILL SYDNEY - A COMEDY GAMESHOW
An open mic gameshow with Sydney's best upcoming comics. Twist: the audience can volunteer to play too, winning prizes by predicting a comedian's fate, fashion, or flop. Inspiration - Kill Tony.
KEELY WILLIS: HOWLING BEAUTY
Keely is a lone she-wolf, howling into the void, hoping it howls back. She explores the feminine urge to find yourself, your pack and stay just a little bit feral. ‘Howling Beauty’ is primal, unhinged exploration of womanhood.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 60m 20 - 21 Sep
KIM SNOW AND TIFFANY SPURWAY - NICE GIRLS FINISH LAST
A hilarious split bill comedy show from Sydney comedians, Tiffany Spurway and Kim Snow, who are here to prove that nice girls don't always finish firstsometimes they finish last!
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 60m 20 - 21 Sep
LAMB ROMAN JOSH
A succulent stand up comedy show featuring acts who would like to be considered alternative but are really quite mainstream in the sense that absolutely everyone who comes to the show will have a wonderful time.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 8pm • 50m 17 - 19 Sep
Marrickville Town Hall
From $22 • 6pm • 50m 25 - 28 Sep
LIFE'S HARD BUT I'M HARDER
Rodney Owen brings you a heartfelt and hilarious night of comedy, turning life's toughest moments--like weight battles, awkward dating, chaotic parenting, and even near-death experiences--into laugh-out-loud stories we can all relate to.
Newtown Hotel
$24 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 24 - 28 Sep
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 50m 13 - 14 Sep
'LIMITLESS' COMEDY GALA
Join us to celebrate the opening of 'Limitless' with an epic comedy lineup! A hand-selected crew of some of our favourite d/Deaf, disabled and neurodiverse comedians from this and previous years' Fringe Festivals.
Bondi Pavillion
$29 • 7pm • 60m 16 Sep
Studio
MARK MACISAAC - MY WIFE COMES FIRST
My Wife Comes First is a hilarious comedy show. That delves into relationships, gender roles and a man's shortcomings. And with Mark's very British humour it's guaranteed to have you laughing out load!
Newtown Hotel
$25 • 8:15pm • 50m 16 - 20 Sep
ME AND MY DRUNKEN INNER CHILD: A SELF-HELP SURVIVOR STORY
Kirsty Carr blends humour, raw storytelling & relatable chaos. Explore her journey of questionable choices, outlandish experiences & growth balanced with laughter & introspection.
Factory Theatre
$27.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 6 - 7 Sep
NICK SUN
SPIRIT FUCKER
Nick was a messed-up award-winning professional comedian for thirteen years. Then he had a healing crisis, drank Ayahuasca and spent the next seven years working as an underground psychedelic plant-medicine shaman.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 60m 20 - 21 Sep
MARRIED FOR SIX WEEKS
Join Mandy Scotney as she shares her real-life story of a tumultuous six-week marriage that left her with a broken heart, solo-custody of a cat called Sam, and a collection of unpaid parking fines. It’s guaranteed to make you feel way better about your own life choices!
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 60m 6 - 7 Sep
MITCH BENN: THE LEHRER EFFECT
Mitch Benn ("country's leading musical satirist" The Times) pays musical tribute to American comic songwriting genius Tom Lehrer and looks at the debt heand all those who combine humour and melody - owe him.
Marrickville Town Hall
$30 • 7:30pm • 60m 2 - 6 Sep
NINCOMPOOPMEISTER
"Is he a poop? Well yes... but he is slightly more than that. He is a nincompoop. But is he just a nincompoop? No! He is the NINCOMPOOPMEISTER!" - Curt Bois
(Stand up comedy... I think? Who knows? You tell me.)
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 6:45pm • 50m 24 - 26 Sep
MARTY SCHLEPOWITZ: DIE EASY
He's got jokes. He's got stories. He's got ailments. And he's got grievances. You're invited to kick back, relax, and let Marty guide you down a rabbit hole of unrelenting neuroticism!
Newtown Hotel
$25 • 8:15pm • 60m 13 Sep
MUMMY, I'M
SCARED!
It's 1892, and seances are all the rage! Join performers Fia Morrison, Georgia Condon and Alison Cooper on an absurdist supernatural odyssey as they conduct a seance to contact their recently departed mother from beyond the veil.
QTOPIA Sydney
From $18 • 7:30pm • 50m 23 - 27 Sep
NOT QUITE STAND UP
Step right up and get served a comedy experience like no other with 'Not Quite Stand-Up'! What show will you get? 'Hidden Secrets', 'Swapsies', 'Comedy Quest' or 'Chaos Comedy'? Come see 4 different stand-up shows with a twist!
Newtown Hotel
$20 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 3 - 28 Sep
NUN SLUT
An absurd journey through religion, the body and Barnaby Joyce, this awardwinning hour of chaos is a delightful mix of physical comedy, sketch and cabaret. Nun? Slut? It's a spectrum. We're all on it.
From $22 • 9pm • 55m 2 - 6 Sep
QUIET, I'M HAVING A VISION
An hour with a comedian and visionary (self-proclaimed) who sees the world getting weirder, and decided to make it hilarious. Blending stand-up, stories, and unexpected truths, Kurt Sterling delivers sharp, offbeat comedy with a surprising twist of clarity.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 55m
REVENGE OF THE SMITH
For a thousand years the Dark Prince of Paddington has slumbered. Now, at the turn of the tide, he returns as was prophesied. Or it's just Damo doing new stuff. Whatever you prefer.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 60m 13 - 14 Sep
OVERPRICED BAD ADVICE
Witty, humorous and whacky. An inside look at what a therapist is thinking during a session. and how things could have turned out with a few different turns. Thalia Joan returns with a sharp, whimsical one hour of sketches, songs and storytelling. Not to be missed.
QTOPIA Sydney
$29.50 • 7:30pm • 60m 17 - 20 Sep
RACHEL RAYNERATOMICALLY CORRECT
This is the (nuclear) fusion you've been waiting for! A science comedy that explores how, even though we're mostly nothing, we all still matter. Unravel mysteries from inside the atom.
Newtown Hotel
$25 • 8:15pm • 50m 23 - 25 Sep
RICE, SPICE & EXTRA MAYO
From the Director of "Dude, Where's My VB?" - a Chinese guy, Indian, and Irishman walk into a Bunnings... and the rest is history. Come check out this ethnic trio in their debut Sydney Fringe Comedy show. BYO rotten tomatoes.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 8:15 & 9:15pm • 30m 13 - 14 Sep
PETER GREEN - MORE JOKES ABOUT SEAGULLS AND SHEEP
"LIKE A FAR SIDE CARTOON COME TO LIFE"... A rare sighting of one of Australia's quirkiest talents. Laugh as you discover the link between Einstein, French strippers and Toblerones.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 7pm • 50m 3 - 5 Sep
REALLY NORMAL FUN
Katie dives head first (not recommended without a helmet) into the art form of being socially awkward. This is a show for everyone who lies awake at night, worrying they didn't behave right. If that's not you, congrats, you are delusional.
Factory Theatre
$22.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 13 - 14 Sep
ROAST BATTLEZ! COMEDY INSULT SHOWDOWN
It's the ultimate comedy showdown with 'Roast Battlez' the original roast events! This no holds barred battle of insults and wits features comedians facing off and YOU pick the winner. Insult comedy at it's finest!
Newtown Hotel
$28 • 9:30pm • 50m 6 - 20 Sep
Erskineville Town Hall
RYAN SIM - TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS TO PERMANENT PROBLEMS
Rising global temperatures VS $20 K-Mart pedestal fan. Leopard print jetski to ride down the tsunami. Resort pool directly under the ozone hole for an unbeatable tan.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 50m 27 - 28 Sep
SHITIZEN
Sweeter than a half price Chicken Parmy during happy hour beers, non shit c*nt Mark Canny brings a hilarious home brew of swearing, funny sayings, talking bullsh*t with your mates and how to be a Great Australian Shitizen.
Erskineville Town Hall
From $20 • 9pm • 50m 18 - 20 Sep
SOMETIMES GIVE UP
NEVER give up? Not even if it's hard? After quitting comedy for over five years, proud quitter Simon Bower returns to the stage to debunk this propaganda of persistence in his cheeky, self-deprecating style. Losers never quit, and quitters never lose.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 8:15pm • 50m 10 - 12 Sep
SAM TAUNTON - WORK IN PROGRESS (PROGRESS NOT GUARANTEED)
Sam Taunton (stand-up comedian, seen on The Project, always running 5 minutes late) had a year off touring stand up comedy but now HE'S BACK in a BIG way!
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 7pm • 60m 25 - 26 Sep
SINGLE LIFE CRISIS
Alex and Divya delve into their personal lives in this split bill show. Alex humorously dissects his therapy sessions while Divya talks matchmaking 'aunties', parental favouritism, and eggfreezing mishaps. Come laugh at their painfully relatable randomness.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m
SORRY, MY MUM WON'T LET ME
Korinna's hilarious, heartfelt show pulls the curtain on her bizarre cult-like upbringing, retired hot-girl past, toxic exes, queerness and self worth, as she reclaims her voice... Just don't tell her mum!
Erskineville Town Hall
From $20 • 6pm • 60m 2 - 6 Sep
SEAN
QUINN
- MIND YOUR CRAIC
A one-man, one-mic, stand up therapy session where an Irish cognitivebehavioural therapist turned Aussie citizen dissects the two islands' postcolonial hang-ups - while diagnosing his own.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 9:15pm • 50m 17 - 19 Sep
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN F#*K?
Scoring salacious stories from special guests and saucy audiences, Rian Howlett hosts this half stand-up/half gameshow.
A freaky lil' journey into smut where only one tale can emerge victorious.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 9:30pm • 55m 10 - 12 Sep
SPEAKERBOX MUSICAL IMPROV
Each night, a special guest will tell real life stories before a cast of comedians transform these tales into spontaneous songs and hilarious scenes, creating a one-of-a-kind improvised musical masterpiece!
Factory Theatre
$22.50 • 8pm • 55m 24 - 26 Sep
SPLIT BILL: MARIAH AND MADDIE
Tarantin-who? Join Mariah Nickolas and Maddie Dockrill for a razor sharp hour of stand-up comedy. In this double feature, 2 killer comics each take 30 minutes to share their sharpest material.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 9:15pm • 60m 10 - 12 Sep
SURAJ KOLARKAR: MY INDIAN CHILDHOOD
My first 11 years spent in India are the contents of this show along with my crazy family...
Multi award-winning comedian & actor Suraj (Netflix, Apple TV) brings his sharp wit in a new, not-to-be-missed show.
Factory Theatre
From $25 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 17 - 21 Sep
TEACH ME IF YOU CAN!
Stand-up comedians Luca Trovato and Nelson Scott deliver sharp sets, then host a live podcast with a surprise guest with an expertise in science, history, psychology, or whales! Think TED Talk meets Dumb & Dumber - real knowledge, reckless jokes.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 9:30pm • 60m 3 - 5 Sep
SPREADSHEETS AND GAY CATS
Ever wanted a look-see inside the group chat of a bunch of stand-up comedians? Well now's your chance, we are needy and we love an overshare. Buckle in and join the chat for big LOLs and wild revelations.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m • 13 - 14 Sep 13 - 14 Sep
SYDNEY STAND UP COMEDY CHAMPIONSHIP
See Sydney's best stand-up comedy! This show features favourite local Sydney comedians who battle in the championships with their best jokes and humour. Will your favourite be crowned champion?
Waywards at the Bank
From $21 • 7:30pm • 105m 1 - 29 Sep
TEARDROPS ON MY DILDO 2: LUBE ME ALONE
Wildly fun, unapologetically real! Following the success of her internationally acclaimed solo show 'Teardrops on My Dildo', Vanessa Larry Mitchell shares her next instalment of side-splittingly hilarious life events.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $35 • 9pm • 60m 2 - 5 Sep
STORIES ABOUT GHOSTS, DEATH & MENTAL BREAKDOWNS
Tales told with honesty, vulnerability, and a touch of the absurd.
These true stories blur the line between hilarious and heartbreaking.
From $22 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 13 - 25 Sep
TABLE FOR ONE
Hilarious collection of stories, jokes and lessons about the lives of single people from the perspective of a weird tiny man. Entertainment guaranteed, no refunds.
Newtown Hotel
$17 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 17 - 21 Sep
THE FULL MARILYN: AN IMPROVISED SPECIAL
For one night only, these seasoned improvisors want to make you laugh! Inspired by your suggestions, the "full" experience is a little bit silly, very funny, and totally made up on the spot.
Marrickville Town Hall
$26 • 9pm • 45m 5 Sep
Marrickville Town Hall
THE IMPRO-VESTIGATORS!
Lost your keys? Sent an awkward text? Roommate ate your leftovers? Our crack team of unqualified but enthusiastic impro-vestigators will take on real-life cases suggested by the audience -- and solve them, sort of!
Theatre
From $22.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m • 6 - 7 Sep
THE UNHELPFUL THERAPIST: SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS BADLY
Join former newspaper columnist Dave Crisante as advice-giving takes a misguided turn. An unqualified therapist*, Dave explores bad solutions to some of life's toughest challenges.
Sydney Comedy School
From $26.50 • 7:30pm • 60m 11 - 25 Sep
TRANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
Back after a sold out debut, Chris McAllister is back to host a euphoric line-up of trans and gender diverse comedians. Smart, sharp and binary blurring, this comedy hour delivers queer joy in abundance.
Factory Theatre
From $25 • 6:30pm • 60m 17 - 19 Sep
THE PREMIERE
The Making of a Film: The Improv Comedy Show: The Movie. See some of Sydney's best improvisers come together with a live cine-theatre crew to tell the story of a new film created before your eyes and screened for the very first time in front of you.
Theatre
From $22.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m • 20 - 21 Sep
TOO MUCH
Expect emotional whiplash and way too much honesty in my new movementdriven stand-up show that blurs the lines between confession, chaotic rant, and TED Talk meltdown.
Think: over-sharing meets over-dancing meets over-feeling.
Factory Theatre
From $18 • 7.15pm & 8.15pm • 50m 27 - 28 Sep
TRISTAN HAZE IS CABANOSSI PRIMARY
An absurdist and musical stand-up show in approximately 24 parts. When you see a little horse, that's not evolution. That's just a little horse, just scrappin' around.
— Time Out Sydney
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m • 27 - 28 Sep
THE RACIST IMMIGRANTS
Immigrants? Raci*t?! Whaaa?! An hour of unabashed comedy that will leave you crying with laughter and questioning everything you know about immigrants as it attempts to break all stereotypes. Nothing is off limits.
From $22 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 2 - 27 Sep
TOUGH SKIT
Is there a sketch comedy chasm in your life? Are you pining for an original, hilarious, reasonably-priced live sketch show? Well, Tough Skit! By which we mean Dipskit's all-new 2025 show! Dipskit is a comedy group founded by Improv Theatre Sydney grads.
Factory Theatre
From $22.50 • 9:30pm • 60m 10 - 12 Sep
TRUE CRIME COMEDY WALKING TOUR
Where Dark History Meets Laughter - Join a professional comedian for a hilarious journey exploring notorious local crimes.
Sydney Town Hall Forecourt $40 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 90m 18 - 28 Sep
Factory
Factory
Marrickville Town Hall
ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE TO YELLOW FEVER
Congratulations! You've contracted "Yellow Fever". Secure your seat nowafter all, surviving "Yellow Fever" is serious business. Remember: You are not alone. You're just Asian.
Newtown Hotel
$15 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 17 - 27 Sep
XXX NAUGHTY COMEDY SHOWCASE
Comedy that's hilarious, uncensored, and guaranteed to keep you laughing all night long! Look no further than the naughty late-night show at Sydney Fringe! No topic is taboo for these comedians!
Newtown Hotel
$26 • 9:30pm • 60m 4 - 27 Sep
FOR YOU TO KNOW AND ME TO FIND OUT
Winner of NZ's 'Best in Fringe' 2025, soloist Liv Tennet explores the joyous, maddening, exhausting and fortifying experience of being both an artist and mother in her honest and humorous dance-theatre show.
Sydney Dance Company
From $25 • 7:30pm • 45m 24 - 27 Sep
VINO VIBES: A WINE TASTING COMEDY EXPERIENCE
Join comedian and wine obsessive Dave Crisante as he takes you on a journey into the wine from his parents hometowns. You'll taste five Italian wines in this show, including tantalising varieties.
From $27.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 55m 5 - 27 Sep
YARNO ROHLING: SOMETIMES
Sometimes, Yarno feels out of placein his generation, his culture, and in his own skin. A fast-paced, absurd comedy packed with offbeat stand-up, physical gags, and unsolicited Dutch trivia.
Erskineville Town Hall
$17.95 • 7:30pm • 45m 23 - 27 Sep
MASS EFFECT
Pushing past the limit! With high intensity, constant movement and complex running formations, the performers push their physical limits, deal with exhaustion and motivation. Pumping the theatre full of energy, pulse, vitality and joy.
New Theatre
$38 • 6:30pm • 45m 17 - 20 Sep
WHATS WRONG WITH ME: AN EVENING WITH WERNER RASH
Unimaginably overqualified psychologist Werner Rash shows off his world famous, brain-blasting techniques to quiet down those silly voices in your noggin.
Erskineville Town Hall
$20 • 6pm • 45m 16 - 20 Sep
MOVE FM
Future Makers is thrilled to share with audiences their freshest ideas in Move FM, a collection of short dance works co-created and performed by the next generation of leading contemporary dance makers and performers in Sydney.
Sydney Dance Company
From $23 • 6pm • 60m 24 - 27 Sep
Sydney Comedy School
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
A mystic takes you on a journey of selftransformation and rebirth across film, movement and ritual, where unseen forces guide her to the pull of a blue moon.
PERILIPSI
Blending movement, humour, and a touch of chaos - this show pulls imagery straight from the gallery wall and throws it onto the stage - literally. It transforms abstract art into something alive, unpredictable, and surreal.
RAW TOUCH
A highly sentimental portrayal of how physical touch can create emotional responses presented through the form of contemporary dance. Experience the mix of emotional maturity, high intensity movement and abstract partnering.
Sydney Dance Company
From $11 • 8:30pm • 30m 4 - 7 Sep
STILL FALL
Integrating cameras, green screens, and filters, this cutting-edge experimental dance work exposes the messy intersection of our digital identities and raw IRL realities - where authenticity, aspiration, and absurdity collide. Studio One
From
UNBOUND
An amalgamation of two classical artforms from India, Bharathanatyam dance and Carnatic music, this show will take you on a journey. Explore the unbound nature of the feminine, via ancient stories viewed through a modern lens. Marrickville Town
$30
From
SUPERPOSITION
Caught in a magnetic push and pull between connection and conflict, this captivating and dynamic contemporary dance duet from Jazmyn Carter and Gabriel Sinclair is an electrifying meeting of bodies and algorithms.
$30 • 8:45pm • 30m 24 - 26 Sep
THE LAND OF HER // BRUCE
The Land of Her // Bruce is a bold double bill diving into the rituals, tenderness, and tensions of human connection. Two duets - one fierce and female, one raw and male - explore relationships in all their complexities.
Sydney Dance Company
$25 • 8:45pm • 60m 25 - 27 Sep
ZUMBA
Zumba blends Latin and global music with dance moves to create an energetic, calorie-torching workout suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels.
TRIPTYCH
A captivating evening of dance from rising star Lewis Major and his mentor, the legendary Russell Maliphant OBE. Three stunning works explore rhythm, duality and connection in a breathtaking blend of movement, sound and light.
Eternity Playhouse From $30 • 8pm • 60m 2 - 6 Sep
PYT Fair
Drill Hall
FIRE LIGHTING & WELCOME CEREMONY
As we prepare for another explosion of unexpected and Fringe excellence on Gadigal and surrounding country join us for our fire lighting and Welcome Ceremony.
FRINGEVILLE
Fringeville lights up Hurstville Plaza with an evening of music, dance, food and community spirit. Enjoy live performances, tasty street eats, and a joyful celebration of South West Sydney, free and full of local talent.
KISS THE QUEEN AT CARISBROOK HISTORIC HOUSE
Visit Sydney's only Victorian House Museum for a Cosplay party. Step back in time and strut your stuff in style. Get into character and enjoy a champagne tea party with the Queen!
PARRAMATTA'S LIT! INDUSTRY DAY
A dynamic afternoon of thoughtprovoking industry presentations, panel discussions industry leaders in writing and publishing. Live readings from emerging voices and networking opportunities for writers. Business
STEEP YOURSELF IN HISTORY AT CARISBROOK
HISTORIC HOUSE
Join us for tea and history at the beautiful Carisbrook Historic House. Settle into the charming courtyard with a classic Devonshire Tea, bubbly, or treat yourself to homemade cakes.
Carisbrook Historic House
FREE • 10am to 4pm • 360m 20 - 21 Sep
RAW
Bold, sensual, and fiercely feminine
- Raw is a live performance and art experience featuring striking pole dance and provocative visual works by local artists. This immersive evening reclaims sensual expression as something wild & beautiful.
Mothership Studios
SINGALONGA PUB QUIZ
It's an award-winning Piano Cabaret show that's a 'Singalong' and a 'Pub Quiz'. You not only get to sing the songs you know and love, but also get to test your knowledge while joining in the fun and games.
Marrickville Town Hall
From $25 • 6pm • 60m 20 Sep
YALGALI OPEN MIC / OPEN STAGE
Check out local Mob as they take to the mic to share their freshest, fringiest, deadliest new work. Music, dance, theatre, storytelling, comedy, we'll have it all. Stick around after for Koori-oke!
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
FREE • 6:30pm • 90m 29 Sep BUY TICKETS TO 3 SHOWSDIFFERENT AT FRINGE HUBS AND SAVE 20% WAYS TO SAVE
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
Hurstville Plaza
Carisbrook Historic House
STINKWATER25! FILMMAKING FESTIVAL
Form your team. Clear the weekend. Make a film for the big screen before an adoring audience. Newbie, veteran, or audience member, you're a star at Stinkwater! From film idea to finals in 48hrs! Limited places.
Wintle Room, Souths Juniors Kingsford
$7.50 • 6pm • Dates @ sydneyfringe.com • 180m 5 Sep
A ONE MAN CIRCUS
The Rock Star of Kids Entertainment Returns to Sydney with his Multi-Award Winning Show!
-THE MUST SEE FAMILY EVENT THIS FRINGE SEASON-
The Entertainment Quarter
From $23 • 2:20pm • 60m 6 Sep - 5 Oct
BUBBLE SHOW IN SPACE
Winner Best Kids Show Sydney Fringe 2024. Have you ever been in a room with a million bubbles?
SH!T THEATRE: OR WHAT’S LEFT OF US
A true crime show about grief and folk music from the makers of Drink Rum With Expats, winner of Sydney Fringe’s 2024 Best Theatre Award.
— The Guardian, Time Out, The Stage and more.
THEATRE New Theatre • 17—27 Sep
ACADEMY OF MAGIC
Join The Academy of Magic and learn an amazing new skill to impress friends & family. Part immersive magic show, part workshop, each child ticket will receive a set of magical props to transform them into magicians
ALL STAR CIRCUS
If you only see one show this fringe, make it ths one. Expect backflips, one arm handstands, incredible human pyramids, spinning in giant wheels and more awesome feats by this awardwinning cast of performers. Perfect for the whole family.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $25 • 2:40pm • 50m 30 Aug - 5 Oct
CIRCUS - THE
SHOW
"A MUST-SEE Spectacle!"
Roll up! Roll up! Prepare to enter a world of whimsy, wonder and amazement where your imagination will soar like never before, in this circus spectacular that families across the globe are raving about!
GONE BUGGO
A colourful, crazy, all-ages educational crash course on some of the wonderful wild life that calls Australia home; from the over-rated to the underappreciated. You'll never look at your backyard the same again!
The
The Entertainment Quarter
From $29 • 4:05pm • 60m 27 - 12 Sep
Erskineville Town Hall
From $15 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
GRANDPA POSEIDON
A kid is on holiday in a seaside town. A seagull is stealing a chip and Poseidon is sat at a bus stop staring at the ocean. It's a story about feeling a bit lost, and about finding your way again. It's a story about a seaside town, a retired god, and a kid.
$28 • 2pm • 70m 6 - 21 Sep
LAH-LAH MEETS SYDNEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Join Lah-Lah's Big Live Band and the Sydney Youth Orchestra in this joyful musical adventure for kids aged 0-11. When Lola the Double Bass gets the blues, it's up to the orchestra - and the audience - to help her find her groove. Turner Hall
From $25 • 10am • 50m 27 Sep
BUBBALICIOUS
Mums and dads who are dying to get their new humans out to the Fringe, this is the show for you! The perfect show for babbling babies and tireless toddlers. It’s a sensory display of colour, sound, light and movement to spark joy and ignite wonder.
Darling Quarter Theatre
From $12 • 10:30am, 11:15am • 30m
30 Sep - 5 Oct
JOURNAL OF THE FOREST
Come follow our traveller for a Mythical Adventure. This circus cabaret show will be a fun outing for the whole family to enjoy!
Juggling genies will amaze you as the traveller brings you into their world with a laugh.
The Entertainment Quarter
$25 • 5pm • Dates @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 27 Sep - 12 Oct
MONSKI MOUSE'S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this multi award-nominated, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun. 5 Stars- "BEST. TIME. EVER." Families Magazine The
From $10 • 9am • 50m 6 Sep - 12 Oct
THE FLYING BUBBLE SHOW
A meditative performance weaving bubbles, circus, storytelling and sound into a sensory tapestry of breath, beauty and heart.
KABOOM!
'Everything a science show should be, AND MORE!'
The maddest of mad scientists, Magnus Danger Magnus, heads to Sydney these school holidays for an epic season of STEM based entertainment; following nation-wide SELL OUT seasons! The Entertainment Quarter From $26 • 11:50am • 60m
Sep - 12 Oct
SWASHBUCKLING CIRCUS
Aimed at 6 - 12 yr olds, but great for all. Nominated for best kids and family Melbourne Fringe 2024
Prepare to set sail on a laugh-filled voyage of acrobatic amazement and rib-tickling fun. This isn't your ordinary circus, it's a pirate extravaganza.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $24 • 6:20pm • 60m 23 - 28 Sep
THE GIANT BALLOON SHOW
The Award winning, global touring sensation returns!
Take everything you know about balloons, add an award-winning entertainer, an 80s soundtrack, and twist that into a hilarious show for the whole family.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $24 • 10:15am • 60m 6 Sep - 12 Oct
The Entertainment Quarter
From $20 • 11:40am • 45m 6 Sep - 12 Oct
37 George St, The Rocks
THE GREATEST MAGIC SHOW
'This is THE SHOW to see!'
The multi-award-winning, sell-out SMASH HIT is returning to Sydney these school holidays with more magical mayhem that the whole family will love! FREE MAGIC WAND on entry!
The Entertainment Quarter
From $27 • 1:15pm • 60m 27 Sep - 12 Oct
CAMP CULTURE
Camp Culture is a fun-filled, flips-andgiggles circus adventure for campers of all ages! Led by the Faboriginal Dale Woodbridge Brown, this wild camp rolls out laughs, big tricks, and badgeworthy fun. It's all about being brave, bold, and your brilliant self!
The Entertainment Quarter
From $23 • 1pm • Dates @ sydneyfringe.com • 45m
DANCE UR WAY OUT OF DEBT!
Fun for teens & above, financially rewarding with long lasting effects. Combines music, movement & research to help you avoid / eliminate debt & control your cashflow.
Marrickville Town Hall
$30 • 9pm • 60m 3 - 6 Sep
THE MAGICAL WORLD OF CRAZY SCIENCE
Have you ever seen giant smoke rings, columns of elephant toothpaste, billowing concoctions or someone's head grow before your eyes ? Throw in beakers of bubbling comedy and you have overflowing, scientific fun.
The Entertainment Quarter
$25 • 3:40pm • 60m 27 Sep - 5 Oct
DISCO PEEPS PARTY WALKS - FRINGE KIDS
A playful, silent disco adventure with games and tunes. Kids dance, laugh, and lead the way in this joyful all-ages family experience.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $12 • 11am • 60m 4 - 11 Sep
DOROTHY IN OZ
Step into the magical world of Dorothy in Oz, an immersive cocktail adventure where you mix drinks, meet iconic characters, and become part of a brand-new journey down the Yellow Brick Road
DEAR STRANGER
Dear Stranger invites you to write a heartfelt letter to someone you've never met, and receive one in return. With help from our Posties, this quiet exchange creates space for connection, reflection, and unexpected moments of kindness.
Atherden St, The Rocks
FREE • Times @ sydneyfringe.com 13, 20, 27 Sep
DISCO PEEPS PARTY WALKS
Disco Peeps: The Silent Street Party
A roaming silent disco full of danceoffs, pop hits and joy. Follow the host, feel the beat, and become part of the show.
The Entertainment Quarter
From $12 • 6:30pm • 60m 6 - 27 Sep
IMMERSIVE & INTERACTIVE Marrickville Town Hall • 2—28 Sep
FRINGE PICKS
WHO KILLED EDGAR ALLAN POE?
Edgar Allan Poe has been found murdered in Parramatta. In this Australian-gothic-murder-mystery night guests will be asked to decipher cryptic riddle poems in a hands-on immersive evening.
FREE • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 19 Sep
IN SESSION
Experience an unscripted psychotherapy performance by two Clinical Psychologists, exploring race, gender, sexuality, and trauma. This unique performance demystifies therapy and offers real-time insights into healing and vulnerability.
$30 • 7:30pm • 60m 25 - 27 Sep
REBEL BINGO!
Like bingo, but fun! Uncage the chaos of an interactive gameshow where we leave the bingo wheel behind and call numbers through a series of unhinged segments. Will you win a prize? No promises. Will you have the time of your life? Guaranteed.
Newtown Hotel
$25 • 6pm • 55m 20 Sep
DIY PRIVATE EYE: A SCAN & SOLVE MYSTERY
A logic-puzzle mystery game that only can be solved by a DIY detective like you! Find the wanted posters of each suspect, grab an answer sheet and get to work - before the thief can escape with the twisted marquise diamond...
ESCAPE FINANCIAL BONDAGE WITH S&M
This ex bondage Mistress now Whips Your Wallet into Shape! Laugh, learn and leave with a showbag to get on top of your finances and whatever else you'd like to get on top of *wink, wink*
KARATE MAN - A LIVEACTION VIDEO GAME
A completely playable comedy show! With a gaming controller, the audience takes command in this one-of-akind choose-your-own-adventure.
- Lilithia Reviews (SA).
PISS BE WITH YOU
Stuck drowning in a tight spot, Cleo Rapture swims upstream seeking a place that is warm, wet and golden. Deep dive with her into a comedic one-woman splash-tacular, where she spreads love, legs and sapphic sermon. Together, our p*ssabilities are endless!
QTOPIA Sydney
From $28 • 9pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
SILENT READING RETREAT
Turn up with a book and find a copsy spot to read, chill, listen to music and talk about it after.
THE JULIET CYCLE
Immersive and compelling, three performers represent the arc of womanhood as they examine threads of Juliet's psyche. Join us for a exploration of liveness, self-reckoning, and raw confession. No cycle will be the same.
PHIVE
$15 • 2pm • 120m 14 Sep
Studio One UNSW
From $22 • 7:30pm • 50m 17 - 20 Sep
The Burdekin: Viper Room (Level 2)
Story Factory
TRUE CRIME COMEDY WALKING TOUR
Step into Sydney's chilling past with this true crime walking tour that's packed full of dark humour. You'll visit the locations of real crimes as we delve into Sydney's historic underbelly.
From $23 • 10am • 120m 7 - 28 Sep
ALISHA.K - 'VICTORIA'SINGLE LAUNCH
Experience the captivating power of music with touring artist Alisha.K as she debuts her latest single 'Victoria' in Sydney. Prepare for a mesmerising evening filled with stories, dance, and song.
The Chippo Hotel
$27 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 120m 26 - 27 Sep
CONSEQUENCES
Join Lujza for an unforgettable evening of soulful storytelling through music. Delve into the complexities of relationships, love's pain, confusion, and the ever-present consequences of our life's choices.
Marrickville Town Hall 6pm •
WHEN NIGHT COMES
The soirée of the year . . . dark, decadent and delicious. A bespoke, multi-sensory and distinctly intoxicating performance experience combining theatre and cocktails, The Society invites you to attend When Night Comes.
From
• 65m From 22 Aug
AN EXPLORATION OF SITAR BY RAVI
Hear the sitar like never before. Every night full of unique pop song covers, with live collabs, including surprise guest artists from the audience. Expect an interactive, genre-defying experience that breaks all the rules.
Library at Double Bay
From FREE • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 55m 5 - 13 Sep
CREDO
Get ready for an immersive arts experience that blends music, film, and live performance in a powerful celebration featuring stunning visuals, captivating live music, choir and storytelling that speaks to the heart of our times.
Lugar Brae Uniting Church Bronte
$25 • 8pm • 75m 6 Sep
ELLY-MAY BARNES
It’s fair to say, Elly-May Barnes is an artist who has always been ahead of her time. Join us for a one night only intimate performance as a headline show at Limitless.
$39 • 7pm • 60m 19 Sep
CATSTRONAUT
A horn-fuelled, feel-good funk party where everyone's welcome! Catstronaut's seven-piece band launches two new singles with a night of dancing, good vibes, and a chaotic live game of Mario Kart on stage.
The Trocadero Room
From $25 • 7:30pm • 240m 27 Sep
IN THE KEY OF G
In the Key of G returns with bold new works by Sydney composers, top improvisers, and standout local musicians--live at George Place. A high-energy fusion of composed and improvised music, bursting with creativity and spontaneity.
George Place Foyer
FREE • 5pm to 6:30pm • 90m 30 Sep
Sydney Comedy School
Union Bond Store
$71.50
Woollahra
Bondi Pavilion
FIRST SOUNDS SHOWCASE
Raw, high energy, and full of discovery, experience a night where future icons take the stage. Expect heavy beats, bold lyrics, and unforgettable live moments in an intimate setting built for music lovers.
From $15 • 3:00pm & 8:00pm 30 Aug
MIKE KENNY
A song circle of blues-inspired jazz. Twelve unique compositions that draw fresh water from an ancient well, played by a fantastic group of improvising musicians. Sigh and celebrate with them as they quest for that uniquely human treasure, hope amid tragedy.
SOUNDS INSIDE
Step into the sonic playground of Sounds Inside, an immersive evening of electronic exploration at Hurstville Library.
LIVE FROM REDFERN
LIVE FROM REDFERN
A night of powerful voices and unfiltered energy, Live from Redfern: Volume 2 returns with a stacked lineup of emerging and established First Nations talent. Hosted at the heart of Kameygal Music Studio, this event is more than a just a show.
A night of powerful voices and unfiltered energy, Live from Redfern: Volume 2 returns with a stacked lineup of emerging and established First Nations talent. Hosted at the heart of Kameygal Music Studio, this event is more than a just a show.
PYRATES!
Love, betrayal and survival collide on the high seas in this exciting true(ish) musical. A heart-stopping journey where every choice is life or death. Set sail in 1700 on a thrilling adventure with John Husk, Badas and Eliza Power.
QTOPIA Sydney
$40 • 6pm • 50m 9 - 13 Sep
TAYLOR SWIFT ERAS TOUR TRIBUTE
It's the hottest Taylor Show around, pumping out the smash hits across the eras! Swifties unite, don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the music of TAYLOR SWIFT and come and party with us.
MAGDALENA MIRA QUARTET
Experience a night of bold reimaginings and creative interpretations of the American Songbook. This exceptional ensemble breathes new life into some of the greatest melodies ever written.
Hurstville Library
FREE • 6:30pm • 150m 19 Sep
The Canopy Stage
$18 • 6pm • 120m 26 Sep
From $20 • 6:30pm • 120m 11 Sep
SO, BASSICALLY...
Experience a genre-defying performance where the bass guitar meets aerial artistry in a thrilling jailbreak spectacle. They say bassists should stay in their place - well, meet a bass player who refuses to sit still.
Tom Mann Theatre
$32 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 80m 13 - 14 Sep
TEQUILA & TAROT: JULES OF THE TIDE LIVE
Moody, mystical and oh-so glamorous, Jules of the Tide offers a unique night of fun with group tarot readings, tequila-themed cocktails, and live music that will blow you away.
Two80 Cabaret
$27.50 • 7:30pm • 60m 12 Sep
Two80 Cabaret
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
THE FLUTE REVAMPED
"The flute as you don't usually hear it!"
Join flautist Melanie Walters for this concert of vibrant music inspired by TV, pop music, children's literature, and other popular culture. The program includes music by Jacob TV, Anne La Berge and Ian Clarke.
THE JUDY BAILEY BAND - AT YOUR REQUEST
A jazz night where the audience writes the set list. Iconic jazz pianist and Lane Cove local, Judy Bailey, is sharing her band with us for this very special intimate evening in an unexpected location - a Council foyer!
TV TUNES & MOVIE HITS
Take a trip down memory lane as we play some of your favourite television and iconic movie tunes from the last fifty years right up to the current day.
PSYCHO OR PSYCHIC
Look at me... hear the whisper? Feel the breath against your skin... Don't shy away. Feel your heart beating, as goosebumps set in. Do you see them all before you? Come closer... step in.
ORPHEUS
An award-winning love story told through soaring acoustic music and masterful spoken word. ‘Orpheus’ is part gig, part myth, and all heart.
24 HOURS IN KINGS CROSS
One iconic suburb, two storytellers, 24 hours. Alex McClintock (photographer) and Mike Williams (audio documentarian) reintroduce you to the colour, chaos, and contradiction of the Cross.
A WESTERN SYDNEY BOOK CLUB - SEPTEMBER SESSION
A Western Sydney Book Club explores books by contemporary authors, with a focus on Australian writing. Monthly conversations about books led by guest authors, for readers in and connected to Western Sydney.
Arts & Cultural Exchange (ACE)
$15 • 6:30pm • 90m 26 Sep
ALL LIT
UP!
An evening of eye-opening, heartwarming and delightfully charming short stories read by awardwinning and brutally honest Western Sydney writers. Featuring six incredible writers including Jelena Curic, KT Major and Linda Atkins.
PHIVE
$20 • 5pm • 180m 11 Sep
Erskineville Town Hall
Lane
Centre
The Canopy Stage
Erskineville
THEATRE 37 George St, The Rocks • 4—21 Sep
FRINGE PICKS
AND WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?
Combining traditional Indian dance and music with a contemporary narrative, this powerful piece, told through the eyes of a mother and her children, dares to voice the unspoken truths of a home fractured by silence and fear.
CARIBBEAN ECHOES: RECOVERING WEST INDIANAUSTRALIA LIVES
Historical novelist and Jamaican Australian Sienna Brown discusses her podcast series produced with Ben Etherington examining the lives and stories of two West Indian-Australians.
FOOT
A chaotic combination of bland assertion, astute guesswork, fake analogy, dazzling insight, hopeless nonsense, showmanship, wisecracks, and oracular mystification, all mingling cockily and indiscriminately in an endless and random monologue.
QTOPIA Sydney
$20 • 9pm • 60m 4 Sep
'ANGAUWA': BRINGING THE BRONZE AGE TO THE MODERN STAGE
A premiere reading of playwright and poet, Joshua Mostafa's stage play, 'Angauwa', followed by a panel discussion.
AUSTRALIA'S LEAST WANTED Dive into the belly of Sydney's Long Bay Jail with former teacher, Adam Nobilia. Witness the story of Jacky-Boi unfold on stage as he confronts his loyalty and cultural identity when he learns of his idol, 2Pac's historical crimes during a reading lesson.
DIFFICULT WOMEN, DIFFICULT STORIES. AUTHOR TALK AND ZINE WITH ELIZABETH WALTON
Join writer Elizabeth Walton, finalist in many literary awards, in this intimate reading of characters who inhabit invisible spaces in Western Sydney.
I SURVIVED A CAR CRASH
A tragicomedy in intersections: RJ Daligcon charts the course of being QDCD (Queer, Disabled, Culturally Different) with many bumps on the road, and the one tragic event that changed everything.
Bondi Pavilion
From $14 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 17 - 20 Sep
ECCLESIASTES: CHASING THE WIND
A king, a preacher, a writer. Three men confront life's complexities and contradictions, asking questions about power, desire and morality. A bold, oneman show captures human experience.
St Pauls Lutheran Sydney
$15 • 7:30pm • 55m 5 - 27 Sep
MIXED LOLLY BAG
Mixed Lolly Bag is a pick-n-mix selection of the amazing talent at Outloud, with a lineup of young and emerging writers sharing poetry, songs, and short stories. Bold voices, honest truths, and a sugar rush of creativity.
Riverside Theatres
$20 • 6pm • 180m 3 Sep
Western
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
ONE THOUSAND & ONEIMPROVISED STORYTELLING JOURNEY
Join Nathan Meola and friends for a raw, mythic and musical story telling adventure. Dive into a night where stories take flight, laughter heals, and the wild twin within is set free.
Erskineville Town Hall
$25 • 6pm • 90m 16 - 20 Sep
STRANGE A.F
Join mentalist and bizarrist RJ Greaves in an exploration of mental magic. If mind reading, precognition and telekenisis exists, this is what it looks like. Using suggestion, misdirection and old fashioned hokum, RJ delivers 50 minutes of the seemingly impossible.
Erskineville Town Hall
$26 • 9pm • 50m 23 - 27 Sep
THE POETS SPEAK
Acclaimed poets Eunice Andrada (Kontra), Kate Fagan (Song in the Grass), Hasib Hourani (rock flight), Šime Knežević (In Your Dreams) and Suneeta Peres da Costa (The Prodigal) read and discuss their work, in an event that highlights power in poetry.
PHIVE
FREE • 6pm • 90m 25 Sep
PLAY.
A show about play for grown-ups! drawing from real stories of how we once played and why we stopped, award-winning 'perhaps, theatre.' Reignite the lost magic of childhood through a unique combination of storytelling and games.
TAKATĀPUI
Armed with only a microphone and a killer pair of heels, Māori shapeshifter Daley Rangi examines queer joy and violence, with love and rage. An electrifying storm of story and sound, this is transformative storytelling to haunt and to heal. PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
From $28 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 55m 3 - 13 Sep
THE WORST OF US.
A storytelling experience woven from real, anonymous confessions of the worst things people have ever done. Award-winning 'perhaps, theatre.' Light up the dark side of humanity in this spellbinding infusion of spoken word, music, and hope.
QTOPIA Sydney
$28 • 9pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
SERIOCOMIC
This is a show that subverts what you know to be a spoken word poetry show. Linda Chong has been through the wringer, and she's ready to be cringe, cry, croon and crack up at everything. Get in loser, we're going coping!
VOTE
THE SYDNEY
FERVE
UPSIDE DOWN FANTASYLAND
Through heartfelt poetry, powerful songs, and evocative prose. Troy vulnerably takes the stage to share his experiences of childhood trauma and a life with his grandmother due to his parents' illicit substance abuse.
Marrickville Town Hall
$27 • 7:30pm • 60m 24 - 26 Sep
QTOPIA Sydney
PYT
VITAGRAPH PUBLISHING
WRITTEN OFF #4 LAUNCH
We are launching the latest edition of Written Off with writers from Western Sydney.
VOCAL HUES
A Multi-Lingual presentation of selected poems, stories and songs from Auburn Poets & Writers 20 year history.
WORDS IN PROGRESS
An evening of vibrant literary storytelling with Peter Polites, Vivian Pham, Orlando Silver, Daniel Alwan, Monikka Eliah, and Norman Saadi Nikro presenting readings from the exciting works-in-progress as part of Think+DO Tank's Weekend Writing Residency.
ZINEWEST 2025 LAUNCH & READINGS
Western Sydney’s annual celebration of poetry, prose and art; a significant step for writers and art contributors to share their stories, offering readers an eclectic range of what creatives are currently aware of!
LASH OUT
Hilarious, electrifying and fierce. Lash Out is an all-female circus cabaret hosted by burlesque icon Memphis Mae, showcasing the most powerful women in Australian circus.
CIRCUS The Entertainment Quarter • 23 Sep—12 Oct
BARAMADAGAL DHARUG
YARNING: READ, WRITE, REPATRIATE
Come and join Baramadagal mob in conversation, for a Truth-telling circle with Aunty Karen Maber and Baramadagal Knowledge Holders.
PHIVE
BARAMADAGAL DHARUG
YARNING: REMEMBERING, REPATRIATING & BEING WITH COUNTRY
Come and listen to Baramadagal mob of the Dharug-speaking peoples, in conversation talking about traditionally grounded cultural connection..
PHIVE
BARAMADAGAL DHARUG
YARNING: REVISITING THE WRITTEN RECORD AND RECLAIMING THE RIGHT TO WRITE
Join conversation, revisiting the written record and reclaiming the right to write in the ongoing era of colonisation.
Elizabeth Farm
$5 • 3:30pm • 60m 6 Sep
The
Parramatta
FRINGE PICKS
CONTENT CREATION WORKSHOP
Learn the art of storytelling, how to promote yourself creatively, and practical tips and tricks for effective video, visual and audio content.
Library FREE • 6pm • 120m 16 Sep
FEAST: MORNING TEA EDITION
Join Jennifer Wong (Chopsticks or Fork?) for a jam-packed morning of laughs and food chats…with cake! With special guests comedian Tommy Dean, and pastry legends Kate Reid and Christopher Thé.
PARRAMATTA'S LIT! OPENING NIGHT
Join us for the opening night of Parramatta's Lit! at the Dharug yarning circle and Parramatta Town Hall where we gather in celebration with Baramadigal storytellers, Western Sydney writers to share their stories.
Parramatta Town Hall
FREE • 6pm • 60m 1 Sep
CRITICS REJOICE
Join Sydney Review of Books critics Max Easton, Eda Gunaydin, and Lucy Van for a spirited conversation on the pleasures of writing criticism: why they make space for it in their lives, and why it's important and satisfying work.
FEAST
Enjoy a Korean-style dinner hosted by Jennifer Wong, with stories from Reece Hignell aka Cakeboi (MasterChef Australia), Indira Naidoo (Celebrity MasterChef), Harry Jun, Madeleine Gray, and chef Heather Jeong (The Cook Up).
Entertainment Centre From $59 • 6pm • 210m
MEANING AND STRUCTURE IN ART
A Romanian/Australian panel discussion to point out notable features of art in literature, photography, acting, painting or literary translations.
PARRAMATTA
RIVER HERITAGE WALK
Delve into fascinating tales of pioneers who connected Parramatta and Sydney through industry, travel, and leisure. Discover the old Queens Wharf, the Commissariat Store, Barracks, and grain store along the scenic river.
Hambledon Cottage
$9 • 11am • 60m 24 Sep
PARRAMATTA: AUSTRALIA'S 2ND SETTLEMENT
After the failure of the crops being grown at Sydney Cove by the First Fleeters, a second settlement was established up the Parramatta River. Hear about how this new settlement became the large city of Parramatta.
Hambledon Cottage
$6 • 11am • 60m 17 Sep
STORYSHARE: CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Join us for a night of storytelling from diverse creative practitioners about their successes, failures and key insights in the world of creative entrepreneurship.
Hurstville Library
FREE • 6pm • 90m 10 Sep
Hurstville
PHIVE
Hurstville
TEQUILA TASTING COMEDY
Delight your taste buds in this jokefilled tequila journey. Join comedian and agave master Dave Crisante as he dives into the vibrant world of smooth tequila and smoky mezcal. You'll taste five of Mexico's finest top-shelf offers.
From $27.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 55m 5 - 27 Sep
#TEAMJAYLA
Jayla goes on a journey to find the one... reality show that will get her her five minutes of fame. Will it be a fiery cooking show? Or perhaps a sob story fuelled singing show? So... you wanna couple up?
Improv
$25 • 9:30pm • 60m 12 - 13 Sep
ADORATION GODS
The myth of the self, made new. Two performers weaponise weddings, eulogies, and birthday toasts, to expose the fiction we call our lives. A mirror hangs above us. Catch yourself in the act of judgement. For fans of psychoanalysis & reality TV.
Rofe Street
From $19.50 • 7pm • 60m 4 - 6 Sep
UP AND DOWN THE PARRAMATTA RIVER
This absorbing presentation follows a travelogue article written in 1871 describing people and places along the river. The talk discusses points of interest on the southern and northern banks of the Parramatta River.
$6 • 11am • 60m 10 Sep
A CAMPFIRE STORY
A real campfire. A mysterious storyteller. A farmer who wants to bring her son back from the dead. A Campfire Story is an immersive Aussie horror about coming back from the brink after losing everything.
From $46 • 6:45pm • 120m 5 - 27 Sep
AGONY
A dramedy about sex, love, and womanhood, set at the cusp of the sexual revolution. Tanya and Bronnie are obsessed with Honey Magazine, their rulebook for becoming women. But does it really have all the answers?
Erskineville Town Hall
$20 • 7:30pm • 55m 9 - 13 Sep
A KINGDOM OF FOOLS
The King is coming and the townsfolk scramble to keep the royal visit at bay. A fast-paced medieval farce packed with laughs, mischief, and Gotham's infamous fools--set in the village alehouse, where schemes flow as freely as ale.
Chippen St Theatre
From $30 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 120m 24 - 28 Sep
ANGRY YOUNG MAN
Self-obsessed, oversexed, and neurotic as hell, Matthew is an aspiring actor 'living the dream'. But with a family on the verge of collapse, friendships under strain, and dreams going nowhere, he suddenly finds himself with nothing to lose.
Erskineville Town Hall
From $25 • 9pm • 60m 2 - 6 Sep
Sydney Comedy School
Hambledon Cottage
Manly Dam
ANTIGONE!
A cursed girl defies the state. A king unravels. Ritual collides with resistance. Demos. Kratos. Thanatos. This bold new staging of Sophocles' play keeps the Greek where it hurts. With lyre accompaniment.
From $29.50 • 90m 16 - 20 Sep
BOOBA
Moves to the Moon for an internship, only to land herself in a Kafkaesque nightmare of exploitation. Will her love for Homie survive? A Japanese Noh-inspired space odyssey about dreams, immigration and long-distance relationships.
The Actors Pulse Playhouse
From $29.33 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 90m
CLEAN YOUR ROOM JUNE!
Plagued by clutter and her spiralling depression, June must face the chaos in her room, and the louder chaos that is, her mind.
BIPOLAR EXPRESS
Gripping. Heartwarming. Fantastical. When Antonia enters a manic episode on the train, she is forced to take a journey through time, memory, and spaces both real and imagined.
BLOOD BOIL
Priya wants to tell her story. Henry wants to help. Can he be useful without colonising her voice? A sharp exploration of who gets to tell whose stories, this new Australian work will take you on a journey, or two.
CAMEL FARM
Michael finds himself stranded in an unlikely situation, surrounded by ghosts, without food, and where do these camels keep coming from? A story of hope and devastation, Camel Farm faces grief in the context of the Australian outback.
QTOPIA Sydney
6pm • 40m 16 - 20 Sep
COOKED
Experience the raw and riveting journey of three women navigating womanhood. This grunge, realism play blends humour with heartbreak, delivering a fun yet profound exploration of womanhood that's messy, beautiful, and poignant.
From $30 • 7:30pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
CAUGHT IN BETWEEN
Centering around an Asian-Australian experience, this award-winning multidisciplinary theatre work explores the possibility of existing within two worlds at once, and the complexities of being a migrant.
Erskineville Town Hall
From $25 • 6pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
COSMIC VERTIGO
Celestial jesters invite you to jesture (zero g baby!) together as we slip, slither, snip, swivel and savour a pocket of spacetime together in the cosmic web. A silly and sensory performance container for those fascinated by the bigsmallbigsmall of it all.
QTOPIA Sydney
$30 • 6pm • 45m 17 - 19 Sep
Erskineville Town Hall
$15 • 6pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
Studio One UNSW
From $16 • 7:30pm • 50m 10 - 13 Sep
The Actors Pulse Playhouse
Flight Path Theatre
Erskineville Town Hall
DAGS
Hilarious and painfully honest coming-of-age story about teenage awkwardness, body image & learning to love yourself, told through the eyes of Gillian, a self-declared dag with a big imagination! Starring autistic actress Erin Reedie.
$27.50
FIREHAWK
A folk tale retold, a timeless hotel, one woman's thirst for more. Anna Rushmer's latest creation is a morally ambiguous, darkly humorous neogothic revenge thriller integrating storytelling with music and dance.
From
I WATCHED SOMEONE DIE ON TIKTOK
Charlotte Otton delivers an awardwinning, dark and hilarious doom scroll that will have your algorithm reeling. Dissecting our subscription to the digital hellscape and the feed that feeds on us.
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
From $28 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 3 - 13 Sep
DEAR DIARY
A collection of intimate, hilarious, nostalgic and vulnerable stories and songs, Kay's early 2000's teenage diaries become theatre in this journey of first kisses, girl power, spice world, fan fiction, lost gigs and self discovery.
DIFFERENT DEGREES THEATRE GROUP
Chasing the Rainbow is by Different Degrees - an ensemble of actors with and without disabilities. Part Wizard of Oz spoof, using movement, sound, and AUSLAN-inspired actions to explore inclusion and celebrate the spectrum!
GIA OPHELIA
Struggling with infertility and a stalled acting career, Gia wants to play Ophelia one last time. A darkly comic onewoman show skewering sexism and ageism in the theatre, by Grace Wilson (Doghole), directed by Jo Bradley (Snowflake).
Erskineville Town Hall
From $20 • 7:30pm • 50m 2 - 6 Sep
IN DEVELOPMENT
They said I'm always "in development," so I made a show about it. Unfiltered and possibly unfinished, In Development blurs the line between polished and raw. Is this a carefully crafted experiment, or am I making it up as I go? Come and find out.
Erskineville Town Hall
From $10 • 7:30pm • 50m 11 - 13 Sep
HELIOS
A lad lives half way up a historic hill. A teenager is on a road trip to the city in a stolen car. A boy is driving a chariot, pulling the sun across the sky.
A story about the son of the god of the sun, HELIOS transplants the Ancient Greek tale into a modern-day myth.
37 George St, The Rocks $39 • 6:30pm • 75m 4 - 21 Sep
INAPPROPRIATE THOUGHTS AND HOW TO IGNORE THEM
A romantic comedy about two friends, their unspoken feelings, and the intrusive figments of their minds who won't stay quiet. As closeness turns chaotic, love gets tangled in repression, impulse, and hilariously bad timing.
Erskineville Town Hall
$35 • 7:30pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
Chippen St Theatre
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
Pottery
Erskineville Town Hall
JOY
A raw, thought-provoking exploration of human psychology and the deepseated need to feel wanted, JOY delves into themes of power, control, and vulnerability-revealing the complex nature of the mind and the fluidity of human sexuality.
QTOPIA Sydney
$48 • 6pm • 45m 23 - 27 Sep
LET'S UNPACK THAT
Kate Wilkins is a comedian with baggage. Nick Harriott is a pianist and comedian she hired to help her unpack it. This is a comedy concert about moving on, moving in, and moving boxes - and it just might move you too.
QTOPIA Sydney
From $21 • 7:30pm • 60m 4 - 6 Sep
'NIGHT, MOTHER
Set over a single evening between a mother and daughter, 'Night, Mother confronts how buried truths and past traumas shape us. It delves into mental health, personal agency, and the quiet burdens women carry.
QTOPIA Sydney
$38 • 9pm • 60m
9 - 13 Sep
KING
She's in control... only when her drag king alter-ego takes over. Don't miss this tour de force performance by Jo Tan from Singapore, playing different characters, different genders, and different genders playing other different genders.
New Theatre
$38 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 24 - 27 Sep
MOTEL
A play about three friends reunited in a motel room, lured by a cryptic text-only no one admits to sending it. Who sent the message? Where's the mini bar? And who the fuck is Randy? Check in for some chaos, and see who makes it to check out.
Studio Theatre, NIDA
$31 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 25 - 28 Sep
NOT ANOTHER ONE-WOMAN SHOW
Two performers exploit themselves in a desperate bid for relevance, funding, and five stars. It's giving identity politics. It's giving breakdown. It's giving "submit before midnight."
Erskineville Town Hall
$25 • 9pm • 50m 9 - 13 Sep
LESBIAN SEX DIARIES
A cheeky plunge into the wild terrain of lesbian sex. Told through raw stories and jaw-dropping confessions, this show pulls back the covers and invites you deeper. Messy, euphoric, transcendental. Lesbian sex and hallucinogens? Same trip.
QTOPIA Sydney
From $15 • 9pm • 50m 16 - 20 Sep
MY BODY, MY CHOICE
Based on a true story, this dark comedy follows a warrior in the shape of a woman who breaks boundaries and finds her voice against all odds in a world that seeks to define her.
Sold out at Sydney Fringe Festival 2024
Erskineville Town Hall
$30 • 6pm • 60m 16 - 20 Sep
NOT WITHOUT RIGHT: SHAKESPEARE'S SECRETS
Shakespeare sits amending his will, when his Muse materializes. "Why are you here?" "I've come to prove you write those plays”. An intense debate on the facts and myths of Will's life ensues.
Erskineville Town Hall
$27.50 • 9pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
ON ONE'S JACK
Disenchanted by the adult world, Elle and Em seek to rediscover the lives they imagined as children and destroy the ones they currently exist in. A stupidly honest exploration of friendship, mental health, and abs. Guaranteed to be a knockout hit.
Chippen St Theatre
From $33 • 7pm • 70m 15 - 17 Sep
PARTYING WITH MANSON
A one-woman tour-de-force performed by the phenomenal Helen O'Connor about falling under the spell of cult leader Charlie Manson. "A masterpiece, meticulously crafted.”
Glam Adelaide
$36 • 8pm • 60m 1 - 6 Sep
SCARAMOUCHE
Odd, Lynchian and darkly funny, Mercy Mellar debuts in a one woman production of Scaramouche Jones by Justin Butcher. Join this ancient clown for an evening of theatre to celebrate the last night of his life.
Tom Mann Theatre
From $28 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 20 Sep
ORKO
Presented by Nautanki Theatre, "Orko" is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello by Saurabh Bhattacharya. Some excerpts will be read.
ORPHEUS
Dave is single. He's stood at the bar. Eurydice is a tree nymph. And Bruce Springsteen is on the juke box. A tale of impossible, death-defying love told through hair-raising storytellling and soaring acoustic soul. 'I laughed, I cried, I loved it.' Glam Adelaide
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$20 • 8:30pm • 60m 12 Sep
PEACOCK - A PLAY READING
Two sisters will have to learn to face the lies they tell to others, and the lies they tell to themselves - as their worlds unravel around them.
$39 • 8:30pm • 70m 4 - 28 Sep
QUEEN OUT (VERB)
In an epic one-hour comedy-variety show, Los Angeles drag duo Annie and Lorelei come face to face with oil giants from ExxonMobil who threaten to build a fracking drill over their home drag bar.
Sydney
$20 • 8:30pm •
SHADOW NECROPOLIS
A spooky award-winning fantasy adventure using cinematic shadow puppetry to create a live animated movie. A young girl must rescue her friend from Oizys, the Goddess of Anxiety and a city of skeletons.
New Theatre
From $15 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 10 - 13 Sep
$27.50 • 7:30pm • 50m 16 - 20 Sep
SHAMSTOCK
Lock, stock, and two smoking barrels. But without the lock and the smoking barrels. Enter the exciting world of stock footage libraries as theatrical entrepreneurs Shamgodds mine the dramatic potential of the seemingly pedestrian.
Studio One UNSW
From $16 • 6pm • 50m 10 - 13 Sep
Riverside Theatres
George St, The Rocks
SHE THREADED DANGEROUSLY
A bold, visceral new ensemble work exploring patriarchy, consent, and power, set against the charged atmosphere of an all-girls school. Poetry and naturalism weave together to ask uncomfortable, vital questions.
From $22 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 75m 16 - 26 Sep
SMILE - THE STORY OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN
The award-winning fringe sensation! This is the extraordinary story of the life and career of the greatest physical comedian of all time.
SH!T THEATRE: OR WHAT'S LEFT OF US
2024 Sydney Fringe 'Best Theatre' award-winners Sh!t Theatre are back. And they're totally fine! Join them for some folk music and a tale of true crime, because we're all doing ok, right?!
Theatre
$38 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 17 - 27 Sep
SOUP FRIENDS
Failure, clarification, apologising without meaning it, Soup Friends cracks open the walnut-shell head of the artist to show you the simpering, petty ego of walnut flesh within.
An anti-theatre mess by Pummel Squad.
Town Hall
From $12 • 6pm • 50m 23 - 27 Sep
STAND AND DELIVER
Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss. A high-octane queer comedy-drama about female friendship, conflict, and coming of age, set against the ruthless backdrop of high school debating.
The Actors Pulse Playhouse
From $25 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 3 - 6 Sep
From $25 • 6pm • 55m 16 - 20 Sep
STOP THE HEART
Don't talk to strangers or you might fall in love... with a Trump supporter. This Tokyo-set love affair questions the politics of pleasure and ethics of loving someone with misaligning values. Expect raves, sex and a few tears in this electric solo show.
QTOPIA Sydney
$23.50 • 6pm • 70m 2 - 6 Sep
SLICES
An hour-long improvised drama that unfolds like a gripping play. Join a talented lineup of experienced improv performers as they explore slices of life that are raw, funny and alive with the messiness of being human.
$18 • 6pm • 50m 9 - 13 Sep
SPECTRUM
A spellbinding world premiere by emerging theatre-shaker Jess Turner - a poetic solo work exploring the quiet, electric world of neurodivergence. Intimate, luminous and fiercely tender, this is a defiant celebration of not fitting in - and why you might never want to.
Pavilion
$32.50 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 20 Sep
STRANGERS SINGS! THE MUSICAL PARODY
Off-Broadway multi-award winning sensation Stranger Sings! The Musical Parody, is a hilarious 'upsidedown' spoof on the hit Netflix series, celebrating 80s pop culture in all its campy glory!
Eternity Playhouse
From $36 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 90m 23 - 27 Sep
Old Fitz Theatre
New
Erskineville Town Hall
Erskineville Town Hall
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Bondi
THAT'S ME IN THE CORNER
A raw, irreverent, and poetic deep dive into the psyche of a pub musician searching for connection, purpose, and the elusive G-spot of the room, one Wonderwall at a time.
THE BOOKSTORE
A new owner, an unconventional wedding, and a shop full of whacky patrons--this eccentric romcom dives headfirst into the delightfully unexpected. Set in the world's largest bookstore, the play is weird, whimsical, and a little bit gay.
THE CADAVER PALAVER: A BENNETT COOPER SULLIVAN ADVENTURE
$31.50 • 5.30pm • 45m 4 - 7 Sep
THE CARDINAL RULES
Thoroughly relatable humour and staggering humanity. As a woman reflects on her close knit Catholic childhood, her sheltered reality is ruptured by two pushy aunties from the ancestral plane.
$35
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING REALLY EARNEST
Two women, eight characters, three hundred and twenty-seven costume changes. Take a frivolous frolic into Oscar's wild play on the importance of identity, love, and cucumber sandwiches.
Flow Studios
$35 • 7.30pm • 90m 9 - 14 Sep
THE COMPLICATED LIFE OF NAOMI PATTERSON
A dark rooftop. An inhale of a deep breath. She exhales. Looks out into the night. And leaps. Leaping city blocks in a single bound. Naomi Patterson's life is anything but ordinary.
THE LEFTOVERS BY JULIAN COLMAN AND LINDA ATKINS
Jules is grieving. After a mental breakdown, she flees to Byron Bay to start a garden. Jules finds some startling answers to the question- can loss truly be left behind?
Riverside Theatres
$20 • 8:30pm • 60m 18 Sep
The gentleman adventurer and rakish raconteur returns with an astonishing tale of derring-do (and don'ts!), that puts the cad back in cadaver. "A master of his craft"
- Barefoot Review
THE GOOD WOMAN
In Blacktown, Maryam Zahid dared to organise a women-only night. They laughed and danced together and told stories that reveal a world where lives are controlled and fear obstructs freedom.
Riverside Theatres
$20 • 4:30pm • 90m 20 Sep
THE PERFECT COUPLE?
A cozy double date spirals into chaos as burnt food, blaring alarms, & unspoken secrets crash the party. With makeups, breakups & unexpected twists, nothing goes quite to plan for this entangled quartet.
Flow Studios
From $20 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 24 - 28 Sep
PYT Fair
Flight
PACT
THE SIX-SIDED STAGE
The Upper Crass Players are performing their interactive improvised fantasy adventure show! Our heroes will quest and you, the audience, get to decide who we are, what we do, and who we meet with the roll of the dice determining our success.
$27 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 19 - 20 Sep
TRAFFIC LIGHT PARTY
Red means STOP. Yellow means SLOW. Green means GO. A bunch of confused uni students are united at a party, where they are forced to examine the absurdity of labels and the hierarchy of relationships.
From $33 • 7pm • 90m 9 - 13 Sep
TRUMPURLAINE THE GREAT
Welcome to MY show about ME -Donald JAY Trump, where I explain to you losers WHO. I. AM. And because I am so humble, I have (ghost) written my own THEATRE PLAY to meet you in YOUR world. Ever heard of Christopher Marlowe? He's BEAUTIFUL.
Bondi Pavilion
$30 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m 19 - 20 Sep
THE UNDERSTUDIES
Overlooked actors Zoe and Mack are forced to step up when the entire cast of their local Shakespeare festival falls ill. As they juggle multiple roles from different plays, they'll face wardrobe woes, prop problems and memory mishaps.
From $20 • 6pm • 50m 2 - 6 Sep
TRANSCENDENT LOVE
When Aurora, a transgender woman, meets Francois, it's a fairy tale romance. But can their love transcend the lies and limitations the world has placed on them and their loved ones?
Sydney
$32 • 6pm • 60m 2 - 6 Sep
TWENTY MILLION THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
A journey beneath the waves, around the world, to the moon and back again, told with an old overhead projector and a drawer of stationery. A multi-awardwinning show by Pummel Squad.
New Theatre
From $30 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 10 - 13 Sep
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
A powerful and provocative play that explores women's experiences with sexuality, identity, and empowerment through a series of deeply personal and often humorous monologues. This show encapsulates that there is not just one way to be a woman.
$35 • 7.30pm • 100m 11 - 14 Sep
TREMOR
Strange things are happening at the House. A tour guide navigates an unsteady terrain of disappearing objects, banned words, and unresolved grief.
Erskineville
$25 • 6pm • 50m 2 - 6 Sep
TYPE A MARKETING MAN
Secrecy, manipulation, lies. Don't get in the way of Type-A Marketing Man on his way to the top. He doesn't hold a hose & will stop at nothing to become number one. "Laugh until it hurts"Theatre Travels
QTOPIA Sydney
$22 • 6pm • 50m 16 - 20 Sep
Bondi Pavilion
Erskineville Town Hall
Pottery Lane Performance Space
The Actors Pulse Playhouse
QTOPIA
Town Hall
UNSETTLED: THE SEARCH BETWEEN WANDERING AND BELONGING
One woman. One suitcase. Too many existential crises. A raw, funny, and heartfelt journey through the chaos of life abroad. Started over? This one hits home.
Newtown Hotel
From $24 • 7pm • 60m 23 - 27 Sep
WILL SHE?
A raw and darkly funny one-woman show about an Arab-Australian woman chasing her music dreams from her Western Sydney bedroom to the stage, while navigating anxiety, self-doubt, and the haunting fear that her voice might vanish.
$27.50 • 8:30pm • 50m 11 - 14 Sep
UP.ROAR. OUT.CRY. -LIES-
A play reading of something new: An Empire - crumbles. An Influence - taken to task. A friendship - broken apart. On an eve of destruction (and reconstruction) - revolution approaches. Something surges outside the Kingdom, ready to roar & cry.
$20 • 4pm • 210m 4 Sep
WRITE TOGETHER, RISE TOGETHER
Sometimes you just need to show up and write -- but not alone. Inspired by Suzan-Lori Parks' Watch Me Work, this is a chance to sit alongside another playwright, get some bloody writing done, and have a chat at the end.
PHIVE
FREE • 5:30pm • 150m 8 Sep
I WATCHED SOMEONE DIE ON TIKTOK
Charlotte Otton’s solo show dives headfirst into our digital doomscroll. Dark, hilarious and terrifyingly relatable, it’s TikTok meets theatre with whiplash pacing, pixelated truth and a glitching heart.
THEATRE PACT • 3—13 Sep
WAY BACK WHEN
Three Aboriginal women reimagine colonisation, threading together biting humour, ancestral grief, and the power of survival. Winner of the 2020 Griffin Award, this is a celebration of Blak resilience and storytelling.
From $29.70 • 90m 12 - 28 Sep
YORI SEES A
SHOW
Yori just wants to see a show. Like... How hard can that be, mate? This new, light hearted clown show follows our battling hero Yori as he navigates the overwhelming task of being an audience member.
Erskineville Town Hall
$20 • 7:30pm • 45m 2 - 6 Sep
YOU'RE WELCOME
Meet Zac. Part Barber. Part Poet. All Lebbo.
Relax at the Man Cave Barbershop as Zac, your average Arab-Australian (ladies) man from Fairfield, speaks truth to power and blends your fade with expert precision.
Riverside Theatres
$39 • Times @ sydneyfringe.com • 50m 18 - 20 Sep
Riverside Theatres
Old Fitz Theatre
PYT Fair eld
FRINGE PICKS
CARMENGETTA IS CARMENATCHA! , A DISCO BBQ!
A riotous journey with X trophy wife, aspiring Masterchef 'Carmengetta'. Think manic comedy, public loos, opera and fish and chips. inspired by George Michael's song 'Outside.'
CRIPTONITE
Strap in for glitter, grit and unapologetic disabled brilliance. Criptonite is a bold, irreverent variety show starring pole & hoop dancers, comedians and cabaret royalty - all disabled, all dazzling. Joyful, cheeky, and utterly unforgettable.
$34.95
TRIPPIN'
Fasten your seatbelts - Chocolate & Cream Events is taking you sky-high with Trippin'. An immersive Cabaret experience that's equal parts sexy, cheeky & totally unhinged. With some of Gadigal's finest Queer talent, it's a First Class Trip you'll never forget.
Entertainment Quarter
$35 • 7:40pm • 60m 11 - 14 Sep
CHRONOLOGY ARTS COLLECTIVE
Navigating times of uncertainty and fast-paced constant change, the Chronology Arts Collective is an Australian group of artists presenting co-devised contemporary performance improvisations.
CIRCUS & OTHER TIME
WASTERS!
A collection of utterly unnecessary feats that will excite and delight. This show will take you from juggling and musical comedy to circus stunts and cartoon-esque ridiculousness. Prepare to have your time delightfully wasted.
KATACA
A vibrant showcase of Korean traditional dance and music in Sydney Fringe's first-ever performance of its kind.
SELENE AND THE STRANGE X NOCTURNAL CREATURES: A INDIE ROCK CIRCUS SPECTACULAR
'Selene and the Strange' combine indie dream pop with the silky acrobatics of the 'Nocturnal Creatures' aerial troupe. Sapphic, Synth and Serene. Entertainment Quarter
$27.55 • 8:30pm • Dates @ sydneyfringe.com • 60m
REPAIR | REPLACE AT GALLERY LANE COVE
A bent nail. A torn sleeping bag. Who decides their worth? Artists resurrect the discarded, weaving trash into luminous art. Each piece challenges our throwaway culture, revealing waste as fertile ground for renewal.
Gallery Lane Cove
FREE • 6pm • 60m 27 Sep
SCHOOL OF ZINES: PARRAMATTA ZINE FAIR 2025 Celebrating Art, Books, & Zines made in Parramatta.
Arts & Cultural Exchange (ACE)
FREE • 10am • 360m 20 Sep 5 Oct
COCKATOO COMICS
Get out of your head and onto the page with comics! Learn the simple techniques of zine making and the complex visual language of comics with zine makers from across Sydney. Making diary comics is a powerful way to explore your mental health journey.
$15
STARTING STORIES
Get your creative juices flowing in this hands-on workshop designed for new writers. Through a series of fun, bitesized writing exercises, you'll explore character, setting, and voice--and come away with a piece of your own original writing.
COMEDY CLASS (IMPROV)
Join our drop-in improvised comedy class for laughs and fun - designed for beginners! Come along to meet new people, gain new comedy skills, and laugh nonstop.
Each class has 20-35 people and afterwards join us at the pub!
LIT ZINE WORKSHOP WITH THE SCHOOL OF ZINES
If writing is your thing but you're new to zines, our September Lit Zine workshop is made for you! Learn to make a zine, work on your own publication, and connect with fellow scribes and zinesters.
THE BIG SING
Come along to a fun & welcoming session where we'll (re) discover the joy of singing together. No experience needed! If you can speak you can sing!
WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW
A high-energy playwriting experience where playwrights write in different venues across Parramatta, generating scenes, sketches and short plays in a few hours.
$9
