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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2026 season. This season is now over.

Drag queen Isabella Box beams with wide-eyed delight, framed by an explosion of voluminous, candyfloss-pink ruffles that engulf her shoulders like theatrical wings. Her sculpted pastel wig, adorned with curled victory rolls, towers high above her joyfully painted face—complete with bold pink eyeshadow, oversized lashes, and a megawatt smile. She wears a shimmering, skin-toned bodice adorned with iridescent pink-and-peach diamond-shaped scales and cascading red beads, giving the impression of a living showgirl piñata mid-surprise party. Her pose is cheeky, dynamic, and full of campy charisma.
Adelaide Fringe 2026

CANCELLED - Zo Star is Isabella Box: Sealed to Prevent Tampering

A one-woman cabaret-comedy about a hyper-fem drag-queen who locks herself in a room at the museum after learning she is being manipulated by her narcissistic, on-again off-again boyfriend, Max Hunt. Refusing to come out she soon becomes one of the Galleries’ biggest performance art attractions. 

But beneath the sequins and sass burns a fiercely steadfast spirit, Isabella Box’s creator and self-confessed clown, Zo Star who shows up unexpectedly to inject the story with moments of truth. 

For anyone who has been love-bombed, ghosted or gaslighted, this show will take you on an hilarious, yet deeply human ride up the relationship escalator. But Isabella Box and Zo Star are wild spirits that cannot be easily tamed and they’re not about to roll over and let Max Hunt dim their f*ckin’ shine.

Presented by: ZO STAR

Zo Star is a multi-disciplinary artist who pens, produces and performs her own one-woman shows. She is a strong character actor, storyteller, physical performer and vocalist, specialising in alternative comedy, contemporary clowning and drag. Some of her training includes NIDA, Phillip Street Theatre, ATYP, The McDonald College of Performing Arts, an Honours degree in Theatre and Media, an Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts and a Bachelor of Drama Teaching. As a mature-age, neuro-divergent, bi-sexual, relationship anarchist and self-proclaimed ‘manifestor’, Zo Star uses her comedic artforms to push the envelope and explore perceptions around sexuality, gender-identity, relationships, psychology and humanity, encouraging audiences to dig in deep and take life by the balls!
Comedy • Cabaret
Victoria • World Premiere

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: R18+
Strobe Lighting
Suicide/Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Loud Noises
Sexual References: Occasional, Strong
Nudity Level: Occasional, Strong
Mental Health
Smoke Effects
Coarse Language: Occasional, Strong

Accessibility

 
Audience members interact from the seated or standing area

Presenter

Presented by: ZO STAR

Zo Star is a multi-disciplinary artist who pens, produces and performs her own one-woman shows. She is a strong character actor, storyteller, physical performer and vocalist, specialising in alternative comedy, contemporary clowning and drag. Some of her training includes NIDA, Phillip Street Theatre, ATYP, The McDonald College of Performing Arts, an Honours degree in Theatre and Media, an Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts and a Bachelor of Drama Teaching. As a mature-age, neuro-divergent, bi-sexual, relationship anarchist and self-proclaimed ‘manifestor’, Zo Star uses her comedic artforms to push the envelope and explore perceptions around sexuality, gender-identity, relationships, psychology and humanity, encouraging audiences to dig in deep and take life by the balls!