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

A female gym receptionist wearing a blue polo t-shirt with a Primary Fitness logo. She is smiling and posing with her arms crossed.
Quote: If art is about reflecting the times, Gulasekharam's show has it all. Five stars, The Age. A female receptionist is talking on the phone while holding her pointer finger up at someone in front of her.
Quote: This is workplace comedy at its best. Five stars, The Age. A receptionist is smiling behind a desk
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Casual Receptionist of the Quarter

Ever wondered what could possibly be happening in shopfronts for all these signs to be popping up everywhere saying “Zero tolerance policy for abuse towards staff”? Well, get your best dissociating pals together and come find out!

Between breaking up sexual activity in the steam room and reminding people it’s maybe not a great idea to wear Ugg boots on the treadmill, this pathological people-pleasing gym receptionist does the best she can to tolerate the entitled whinging and elevated testosterone, all while hoping you have a good day :)

Cancel that gym membership because these 60 tabata-minutes of apologetic comedy will be sure to leave you reaching for the defib.

Directed by Fiona Harris (SkitHouse, The Drop Off)

★★★★★  "This is workplace comedy at its best” The Age, 2025

Presented by: Nicole Gulasekharam

Nicole Gulasekharam is an Australian actor, comedian, musician and writer. She made her professional theatre debut in the title role of Annie in ‘Annie’ at the Regent Theatre opposite Anothony Warlow in 2001, and has since gone on to work across theatre, film, television, and commercials, with screen credits including ABC’s Barracuda, Foxtel’s Small Time Gangster, and Disney Channel’s As the Bell Rings. Nicole has recently appeared in the ABC TV drama The Family Next Door, and will next be seen in Stan's comedy-horror Gnomes. Her debut solo show Quirky Best Friend played to sold out audiences at Adelaide Fringe 2024, and she's excited to be returning with her second solo show Casual Receptionist of the Quarter, having received critical acclaim at MICF 2025.
Theatre and Physical Theatre • Comedy
Victoria • SA Premiere
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Content rating: M

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Presenter

Presented by: Nicole Gulasekharam

Nicole Gulasekharam is an Australian actor, comedian, musician and writer. She made her professional theatre debut in the title role of Annie in ‘Annie’ at the Regent Theatre opposite Anothony Warlow in 2001, and has since gone on to work across theatre, film, television, and commercials, with screen credits including ABC’s Barracuda, Foxtel’s Small Time Gangster, and Disney Channel’s As the Bell Rings. Nicole has recently appeared in the ABC TV drama The Family Next Door, and will next be seen in Stan's comedy-horror Gnomes. Her debut solo show Quirky Best Friend played to sold out audiences at Adelaide Fringe 2024, and she's excited to be returning with her second solo show Casual Receptionist of the Quarter, having received critical acclaim at MICF 2025.

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