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

A woman with short, light brown hair in a bob with a fringe, looks at the camera with an open mouthed, wide-eyed eyed, surprised expression on her face. Her hands are up at either side of her face. She wears felt, baul-baul earrings with hearts, a felt broach with an assortment of colourful pieces such as rainbows and flowers and a floral dress on black. The background is blue.
A woman with short, light brown hair in a bob with a fringe, looks at the camera with an open mouthed, aghast, look of shock on her face. Her left hands is up on her chest. She wears felt, baul-baul earrings with hearts, a felt broach with an assortment of colourful pieces such as rainbows and flowers and a floral dress on black. The background is white.
A woman with short, light brown hair in a bob with a fringe, looks at the camera with a wide, cheeky smile on her face. Her hands are flinging out either side of her. She wears felt, baul-baul earrings with hearts, a felt broach with an assortment of colourful pieces such as rainbows and flowers and a floral dress on black. The background is pink.
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Dating Disasters

Will it be a momentous meeting? A raunchy rendezvous? Perhaps a cataclysmic love affair? Anything's possible when we attempt to date! This verbatim cabaret features anonymous stories gathered from our audience weaved with like-a-version music hits!

Most of us have experienced dating and have an experience worth forgetting – or is it? Join Bea as she proves she isn’t a psychotic stalker, but just an emotional being who needs her feelings requited. Will she find the meaning of healthy relationships and also true love? This hilarious cabaret illustrates love going wrong and the way we can survive it.

★★★★★ "A triumph- a must-see!" Clint Bolster HOMUNCULUS THEATRE  

Have a Dating Disaster Story to feature anonymously in the show? Confess here.
Find pre-show notes for the vision impaired here.

Presented by: KLR Creative & indelarts

indelarts is an inclusive theatre company that provides professional artistic representation & training for artists who identify as disabled or neurodivergent. Karen has performed worldwide in various productions. Wilbur the Optical Whale won a Matilda Award, two Adelaide Fringe Awards, a Perth Fringe World Award & a Sydney Fringe Award with indelarts. The All Abilities QLD Government video The No Pile also won three awards in the BADC Awards. Intimate Space, (Restless Dance), won a Ruby Award. Karen won the Access Arts Achievement Award to develop Sex & Other Philosophies. She has toured extensively independently & with indelarts in various productions & performed in top festivals nationally. Karen is Indelarts' Artistic Ambassador and has been on their board for four years.
Cabaret • Musical Theatre
Queensland • SA Premiere
 
d/Deaf and/or Lived Experience of Disability Shows
 
Fringe Fund Recipient
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: R18+
Sexual References: Frequent, Mild

Please note

Adult references, alcohol references

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
High visual content
 
Audience members interact from the seated or standing area

Presenter

Presented by: KLR Creative & indelarts

indelarts is an inclusive theatre company that provides professional artistic representation & training for artists who identify as disabled or neurodivergent. Karen has performed worldwide in various productions. Wilbur the Optical Whale won a Matilda Award, two Adelaide Fringe Awards, a Perth Fringe World Award & a Sydney Fringe Award with indelarts. The All Abilities QLD Government video The No Pile also won three awards in the BADC Awards. Intimate Space, (Restless Dance), won a Ruby Award. Karen won the Access Arts Achievement Award to develop Sex & Other Philosophies. She has toured extensively independently & with indelarts in various productions & performed in top festivals nationally. Karen is Indelarts' Artistic Ambassador and has been on their board for four years.