A group of women are posed together in a line wearing grunge punk outfits and high heels
four performers are positioned together on a grunge warehouse background. One is wearing black lingerie holding a whip, one is holding a microphone and singing, one is posing with feather fans in leopard print lingerie and the last one is wearing a zebra print cowboy outfit.
three performers appear posing in front of a grunge warehouse background. one kneels in a lunge position holding up a stick of sage, the center one sits with her legs open wearing a flame printed outfit, and the last one is standing up wearing a black harness buckle dress.

Down with the Thickness

Cabaret • Variety
Australia • Adelaide Fringe Premiere

Growing up in the performance world without the industry’s desired ‘look’ is a whirlwind of rejection, self criticism, and endless desire to quit. These creatives have fought to pursue their passion in spite of it all, and they’re here to share their creative artistry in the hope of inspiring others to do the same.

After a sold out Cabaret Fringe Festival debut, these unapolagetic punk rock powerhouses are back by popular demand to empower, liberate & showcase their talent. Who says that thick bodies can’t love themselves & deserve to feel hot too? Most definetely not us!

This cast are hair flicking, heel banging, booty shaking & rule breaking; to an edgy grunge & metal soundtrack. Celebrating inclusion, diversity & body positivity through performance art, one cabaret at a time.

Presented by: Hell in Heels

Hell in Heels is an award winning queer run production company & dance group, established at the beginning of 2020. At Hell in Heels, we believe that sexy is not a size or look, but rather an attitude that can be portrayed by any kind of individual through performance art.
Hell in Heels currently produce regular shows & events both locally in Adelaide as well as interstate, with future plans on expanding their productions nation wide in the coming years.
Our main focus at Hell in Heels is destigmatising sex work & adult industry performers by presenting shows that feature the extremely modern interpretation of burlesque; usually only seen on strip club stages. By bringing this underground artistry to more mainstream audiences, Hell in Heels aims to define a new era of entertainment in whic