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

A woman in hair rollers and a green Liverpool FC shirt sits on an ornate red chair against a red backdrop, eating chips from a plate offered by a gloved hand while holding a small beige handbag, blending glamour, humour, and working-class attitude.
A woman on stage crouches beside a white table, holding a pink corded phone to her ear with an intense, focused expression, captured mid-performance in a dramatic theatrical moment.
A woman on stage wearing a light pink shirt and yellow cleaning gloves gestures animatedly with a wide, expressive grin, performing in front of an audience in a darkened theatre space.
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x)

Five-star, smash-hit, award-winning, sell-out masterpiece! A darkly funny and politically sharp story of class, survival, and double standards. Jade, a working-class Scouser at Cambridge, secretly works as a cleaner to make ends meet—breaking college rules while juggling ambition, privilege, and identity. Her journey is a hilarious and moving dive into belonging and the absurdity of privilege. Winner of The Scotsman’s Fringe First Award, The Holden Street Theatres Award, and The Filipa Bragança Award. ★★★★★ “Tremendous… a culture-clash comedy in the tradition of Pygmalion & Educating Rita”-The Guardian, ★★★★★ “Sharp, funny, insightful” The QR, ★★★★★ “witty, amusing, heartfelt, genuine”-EntertainmentNow, ★★★★★ "bold, slick, hilarious & deeply moving" BingeFringe, ★★★★ “Brilliant”-The Stage"

Presented by: Holden Street Theatres' Edinburgh Fringe Award and Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner / JFR Productions

Holden Street is celebrated as the home of theatre in SA — a hub for innovative, high-quality, and thought-provoking performance. Internationally recognised for artistic excellence and support of independent voices, Holden Street has become a launchpad for award-winning productions and Artists. The Holden Street Theatres Edinburgh Fringe Award is a flagship initiative that discovers exceptional new works at the world’s largest arts festival and brings them to Australian audiences. The award has built lasting international partnerships and introduced bold, boundary-pushing theatre to Adelaide. Through its collaboration with JFR Productions, Holden Street continues its legacy of presenting outstanding global artistry — uniting audiences through storytelling the power of live performance.
Theatre and Physical Theatre • Theatre
International • Australian Premiere
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    At a moment when the UK, and much of the world, is scrutinising aristocracy, billionaires and invisible class barriers, this show could igni - James Murphy, The Scoop

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    That Franks is a vivid and able actress telling this tale is all that is needed to make Adelaide Fringe audiences whoop with delight. - Samela Harris, The Barefoot Review

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    There is plenty to enjoy and think about in Franks’ debut show, not least her exceptional performance. - Jo Laidlaw, The List

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    Franks is a lively and magnetic performer who engaged the audience and ushered them into her world. - John Goodridge, The AU Review

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    politically sharp, funny, but has a wonderful heartfelt story presented by an exceptional performer. - Ben Stefanoff , Glam Adelaide

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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: M
Target audience: High School (15-17)
Strobe Lighting
Coarse Language: Occasional, Strong

Presenter

Presented by: Holden Street Theatres' Edinburgh Fringe Award and Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner / JFR Productions

Holden Street is celebrated as the home of theatre in SA — a hub for innovative, high-quality, and thought-provoking performance. Internationally recognised for artistic excellence and support of independent voices, Holden Street has become a launchpad for award-winning productions and Artists. The Holden Street Theatres Edinburgh Fringe Award is a flagship initiative that discovers exceptional new works at the world’s largest arts festival and brings them to Australian audiences. The award has built lasting international partnerships and introduced bold, boundary-pushing theatre to Adelaide. Through its collaboration with JFR Productions, Holden Street continues its legacy of presenting outstanding global artistry — uniting audiences through storytelling the power of live performance.