This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2025 season. This season is now over.

5 performers are bunched together, each wearing a different costume. From left to right. A black dress and big dark button like sunglasses on, a sparkling black and orange harness and thigh high boots, red dress with blindfold over their eyes, big purple monster with big red lips and big eyes, and a blue robot.

Three images side by side, from left to right:
Image 1 is a performer on stage dancing in a big lilac monster suit. It has big red lips, big eyes, and a soft scaly body made of fabric. Behind the monster is a silver garbage can.
Image 2 is a performer on stage kneeling with their head thrown back, there is smoke coming from their mouth. They are wearing thigh high boots and a sparkly body harness.
Image 3 is three performers on stage dancing, each of them are dressed as blue dinosaurs with cartoon eyes on the palms of their hands.

A photograph of 5 performers dressed in shaggy tinsel covered body suits, each of them are a different colour of the rainbow and have different shaped masks on. From left to right- a pink flower, red heart, yellow sun, green leaf, and a Blue cloud. Each performer has been captured jumping with their arms up mid air.

MESSY FRIENDS

Explore the world of this dynamic drag collective blending lip-sync, burlesque, dance, and documentary-style videos into a unique "Drag-u-mentary" experience. Fresh from their acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe season, they captivate audiences worldwide with vibrant performances, striking costumes, and personal storytelling. Exploring queer identity, resilience, and self-acceptance, MESSY FRIENDS delivers high-energy, visually stunning shows that leave a lasting impact.

Winners of Best Cabaret (Adelaide Fringe 2024) and Best Show (Fringe World 2022)

★★★★★ "A fully-formed masterpiece" Snack Magazine(UK)

★★★★★ "Impressive would be an understatement" Binge Fringe(UK)

★★★★★ “Hilarious and stunning and not akin to anything else” Ed Fest Mag(UK)

★★★★★ "Polished to the point of perfection" Cream Magazine

Presented by: Gendermess Productions

GENDERMESS are a collective of club kids, gender f*** cross dressers and performance artists. Founded in Perth, Australia of June 2013, Gendermess’ mission is to bring an alternative style of drag and performance to the foreground. We aim to mess with the gender spectrum, through a creative extravaganza, in a subversive and abstract way.

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