Millicent Sarre is Too Tired To Smash (Patriarchy)
The cost of living crisis rages. Our devices rule our existence. We’re days away from selling a vital organ to afford to enter the housing market, and we still have to decide what to eat for dinner every single night. Being a human in 2026 can be exhausting.
We’re all a little burnt out, and in this fresh new musical comedy, award-winning cabaret artist, singer-songwriter, and professional feminist Millicent Sarre seeks to understand why. Blending her signature wit, unforgettable original music, powerhouse vocals, and poignant social commentary, this World Premiere promises an hour-long antidote to our collective weariness.
"Millicent Sarre is Exceptional" Theatre Travels
"Audiences will leave invigorated" Binge Fringe
"Funny, controversial, and indubitably correct" Stage Whispers
Reviews & Fringe Feed Reacts
‘Funny, furious and quietly tender…the show for anyone who cares deeply and is absolutely exhausted by it. - Lia Cox, Lia Loves
A genius collective reprieve for audiences also feeling the weight of the world at the moment. - Sophie Tsoulos, Theatre Diaries
Her intellect is as sharp as her songwriting…the audience is transformed. - Scott Sharrad, A Thousand Words
Funny, furious and deeply humane…blending razor-sharp comedy, original music and compassionate insight - Rachael Mead, InReview
A must-see this Adelaide Fringe…clever, self-aware, and kind in a way that might just help to heal a bit of that burnout. - Kristin Stefanoff, Glam Adelaide
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Presenter
Presented by: Millicent Sarre
Millicent Sarre is a cabaret artist, composer & lyricist, musical theatre actor, and performing arts mentor, brought up and working on Kaurna Land. Millicent has toured her original cabaret works Australia-wide. Her most recent solo show 'Millicent Sarre is Opinionated' won ‘Best Cabaret’ of Adelaide Fringe 2023, and she is one-third of the award-winning comedy-cabaret trio 'Bisexual Intellectuals'. With co-writer Joseph Simons, she is currently writing music and lyrics for the new musical 'PRIMETIME', most recently featured as Adelaide Cabaret Festival's 2025 Musical-in-Development. Millicent has been a mentor of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s Class of Cabaret program since 2024, and made her professional theatre debut in 2025 in the Australian premiere of 'Kimberly Akimbo'.Social media
2 Venues
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The Kingfisher at Gluttony - Rymill Park
Murlawirrapurka / Rymill Park, Cnr East Tce & Rundle Rd, Adelaide, Kaurna
Gluttony has multiple entrances, please check your ticket for the correct entrance to use to get to your show.
- Outdoor venue with step-free mobility aid access and an accessible bathroom – may have poor quality path or an incline.
- Venue is 18+ and minors may attend during specific days or times (Minors are permitted in the venue at all times until midnight.)
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Tandanya Theatre at Gluttony at Tandanya
253 Grenfell St, Adelaide, Kaurna
- Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
- Venue is 18+ and minors may attend during specific days or times (Minors are permitted in the venue at all times until midnight.)
Suitability & Warnings
Accessibility
- High Audio Content
- Audience members interact from the seated or standing area
