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

Comedian Nicola Brown is kneeling beneath a large moon, wearing a white astronaut suit and juggling seven planets. She has an exasperated expression on her face and is surrounded by meteors.
Comedian Nicola Brown is standing and holding a microphone. She is wearing a white t-shirt and bright blue jacket. Behind her is a screen, with a picture of her wearing an astronaut suit and the words 'Space Invaders' in large font.
Three photos composed into a composite image. On the left is a suitcase of props, including a teddy bear dressed as a surgeon, a frisbee and crocheted pelvic organs. In the centre comedian Nicola Brown is tossing colourful crocheted organs into the audience. On the right, an audience member is cradling these crocheted items in their hands.
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Nicola Brown: Space Invaders

★★★★ "A tale well worth your time, as well as your laughs" - Upside Adelaide 

Join sharp-witted New Zealand comedian Nicola Brown for a hilarious, award-winning odyssey featuring giant crocheted organs, pelvic pandemonium, and romance scammers who’ve failed to notice how gay she is.

Bold, honest and uplifting, this is comedy for anyone whose body (or inbox) has ever gone rogue. Part stand-up, part social commentary, ‘Space Invaders’ boldly goes where few comedians have gone before - inner space - to expose the absurdity, beauty and chaos of modern life. Prepare to be (pelvic) floored.

Awards:

Outstanding Comedy & TAHI Festival Outstanding Solo Performance - Auckland Fringe 2024

Tour-Ready Award – Dunedin Fringe 2024

 

"Profoundly funny and profoundly significant." Theatreview

“An intimate, brilliant comedy hour that might just save your life.” Flat City Field Notes

Presented by: Nicola Brown

Dr Nicola Brown is a clinical psychologist, writer, and award-winning comedian from Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. With 30 years in women’s health and a PhD in medical education, she brings rare depth and razor-sharp wit to her solo show 'Space Invaders'. Blending hilarity and storytelling, crochet and social commentary, Nicola turns the taboo into laughter and the awkward into art. She’s performed to sold-out crowds and rave reviews across Aotearoa, and now takes her work further afield - fearless, frank and full of surprises. Deeply relatable, wickedly funny, and never afraid to endearingly overshare in the name of comedy. Winner: Outstanding Comedy Award – Auckland Fringe 2024 TAHI Festival Solo Performance Award – Auckland Fringe 2024 Tour-Ready Award - Dunedin Fringe 2024
Comedy • Storytelling
New Zealand • Australian Premiere
 
d/Deaf and/or Lived Experience of Disability Shows
 
Fringe Fund Recipient
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: MA15+
Coarse Language: Occasional, Strong
Mental Health
Sexual References: Occasional, Mild

Please note

Medical and surgical references

Accessibility

 
Audience members interact from the seated or standing area

Presenter

Presented by: Nicola Brown

Dr Nicola Brown is a clinical psychologist, writer, and award-winning comedian from Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. With 30 years in women’s health and a PhD in medical education, she brings rare depth and razor-sharp wit to her solo show 'Space Invaders'. Blending hilarity and storytelling, crochet and social commentary, Nicola turns the taboo into laughter and the awkward into art. She’s performed to sold-out crowds and rave reviews across Aotearoa, and now takes her work further afield - fearless, frank and full of surprises. Deeply relatable, wickedly funny, and never afraid to endearingly overshare in the name of comedy. Winner: Outstanding Comedy Award – Auckland Fringe 2024 TAHI Festival Solo Performance Award – Auckland Fringe 2024 Tour-Ready Award - Dunedin Fringe 2024