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

A blonde woman is staring into the camera with a pained an concerned smile. She has multiple arms coming out of her body holding several items in the following order from left to right: a report card that says "A+", a pink spray bottle, a gold trophy, a cleaning sponge and a white present with a pink bow on it.
A blonde woman is laying on the floor with her limbs splayed out and hair messy. She is surrounded by the following items in order from left to right: a present with a bow on it, a silver kettle, a pink spray bottle, a pink dish cleaner, a report card that says 'A+ Great Work', a pink sponge, a report card that says 'A+ 100%', a gold trophy, a pink cleaning cloth and a report card that says 'A+'.
A blonde woman has gold star stickers plastered across her face and she is squeezing one of them like it's a a pimple she is trying to pop with her fingers.
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Recovering Eldest Daughter

When Rachel was born, her identity was clear: over achieving eldest daughter who had no choice but to be perfect. But what happens when that title is taken away from you?

Rachel's family is anything but conventional: neurodiverse, mentally ill, stubborn and unable to apologise for anything - you get the picture. But Rachel was always the one who had her sh*t together (or so she thought). A surprise gender transition from her older sibling forced Rachel to take a good, hard look at her own identity within her family - if she was no longer the eldest daughter, was she still a bad b*tch?

★★★★1/2 "An extraordinary talent" Such Cliche

★★★★ 1/2 "Highly entertaining" Theatre Diaries Adelaide

★★★★ "Quirky, catchy, witty and fun" Lilithia Reviews

★★★★ "Full throttle musical comedy" Hugging Comedians

Presented by: Rachel Tunaley

Rachel Tunaley is an award nominated writer, performer and cabaret extraordinaire from Melbourne Australia. Self produced, she’s written and performed her two original cabaret’s ‘Motion Sickness’ and ‘12 Lies I Told Before 21’ around Australia at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Geelong Comedy Festival. Both her original shows received critical acclaim and multiple award nominations such as ‘Outstanding Original Songs’ (2025 Green Room Awards), ‘Take A Chance On Adelaide’ (2025 Adelaide Fringe Festival) and ‘Judges Pick’ (2023 Melbourne Fringe Festival).
Cabaret • Comedy
Victoria • World Premiere

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: MA15+
Sexual References: Occasional, Mild
Loud Noises
Coarse Language: Occasional, Strong
Mental Health
Suicide/Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
Audience members interact from the seated or standing area

Presenter

Presented by: Rachel Tunaley

Rachel Tunaley is an award nominated writer, performer and cabaret extraordinaire from Melbourne Australia. Self produced, she’s written and performed her two original cabaret’s ‘Motion Sickness’ and ‘12 Lies I Told Before 21’ around Australia at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Geelong Comedy Festival. Both her original shows received critical acclaim and multiple award nominations such as ‘Outstanding Original Songs’ (2025 Green Room Awards), ‘Take A Chance On Adelaide’ (2025 Adelaide Fringe Festival) and ‘Judges Pick’ (2023 Melbourne Fringe Festival).