No-rules, Adults-only Circus-cabaret Returns To Brisbane For A Headline Season

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Direct from sold-out seasons in Melbourne and Sydney, Strut and Fret, the masterminds behind Blanc de Blanc Encore are bringing Late Night Vice back to The West End Electric, featuring new cast! Audiences who attended the show’s sold-out Brisbane Festival debut were warned Late Night Vice has a much sharper bite than previous Strut & Fret productions and embraced the hilariously risqué show with open arms and minds.

The show’s success means it will this time return as a stand-alone headline show outside of festival season, with a line-up of world class cabaret, burlesque and circus talent from the USA and Australia.

Straight from a Vegas residency as the opening act for Kylie Minogue and Christina Aguilera, Jake DuPree (RuPaul’s Drag Race) stars alongside Spencer Novich (Cirque du Soleil’s KA, FX’s American Horror Story); leading vocalist Em Mylott (Les Misérables, We Will Rock You); Melanie Hawkins (Saturday Night Fever, Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom musical); Brett Rosengreen (The Voice, X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent) and Brisbane’s seductive cirque performer Katrina Louise, who has toured across five continents.

“Brisbane is my home town and I’m so excited for this to come back to West End. I’ve performed in 18+ entertainment around the world, and I think we’ve needed a show like this for a long time. It’s wild, it’s fun and it’s absolutely filthy,” says flame wielding hair-aerialist cast member Katrina Louise.

Described by the creators as a ‘cocktail-drenched fever dream where cabaret collides with chaos’, Late Night Vice opens on 19 March.

The scandalous content of this sell-out show has remained under wraps with no cameras, no phones and no reviews allowed. The X-Rated experience is strictly Adults Only 18+ with a valid ID.

Dress to impress in black tie or all black and enter a world of mystery, mischief, and midnight glamour. Late Night Vice is set to become Brisbane’s bold after-hours escape once again, showing off the river city’s glimmering wild side.

Expect shadowy glamour, whispered secrets and a rogue’s gallery of theatrical renegades in an electric feast captured by your eyes only!

CONTENT WARNING: The show contains nudity, profanity, strobe effects, pyrotechnics. Explosions of feathers, confetti—and quite possibly your mind.

WHERE: The West End Electric, 125 Boundary St, West End (Brisbane)
WHEN: 19 March – 19 April; Thursday to Saturday 9:45pm | Sunday: 8:00pm
TICKETS: $69.00 (ticket types General, Premium, Moët & Chandon Tables); https://latenightviceshow.com/brisbane/

 

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Picnics, Pop And Pride: Fair Day Returns For 2026

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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day returns to Victoria Park on Sunday 15 February 2026, bringing together music, performance, community and pure daytime euphoria as the Festival’s largest free, all-ages event under the 2026 theme ECSTATICA.

Music Line-up
Leading the celebrations is international house music icon Janice Robinson of Livin’ Joy (Miami, USA), making her Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras debut with an exclusive Fair Day performance. A defining voice of 90s house, Robinson will deliver sun-soaked dancefloor energy with iconic anthems including Dreamer, Don’t Stop Moving and There Must Be Love featuring David Morales, tracks woven deep into queer dance culture and collective joy.

“I am super excited to be coming to Australia to perform for Mardi Gras,” said Robinson. “I am a dreamer who continues to live her dreams, and Australia is a country I love deeply. This moment means more to me than words can express.”

Joining Robinson is Blusher (VIC), one of Australia’s most exciting pop acts to watch, arriving fresh from supporting Rebecca Black and performing at Laneway Festival the week prior. They are joined by genre-blurring pop artist Go-Jo, bringing bold, feel-good energy, and drag icon Courtney Act delivering unmistakable star power and Mardi Gras flair.

Also appearing across the day are dance music icon Zoe Badwi (VIC) serving up classic house vocals, DJ James Alexandr taking the stage with Nada Leigh for a club-ready set, Kath Ebbs bringing queer country tunes for a boot-stomping round of line dancing, and IVANA (VIC) in her Mardi Gras debut live show, will electrify the Main Stage with her euro-dance hits including ‘Liar Liar’, ‘Need Your Love’ and ‘Burning’.

Beyond the Main Stage, international acts Mila Jam (Los Angeles, USA) and Arisce (New York City, USA) join local stars Felicia Foxx, Aunty Tamara, Atomic Kiss, Jackel Doll, Tiddalicious, DJ Nate and more across Fair Day stages and activations, rounding up a full day of pop, dance, drag and party from first light through to golden hour.

Across the Park
Fair Day transforms Victoria Park into a vibrant playground of culture, creativity and connection. The day begins at the First Nations Circle with a Smoking Ceremony and performances by the Buuja Buuja Butterfly Dancers, honouring Country and grounding the celebrations.

Beloved Fair Day favourites return, including Doggywood, the country’s most adored canine pageant, Trans Camp, back for its second year as a proudly trans-run community zone, Karaoke Cave: Disco and Divas hosted by Vybe, serving unapologetic sing-along chaos and the Drag King Games with their signature mix of muscle, mischief and mayhem.

Also strutting back on stage is the Queer Fashion Runway, showcasing works from 10 local designers in a fast, fabulous 50-minute show. EOIs are open until Friday, 30 January 2026 via fairday@mardigrasarts.org.au

More than 200 community stalls, food trucks, pop-up bars and picnic spots fill the park, creating a relaxed, joy-fuelled day of wandering, grazing and gathering with friends, family and chosen family.

Festival-goers are encouraged to download the Mardi Gras App for maps, set times and on-the-day updates.

Event Details
Sunday 15 February
Victoria Park, Parramatta Rd, Broadway
Free, all-ages event
Mardi Gras App is Free to download via App Store and Google Play
More info: mardigras.org.au/event/fair-day

 

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Culture Clubbing: Pre-debut – Launching Live 13 November, Perth’s Most Chaotic Boarding Call Yet

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A dystopian, drag business trip to Northbridge – what could go wrong? See them on stage before they hit your screen! Welcome aboard Culture Clubbing: Pre-Debut — a one-night-only horror drag king, thing, and burlesque spectacular that takes flight before the release of the upcoming Culture Clubbing filmed series.

Set in a highly censored London dystopia, seven drag stars are granted one last chance to perform at the government-run Culture Club. For one month only, all eyes are on them — except for those locked on the clock. Now, courtesy of their “bloody generous supervisor” Hedona Spike, the Culture Clubbing Seven are taking an all-expenses-paid business trip to Northbridge.

Upon check-in at the Air Risto Terminal (Goodwill Club), passengers—sorry, guests—will receive their boarding passes for two hours of comedic, chaotic, and confronting queer art. Expect turbulence. Expect transgression. Expect to ask yourself why the inflight entertainment involves duct tape, t-gel, and the seductive possibility of lobotomisation. This isn’t your average red-eye. It’s your final boarding call for an outrageous, genre-bending experience that fuses drag, theatre, and dystopian satire.

WHEN: Thursday 13 November 2025
WHERE: Goodwill Club, The Rechabite – Perth/Boorloo
TIME: Doors open 7:30pm | 18+ event

Tickets: https://m.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/culture-clubbing-pre-debut/186425

THE CULTURE CLUBBING SEVEN
• The Egoist: Aristo Brat
• The Analyst: Lowe Bottomy
• The Rebel: Jude Ass / Oscar Wilder
• The Violence Enabler: Saargeant
• The Wildcard: Peter Stiffen
• The “Outlier”: MILO

OTHER DRAG THINGS CAUGHT IN THE TURBULENCE
• The Only Reason We Have a Pilot: Bunson Burnher
• To Our Disappointment, Not the Emcee: Dane Gerous
• Concerning Circus Creature: Dienasty Whores
• Chemical Reaction of a Drag Thing: Hart Desire
• Bloody Generous Supervisor: Hedona Spike

ABOUT CULTURE CLUBBING
Culture Clubbing is an experimental drag horror project fusing performance art and film to explore censorship, queer identity, and rebellion within oppressive systems. The Pre-Debut event marks the live launch before the filmed series premiere — offering Perth audiences a rare, intimate preview of the mayhem to come.

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