a poster for pigs fly easy ryan with a person wearing a clown make up in an airhost uniform on a pink background

Theatre

Pigs Fly Easy Ryan

An aviation bimbofication transubstantiation ritual for big-boy audiences 18 and over. Two flamin’ hot crash fetishists illegally impersonate flight attendants to sneaky-weeky onto a plane and live their ultimate fantasy – total destruction. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll attempt to feel something, anything, as we erotically cute-ify freedom in the face of climate collapse and rising global fascism.  Rip off your own oxygen mask before furiously making out with the person next to you, and brace for landing; Pigs Fly Easy Ryan is checking you out. It’s time to check in.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 8:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Karen, dressed up in white feathers, yawns. Crash of the expectations of a

Theatre

Karen Houge: DREAMGIRL

Together with Karen Houge – our DREAMGIRL – we’re going to find out. Through personal stories from following Syrian refugees, a few vegetables, and a pile of LEGO, Karen invites us to explore what it means to trust. This isn’t just a show – it’s a conversation about humanity. Developed with dramaturgical support from award-winning comedian and artist Elf Lyons (Best Show – Comedians’ Choice Awards 2024, (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024). Supported by the Performing Arts Fund in Norway.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 8:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

An illustration of two people holding up a butt plug, next to this is the title 'HOLE' in yellow block capitals

Musicals and Opera

Hole!

Plug up thy hole! A religious sect in Nebraska wears butt plugs at all times because they believe a wrathful God shall suck the unplugged up, ass-first, to burn on the face of the sun. The crazy thing is… they're right.  HOLE! is an epic love story set in the apocalyptic aftermath of The Great Sucking, when the only people left on Earth are the fanatical Nebraskans - and anyone else who happened to be doing butt stuff at the time.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 8:20 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Peter and Lloyd wearing yellow shirts against a red background with bingo balls suspended from the ceiling.

Comedy

Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo 2.0

Fresh bingo, new robots and lower quality prizes. The UK's #1 IT consultants, Pete and Lloyd, have created the best interactive quirky bingo-based experience for introverts. Play using your (charged!) phone, but in a fun way! From the comfort of your seat, control the show, steer a robotic shopping bag, attempt to draw a perfect circle, and become a statistic in our all-new multi-level bingo jail, dungeon and judicial system. If you don't like bingo, come to this. Winner of the 2024 Adelaide Fringe Innovation Award.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 8:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Furiozo leaps across a road bare-chested, with limbs splayed in every direction.

Comedy

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Deemed 'well worth the hype' (Guardian) and featured on The Guardian’s Best Comedy Shows 2024, Furiozo returns for its final ever season. Police chases, petty theft, drugs and the ultimate high – the longing for true love. A disturbing yet absurdly funny portrait of toxic masculinity. You will love him. You will hate him. You will experience the presence of the beast. Live fast, die. Award winner: Adelaide Fringe 2025 and 2024, Perth Fringe 2024. Main Festival Award: Taiwan International Comedy Festival. Shortlisted: Best Show, Edinburgh Fringe 2023 and 2024.

31 July - 10 August 2025, 8:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate