Two white men face the camera in a mysterious way. One holds a rolled up paper tied with an orange bow while the other holds an empty jar with its cap on the other hand.

Cabaret and Variety

Honest Fraud

Ricardo Malerbi and Rudi Solon present a unique kind of game in which every player expects to be deceived and finds joy in it. If you accept the challenge and embrace the deception, you will leave more exhilarated than when you arrived. This show explores the fine line between what is real and what merely appears to be, turning illusion into an act of pure honesty and celebrating the paradox at its core. A decision will feel entirely yours – until you realise it never was. Telepathy, after all, is not about reading minds, but about guiding them.

30 July - 25 August 2025, 4:40 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A photograph of a woman with dark brown hair sitting in a light pink sparkly leotard.

Cabaret and Variety

Apocalypse Cabaret: Songs for the End of the World

A lonely karaoke jockey is the sole survivor at the end of the world, and decides to go out singing. A darkly hilarious, high-octane spectacle, where Nietzsche meets the Spice Girls, and the world ends in song. Chanteuse, comedian, and chaos enthusiast Scout Durwood (MTV’s Mary + Jane) hailed as 'brazen, brass' (Vogue), makes a powerhouse Fringe debut packed with original songs, pop bangers, audience interaction, and existential musings. This full-throttle celebration of life at the edge of the abyss asks the big question: is there time for one more song?

30 July - 24 August 2025, 9:20 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A man is on a cobbled street, he is smiling and holding onto a lamppost in one hand and an umbrella in the other hand. Playing cards are spiralling out of the umbrella. There is a newspaper on the floor.

Cabaret and Variety

James Phelan – The Man Who Was Magic

Dare to believe in magic as the UK’s #1 magic show returns a brand-new production for 2025. Presented by award-winning magician James Phelan – most infamous for jamming the BBC switchboard after predicting the lottery. Following an unprecedented 5 years of sold out shows around the world - The Man Who Was Magic is a dazzling, new, five star rated magic show where secrets unravel and you're left aching with laughter and dizzy in disbelief.

31 July - 13 August 2025, 5:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square