This bi-annual extravaganza is a celebration of excellence, showcasing previous title holders who have not only dazzled on stage but also contributed significantly to the burlesque community and industry.

Be mesmerised by performances that push the boundaries of burlesque artistry, featuring masters who have refined their craft to perfection. These performers are more than just winners; they are innovators, educators, and leaders who have shaped the burlesque world through their exceptional talents and dedication.

Seasoned professionals will enchant guests over 18 years of age with the glamour, the passion, and the artistry of Mx Burlesque Masters – where legends come to life!

MX Burlesque Masters
18 January 2025
The Princess Theatre, Brisbane
www.theprincesstheatre.com.au

Watch feathers fly as the Queensland State Finalists dazzle at Mx Burlesque.

This unforgettable evening offers a glittering night of glamour and competition, where the best of the best throw their sparkles into the ring, vying for the prestigious title of Mx Burlesque QLD 2024.

This isn’t just a competition—it’s a spectacle of drama, sensuality, wit and talent.

Mx Burlesque
13 July 2024
The Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
www.theprincesstheatre.com.au

Don’t miss the hottest ticket in town this summer where the queerest, dirtiest, and wildest circus, comedy, burlesque, drag, and cabaret acts let loose, dripping in sweat and backed by a live band.

Hosted by internationally renowned cabaret icon Reuben Kaye “the evil love child of Liza Minnelli and Jim Carrey” (British Theatre Guide), you’ll be guided through a diverse line up of thrilling entertainment including the bewitching burlesque star Jacqueline Furey, Australia’s much-loved nightingale Tina Del Twist, premier drag hip hop trio Luna THICC and the THICC Shake Crew, and award-winning beatboxer Hope One. This stellar line up is also joined by the enigmatic Brisbane contortionist and aerialist Ashleigh Roper, and professional pole dancer extraordinaire Charlie Love.

See our iconic Cremorne Theatre transform into a speakeasy where you can sip signature cocktails and schmooze over charcuterie^^.

Get ready for an adults only night of filthy frivolity and a smorgasbord of talent. The revolution starts this January.

The Kaye Hole
6 January – 12 February 2022
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane
www.qpac.com.au

Australia’s infamous theatre thugs and carnie queens are serving up their signature concoction of circus, drag, burlesque and comedy in a silly, sassy and sexy showcase. Sahara and her rollcall of Brisbane’s maven muso’s team up with the Briefs boys and throw down an arty party like no other. We’ve checked twice and this show is definitely on the naughty list.

If your holiday season is in need of a good dose of art, spirit and decadence, this fabulously festive and gloriously risqué show will leave your baubles sparkling and Xmas spirit over flowing. The Carol Lloyd award winning Sahara Beck armed with her band and backed by her Briefs boys will string you along and gift wrap your Bite Club experience with a cheeky mistletoe overhead.

Bite Club: The Xmas Edition
11 – 18 December 2021
The Princess Theatre, Brisbane
www.theprincesstheatre.com.au

Bite Club re-introduces Brisbane’s award-winning cult-cabaret mischief makers, circus stars and heart-stopping hooligans Briefs Factory International, as they go head-to-head with much celebrated and sainted song bird Sahara Beck. In an event sautéed in hedonistic haze, guests will be treated to a shotgun wedding and table settings of music, circus, drag, burlesque, theatre and comedy.

Under the ornate ceiling and on the punk infused flooring of Brisbane’s iconic Tivoli Theatre, BITE CLUB brings the cuisine, the creative and the crowd together in a cabaret tonic that transcends every allergy and over caters for any intolerance.

This December; cleanse your palette and wet your whistle on the world premiere of BITE CLUB.

Briefs: Bite Club
Wednesday 9 – Monday 21 December, 7pm
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
www.thetivoli.com.au

Having had to close the curtains on their 10th Anniversary Celebration in April, Bombshell Burlesque are back with more glamour and glitter to make the most of 2020. Celebrating 10 years of Tease, Queensland’s premier showgirls invite you to join them to raise a toast to fun and frivolity!

A fast-paced hour of sparkling sin, you’re in for a night of striptease, giggles and a touch of danger, capturing Bombshell Burlesque’s most iconic routines and brand new acts ready to capture your heart.

This award-winning cast has assembled for this season only, so don’t miss out on your tickets to Celebration!

Bombshell Burlesque – Celebration
27 – 28 November 2020
Powerhouse Theatre
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

Dreams of acceptance on their own terms with a blasting away of the traditional sense. The sense of burlesque being just for girls or the circus with all its tricks being defined by just one thing.

Their mix of physical endeavour, both high risk and high entertainment was driven by high volume sounds that were perfect to help get your grind on. The show was light on commentary but the few words were chosen well and were both funny and forceful.

If you can’t win people over with reason, then blast them into submission with unique skill sets, full g-strings and just the right amount of attitude. Briefs is currently playing at The Brisbane Powerhouse as part of MELT 2018: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture.

Briefs Close Encounters is playing Wednesday 23 May – Saturday 02 June 2018 at the Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane.

Rob Hudson
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

Mixing up elements of cabaret, burlesque, music, physical theatre and dance in a wild cavalcade of bright colours and big energy, Hot Brown Honey shrinks a big room down to the intimacy of a friend’s living room. A very groovy friend with hip-hop, James Brown and Living Colour spinning round and round and round.

Presenting their ideas in a confrontation way with the shake of the hip and a sly wink, the seven women make it very clear that they are not going to take anything but total immersion from members of the audience and they succeed at this magnificently. Even man bun dude who was surely surly to start the night ended up with happy feet.

As part of the WOW Festival, that’s the Women Of The World Festival, that is happening right now and runs until April 8 at The Brisbane Powerhouse, Hot Brown Honey gets the mix just right and will fill the night with sticky sweet goodness. Their limited run ends on Saturday the 7th of April. Don’t miss the chance to let those oh so powerful women expand your world.

Hot Brown Honey
04 – 07 APRIL, 2018
Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

The 2017 program features internationally acclaimed acts and interstate guests alongside homegrown heroes and festival favourites, canvassing comedy to burlesque, contemporary circus, cabaret, music, art installation and more.

This year’s highlights include beatbox sensation and one-man orchestra Tom Thum and bohemian singer- songwriter Jamie MacDowell joining forces for a musical mash-up that defies conventions and expectations. American comedy legend Arj Barker returns with a hilariously wholesome new show Organic, and Australia’s favourite dancer, Jack Chambers, choreographs the long-awaited Queensland premiere of groundbreaking hip hop musical In The Heights.

Marvel in the magic and indulge in a seductive feast of the unexpected!

Wonderland Festival 2017
23 November – 03 December 2017
Brisbane Powerhouse
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

One of Brisbane’s rising independent theatre performers, Regan Lynch, is one of these 2,000 men. And his new cabaret, Regan Lynch Does It In Public, offers a cheeky glimpse into life before, and after he began taking the drug.

“PrEP, I think, gives us a chance for a new sexual revolution. Or at least the continuing of an old one. Some of us have never known life without a fear and anxiety of HIV. It’s been driven into us since we were children. Antiretrovirals give us a chance to live without that fear, and I think that’s pretty exciting.”

While airing the details of his sex life may seem risky, for Regan it offers a unique opportunity.

“Sex is hilarious and weird,” he says. “Which is why it makes a great topic for comedy. But more than that, as a queer man I am used to people being pretty obsessed with my sex life. Shows like this are a way for me to reclaim that conversation and throw it back on my own terms.”

Regan has been described by Aussie Theatre as “larger-than-life, high camp, high fidelity and even higher energy,” by AbsoluteTheatre as “exceptionally good,” and by Rip It Up as “a must see for cabaret fans.” In 2015, he was nominated for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role at Queensland’s pre-eminent Matilda Awards.

Regan Lynch presents his first solo work, Regan Lynch Does It In Public, at this year’s Anywhere Festival. It’s a comedy funk and punk cabaret, a burlesque, and a raucous and sometimes alarmingly interactive hour of stupid sex clowning.

Performed with an electric guitar, a ukelele, angel wings, several layers of fetish-wear and a jar of meds, audiences will groove, laugh and be a little aroused as Regan meanders his way through sexual anecdotes and observational songs.

Regan is teaming up with local business, Betty’s Espresso and Bar, to present this work. Well-regarded for its vintage furnishings and comfortable, lush couches—as well as being the home of Naked Ostrich Burlesque—this is the perfect setting to present a sexy musical romp.

Regan Lynch Does It In Public
Thursday 4th May – Sunday 21st May @ 7:00pm
Betty’s Espresso and Bar – 11 Browning St, West End
Tickets can be purchased at anywheretheatre.com