With Fringe World, Perth Festival and a host of other major shows going on, summer in Perth is peak party time. We’ve been spoilt rotten with a glittery line-up of everything from bold cabaret to circus theatrics and it’s almost drawing to a close! If you’re still looking to get your fix of quirky, colourful, ballsy fun, check out our top picks for February below.
Bingo Loco Rainbow Rave – Mardi Gras Special
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Best described as the runaway, bastard child of traditional bingo, Bingo Loco has taken the world by storm with sold out shows across Australia, Ireland and the UK. Taking place on Feb 21 at Freo.Social, this edition will be a special rave in honour of Mardi Gras, featuring an interactive drag show, dance offs and lip-sync battles. Plus, with previous prizes including trips to Ireland and even luxe boats, the stakes are high in the prize realm. Hosted by acclaimed drag queen, Karen from Finance, you’ll be partying all night long. Tickets are already selling quickly, so get your dancing shoes and your bingo stamps ready!
Details
Date: 6.30pm, Friday Feb 21st
Venue: Freo.Social
Tickets: $49
Get tickets here
Alyssa Edwards Supreme Tour
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Star of Dancing Queen and RuPaul’s Drag Race, Alyssa Edwards is coming back to Perth for her latest show, The Supreme Tour! Performing at Perth’s iconic LGBTQI+ club, Connections, expect shiny costumes, special storytelling and of course, a killer drag show. It’ll be everything you love about Queen Alyssa and more!
Details
Date: Feb 23rd
Venue: Connections
Tickets: $56
Briefs: The Second Coming
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An all-male cabaret burlesque show with balls? Say no more! After many international sell-out shows, Briefs are returning to Perth to do their thing at Northbridge’s newest venue, The Rechabite! With a Kleenheat Sizzle Factor of HOT, this crowd-favourite FRINGE show is a madcap mixture of high-flying circus bandits, show-stopping drag and extravagant cabaret.
Details
Date: Feb 4th-16th
Venue: The Rechabite
Tickets: $58
See more Fringe shows here
Image credits: Featured: Bingo Loco Facebook, Alyssa Edwards Facebook, Fringe World Festival website.