Perth Fringe World 2026 award winners are heading to Gluttony
Fringe World Festival has wrapped in WA, and some of its biggest award-winning shows are making their way straight to Gluttony for Fringe 2026.
Performances that impressed the audiences in Perth included cabaret, variety, magic, comedy, and music genre shows, and now they’re ready to wow the Adelaide crowds, bringing their freshly crowned brilliance to Rymill Park. If you're stuck for what to see, or want to add a guaranteed good time to your festival schedule, explore the shows below and grab your tickets before they sell out.
PS: A big congratulations to the following Fringe World Award Winners!
Overall Season Winners
- Cabaret & Variety Award
Tash York is Drop Red Gorgeous (pictured above)
Award-winning, wine-loving, cabaret queen Tash York is Drop Red Gorgeous; a crimson-soaked tribute to the iconic redheads who've slayed stages, stolen spotlights, and inspired generations. As the second most famous redhead from Brisbane (and no, Pauline Hanson is not in the show), Tash channels legends from Adele to Annie Lennox, Bette Midler to Bowie, Florence (without the Machine) to Ed Sheeran, Lucille Ball to Rihanna (yes, that era counts).
- Magic & Illusion Award – WA Winner
Hypnotist Matt Hale: Funbelievable! 90s Rewind
Hyp Me Baby One More Time! The unmissable smash-hit comedy hypnotist of the Edinburgh Fringe brings his brand-new 90s party hypnoshow to Adelaide! As seen on BBC, 200million+ views online, multiple sell-out Fringe runs. Enjoy from the stage or the audience –you choose! All-ages friendly.
Week 1 Winners
From the creators of 'Rouge' comes 'Primal': a sexy, funny, and thrilling circus for grown-ups featuring Australia's most exciting circus and cabaret artists. Inspired by the raw energy of the animal kingdom and the complexities of human relationships, this nonstop spectacle explores identity, sexuality, and perception.
For the past two years, audiences have voted Dom Chambers (America’s Got Talent, The Illusionists on Broadway, Penn & Teller: Fool Us) the number one act of the festival. In 2026, he’s back with his wildest show yet. After a failed quest scouring the globe for the ultimate magic trick, the 7x Fringe Award Winner has decided to take matters into his own hands. He’s crafted a brand new hour of magic, utterly unhinged and unlike anything else you’ve seen.
Hyp Me Baby One More Time! The unmissable smash-hit comedy hypnotist of the Edinburgh Fringe brings his brand-new 90s party hypnoshow to Adelaide! As seen on BBC, 200million+ views online, multiple sell-out Fringe runs. Enjoy from the stage or the audience –you choose! All-ages friendly.
Week 2 Winners
Australia's original superstar DJ Groove Terminator and South Africa's incredible Soweto Gospel Choir return for a final Adelaide Fringe run. After five unforgettable seasons celebrating the history of dance music at Gluttony, these are your Greatest Hits. From Donna Summer to Daft Punk, expect iconic anthems, new faves, and unmissable moments.
A new concert by 3-time Grammy®-winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR; celebrates songs and anthems of Nelson Mandela's Freedom Movement in South Africa and the Civil Rights Movement of Dr Martin Luther King's America. Opening with a rousing program of South African freedom songs, the repertoire moves down through time to the USA, with beautiful renditions of the protest music of the Civil Rights Movement and more contemporary classics.
Week 3 Winners
Everyone's favourite pansexual, time-travelling songbird returns with a cabaret steeped in desire, decadence, and delicious disaster. Adore Händel's Cautionary Tales revisits centuries of passion — the fleeting glances, the grand gestures, and the glorious mistakes that make history blush, all delivered with wicked wit and a velvet voice made for sin.
From the mischievous minds of Full Out Formula comes "I Think It Could Work" — a courageous and intimate leap into unexpected heartbreak, mistakes, and consequences. With innovative acrobatics and unflinching trust, this Chicago-based contemporary circus trio invites you into a speculative world where your choices decide their destiny.
A lecture-performance following a stolen video down the rabbit hole of internet creeps — the true story of five nude minutes sparking years of obsessive sharing, surreal commentary, and strange online encounters. A darkly humorous dive into consent in the digital age.
Award-winning, wine-loving, cabaret queen Tash York is Drop Red Gorgeous; a crimson-soaked tribute to the iconic redheads who've slayed stages, stolen spotlights, and inspired generations. As the second most famous redhead from Brisbane (and no, Pauline Hanson is not in the show), Tash channels legends from Adele to Annie Lennox, Bette Midler to Bowie, Florence (without the Machine) to Ed Sheeran, Lucille Ball to Rihanna (yes, that era counts).
Grab your tickets now and catch these Fringe World 2026 award winners live at Gluttony.