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💥GET IN OUR CORNER! 🥊‼️25% OFF FOR 48HRSThanks to Melbourne Fringe we have another 25% off offer full-priced tickets, ge...
08/09/2026

💥GET IN OUR CORNER! 🥊
‼️25% OFF FOR 48HRS

Thanks to Melbourne Fringe we have another 25% off offer full-priced tickets, get your tickets now!!! Find the link in our bio 🫵

Bitch Boxer is BACK for another round, after winning the ‘Artform Shaker Award’ at the Adelaide Fringe, this sharp one-woman show travels to Naarm for the 2026 Melbourne Fringe!

The crowd roars. The ground shakes. The blinding lights flicker. Chloe Jackson enters the ring. It’s London 2012, women now have the chance to compete in Olympic boxing for the first time. For Chloe, it’s just around the corner. Years of training with her dad have led to this moment, but she must do it alone.

To celebrate the return of this knock out show, enjoy 25% off Full Price tickets!
(Offer lasts Sep 8th - 9th)
📍Festival Hub: Trades Hall, Carlton
🗓️ 7-18 October 2026
🎟️ Tickets link in bio

07/09/2026

🔔 STEP INTO THE RING 💥

The official BITCH BOXER trailer is here!!!
Chloe Jackson has something to say.
And she’s not asking nicely.

Special thanks to the brilliance of Adam Ovadia for bringing this vision to life. Absolute MAGIC!

Naarm friends and locals, come see superstar ⋆SHARDAE⋆ in this punchy one-woman show.

📍 Festival Hub: Trades Hall, Carlton
🗓️ 7-18 October 202
🎟️ Tickets link in bio

[Alt Text Description]

A video of a sweaty female boxer making numerous punches towards the camera…

Dead Darling Theatre presents.
A play by Charlie Josephine.
Adelaide Fringe Winner 2026.
Coming to the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2026.
Directed by Hannah Smith.
Starring Shardae Santos.

Her heart is beating loud in her ears like mine.

BITCH BOXER

“Santos’ electric performance is elevated by superb sound design and lighting. Truely a testament to how much can be done with so little.” - Matthew B

“Director Hannah Smith is quickly becoming a director in Adelaide that will be known for her directing choices and styles and this is another amazing example of the team she is able to lead to achieve greatness.” - Andrew Broadbent

Her stomach scrunching, jumpy nerves like mine. Suddenly I realise - I could win this. I can’t lose.

“Shardae Santos gives an absolute tour de force” - Triss N

“Literally was hooked the entire time!” - Adrian D

“A moving, hilarious masterclass in performance and storytelling.” - Wirra B

“Knock out” - Connor R

Dead Darling presents: Bitch Boxer
Where: Melbourne Trades Hall, The Steps Gallery, The Square
When: October 7th-18th

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👀 GUESS WHO’S BACK‼️BITCH BOXER by Charlie Josephine is making its official return at the Melbourne Fringe in October an...
06/09/2026

👀 GUESS WHO’S BACK‼️

BITCH BOXER by Charlie Josephine is making its official return at the Melbourne Fringe in October and we couldn’t be more excited!!

Chloe is a boxer training for the Olympics while grieving the sudden loss of her dad. Fast-paced and physical, this one-woman show is about rage, love, grief, and fighting to take up space in a world that keeps knocking you back.

Presented by Dead Darling Theatre
Starring Shardae Santos
Directed by Hannah Smith
Supported by Carclew and Melbourne Fringe Festival

📍Festival Hub: Trades Hall, Carlton
🗓️ 7-18 October 2026
🎟️ Tickets link in bio”

04/09/2026

What if access wasn’t an add-on, but part of the performance itself?

For Unmothered, we’re experimenting with embedding live audio description and a live sonic soundscape directly into the work.

Rather than separating audio description from the performance, we’re exploring how descriptive language, sound and storytelling can exist together, creating an experience that is accessible while still feeling like theatre.

This process has involved experimenting with how we describe movement, space, objects and moments in real time, and how those descriptions can become part of the sonic world of the piece. This is a little glimpse into that process.

A huge thank you to Melbourne Fringe for letting us be involved in the Radical Access ‘Realising the Potential’ Laboratory and Windmill Production Company for their support in giving us a home for the week.

THE REVIEWS ARE IN! ★★★★★We’re absolutely buzzing to share these gorgeous words from Theatre Diaries Adelaide about All ...
28/08/2026

THE REVIEWS ARE IN!

★★★★★

We’re absolutely buzzing to share these gorgeous words from Theatre Diaries Adelaide about All Grown Up (But Not Really) 🥰

“Billie-Rose oozes the outgoing charisma of a child entertainer and we instantly want to be her friend.”

“There is something so silly and joyful seeing an audience full of adults dance to ‘When I Grow Up’ by the Pussycat Dolls on a random Thursday night.”

“Billie-Rose is a natural in this show… She is organic and smooth in her crowd-work, and also lets her vocals shine as she sings along to 2000s hits.”

“The return of All Grown Up (But Not Really) is another example of how important these opportunities are for local artists to be given the space, resources and opportunity to grow (up) their show.”

Thank you Theatre Diaries for coming along and capturing exactly what this show is all about 🥹💗

🎟️ TONIGHT - TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!
🚨 TOMORROW - SOLD OUT!

If you’ve been thinking about coming along… tonight is your chance!

WE ARE NEARLY SOLD OUT! Come for the prizes 🎉 Stay for the disco 🪩 Tonight (8:30pm) - A Few Tickets Left Tomorrow (8:30p...
28/08/2026

WE ARE NEARLY SOLD OUT!

Come for the prizes 🎉
Stay for the disco 🪩

Tonight (8:30pm) - A Few Tickets Left
Tomorrow (8:30pm) - 50% Sold Out
Sunday (5:00pm) - A Few Tickets Left Left

BRING YOUR TEDDY 🧸🫶✨

For all of the homies who need to save their $$ for the Sylvanian family Isle! 🪩50% off for the next 24 hours🪩✨Use code ...
25/08/2026

For all of the homies who need to save their $$ for the Sylvanian family Isle!

🪩50% off for the next 24 hours🪩
✨Use code “RUSHTIX” at checkout ✨
🧸Link in bio cause we OPEN TOMORROW 🧸

24/08/2026

Dress rehearsal reactions are in… 👀

We invited a few brave audience members into the room for a sneak peek of All Grown Up (But Not Really)

The show opens SO SOON. Come hang out, embrace the chaos and remember that growing up ​doesn’t mean leaving anything behind

📍 Goodwood Theatre & Studios
🗓 27–30 August 2026
🎟 Tickets are on sale now via link in bio, (bring your teddy)

10/05/2026

We’re over halfway through our Radial Access workshops!!

We’ve been enjoying our time in Melbourne so far and spent our workshop day at Artshouse, where we continued to refine our ideas and continued discussing aesthetic access.

Our time here is almost up and we’re so excited to bring back what we’ve learned! (But also upset for it to all be over soon)💙

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