The weirdest events at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023

Tits come in all shapes and sizes. Some have them, some had them, some are just getting them now, and some wish that they were simply not there. Tits Out is a new contemporary dance performance that explores our relationship to our tits, be them sagging tits, trans tits, tits of colour, tits with cherry-sized cysts poking out. Blending dry comedy and earnest angst, Tits Out is a contemporary dance that brings you up close and personal to the tits at hand.

This is now show-and-tell as you know it; this is show-and-tell for grown-ups. This open-mic show-and-tell will see adults bringing all sorts of objects representing an experience, niche, interest, memory or pivotal moment in their life. Bring a knick-knack for free entry, and if you can brave the stage, you have up to five minutes to share whatever your heart desires.

If you need any luck thinking of items, the host is bringing everything from his lucky rock to a framed cheque for $8.77. Why? You’ll have to go to find out.

The undisputed king of pop parody, “Weird Al” Yankovic, has been poking fun at songs by contemporary musicians like Miley Cyrus and Madonna for decades. Now, with lyrics projected on the big screen, here’s your chance to sing, shout and laugh your way through Al’s best work.

If you love a good soup as much as Adam Driver, the new piece of clown-esque comedy Soup Friends will go down a treat. Incorporating elements of improv, satire and anti-theatre, Soup Friends will tackle love, loneliness and the human condition. The world may be frightening but in times of crisis, there is always soup. Join a cast of characters in this soup-tasty adventure where the chasm is bridged between man and, you guessed it, soup.

Queen Liz may have departed this mortal coil, but two other Queens have been waiting in the wings. Experience Netflix’s The Crown like never before with She’s Crowning. Expect a satirical spectacular that will touch on all five seasons, all characters and all the costumes. Think Princess Diaries meets Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift.

After winning last year’s Best in Theatre Award (Grand Theft Theatre), Pony Cam is back with a new sweat-filled show. Burnout Paradise is an escalating series of challenges performed on four escalating treadmills. As a cathartic celebration of the euphoria that comes before burnout, Burnout Paradise will unravel the realisation that the system we participate in is not designed for us.

A Dodgeball Named Desire is an experimental sport/theatre piece will see Bloomshed go up against a sub-elite AFL team in an all-out Battle Royale.

Get drenched in the sweat of these Titans of the court as they compete for the heart of an ageing southern belle. Warning: you will get hit with balls.If only Tennessee Williams were alive today to see this baller of a reincarnation.