20 January – 14 February

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This show belongs to the FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026 season. This season is now over.

In a vibrant pink and silver baroque-style costume a performer extends both arms outward while singing or laughing. They wear a sculpted white powdered wig, dramatic pink and white makeup, and long lace-trimmed sleeves. The background is a soft lavender-purple.
Wearing a sculpted white wig with tight curls, dramatic pink makeup, and a glittering silver bow at the neck, giving a refined and elegant expression, a performer in a lavish pink and silver baroque-inspired costume poses in profile against a pastel lavender background.
Performer in an ornate pink and silver baroque-style costume sits against a lavender background, looking downward with a dramatic, pouty expression. Their white powdered wig is styled in large sculpted curls, and they wear elaborate makeup with bold pink accents. Their gloved hands are raised in a delicate, poised gesture.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Adore Händel’s Cautionary Tales

Everyone’s favourite pansexual, time-traveling songbird is back! Adore Händel returns to FRINGE WORLD with Cautionary Tales, the highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed Little Black Book. This time, our incorrigible 18th-century raconteur isn’t just dishing gossip—they're warning you about the perils of passion and desire gone wrong. From Renaissance heartbreak to Roaring Twenties ruin, Adore shares scandalous stories of love lessons learned the hard way. Featuring a dazzling blend of opera, pop, and original songs, Cautionary Tales is a camp, classy, and cheeky cabaret perfect for lovers of drag, drama, and decadent storytelling.

Presented by: Luke Belle

Luke Belle is the classically trained baritone behind the acclaimed drag persona Adore Handel, blending opera, comedy, and drag artistry as both performer and trivia host. Adore Handel has performed across Australia's festival circuit, including FRINGE WORLD, Melbourne Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Feast Festival, and Melt. In Naarm (Melbourne), catch Adore at regular spots like Speakeasy and the 86. This creative vision is brought to life by a collaborative team: Hannah Belle (script writing), Will Toft (original compositions), Drew Johnstone and Jutta Schmitz (hair artistry), and Maddy Connellan complete the ensemble that makes Adore Handel a standout act celebrating both classical tradition and contemporary drag culture.
Cabaret & Variety • Drag
Victoria • Western Australia Premiere
 
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: M
Family friendly: No
Audience Participation: Occasional
Sexual References

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Presented by: Luke Belle

Luke Belle is the classically trained baritone behind the acclaimed drag persona Adore Handel, blending opera, comedy, and drag artistry as both performer and trivia host. Adore Handel has performed across Australia's festival circuit, including FRINGE WORLD, Melbourne Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Feast Festival, and Melt. In Naarm (Melbourne), catch Adore at regular spots like Speakeasy and the 86. This creative vision is brought to life by a collaborative team: Hannah Belle (script writing), Will Toft (original compositions), Drew Johnstone and Jutta Schmitz (hair artistry), and Maddy Connellan complete the ensemble that makes Adore Handel a standout act celebrating both classical tradition and contemporary drag culture.

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