20 January – 14 February

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

Promotional banner for Briefs Factory Presents: THE WORKS. The image shows a group of drag and burlesque performers posed together in extravagant white costumes with feathers and glitter. The left side features bold pink text on a black background, while the right side shows the performers against a backdrop with large illuminated letters spelling “BRIEFS.” The performers strike playful, theatrical poses, blending glamour and cabaret energy.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Briefs: The Works

★★★★★ “Settle in for a night of wild and insanely raucous entertainment” (Time Out Sydney) 

From underground clubs to the world’s biggest festivals, Briefs Factory have redefined cabaret, rewriting the rules of variety with a unique blend of spectacle and subversion. With The Works, they throw open their glittering archives to deliver a dazzling, daring and delicious celebration you’ll never want to end. 

Think circus with attitude, drag with muscle, burlesque with bite, set to a pumping dance party soundtrack. Expect soaring acrobatics, jaw dropping physicality, irreverent comedy and a cheeky late-night cocktail of mischief and mayhem. 

Catch this glitter drenched spectacular bursting with the sparkle, sweat and sass that has made Briefs a global sensation.  

Presented by: Briefs Factory

Briefs Factory is an Australian creative collective who manufacture, cultivate and present evocative, irreverent, physical performance. Best known for their flagship project Briefs, the award-winning company’s work also includes The Second Coming, Dirty Laundry, Bite Club & Brats Carnival. The collective also represents works developed by like minded artists. Inspired by circus, drag, dance, burlesque, music, comedy and the ever changing world around them, Briefs Factory are dedicated to developing and touring their brand of award winning, genre defying, political party punk around the world.
Cabaret & Variety • Circus
Queensland • Western Australia Premiere
 
Weekly award winner
First Nations Australian
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: 18+
Family friendly: No
Sexual References
Live Flame/Fire
Audience Participation: Occasional
Nudity: Strong
Coarse Language: Occasional

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Presented by: Briefs Factory

Briefs Factory is an Australian creative collective who manufacture, cultivate and present evocative, irreverent, physical performance. Best known for their flagship project Briefs, the award-winning company’s work also includes The Second Coming, Dirty Laundry, Bite Club & Brats Carnival. The collective also represents works developed by like minded artists. Inspired by circus, drag, dance, burlesque, music, comedy and the ever changing world around them, Briefs Factory are dedicated to developing and touring their brand of award winning, genre defying, political party punk around the world.

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