20 January – 14 February

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

Charlee Watt sits by a windowsill in a black polka-dot dress, holding a cocktail glass with a red cocktail and a red lip-shaped clutch. Beside her on a small stand are a trombone and French horn, with large windows and soft daylight behind her.
Charlee Watt performs on stage with her band, singing passionately into a microphone. She wears a black feather-trimmed dress while musicians on bass, drums, keys, and saxophone play alongside her. The audience is visible in the foreground, watching attentively.
Charlee Watt sings on stage with a live jazz band, standing at a microphone in the center wearing a black skirt and red shoes. Around her, musicians play piano, drums, guitar, saxophones, trumpets, and trombones, all set against a dark theatre backdrop with stage lighting.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Charlee Watt: Beating Up The Beatles

A genre-bending cabaret that reimagines the Fab Four like you’ve never heard before.

Multi-award-winning vocalist Charlee Watt transforms iconic Beatles hits into lush, jazz-infused masterpieces inspired by legends Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Backed by a stellar jazz quartet, she delivers bold, sassy renditions spanning love, loss, and life.

Following sold-out seasons and standing ovations across SA and Victoria, Beating Up The Beatles cements Charlee’s place as one of the country’s most exciting new cabaret voices.

“Watt’s stage presence was captivating” ★★★★★ Sam About Town

★★★★★ Glam Adelaide | ★★★★★ SALT Festival | ★★★★ The List

“Charlee Watt entranced me from the get-go” Arna Eyers-White, The Barefoot Review

The Beatles, reimagined in velvet jazz and pure charisma.

 

**NOTE: If sold out, please check the Arts and Cultural Trust website for tickets.

Presented by: Ben Francis Entertainment

Ben Francis Entertainment (BFE) is a South Australian production company specialising in high-quality, music-based live entertainment and tribute shows. Founded by producer Ben Francis, BFE is behind acclaimed productions including The 60 Four and Benny and the Jets, which have toured nationally to sold-out audiences and five-star reviews. Beating Up The Beatles, co-created by Charlee Watt and Kellie Grace, reimagines the Fab Four through the golden age of jazz. Performed by Charlee Watt, an award-winning cabaret artist from Port Lincoln, this bold, sassy, and musically rich show arrives in Perth after rave reviews and sold-out seasons. With multiple 4- and 5-star reviews, Emerging Artist awards, and an Adelaide Critic’s Circle nod, Charlee delivers pure cabaret brilliance.
Cabaret & Variety • Music
South Australia • Western Australia Premiere
 
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: PG
Family friendly: No
Audience Participation: Occasional

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Presented by: Ben Francis Entertainment

Ben Francis Entertainment (BFE) is a South Australian production company specialising in high-quality, music-based live entertainment and tribute shows. Founded by producer Ben Francis, BFE is behind acclaimed productions including The 60 Four and Benny and the Jets, which have toured nationally to sold-out audiences and five-star reviews. Beating Up The Beatles, co-created by Charlee Watt and Kellie Grace, reimagines the Fab Four through the golden age of jazz. Performed by Charlee Watt, an award-winning cabaret artist from Port Lincoln, this bold, sassy, and musically rich show arrives in Perth after rave reviews and sold-out seasons. With multiple 4- and 5-star reviews, Emerging Artist awards, and an Adelaide Critic’s Circle nod, Charlee delivers pure cabaret brilliance.

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