Performance Lineup
A space for the weird, wonderful, and everything in between.
Kick back at the Riverside stage and be entertained, wowed and left with an achy belly from laughing. This is where we celebrate all things creative and performance art.
Scroll/tap on Performances to discover more. Timings for each show will be released in the week leading into the festival and feature in the festival program.
Bend Over, Bender
In the future, there are only Doctors and Robots. But there is one... Doctor Robot!
A time travelling robot from the year nine million on a mission to save the universe through the power of original funky space beats.
Step into the dungeon and open the door into Kiki's Kinky Closet, where fantasy and desire intertwine. This sultry and provocative cabaret will titillate your senses as we delve into the world of kink and fetish through our electrifying performances.
Kiki's Kinky Closet
The Melbourne Outrageous Theatre House is an artist-led collective drawing from contemporary dance and circus to create unique performance experiences for music festivals and events.
We like to get deep. We like to get weird. We like living, breathing art.
Our works strive to be both abstract and visceral.
Inspired by both the beauty and chaos of the nightlife industry itself, MOTH Artists create works that simultaneously reflect and embody the experience of the event itself. Play, catharsis, wonder, and the nurturing of human connection will be the core of what we present at Strawberry Fields 2024.
The Bushy Boiii's, lead by multi-award winning, queer, stand up comedian and sketch artist Matt Barron, are an group of hilariously eclectic performers. Each brandishing uniquely radiant personalities that are both absurd and warmly inviting.
Having performed their highly acclaimed shows at several music festivals (Each to resounding standing ovations) as well as a fully sold out season at the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Fest, these three have truly discovered how to engage with their audience in a way that couldn't be described any more accurately then "BLOODY COOKED"!
Having studied a variety of performance based degrees between the three of us, we can assure you that our skills are not just weird, but they're varied as well. Triple threats if you will... Don't mean to brag :P
Currently working on a secret project for Adult Swim, We've been working a lot behind the scenes on some deliciously absurd comedy that we're so excited to share with the world, but in the mean time, we have another live show to bring to the masses, having written the show specifically for a "Bush doof" audience. We can't wait to share our COOKED humour with you as we tour the Australian Music Festival scene with our show 'The Mystery of the Bunyip Boy'
Pretty Cool Productions presents Birthday Burlesque! Celebrate Strawberry Fields 15th Birthday, or your own, as the Pretty Cool eccentric and sexy characters strut, stumble, and shimmy their way across the stage, bringing birthday magic to all who attend! Catch McNugggz in the show, with her niche cake-smashing act, followed by a tasty Raffle. It's a lick you'll never forget!
Chocolate & Cream Events presents a salivating spectacular that will leave you craving more "Fruity Fantasies: A Juicy Cabaret Extravaganza!". Get ready to peel away the mundane and dive into a world where cabaret meets all of your juiciest desires. Our performers have cooked up some succulent acts full of Drag, Circus, Burlesque & oh so much zest appeal. With acts so ripe & ready, you'll be grapeful for every moment.
lotus threads is a collaborative poetry and music project by poet Panda Wong and musician Hannah Wu, both based on unceded Wurundjeri land. They are interested in the relationship between collaboration and discovery; and how they can generate other possibilities for togetherness. In their performances, poetry floats over compositions of guzheng, synths and intimate vocalisations, exploring language as lived expression. lotus threads has performed at venues including Darebin Arts Centre, Miscellania, Eastmint and more.
Lotus Threads
Step into the world of Noir, where every movement captivates and mesmerises. Immerse in the flow and sensuality of pole dancing and allow us to create your unforgettable atmosphere.
The Faerialist combines the elements with a bit of magic to imbue her performances of aerials, light, fire and flow to captivate the audience. She emanates a true passion and love for her art as well as an otherworldly grace in her dance that inspires creativity and lights up any realm.
DO YOU LIKE GOOD SHIT? Well this is GREAT shit!
Bogus is a collection of BIG SLAY Drag Performers that are about to make your Strawberry Fields THE HOUSE DOWN BOOTS.
Get ready for a night of ~YAS~ WORK and always UNTZ, as you watch 5 distinct drag divas leave it all on the Strawberry Fields Stage.
BOGUS
World premiere of a new show! SUPERNATURE! Is a mind bending journey across dimensions with animals from beyond our realm of understanding. Don’t worry, they can’t hurt you! Giant puppets, live projection, shadows, music!
Madame Martha's are an electric performance group from Melbourne known for their work in cabaret, drag, vaudeville and burlesque.
Led by the captivating presence of Iva Rosebud, Jens Radda, and Meg Hickey, this group of gorgeous clowns combines unique drag artistry, live singing and bold burlesque with international flair and Parisian glamour.
Following sell-out seasons at Adelaide Fringe, HOTA on the Gold Coast and across Melbourne's iconic venues, this performance group promises a hugely entertaining show that leaves audiences in awe.
“This cabaret extravaganza is a charming, cheeky, thought-provoking and downright funny experience.” - Glam Adelaide
Angels Only Inc. presents Show Us Ya Tips. Bringing together the queer, sex worker, and local communities together for a night of performance, expression, dance and stupidity. Body and sex positive, we elevate community voices and platform organisations that support and protect the core values of the night. Sexy, funny, cool, smart.
The Midway returns to Strawberry Fields featuring a lineup of the hottest burlesque, circus, and sideshow the festival has to offer!
Hosted by Siân Brigid (the Human Hazard), this adults only cabaret is sure to set your heart racing with feats of strength, skill, and absolute smut.
R18+
Putting the Aaaa back into aerial Shibari with an electrifying intensity, Harli & Neo embody a deep connection that transcends mere physicality. As brothers in bonds, they are kindred spirits who fearlessly challenge the boundaries of the aerial arena. When these two chaos fae unite, their collaboration is a spellbinding dance of trust, the air crackles with anticipation, and every moment is filled with unexpected twists. It's bound for chaos.
Welcome to Morning. A crash landing into the day with your weirdest puppet friends.
magic steven’s work has been described as autobiographical storytelling, deadpan comedy, guided meditation, group therapy and long-form beat poetry. He has performed at festivals including Dark Mofo, Camp Doogs, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Liquid Architecture, White Night and the Inland Concert Series. Internationally he has performed in cities such as Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Athens, Tbilisi, Stockholm, Auckland and London. He is also a visual artist, creating black & white ink drawings and animated works.
The Bait Fridge is a performance collective based on Kaurna Country (South Australia), made of a core group of 10-15 visual artists and musicians, and many other fluctuating members at any one time. We began as a group of visual artists and musicians creating performative painting exercises, painting one another using catapults and leaf blowers. Much of our early performance work took place in public space as both commissioned and self-produced improvisational absurdist performances, drawing on Fluxus principles of process-centred art making and using only recycled and found materials. We aim to communicate these values through multi-disciplinary performance experiences for varied audiences, and have performed in a wide variety of contexts.
Off the back of the epic road trip that was: Traffic Stop Disco Mechanic at Strawberry Fields 2023, The Birth of the Baitverse winds back time for a high energy exploration into the big bang, the formation of the universe, and all things Bait Fridge that came after.