Best Overall Circus & Physical Theatre Show Winner, Adelaide Fringe Festival, 2026

Produced by Highwire Entertainment, creators of Rouge, the sold-out sensation of Spiegel Fest 2024, comes an electrifying new production celebrating the weird, the wonderful and the fabulously flawed. Primal finds beauty in both our differences and the things that connect us.

Breathtaking acrobatics and aerials meet sultry cabaret, laugh-out-loud moments and a live soundtrack led by the incomparable Leather Lungs. With a soaring voice that audiences are still raving about long after the final note, this is circus that flips expectations through strength, vulnerability and unapologetic joy.

Primal asks what it would look like to truly celebrate the human body in all its strength, strangeness and beauty. The result is hilarious, provocative, awe-inspiring and deeply human.

Restricted 18+. Contains nudity, sexual references and coarse language.

★★★★★ 

"Primal isn’t just a show; it’s an all-out, high-energy fever dream that’ll stick with you long after you leave." 

- The List

★★★★★ 

"A phenomenal show! Elegant and poised on one hand, then rocky and raunchy on the other” 

– Hi Fi Way

★★★★★ “It is bold, it is raw, it is an incredible celebration of the human body and drives a strong message of body positivity, inclusion and acceptance. This is a Fringe show that will linger on your mind for a long time.”-Glam Adelaide

“Raw, gutsy and packed with thrills, talent and more than a touch of skin! It is a must see this festival” 

– Stage Whispers

“The sexiest circus cabaret performance of the year” 

– The Advertiser 2025