Reviewed by: The Adelaide Hipster
Review by Gabby Shailer | 02 March 2025
@bitecabaret is this crazy good underground Parisian Cabaret Bar has opened up in @thegardenofud for @adlfringe and you need to check it out!

Rolling through the doors of the Vagabond for @bitecabaret feels like being transported into an edgy European Arthouse. The cast is draped around the stage heavily in character giving the audience an impression of what was to come. 

@bitecabaret was Five Stars. No question. 

It is an amazing cabaret show that has carved out its own specific niche of kind of techno avant garde Parisian underground cabaret club. Watching the show I couldn’t help but imagine needing to know a secret handshake to get into @bitecabaret !

Loved the show ! It was original, polished! extremely well developed! Even better executed cabaret show that was nothing short of brilliant!!! @bitecabaret started with a bang as the cast perfectly executed a stylised group routine. Very  Madonna’s Vogue the 2025 remix. 

It just got better from there. @bitecabaret curated a series of circus and sideshow performances and I’ll I’m going to say is don’t make me pick a favourite! 

Bite had it all Lyra (Hoop) , Pole, Aerials, the amazing vocals of Adelaides own @alexdeporteous and heaps of other cool stuff!!! And it was all AMAZING!!! And the super unique theming of the show just made everything seem so much more special! 

The costumes, hair and makeup were exceptional. In particular I love how the costumer went into a huge amount of detail with regard to textures, fabrics, leather accents and metal studding or spike and then took the time to balance each of the elements perfectly. Costumes read as avant-garde fashion because of the thoughtfulness of the creative direction and the costumer.  As an audience member I appreciate it. 

Love the show and love way the production team created the alternate reality of the Underground Parisian Cabaret Bar to place the show in. It was a real point of difference that I loved getting lost in. 

What I’m trying to say very verbosely is that this is a great show that you should definitely check out! 

You can find Bite Cabaret at the Vagabond at @thegardenofud until Sunday the 16th of March.