Social40+ Goes Fringe: Adore Händel’s Birthday Party
Sat, 10 Oct
|Festival Hub: Trades Hall
Meet Adore Händel: a time-travelling drag diva with operatic talent and centuries of scandal. Join us for a 269th birthday celebration full of glamour, cheeky humour and a mysterious twist. Our very first Fringe festival event and we are more than ecstatic dahrlings....
Time & Location
10 Oct 2026, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Festival Hub: Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
About the event
Looking for a night out with a little extra sparkle? Join us for Adore Händel’s Birthday Party at Melbourne Fringe.
If you haven’t met Adore, you’re in for a treat. They're an extraordinary treat and friend of Social40+ created and performed by classically trained baritone and comedian Luke Belle, Adore is a pansexual, time-travelling drag character with Marie Antoinette-inspired glamour and a colourful romantic history.
Think powdered wigs, extravagant costumes and operatic vocals, paired with mischievous storytelling and a decidedly modern sense of humour. Adore literally has the audience at their fingertips, with these lucious tones of pure delight, mesmorizing whilst meticulously playful. We adore, Adore - and so will you!
Adore is turning 269, a whole 10 years younger than myself ("79" was a good year) and you’re invited to the celebrations!
Alongside their long-suffering assistant Peter, Adore has a party to throw and another volume of their legendary…