Review by Markus Hamence – Dolly Diamond: Tits & Teeth – Performance date: Saturday 14 March 2026. Plant 4 Bowden, South Australia.
Comedy, cabaret entertainment at its funniest! Australian queen of cabaret, Dolly Diamond, is in her element delivering lashings of sharp-tongued wit and comedic genius as she interviews much-loved celebrities to uncover what makes them tick.
Expect a night that’s a bit naughty, a little risqué and packed with innuendo, all in Dolly’s dazzling Diamond style.
She’ll “dig, dig, dig” and delve a little deeper to get to the bottom of every celebrity story – because, as Dolly says, “We love to know the ins and outs of people, don’t we?”
But how sparkling can a Diamond get? Read on my rockstars…
Adelaide Fringe thrives on bold personalities, but when Dolly Diamond sweeps into town and indeed the room, it’s less an entrance and more a takeover. Tits & Teeth, playing in the cosy mezzanine space at Plant 4 Bowden, is cabaret with bite – a cheeky, free-wheeling hour of razor-sharp wit, improvised chaos and perfectly delivered camp glamour.
Dolly Diamond, the dazzling super-star drag creation of performer Michael Dalton, has long been a fixture of the cabaret circuit in Australia and the UK, and it shows. When she steps on stage, the room is hers and we the audience her adoring fodder. With towering, perfectly set hair, sparkling costume, blinding jewellery and a voice that shifts from smoky cabaret croon to wickedly precise punchline, Dolly works the audience like a seasoned ringmaster. Buckle up and leave your shyness at the door kids, Dolly’s back and she’s bloody well ready to let you have it all in abundance!
“Buckle up and leave your shyness at the door kids, Dolly’s back and she’s bloody well ready to let you have it all in abundance!”
Markus Hamence
The show promises a lifetime of treading the boards of theatre, but the real magic lies elsewhere. Instead, Tits & Teeth unfolds as a loose, mischievous mix of autobiographical storytelling, audience banter (and she meets snd greets EVERYONE to much laughter) and clever musical parodies. It feels gloriously unscripted. Her back-handed, off the cuff one liners are some of the best you will come across in the biz. Dolly plucks unsuspecting audience members from the crowd, teasing them with affectionate mischief while never crossing the line into cruelty. Everyone becomes part of the show – willingly or otherwise – and the result is comedy that feels alive in the moment.
Musically, Dolly delivers with a husky, expressive voice that anchors the cabaret side of the performance. Familiar songs are twisted with witty lyrical rewrites, landing laughs before the audience even realises what’s coming. Some well known songs are twisted lovingly up to make the lyrics all about Her Royal Drag Highness, the Divine Dolly. It’s smart, cheeky writing paired with razor-timed delivery.
The venue itself adds to the charm. The mezzanine at Plant 4 Bowden is intimate and buzzing, the kind of Fringe space where every raised eyebrow and perfectly timed smirk lands instantly. With a drink in hand, surround by textured brick wall, industrial detailing, festoon lighting and the crowd leaning in, it becomes the perfect playground for Dolly’s brand of flamboyant storytelling and spontaneous comedy.
“Her back-handed, off the cuff one liners are some of the best you will come across in the biz…”
Markus Hamence
What makes Tits & Teeth work so well is Dolly’s philosophy: nobody gets left behind. Every table, every laugh, every awkward volunteer moment is pulled into her orbit. By the end of the hour, the room feels less like an audience and more like a raucous cabaret family that’s shared something delightfully ridiculous together.
This is Fringe cabaret exactly as it should be – bold, cheeky, interactive and joyfully unpredictable. Dolly Diamond doesn’t just perform the show; she orchestrates the entire room.
Wrap-up: A glittering mix of sass, song and audience chaos, Tits & Teeth proves Dolly Diamond is still one of cabaret’s most irresistible hosts – serving sharp comedy and big personality with just the right amount of sparkle and scandal.
Tits & Teeth
Thursday 12 March – Sunday 15 March
Mezzanine at Plant 4 Bowden
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