BURGERZ
Written & Performed by Travis Alabanza
Hurled words. Thrown objects. Dodged burgers.
★★★★★ “It’s a piece that gets under your skin… catch this unique experience while you can.”
— British Theatre
★★★★ “Very funny… Alabanza is sassy and witty”
— The Guardian
Winner of the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, BURGERZ has been a sell-out sensation across the world since 2018.
After someone threw a burger at them and shouted a transphobic slur, performance artist Travis Alabanza became obsessed with burgers. How they are made, how they feel, and smell. How they travel through the air. How the mayonnaise feels on your skin. This hilarious and heartbreaking show explores how trans people survive and reclaims an act of violence with a side of serious bite.
2026 marks 10 years since that burger slid off Travis’s face on London’s Waterloo Bridge. Come hear a story that remains painfully timely, unsettling and powerful – a triumphant response that has taken Alabanza all around the world.
Green Door Theatre Company presents a Hackney Showroom Production. Presented in Sydney by Carriageworks and supported by Sydney Festival. Presented in Melbourne in association with Malthouse Theatre.
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Written and Performed by Travis Alabanza
Directed by Sam Curtis Lindsay
Designer Soutra Gilmour
Associate Designer Isabella Van Braeckel
Lighting Design Lee Curran & Lauren Woodhead
Sound Design XANA
Movement Nando Messias
Dramaturg Nina Lyndon -
Venue
Track 8, Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW 2015Previews 7 January
Opening Night 8 January
Season 9 — 18 JanuaryRuntime
Approx. 75 mins runtime (no interval)Lock Out Policy
A strict lockout period is in effect at the start. Late arrivals will be admitted at an appropriate break in the performance. -
Venue
Beckett Theatre, Malthouse, 113 Sturt St, Southbank VIC 3006Previews 21 January
Opening Night 22 January
Season 23 — 24 JanuaryRuntime
Approx. 75 mins runtime (no interval)Lock Out Policy
A strict lockout period is in effect at the start. Late arrivals will be admitted at an appropriate break in the performance. -
This show contains description of hate crimes. If you would like further description of content please contact the show venue at info@carriageworks.com.au or boxoffice@malthousetheatre.com.au
The show also contains haze and loud music.
Recommended for people aged 14+.