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BURGERZ is going down under! The worldwide sellout sensation by Travis Alabanza is back and is heading to Australia in January 2026. This “absolutely vital” (The Stage) performance marks 10 years since that burger slid off Travis’s face on London’s Waterloo Bridge and the impetus for BURGERZ was set in motion.
“There aren’t enough stars in the universe to put on this review of Burgerz by Travis Alabanza at London’s Southbank” PinkNews
WINNER TOTAL THEATRE AWARD 2019
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CAROL TAMBOR BEST OF EDINBURGH AWARD 2019
“Alabanza takes an act of violence and transforms it into something both beautiful and brutal” Lyn Gardner, Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
“Humane and heart-rending…Alabanza is sassy and witty, feeding off the audience like a seasoned cabaret star” The Guardian
★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ Financial Times
★★★★ Across The Arts ★★★★ Arthur’s Seat ★★★★ The List
★★★★★ The Reviews Hub ★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
★★★★★ LGBTQ Arts Review ★★★★★ British Theatre
★★★★★ LondonTheatre ★★★★★ Somewhere EDI
Hurled words. Thrown objects. Dodged Burgers.
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 show is the climax of their obsession – exploring how trans bodies survive and how, by them reclaiming an act of violence, we can address our own complicity.
One of the UK’s most prominent and celebrated trans voices, Alabanza presents a performance that remains timely, unsettling and powerful.
Written & 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
Running time approx 1hr | Suitable for ages 14+
TRANZ TALKZ
Alongside BURGERZ in 2018 we delivered Tranz Talkz – a series of community meals with trans and gender non conforming people in 6 cities across the UK, exploring how they encounter the world outside their front door. These conversations were recorded and are archived at Bishopsgate Institute.
BURGERZ was developed in Association with Ovalhouse & Marlborough Theatre and supported by Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund & Bishopsgate Institute. BURGERZ at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019.
