Queer Reviewed: Hot Wet Australian Science

Deliciously Divergent

Peer Reviewed is an adults‑only science fair and gloriously queer nerd extravaganza celebrating the most chaotic STEM minds in our community. Competitors are invited to debut their most unhinged, playful and horniest research projects, proudly displayed on trifolds and explained with the kind of over‑the‑top enthusiasm only a queer scientist can muster. Registrations are $15 for contestants, or free for concession card holders.

If presenting isn’t your vibe, join us as an audience member and vote for the projects that delight, confuse or arouse you.

You’ll kick off the night by wandering through lovingly crafted displays showcasing everything from environmental curiosities to social science deep dives. Audience votes will determine our top contenders, who will then face off in a head‑to‑head showdown judged by a panel featuring a real researcher, a comedian and one of our beloved producers. Together, they’ll decide who “wins at science” in a process that is equal parts scientifically rigorous and joyfully ridiculous.

Peer Reviewed mixes its scientific chaos with performance and play, because learning should be fun. Expect a Strip Spelling Bee where local burlesque performers tackle scientific terminology with charm and strategic undressing.

Come for the science. Stay for the nonsense. Leave with a brain full of new facts and a heart full of queer joy.

Event Details

GENRE: Comedy, Cabaret & Variety

DURATION: 300 mins

AGE RATING: Ages 18 +

EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

SEATED OR STANDING: Standing

Access questions? Contact us at enquiries@feast.org.au

When: 14 November 2026 6.00pm

Where: Eliza Hall - Payinthi

Accessibility

Sensory Options Maybe in the future

Tactile Tour Maybe in the future

Tickets

$15

About the presenter: Deliciously Divergent

What do you get when a formerly gifted kid with five degrees and a former Geospatial ecological modeller decide to embrace their inner children...? ADULT SCIENCE FAIR

Adelaide burlesque staples, Deliciously Divergent, and gender-queer musketeer, Monty Mishap, have teamed up to build a Big Gay Science Fair to delight your inner middle-schooler.

Stepping away from their typical brand of genre-bending cabaret shows (Buglesque, The WAPs, Clueho) our dream team are focusing their attention on how to make space for adults to get amongst the scientific method and make some Hot Wet silliness in the process.

Made possible through the Pilot Light Project funded by Lesbians Incorporated Australia

Website: https://linktr.ee/deliciouslydivergent

Image Description: Two performers, Happi Valley (left) and Monty Mishap (right) are wearing safety googles while they do a very queer science experiment. Happi is wearing a pink dress and a sash, while speaking into a microphone. She has blue hair. Monty is wearing a leopard print dress and has brown wavey hair. They have one hand to their mouth and are licking their finger seductively, while the other hand is on their hip. Both performers are behind a table that has a green bunsen burner and a beaker filled with pink liquid. In the middle of them is a purple volcano that is spewing a neon rainbow cloud. They are standing in front of an ombre background in bisexual pride colours, and two painted rainbow squiggles. The vibe is fun, chaotic, nerdy and sexy.

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