The 2025 edition of the Dublin Fringe Festival is just around the corner, and to get you in the mood, we’ve got two pairs of tickets to give away to TESTO. From international drag trailblazer Wet Mess, the unapologetically queer spectacle shows in Project Arts Centre on September 9 and 10.
As the name suggests, Wet Mess is a wet mess, horny for your confusion. The performer messifies transitions, testosterone and the edges of drag, combining movement with prerecorded interviews to offer surreal spectacles, dykey desires and a choreography of guttural sexuality.
Dark, loud and unforgettable, Wet Mess pinches at the dull flesh of life where the magical is in the mundane and made-up sh*t becomes real. This is the international Fringe show you’ll be bragging about seeing first.
Having already graced venues across the UK, the reviews have come in strong for TESTO. It received five stars from Ed Fest Magazine, which wrote, “Brilliantly executed. Wet Mess is a deeply promising artist.”
The Skinny gave it the same rating, describing the show as “Genderpunk at its finest – watching it feels like taking my first deep breath in a very long time.”
The Guardian was similarly full of praise, saying, “Wet Mess shows are not only thrilling and wild, but somehow sweet and life enhancing.”
To see what all the hype is about, catch TESTO by Wet Mess at the Dublin Fringe Festival. Tickets are on sale now here, but if you’re feeling lucky, enter our competition for a chance to win a pair of tickets.
All you have to do is answer the following question:
In what venue is TESTO showing as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival?
The competition closes at midnight on Friday, September 5, 2025. Winners will be contacted directly and shared on social media.
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