Kieran Bullock's IKEA Wars

IKEA WARS IS HOME!

After a raucous 2022 Melbourne Fringe Festival debut, IKEA WARS has travelled far and wide and sold out shows all across Australia and the world. And now, it's coming home, back to where it began: Trades Hall. MELBOURNE FRINGE. It's time once again to enter the flatpack thunderdome!

IKEA WARS is a high-octane comedy game show pitting two Fringe performers against each other in the ultimate home improvement indignity: building IKEA furniture in front of a live audience.

The challenge is simple: build the piece of furniture before your opponent does. Is it a race? Yes! Is it a game show? ALSO YES! A plethora of chaotic sabotages are on hand to ensure that the road to glory is paved with pitfalls!

Build the furniture.
Survive the sabotages.
Be crowned the Champion of Sweden!*

*title not officially recognised by the Swedish government.

Let's build!

"Who knew you could get so engrossed, anxious, agitated, in watching IKEA furniture being built!" Fringefeed, 2025

"Competitive IKEA-building is the sport of the future." Edinburgh Fringe Audience Reviews, 2025

VENUE: Trades Hall Festival Hub - Quilt Room
DATES: September 30th - October 4th
TIME: 9:30pm (8:30pm on Sundays)
TICKETS: $10-28