Laughter incoming! Estonia’s beloved clown duo Piip ja Tuut (Piip and Tuut) are touring Australia this March and April, bringing their joyful chaos to Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, the Gold Coast and Melbourne — and yes, audiences aged 3 to 103 should be very excited!
If you’ve never met Piip and Tuut before, prepare yourself. What begins as a wonderful concert quickly dissolves into a delightful comedy show. Two clowns arrive at a concert hall expecting a refined evening of music — but things go wonderfully off-script. Think slapstick, live music, acrobatics and the kind of physical comedy that makes both children and adults laugh out loud.
Behind the clown noses are Estonian actors Haide Männamäe and Toomas Tross, who have been performing together since 1998. Their theatre, Piip ja Tuut Teater, opened its own playhouse in Tallinn in 2010 and has toured internationally for over two decades across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
Now Australia gets a turn. The duo will appear at two of the country’s biggest festivals — the Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival — alongside special performances for Estonian communities across the country. Expect mischievous clown tricks, surprising acrobatics, songs, improvisation and plenty of contagious laughter
This Estonian clown duo is exceptionally good at their craft. In 2022 they were awarded the Order of the White Star, one of Estonia’s state honours, recognising their contribution to culture.
Ready to laugh? Here’s where you can catch the shows.
Source: Piip ja Tuut.
Perth
🗓️ Sunday, 8 March 2026
📍 Lathlain Playgroup, 6 Lathlain Pl, Lathlain, Perth WA 6100
🕠 10.00 am
🥪 Tickets: Trybooking
🎟️ Event page: Facebook
Adelaide
🗓️ 9–22 March 2026 | “Piip & Tuut at Concert“
📍 Fool’s Paradise, Victoria Square, Grote Street, Adelaide SA 5000
🕠 Various times | See when and where: Adelaide Fringe Festival
🥪 Tickets: Adelaide Fringe Festival
🎟️ Event page: Facebook
Sydney
🗓️ Saturday, 28 March 2026
📍 Estonian House, 141 Campbell Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
🕠 11.00 am
🥪 Tickets: Trybooking
🎟️ Event page: Facebook
The Gold Coast
🗓️ Sunday, 29 March 2026
📍 Varsity Lakes Community Centre, 337 Christine Avenue, Varsity Lakes QLD 4227
🕠 11.00 am
🥪 Tickets: Trybooking
🎟️ Event page: Facebook
Melbourne
🗓️ Sunday, 5 April 2026 (Estonian House) | 3-12 April 2026 (Melbourne International Comedy Festival)
📍 Estonian House, 43 Melville Road, Brunswick West VIC 3055 | ACMI Gandel Lab, Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
🕠 11.00 am (Estonian House) | 4.00 pm (Melbourne International Comedy Festival)
🥪 Tickets: Trybooking | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
🎟️ Event page: Facebook
The Australian tour has been organised by Ave Nukki, Estonian Society in Sydney, for Estonian community performances in Perth, Sydney, the Gold Coast and Melbourne, and by Reeli Lonks for the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Learn more
Piip ja Tuut Australian tour on Facebook: Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and the Goal Coast
Piip ja Tuut website (in English)
Piip ja Tuut Instagram
Piip ja Tuut at Adelaide Fringe
Piip ja Tuut at Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Curious what Piip ja Tuut mischief looks like in action? Linked below is a small taste — the “Puhanumana” music video.
Source: Piip ja Tuut, YouTube.
