Some people like quiet and refined, the subtle things in life, y’know?
Other people revel in the flashy. Roll around and thrive in flashy colours, stylish outfits and visually or thematically dazzling artistry.
…And for those people, here’s what you should see this year at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Maho Magic Bar
Magic / Immersive
Australia’s first Japanese magic bar delighted and stunned audiences at Adelaide Fringe in 2022, garnering rave reviews and a waitlist for tickets.
Now with the ultimate line-up of magicians ever assembled in one show, Maho Magic Bar speeds back to the Fringe ready to astound. With fresh tricksters, fresh tricks and even fresher cocktails, Maho Magic Bar is the dazzling jewel of The Garden of Unearthly Delights.
When: Friday Feb 17 – Sunday March 19, 2023.
Where: Maho Magic Bar, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Rundle Park | Kadlitpina, East Terrace
Cost: From $59
Check out the 2022 review ahead of 2023 or read about what’s in store this year!
They Came From Uranus
Cabaret / Burlesque
An outrageous new puppet show for adults performed by Master Puppeteer, Murray Raine is coming to the Adelaide Fringe this year.
This hilarious fifty-five-minute sci-fi cabaret burlesque lands at the Empire Theatre this March and will make you question everything you thought you knew about puppets, burlesque and aliens.
This unique show is performed in its own ornate miniature burlesque theatre and features a dazzling array of shadow puppetry, multi-media projections and “Humanettes”, a rarely seen form of puppetry that comprises the puppeteers head with a puppet’s body.
WHERE: The Empire Theatre Spiegeltent, Rundle Park – Kadlitpina, East Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000.
WHEN: Nightly at 6:30 pm, from Friday the 10th of March – Sunday the 19th of March excluding the 13th and 14th of March.
PRICE: Full Price: $35.00, Concession: $30.00.
Read more here.
La Grande Folie
Cabaret / Burlesque
Returning after her standing ovation at Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022, Imogen Kelly, Australia’s Queen of Burlesque performs her show stopping, jaw dropping, award winning acts from the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas.
Whether swinging from a chandelier, dancing in an explosion of feathers, or taking you to the moon and back, Kelly is mesmerising. Journey through Kelly’s most sensational acts, including her sumptuous, world-famous “Let them Eat Cake!”, strung along a string of stories like jewels as Kelly playfully questions “Can Burlesque save the world?”
WHERE: The Wonderland Spiegeltent, Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide SA 5000
WHEN: March 3, 2023 – 7.45 pm; March 4, 2023 – 9pm; March 5, 2023 – 8.30pm
PRICE: Full price tickets $35 – $40*
Read more here.
Dean Misdale – Life’s a Drag
Cabaret / Drag
Image credit: Ezra Alcantra
Winner of the Best Cabaret & Variety show at FRINGE WORLD Festival 2022, Dean Misdale is heading to Adelaide Fringe for the first time with Life’s a Drag, playing The Bally at Gluttony.
In this outrageous tale of Dean’s life, audiences will be taken on a reality-shaking rollercoaster ride of what it really takes to be a QUEEN!
Powerhouse vocals, recounts of side-splitting real-life encounters, plus everyone’s favourite diva moments come together in one show-stopping cabaret.
WHERE: The Bally at Gluttony – Rymill Park
WHEN: March 14 to March 19 @ 6.45pm
Read more here.
Les Fleures Du Mal
Dance
Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil), based on the poetry of Baudelaire and presented by Shakti & The Garage International, is a confession of hopes, dreams, failures and sins told through performative dance.
The Flowers of Evil attempts to extract beauty from the malignant. One must evoke the artificial and paradoxical aspects of life. Beauty can evolve on its own, irrespective of nature and fuelled by sin. The ideal transcends over the harsh reality where all senses are united in ecstasy.
WHERE: The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall. 128 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000
Entry via Pirie St or Flinders St Laneways UN, Adelaide, Kaurna Country.
WHEN: Thu 23 Feb – Fri 24 Feb: 6pm; Sat 25 Feb: 5:40pm
PRICE: Full price tickets – $35 per person (additional conditions apply)
Read more here.
Tricks and Stuff
Get ready for an unforgettable experience! The award-winning international magician Sam King is taking a break from his grand stage performances to bring you the ultimate close-up magic show. With a limited audience of only 20 people per show, you’ll be up close and personal with the magic, making it an incredibly immersive experience that can’t be matched by any stage show.
WHERE: The Box at ARTHUR ARTBAR (Feb 18, 25, Mar 4, 11, 18) and 2nd Floor Function Room at The Lost Dice (Feb 17, 21 – 24, Feb 28 – Mar 3, Mar 7 – 10, Mar 14 – 7)
PRICE: Full Price: $25.00 to $32.00
Read more here.
Dom Chambers: Fake Wizard
Magic / Comedy
An award-winning comedy and magic adventure, starring Dom Chambers (The Illusionists on Broadway, America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller: Fool Us).
This is not your average magic show. Ditching the top hat and bunny for Tinder and beer, Fake Wizard takes magic to a ridiculous new territory. Anyone and anything may become a part of the journey as Dom explores life and love through magic in this comedy journey filled with genuinely baffling illusions.
WHERE: Umbrella Revolution at The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide SA 5000
WHEN: Opening night on Feb 17, 2023
Read more here.
I am Woman Smart Doll exhibition
The grandeur begins on Friday March 3, 2023!
In a first for Adelaide, Michael Shrapnel cordially invites you to his Glenelg Art Gallery ‘I Am Woman’ with a Smart Doll Photography Exhibition in the beautiful Promenade Restaurant at Stamford Grand Adelaide.
Smart Dolls are 60cm tall Fashion Dolls made in Japan by the creative studio of Danny Choo, son of fashion designer Jimmy Choo.
The central theme of this unique exhibition is to celebrate the amazing aspects of female energy and strength by showcasing Smart Dolls visiting and exploring not only the grandeur and elegance of Stamford Grand Adelaide, but also beautiful Glenelg.
WHERE: The Promenade Restaurant, Stamford Grand Adelaide, 2 Jetty Road, Glenelg SA 5045
WHEN: March 3, 2023 – April 3, 2023
Read more here.
Sideshow Femmes and Sideshow Themmes
Creator & Producer, Scarlet Tinkabelle, hailing from the sunny city of Brisbane, created the show as a means to bring femme sideshow artists to the forefront of the stage and have a show entirely made for them.
To read more, check out the link here.
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