The silly season is here, as Adelaide gears up for the 2023 Adelaide Fringe.
There’s always a lot to choose from in this jam-packed festival, but perhaps one of the most exciting things are the shows that come out of left field; the weird and wonderful arts acts we all know and love.
We have collated a list of our top 10 wildcard picks for this Fringe season.
AMY HETHERINGTON: CRYING OVER SPILT MILK (ENCORE)
Join the infectiously likable new mum for stories about sleep deprivation, weird advice from strangers, sore nipples, and crying over spilled milk. A perfect show for new parents, would-be parents, or never-would-I-ever parents.
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FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING EXPERIENCE
Come and see why this smash hit has been labelled “Immersive theatre at its startling best” the world over. Highly improvised, highly interactive and fully immersive, where audiences join the action, becoming guests who play along with Basil, Sybil and Manuel.
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CONFETTI AND CHAOS
It was meant to be a surprise party but it’s turned into pandemonium – with secrets spilling out as family members bust in, bust up and bust a move. Audiences become guests caught in the crossfire in this totally immersive and highly improvised comedy. It might just be the worst wedding reception you’ll ever go to – and you’re all invited!
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CLUB FREAK OUT!
You’re invited to the biggest late night parties Adelaide Fringe has ever seen! After travelling around the world, Flynn V, The Party Prince of Perth has found his favourite freaks to bring you a late-night dance party like no other! With live DJ’s as well as Comedy, Drag, Burlesque & Circus performers to party through the night with them as they perform their steamiest and most outrageous acts!
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HOSPO: THE MIDWEEK LATE SHOW
Only the weak go out at weekends. You’re better than that. Hosted by international comedy power-hoose, Gary McCallister you’ll get a great night out, 3 comedians and a chance to kick back, after all, this is your time. Reservations please.
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The Party
Circus / Comedy
The Party – the new show for 2023 from Strut n Fret, follows hot on the tails of their 2022 sell-out Fringe show, Blanc de Blanc Encore.
The Party is the much anticipated and outrageous new headline production by creative geniuses Strut & Fret, creators of Blanc de Blanc and LIMBO. Calling all social climbers, rich kids, gate crashers and hangers-on; the lavish stage is set for The Party of the century, so make sure you’re on the invite list.
WHERE: The Spiegeltent at The Garden of Unearthly Delights. Rundle Park/Kadlitpina, Cnr East Tce & Rundle Rd, Adelaide, Kaurna Country 5000
WHEN: Fri Feb 17: 8:30pm
Sat Feb 18: 4:30pm, 8:30pm
Sun Feb 19: 8:30pm
Tue Feb 21 – Fri Feb 24: 8:30pm
Sat Feb 25 – Sun Feb 26: 4:30pm, 8:30pm
Tue Feb 28 – Fri Mar 3: 8:30pm
Sat Mar 4 – Sun Mar 5: 4:30pm, 8:30pm
Tue Mar 7 – Fri Mar 10: 8:30pm
Sat Mar 11 – Sun Mar 12: 4:30pm, 8:30pm
Tue 14 Mar – Fri 17 Mar: 8:30pm
Sat 18 Mar – Sun 19 Mar: 4:30pm, 8:30pm
PRICE: Booth – $79.00 to $99.00, cheap seats – $0.00 to $59.00, general admission – $59.00 to $85.00, premium – $79.00 to $99.00 and ringside VIP from $109.00
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Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody
Theatre and Physical Theatre / Musical theatre
This over-the-top origin story is sure to leave you spellbound! Following two hugely successful back-to-back seasons at The Edinburgh Fringe, sold-out performances at The King’s Head in London and a 5-week sold out Melbourne season, Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody is ready to hit Adelaide for the first time ever.
WHERE: Virago, Gluttony – Rymill Park, Adelaide SA, 5000
WHEN: March 7 – 19, 2023 (8pm each date, with added 11pm sessions on Friday March 11, 18)
PRICE: $30-$42 per person
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Head First Acrobats: GODZ
Circus / Comedy
The GODZ are back to challenge perceptions and set pulses racing at the brand-new Adelaide Fringe destination, Fool’s Paradise in Victoria Square!
After an award-winning premiere season, GODZ returns to the Adelaide Fringe Festival providing a sneak peek into the lives of the ancient Gods of Olympus as they paint the scene of Ancient Greece and bring audiences to the biggest party to hit Mount Olympus since 500 BCE.
Audiences can expect to experience circus and physical prowess of Godlike proportions in this unique feat of storytelling full of gravity defying stunts, tests of heroic strength, and slapstick comedy Head First Acrobats have become famous for.
WHERE: The Vault @ Fool’s Paradise
Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga, Grote St, Adelaide, Kaurna Country
WHEN: Tue 21 Feb – Sun 26 Feb, Tue 28 Feb – Sun 5 Mar, Tue 7 Mar – Mon 13 Mar, Wed 15 Mar – Sun 19
All shows at 8pm.
PRICE: Full Price – $35.00 to $45.00, Concession: $35.00 to $39.00
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The Sensemaker
Theatre and Physical Theatre / Comedy
Mixing theatre and dance, this dystopian battle between a woman and an answering machine questions the effects of new technologies on our lives, as well as the laborious administrative procedures of our bureaucratic systems.
‘The Sensemaker’ is a bureaucratic dystopia with a cynical tone. Created at first as a 30-minutes-short piece for the Théâtre de l’Abri in Geneva in 2017, it has then been recreated as a 60-min-piece for the Voilà! Europe Festival in London in 2018.
WHERE: The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall,128 King William St (enter via Pirie St or Paul Kelly Lane)
WHEN: Mar 4 at 8:30pm, Mar 5 at 7:10pm, Mar 7-10 at 7:20pm, Mar 11-12 at 5:40pm, Mar 14 – 17 at 8:00pm, Mar 18 at 3:10pm
PRICE: Full price ticket – $30, concession ticket – $27, BankSA cardholder ticket – $22.50
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Clare Bowditch’s ‘Random Creative Adventure’
Music / Storytelling
For many of us, the last few years haven’t been… ‘that much fun,’ right?
Fear not, Clare Bowditch is here, with a show that will once again re-fill your cup and remind you of what it truly means to be ‘re-enchanted by life’ (or at the very least, entertained, in person, by a seasoned professional).
WHERE: Woodville Town Hall as part of Seasonal Sessions series
WHEN: Saturday 25 Feb @ 7.30pm
PRICE: $50 for full price tickets
Read more here.
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