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Adelaide 2026 Top Picks: Dance Exceptional dance shows in Adelaide run the gamut from home-grown to international talent

Exceptional dance shows in Adelaide run the gamut from home-grown to international talent

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Adelaide Fringe 2026 Top Picks: Cabaret Cabaret highlights, from unchained hedonism to Moulin Rouge glamour and circus flair…

Madam Martha, Bernie Dieter and Trash York are just some of the stars bringing cabaret to this year's #AdlFringe

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Adelaide Fringe 2026 Top Picks: Theatre & Physical Theatre From moving real-life stories to chaotic interactive shows, our top picks for theatre & physical theatre at the Fringe

Don't miss these thrilling theatre performances coming to this year's Adelaide Fringe – read our top picks now

festmag.com/2026/02/12/a... #AdlFringe

22.02.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interview: Animal Farm Taiwanese theatre troupe Peng Nei Ren answer Xuanlin Tham’s questions on reimagining Orwell’s classic anti-authoritarian tale

"Perhaps the difference between humans and animals is not whether we are domesticated, but whether we believe this domestication is voluntary"

Taiwanese theatre troupe Peng Nei Ren discuss bringing Animal Farm adaptation RULES to the #AdelaideFringe

22.02.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interview: You and I Jesse Scott and Lachlan McAulay step onstage as themselves in You & I, Casus Creations’ most intimate performance yet

"We’re not hiding behind extravagant costumes, makeup, any of that stuff. We’re trying to be raw and honest."

Jesse Scott and Lachlan McAulay step onstage as themselves in You & I, Casus Creations’ most intimate performance yet

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21.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adelaide Fringe 2026 Top Picks: Music From home-grown dance royalty to stars from overseas, a handful of music picks from across the Fringe

From home-grown dance royalty to stars from overseas, here's our top picks from music acts across the #AdlFringe

20.02.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interview: RELICS Nine Adelaide College of the Arts alumni explore objects as carriers of memory and meaning in visual exhibition RELICS, curated by Shani Engelbrecht

Nine Adelaide College of the Arts alumni explore objects as carriers of memory and meaning

RELICS is on display now as part of #AdlFringe – read our interview with curator Shani Engelbrecht

festmag.com/2026/02/14/i...

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Interview: Tom Gleeson & Tom Cashman Taskmaster co-hosts Tom Gleeson and Tom Cashman talk to us ahead of their respective stand-up hours

β€œI like the audience to feel like they have an impact on the performance. But they will never win." – @nonstoptom.bsky.social

Taskmaster co-hosts Tom Gleeson and Tom Cashman talk to us about bringing their respective stand-up hours to the #AdelaideFringe

19.02.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adelaide Fringe 2026 Top Picks: Comedy Eight unmissable comedy shows, from charming childhood tales to grasps for meaning…

From John-Luke Roberts to Zoë Coombs Marr, we shout out our top comedy acts coming to this year's Adelaide Fringe ✨

festmag.com/2026/02/16/a... #AdelaideFringe

19.02.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Cirque KalabantΓ©: WOW (World of Words) A showcase of true dedication and skill…

"Performers bend into startling shapes, lift themselves precariously high above the stage, and enact breathtaking stunts"

Cirque KalabantΓ©: WOW (World of Words) – β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… #EdFringe review by @alekiagill.bsky.social

21.08.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: JEEZUS! Fun and filthy musical theatre from Latin America

JEEZUS! is a fun and filthy musical theatre show about growing up queer in Latin America – and there's still a chance to catch the β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… #EdFringe show this weekend

21.08.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Gianmarco Soresi: The Drama King Tour Joke-a-minute stand-up expertly skirts the line

"An hour of acerbic, self-deprecating and satirical jokes"

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… #EdFringe comedy review: GIANMARCO SORESI – read @louiscammell.bsky.social's review and catch @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social's last available tickets

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21.08.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Ivo Graham: Orange Crush Light-hearted, citrus coloured zealotry of the non-sectarian kind

Light-hearted, citrus coloured zealotry of the non-sectarian kind

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… #EdFringe comedy review: ORANGE CRUSH by @ivograham.bsky.social – read @jayirichardson.bsky.social's review now

21.08.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Pussy Riot: Riot Days Raw, unapologetic and defiant show from the Russian protest art collective…

"Pussy Riot are an antidote – demonstrating tonight what it means to call out complicity"

RIOT DAYS is at Summerhall this #EdFringe – @anita-bh.bsky.social gives ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to the Russian protest art collective's show

festmag.com/2025/08/17/r... @pussyriot.bsky.social

20.08.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interview: Emma Frankland Cover story: In No Apologies, Emma Frankland delves deep into the long-running internet discourse around Kurt Cobain’s gender identity. The writer-performer speaks to Arusa Qureshi about the…

"Something about grunge [...] always felt queer. It felt like I could access something in it that I couldn’t elsewhere."

#EdFringe show NO APOLOGIES by @notyetarobot.bsky.social explores discourse around Kurt Cobain’s gender identity

festmag.com/2025/08/17/i... [Interview: @anita-bh.bsky.social]

20.08.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interview: Jess Robinson and Henry Naylor on Elton John Jess Robinson and Henry Naylor pay homage to the icon that is Elton John at this year’s Fringe…

"From the moment he stomped onto the world stage, he changed everything"

Two #EdFringe shows – Monstering the Rocketman and Your Song – pay homage to the iconic Elton John

festmag.com/2025/08/16/i... [Interview: @jayirichardson.bsky.social]

19.08.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interview: Khalid Abdalla Actor and activist Khalid Abdalla discusses his intricate and playful solo show, inspired by his involvement in the Egyptian revolution of 2011…

"There are ways in which the culture around you threatens you and denies certain stories that are foundational; threatens your safety if you express them"

Actor/activist @khalidabdalla.bsky.social on #EdFringe show NOWHERE,

festmag.com/2025/08/16/i... Interview: @anita-bh.bsky.social

19.08.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Tell Me Where Home Is (I’m Starting to Forget) Slick, self exposing one-person show

"Secrets and denials, which are shared with us as if we were best friends at a sleepover, speak to a self-inflicted damage caused by running away"

TELL ME WHERE HOME IS (I'M STARTING TO FORGET): β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… #EdFringe theatre review by @alekiagill.bsky.social

19.08.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Thanks for Being Here Ontroerend Goed’s latest show places emphasis on the camaraderie of collective experience…

"Places everyone in the auditorium at the heart of the show’s narrative"

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… for THANKS FOR BEING HERE, an #EdFringe theatre piece by collective @ontroerendgoed.bsky.social

18.08.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Score Rich and deeply intelligent confrontation with technologies of control…

"Under harsh white fluorescent light, and sonically textured by ambient industrial drips, rattles, and mechanical groans, Isaiah Wilson’s Score is an eviscerating depiction of alienated labour"

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… #EdFringe review: SCORE

18.08.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Barry Ferns: My Seven Years as Lionel Richie Scrappy, upstart tale from the Fringe semi-legend…

"Barry Ferns’ all or nothing, stunt comedy has made him a quixotic, Fringe semi-legend"

MY SEVEN YEARS AS LIONEL RICHIE by @barryferns.bsky.social gets β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… from us – see it this #EdFringe

18.08.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interview: Basil Jones and Caden Scott on Faustus Two plays, one at the Fringe and one at the EIF, take on Marlowe’s tragic Faustus, but in contrasting and confronting ways…

"You can do Faustus like the Royal Shakespeare Company, but if you put your mindset back 400 years, the play is scandalous"

Two plays, one at the #EdFringe and one at the EIF, take on Marlowe’s Faustus, but in contrasting and confronting ways

16.08.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: The Insider Real-life tale of corporate tax fraud is an unlikely thriller

"He ricochets around his transparent cage with ferocity and uses white markers on the clear wall facing the audience to lucidly sketch out the complex tax scheme"

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… #EdFringe REVIEW: The Insider

16.08.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Urooj Ashfaq: How to Be a Baddie A riotously funny and upbeat insight into deviancy, fuelled by pettiness

"From writing erotica online since the age of 14 to altercations with medical professionals, she’s laying it all out there"

HOW TO BE A BADDIE will deliver the lessons you need – check out our β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… review of Urooj Ashfaq's #EdFringe hour

15.08.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Kathy Maniura: The Cycling Man Ingenious send-up of bike obsessives is a cracking ride

"She plays an entitled manchild who’s worryingly over-attached to one object – until he falls off it."

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… for KATHY MANIURA: THE CYCLING MAN, at @ThePleasance this #EdFringe 🚲

15.08.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ben Pope’s Guide to the 5 Fringe Posters He Never Wants to See Again The comedian and bookseller went viral for sharing the book cover tropes that need to end. We asked him to give Fringe posters the same treatment

"Magicians should only wear suits if they’re in court. Which they should be. For this poster design"

Comedian/bookseller BEN POPE went viral for sharing the book cover tropes that need to end. We asked him to give #EdFringe posters the same treatment

15.08.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A big thrill to talk music and synaesthesia and mentoring with electronic artist @kaitlynaurelia.bsky.social for the cover of @festmag.bsky.social

festmag.com/2025/08/13/i...

She will be performing at Edinburgh International Festival, Sat 16 Aug 10pm

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Review: Wild Thing! Wonderfully daft antics give way to bitter eulogy of extinct species

"Rarely can a show scale such dizzying heights of silliness before plunging to such depths of existential despair"

WILD THING! features daft antics that give way to a bitter eulogy of extinct species

festmag.com/2025/08/10/r... #EdFringe

14.08.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Seaton Smith: Trauma Bonding Expert room-reading gets huge laughs from tough topics

"Able to take some dark topics, and somehow make them fit into a comedy show – with only a few gasps from audience members"

Seaton Smith brings β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… room-reading to TRAUMA BONDING this #EdFringe

14.08.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: Managed Approach Moving and original drama based on the UK’s first legalised red-light district

"Written to draw parallels to the Yorkshire Ripper and the ongoing onus on women to protect themselves from men 50 years on"

MANAGED APPROACH is a β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… #EdFringe drama based on the UK’s first legalised red-light district

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