Fest Adelaide 2018 Issue 1

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22–28 February

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Writing Team Justin Boden, Alexis Buxton-Collins, Hannah Connell, Joe Hay, Connor Jervis-Hay, Letti Koutsouliotas-Ewing, Jess Martin, Kylie Maslen, Max Opray Acknowledgement of Country Fest acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present. We also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today. Fest is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society. Radge Media Publisher Sophie Kyle Media Sales Manager Sandy Park Bookkeeping & Accounts Rebecca Sweeney

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Contents

Comedy 25 Travelling Sisters

Manganiyar Seduction

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Ahead of WOMADelaide, we speak to Roysten Abel about music and social class

The Queensland trio bring a fresh suite of outrageous sketches

Theatre 33 Orpheus The Greek myth tenderly transplanted to the modern age

Maddie Rice gives an insight into Fringe-showturned-BBC series Fleabag

Cabaret 42 Midnight Marauders RCC’s latest late-night ‘filth of the Fringe’ showcase

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An early dinner to tide you over! Indulge in rich pate with brioche, a crackling creme brulee and a glass of France’s finest bubbles to kick your night off right. Practise your high school French with the waiters before heading out to a Fringe-filled evening.

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The new confronting theatre piece from Henry Naylor brings multiple stories together at a sharp intersection, forming a wedge which drives home an intense and emotional conclusion for political issues in the Middle East. His scenes bring a levity to the proceedings, but also build the ideological framework upon which the narrative rests.

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Everyone loves some light-hearted humour and Gluttony has you covered with Jude Perl: Let’s Hang Out. A blend of comedy and cabaret, Perl’s charming honesty as a performer shines. Experience her self-deprecating but all-too-familiar humour in a space where the audience and Perl just want to hang out.

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Kick Ons NOLA

Motherlode Nuggeteria 10.40pm

Grab the freshest, tastiest nuggs around at Motherlode Nuggeteria. Laksa or Mi Goreng for an Asian twist, or standard deep fried goodness to please all. Fingerfood is the name of the game – crack the sauce and get into the next show!

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RCC & Carla Lippis Present ‘Midnight Marauders’ Royal Croquet Club 11pm

With a changing lineup each night, you’re sure to see the best of what the Fringe has to offer. Carla Lippis hosts one of the hottest nights filled with comedy, clowning, cabaret and burlesque. Lippis owns the night as the trashy glam goddess who gets right into the faces (and laps) of the audience.

Head to NOLA (28 Vardon Ave) in the East End for some of the best local breweries on tap, and world renowned whiskey just a pour away. Try what you can in the relaxed surrounds, and when the weather is fine, grab a table outside to experience the best that the Fringe vibe has to offer.

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The Musical Manganiyar Acclaimed Indian director Roysten Abel returns to WOMADelaide from Rajasthan’s Thar Desert for four nights of folk music; he tells us about the connection between music and social class

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How did The Manganiyar Seduction come into being? “Over a decade ago in a medieval town in Spain I had a couple of Manganiyar musicians in a show. The show was only on in the evening, and during the rest of the day they would follow me around and sing. This went on for about 15 days before I went to Germany for another play, and it really hit me. I missed the music, this visceral experience that I just had to translate into some kind of theatre. It took me from a low point of my life, and threw me up into a place with no gravity. That’s what I want to do with this show, a combination of audio and visual arranged in such a way that it picks you up and throws you into space. It is an experiential narrative.”

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Who are the Manganiyar? “They must have come into the courts around 300-400 years ago – but even before then they were a caste of musicians. Still today they sing for their wealthy patrons. They also know the genealogy of their patrons going back 300-400 years. The Manganiyar can tell [the patron] who his father was, his father’s father, and his grandad’s grandad. They’ll do it on special occasions – a dissertation for the patron who themselves won’t know the full history – and they’ll do it all orally from memory with no notes.”

You have directed a number of shows featuring musician castes, from the Sapera snake charmers to the Ambalavasi Nambiar drummers. Can you explain the connection between one’s caste and music? “The things that attract me are not the caste but the music: the sound of the pipe when the charmers are charming, the sound of the drummers drumming. They just have a history that is of a caste. India is the four castes: the learned, the priest, the warriors, and the untouchables. Then there were the subcastes, and there were roles that were filled by each caste. Division of labour and the arts, it just happened. Other people try to learn the Manganiyar music, but the real Manganiyar, they really sing. I just love the concept, it being intergenerational - each generation introduced something different. Older singers had their style and their understanding, while the younger generation have different life experiences and are trying to see the way the world is going. But in the end there is a kind of unification in the quality of music.” Last year you brought the younger generation to WOMADelaide in The Manganiyar Classroom. What expectation is there on the children of today for them to continue the musical tradition of their ancestors? “A lot of them are actually children of The Manganiyar Seduction performers. There is no expectation put


on them to continue the music now. The expectation is for them to study and get a model life, to become doctors, engineers, get a government job. All of them are encouraged to take the secure way out, that’s all they’ve been told by the government. Get education, get education, get education. Try and be something. It is a very generic thing. The education system is the same for everybody, and these extremely talented children end up being neither here nor there. They lose what they have and can’t offer what they have to offer. But that’s my dream and my project: to try and get a state of the art school with the music as well for the Manganiyar children. These kids are the first generation school goers of the Manganiyar.”

“ Music is just beyond boundaries of any caste, any other bullshit” Is the influence of the caste system fading away? Are the people of India more open to experimenting with musical styles from other castes? “The caste system is not fading away. It is getting more and more pronounced now – the whole thing

is very right-wing. Everybody is trying to assert their caste because the world is getting polarised, however, the professions within the caste are more digressed. Things are opening up in music. In the end it is not so much about the caste as it is about the father to the children, which is the first teacher-student relationship. That’s how the musical tradition gets carried over intergenerationally. People go over to other music, they go over to contemporary stuff. It’s a good mix of modern influence, Western influence, and a feeling of wanting to discover what we have traditionally. There is that inquisitive search happening, how to arrive with the new sound.” Do you see anything similar to India’s musician castes in the relationship between music and social class in other countries? “I do see it. For instance, the Gypsy music in Eastern Europe and in France, played by the Gypsy peoples. But music per se is just beyond boundaries of any caste, any other bullshit. Once it is music and musicians it is just that, there’s nothing else. Just musicians having fun.” ✏︎ Max Oprey VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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Stage to Screen and Back Again Fleabag is now best known as the BAFTA Award-winning BBC and Amazon series, but it started life as a one-woman theatre show. That show continues its run to Adelaide this Fringe, with Maddie Rice taking centre stage

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went to see it in Edinburgh, just as a normal person, without knowing anything about the show or about Phoebe [Waller-Bridge, the show’s creator], and I loved it,” says Maddie Rice, star of the new one woman production of Fleabag. “I thought it was so funny, and so tragic, and I remember thinking at the time ‘I’d love to play a role like that’ because it felt so rare to see a woman speaking like that on stage.” Fleabag is a dark comedy centred around a young woman known by the same name. Not afraid to say or do what she wants, Fleabag is angry, honest, crude, sex-positive and hilarious. She’s dealing with a fractured relationship, the grief of losing her mother and best friend, and the constant grind of living in a city as ridiculously expensive and cruel as London. Sometimes she just wants to unwind by masturbating to YouTube clips of Obama’s speeches. Asking Rice about the differences between the stage and TV shows she speaks about the strength of Waller-Bridge’s writing to translate to both forms, particularly in moments where Fleabag speaks directly to the audience. “I remember when the TV show came out, thinking it’s amazing that [Waller-Bridge] can achieve this

without that direct audience reaction straight away.” It’s this connection between Fleabag and the audience that is at the heart of the show. The ability for the audience to see and hear a woman being vulnerable, saying things that we do or think but rarely say out loud. This is what excites Rice so much about the role, and gives her the energy to perform it night after night.

“ You get to have a real slice of a human woman’s life, rather than some sort of poetic portrayal of a woman” “I think the biggest thing is that it feels like a great opportunity for an actress to play a character that’s real, and it’s not a girlfriend or some male-gaze smaller role. It’s a very flawed, very real, very funny and very sad character, and you get to see her on a big journey. I think it’s just so exciting because parts like this don’t come around very often, and they should.”


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In the last episode of the TV series, Fleabag says: “You know, everyone feels like this a little bit, and they’re just not talking about it, or I’m completely fucking alone which isn’t fucking funny.” It’s this honesty and reflection of women’s lives that connects with audiences, according to Rice. “[Fleabag] shows a woman who is struggling with grief and depression and living this mad sort of life in a city where you can’t afford anything and you feel really lonely and no one is there. But she’s using this power over men to try and save herself, and so when you’re watching her you suddenly see that it’s an option for us and a way to protect ourselves like, ‘yeah, I’m fucking everyone’ or ‘yeah, leave me alone’, but actually it’s really sad and that shouldn’t be the only way to feel powerful or protect yourself. “What makes it so exciting and why you go and tell all your friends to go and see it, is that there’s not really a lot of other theatre that’s like this. There’s an element of standup to it – it’s a character sitting down on stage telling you a story, but that story has numerous jokes in it that take you down twists and turns you don’t really expect.”

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It’s a form of theatre making that’s slowly becoming more common – work that acts as a push-back on outdated stereotypes and heteronormative roles that young women don’t necessarily see themselves conforming to. “Before Fleabag, Bitch Boxer and Chewing Gum, I think people saw one-woman shows as quite stuffy, and old-wave feminist scary things, but this has made them really exciting and popular because you get to have a real slice of a human woman’s life, rather than some sort of poetic portrayal of a woman.” Rice says that “when you come to see the play, even if you’ve seen the TV show, it will still surprise you and it will still take you on a journey.” Regardless of the form, the heart of the show remains the same. “It makes you feel seen, and it makes you feel encouraged to be honest,” says Rice. “Because you really realise that you’re not on your own and you’re not completely weird. We’re all the same.” ✏︎ Kylie Maslen VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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Parked in a CBD lane behind the Myer Centre, Davina Wright and Xavier O’Shannessy are scouting locations for Dion, which will invite audiences into the back of a Honda Jazz as it drives around the ‘weird hidden spots’ of Adelaide

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t’s certainly among the more unusual venues this Fringe, though for Davina Wright it feels perfect. “The sound system, the control, it works for me like a really traditional theatre space,” says the writer and director, who also performs in and produces Dion from the driver’s seat. Alongside Wright, there are six other actors, including Xavier O’Shannessy. As the car moves around Adelaide, brief scenes play out around the car and everything is so tightly choreographed that something as simple as getting stuck in traffic can throw all the timing off. When asked about the logistics of staging the show, they respond in unison that it’s “a nightmare.”

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Residents, workers and people enjoying a night out on the town live out their lives around the audience and performers, so the show necessarily has to have a somewhat improvisatory nature. In Melbourne they’ve had to deal with being locked

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in a car park, drunk passers-by trying to join the performance and factory workers timing their breaks to watch one of the racier scenes. Wright and O’Shannessy describe Dion variously as “an extremely well-oiled machine” and “an easily unravelled tapestry.” Where exactly in Adelaide the venue will be driving is still being decided, but the narrative will have much the same shape as when Dion won the Best Performance award at the Melbourne Fringe in 2016. “For me, it’s kind of simple,” explains Wright. “The audience gets into the car and the starting point is a breakup. The opening narration is a bitter poem to my ex-girlfriend. It’s over the speakers so there’s nothing spoken in the car at all. And then it’s just taking the audience on this journey of what happens when you start looking around you. When you get really sad and your life is tossed up in the air so much, you start seeing shit again.” During February and March, if you walk the streets of the East End it’s sometimes hard to tell who’s performing and who’s watching. For O’Shannessy, that’s the perfect environment in which to experience Dion. “What we really like is when the audience starts to question what has been planned and what’s just weird shit that just happens.” ✏︎ Alexis

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In Heart A Clown Say the word ‘clown’ and many people think of red curly wigs, shiny noses and lapel flowers full of water. Clowning today, however, is devoid of these elements, as four modern clowns explain

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hysical comedy is breaking into a world of its own in festivals across the world. Many are graduates of L’École Philippe Gaulier in Paris, including the four below. Although a performance school, there are no auditions as Gaulier himself believes “the role of the teacher is to change the person, not to judge them.” So what makes a clown a clown? According to Tom Walker, self confessed ‘Good Comedian’, “if you’re not funny, you’re not a clown. A clown is anyone who’s an idiot and people love them for it.” Although there are many clowning categories, an overarching and necessary trait seems to be a self-acknowledgement on stage, or as Walker describes it, “you need to acknowledge that you did something stupid. You present a dumb idea knowing that it’s dumb.” Delving into the far reaches of physical absurdism, Walker describes his show as being a “scheduled, semi-profitable breakdown – mental and otherwise.” The show is about nothing – “fucking around is pretty much all I do. It’s funny and nothing else, it has no poetic effect on the world, it’s a pure release.” Walker revels in the physical nature of his comedy, as he believes it to be “one of the purest ways of comedy. There are fewer things funnier than someone moving in a funny way. Everyone uses it – including standup comedians,

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“ Fucking around is pretty much all I do” – Tom Walker Likewise, fellow Gaulier graduate Luke Nowell uses physical comedy to “ignite pure idiocy out of nowhere,” and present the beautiful nature of being not quite normal. And those red wigs and oversized shoes? “Often when I think of or see these classic images of clown... I gag, I gag a little bit of my soul up and then I feel less human. These traditional faÇades can come across heavy and vulgar. They can be insensitive, not human and we can find it difficult to connect with them.” Although these techniques are a far cry from his current work, Nowell still harnesses “the fundamental and primal principle; that of being an idiot. Or that of childlike freedom, being charming and making the bad look good.” Nowell presents an interesting dichotomy within the aims of his show. “It’s an escape, but it’s also a time to engage. I remember being young watching performers of a similar ilk and being so inspired and mesmerised – I aim to provide that same inspiration.” Both Nowell and Walker exist on stage in direct reflection of their audiences. Walker describes his


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Adelaide show as being “in a state of flux. The show changes night to night. You have to give yourself time to fail, become irate and then work hard to avoid it happening again.” Nowell modifies his show to “follow the agenda of the audience, adapting my idiot ideas as I go. We aren’t aiming for any particular results or expectations – it’s purely exploration and fantasy for its own sake. That is precisely why it is play. Thus, it carries the message of play, vulnerability and what it means to be human.” New Zealand trio Angela Fouhy, Freya Boyle, and Elle Wootton work with Australian clown Kimberley Twiner in Maggot – a show which Fouhy describes as “idiotic, absurdist, off-chain fun.” The uniqueness of the crowd interaction in particular is what really interests Fouhy. “Unlike opera, or musical theatre, clowning is directly to the audience,” she says. “There is no fourth wall. It is a very sweet interaction between performer and audience that brings instant joy.” Studying at Gaulier was a hugely important stage of Fouhy’s development as a clown and performer. “I think now I am more aware of the different ways you can have fun on stage,” she says. “It was great being exposed to so many performers at that school.” Viggo Venn, “a clown, improviser and full-time Norwegian,” performs solo in Pepito, and with fellow Gaulier graduate Zach Zucker in the international smash hit Zach & Viggo. This year, however, Zucker is sitting the Australian circuit out with a shoulder injury, so Pepito is taking the limelight. Venn, in his “Cleese-esque, lanky, and rub-

ber-grinned” style, uses his physical comedy to “go straight for the belly laughs that make absolutely no sense and rock your entire system. “There are lots of feelings/ideas that can’t be articulated through words and are better communicated through images and shapes,” says Venn. “Jokes are good for releasing basic tension but when you dip into physical comedy it allows the audience to feel it throughout their whole body.” The take home message from Venn? “Life is short, do whatever you want and be good to each other.” ✏︎ Laura Desmond SHOW: VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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Under-representation of culturally, linguistically and racially diverse Australians in the arts is an issue that Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) attempts to combat, as executive director Lena Naklous tells us

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iverse Screens is DARTS’ latest foray into increasing visibility of culturally diverse Australian People of Colour in film. This year, Adelaide will have the opportunity to share in these experiences, and for some, finally find themselves reflected in films that position People of Colour in powerful leading roles.

“ Why don’t we ask culturally diverse filmmakers to articulate issues... on their own terms?” Executive director of DARTS, Lena Nahlous, pointedly speaks on the importance of cultural diversity, stating that “art and creativity are how we see ourselves reflected in the world and they often reflect our identity and who we are. To not see yourself represented renders you invisible or can make it appear that you’re not part of a culture or not relevant to a culture that you’re a part of, and that’s really problematic.” DARTS commissioned four filmmakers of diverse backgrounds to each create a short film relat-

Left to Right: Roxie Vuong, Ali Mousawi, Maria Tran and Thuy Nguyen

ing to the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse Australians. Ali Mousawi, Maria Tran, Roxie Vuong, and Thuy Nguyen were chosen to explore their personal and shared experiences through a film genre of their choice, which resulted in a motley assortment of documentary and comedic mockumentary. The films tackle serious issues such as the dehumanisation of asylum seekers in Australia, typecasting and ethnic stereotyping, white-washing in the arts sector, and the marginalisation and exclusion of People of Colour in the arts and similarly creative fields. The filmmakers were granted unconstrained freedom to express their narrative and creativity by not being limited to a singular topic or genre, only to adhere to the umbrella themes of “diversity, access and inclusion.” This, Nahlous says, was an executive decision to ensure the voices of these four creatives were being amplified. “One of the reasons we did Diverse Screens was to position artists themselves as advocates for change,” sais Nahlous. “We devised the project with the idea that rather than us telling you what the issues were, [we thought] why don’t we ask culturally diverse filmmakers to articulate issues around inclusion, exclusion, cultural diversity, the arts, and their experiences through film on their own terms?” Ali Mousawi’s Beyond Christmas Island, Maria Tran’s The Subtractor, Roxie Vuong’s Act Now, and Thuy Nguyen’s Against the Grain highlight the subversive power of cultural visibility, and the importance of equity through the representation of People of Colour through film. ✏︎ Letti Koutsouliotas-Ewing

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Teenage Anarchy We meet Rebecca Xanthe Pollard, who’s taking over the Royal Croquet Club with a 107 hour durational performance where teenage angst meets live art

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iiiiii. My name’s Rebecca. If anyone with a lanyard asks I’m eighteen years old. *wink*

Currently on my gap year at the moment and, like, I’m really trying to find myself. What’s the meaning of life? Where’s my porpoise? Why are you here? Why am I here? I wasn’t sure where to go so I googled ‘quiet places to visit in Australia’ and Adelaide came up… Sooooo here I am and here you are. Excited to meet me? You totes should be. *wink*

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Anyway. I’m gonna be throwing this four and a half day Slumber Party at RCC. Come if you like. Whatever. Before you ask why I’m even doing it, because I’m Rebecca and I want to. Obvs! So. I thought I’d give you a journal entry I wrote. I’ve been totally going all vintage and writing with pen and paper and then posting photos on my Insta. It’s like really cute and retro. Before you ask, no I’m not a writer but I guess I am now.

A poem by Rebecca Xanthe Pollard Dad. You are never there. You have golden hair. Your tie is always wonky. Your thighs are pretty chunky. You left when I was two. And now I’m sniffing glue. Mum. You are never present. You look like you’re a peasant. Where do I begin? You’re always on the gin. Your love feels very forced, ever since you got divorced.

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Self-expression, acceptance, music, theatre, and dance come together in the South Australian premiere of YUMMY

offered audiences is a wider platform to experience the positive social impact of diversity as well as the accessibility of self-expression. Queens of all genders the world over have worked too hard at their craft to be typecast as merely men in wigs. Welsby will be joined on the Adelaide circuit by a world-class ensemble of Melbourne-based creative professionals, some whom are similarly decorated – aside from the obvious lycra and tulle – with accolades of artistic acknowledgment. Among the troupe are dancer and choreographer Benjamin Hancock, recipient of the 2017 Australian Dance Award and Green Room award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer; outspoken newwave drag queen, director and producer of Auto Bio Queen, Beni Lola (Natasha Jynel); circus darling of Circus Quirkus and La Soirée fame, Hannie Heldsen; contemporary dancer, choreographer and visionary artistic associate at 2ndToe Dance Collective, James Andrews; politically-charged experimental-pop group, Joni In The Moon; world-famous ‘Queen of Corporate’ drag queen and beloved club-scene comic, Karen From Finance; and, of course, there is Welsby’s drag alter-ego, the enigmatic Valarie Hex. ✏︎ Laura

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he opening night of YUMMY speaks volumes of the extensive social reach of modern drag culture. Premiering at The Toff for Melbourne’s LGBTQIA+ Midwinta Festival in 2015, director and producer of YUMMY, James Welsby, tells the anecdote with vivid recollection and vigour. “We did one show and it completely sold out,” says Welsby. “I’ll never forget the moment where I looked out and saw this room packed full of 300 faces staring at us! I just never expected that and I burst out laughing.” This year, Welsby and the multi-dimensional, multi-talented performers of YUMMY can expect much the same response when they bring their exuberant brand of drag and polished dance repertoire to premiere at the Adelaide Fringe. A concoction of drag grandeur, physical theatre, and high calibre dance routines, this disparate group forms an essential part of YUMMY’s ambition to create a more inclusive world of drag. “In terms of a political message it’s about gender equality and about coming together to move forward,” Welsby asserts. “It’s about not having any limits and not accepting limitations put on you by society or by yourself.” As a genderqueer performer, Welsby cites drag as a potential driver for social change through outward defiance against heteronormative and cisnormative social standards. “To me, I see drag as being limitless. I see queerness as being limitless and gender expression as being limitless,” Welsby tells of his own personal experience with drag. Drag culture has its roots in the expression of LGBTQIA+ folks, who have used performative dance, singing, costuming, and extravagant showpersonship to perform a heightened extension of the self. Yes, drag queens have been around far longer than the mainstream reintroduction of drag culture, however, what this modern resurgence has


Altering Your Daring to challenge misconceptions, Not Today’s Yesterday choreographer Lina Limosani invites audiences to ‘resee the past for a better future’

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wo women who are passionate about ‘telling the hard stories’, Bharatanatyam performer Seeta Patel and choreographer Lina Limosani have come together to create Not Today’s Yesterday based on the subjectivity of history which is so often disregarded. As Winston Churchill once said, “history is written by the victors.” The concept developed through Patel’s fascination with the political and social history of her practice, Bharatanatyam. Although poetic and spiritual, the expressive South Indian classic dance is often misunderstood. As Limosani sees it, the true spirit of Bharatanatyam is much more than the “cherry-picked and white-washed” version that’s so often conveyed to audiences. While exploring this Patel and Limosani saw potential to not only showcase true Bharatanatyam, but also encompass a wider world view. Although Patel hails from Britain and Limosani from Australia, the troubled histories of “white-washing” are apparent in both backgrounds, a subject matter Limosani says is “at the heart of our current national conversations.” As she explains, “White-washing isn’t necessarily about white people, it’s really about power more than anything. Who has that power, when does it shift and when does the carpet really get pulled out from underneath you? “I guess Not Today’s Yesterday really addresses these things and it comes from a very personal point of view. It doesn’t come from a political place but it’s definitely got politics in there,” Limosani says. “We’re just kind of putting it out there for the audience to interpret in their own way.” So while Not Today’s Yesterday is a reflection of

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personal experience, Limosani and Patel also wanted to create something that is universally relatable across cultures and communities – a performance Limosani hopes will evoke deeper conversation and “provoke new observations and insights.”

“ White-washing isn’t necessarily about white people, it’s really about power more than anything” Limosani describes the use of Bharatanatyam to present this dark subject matter as a ‘fantastical’ contrast. Somewhat comparing it to a fairytale, but packaged in “a very seductive way [in order] to entice an audience. But, as in many Grimms fairytales, things definitely turn upside-down,” she says. And as perceptions change, the performance “really shows how easy it is to be sucked in and seduced.” Ultimately, Limosani aims to “challenge the idea of what dance is and what dance can say,” and present to the audience a narrative which proves that “dance can offer more than just steps on a stage – it really can pass on messages and stories.” ✏︎

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Gimme Five Tessa Waters: Volcano «««« “There’s dancing, games, sketches and stories, all of which are delivered with Waters’ infectious energy and joy.” p27

Identity Steft «««« “Reclaiming slurs and tokenistic terms, and shaping her own identity in the process, Tisdell has produced an act that is both sincere and sincerely hilarious.” p32

Michelle Brasier & Laura Frew: Double Denim «««« “Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew are throwing a Double Denim themed kids party for adults, and you’re going to have a bloody good time.” p32

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Through his warm personality and quick wit, Suren Jayemanne makes the audience feel at home from the get go. A small crowd can be awkward but he assures everyone, however uncomfortable they may be, he feels a lot worse. The show is based around multiculturalism in Australia but he doesn’t delve into it as much as expected. There’s mention of his background and parents’ immigration but he steers clear of anything

overly sensitive and equips the audience with a safe word if things do start to get a bit sticky. Most of the time though he’s throwing out cheeky jokes about the Italian accent or going on a tangent discussing his girlfriend – who he’s not just dating because she’s white. Although confident, Jayemanne’s slightly awkward stage presence complements his material. The intimate setting of The Producers’ Nook allows Jayemanne to interact with the audience (whether you like it or not) and attempt to weed out any racists in the room. The show is engaging and thought-provoking – but most of all, funny. The kind that has you giggling even when you’re not quite sure what the joke was. ✏︎ Hannah Connell

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Pat McCaffrie’s motivating emotion as a comedian seems to be frustration. Frustration with his delivery-driver co-worker, frustration with Eddie Perfect (who is, in his words, 'a second-rate Tim Minchin'), and, perhaps overwhelmingly, frustration with Australian politics. The citizenship crisis, the Barnaby debacle, and the marriage plebiscite all serve as prime targets for McCaffrie’s weary indignation. But McCaffrie is also a comedian who likes to use comedy to educate people. He enjoys break-

ing down the controversies of the day, or highlighting the stories he’s come across in the media, so that his audience walks away hopefully more politically informed than when they arrived. This makes him one of the most earnest, intelligent and forthright comedians you will encounter at the Fringe, and if

you’re a fan of political humour then it’s a no-brainer to attend Pat McCaffrie: Pat Riot. The only disappointment is that tonight he falls victim to the tyranny of poor crowd density. In a near-empty room, he isn’t always able to keep up the laughs or consistency. ✏︎ Justin Boden


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The apocalypse is coming and Tessa Waters doesn’t want us to eat her, so over an hour she shows the audience just how much fun she is to be around. There’s dancing, games, sketches and stories, all of which are delivered with Waters’ infectious energy and joy. Volcano begins with Waters “tuning the audience,” a delightful clowning routine to gauge what we, as an audience, want from her

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and the show. It sets up the hour perfectly; we know we’re in good hands and Waters never betrays the audience’s trust. The key success of the show is the carefully crafted script matched with Waters’ ability to riff off herself and the audience with quick-witted improv, which keeps the audience captivated throughout. The use of meta storytelling (naming the drama school jargon and clown school techniques) gives a transparency and heartening dorkiness to the performance, but also helps to build the rhythm of the show to its climax. This is smart and technically clever writing with a strong performance to match. Waters is incredibly funny and engaging, and this is her most crowd-pleasing show to date. ✏︎ Kylie Maslen

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The Travelling Sisters are three thespian comedians who hail from rural Queensland and have been touring together since 2014. Toupé marks their second visit to the Adelaide Fringe, and with it they bring a completely fresh suite of sketch comedy to the Royal Croquet Club. The sketch-work itself is vibrant and fun. The Travelling Sisters perform most of their wardrobe changes on stage, disappearing into imaginative, vivid, fully-realised characters, from cockney conspirateurs and talent-show

lollipop ladies, to enthusiastic body-positivity hillbillies and a lovelorn, tap-dancing cactus. The set-ups are suitably outrageous and the punchlines consistently find their mark, but much of the comedy comes from how lovingly The Travelling Sisters render their creations. In each grotesque caricature they perform, they find something vulnerable, resilient or triumphant to share with the audience.

There’s no shortage of audio snafus, technical errors and wardrobe malfunctions on opening night, but the performers inhabit their characters so perfectly, in voice and personality, that they are able to turn every mishap into a laugh. Toupé is a solid hour of silly, surreal sketch comedy with an underlying message about the importance of body positivity and self-acceptance. ✏︎ Justin Boden


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“Imagine a room, covered in skin,” explains Grareth Krubb, the Deputy Account Consultation Specialist for Ruck’s Leather Interiors, over the phone to a potential customer. We’re in their office and things are – well, a little bizarre. Lampooning the farce inherent to office culture is no new thing; the stage and the screen have been doing it almost since the industrial revolution started putting people in little boxes to keep the bureaucratic machine turning. And Trygve

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The title of the show is apt: Matt Stewart is a wry comedian with a measured wit. He enjoys taking all the necessary time to set up his punchlines, and doesn’t falter when a joke misses its mark. For all the self-deprecation he peppers throughout his set, he is steady at the helm, easy-going with his crowd work, and confident in his material.

Wakenshaw & Barnie Duncan: Different Party certainly draws on these parody tropes, sending up the inanity of briefcases, paperwork, pens, coffee, business cards, ill-fitting suits and the nigh-on fetishised jargon of sales to the point of meaninglessness. But when you have two masters of the craft – Wakenshaw’s elastic physicality and Duncan’s straightfaced comic chops – at the helm, Different Party is so much more than just a silly office parody.Their ability to seamlessly switch modes from

The title also works on another level. Men in comedy don’t often need to identity themselves as such, as it is often taken to be a given: a comedian is unfortunately presumed to be a man, unless otherwise stated. But Stewart is clearly aware of these issues and uses humour to pick away at the status quo: targets of his jokes include casual homophobia, slacktivism, Boomer entitlement, and the politics of gender-policing your unborn child. Stewart has mixed success converting his set-ups into laughs, but the 2014 RAW winner does have a sharp eye for observational comedy and keeps things mellow with his understated method of joke delivery. / Justin Boden

nonsensical office banter to sheer mime absurdity (sometimes they are birds; their briefcases are dogs; they keep a smashed mug tally etc) elevates the hour to the sublime. There’s a certain catharsis in it for anyone who works a mundane nine-to-five, while the freelancers and creatives in the audience can take a voyeuristic joy in watching office behaviour deconstructed to madness – as if the whole thing was created by aliens approximating the ways humans do business.

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Jude Perl explores the pitfalls of being an adult who is not quite a grown-up. When your peers are having children, getting married or living in their own place, what if you’re still in a share house (not sad, just practical) and the only things in the fridge are off milk and broccoli? Perl’s self-deprecating humour gets her audience on side, but it’s

both the overt and subtle discussion of anxiety and mental health that drives the narrative of Let’s Hang Out. Such as the expectations, jealousy and desires that we all feel but don’t always voice; like being jealous of the attention given to babies when we’re feeling discarded, and the pressure we feel to always be more than what we are. Some of the transitions between standup and song are a little awkward, but they also speak to Perl’s charming honesty as a performer. She displays true talent in this show, gaining the audience’s trust early so we’re willing to follow her to whatever unexpected place she takes us next. ✏︎ Kylie Maslen

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Jude Perl: Let’s Hang Out

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A smash-hit in Edinburgh, this rollicking cringe comedy gives the audience a visceral shove into an East London council estate. Flesh & Bone is high energy, lyrical theatre that keeps it down-to-earth with both depth and vulnerability. The cohesive cast of diverse characters is treated humanely with problematic stereotypes set upon and swiftly dismantled. Kelly is trying to make a buck from her vocal talent, Jamal looks after his mum as best he can, and Granddad is a sentimental geezer. The lads Reiss and Terry just want to have a pint and be themselves, despite all their macho posturing. Cinematic sequences and

tight choreography give Flesh & Bone a propulsive energy. With fighting and fucking and a little politics in between, this is topical and populist theatre to shame

any contemporary Shakespeare production. Gritty, funny and in-your-face, Flesh & Bone is a standout theatre pick of the Fringe. ✏︎ Jess Martin


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Ray Bradshaw is the child of deaf parents and his show, Deaf Comedy Fam, is an ode to them and to the deaf culture he was raised in. Told simultaneously in both English and British Sign Language, the show is an interesting experience in multilingual storytelling. Bradshaw works incredibly hard to speak to and connect with the whole audience, whether they be deaf or hearing, and to bridge the gaps between British Sign and

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Auslan. While he acknowledges the difficulties in this – there's an occasional lag between audio or video while Bradshaw signs live, for example – the show still unfortunately feels a little clunky at times. Deaf Comedy Fam is at its best when Bradshaw speaks straight to the audience while signing, regaling anecdotes of his childhood and family dynamics (during one interaction we learn that the Australian sign for 'shit' is very similar to the British for 'research'). Deaf Comedy Fam isn’t a laugha-minute show, but it doesn't quite click as a theatrical experience either. However, it is an incredibly sweet and sincere ode to storytelling and family that is equally heartening and life-affirming.

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From the beer garden of The Producers spring three women in shiny, silver bodysuits. Chloe Culpin, Rosie Blackadder and Jennie Hall combine clowning with sketch comedy to produce a highly physical and energetic show. While many jokes appear at first to be overly reliant on puns and stereotypes, a beat later the penny drops. The satirical commentary on feminist topics, including gendered language and sex, as well as the impact of capitalism and second-wave feminism on women today (a particularly smart highlight of the show), becomes

clear. The writing is clever and the delivery is tongue-in-cheek. Sadly, Mirrors fails to fire overall and the audience is never quite won over. The venue doesn’t do the performers any favours – the crowd is spread across too large an area

when they need to be corralled to the front. Unluckily, there are a few mistimed cues from the sound desk tonight too. BAD [w]OMEN are a group with lots of potential though, and one to watch as they progress. ✏︎ Kylie Maslen


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Think of the school dances you went to, and then imagine one you wish you were at. Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew are throwing a Double Denim themed kids party for adults, and you’re going to have a bloody good time. Brasier and Frew are deft comics with a great dynamic and rock solid

timing. They display incredibly strong improv skills without ever missing a beat, and the feminist quips show us that behind all the silliness they are whip smart too. There is a gorgeous naïvety to Double Denim that the audience gets swept up in. Here we are at the Blue Light Disco of our dreams, and before we know it we’re all singing along in unison. Somehow we all seem to remember the words to the same songs, and the joy of this radiates from the audience back to the performers. A few of the jokes feel a touch laboured compared to others, but this is still a fun show. Brasier and Frew are a double act we’ll see plenty of for years to come. ✏︎ Kylie Maslen

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Michelle Brasier & Laura Frew: Double Denim

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Eight people show up to Brisbane’s Stephanie Tisdell’s opening standup show. Not only is this her first act of the Fringe circuit, it is also her first ever debut as a solo performer. If it were not for her self-effacing musings of the distinct lack of faces in the crowd and copious declarations of thanks to the few of us for showing up, you wouldn’t have guessed by Tisdell’s casual stage presence that she was, in fact, a nervous newcomer. Tisdell’s standup routine is equal parts informative and unequivocally funny. Self-aware and unapologetically outspoken, she engages with her modest audience in anecdotes about mental health,

‘fatness’, and First Nations issues. Crafted from her lived experiences as an Indigenous Australian woman, Tisdell casts a satirical and sharp eye over colonialist Australia with tongue-in-cheek critiques that can turn faces blood-red from

white guilt. Reclaiming slurs and tokenistic terms, and shaping her own identity in the process, Tisdell has produced an act that is both sincere and sincerely hilarious. ✏︎ Letti K-Ewing


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Reviews Gimme Five Borders by Henry Naylor «««« “Henry Naylor has consistently received well-deserved praise for the quality of writing he has bought to his Arabian Nightmares series, but it’s the performances that really make Borders a memorable production.” p34

Orpheus «««« “A boy who sings of the beauty in the world before the spark and creativity of youth are crushed by lad culture, and the colour is drained from his life by the need for conformity.” p36

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John Hinton's Scientrilogy: Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking ««« “Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking is punfilled and nerdy but also deeply humanising, and makes a point of reinserting the contributions of Einstein's first wife Mileva Maric.” p35

The Unfair Advantage «««

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MollyTaylor presents a charismatic and sentimental story about trying to show gratitude to those who make our journeys possible. Interweaving narratives illustrate the impact public transport has had onTaylor's life and those around her. In her quest to thank the drivers who made a love affair possible, Love Letters to the Public Transport System shows that tenderness isn't something to regret,

even when it doesn't work out. What starts as an optimistic expression of appreciation turns into a deeper exploration of vulnerability.This play examines how we close ourselves off emotionally and the value of opening up with a determined lack of regret.Taylor is unflinchingly honest about her emotional subjects, and her obsessive interest in the public transport system is disarming. Love Letters... laments a world where it is easy to register a complaint, but there is no way to thank a train driver without apparently becoming one first. It can be hard to keep track of the criss-crossing narratives, but Taylor's charming style gives the story plenty of momentum.The show demonstrates how to stay soft through the brutality of heartbreak – and how to haul your ex's hi-fi in revenge. / Jess Martin

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A nameless Syrian graffiti artist (Avital Lvova) is working to bring about the end of the Assad regime. English photojournalist Sebastian Nightingale (Graham O’Mara) has abandoned his ideals in the pursuit of fame and fortune. The lives of these artists follow separate trajectories, but Borders brings their stories together at a sharp intersection, forming a wedge which drives home an intense and emotional conclusion. Henry Naylor has consistently re-

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ceived well-deserved praise for the quality of writing he has bought to his Arabian Nightmares series, but it is the performances that really make Borders a memorable production. O’Mara puts on a charm offensive as the initially bashful and idealistic photographer who finds a mentor in a jaded yet moralistic reporter. His scenes bring a levity to the proceedings, but also build the ideological framework upon which the narrative rests. Lvova, meanwhile, offers a

commanding and physical performance. She is able to inhabit a host of characters, and bring dreadful life to scenes of violence and terror. But her character, the graffiti artist, feels stencilled-in: literally nameless, characterised by stoicism, motivated by anger, and defined by a single childhood experience. These details only slightly undercut an exceptional performance, however, and do little to rob the show of its dramatic heft.

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Special relativity isn’t so tough to follow when you hear Albert Einstein tell it himself in Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking, an exuberant and illuminating insight into the life of perhaps the most popular scientist to ever live. John Hinton transforms himself into the great physicist with a little talc in his hair, a heavy German accent and a contagious enthusiasm to share his discoveries. This instalment of Hinton’s Scientrilogy delves into Einstein’s theories, his family life and his deep regret about allowing his work to create the atomic bomb. Continuing Hinton’s irreverent approach to the great scientists, this show strikes

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a good balance of educational audience involvement and tonguein-cheek comedy. Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking is pun-filled and nerdy but also deeply humanising, and makes a point of reinserting the contributions of Einstein’s first wife Mileva Maric. The full Scientrilogy featuring Marie Curie (The Element in the

Room) and Charles Darwin (The Origin of Species) is running at Holden Street Theatres until the last week of Fringe. With a rap version of the famous equation E=mc2, Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking is a witty show that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Of course, nothing puts the ‘relative’ in relativity like marrying your cousin... ✏︎ Jess Martin

UK trio In Bed With My Brother have brought their experimental dance and physical theatre number We Are Ian to Gluttony’s Parasol Lounge, where an audience willingness to dance is almost an obligation. A left-of-field take on the most superfluous and self-gratifying anti-establishment era – the late 1980s house music movement – We Are Ian bursts on stage like an assault rifle of party gallantry. However, much like the acid trip being replicated on stage, the show includes its highs and lows. An uppercut to Thatcherism

– the show is soundtracked to damning underground club-classic Maggie’s Last Party, a track sampling Thatcher’s condemning statements – and set with a visual backdrop of foreboding political figures, past and present. It is both a resistance piece and a cautionary tale, but this conclusion can only be made by getting through 40 minutes of maniacal dancing, which becomes wearing. Unfortunately, with an hour long run time and a soundtrack cracked to around 100 decibels, the message falls on deafened ears. ✏︎ Letti K-Ewing

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Conversation with the Controversial Squatter HHH VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

Adelaide Royal Coach times vary, until 25 Feb, not 21 $12-22

Despite changing the show at the last minute, Iain Herridge pulls together an insightful and compelling session telling his personal story battling the legal concept of

Orpheus HHHH VENUE: TIME:

Theatre

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Adelaide Botanic Garden 7.45pm, until 4 Mar, not Mon $20-25

Orpheus is the love story of Dave and Eurydice. It imagines a young boy who thinks of smiles and hugs as superpowers. A boy who sings

adverse possession. After discovering an abandoned property in 2015, Herridge coined the nickname ‘Carey Gully Squatter’ and has been on a rollercoaster ride fighting for ownership ever since. His story has been shared across media outlets and has caused a stir over its time. This one isn’t for the faint hearted so strap yourself in because it’ll get you thinking. The storyline can be tough to get your head around at first, and whether you’re for or against Carey Gully Squatter it is fascinating to hear the story. He does tend to ramble, but it’s

all part of the charm. If you join in and ask a question, don’t expect a short response. His on stage guests are set to vary but in this case a friendly stranger who donated to Herridge’s cause was a worthy addition with an interesting story of his own. It was disappointing that the show was changed from its original synopsis, but what was offered was pleasantly surprising. Conversation with the Controversial Squatter will get you rethinking your view on rights and ownership. ✏︎ Hannah Connell

of the beauty in the world before the spark and creativity of youth are crushed by lad culture, and the colour is drained from his life by the need for conformity. Dave is, of course, Orpheus transplanted to the modern age and this performance pays tribute to the legendary musician and poet by telling the story of these two lovers through music and verse. Keeping up a solid flow of poetry

for the better part of an hour is tough and some segments are more gripping than others, but the musical leitmotifs on acoustic guitar are woven into the story well. You don’t need to be familiar with Greek mythology to enjoy Orpheus – the story will become apparent. But even if you do know how it ends, it’s skilfully delivered and keeps your attention on this warm and tender show. ✏︎ Alexis Buxton-Collins




The Unfair Advantage HHH TIME:

Gluttony 16 Feb–19 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26

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prices vary

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Feb, 5 Mar

plained and leaves us scratching our heads as to how exactly he’s pulled it off. Perhaps even more entertaining than the tricks are his tales of rigging poker games as an underage dealer – and it would have been intriguing to hear more in a similar vein. Over the course of an hour we learn about second deals and shuffles, but these are techniques that have taken Milas years to perfect. To show us how they’re done is fun, to teach us how to replicate them in an hour would require some real magic. ✏︎ Alexis Buxton-Collins

ness with about 20 strangers and instructed to fit noise-cancelling headphones, the full immersion into a tense auditory and tactile séance begins. “Do you believe?” each of us is asked, and believe it, the whole experience is much better if you do. This is important to remember as the narration leading through the practice drones for the most part of the 20 minute experience and arms start to ache after being unnaturally outstretched to remain touching the

table in front. It’s a shame, because otherwise Séance employs the sort of ghost story antics, like suspense and jump-scares, that are familiar and fun. In this respect it is a clever sensory trip that has been carefully curated to provoke feelings of unease and dread. Whether or not these feelings are experienced to a great level isn’t always clear, but the technical side of the installation the artists employ does create a darker side to the Fringe. ✏︎ Letti K-Ewing

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In The Unfair Advantage, Harrison Milas holds all the cards. A few hours before the show begins an email arrives with a location and the instruction to wait at the appointed hour. Looking around, it's

clear there are a few other similarly bewildered people and once we’re all gathered, our genial host brings us to a dimly lit poker den. Going into too much detail about what follows would breach the mandatory confidentiality agreement – but it’s an introduction to cheating and trickery from the former card shark. The intimate setting works well, it’s a small audience and we’re all in close proximity to the action, but even when Milas explains what he’s doing his dextrous movements make it hard to follow. Some of the more elaborate trickery is unex-

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Séance HHH VENUE:

TIME:

The Garden of Unearthly Delights times vary, until 19 Mar, not 19 Feb

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$20

Dampen one of your senses and the rest are heightened, or so they say. Plunged into cramped dark-


Can’t Face HHHH VENUE: TIME:

Gluttony 8.20pm, 16 Feb–12 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar

TICKETS:

prices vary

In an age of increasing global anxieties – be they political, economic, or environmental – live performance is being left with little choice but to respond. Sometimes it’s in the form of satire, sometimes it’s pure fury. Sometimes, in the case of Can’t Face, it’s debauched circus that has no intention of taking itself seriously. From the aptly named Circus Trick Tease company (previously known for the award-winning children’s show Children Are Stinky),

Can’t Face throws acrobatics, lewd burlesque, slam poetry and puerile musical parody into a blender and slams the ‘pulse’ button. Somehow, in its diverse hour, it manages to skewer right-wing politics, the environment, religious celibacy and contemporary dance. Such a menu might seem stodgy, but when the tools they use happen to be witty, self-aware circus, smart choreography and (mostly) inventive tech, it becomes a remarkably light and zippy variety show. This bears repeating: all that serious stuff is under the surface. Can’t Face is a hilarious romp first and foremost, full of hip-hop nuns, penis balloons and songs about excrement. The pacing could be a notch tighter, and it’s not a clean sweep of winning routines, but the weaknesses are outshone by some wonderfully disgusting moments of excellence. ✏︎ George Sully

CIRQUE ALFONSE: TABARNAK HHHH VENUE: TIME:

Gluttony times vary, 16 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar

Circus

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Quebec company Cirque Alfonse are back in town with TABARNAK. Those who loved Barbu of years gone past will not be disappointed with this new show. The material and music are fresh, but the stunts are just as hair-raising. In keeping with the title, there’s an almost constant play on the symbols and traditions of the church throughout

the piece. The symbols are tongue in cheek; a hauntingly beautiful French chant while rollerskates are being strapped on, a crucified figure atop two others, a stained glass window which holds one aloft yet crushes another. Being a new show, there are some spots that could run smoother and unfortunately it seems as though the troupe would be more comfortable and safer in a larger, higher tent. However, the final Chinese pole act is fantastic enough to make the trip worth it, and the vibrant, infectious spirit of the group will put a smile on any audience member’s face. The Cirque Alfonse crew are known for going all-out and having a ball while doing it. This isn’t the most polished circus show on the circuit, but it stands out as one of the most fun. ✏ Laura Desmond


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RCC & Carla Lippis Present Midnight Marauders HHHH VENUE: TIME:

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Royal Croquet Club 11pm, various dates between 16 Feb and 17 Mar $30

The story goes that on Stax Records’ European tour, Otis Redding was constantly exasperated at being given the task of headlining a revue packed with so much talent. Carla Lippis is in a similar position hosting this late night show, which gathers some of the most talented performers from across the Fringe. But with a killer voice and no fucks given, it’s a task she takes to with relish. Despite starting half an hour late, she owns the stage entirely from the moment she welcomes us

into a small tent that looks “like a clown’s arsehole.” Prowling the stage and floor with wild eyes and wilder hip thrusts, she roars, snarls and spits her way through a version of 20th Century Boy that somehow packs more glam and sleaze in than T. Rex’s original, along with a healthy dose of venom. She mixes energetic songs, backed by her tight band, with dry humour, and introduces a range of acts to the stage. Malia Walsh performs some unequalled audience participation, and Trygve Wakenshaw and Barnie Duncan’s absurdist humour escalates quickly before Le Gateau Chocolat takes the stage and owns it as only a six-foot baritone in a dress can. Most people wouldn’t even bother trying to follow that. But Lippis does it with aplomb as she has all night – a trashy glam goddess who gets right into the faces (and laps) of the audience. ✏︎ Alexis Buxton-Collins

YUMMY HHHH

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The Garden of Unearthly Delights 8.20pm, 16 Feb–4 Mar,

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Cabaret

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Five drag queens, one circus performer, and one electro-pop singer share a single stage. If you haven’t heard the noise about YUMMY before, you sure will now. YUMMY is brought to Adelaide audiences by ‘director, producer, and drag mother’ James Welsby (aka Valerie Hex). It is a fusion of new-wave drag, neo-burlesque, contemporary dance, physical comedy and a dash of old school

drag glamour; a variety spectacular that questions the gender binary and turns preconceived notions of ‘drag’ on its head. Introducing themselves to the classic, plucked-string sounds of Gwen Stefani’s 2006 hit Yummy, each performer showcases their distinct talents and vivacious costumes in separate skits. So diverse are the acts that it’s hard to pick out a favourite – perhaps Jandruze folding herself into a sandwich

complete with a mastubatory twist, or Karen From Finance being forced off-script by losing $20 from a money-hungry fan. If there is a criticism tonight it is only for the audience: the crowd aren’t hungry for something so yummy. This is the kind of show that deserves the kind of raucous applause and familial love you’d find in Paris Is Burning, and an audience that celebrates diversity and inclusivity. ✏︎ Letti K-Ewing


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Bubble Show for Adults Only HHH

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Gluttony 11.10pm, various dates between 16 Feb and 3 Mar prices vary

Mix one part physical theatre, one part bubble artistry and one part neo-burlesque, and you get a soapy concoction of kinky in-your-face theatrics that is Bubble Show for Adults Only. A raucous and raunchy affair with a surprising story arc full of abstractness and the slightly grotesque, Bubble Show is also a surreal performative experience that wonderfully showcases the technical prowess of bubble art on a first-class level. The silliness used to propel the show’s dialogue-free narrative is perhaps translatable from the per-

Earnest & Wilde HHH VENUE: TIME:

La Bohème times vary, 15 Feb–1 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb

TICKETS:

$25

Earnest & Wilde tells the story of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie a little differently. The pair have reinvented popular songs and perform covers in this delightful showcase of musical storytelling. While including the necessary facts, the show is kept timely and engaging with upbeat twists to modern songs, ranging from an

formers’ background as children’s entertainers – information that could either turn you on or turn you off. Either way it is obvious these two performers have honed their craft at bubble art and bendy acrobatics. However, the creative execution of the interwoven story of two lov-

ironic cover of Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand to a new take on Rebecca Black’s infamous Friday. The two performers bring different auras to the stage and complement each other well in doing so. The meek and mild pianist is endearing and loveable and contrasts nicely with the bold vocalist bringing some oomph to the stage. There’s a charming feel to the performance evident in period costumes, props and visuals and this is all flattered by the La Bohème venue – which appears to be the ideal location to host the show. It is a pleasant way to spend the night with its unexpected takes on songs by R Kelly, Kaiser Chiefs and Shaggy amongst others. ✏ Hannah Connell

ers in a will-they-won’t-they tangle panders more to the bizarre than the normative, and will no doubt leave some audience members in a haze of sexual confusion. Bubble Show for Adults Only might take the sexiness out of sex, but it doesn’t take the fun out of it. ✏ Letti K-Ewing

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Too Many Zooz HHHH

TIME:

The Garden of Unearthly Delights run ended

Musical shows at the Fringe tend to cross over to other genres, such as comedy or storytelling, but the New York jazz three-piece Too Many Zooz come right at you with nothing but their unique sound. Using only a saxophone, trumpet and a standing drum kit, they know how to start the night’s party. This was a one-night-only performance, and a truly spectacular one. Individually, each performer demonstrates masterful control of their instrument, creating sounds and playing styles you wouldn’t think were possible, but together they are able to craft a setlist that really shows off their talents. Once they get started there is no stopping them, leading us into a trance-

like state. They just keep playing, with no breaks between songs and barely pausing to introduce themselves. The party doesn’t stop. The only thing that detracted from the atmosphere – though hardly a criticism of the trio on stage – was the lack of space to

dance. You could tell that there were many who wanted nothing more than to bust a move but were confined to their chairs. Regardless, Too Many Zooz are the perfect night starter, setting the tone for an unforgettable Fringe experience.

original songs amidst a varied collection of modern and classical music. Their boyish charm wins over the audience, and the chemistry between them is obvious. A sold-out show means a tight fit in the venue, but just enough room to bop around to the beat. The sheer talent and vivacious nature of the boys is clearly appar-

ent as they dance, croon and play their way into the audience’s hearts. Their rendition of Hall of the Mountain King is beyond impressive, and the mega mash-up to finish the show is a great display of the fluidity of music and the variety across the band itself.

✏ Connor Jervis-Hay

Ukulele Death Squad HHHH VENUE: TIME:

TICKETS:

Grace Emily Hotel times vary, various dates between 18 Feb and 18 Mar $22

Dressed as if they were regulars in the below deck Titanic party, the four men of the Ukulele Death Squad take the stage. Their opening number is reminiscent of a barbershop quartet, clearly showcasing their vocal abilities. Their lyrics, however, are aimed at the funny bone. With three ukuleles, a saxophone and a flute, the group present

✏ Laura Desmond

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Saltbush – Children’s Cheering Carpet Traditional and contemporary dance are stunningly blended together in an engaging space in the Children’s Cheering Carpet. Kitty Wanganeen, a descendent of the Kokatha people of the Western Desert, tells Fest her thoughts Lou Bennett, Deon Hastie and Delwyn Mannix come together in a beautiful display of indigenous Australian storytelling. A moving screen underfoot drives the stories, and children seated around the edge are brought on in various points to interact with the performers and the screen.

How were you able to be involved? Me and [my sisters] Lulu and Posey got onto the stage and got to stand on the fish. We also got to go under the blanket and see the stars.

Did you have a good time? Yes I had fun.

How old are you Kitty? I’m four.

If you saw another girl would you tell them to see it?

Kids

Yes I think they would like it.

What happened in the show today?

✏︎ Laura Desmond with Kitty Wanganeen

They came onto the stage and told stories and there was a river underneath that moved and they had some fish on there too.

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Kaput Reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin, clown and acrobat Tom Flanagan fumbles his way over and through the stage in an attempt to get a silent movie up and running. He can’t seem to get anything right. Fest kid reviewers Alex & Olivia Ciarla join in the fun

How old are you guys? Alex: I’m ten. Olivia: Six! What happened in the show today? Olivia: He was trying to make the show happen and

Did you have fun in the show? Alex: I did, we were in a tent which was really cool. Olivia: Yes I did.

Would you tell other kids to go to see it too? Both: Yes! ✏︎ Laura Desmond with Alex and Olivia Ciarla

VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

The Garden of Unearthly Delights times vary, various dates between 17 Feb and 12 Mar $15-20

Platypus Man Our hero Platypus Man experiences a coming of age as he tries to do what is right by his town, Nutbush City. Incorporating indigenous storytelling with great physicality and humour, Platypus Man is a kids’ show with a great message about responsibility for actions and place. Fest kid reviewers Tyler and Levi Biscette discuss the highs and lows of animal life.

What was your favourite part? Tyler: The part with the suitcase and the [shadow]

How old are you boys? Tyler: I’m six Levi: I’m four!

Levi: None of it.

What happened in the show today? Tyler: The koala stole all the water and then the kan-

Would you tell someone your age to go and see the show? Tyler: Yes! Levi: No.

garoo lit a fire. Then the platypus put out the fire with all the water so everything flooded. Levi: They had the fart jokes too!

What was the voiceover about? Tyler: It was his brother’s voice, it was trying to help him.

puppets.

✏︎ Laura Desmond with Tyler and Levi Biscette VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

Live From Tandanya 1.45pm, various dates between 17 Feb and 18 Mar $15-17.50

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trying to fix the screen but he couldn’t do it. He fell through the ladder. Alex: He handed out popcorn to the crowd at the start. He was really silly.


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National Wine Centre

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Good Morning Comedy Mercury Cinema, 20 Feb, 27 Feb, 6 Mar, 13 Mar, $10.0

Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $20.0 Damian Callinan: Swing Man Stirling Fringe, 8 Mar, $28.0

12:00 Magical Mystery Comedy Coach Tour East Terrace Continental, 4 Mar, 12 Mar, $55.0

13:30 Sammy D Comedy Gala Adelaide Town Hall., 25 Feb, $48.0 laugh with baby The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0

13:45 14th Theatresports(TM) Clash of the Titans Live From Tandanya, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, prices vary

14:00 Comedy Hypnosis with Wayne Donnelly Arkaba Hotel, 11 Mar, $20.0 Welcome to the Family THE GC at The German Club, 24 Feb, $25.0 Getting Away Scott Free La Bohème, 11 Mar, $15.0 Epic Darren Motorcycle Comedian Adelaide Showground, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $25.0 Sense and Spontaneity National Wine Centre, 18 Mar, $25.0

Trollbridge Live From Tandanya, Various dates from 3 Mar to 18 Mar, $25.0 Harith Iskander: The Tour Live From Tandanya, 18 Feb, $25.0

Ripping Yarns for Boys (and Non-Boys) La Bohème, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $10.0 Fringe @ Molly’s Mollydooker Wines, 3 Mar, $50.0 North and Clybourne: Hope Sydney Black Bull Hotel, 3 Mar, $15.0 THE ASHES: A COMEDY SHOWDOWN The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $25.0 Sunday Sessions at the Marion Hotel Marion Hotel, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $28.0 Plumbing the Death Star Live! The Producers, 18 Feb, $25.0 One more cup of coffee and then we’ll save the world BASEM3NT, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $15.0

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The Kagools: Live Stirling Fringe, 3–4 Mar, $25.0 $15 Comedy Bonanza The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 The Parent Teacher Interview Gluttony, 17 Mar, $25.0

laugh with baby The Austral Hotel, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $20.0

15:00 Ferrari : Unlimited Kilometres The Kentish Hotel, 4 Mar, $30.0 Death At Hogwarts Stirling Community Theatre, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, $18.0

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15:45 ARA AHAHA Gluttony, 24 Feb, $35.0

16:00 Class Clowns Adelaide Heat/SA State Final Rhino Room, 3 Mar, $10.0

16:30 DAMIAN CALLINAN & PAUL CALLEJA: THE WINE BLUFFS Stirling Fringe, 11 Mar, $28.0 Josh Glanc: Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chamedian Stirling Fringe, 10 Mar, $28.0 Damian Callinan: Swing Man Stirling Fringe, 3 Mar, 12 Mar, $28.0

16:40 Daniel Connell - Bit of Shush Gluttony, 17 Mar, $20.0

16:45 Vicarious Cabaret Live From Tandanya, 18 Feb, $25.0 $15 Comedy Bonanza The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 3 Mar to 18 Mar, $15.0

17:00 Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $20.0 Gameshow of Thrones Gluttony, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, $30.0 Eleanor Conway’s Walk of Shame The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, 18 Feb, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $25.0

17:15 MATES! A struthin’ Aussie Soap Opera Black Bull Hotel, 4 Mar, $15.0

17:20 Get Rich or High Tryin’ Gluttony, 17 Mar, $25.0

17:30 Lehmo - Happy Angry The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 17–18 Mar, $35.0 Justin Matson: Fatter Than You Think BASEM3NT, 28 Feb–3 Mar, $25.0

17:45 Best of Irish Comedy The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0

AdeLoL Live Crown & Anchor Hotel , 23–24 Feb, $15.0 Bobby Deez - Losing the Plot Crown & Anchor Hotel , 2–4 Mar, $10.0 Jason Williams - Straight from the Top Crown & Anchor Hotel , 7–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary

18:00 The 6 O’Clock Show The Producers, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, $10.0 Kirsty Webeck: I Get It Now The Producers, 13–18 Mar, $27.5 Peter Jones - Up Here The Producers, Various dates from 11 Mar to 18 Mar, prices vary Being Hueman Being The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Best of Adelaide Fringe: International Comedy Showcase The Griffins Hotel, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Deaf Comedy Fam

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Gluttony, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Peter Helliar - Big Boy Pants The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, $39.0 Lewis Garnham: The Smartest Idiot You’ll Ever Meet The Producers, Various dates from 3 Mar to 10 Mar, prices vary

Your hour-by-hour guide to Comedy at Adelaide’s festivals

#AA - Absurdly Asian - by Jinx Yeo The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Giantology Bakehouse Theatre, 5–10 Mar, prices vary Wil Anderson Wilegal The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $39.0 Adele Aid - Begging for business The Jade, 16 Mar, $19.9 Welcome to the Family THE GC at The German Club, 22–23 Feb, $25.0 Louise Reay: Eraserhead Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 19 Feb–6 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $20.0 Best of Adelaide Comedy Rhino Room, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary The Good, The Bad and The Sunburnt The Producers, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, prices vary Nadia Collins in Virgin Bloody Mary The Producers, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, prices vary Eric’s Tales of the Sea - A Submariner’s Yarn Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 13 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, prices vary Nadia Collins in The Big Thingy The Producers, Various dates from 3 Mar to 10 Mar, prices vary Courtney Ammenhauser Holy Guacamole The Producers, 18 Feb, 20 Feb, 21 Feb, 22 Feb, prices vary

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Birds on Sticks Rhino Room, 6–11 Mar, $25.0 The Love Shack Adelaide Showground, 23–24 Feb, $32.0 KC Monica - Chase The Fun Stuff The Producers, 18 Feb, 20 Feb, 21 Feb, 22 Feb, prices vary Nicky Wilkinson: HAPPY THE GC at The German Club, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary Irish Comedian of the Year WINNER The Austral Hotel, 5–18 Mar, prices vary Scottish Comedian of the Year WINNER The Austral Hotel, 18 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary Around The World in 80 Dates Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary Garry Starr Performs Everything The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Adelaide Comedy’s Next Generation Rhino Room, 20 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Crazy Chicken Nerd Biggies at Bertram, 17 Mar, $18.0 Coriander Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary Fringe of the Fringe Comedy Show Hilton Hotel, 23 Feb, 9 Mar, $0.0

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18:20 MARVELus: All the MARVEL Movies. Kind of. Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary

18:30 Raul by the Pool Gluttony, 27 Feb–4 Mar, $25.0 The World Pun Championships Crown & Anchor Hotel , 15 Mar, $20.0 Sense and Spontaneity National Wine Centre, 15–17 Mar, $25.0 A Different Class Nic Monisse & Grant Mushet Black Bull Hotel, 28 Feb–3 Mar, $10.0 A Visit With Nan In A Caravan The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $15.0

Surviving the Apocalypse with First Dog on the Moon THE GC at The German Club, 14–17 Mar, $30.0 Nik Coppin: Globetrotter Stirling Community Theatre, 12 Mar, $17.0 Grand Final Day Live From Tandanya, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, $29.5 Gary Little: Scottish Club Classics Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary Crazy Chicken Nerd Biggies at Bertram, 6–16 Mar, not 12, prices vary UnPlotted Potter Live From Tandanya, 7–11 Mar, $23.0

50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh Live From Tandanya, 28 Feb–4 Mar, $0.0 Jason Pestell: Kmart is Life Rhino on Raj, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary Some Gods Ride Mice Crown & Anchor Hotel , 18 Feb, $15.0 Sparrow-Folk: Nest Friends Gluttony, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary Cardinal Sins - Pell in a Cell The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary Chloe Black in Transistor Sister Rhino on Raj, 20–24 Feb, $25.0

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Death to America The Griffins Hotel, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary The Kagools: Kula Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary Best of Irish Comedy The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 19 Feb to 14 Mar, prices vary ❤ Jude Perl: Let’s Hang Out HHHH Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary Ciaran Lyons - 21 Rhino on Raj, 27 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary Ro Campbell: If Ned Kelly were King The Griffins Hotel, 7–18 Mar, not 12, 13, $20.0 Bobby Deez - Losing the Plot Crown & Anchor Hotel , 7–17 Mar, not 11, 12, prices vary

Cristina Lark: CAUTION: Deadline Ahead BASEM3NT, 7–17 Mar, not 11, 12, 13, $35.0 Doctor in the House The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 7–18 Mar, not 12, 13, $35.0 Zach & Viggo: Dream Team The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–18 Mar, not 7, 14, prices vary Perjagulant RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 28 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary Lawrence Mooney: An Evening With Malcolm Turnbull The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 22 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary The Adelaide Fringe Comedy Gala hosted by Mick Molloy Royalty Theatre, 18 Feb, $49.0

Arj Barker - We Need To Talk Arts Theatre, 20 Feb–18 Mar, not 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Tessa Waters Volcano The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, prices vary Viggo Venn: Pepito The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–18 Mar, not 7, 14, prices vary King of Comedy UK - Kyle Legacy The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Cal Wilson Hindsight The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary The Love Love Klub featuring Gretel Killeen and The Gretskys The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 17 Mar, $35.0 Comedy Pub Crawl various venues, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary Claire Ford: Unboxed THE GC at The German Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary “1” Comedy Great Fun Jez Watts SEO Nightmare The Producers, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, prices vary Mark Twain Tonight Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge, Various dates from 18 Feb to 17 Mar, $10.0

NAZEEM HUSSAIN - NO PAIN NO HUSSAIN The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 20–25 Feb, prices vary Ross Noble: El Hablador Thebarton Theatre, 11 Mar, $45.0 Wil Anderson Wilegal The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 1 Mar to 10 Mar, prices vary Trumpageddon The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Broke By Tuesday Black Bull Hotel, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 27 Feb, prices vary Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck East Terrace Continental, 6–18 Mar, not 12, prices vary Dave Thornton - So What Now? The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary Arguably* the best show. Biggies at Bertram, 3 Mar, $10.0 A Visit With Nan In A Caravan The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $15.0 SUREN JAYEMANNE - Surenity Now The Producers, 18 Feb, 20 Feb, 21 Feb, 22 Feb, prices vary Gerard McGowan: Only Getting Funnier The Producers, 18–22 Feb, prices vary

Comedy

British Classic Pub Jokes The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary

Butch Bradley: My Name Is Contagious Live From Tandanya, 7–18 Mar, not 12, 13, $25.0 Harith Iskander: The Tour Live From Tandanya, 18 Feb, $25.0 “Who’s Your Daddy?” The Funny Side Of Parenthood. The Griffins Hotel, 27 Feb–11 Mar, not 5 Mar, prices vary Adeladies - Best of the Fringe’s Funny Women The Griffins Hotel, 13–18 Mar, prices vary Fruitcake - Ten Commandments from the Psych Ward Live From Tandanya, 28 Feb–4 Mar, $25.0 BEST OF FRINGE: Early Show: FREE! The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, 18 Feb–18 Mar, $4.0

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55 I’m Fine! The Griffins Hotel, 13–18 Mar, prices vary Fran Middleton Franny Pack The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary GREG FLEET Rhino Room, 20 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary

19:10 Jimmy McGhie’s Tribal Gathering Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 11 Mar, prices vary Yianni Agisilaou: Teaching a Robot to Love Gluttony, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, prices vary The Parent Teacher Interview Gluttony, 12–18 Mar, $25.0

19:15 Noughty Girls The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Maggot RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 13–18 Mar, prices vary Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck The Austral Hotel, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary 3’s Comedy - Adam Knox, Luka Muller & Peter Jones The Producers, Various dates from 11 Mar to 18 Mar, prices vary Undercover Refugee The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Dr Chris’s Theory of Everything Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 18 Feb, $20.0

James Veitch - Dot Con The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 6–18 Mar, not 14, prices vary MALAKAS WITH ATTITUDE Rhino Room, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary ROSE CALLAGHAN: WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? Howling Owl, 20–24 Feb, prices vary Aaaaaaaargh! It’s the best of Fringe Comedy from the UK The Griffins Hotel, 18 Feb–11 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary Thrilled You’re Here! RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 20–22 Feb, $15.0 Abandoman’s Rob Broderick – The Musical in My Mind The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary

19:20 The Worst Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary

19:30 Perjagulant RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 7–11 Mar, $19.0

Michelle Braiser & Laura Frew: Double Denim Stirling Fringe, 9–10 Mar, $28.0 Giantology various venues, Various dates from 18 Feb to 17 Mar, prices vary You’re Welcome RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 13–18 Mar, prices vary Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, Various dates from 26 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary Improvised Improv La Bohème, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $20.0 Broke By Tuesday Black Bull Hotel, 18 Feb, 21 Feb, 22 Feb, 25 Feb, 26 Feb, $12.0 A Life:MT Arkaba Hotel, 6–7 Mar, prices vary The Adelaide International Comedy Gala hosted by Eddie Bannon Thebarton Theatre, 24 Feb, $20.0 Granny Flaps Hanging Out The Griffins Hotel, 6–11 Mar, prices vary Kel Balnaves - Yeah, Good On Ya The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary A Visit With Nan In A Caravan The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $15.0 Andrew Roper What is Best in life? The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary

97 Tutu MixedCreative, 28 Feb–2 Mar, $20.0 Matt Byrne’s Hott Property Maxim’s Wine Bar, Various dates from 21 Feb to 17 Mar, $28.0 Pauly Fenech: The Bible of all things Bogan Arkaba Hotel, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 16 Mar, $34.9 Lindsay Webb Truth Bomb The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $20.0 Savage Wellington Hotel, 16 Mar, $10.0 Best Of Scottish Comedy The Griffins Hotel, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary The Guilty Feminist Podcast Royalty Theatre, 24 Feb, $34.5 Aaaaaaaargh! It’s the best of Fringe Comedy from the UK The Griffins Hotel, 13–18 Mar, prices vary Eleanor Conway’s Walk of Shame The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, 19–22 Feb, prices vary ELF LYONS: SWAN The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary In Full Flight THE GC at The German Club, 9–11 Mar, $28.0

19:40 Get Rich or High Tryin’ Gluttony, 12–18 Mar, prices vary Kate Burr - Mum By Name Not By Nature Gluttony, 6–11 Mar, prices vary

Your hour-by-hour guide to Comedy at Adelaide’s festivals

19:45 Joanne Kam: Laugh You Long Time Live From Tandanya, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $25.0 THE LIFE OF BRIAN Crown & Anchor Hotel , 18 Feb, $15.0 Josh Glanc: Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chamedian Royal Croquet Club, 3–17 Mar, not 5, 6, 13, prices vary Vicarious Cabaret Live From Tandanya, 18 Feb, $25.0 The Travelling Sisters - Toupé Royal Croquet Club, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, $28.0 Fruitcake - Ten Commandments from the Psych Ward Live From Tandanya, 21–25 Feb, $25.0 Sound & Fury’s “Cyranose!” Live From Tandanya, 2–18 Mar, not 5, 6, 12, 13, $25.0

20:00 Granny Flaps Hanging Out various venues, 2–3 Mar, prices vary Struan All Over the World The Griffins Hotel, 6–18 Mar, not 12, prices vary The Travelling Sisters - Toupé Stirling Fringe, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 6 Mar, $28.0 Damian Callinan: Swing Man Royal Croquet Club, 28 Feb–18 Mar, not 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, prices vary Best of Edinburgh Comedy The Austral Hotel, 18 Feb–18 Mar, prices vary

Listings

Luke Heggie - Tiprat Fowler’s Live, 14–18 Mar, prices vary Marcel Lucont’s Whine List Howling Owl, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary Maestro – 3rd Annual National Impro Games National Wine Centre, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $25.0

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Kitty Flanagan: Smashing Royalty Theatre, 27 Feb–18 Mar, not 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $45.0 Nick Page: English Comedian of the Year East Terrace Continental, 18 Feb–3 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Arielle Conversi: Problem Child The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Deviant Women The Jade, 26 Feb, 14 Mar, $18.0 Butt Donut Black Bull Hotel, 16–17 Mar, $22.0 Epic Darren Motorcycle Comedian Adelaide Showground, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $25.0 Lauren Bok: Between A Bok And A Hard Place The Producers, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, prices vary James Smith: Pleasure Enthusiast Howling Owl, 27 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary Thrones! The Musical Parody The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Sammy J - Hero Complex The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 12 Mar, $38.0 One more cup of coffee and then we’ll save the world BASEM3NT, 21 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, $15.0 Nath Valvo - Show Pony The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 26 Feb, 12 Mar, $28.0


Peter Dobbing: pleased with yourself isn’t the same as being happy Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary James Donald Forbes McCann: McCann-dle in the Wind Rhino on Raj, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary Arguably* the best show. Biggies at Bertram, 24 Feb–10 Mar, not 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 3 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, $10.0 Jason Williams - Straight from the Top Do or Dye Barbershop, 2–3 Mar, $15.0 DAMIAN CALLINAN & PAUL CALLEJA: THE WINE BLUFFS Stirling Fringe, 12 Mar, $28.0 A Visit With Nan In A Caravan The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $15.0 Apocalypse Now! The Mill , 16–18 Mar, $20.0 One Mic Stand OPEN MIC COMEDY Howling Owl, 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 12 Mar, $13.0 How To Make It In STRAYA! The Griffins Hotel, 18–25 Feb, prices vary Matt Stewart: Dry Ginger Male HHH The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Fabien Clark - The Newborn Supremacy The Producers, Various dates from 11 Mar to 18 Mar, prices vary

Alex Ward: Good, great. The Producers, Various dates from 3 Mar to 10 Mar, prices vary Show For Jim Seven Stars Hotel, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 3 Mar, $15.0 Joanne Kam: Laugh You Long Time The Hindley, 21 Feb–3 Mar, not 26 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, prices vary Joshua Warrior Aboriginal Gigolo Morella Community Centre, 2 Mar, $20.0 Butt Donut Black Bull Hotel, 13 Mar, 15 Mar, 18 Mar, prices vary Stephanie Laing: Mad About the Boy The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase The Vines Golf Club of Reynella, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $30.0 THE ULTIMATE COMEDY SHOW Nexus Arts, 8–10 Mar, $25.0 How Can I Drive to a Gig with a Bogan on my Bonnet? The Griffins Hotel, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary Card Ninja THE GC at The German Club, 6–11 Mar, prices vary Get Sweaty with Cheryl and Chardee RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 21 Feb–4 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, $17.0 UnPlotted Potter Live From Tandanya, 14–18 Mar, $23.0

20:05 Almighty Comedy Hour Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

20:15 Zach & Viggo: Dream Team The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, prices vary Dave Hughes – The Snorkeler The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 21 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, prices vary Nick Cody - Loose Unit Fowler’s Live, 15–17 Mar, prices vary Viggo Venn: Pepito The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, prices vary Peter Helliar - Big Boy Pants The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 16–18 Mar, prices vary Jack Savage - Silly Billy Black Bull Hotel, 4–8 Mar, $0.0 ❤ Trygve Wakenshaw & Barnie Duncan: Different Party

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The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary North and Clybourne: Hope Sydney Black Bull Hotel, 28 Feb, $15.0 Woah, Alyssa! 1 RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, prices vary

Tom Gleeson - Sure Thing The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–11 Mar, prices vary Daniel Sloss - Now Fowler’s Live, 14 Mar, 18 Mar, prices vary Best of the Edinburgh Fest The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Sam Simmons RADICAL WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICAN ART, 1960-1985 The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–18 Mar, prices vary Simon Taylor Happy Times The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 21 Feb, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, prices vary DAMIEN POWER - VIOLENT CHAOS ANYONE? The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 6–18 Mar, not 12, prices vary MATES! A struthin’ Aussie Soap Opera Black Bull Hotel, 1 Mar, $15.0 50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh Live From Tandanya, 7–18 Mar, not 12, 13, $0.0 Tommy Little - The Last King Of Stupid The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 20 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Ivan Aristeguieta Matador The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

20:20 Romanticide Gluttony, 27 Feb–11 Mar, not 5 Mar, prices vary ❤ Identity Steft

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Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary Red Bastard: Lie With Me Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary Daniel Connell - Bit of Shush Gluttony, 12–18 Mar, prices vary Stephen K Amos Bread and Circuses Arts Theatre, 2–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary

20:30 Around the World: The International Comedy Show The Griffins Hotel, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Seymour Mace Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $20.0 Gordon Southern: a man for two seasons The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Shane Dundas: Believe Rhino Room, 20–24 Feb, prices vary The Gist LIVE with Fabs & Bowley Howling Owl, 27 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary The World Pun Championships Crown & Anchor Hotel , 1 Mar, 8 Mar, $20.0

Comedy

Bogan Bingo - A night on the Green Rob Roy Hotel, Various dates from 20 Feb to 17 Mar, prices vary Adele Aid - Begging for business The Jade, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, $19.9 Loc Tran Anchorman - Random News About Stuff Public Speaking Training, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $20.0 Jimeoin: Ridiculous Flinders University Plaza, 3 Mar, prices vary Cameron James: Chilled Out/ Fired Up Rhino on Raj, 20–24 Feb, prices vary Rob Hunter: Uncle Rob’s 10 Cent Comedy Show ($24) Rhino on Raj, 27 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary Luke Joseph Ryan Reintroducing 2012 Cleo Bachelor of the Year Nominee The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Ross Noble: El Hablador Thebarton Theatre, 8–10 Mar, $45.0 The Beautiful Bogan - Life’s Not Fair various venues, 20 Feb, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, prices vary Impromptu PLATFORM 56, 2 Mar, $20.0 Best of Adelaide Fringe: International Comedy Gala Stirling Community Theatre, 12 Mar, $23.0

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Improv Against Humanity The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary GARY TRO-ke Karaoke THE GC at The German Club, 13–18 Mar, prices vary Randy’s Anti-Crisis The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary LEIGH QURBAN GOOD EFFORT The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary The Kagools: Tutti THE GC at The German Club, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, prices vary Alice Fraser: ETHOS The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Best Of British The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $25.0 The Truth About Jack Gramenz BASEM3NT, 21 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, $15.0 AdeLoL Live Crown & Anchor Hotel , 18 Mar, $15.0

20:40 Comedians Against Humanity, hosted by Yianni Agisilaou Gluttony, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary

20:45 Alcohol is Good for You Too - Sam Kissajukian The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary

Shaggers The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $23.0 Pat McCaffrie: Pat Riot The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Adelaide Fringe Comedy @ The Griffin’s Hotel The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary Best Of British The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, prices vary

20:50 James Nokise: Talk A Big Game Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary Good Gluttony, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary The Lesbian Whisperer Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary

21:00 Marcel Blanch- de Wilt: Love + Cordial The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary Years to the Day Adelaide Botanic Garden, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, prices vary Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow THE GC at The German Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary Aidan Jones: The Abersham Flat The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary

Sam Garlepp: Never Have I Ever The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Still Emo The Producers, 18 Feb, 20 Feb, 21 Feb, 22 Feb, prices vary Welcome To The Mystic Hole: A presentation about being in your body and in other people’s. Nexus Arts, 23–24 Feb, $22.0 Not Ready RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 13–18 Mar, prices vary A Visit With Nan In A Caravan The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 JC Clapham: LOVES ME / LOVES ME NOT Bakehouse Theatre, 19 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, prices vary Epic Darren Motorcycle Comedian Adelaide Showground, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $25.0 Kosher Bacon THE GC at The German Club, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary Good Wills Huntley The Producers, 23 Feb–2 Mar, prices vary

21:15 Joshua Warrior Aboriginal Gigolo various venues, Various dates from 21 Feb to 16 Mar, prices vary Alex Williamson: So Wrong, it’s Wrong Arkaba Hotel, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 16 Mar, $34.9 Justin Matson: Fatter Than You Think Rhino on Raj, 20–24 Feb, $25.0

PO PO MO CO RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 6–18 Mar, not 12, prices vary Sweet Lovin’ The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 6 Mar to 17 Mar, prices vary THOMAS GREEN DOUBTING THOMAS Rhino on Raj, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary A Gay, a Bi and a Straight Walk Into a Bar The Griffins Hotel, 8 Mar, $15.0 Galactic Trek Live From Tandanya, 7–11 Mar, $20.0

21:20 Nath Valvo - Show Pony The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary A-List Comedy Sampler Gluttony, 20–25 Feb, prices vary

21:30 Joel Creasey Blonde Bombshell The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–11 Mar, prices vary Puppetry of the Penis The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 27 Feb–18 Mar, not 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Peter Helliar - Big Boy Pants The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23–24 Feb, $45.0 Zoë Coombs Marr Bossy Bottom The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 7–13 Mar, prices vary

John Hastings Audacity Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Daniel Sloss - Now Fowler’s Live, 15–17 Mar, prices vary Heath Franklin’s Chopper - Bogan Jesus The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, prices vary Alexander Richmond - One Man Titanic Black Bull Hotel, 4–8 Mar, $0.0 Shit-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary Ivan Aristeguieta Matador The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, prices vary Harley Breen - Flat Out Doing Nothing The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, prices vary Alex Cofield: Supernova RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, prices vary Demi Lardner - I Love Skeleton The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 6–18 Mar, not 12, prices vary Tom Walker – Honk Honk Honk Honk Honk The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

Comedy

The Love Love Klub featuring Gretel Killeen and The Gretskys The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Mar, $35.0 Peep Shog Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 26 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary Darren Sanders - Silver Howling Owl, 20–24 Feb, prices vary Jeff Green: 30 Rhino Room, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 3 Mar, prices vary Ferrari : Unlimited Kilometres The Kentish Hotel, 23 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, prices vary A Light and a Whistle BASEM3NT, 7–17 Mar, not 11, 12, 13, prices vary Amos Gill: Where Have I Been All Your Life Rhino Room, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary LUXURY SPLIT BILL RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, prices vary A Visit With Nan In A Caravan The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $15.0 Jarred Fell “Possible” Howling Owl, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary This Is Your Trial The Austral Hotel, 19 Feb–18 Mar, prices vary F**K Tinder East Terrace Continental, 21 Feb, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $30.0

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21:35 Matt Okine - The Hat Game Arts Theatre, 9–10 Mar, $35.0 Baby Wants Candy, The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

21:45 Can I Get An Amen?! RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 6–18 Mar, not 12, prices vary Flapjack Cadillac Big Ol’ Pile Of Trash Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 22 Feb–3 Mar, not 28 Feb, $20.0 How Good are Dicks Live From Tandanya, 28 Feb–4 Mar, $18.0 Cristina Lark: CAUTION: Deadline Ahead Live From Tandanya, 14–18 Mar, $35.0 Guy Montgomery Doesn’t Check His Phone For an Hour The Producers, 13–18 Mar, $20.0 Not Another F****d B***h in India Live From Tandanya, 7–18 Mar, not 12, 13, $18.0 Accidental Cougar Howling Owl, 20–24 Feb, prices vary

21:55 BAD [w]OMEN: Mirrors HH The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary

Comedy Boxing The Producers, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 12, prices vary

22:00 Pretending Things Are A Cock Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary DATING NAKED The Producers, Various dates from 3 Mar to 10 Mar, $20.0 Lewis Garnham: The Smartest Idiot You’ll Ever Meet The Producers, Various dates from 11 Mar to 18 Mar, prices vary Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 Angus Gordon The Producers, 3–10 Mar, $20.0 David Correos’ The Correos Effect Gluttony, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary Alan McElroy is Wingin’ It BASEM3NT, Various dates from 21 Feb to 2 Mar, $18.0 Getting Away Scott Free La Bohème, 7–18 Mar, not 8, 12, 13, 15, $20.0 Rhino Room Late Show Rhino Room, 21 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, prices vary Tristan Haze: Hey Bees The Producers, 18 Feb, 20 Feb, 21 Feb, 22 Feb, prices vary Justin Matson: Fatter Than You Think BASEM3NT, 7–17 Mar, not 11, 12, 13, $25.0

A Couple of Charming Dogs The Producers, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, prices vary Reuben Hunter The Hoard The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary HELP! Gluttony, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary The Gong Show The Producers, Various dates from 11 Mar to 18 Mar, prices vary Card Ninja THE GC at The German Club, 13–18 Mar, prices vary Holden Vs Ford - The Clipsal Comedy Debate! The Griffins Hotel, 3 Mar, $20.0

The Stevenson Experience: Spot the Difference Gluttony, 17 Mar, $27.0

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Scientology The Musical Gluttony, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Gameshow of Thrones Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, not 14, prices vary

Dave Hughes – The Snorkeler The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $32.0 The Stand Up Show The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $25.0 Late Night Nonsense - Variety Show The Producers, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Stamptown Comedy Night The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $25.0 Revenge La Bohème, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, $35.0

22:30 MATES! A struthin’ Aussie Soap Opera Black Bull Hotel, 8 Mar, $12.0 Doctor Trek in Space Gluttony, 1–3 Mar, $20.0

22:40 [Late Night] GameShow Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $25.0 Raul by the Pool Gluttony, 6 Mar, 8 Mar, 11 Mar, 13 Mar, 15 Mar, prices vary

22:45 Working Out Material RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 6–18 Mar, not 12, prices vary Michelle Braiser & Laura Frew: Double Denim Adventure Show The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 8–18 Mar, not 12, 13, 14, prices vary

22:55 Best of the Edinburgh Fest The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $25.0

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23:15 Eurowision The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 11 Mar, $35.0 SFELT The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $25.0 Late Night Comedy at The Producers The Producers, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $15.0

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Ethan Andrews: The Youngest I Am Ever Going To Be The Producers, 9–11 Mar, $20.0 Nikko Maylon: I’m A Sad Lil Guy But I Think You’re Great The Producers, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $15.0 Viggo Venn: Pepito The Producers, 20 Feb–11 Mar, not 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, prices vary Martin Mor ADVENTURE COMEDIAN Howling Owl, 27 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary All Made Up RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, $12.0 Best of the Best The Austral Hotel, 18 Feb–18 Mar, prices vary Best of Adelaide Fringe: Late Show The Griffins Hotel, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Clownbaby Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 4–7 Mar, prices vary More Classic Stanley Howling Owl, 6–17 Mar, not 12, prices vary Gravity Boots presents: Oh Yeah TV Live! The Producers, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 10 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

23:35 The Phatcave Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $27.0

23:45 The Earliest Breakfast Game Show, LIVE! Gluttony, 1–3 Mar, $10.0 Late Night Party Boyz Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $15.0

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Michelle Braiser & Laura Frew: Double Denim The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Rich Hall The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 12–18 Mar, prices vary


00:00 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 24 Feb to 19 Mar, $20.0

01:00 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 24 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0

10:45 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM Holden Street Theatres, 13 Mar, $18.0 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ORIGIN OF SPECIES... Holden Street Theatres, 28 Feb, $28.0

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JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ORIGIN OF SPECIES... Holden Street Theatres, 15 Mar, $28.0

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Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams Royal Croquet Club, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, $35.0 Laconic: A Short Film Festival National Wine Centre, 11 Mar, $12.0 A Simple Space Royal Croquet Club, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $36.0

Little Shop Of Horrors Norwood Concert Hall, 3 Mar, $19.5 Flesh & Bone Holden Street Theatres, 8 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, $28.0

12:00 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 ❤ Borders by Henry Naylor

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Holden Street Theatres, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $28.0 Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany Live From Tandanya, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, $32.0 Love Letters to the Public Transport System HHH Holden Street Theatres, 24 Feb, $28.0

12:15 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING HHH Holden Street Theatres, 18 Feb, 7 Mar, $28.0 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM Holden Street Theatres, 24 Feb, $28.0

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13:00 The Far Side of the Moon Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 4 Mar, 7 Mar, $35.099.0 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 Look Mum...No Hands!!! (The Legless Bar Years) The Lab, 3 Mar, $30.0 Thyestes Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 4 Mar, $40.0-79.0 The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy Stirling Fringe, 10 Mar, $28.0 Us/Them Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, 12 Mar, $30.0-59.0 Tell Me On A Sunday National Wine Centre, 18 Feb, $32.0 Memorial Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $35.0-79.0

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Strathmore Hotel, Various dates from 3 Mar to 18 Mar, $94.0 TAHA Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 15 Mar, $30.0-59.0 The Institute of Invisible Things Gallery Next Door, Various dates from 20 Feb to 2 Mar, $0.0 Euripides’ Alcestis Bakehouse Theatre, 24 Feb, $23.0 Narrative of a Slave Woman National Wine Centre, 25 Feb, $46.0 Gretel Bakehouse Theatre, 20 Feb, 22 Feb, 23 Feb, prices vary

13:30 Flesh & Bone Holden Street Theatres, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $28.0 Clanstow Adelaide Botanic Garden, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $20.0 ❤ Borders by Henry Naylor

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Holden Street Theatres, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, $28.0 Smells Like Teen Spirit The Lab, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $28.0 Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany Live From Tandanya, 24 Feb, 10 Mar, $32.0

13:45 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM Holden Street Theatres, 18 Mar, $28.0 That Daring Australian Girl Holden Street Theatres, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $25.0 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ORIGIN OF SPECIES... Holden Street Theatres, 25 Feb, $28.0 A Little Bit of Pain Never Hurt Anyone Holden Street Theatres, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $25.0

14:00 Driftwood Gluttony, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $32.0 It’s Only Life - A New Musical Revue featuring John Bucchino The Parks Theatres, 24–25 Feb, $45.0 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 I am Basketball Man The Hindley, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $10.0 Tell Me On A Sunday National Wine Centre, 11 Mar, $32.0 Memorial Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 4 Mar, $35.0-79.0 Edges The Parks Theatres, 10–11 Mar, $35.0 Teechers Australian Education Union South Australia, 3 Mar, $20.0

The Great War Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $40.0-79.0 millennial pink poppies Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 3 Mar, $20.0 DOKH The Parks Theatres, 11 Mar, $25.0 Girl Nation Australian Company of Performing Arts , 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $16.0 In The Club Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $34.0-76.0 Encounter The Garage International @ NACC, 4 Mar, $0.0 Abandon Ship! Bakehouse Theatre, 15–17 Mar, $27.0 Box and Cox National Wine Centre, 3 Mar, $20.0 Conversations with the Controversial Squatter Adelaide Royal Coach, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $22.0 Kokoda Star Theatres, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, $29.5 CIRQUE AFRICA 2.0 various venues, Various dates from 25 Feb to 29 Apr, prices vary INNER JOURNEY State Library of South Australia, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, $0.0 Have you tried yoga? The Mill , 4 Mar, $30.0 That Man : Indoors Stirling Fringe, 10–12 Mar, $18.0 Great Detectives National Wine Centre, 24 Feb, $25.0

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Thyestes Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $40.0-79.0 Memorial Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $35.0-79.0 In The Club Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 1 Mar, 7 Mar, $34.076.0 Encounter The Garage International @ NACC, 4 Mar, $0.0 3 Speed Crunch Box Rebooted The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 24–25 Feb, $25.0 Kokoda Star Theatres, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $29.5 The Institute of Invisible Things Gallery Next Door, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $0.0

Smells Like Teen Spirit The Lab, 23 Feb, 9 Mar, $28.0 Girl Nation Australian Company of Performing Arts , 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $16.0

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Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams Royal Croquet Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $35.0

14:30 Little Shop Of Horrors Norwood Concert Hall, 4 Mar, $19.5 The Great War Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $40.0-79.0 LE AERIAL Adelaide Convention Centre, 4 Mar, $40.0 Kangaroo Island Fringe - Charolais Penneshaw Town Hall, 20 Feb, $30.0 That Daring Australian Girl Stirling Fringe, 9 Mar, $28.0 My Best False Memories Burnside Community Centre, 18 Mar, $0.0

15:00 Thyestes Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $40.0-79.0 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 The Bean Counter La Bohème, 18 Feb, $18.0 Attic Live From Tandanya, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $28.0 In The Club Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 18 Mar, $34.0-76.0 Hollywood’s First Australian - The Picture Show The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall , 24 Feb, $20.0

We Live By The Sea Royal Croquet Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $28.0 The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy St Mary’s College, 17 Mar, $28.0 HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Goodwood Institute Theatre, 24 Feb, $25.0 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Family Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $25.0 The Displaced Live From Tandanya, 24 Feb, $28.0 Attrape Moi! (Catch Me!) Gluttony, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $49.0

15:15 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING HHH Holden Street Theatres, 10 Mar, $28.0 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM Holden Street Theatres, 4 Mar, $28.0 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ORIGIN OF SPECIES... Holden Street Theatres, 3 Mar, $28.0 Love Is Easy National Wine Centre, 18 Feb, $21.0

15:30 Little Shop Of Horrors Norwood Concert Hall, 3 Mar, $19.5 ‘One Long Night In The Land Of Nod’ by Duncan Graham Adelaide Botanic Garden, 24–25 Feb, $20.0

The Radio Heart Adelaide Botanic Garden, 4 Mar, $20.0 TAHA Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 18 Mar, $30.0-59.0 Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany Live From Tandanya, 17 Mar, $32.0 The Zebra Who Lost Its Spots - the interactive rehearsal! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 3–4 Mar, $25.0

16:00 Diamond Girls National Wine Centre, 4 Mar, $22.0 360 ALLSTARS Royal Croquet Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $35.0 Laconic: A Short Film Festival National Wine Centre, 12 Mar, $12.0 POWER LINES: WORDS AT WORK THE GC at The German Club, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $25.0 Fun House The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary #nofilter Venue 63, 18 Mar, 25 Mar, $34.0 How To Drink Wine Like A Wanker Treasury 1860, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Mar, $20.0 Encounter The Garage International @ NACC, 3 Mar, $0.0 Time and Machines - gymnastics in motion Payneham Youth Centre, 17 Mar, $15.0

King Jack Queen The Market Apartment, 4 Mar, $18.0 CIRQUE ALFONSE – TABARNAK Gluttony, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 18 Mar, $49.0

16:30 Diamond Girls National Wine Centre, 3 Mar, $22.0 Idris Stanton - The Last King of Vaudeville Gluttony, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $24.0 Fallot (FÄ-’LŌ) Royal Croquet Club, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $28.0 The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy Stirling Fringe, 9 Mar, $28.0 That’s A Fact That’s Not Fun Holden Street Theatres, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, prices vary Attic Live From Tandanya, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $28.0 That Daring Australian Girl Stirling Fringe, 4 Mar, $28.0 CIRQUE AFRICA 2.0 CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, Various dates from 25 Feb to 3 Apr, prices vary Eleanor’s Story: Home Is the Stranger Live From Tandanya, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $32.0 Love Letters to the Public Transport System HHH Holden Street Theatres, 18 Feb, $28.0

17:00 Hamlet Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 4 Mar, $70.0-219.0 Kings of War Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 12 Mar, $30.0-129.0 Pirates of Penzance The Popeye Boats, 17 Mar, $40.0 Rouge Gluttony, 24 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $36.0 Look Mum...No Hands!!! (The Legless Bar Years) The Lab, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $30.0 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 24 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 A GREEK TRAGEDY ‘OEDIPUS REX-THE KING’ Hilton Hotel, 16–18 Mar, $25.0 Us/Them Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $30.0-59.0 Our House Gluttony, 13–15 Mar, $15.0 AZZA Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $30.0-69.0 Puberty Blues Stirling Community Theatre, 15 Mar, 17 Mar, $22.0 By a Thread Gluttony, 11–12 Mar, $35.0

17:30 Pirates of Penzance The Popeye Boats, 12 Mar, $40.0 It’s Only Life - A New Musical Revue featuring John Bucchino The Parks Theatres, 25 Feb, $45.0

Your hour-by-hour guide to Theatre at Adelaide’s festivals

Wordshow Stirling Fringe, 9–12 Mar, $28.0 Allen The Lab, 10 Mar, $25.0 LE AERIAL Adelaide Convention Centre, 3–4 Mar, $40.0 A Night With The Pop Idols - Murder Mystery Dinner The Parks Theatres, 24 Feb, $35.0 Speak of the Devil BASEM3NT, 7–17 Mar, not 11, 12, 13, $20.0 Love Is Easy National Wine Centre, 18 Feb, $26.5

17:45 A series of awkward encounters Crown & Anchor Hotel , 28 Feb–1 Mar, $13.0

18:00 Hamlet Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $70.0-219.0 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, $20.0 Pirates of Penzance various venues, Various dates from 18 Feb to 16 Mar, prices vary Two Idiots, No Script National Wine Centre, 4–16 Mar, not 10, 15, prices vary Thyestes Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 4 Mar, 7 Mar, $40.079.0 41 SECONDS Bakehouse Theatre, 14–17 Mar, prices vary

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Flesh & Bone Holden Street Theatres, 4 Mar, $28.0 Murder in the Wine Cellar National Wine Centre, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 14 Mar, 16 Mar, $84.0 TAHA Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $30.0-59.0 DOKH The Parks Theatres, 11 Mar, $25.0 Smoking With Grandma Bakehouse Theatre, 26 Feb–10 Mar, not 4 Mar, prices vary THE PAPA AFRICA SHOW CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, 1–25 Mar, not 5, 19, prices vary Fun House The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $68.0 socially [un] acceptable The Producers, 18 Feb–2 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary That’s A Fact That’s Not Fun Holden Street Theatres, 18 Mar, $25.0 Laconic: A Short Film Festival National Wine Centre, 21 Feb, $12.0 Abandon Ship! Bakehouse Theatre, 14–17 Mar, $27.0 The Bridge Bakehouse Theatre, 19–24 Feb, $15.0 Kangaroo Island Fringe - Charolais Penneshaw Town Hall, 20 Feb, $30.0 A Modern Guide to Heroism & Sidekickery RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 6–18 Mar, not 12, prices vary

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Holden Street Theatres, 18 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 11 Mar, prices vary A GREEK TRAGEDY ‘OEDIPUS REX-THE KING’ National Wine Centre, 28 Feb, $25.0 Euripides’ Alcestis Bakehouse Theatre, 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 22 Feb, 23 Feb, prices vary The Unknown Soldier Bakehouse Theatre, 26 Feb, 1 Mar, $25.0 Aphrodite and the Invisible Consumer Gods RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 6–18 Mar, not 12, $25.0 Gretel Bakehouse Theatre, 21 Feb, 24 Feb, $23.0 The Empress And Me Bakehouse Theatre, 27 Feb, 2 Mar, prices vary Gratiano Bakehouse Theatre, 28 Feb, 3 Mar, $25.0 Love Letters to the Public Transport System HHH Holden Street Theatres, 20–25 Feb, prices vary Dickinson’s Room Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge, 23 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary

18:15 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING HHH Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 21 Feb to 10 Mar, prices vary

JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 18 Feb to 11 Mar, prices vary A GREEK TRAGEDY ‘OEDIPUS REX-THE KING’ The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 23–24 Feb, $25.0 Nikola and I various venues, 26 Feb–16 Mar, prices vary That Daring Australian Girl Holden Street Theatres, 13 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $25.0 S/He... Holden Street Theatres, 1–2 Mar, $20.0 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ORIGIN OF SPECIES... Holden Street Theatres, 20 Feb, 23 Feb, 27 Feb, 6 Mar, 9 Mar, prices vary Entropy Gluttony, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary Tell Me On A Sunday National Wine Centre, 25 Feb, $32.0

18:30 Driftwood Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, prices vary Attrape Moi! (Catch Me!) Gluttony, 18 Feb–15 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Kings of War Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 13 Mar, $30.0-129.0

The Far Side of the Moon Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $35.0-99.0 360 ALLSTARS Royal Croquet Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $35.0 The Radio Heart Adelaide Botanic Garden, 3–4 Mar, $20.0 Us/Them Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 12 Mar, $30.0-59.0 Improv Adelaide’s Upstairs Downton National Wine Centre, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $20.0 AZZA Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 18 Mar, $30.0-69.0 Unsuitable Royal Croquet Club, 12 Mar, $28.0 Fun House The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 20 Feb to 16 Mar, prices vary The Man In The Mail Stirling Fringe, 3–4 Mar, $28.0 The Colour Orange: The Pauline Hanson Musical RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 27 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary In The Club Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], Various dates from 28 Feb to 14 Mar, $34.0-76.0 Time and Machines - gymnastics in motion Payneham Youth Centre, 17 Mar, $25.0 By a Thread Gluttony, 16–18 Mar, $35.0

I Still Have No Friends Live From Tandanya, 28 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary We Live By The Sea Royal Croquet Club, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, prices vary That Daring Australian Girl Stirling Fringe, 12 Mar, $28.0 The Red Forge Publishing House Semaphore Library, 22 Feb, $0.0 Eleanor’s Story: Home Is the Stranger Live From Tandanya, 14–18 Mar, $32.0 King Jack Queen The Market Apartment, 28 Feb–4 Mar, $18.0 Once Were Pirates Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 24 Feb to 11 Mar, $24.0 The Bacchae Benjamin on Franklin Hotel, 7–10 Mar, $28.0 Broadway Sessions Does Disney Norwood Hotel, 25 Feb, $18.0 Elixir Gluttony, 6–11 Mar, prices vary Narrative of a Slave Woman National Wine Centre, 26–27 Feb, $46.0 Hannah Adelaide Botanic Garden, 20 Feb–2 Mar, not 26 Feb, $20.0

18:45 A PAPER TALE: THE ADELAIDE OFFICE LIVE Wilkin Group The Square, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, $28.0

A GREEK TRAGEDY ‘OEDIPUS REX-THE KING’ Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 9–10 Mar, $25.0 The Pleasure Project Crown & Anchor Hotel , Various dates from 27 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary Diamond Girls Live From Tandanya, 8 Mar, 10 Mar, $22.0

18:50 Hand in Hand Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, $21.0 No Frills Cabaret Gluttony, 27 Feb–18 Mar, not 5 Mar, prices vary

19:00 Hold Me, I Beg You Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge, 13–17 Mar, prices vary Kings of War Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $30.0129.0 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, $20.0 All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $18.0 The Far Side of the Moon Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 5 Mar, $35.0-99.0 Look Mum...No Hands!!! (The Legless Bar Years) The Lab, 27–28 Feb, $30.0 Us/Them Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 9–10 Mar, $30.0-59.0

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41 SECONDS Golden Grove Arts Centre, 9 Mar, $20.0 The Cocoon Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 16–17 Mar, $28.0 Truth The Parks Theatres, 1–2 Mar, $15.0 Teechers Australian Education Union South Australia, 2–3 Mar, $20.0 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Strathmore Hotel, 2–18 Mar, not 7, 14, prices vary Diamond Girls National Wine Centre, Various dates from 5 Mar to 12 Mar, prices vary

AZZA Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 14 Mar, $30.0-69.0 Don’t Knock Noah Vogue Theatre, 24 Feb, $0.0 Conversations with the Controversial Squatter Adelaide Royal Coach, 18 Feb, 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 25 Feb, prices vary FRANKIE&SAL in Making It Rain Nexus Arts, 21–25 Feb, $18.0 Fleabag The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 27 Feb–18 Mar, not 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

Smells Like Teen Spirit The Lab, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, $28.0 Ashland Falls Salisbury Institute, 1 Mar, $15.0 The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy various venues, 13 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $28.0 Well That Was Awkward Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge, 4–11 Mar, prices vary Narrative of a Slave Woman National Wine Centre, 28 Feb, $46.0 Great Detectives National Wine Centre, 23–24 Feb, $25.0

19:15 I Think I’m Dead Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 19–25 Feb, prices vary Intoxication RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 23 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, prices vary The Ballad Of Frank Allen The Producers, Various dates from 3 Mar to 10 Mar, prices vary Grace Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 4–18 Mar, prices vary

Twenty Minutes To Nine Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 26 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary Love Is Easy National Wine Centre, 19 Feb, $26.5

19:30 Hamlet Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 2 Mar, $70.0-219.0 It’s Only Life - A New Musical Revue featuring John Bucchino The Parks Theatres, 20–24 Feb, $45.0 Little Shop Of Horrors Norwood Concert Hall, 2–4 Mar, $19.5

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Flesh & Bone Holden Street Theatres, 18 Feb–1 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary LE AERIAL Adelaide Convention Centre, 28 Feb–3 Mar, prices vary The Red Forge Publishing House The Dockside Tavern, 26–27 Feb, $13.0 MESSiAH The Rock Musical Vogue Theatre, 17 Mar, $0.0 Allen The Lab, 7–8 Mar, $25.0 Edges The Parks Theatres, 7–10 Mar, $35.0

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The Best Corn Chip In The Universe Bakehouse Theatre, 26 Feb–10 Mar, not 4 Mar, prices vary Memorial Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $35.0-79.0 Mythapalooza Forge Theatre, 8–9 Mar, $10.0 Pirates of Penzance The Popeye Boats, 17 Mar, $40.0 Mengele Bakehouse Theatre, Various dates from 27 Feb to 17 Mar, prices vary millennial pink poppies Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $20.0 One Act Comedy Spectacular Stirling Community Theatre, 15–17 Mar, $24.0 Boy Overboard Mount Barker Waldorf Living Arts Centre, 10 Mar, $25.0 First Name Unknown Bakehouse Theatre, 19–24 Feb, prices vary A Modern Guide to Heroism & Sidekickery Stirling Fringe, 3–4 Mar, $28.0 ❤ Borders by Henry Naylor

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19:45 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING HHH Holden Street Theatres, 14 Mar, 17 Mar, $28.0 JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM Holden Street Theatres, 15 Mar, $28.0 That Daring Australian Girl Holden Street Theatres, 6–11 Mar, $25.0

JOHN HINTON’S SCIENTRILOGY: ORIGIN OF SPECIES... Holden Street Theatres, 13 Mar, $20.0 MARATHON by Edoardo Erba translated by Colin Teevan Crown & Anchor Hotel , Various dates from 22 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary A Little Bit of Pain Never Hurt Anyone Holden Street Theatres, 20 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, prices vary The Pleasure Project Crown & Anchor Hotel , Various dates from 7 Mar to 17 Mar, prices vary Orpheus Adelaide Botanic Garden, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary

20:00 Your Bard Treasury 1860, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 23 Feb, 26 Feb, 2 Mar, prices vary Wordshow Treasury 1860, 5–18 Mar, not 9, 12, 16, prices vary When There’s No Strength in Men Marion RSL, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 3 Mar, $25.0 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 12 Mar, $20.0 Pirates of Penzance The Popeye Boats, 12 Mar, $40.0 The Far Side of the Moon Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 2–3 Mar, $35.0-99.0

Peer Rope Adelaide’s Rope Week ‘18 various venues, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, $25.0 Fallot (FÄ-’LŌ) Royal Croquet Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, $28.0 The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy Stirling Fringe, 2 Mar, $28.0 Memorial Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 1–3 Mar, prices vary Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams Royal Croquet Club, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $35.0 The Great War Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $40.079.0 Grimm Tales Kings Head Hotel, Various dates from 27 Feb to 8 Mar, prices vary socially [un] acceptable The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 8–11 Mar, $15.0 Dion RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 23 Feb–9 Mar, not 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary Puberty Blues Stirling Community Theatre, 13 Mar, $15.0 #nofilter Venue 63, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, 23 Mar, 24 Mar, $34.0 In The Club Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], Various dates from 27 Feb to 17 Mar, $34.0-76.0 Attic Live From Tandanya, 7–11 Mar, $28.0

Conversations with the Controversial Squatter Adelaide Royal Coach, 22–24 Feb, $22.0 ‘One Long Night In The Land Of Nod’ by Duncan Graham Stirling Fringe, 7–8 Mar, $28.0 By a Thread Gluttony, 12 Mar, $35.0 Murder in the Wine Cellar National Wine Centre, 11 Mar, $84.0 TBA Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge, 5–11 Mar, prices vary Rouge Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary 19 weeks Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 27 Feb–17 Mar, not 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $30.0 The Displaced Live From Tandanya, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Feb, $28.0 Pearls The Jade, 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 21 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, prices vary

20:15 Pirates of Penzance The Popeye Boats, 18 Feb, $40.0 Hello, Its Me... Again Live From Tandanya, 21 Feb–4 Mar, not 26 Feb, 27 Feb, prices vary

20:20 Fuego Carnal Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary

Can’t Face Gluttony, 18 Feb–12 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary

20:30 Hamlet At The Bottle-O Goodwood Institute Theatre, 21 Feb–3 Mar, not 26 Feb, 27 Feb, $25.0 Parade of Light: Borealis South Australian Museum, 18 Feb–18 Mar, $0.0 Thyestes Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $40.0-79.0 I am Basketball Man The Hindley, 28 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $10.0 The Great War Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 8–9 Mar, $40.0-79.0 Hollywood’s First Australian - The Picture Show The Garage International @ NACC, 3 Mar, $20.0 DOKH The Parks Theatres, 7–10 Mar, $25.0 Box and Cox National Wine Centre, 5–6 Mar, prices vary AZZA Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 15–17 Mar, $30.069.0 Parade of Light: Lindy Lee’s Life of Stars Art Gallery of South Australia, 18 Feb–18 Mar, $0.0 A GREEK TRAGEDY ‘OEDIPUS REX-THE KING’ National Wine Centre, 4 Mar, $25.0

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Holden Street Theatres, 2–18 Mar, not 4, 5, 11, 12, prices vary CIRQUE AFRICA 2.0 various venues, Various dates from 24 Feb to 28 Apr, prices vary The Door The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall , 22–24 Feb, $28.0

Shell Shock Bakehouse Theatre, Various dates from 26 Feb to 16 Mar, prices vary Your Bard Stirling Fringe, 11–12 Mar, $28.0 Love Is Easy National Wine Centre, 20–21 Feb, prices vary DARTS: Diverse Screens Launch Event & Farrago Exhibition Opening Nexus Arts, 1 Mar, $0.0 Have you tried yoga? The Mill , 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 6 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, prices vary HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Goodwood Institute Theatre, 23–24 Feb, $25.0 The Unknown Soldier Bakehouse Theatre, 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 21 Feb, 24 Feb, prices vary The Empress And Me Bakehouse Theatre, 22 Feb, $25.0 Gratiano Bakehouse Theatre, 23 Feb, $25.0

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20:40 Idris Stanton - The Last King of Vaudeville Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary

20:45 A PAPER TALE: THE ADELAIDE OFFICE LIVE Wilkin Group The Square, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $28.0

21:00 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0

Box and Cox National Wine Centre, 7 Mar, $20.0 Flesh & Bone Holden Street Theatres, 2–18 Mar, not 4, 5, 11, 12, prices vary Thyestes Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 2–3 Mar, $40.0-79.0 Us/Them Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, $30.0-59.0 The Cocoon Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 14–17 Mar, $28.0 dangerously obsolete vintage vulture, 22 Feb, 3 Mar, 8 Mar, $15.0 Buffy Kills Edward National Wine Centre, 17 Mar, $22.0 BETWEEN THE CROSSES Bakehouse Theatre, 5–17 Mar, not 11, prices vary Bromance National Wine Centre, 4 Mar, $28.0 Apartment of the Feign Bakehouse Theatre, 5–10 Mar, prices vary ❤ Borders by Henry Naylor

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Holden Street Theatres, 20–24 Feb, prices vary ANTHEM FOR A DOOMED YOUTH Bakehouse Theatre, 19 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, prices vary The Bacchae Benjamin on Franklin Hotel, 7–10 Mar, $28.0 Love Letters to the Public Transport System HHH Holden Street Theatres, 27 Feb–1 Mar, prices vary

21:15 ‘One Long Night In The Land Of Nod’ by Duncan Graham Adelaide Botanic Garden, 18 Feb, $20.0 Bi-Cycle RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 20–25 Feb, prices vary Carried Away Adelaide Botanic Garden, 11–18 Mar, prices vary A Little Bit of Pain Never Hurt Anyone Holden Street Theatres, 18 Feb, $25.0

21:20 Elixir Gluttony, 27 Feb–18 Mar, not 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

21:30 Monsteria Royal Croquet Club, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, $28.0 Allen The Lab, 6 Mar, $20.0 millennial pink poppies Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 2 Mar, $20.0 Unsuitable Royal Croquet Club, 7–18 Mar, not 12, 13, prices vary Dion RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 23 Feb–9 Mar, not 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary Shivered Live From Tandanya, 18 Feb, $20.0 Bromance National Wine Centre, 7–9 Mar, $28.0 The Man In The Mail Live From Tandanya, 7–18 Mar, not 12, 13, prices vary

A Simple Space Royal Croquet Club, 22 Feb–18 Mar, not 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, prices vary LE AERIAL Adelaide Convention Centre, 2 Mar, $40.0 Love Is Easy National Wine Centre, 24–25 Feb, $26.5 The Displaced Live From Tandanya, 28 Feb–4 Mar, $28.0

21:45 My Brain is a Dick Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 8–13 Mar, prices vary Elevate! The Musical Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar, 14–17 Mar, $20.0

21:50 Cirque Nocturne Gluttony, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary KillJoy - Destroy The Fantasy Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary Laser Kiwi Gluttony, 20–25 Feb, prices vary We Are Ian Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary

The Art of Flying Kites vintage vulture, 3 Mar, $18.0

22:20 By a Thread Gluttony, 2–17 Mar, not 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, prices vary

22:30 Box and Cox National Wine Centre, 2 Mar, $20.0 Bromance National Wine Centre, 1 Mar, 3 Mar, $28.0

22:40 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 9 Mar, $20.0

23:00 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 Dion RAJOPOLIS at Raj House, 23 Feb–9 Mar, not 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary

23:15 Under the Covers: Volume 2 Gluttony, 23 Feb, $30.0

22:00 Séance The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 I am Basketball Man The Hindley, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $10.0 Buffy Kills Edward National Wine Centre, 22 Feb, $22.0 Box and Cox National Wine Centre, 4 Mar, $20.0

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Parade of Light: A Balloon Dog’s Life The University of Adelaide, 18 Feb–18 Mar, $0.0 Buffy Kills Edward National Wine Centre, 19 Feb, $22.0 Parade of Light: Lumifonica The University of Adelaide, 18 Feb–18 Mar, $0.0 Parade of Light: Roll Up, Roll Up! The University of Adelaide, 18 Feb–18 Mar, $0.0 Parade of Light: Tangkuinyendi Yabarra (Dreaming Light) State Library of South Australia, 18 Feb–18 Mar, $0.0 King Jack Queen The Market Apartment, 1–3 Mar, $18.0 Once Were Pirates Holden Street Theatres, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $24.0 CIRQUE ALFONSE – TABARNAK Gluttony, 20 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

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10:00 Humphrey Woodville Town Hall, 2 Mar, $20.0 Mr Oopey! Woodville Town Hall, 1 Mar, $12.0 Kilkenny Scout Group Family Fun Day Challa Gardens Primary School, 24 Feb, $0.0 Marmalade Five - My Sloth is Super Funky! Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $17.0 Dizzy and Wally’s Eggscellent Adventure! Marion Cultural Centre, 9–10 Mar, prices vary Kids Disco Party The Parks Theatres, 12 Mar, $12.0

10:30 NINJA MANGA various venues, 3 Mar, 11 Mar, prices vary MR BADGER tells the story of The Wind in the Willows Carrick Hill, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $15.0 Open! Holden Street Theatres, 8–9 Mar, $15.0 Can You Hear Colour? ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 13–15 Mar, $35.0

The Secret Life of Suitcases GROUNDED, 21–23 Feb, $28.0 Dr Rube’s Flea Circus Stirling Fringe, 10 Mar, $18.0

10:45 MR BADGER tells the story of The Wind in the Willows Woodville Town Hall, 3 Mar, $15.0

11:00 The Gizmo The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 22 Feb to 16 Mar, $20.0 Saltbush Children’s Cheering Carpet GROUNDED, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, $28.0 WILD IMAGINATION... NATURE PLAY FOR FAMILIES! Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 The Velveteen Rabbit Musical Show Gluttony, 10–12 Mar, $18.0 The Great Australian Snail Race Holden Street Theatres, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, $0.0 Amazing Drumming Monkeys. The “Ocean” Show The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $17.0 Tales of Adventure Woodville Town Hall, 1–2 Mar, $12.0 Bubble Show: Milkshake and the Bubble Flower The Jade, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $17.0

Dizzy and Wally’s Eggscellent Adventure! Marion Cultural Centre, 10 Mar, $15.0 FoRT The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $20.0 Bumbles the Clown’s Incredi-Bubble Show The Port Club, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 4 Mar, $15.0 Can You Hear Colour? ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $35.0 Fun-Size Fringe Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $18.0 Big Value Kids Cabaret The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 Bumbles the Clown - Magic Performed Badly Laughter Guaranteed! The Port Club, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 11 Mar, $15.0 Fringe Fun Day Mount Lofty House, 25 Feb, $25.0 Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 10–12 Mar, $17.0 Meg In the Magic Toyshop Mount Barker Community Library, 10 Mar, $13.0

Tales of Adventure Woodville Town Hall, 3 Mar, $12.0

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Saltbush Children’s Cheering Carpet GROUNDED, 21–23 Feb, $28.0 Picos Puppet Palace Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $15.0

Miss Fairy’s Fairy Party Woodville Town Hall, 2 Mar, $20.0 The Scientific Bubble Show Live From Tandanya, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $17.0

11:30 Meg In the Magic Toyshop various venues, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 7 Mar, $13.0 Sticks Stones Broken Bones Stirling Fringe, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 12 Mar, $20.0 MR BADGER tells the story of The Wind in the Willows Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $15.0 Bubble Show: Milkshake and the Bubble Flower The Jade, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $17.0 Dizzy and Wally’s Eggscellent Adventure! Marion Cultural Centre, 9 Mar, $12.0 Splash Test Dummies The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $25.0 Pop the bubblemans fantabulous bubble show Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $18.0 The Circus Firemen Stirling Fringe, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $20.0

11:45 Picos Puppet Palace Woodville Town Hall, 3 Mar, $15.0

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‘ALADDIN & THE GENIE OF UNLIMITED WISHES’ Live From Tandanya, 17–18 Mar, $20.0 MR BADGER tells the story of The Wind in the Willows Carrick Hill, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $15.0 Salisbury Secret Garden - Family Fun Day Salisbury Secret Garden - Civic Square, 4 Mar, $0.0 Jelly or Jam Royal Croquet Club, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 18 Mar, $20.0 The Chipolatas Royal Croquet Club, 24–25 Feb, $25.0 The Secret Life of Suitcases GROUNDED, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, $28.0 The Revolting Children of Tomorrow Star Academy, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $30.0 My Awesome Grandparents Woodville Town Hall, 1 Mar, $17.0

12:15 The Very Circusy Caterpillar Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $22.0 This Is Your Trial (PG) The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 Big Tops & Tiny Tots Circus Show Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $17.0 The Secret Life of Suitcases GROUNDED, 21–23 Feb, $28.0

12:30 WILD IMAGINATION... NATURE PLAY FOR FAMILIES! Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 The Doogans Stirling Fringe, 11–12 Mar, $18.0 Arrr we there yet?! Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $25.0 Amazing Drumming Monkeys. The “Ocean” Show The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $17.0 Dr Hubble’s Bubbles Stirling Fringe, 3–4 Mar, $18.0 Space Encounters Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $18.0 Dinosaur Time Machine Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $26.0

12:45 A Frayed Knot Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $18.0

13:00 Saltbush Children’s Cheering Carpet GROUNDED, 18 Feb, 21 Feb, 22 Feb, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, $28.0 The Illusion of Magic Star Theatres, 18 Feb, $15.0 Balloonatics The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $17.0 Bingo Jack’s Big Book Magic Show THE GC at The German Club, Various dates from 24 Feb to 18 Mar, $12.0

Listings Kids

Humphrey Woodville Town Hall, 3 Mar, $20.0 Picos Puppet Palace Woodville Town Hall, 3 Mar, $15.0 Eco Faeries live The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 22–23 Feb, $17.0

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At the End of the Garden The Parks Theatres, 24 Feb, $16.0

13:30 Chores Gluttony, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, $25.0 Marmalade Five - My Sloth is Super Funky! Woodville Town Hall, 3 Mar, $17.0 A Fabulous Teleportation Experiment Gluttony, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $21.0 The Velveteen Rabbit Musical Show Gluttony, 10–12 Mar, $18.0 ‘The Elephant of My Heart’ Kid’s Storytelling Show Gluttony, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $15.0 Swamp Juice Royal Croquet Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $25.0 SUBCONSCIOUS Adelaide Botanic Garden, 17 Mar, $20.0

13:45 Platypus Man Live From Tandanya, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $17.5

13:50 Grossed Out Game Show Gluttony, 17–18 Mar, $20.0 Fractured Fairytales Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 12 Mar, $17.0

14:00 Mr Snot bottom’s Stinky Silly Songs The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary After School Hours Gluttony, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $16.0 NINJA MANGA The Parks Theatres, 12 Mar, $15.0 Dave & Kate’s Multicultural Kids Concert Riverbend Cottage Gazebo Clarendon, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $20.0 WILD IMAGINATION... NATURE PLAY FOR FAMILIES! Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 The I Hate Children Children’s Show Rock and Roll Spectacular! Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $25.0 ‘ALADDIN & THE GENIE OF UNLIMITED WISHES’ Live From Tandanya, 17–18 Mar, $20.0 Wine...Because Kids! National Wine Centre, 18 Feb, $22.0 Ivy + Bean the Musical Bakehouse Theatre, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, $23.0 Amazing Drumming Monkeys. The “Ocean” Show The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $17.0 Time Travel Dance Party Woodville Town Hall, 17 Mar, $16.0

Can You Hear Colour? ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $35.0 Peter Combe in LIVE IT UP and Bellyflop in a Pizza!! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $23.0 The Secret Life of Suitcases GROUNDED, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, $28.0 The Ammusionist Stirling Community Theatre, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, $17.0 Kaput The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, $20.0 The Wordsmith’s Cats Mount Barker Waldorf Living Arts Centre, 24 Feb, $25.0 Dr Rube’s Flea Circus Stirling Fringe, 3–4 Mar, $18.0

14:30 Grandma is Not Growing Up Gluttony, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary cosmo the clown comedy magic show THE GC at The German Club, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 The Ammusionist Stirling Community Theatre, 12 Mar, $17.0 Double Denim: Big Party for Little Humans feat. Juan Vesuvius Stirling Fringe, 11–12 Mar, $20.0 Children are Stinky Stirling Fringe, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, $20.0 My Awesome Grandparents Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $17.0

15:00 What a Dream! Goodwood Institute Theatre, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $27.0 The Illusion of Magic Star Theatres, 18 Feb, $15.0 Wine...Because Kids! National Wine Centre, 12 Mar, $22.0 Disco Kids The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 The Circus Firemen Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0

15:10 Best of Kids Fringe Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $18.0

15:15 Huggers - Best of Adelaide Fringe Kids & Family Selection Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $19.0

15:30 The Scientific Bubble Show Live From Tandanya, 18 Mar, $17.0 Wine...Because Kids! National Wine Centre, 11 Mar, $22.0 Loose Ends The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 24 Feb to 18 Mar, $20.0 Le Petit Circus Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary Can You Hear Colour? ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $35.0

Eco Faeries live The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 24–25 Feb, $17.0 The Mr Spin Show Stirling Fringe, 10–12 Mar, $18.0 Tricky Business Adelaide Botanic Garden, 10–11 Mar, $20.0 SUBCONSCIOUS Adelaide Botanic Garden, 12 Mar, 18 Mar, $20.0

15:45 WILD IMAGINATION... DROP AND GO NATURE PLAY JUST FOR KIDS! Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $35.0 Dinosaurs Didn’t Read Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $12.0

16:00 Saltbush Children’s Cheering Carpet GROUNDED, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, $28.0 SeaStar Rock The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $17.0 Ivy + Bean the Musical Bakehouse Theatre, 23 Feb, 25 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $23.0 ‘The Elephant of My Heart’ Kid’s Storytelling Show Gluttony, 23 Feb, $15.0 Peter Combe in LIVE IT UP and Bellyflop in a Pizza!! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $23.0 Abrakaboom Gluttony, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, prices vary

Kids

Bubble Show: Milkshake and the Bubble Flower The Jade, 18 Feb, 3 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $17.0 #Woody’s Ukulele World - Let’s Play! Stirling Fringe, 3–4 Mar, $20.0 My Brown Paper Clouds The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $17.0 Dizzy and Wally’s Eggscellent Adventure! Marion Cultural Centre, 9–10 Mar, prices vary Paddy Potatoes Power Party The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $15.0 Can You Hear Colour? ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, 13 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, $35.0 Wine...Because Kids! National Wine Centre, 24 Feb, $22.0 Fun-Size Fringe Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $18.0 MR BADGER tells the story of The Wind in the Willows National Wine Centre, 11–12 Mar, $15.0 Pocket Punk Party Stirling Fringe, 11–12 Mar, $20.0 Space Encounters Woodville Town Hall, 1–2 Mar, $18.0 Marmalade Five - My Sloth is Super Funky! Stirling Community Theatre, 12 Mar, $17.0 Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 10–12 Mar, $17.0

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16:15 Meg In the Magic Toyshop Woodville Town Hall, 3 Mar, $13.0

16:30 Humphrey Woodville Town Hall, 28 Feb, $20.0 Mr Oopey! Woodville Town Hall, 2 Mar, $12.0 Meg In the Magic Toyshop various venues, 8–9 Mar, $13.0 #Woody’s Ukulele World - Let’s Play! Stirling Fringe, 7 Mar, $20.0 Jelly or Jam various venues, 3–18 Mar, not 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, $20.0 Open! Holden Street Theatres, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $15.0 Best of Edinburgh Kids Comedy The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $18.0 Glo Train Kids Dance Party Woodville Town Hall, 16 Mar, $17.0 Dinosaurs Didn’t Read Woodville Town Hall, 1 Mar, $12.0

16:45 Fart Lab 2: The Lingering The Griffins Hotel, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $25.0

16:50 6 Quick Dick Tricks: A Dirk Darrow Investigation Gluttony, 3–4 Mar, $18.0

17:00 Chores Gluttony, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 21 Feb, 26 Feb, 28 Feb, prices vary Saltbush Children’s Cheering Carpet GROUNDED, 23 Feb, $28.0 Confessions of a Magician Gluttony, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $25.0 A Fabulous Teleportation Experiment Gluttony, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, prices vary The I Hate Children Children’s Show Rock and Roll Spectacular! Gluttony, Various dates from 22 Feb to 16 Mar, $25.0 6 Quick Dick Tricks: A Dirk Darrow Investigation Gluttony, 10 Mar, 12 Mar, 17 Mar, $25.0 The Secret Life of Suitcases GROUNDED, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, $28.0 Meg In the Magic Toyshop Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $13.0

17:30 The Gizmo The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary

Miss Fairy’s Fairy Party Woodville Town Hall, 2 Mar, $20.0 Game On Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $17.0 Loose Ends The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 22 Feb–18 Mar, not 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 13 Mar, 14 Mar, prices vary & I’ll Cry If I Want To Gluttony, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary The String Family Woodville Town Hall, 28 Feb, $20.0

17:45 Splash Test Dummies The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $25.0

17:50 [chronicle] Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary ROBBIE KAY IMPOSSIBLE Gluttony, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, $25.0

18:00 NINJA MANGA The Parks Theatres, 10 Mar, $15.0 RanDom Gluttony, 9–18 Mar, prices vary Can You Hear Colour? ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $35.0 The Secret Life of Suitcases GROUNDED, 23 Feb, $28.0

The Expert at the Card Table — How to Cheat at Cards La Bohème, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 20 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, prices vary

18:30 ISAAC LOMMAN HYPNOSIS [Live] Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, $35.0 The Illusion of Magic Star Theatres, 18 Feb, $15.0 Sticks Stones Broken Bones Stirling Fringe, 9 Mar, $20.0 Dinosaurs Didn’t Read Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $12.0 The Revolting Children of Tomorrow Star Academy, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $30.0 My Awesome Grandparents Woodville Town Hall, 28 Feb, $17.0 The Chipolatas Stirling Fringe, 6–8 Mar, $25.0

Magic on the Edge - The Mystery of Magic THE GC at The German Club, Various dates from 9 Mar to 18 Mar, $20.0 Ben Hart: Belief? Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary Card Play Marion’s Studio, 27 Feb–10 Mar, not 4 Mar, 5 Mar, prices vary

19:20 Charlie Caper & Malin Nilsson: Minor Miracles Gluttony, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary

19:30 Auslusion: Alternative Reality Ayers House Events, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $28.0 Breaking the Magicians’ Code with Kane & Abel THE GC at The German Club, 18 Feb–4 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, prices vary

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Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary The Unfair Advantage Gluttony, 18 Feb–19 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, prices vary What a Dream! Goodwood Institute Theatre, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $27.0 The String Family Woodville Town Hall, 2 Mar, $20.0

Tricky Business Adelaide Botanic Garden, 6–11 Mar, prices vary SUBCONSCIOUS Adelaide Botanic Garden, Various dates from 12 Mar to 18 Mar, prices vary

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20:10 Matt Tarrant UNSOLVED Gluttony, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 7 Mar, prices vary

20:55 6 Quick Dick Tricks: A Dirk Darrow Investigation Gluttony, 6–18 Mar, prices vary

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Boogers, Books and Big Bottom Burps! The Griffins Hotel, 18 Feb, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, $18.0

21:15 Stunt Magician - Danger Dave Reubens THE GC at The German Club, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary SUBCONSCIOUS Adelaide Botanic Garden, 6–8 Mar, $20.0

22:45 Kevin Quantum: And For My Next Trick The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $33.0

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Kaput The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 18 Feb to 12 Mar, $20.0 The Revolting Children of Tomorrow Star Academy, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $30.0


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The Typewriter Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $8.0

The Port Rocks The Railway Hotel Port Adelaide, 25 Feb, $0.0

10:00 The Port Rocks The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 25 Feb, $0.0

11:00 SUPERMASSIVE GROUNDED, 25 Feb, $33.0 Louise & Sally on Tin Pan Alley The Lab, 16 Mar, $25.0 Dogapalooza Orphanage Park, 18 Mar, $18.0 Refuge (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $40.0-55.0 Liberation (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 11–12 Mar, $40.0-55.0 Exlie (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 12–13 Mar, $40.0-55.0

12:00 Buskers & Brews Kent Town Hotel, Various dates from 18 Feb to 25 Mar, $0.0

13:00 Louise & Sally on Tin Pan Alley The Lab, 18 Feb, 15 Mar, prices vary Pipe Organ Recital St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $0.0 Lunch (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 10–12 Mar, $43.0

13:45 The Typewriter Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $8.0

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AWO at the Tonys Concordia College Chapel, 3 Mar, $35.0

Lord of the Strings! Returns THE GC at The German Club, 25 Feb, $25.0

Jackson Vs Jackson Gluttony, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, $40.0

Songs of Luke Kelly & The Dubliners Riverbend Cottage Gazebo Clarendon, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $20.0 Nimbus Trio - Novum The University of Adelaide, 17 Mar, $30.0

A Class of Brass Burnside Ballroom, 4 Mar, $20.0

Robbie Williams Swing Arkaba Hotel, 18 Mar, $45.0

REMEMBERING THE WOODSTOCK GENERATION Arkaba Hotel, 4 Mar, $23.0

Peggy Lee “Is that all there Is?” National Wine Centre, 18 Feb, $30.0

Country Gospel Concert Goodwood Institute Theatre, 3 Mar, $25.0 Jazz High Tea Stirling Fringe, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $65.0 About The Legends - The Golden Era of Rock n Roll Salisbury Bowling Club, 4 Mar, $15.0 The Port Rocks Commercial Hotel Port Adelaide Balcony, 25 Feb, $0.0 TJ’s BAR Migration Museum, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $0.0 #64 #65 #66 Iconic Live Beatles Arkaba Hotel, 18 Feb, $28.0 AN AFTERNOON OF WINE, WOMAN AND SONG Sinclair’s Gully Winery, 4 Mar, 12 Mar, 18 Mar, $19.5 Smooth & Swampy Blues The Jade, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $13.0 Gypsy Fire Electric various venues, 24 Feb, 4 Mar, $33.0

Adelaide Songs Director’s Cut The Jade, 10 Mar, $25.0 Naomi Keyte with Skyscraper Stan and The Yearlings Ayers House Events, 7 Mar, $30.0

14:30 Colour Your World National Wine Centre, 18 Mar, $20.0 Marvellous Music at Mary Mags St Mary Magdalene’s Anglican Church, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $23.0 Ethan Hall - From Hiccups to Broadway Carclew, 10 Mar, $20.0 Can’t Get Enough Sunset Rock Uniting Church Stirling, 25 Feb, $25.0 A Taste of Jazz Norwood Concert Hall, 11 Mar, $25.0 Weekend Jazz Fest Burnside Library, 11 Mar, $25.0 Absolute Brass St Peters Town Hall, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, $28.0 Diamonds & the Blues Gluttony, 24–25 Feb, $28.0

Interpretations The Kentish Hotel, 18 Mar, $25.0 Shadows (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $40.0-55.0 Shake That Thang The Jade, 11 Mar, $15.0 Further Exile - The Enescu Project (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 12–13 Mar, $40.0-55.0

15:00 A Medieval Marketplace Reading Room, Barr Smith Library, 25 Feb, $25.0 SWING - The Beat That Shook The World Brighton Performing Arts Centre, 18 Feb, $35.0 Disney Meets Jazz La Bohème, 3 Mar, $20.0 Fame, Fortune & Lies: The Life and Music of Eileen Joyce The Lab, 3 Mar, $30.0 Another G & S for you, Sir and Madam! Unley Town Hall, 11 Mar, $25.0 A Game of Chess: the Prokofiev Violin Sonatas Art Gallery of South Australia, 25 Feb, $35.0

Fringe Lodge Acoustic Sessions Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $0.0 Cat Stevens Tribute Show and More The Kentish Hotel, 11 Mar, $27.5 A Tribute to George Harrison Goodwood Institute Theatre, 17–18 Mar, $34.0 COUNTING CROWS TRIBUTE: Recovering The Hard Candy And Everything After August The Mill , 18 Feb, $22.0 Rhapsody in Chicago Blues, “Piano” Tim Barton Burnside Library, 4 Mar, $20.0 The Port Rocks Michonne ‘Reds, Whites & Bites’, 25 Feb, $0.0 Worlds Collide St John’s Church, 10–11 Mar, $25.0

15:30 Rock n Roll Orgy (Celebrating Love and Diversity) The Hotel Metropolitan, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $10.0

16:00 Ukulele Death Squad Grace Emily Hotel, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 18 Mar, $22.0 Lead Belly The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $20.0

1 Way To Sing Easy 3 Wassail Wine Bar, 18 Feb, 4 Mar, $35.0

Aaarrrr!! A Piratey Variety: Ship Out of Luck The Producers, Various dates from 24 Feb to 18 Mar, prices vary

The Cat Swings Back! The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 18 Mar, $18.0

The Port Rocks The Dockside Tavern, 25 Feb, $0.0 Indigo’s Pianolympics The Jade, 18 Feb, $20.0

Celebrating Ella Kent Town Hotel, 25 Feb, 18 Mar, $20.0 Three Little Sisters | An Andrews Sisters Tribute National Wine Centre, 25 Feb, $38.0 DYLANesque - the Bob Dylan Story The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 4 Mar, $35.0 COUNTING CROWS TRIBUTE: Recovering The Hard Candy And Everything After August The Mill , 25 Feb, $22.0 The History of the Musical La Bohème, 3–4 Mar, $20.0 Peggy Lee “Is that all there Is?” National Wine Centre, 17 Mar, $30.0 Sax To The Max The Spire Community, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $15.0 Kate Fuller: Tales of Love and Murder The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 25 Feb, $30.0 Soweto Gospel Choir Gluttony, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, prices vary A Bogan Bavarian Oompah-ty! National Wine Centre, 25 Feb, $25.0 A Medieval Marketplace Burnside Ballroom, 3 Mar, $25.0

16:30 Oriental Flair Eastern Harps Meets Western Strings The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall , 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $28.0 Cookin’ With Gas: That’s Jazz National Wine Centre, 18 Mar, $30.0

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Adelaide Techno Convention 2018 Adelaide Rowing Club, 24 Feb, $32.0

Cookin’ With Gas: That’s Jazz National Wine Centre, 17 Mar, $30.0

Scotland Abroad The Historian Hotel, 18 Feb, $18.0

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AFRICAN SHOWBOYZ Adelaide Royal Coach, 24 Feb, $20.0 Littlefish Roots Reggae The Jade, 25 Feb, $10.0

16:45 Mikelangelo & Anushka: SIBLINGS La Bohème, 17–18 Mar, $40.0

17:00 Eclipse performing music by the Legendary Pink Floyd Deviation Road Winery, 17 Mar, $45.0 Go Your Own Way Gluttony, 17 Mar, $33.0 The Thin White Ukes Maximum Bowie The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 17 Mar, $30.0 Her Soul La Bohème, 4 Mar, $27.0 Thoma Henbest - An Invincible Summer The Lab, 3 Mar, $25.0 Heaps Good Oi Show Benjamin on Franklin Hotel, 24 Feb, $0.0 TJ’s BAR Migration Museum, Various dates from 21 Feb to 16 Mar, $0.0 #Swing Publishers Hotel , 25 Feb, 18 Mar, $20.0 Supernova plays CHICAGO Norwood Hotel, 18 Mar, $38.0 Fridays at the Arts Bar Sauerbier House culture exchange , 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $0.0 Jackson Vs Jackson Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $40.0 Gasmilla and the African Danz Crew BarZaar, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $20.0

Anne Sofie von Otter in Recital (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $119.0 Twilight (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 11–12 Mar, $40.0-55.0 The Junction - Friday night LIVE The Mophettville Junction, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, 23 Mar, $0.0 SUPERNOVA plays AJA: THE ALBUM (STEELY DAN) Norwood Hotel, 18 Feb, $38.0 Love, Murder & Retribution National Wine Centre, 4 Mar, $30.0 Adelaide Songs Director’s Cut The Jade, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $25.0 ME ‘N ME MATES Goodwood Institute Theatre, 3–4 Mar, $25.0 Sounds of Eastern Europe Hungarian Club of SA, 24 Feb, $20.0 BackTwoFront National Wine Centre, 25 Feb, 11 Mar, $28.0 Volare Live From Tandanya, 17–18 Mar, $25.0 The Port Rocks MixedCreative, 25 Feb, $0.0

17:15 Littlefish Roots Reggae The Jade, 23 Feb, $10.0

17:30 Flip Side Festival Crown & Anchor Hotel , 3 Mar, $25.0 Butterfly: The Journey Continues Hilton Hotel, 11 Mar, $30.0

Peggy Lee “Is that all there Is?” National Wine Centre, 23 Feb, $70.0 17:40 A Night in Paris Gluttony, 18 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, $30.0 Diamonds & the Blues Gluttony, 23–25 Feb, $28.0

18:00 A Medieval Marketplace Reading Room, Barr Smith Library, 24 Feb, $25.0 A History Of Early Blues The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $25.0 Acoustic Music in the Crafty Monkey by Dave Hunt Kent Town Hotel, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, 23 Mar, $0.0 BINGO! Ten Years of Voice of Transition Jive, 25 Feb, 18 Mar, $30.0 ADORE BY ANDREA Nexus Arts, 24 Feb, $30.0

Acoustic Arrangement! Hilton Hotel, 2–4 Mar, prices vary Belly Of A Drunken Piano THE GC at The German Club, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, $35.0 Cafe Boite World Music & Culture Australian Migrant Resource Centre Hub, 16 Mar, $10.0 Indigo’s Pianolympics The Jade, 2 Mar, $20.0 Delia Obst Crown & Anchor Hotel , 4 Mar, $26.0 The Cat Swings Back! The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 18 Mar, $18.0 COUNTING CROWS TRIBUTE: Recovering The Hard Candy And Everything After August The Mill , 6 Mar, $17.0 Feelin’ Groovy - The Songs of Simon & Garfunkel Gluttony, 27 Feb–4 Mar, prices vary Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - a tribute to the songs of Elton John THE GC at The German Club, 25 Feb, $35.0

Rumours - The Fleetwood Mac Show THE GC at The German Club, 18 Feb, $35.0

Another G & S for you, Sir and Madam! St Stephen’s Lutheran Church Hall, 3 Mar, 9 Mar, $25.0

La Flute de Pan The Jade, 18 Feb, $15.0

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The Typewriter Woodville Town Hall, 4 Mar, $8.0

The Wikimen Stirling Fringe, 10–11 Mar, $28.0

Koto Music Concert “10 Years in Adelaide” The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall , 1–3 Mar, $28.0

Go Your Own Way Gluttony, 12 Mar, $33.0

Can’t Get Enough Sunset Rock Uniting Church Stirling, 24 Feb, $25.0

Ballads By Candlelight St Peter’s Cathedral, 23 Feb, $39.0

AFRICAN SHOWBOYZ Aces Bar & Bistro, 22 Feb, 3 Mar, 17 Mar, 22 Mar, $20.0

Prospect Twilight Sessions Prospect Memorial Gardens, 23 Feb, $0.0

A Night Of Cream Crown & Anchor Hotel , 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, $20.0

USC Showcase University Senior College - Charles Street Campus, 8 Mar, $10.0 The Sensationals Adelaide Bowling Club, 9 Mar, $59.0 18:40 Soweto Gospel Choir Gluttony, 20 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 11 Mar, prices vary Choir of Man Gluttony, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, prices vary

18:45 The Dark Space Performances Crown & Anchor Hotel , 20–24 Feb, $15.0

19:00 AUCing on Sunshine Latvian Hall, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $30.0

A Tribute to ‘Unplugged’ with Louise Adams & Special Guests The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5 Mar, $30.0 Fame, Fortune & Lies: The Life and Music of Eileen Joyce The Lab, 4 Mar, $30.0 Weekend Jazz Fest Burnside Library, 10 Mar, $25.0 Carla Lippis The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 6 Mar, $28.0 Tusk!FM - A Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac Hilton Hotel, 24 Feb, $26.0 50 ways to sing Paul Simon Church of the Trinity, 2 Mar, $15.0 The Honey-Bees National Wine Centre, 22 Feb, $30.0

Thursday Sessions at the William Bligh The William Bligh, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, $0.0

Bernstein on Stage! Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, 18 Mar, $47.0-129.0

The Teskey Brothers The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 7 Mar, $30.0

Breabach The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 14 Mar, $35.0

human requiem Ridley Centre [Adelaide Festival], 18 Mar, $40.0-99.0

A Boy Named Cash: Johnny Cash Experience THE GC at The German Club, 27 Feb–2 Mar, $25.0

Louise & Sally on Tin Pan Alley The Lab, 18 Feb, 12 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, $35.0 Gawurra The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 15 Mar, $35.0 North Terrace Linger, Listen and Learn North Terrace Linger, Listen and Learn, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, $8.0 Butterfly: The Journey Continues Hilton Hotel, 9–10 Mar, $30.0 Beatles Stripped Bare Trinity College Pavilion, 23 Feb, $25.0

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Kc Guy ‘Chasing The Hare’ Grace Emily Hotel, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $15.0 A Taste of RHYTHM @ BLUES Adelaide Bowling Club, 2 Mar, 16 Mar, $55.0 TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE: Give Me Two Reasons Bambi and Co., 16 Mar, $22.0 Rock Orchestra Under The Stars Adelaide Botanic Garden (via Friends’ Gate), 2 Mar, $33.0

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Righteously - The Music of Lucinda Williams The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 11 Mar, $23.0

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The Boat that Rocked - Piano Man, The Billy Joel Tribute Show MV Dolphin Explorer, 17 Mar, $45.0

Emma Pask The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 16 Mar, $43.0

Chris While and Julie Matthews with Vincent’s Chair Church of the Trinity, 15 Mar, $35.0

The Balanescu Quartet Retrospective Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 13 Mar, $30.0-89.0

An (Almost) Acoustic 60’s Tribute to Sir Paul McCartney THE GC at The German Club, 6–8 Mar, $20.0

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La Flute de Pan The Jade, 7 Mar, $15.0

AWO at the Tonys Concordia College Chapel, 2 Mar, $35.0

Dinner (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $85.0 Dinner (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 11–12 Mar, $85.0 COUNTING CROWS TRIBUTE: Recovering The Hard Candy And Everything After August The Mill , 10 Mar, $22.0 Paul McDermott and Steven Gates LIVE! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 24 Feb, $45.0 The Amy Winehouse Show The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 27 Feb, $32.0 Naomi Keyte with Skyscraper Stan and The Yearlings Ayers House Events, 7 Mar, $30.0 ME ‘N ME MATES Goodwood Institute Theatre, 3 Mar, $25.0 Mambo Italiano B. Social Restaurant, 17 Mar, $59.0 The Audreys The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, $40.0 Legacy of Louis Armstrong NOLA Adelaide, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $0.0

Belly Of A Drunken Piano THE GC at The German Club, 27 Feb–17 Mar, not 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary

19:30 Soma - Sound Bath Hart’s Mill, 2–4 Mar, $22.0 Ukulele Death Squad Grace Emily Hotel, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $22.0 Jennifer DeGrassi Band with The Bacharach and Beehive Choir The Gov, 7 Mar, $28.5 Turn Up Your Radio Rock Arena The Alley, Various dates from 23 Feb to 3 Mar, $39.0 Buffet Dinner with Rock Music by “Skullduggery” Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge, 24 Feb, $55.0 Musical Moments South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 28 Feb, 2 Mar, 5 Mar, $28.0 The 60 Four various venues, 24 Feb, 10 Mar, $35.0 Matt Sheens & New York Jazz Ensemble St Mary’s College, 27 Feb, $15.0

Scotland Abroad SA Maritime Museum, 22 Feb, $18.0

The Diva Series South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 1 Mar, 7 Mar, 9 Mar, $28.0

Music with Motion Woodville Town Hall, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $15.0

Her Soul La Bohème, 4 Mar, $27.0

Mike McClellan Church of the Trinity, 23 Feb, $35.0 More Than A Woman National Wine Centre, 7 Mar, $28.0 Compassion: Lior Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 12 Mar, $30.0-89.0 Adam Page The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 21 Feb, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $20.0 Sabine Meyer & Alliage Quintett Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, $30.0-106.0 Field, See & Mason - ‘Down Under The Covers’ THE GC at The German Club, 23 Feb, $35.0 Disney Meets Jazz La Bohème, 2–3 Mar, $20.0 The Wheatsheaf Ukulele Collective: Do Uke Remember? The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Various dates from 22 Feb to 17 Mar, $25.0 The Young Folk Church of the Trinity, 24 Feb, $35.0 Elvis & The Beatles Come Together Norwood Concert Hall, 23 Feb, $55.0 Weekend Jazz Fest Mt Compass War Memorial Hall, 9 Mar, $25.0 A Game of Chess: the Prokofiev Violin Sonatas Art Gallery of South Australia, 23 Feb, $35.0

Stalin’s Piano Grainger Studio [Adelaide Festival], 14 Mar, $49.0 Steve Bartel and Kylie Adams-Collier Unplugged Willaston Football Club Clubrooms, 3 Mar, $20.0 Classic Harmony Hits Goodwood Institute Theatre, 1–2 Mar, $25.0 Buddy Diamond 1960 - A night at The Stardust THE GC at The German Club, 24 Feb, $35.0 Lord of the Strings! Returns THE GC at The German Club, 22–25 Feb, prices vary Mike and Dave do Cash and Dylan Mama Jambo, 20–22 Feb, prices vary All I Really Want Alanis and Etheridge Norwood Hotel, 22 Feb, 15 Mar, $35.0 Shadows (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 8–9 Mar, $40.0-55.0 Opening Concert (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 9–10 Mar, $40.0-55.0 Allegria After Dark Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 22 Feb, 24 Feb, $23.0 Liberation (Compassion: Chamber Landscapes) ukaria [Adelaide Festival], 13–14 Mar, $40.0-55.0

The Honey-Bees South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 8 Mar, $30.0 Emma Dean: Broken Romantics La Bohème, 28 Feb, $33.0 Night Fever Arkaba Hotel, 18 Mar, $35.0 tuckshop. Ancient World, 22 Feb, $15.0 Steve Poltz Church of the Trinity, 7 Mar, $45.0 Country and Rock ‘n’ Roll Evolution Willaston Football Club Clubrooms, 23–24 Feb, $20.0 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - Oui, Oui, Oui Grace Emily Hotel, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, $15.0 When Harry met Willy Arkaba Hotel, 4 Mar, 8 Mar, $49.0 A CREEDENCE REVIVAL Arkaba Hotel, 18 Feb, $28.0

20:00 Sacred Fire 2 Marion Cultural Centre, 16 Mar, $38.0 THE ALAN KELLY GANG - THE HATS FRINGE FINALE HAT’s Courthouse Cultural Centre Auburn, 16 Mar, $30.0 A NIGHT OF ROCK/ METAL WITH MATTERHORN The Land of Promise Hotel, 17 Mar, $18.0

Cécile McLorin Salvant Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $35.0-99.0 Germein Sisters Arkaba Hotel, 10 Mar, $28.0 ADORE BY ANDREA Nexus Arts, 23 Feb, 3 Mar, $30.0 BINGO! Ten Years of Voice of Transition Jive, 9 Mar, 17 Mar, $30.0 Legacy of Louis Armstrong Gaslight Tavern, 10 Mar, $25.0 Adelaide Songs Director’s Cut HAT’s Courthouse Cultural Centre Auburn, 2 Mar, $25.0 Lord of the Strings! Returns The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 1 Mar, $25.0 Spinifex Gum Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 13 Mar, $30.0-79.0 The 60 Four various venues, 3 Mar, 16 Mar, $35.0 ABBA GOLD THE GC at The German Club, 18 Feb, $35.0 Mike McClellan In Concert HAT’s Courthouse Cultural Centre Auburn, 24 Feb, $28.0 Kate Miller-Heidke Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $35.0-119.0 Anne Sofie von Otter Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 7 Mar, $35.0-119.0 FreePlay: Voices Only Mama Jambo, 25 Feb– 1 Mar, prices vary

human requiem Ridley Centre [Adelaide Festival], 14 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $40.0-99.0

#64 #65 #66 Iconic Live Beatles The Railway Hotel Port Adelaide, 10 Mar, $28.0

Jay Hoad Hotel Victor, 9 Mar, $0.0

Rhapsody in Chicago Blues, “Piano” Tim Barton The Jade, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $20.0

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Groove Sessions Norwood Concert Hall, 10 Mar, $39.0

Gypsy Fire Electric various venues, 2–4 Mar, $33.0

The Dark Seeds - the songs of Nick Cave Grace Emily Hotel, 6 Mar, $10.0

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Big Man. Little Instruments. La Bohème, 23–25 Feb, $15.0 Baby Carla’s Bad Girl Rumble Stirling Fringe, 9–11 Mar, $28.0 TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE: Give Me Two Reasons Bambi and Co., 23 Feb, $22.0 Dr Bob & the Amazing Disciples of Groove: Jam Sessions various venues, 23–24 Feb, $18.0 Grizzly Bear The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 6–7 Mar, $69.0 Perfume Genius The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 8–9 Mar, $49.0 Interpretations The Kentish Hotel, 15–17 Mar, prices vary Lior The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $69.0 Along Comes Mary The Real Thing St Joseph’s Brighton Parish Activity Centre, 2–3 Mar, $30.0

Archie Roach The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 16–17 Mar, $69.0 Lauv The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 17–18 Mar, $29.0-49.0

The Skeleton Club Presents: Songs You Love to Hate Grace Emily Hotel, 10 Mar, $20.0

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Lenka National Wine Centre, 9 Mar, $22.0

Mad Dogs - The Full Cocker The Gov, 17–18 Mar, $36.0

A Tribute to George Harrison Goodwood Institute Theatre, 17 Mar, $34.0

The Dark Seeds - the songs of Nick Cave Crown & Anchor Hotel , 22 Feb, $15.0

Three Little Sisters | An Andrews Sisters Tribute National Wine Centre, 23 Feb, $38.0

Jay Hoad various venues, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $0.0

COUNTING CROWS TRIBUTE: Recovering The Hard Candy And Everything After August The Mill , 6 Mar, $17.0 The Dark Seeds - the songs of Nick Cave Grace Emily Hotel, 17 Mar, $15.0

Soul Serenade: A Night of Aretha Franklin Mama Jambo, 24 Feb, 10 Mar, $17.0 Peter Combe and the Juicy Juicy Green Band - Live It Up The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 11 Mar, $30.0

Blues at the Fringe Global Music Revolution Live Room, 16 Mar, $25.0

Righteously - The Music of Lucinda Williams The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 10 Mar, $23.0

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER. PHANTOM IN THE FOREST Sinclair’s Gully Winery, 9–11 Mar, $26.5

Ballads By Candlelight St Peter’s Cathedral, 23 Feb, $39.0

1960-today: A History of Modern Music Adelaide Rowing Club, 3 Mar, 16 Mar, $20.0

Julia Jacklin The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 11–12 Mar, $39.0

The Young Folk @ The Courthouse HAT’s Courthouse Cultural Centre Auburn, 23 Feb, $27.0

Lee Fields & The Expressions The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 12–13 Mar, $59.0

‘Fowler & Finn’ - A Tribute to Crowded House The Mill , 21 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $20.0

Harry James Angus The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 14–15 Mar, $49.0

The Legendary Rum Jungle THE GC at The German Club, 25 Feb, $35.0

BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF JAZZ various venues, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $30.0

A CREEDENCE REVIVAL various venues, 3 Mar, 9 Mar, $28.0 BackTwoFront National Wine Centre, 8 Mar, $28.0

The Family Bushdance Grace Emily Hotel, 18 Feb, 18 Mar, $20.0 Russell Morris The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 18 Feb, $48.0 Underground Lovers Staring at You Staring at Me The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 25 Feb, $40.0 Amy Winehouse Back to Black Grace Emily Hotel, 3 Mar, $25.0 Jackson Vs Jackson Gluttony, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, $40.0 Three Amigos + 1 Woodville Town Hall, 2 Mar, $17.0

Cohen & Waits National Wine Centre, 6 Mar, 14 Mar, 16 Mar, $30.0

Cookin’ With Gas: That’s Jazz National Wine Centre, 16 Mar, $30.0

Big River Motel Fri 9 Mar Royal Croquet Club, 9 Mar, $30.0

Love, Murder & Retribution National Wine Centre, 28 Feb, 11 Mar, $30.0

Death Of A Ladies’ Man - The Lustful Songs of Leonard Cohen The Historian Hotel, 23–25 Feb, $35.0

Big River Motel Sat 17 Mar Royal Croquet Club, 17 Mar, $30.0

Max Riebl - The Great Pretender THE GC at The German Club, 18 Feb, $29.0 The Motown Story The Gov, 10 Mar, $40.0 Kelly’s Wayke Crown & Anchor Hotel , 21 Feb, 15 Mar, $30.0 Shake Your Booty 70s Disco Show The Gov, 24 Feb, $40.0 Sam Perry Live The Hindley, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $25.0 Boogie on down to SOUL TRAIN Arkaba Hotel, 3 Mar, $40.0 Rock n Roll Orgy (Celebrating Love and Diversity) The Hotel Metropolitan, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $10.0 The Lost and Found Orchestra Elder Park [Adelaide Festival], 3–4 Mar, $20.0-90.0

20:45 The Velvet Underground presented by Little Captain Grace Emily Hotel, 21 Feb, 2 Mar, $10.0 Grace Jones Elder Park [Adelaide Festival], 28 Feb, $85.0-149.0 Manchild...The Lost Aussie Rock Musical National Wine Centre, 13 Mar, $28.0

21:00 Acoustic Fix. Rockin’ back through the ages Norwood Hotel, 2 Mar, $10.0

Big River Motel Closing Night Party ft. BOOKA SHADE Royal Croquet Club, 18 Mar, $30.0 Mikelangelo & Anushka: SIBLINGS La Bohème, 16–17 Mar, $40.0 Big River Motel Fri 2 Mar Royal Croquet Club, 2 Mar, $30.0 Big River Motel Sat 24 Feb Royal Croquet Club, 24 Feb, $30.0 Whole Lotta Zepp Adelaide Gaslight Tavern, 23 Feb, 16 Mar, $28.0 My 90’s Mixtape Kent Town Hotel, 9 Mar, $25.0 Lucas Laufen: Homecoming The Jade, 16 Mar, $12.0 Big River Motel Sat 10 Mar Royal Croquet Club, 10 Mar, $30.0 The Vinyl Club Crown and Sceptre Hotel, 24 Feb, $15.0 Be Kind, Rewind Hacienda, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $22.5 TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE: Give Me Two Reasons Bambi and Co., 9 Mar, $22.0 Manchild...The Lost Aussie Rock Musical National Wine Centre, 21 Feb, $28.0 Throwback Thursdays The Hindley, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $0.0

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Nkabom Tour (Unity Tour) The Little Red Door, 2 Mar, 16 Mar, $25.0 COUNTING CROWS TRIBUTE: Recovering The Hard Candy And Everything After August The Mill , 10 Mar, $22.0 Paces at Big River Motel Royal Croquet Club, 11 Mar, $30.0 Big River Motel Fri 16 Mar Royal Croquet Club, 16 Mar, $30.0 Big River Motel Sat 3 Mar Royal Croquet Club, 3 Mar, $30.0 ‘One Wild Night’ - The Australian Bon Jovi Show Arkaba Hotel, 11 Mar, $24.0 Big River Motel Feat. Justice (DJ Set) Royal Croquet Club, 23 Feb, $30.0

21:15 Finger Bun presents “The Classic Rock Ashes” Norwood Hotel, 24 Feb, $20.0 Jennifer Kingwell: Faith To The Fire La Bohème, 14 Mar, $25.0 LAURIE BLACK: LIVE La Bohème, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $20.0 Adam Hall’s Dance Party - The Soul Rhythm Spectacular THE GC at The German Club, 2 Mar, 4 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, prices vary Bush Gothic Royal Croquet Club, 8–11 Mar, $28.0

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21:30 Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks play Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock THE GC at The German Club, 3 Mar, $45.0 Zephyr Quartet: Cult Classics Stirling Fringe, 3 Mar, 8 Mar, $28.0 New Candys (Italy) with The Baudelaires (Melbourne) Crown & Anchor Hotel , 9 Mar, $12.0 One Hit Wonderland Norwood Hotel, 16 Mar, $20.0 Glenn Shorrock: A Lifetime in Music, Picture and Conversation THE GC at The German Club, 23 Feb, $55.0

COUNTING CROWS TRIBUTE: Recovering The Hard Candy And Everything After August The Mill , 2 Mar, $22.0 Brewster Brothers play Bob Dylan THE GC at The German Club, 24 Feb, $35.0

21:40 Choir of Man Gluttony, 20 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 11 Mar, prices vary

22:00 Manchild...The Lost Aussie Rock Musical National Wine Centre, 16 Mar, $28.0

The Flaming Galah: Great Australian Songbook THE GC at The German Club, 27 Feb–2 Mar, $15.0

Vikki Thorn (The Waifs) The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 16–17 Mar, $59.0

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Late Night in the Cathedral St. Peter’s Cathedral [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, 11 Mar, $59.0

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Welcome to the Music Hall La Bohème, 18 Feb, $25.0

Regurgitator The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 9–10 Mar, $49.0

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Art vs Science The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $49.0 Crap Music Rave Party The Hindley, 16 Mar, $20.0

Jackson Vs Jackson Gluttony, 24 Feb, $40.0

A Bogan Bavarian Oompah-ty! National Wine Centre, 23–24 Feb, $25.0

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Grizzly Bear The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 7–8 Mar, $69.0

23:15 Massaoke Club La La The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 22 Feb to 17 Mar, prices vary

Love Train Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $25.0

Mount Kimbie The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 11–12 Mar, $49.0

Music

That 90’s Show Norwood Hotel, 23 Feb, 9 Mar, $25.0

Allegria After Dark Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 22 Feb, 24 Feb, $23.0

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Dupang Festival The Coorong, 24 Feb, $100.0

Split ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $25.0-49.0 Bennelong Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 17–18 Mar, $45.089.0

fragmental BASEM3NT, 21–24 Feb, $15.0

11:00 Toxic - Britney Spears Dance Worskhop The Parks Theatres, 12 Mar, $12.0 Dancing with The Star - Movin’ with Melvin! THE GC at The German Club, 24 Feb, 10 Mar, $39.0

12:00 Castles Holden Street Theatres, 28 Feb, $20.0 Dupang Festival The Coorong, 23 Feb, $150.0 Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours Mall’s Balls, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $26.0

13:00 Rip Drag & Ruminate Adelaide College of the Arts, 2–3 Mar, $25.0 Totally 80’s Dance Workshop The Parks Theatres, 3 Mar, $12.0

13:30 The Inquisition of the Big Bad Wolf Live From Tandanya, 3 Mar, $25.0 Bollywood Flashmob at the Fringe!! various venues, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, $22.0 Con Tempus Brighton Performing Arts Centre, 24 Feb, 4 Mar, $18.0

15:00 Armonica - Tongkek and Gandrung Dance from East Lombok, Indonesia The Garage International @ NACC, 4 Mar, $20.0 Cafe de Flamenco Nexus Arts, 4 Mar, $33.0 Decadence and Debauchery La Bohème, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, 18 Mar, $28.0

16:00 Djuki Mala The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 3 Mar to 18 Mar, $50.0

16:30 Not Today’s Yesterday Holden Street Theatres, 24–25 Feb, $28.0 Oriental Elements The Jade, 4 Mar, 18 Mar, $18.0

17:00 XENOS Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 18 Mar, $35.0-89.0 Split ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 4 Mar, $25.0-49.0 THE VIBRANCE Golden Grove Arts Centre, 10 Mar, $30.0 Anubhavaa Goodwood Institute Theatre, 18 Feb, $25.0

18:00 Armonica - Tongkek and Gandrung Dance from East Lombok, Indonesia The Garage International @ NACC, 3 Mar, $20.0 Split ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 5 Mar, $25.0-49.0 Cafe de Flamenco Nexus Arts, 3–4 Mar, $33.0 Larum Segoro & Ngremo Gagrak Suropati Dances with Gamelan Orchestra The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall , 22–24 Feb, $20.0 The Human Experience Nexus Arts, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $23.0 Obsession National Wine Centre, 24 Feb, 9 Mar, $18.0

18:10 Not Today’s Yesterday Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 8 Mar to 15 Mar, prices vary

18:15 Pedal Holden Street Theatres, 2 Mar, 6 Mar, 16 Mar, $28.0 Castles Holden Street Theatres, 3 Mar, 7 Mar, 17 Mar, $28.0

18:30 XENOS Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $35.0-89.0

Elements Adelaide Botanic Garden, 18 Feb, $35.0 Split ac arts [Adelaide Festival], 2–3 Mar, $25.0-49.0 Bennelong Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $45.0-89.0 Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours Mall’s Balls, 18 Feb–18 Mar, not 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, prices vary Con Tempus Brighton Performing Arts Centre, 25 Feb, $18.0

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Pedal Holden Street Theatres, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $28.0 Glo Train - Adult Glow stick dance party Woodville Town Hall, 26–27 Feb, $22.0 Soorya India Festival 2018 Adelaide Showground, 2 Mar, $73.0

Castles Holden Street Theatres, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $28.0

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Rip Drag & Ruminate Adelaide College of the Arts, 2–3 Mar, $25.0 FLA.CO.MEN Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $35.0-89.0 Bennelong Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 15 Mar, $45.0-89.0 Learn Modern Jive! Irish Club, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, 22 Mar, $20.0 HOME The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall , 1–3 Mar, $28.0 Djuki Mala The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–18 Mar, not 12, $50.0 Swing Out Adelaide showcase! Goodwood Institute Theatre, 21 Feb, $25.0 Con Tempus Brighton Performing Arts Centre, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $18.0

The Inquisition of the Big Bad Wolf Live From Tandanya, 28 Feb–4 Mar, $25.0 FLA.CO.MEN Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 9–10 Mar, $35.0-89.0 Decadence and Debauchery La Bohème, 7–18 Mar, not 12, 13, $28.0 Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours Mall’s Balls, Various dates from 18 Feb to 18 Mar, $26.0

19:45 Beginner Swing Dancing Class Estonian Hall, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, $0.0

20:20 CAFÉ CANTANTE FLAMENCO Gluttony, 13–18 Mar, $35.0

20:30 XENOS Her Majesty’s [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $35.0-89.0 The Divine Miss ‘N’ Belly Dance Academy of Adelaide, 3 Mar, $24.0 Bennelong Dustan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $45.0-89.0

Your hour-by-hour guide to Dance at Adelaide’s festivals

21:00 Armonica - Tongkek and Gandrung Dance from East Lombok, Indonesia The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall , 2 Mar, $20.0

21:15 Obsession National Wine Centre, 15 Mar, $18.0

21:30 The Inquisition of the Big Bad Wolf Live From Tandanya, 21–25 Feb, $25.0

23:00 Decadence and Debauchery La Bohème, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $28.0

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Deborah Brennan

Speed Dating Deborah Brennan from The Hummingbird Effect and Alex Colfield of Supernova have a three minute speed date with Fest Fest: How are rehearsals? Brennan: “I had a big editing session today! Managed to cut down the first section out of my script by about three minutes.” Cofield: “It’s been a challenge because this is unlike anything I’ve written before. Considering the majority of it is verse, it has to adhere to syllable rules, rhyming schemes and what not, so it’s been a long process. But the script writing is all done, the music is being done as we speak, and we just need to hammer it out.”

Alex Colfield

I wanted to juxtapose that by setting it against different musical styles including EDM dance music, classical-inspired music, hip-hop, and rap.” And these shows are drawn out of personal experiences? B: “Yes. By a bizarre set of circumstances I ended up in Port Fairy – which has a little bit of a magical name to it – for the folk festival. That’s the setting for the show, and that’s where the magic happens.” C: “Yeah, it’s very self-referential. The village where I’m based and where I have a rent-free parental home is very small, and every time I go back it’s a bit like, OK, what mad plan do I have to concoct to get myself out of it this time?”

Lastly, if you could imbue a magical ring with your essence, what powers would it confer on its wearer? B: “I think, playing with the theme of my show, it would have to convey psychic abilities. The ability to read people and get a feeling for situations – a bit of precognition, a bit of empathy.” C: “It would just imbue the wearer with sardonic, What’s the elevator pitch? sarcastic cynicism: a very dry, British attitude of just B: “Hummingbird Effect is a sixty-minute, one-wom- not tolerating other people and being a bit of a windan cabaret that blends the art of storytelling with up merchant.” ✏︎ Justin Boden acoustic covers of iconic hits from the 70s and 80s, SHOW: The Hummingbird Effect from artists like Bowie, Pink Floyd and Phil Collins. VENUE: The Lab It’s the kind of true story that you need to suspend 9pm, 24 & 28 Feb your disbelief for because it’s all about chance meet- TIME: ings with a stranger, how paths randomly cross, and TICKETS: $29-33 the things that are set in motion.” SHOW: Supernova C: “Supernova is like Hot Fuzz meets Hamilton. It’s VENUE: RAJOPLIS at Raj House set in this bizarre townscape, which is based on TIME: 9.30pm, 20 Feb-4 Mar, not Mondays a village in the UK where I come from, where all TICKETS: $16-22 the characters are slightly off and a little bit weird.

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