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2025


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The Mighty Good Talent School
Annual Performance
"At The Circus"
November22nd at 3pm

Join the students from Mighty Good as they take you on a dreamed journey to the land of Circus.
Is it real or just a dream?



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Independent Theatre

Phèdre
by Jean Racine, in a new version by Ted Hughes
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November 28, 29; December 4, 5, 6 @7.30
Matinees Sunday Nov 30 @ 4.00;
Early Tuesday Dec 2 & Wednesday Dec 3 @ 6.30
​Saturday Dec 6 @ 2.00

Theseus, slayer of the Minotaur, rivals Hercules as a Greek hero. He has taken, as his second wife, the Cretan princess, Phaedra. While Theseus is absent on one of his epic quests, Phaedra develops an obsessive passion for Theseus' son, Hippolytus. The young man's horrified rejection of her advances unleashes an avalanche of emotions strong enough to bring down a kingdom.
Famed for its presentation of such world classics as Don Carlos and The Blood of Agamemnon, Independent Theatre presents Jean Racine's 1677 masterpiece in a thrilling, modern translation by poet laureate, Ted Hughes. It has been played, in London, by Diana Rigg and Helen Mirren.

CAST INCLUDES Lyn Wilson, Stuart Pearce and Callum Logan
Directed by
ROB CROSER

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Vivienne Winter School of Ballet:
​2025 End of Year Performance


Birds of a Feather 


Coming in 2026

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​The Last Audition
Paul Shearman
February. 19th Preview at 7:30 pm.
February. 21 & 22 at 4pm,
February. 26th to the 30th at 7:30pm,
​March 1st at 4pm
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A celebrated Shakespearean actor returns to the stage, determined to seize his final and greatest role: King Lear. Alone under the lights, he summons thunderous verse, relives past triumphs, and hears the voices of those who shaped his life. At first commanding and witty, he seems every bit the master of his craft, but as the rehearsal unfolds, the cracks begin to show. Memory falters, bravado wavers, and the line between performance and reality blurs. Both funny and heartbreaking, this intimate solo piece is a love letter to Shakespeare and a moving exploration of family, legacy, and the fragile brilliance of a life spent on stage. Audiences will laugh, reflect, and be deeply moved by one man’s last stand in the spotlight.
​ World Premiere performance. 


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The Score:
The Smartphone Orchestra - Immersive Worlds
Fri 20th Mar6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Sat 21st Feb12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (60 mins)
Sat 21st Feb6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Sun 22nd Feb12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (60 mins)
Sun 22nd Feb6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins
Mon 23rd Feb12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (60 mins)

The Score is a live and interactive orchestra experience in which the audience plays games on their own phones. The “scores” of these games influence in real time what the 80 musicians of the world-famous Metropole Orchestra will play.


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Sturm Theatre Company
Little Miss Julie
Fri 6 March @ 7:30 PM
Sat 7 March @ 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sun 8 March @ 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Fri 13 March @ 7:30 PM
Sat 14 March @ 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sun 15 March @ 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM

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Worlds collide as the kitchen of a Gilded Age New York City mansion becomes the battleground for a violent night of power, passion, and destruction. Moved from Midsummer’s Eve in Sweden to Independence Day in New York City, this one-hour twist on Strindberg’s classic harbours the same dangerous spirit of the original, pressing against the tragedy’s core tension with every breath: freedom demands structure, order becomes its cage, and destruction waits at every door with open arms, parted lips, drenched in the sweet scent of release.
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Don't get carried away.
Roy Barker
Thu 12th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Fri 13th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Sat 14th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Sun 15th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Thu 19th Mar 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (60 mins)
Fri 20th Mar 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (60 mins)
Sat 21st Mar 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (60 mins)
Sun 22nd Mar 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (60 mins)

From a bruised and battered ten-year-old singing "Where Is Love?" at a rough suburban school in Melbourne, to printing presses, film sets, boxing rings, and Shakespeare in China, this show is about Roy Barker's life in which the dream of performing was always tugging at his sleeve. Hilarious, heartfelt, and deeply human, this solo show is about family, resilience, and the irrepressible urge to be a performer. Blending storytelling, parody, music and memoir, Barker retraces the unlikely path from Migrant Kid Hiding From Bullies to a late-bloomer Actor. This is a story for anyone who’s ever felt invisible, ever had to hide their passion, or ever been told: 'Don't Get Carried Away'.


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SPARKBIRD
No Small Dinosaurs
Saturday March 21st  2:00pm and 6:00pm
Sunday March 22nd 6:00pm

Part play. Part romcom. Part stand-up set.
 Have you ever wondered what's going on in someone else's head? SPARKBIRD* looks at Melvin and Chelsea’s relationship from both sides and tries to understand where everything went wrong, whose fault it might have been and if Melvin and Chelsea ever really saw things the same way. Love is a blame game, right?
 If you love romantic comedies of the 90s and early 2000s, classic comedy or watching people suffer, you're sure to love Sparkbird.The bird that changes everything. The bird that makes you realise you are a human living in something else's world. 



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Izwe Le Bhorholo
(Land of Hardships)


Thabang Ramaila
Fri 20th Mar 11:00 am- 12 noon (60 mins)
Fri 20th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Sat 21st Mar 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Sun 22nd Mar 11:00 am- 12 noon (60 mins)
Sun 22nd Mar 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (60 mins)

"Izwe le Bhorholo" (Land of Hardships) it’s an 55min, African Contemporary dance production, about Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego. The production tells a tale of 3 God fearing men, from the Book of Daniel. In the Narrative, the three (3) Jewish men are thrown into fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon for refusing to bow to the King's Image. The production will be performed by 6 dancers, 4 versatile singer and 4-piece band, fusing dance, text, poetry and Soulful music.


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Lovebomb
Zain ul Abdin .
Fri 20th Feb 7:30 pm - 8:29 pm (59 mins)
Sat 21st Feb 7:30 pm - 8:29 pm (59 mins)
Sun 22nd Feb 7:30 pm - 8:29 pm (59 mins)

They say don’t mix love and war… but I’m doing both.
‘Lovebomb’ is my new stand-up show about relationships, culture, and the little explosions that happen when intimacy, immigrant parents, and Australian footy all collide.  I’m Zain. Adelaide's Best Brown Boy of 2024. Always on the road, once flew a plane.  Still trying to figure out why Aussies think I need a new roll of toilet paper every morning in a hotel. Or why boomers don’t get pronouns but suddenly understand “transition” when their footy team’s losing.  Wish I was more funny than cute. But hey — come for the laughs, stay for the chronic cuteness.

It’s sharp, unfiltered comedy that goes from religion to romance to reality TV — and back to why I’ll probably spank my kids on random dates just to teach them life can be unfair.



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Mystical India
Echoes of Eternity

(A Dance Presentation)

Fri 6th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm (105 mins)
Sat 7th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm (105 mins)


Mystical India -Echoes of eternity ( A dance presentation) Ramayana, Dashavatharam , Taj Mahal
Dance forms - Mohiniyattam, Bharatanatyam and Kathak



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My Cousin Vlad
Sat 14th Mar 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm (75 mins)
Vlad returns to Adelaide with a new show about the state of Total Recall in society and his world. Vlad returns to Adelaide with a new show about the state of Total Recall in society and his world. Vlad returns to Adelaide with a new show about the state of Total Recall in society and his world. Vlad returns to Adelaide with a new show about the state of Total Recall in society and his world. Vlad returns to Adelaide with a new show about the state of Total Recall in society and his world. Vlad returns to Adelaide with a new show about the state of Total Recall in society and his world. Vlad returns to Adelaide with a new show about the state of Total Recall in society and his world. Vlad returns to Adelaide with a new show about the state of Total Recall in society and his world. Vlad ret


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This Machine Kills Fascists
Fri 6th Mar 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm (75 mins)
Sat 7th Mar 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (75 mins)
Sat 7th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm (75 mins)

A stage spectacle inspired by the life and work of Woody Guthrie, the legendary American folk singer who inspired Bob Dylan.  Harsh, honest, and direct. A protest-song dressed in a theatrical form, championing anti-racism, equality and resistance to fascism.  Guthrie has never known to compromise. His constant conflicts with the possible things of this world come alive on stage - politicians, big corporations, guardians of the "American dream". It was in this fight, led not by a rifle, but by a guitar, that his famous motto was born: This machine kills fascists.
This is no nostalgic trip, it is a compelling indictment of the rich and the powerful as relevant today as it was in the 1960s - in music, politics, society, and the fight for ordinary people's rights.



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Movin' Melvin Brown presents:
The Soul of Ray Charles
Fri 27th Feb 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm (90 mins)
Sun 15th Mar 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (90 mins)

Festival favourite and award-winning entertainer Movin' Melvin back in South Australia with a high-energy, feel-good homage to Ray Charles and the stars who inspired him. Swing, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Rock’n’Roll, Pop — it’s all here!
An exceptional performance of songs by Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Jackie Wilson, and Percy Mayfield — delivered by one of the most soulful voices you’ll ever hear — in The Ray Charles Experience Live!
Movin’ Melvin does it all: song, tap, stories, and comedy — an unmissable live experience.
Get ready for The Mess Around, Georgia, It’s Only a Paper Moon, Unchain My Heart, Shake a Tail Feather & many more.
★★★★★ Scotsman

“Songs that never sounded better, even by Ray Charles standards!” ★★★★ List
Don't miss his other dazzling show 'A Man, A Magic, A Music!'



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Max Sharam is 
Mezzo Cuckoo;
​Diva Gone Dada

Fri 20th Feb 5:55 pm - 6:40 pm (45 mins)
Sat 21st Feb 5:55 pm - 6:40 pm (45 mins)
Sun 22nd Feb 5:55 pm - 6:40 pm (45 mins)

​Platinum-selling powerhouse Max Sharam — 90s art-pop icon who turned her back on the commercial machine — detonates onto the stage from New York with Mezzo Cuckoo, a hallucinatory opera-comedy set inside her hand-drawn cinematic universe. Virtuosic vocals, raw emotion, and razor-sharp wit collide as Sharam twists beloved arias into anarchic parody and physical poetry — a surreal act of resistance against the quiet disappearance of women. Fusing opera bouffe, absurdist theatre, animation, and feral clowning, this genre-defying solo work confronts the algorithmic commodification of the female voice.   *****The most brilliant, inventive, meaningful and mind-blowing performance I’ve seen in years. Max Sharam’s Mezzo Cuckoo left me in awe of her talent — I loved it so much I can’t stop thinking about it. Go see her show! She’s only in Oz for a limited time. — Audience member, Sydney Fringe Festival 2025 
  *****A one-woman tour-de-force, Mezzo Cuckoo short-circuits the patriarchy with sly theatricality and aching tenderness, revealing what happens when a woman refuses to quietly vanish.


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Troppo Italia
Antony Sinni
Thu 5th Mar 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (60 mins)
Fri 6th Mar 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm (60 mins)
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On the back of three sellout shows at Darwin Fringe in 2025, 'Troppo Italia' is coming to Adelaide in 2026 as part of its national tour 'Troppo: Highway to Hole'.   What does it mean to be Troppo?  For residents of the Top end, “Troppo” is used describe the charm, complexity and challenges of life in the Territory. In Italian, the word translates to ‘a lot’ or ‘too much’. Written and performed by one of the Top End's most tolerated artists, Troppo Italia presents the lives of Tony Business, Nonna Binary and Gloria Hole to explore what it means to be Troppo (too much), in a Troppo world. 
This solo drag-theatre show uses storytelling, music, audio-visuals and movement, to present a glamorously camp and heartfelt Italian drag spectacle of self-discovery, connection, family and community.



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Super Science Show
Sat 28th Feb 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (60 mins)
Sun 1st Mar 10:30 am - 11:30 am (60 mins)
Sun 1st Mar 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (60 mins)

​What’s better than one mad scientist? Two Scientwits! Captain Chaos has invented a contraption called the ‘Changeatron’ to make Science Sam less boring and educational like him. The machine malfunctions, creating Sam’s new character; Super Science, a more extreme version of Captain Chaos! Super Science up levels the experiments, making them bigger and more spectacular and asks YOU to decide what happens next by using the ‘Wheel of Chaos’! Will Super Science ever be boring Science Sam again or has he been irreversibly changed forever? Crazy science, hilarity and complete chaos all rolled into one show!
The Scientwits have wowed audiences young and old as they ignited themselves and curiosity in their unique interactive and hilarious shows, across multiple sold-out festival seasons.


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THE LOST QUAYS are... Bound for South Australia!
Sun 8th Mar 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (90 mins)
Sun 8th Mar 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm (90 mins)
Mon 9th Mar 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (90 mins)
Mon 9th Mar 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm (90 mins)

Welcome on board!
And with The Lost Quays, prepare for the calm and the storm, with shanties and other songs of the sea! The sea shanty was the work song from the days of sail, telling of the hard life on board, and the thoughts and desires of the men who sang them. So cast your mind back to the days of the tall ships... The sea shanty was the work song that made the heaving and hauling more efficient and (slightly!) more bearable. Below decks, 'fo'c'sle' songs were more reflective.  Let The Lost Quays bring this time back to life, taking you on a musical journey, with insights into seafaring history, plus the chance to sing along with a shanty or two! Known for their strong harmonies, energetic and engaging performances, The Lost Quays are sell-out festival favourites in WA and interstate.


End of Fringe 2026

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