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Le Petit Circus | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Le Petit Circus | Review
Le Petit Circus features four energetic and dynamic performers who display their skills with enthusiasm and fun in this show designed to enthrall the audience.
Throughout the show, classic circus acts kept the audience engaged and clapping furiously and there was no stopping the action – from aerial acrobatics which had the […]

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Fauna Adelaide Fringe Review

Fauna at the Adelaide Fringe | Review

[ March 18, 2017; 4:00 pm; March 19, 2017; 4:00 pm; ]
Fauna Adelaide Fringe Review
A five star fabulous show, and winners of the Best Circus and Physical Theatre Award at the Adelaide Fringe ★★★★★
Review by Susannah Marks
I feel very lucky to have seen Fauna at the Ukiyo Tent at the Royal Croquet Club. It was an absolute treat for the senses and the performers deserve the standing ovation they […]

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13! The Musical | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

13! The Musical | Review
On Broadway this show by Jason Robert Brown is the only musical ever with a cast and band entirely made up of teenagers, and Adelaide Youth Theatre have done the same here. It’s the story of Evan Goldman, a Jewish boy from New York who at 13 his life takes some […]

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Funtastico | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

[ March 18, 2017; 3:00 pm; ]
Funtastico | Fringe Review
This mysterious show is all about the power of imagination. Pierre Ulric talks about the power of science, history and imagination and how it influences the creation of illusion.
Ulric is quite mesmerising to watch as he performs a mix of illusion, magic, hypnosis and cards seamlessly. Before performing an illusion, Ulric explains the […]

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Honk Jr Fringe

HONK! Jr | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

HONK! Jr Review | Adelaide Fringe
By Catherine Leo
“Honk! Jr” is an exceptionally high quality production of a modern version of Hans Christian Anderson’s tale “The Ugly Duckling”.
Honk! Jr is performed by the Young Australian Broadway Chorus, which is a course for 8 -18 year olds. I was utterly impressed with their professionalism as I regularly scanned […]

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Balloonatics | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Balloonatics | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review
Set in “The Bunka” of the Austral Hotel, this show is slightly on the ‘fringes’. The “Bunka” is a great little room, perfect for this funny show featuring the effervescent and very likeable comedian Chris Henry, complete with kilt and fantastic Scottish accent! Henry is witty and funny and […]

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Super Amazing Giant Girl | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Super Amazing Giant Girl | Fringe with Little Ones Review
by Baby & Toddler Destinations Adelaide
Best for 2 years up or for babies who can sit through a little show.
Today was our first Fringe experience with our little ones. We went to two shows today, Kid|Dub Time Machine (see the Play & Go review here) with […]

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Kid Dub Time Machine

Kid/Dub Time Machine | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Kid/Dub Time Machine Review
Dust off your party pants: 11am is the new 11pm!
If you’ve been missing those days pre-kids when you could shake your stuff on the dance floor then add Kid/Dub Time Machine to your Fringe wish-list. A smorgasbord of favourite dance hits from the 1950s to now, Kid/Dub Time Machine will have you […]

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Like it or Loop it | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Like it or Loop It | Review
by Catherine Leo
Adam Page has a face that radiates joy and a genuine love for what he does, that is instantly likeable. A brilliant muso, you’d at first be mistaken that he’s just got a few toilet gags up his sleeve (especially from the promo image above), but his talents […]

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Kid/Dub Time Machine

Ended: WIN Tickets to Kid/Dub Time Machine | 11 – 12 Mar 2017

Kid/Dub Time Machine
A time travelling dance party for kids featuring Lulu Loud
Kid/Dub, a new show from the creators of the global smash hit show Hot Dub Time Machine, is premiering in Adelaide. Kid/Dub is a family-friendly take on Hot Dub’s world-famous, time-travelling, audiovisual dance party – go on an immersive journey through the history of pop, rock, soul, […]

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Kid/Dub Time Machine

Kid/Dub Time Machine | Adelaide Fringe | 12-19 Mar 2017

[ March 11, 2017; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. March 12, 2017; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. March 18, 2017; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. March 19, 2017; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Kid/Dub Time Machine
A time travelling dance party for kids featuring Lulu Loud
Kid/Dub, a new show from the creators of the global smash hit show Hot Dub Time Machine, is premiering in Adelaide. Kid/Dub is a family-friendly take on Hot Dub’s world-famous, time-travelling, audiovisual dance party – go on an immersive journey through the history of pop, rock, soul, […]

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Singin In the Rain JR | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

[ February 24, 2017; 7:00 pm; ]
Singing in the Rain | Adelaide Fringe Review
It’s hard to believe that a cast of 10 to 18 year olds have managed to produce a musical production so slick! They certainly have done this under the direction of Theatre Bugs’ Michelle Davy.
Singin in the Rain Jr was an all-singing, dancing, tapping musical with bright costumes […]

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HONK! Jr. Fringe 2017

WIN tickets to HONK! Jr. at the Adelaide Fringe | Mar 2017

[ March 1, 2017 3:00 pm to March 12, 2017 11:00 am. ]
WIN Tickets to HONK! Jr. The Musical Tale of The Ugly Duckling 
Fun and fabulous musical theatre performances for kids, by kids, that parents will love!
A contemporary comic adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling”. Honk! Jr. has been adapted for young audiences from the London production which won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical – […]

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Chicken Licken

WIN Tickets to Chicken Licken at the Adelaide Fringe | Mar 2017

[ March 1, 2017 3:00 pm to March 13, 2017 3:00 pm. ]
WIN Tickets to Chicken Licken
A cheeky new spin on the popular folktale, this fun show was created especially for young children aged 4-8. With catchy songs set to classic music hall tunes, Chicken Licken will get the kids up and dancing along.

 

Play & Go have 2 family passes to give away – read on for your […]

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13 The Musical | Hilton | 16 – 18 Mar 2017

[ March 16, 2017; 7:00 pm; March 17, 2017; 10:00 am; 7:00 pm; March 18, 2017; 3:00 pm; 7:00 pm; ]
An upbeat contemporary musical comedy.
This hilarious, coming-of-age musical is about discovering that cool is sometimes where we least expect it. Following a move from New York City to small-town Indiana, new friendships are formed while young Evan Goldman grapples with his parents’ divorce, prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the complicated social circles […]

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Mr Snot Bottom’s Seriously Stinky Songs | Adelaide Fringe | Mar 2017

[ March 11, 2017 12:00 pm to March 13, 2017 12:00 pm. March 14, 2017; 11:30 am; March 18, 2017 12:00 pm to March 19, 2017 12:00 pm. ]
Mr Snot Bottom’s Seriously Stinky Songs
Hilariously disgusting kids comedian Mr Snot Bottom returns with a mind-blowing mucus filled musical (mucusical!!) brimming with all the topics kids love: boogers, bottoms, pop-offs and smells!
Expect brand new tasteless tunes, horrible harmonies and repulsive rhythms plus plenty of gross gags and wrong routines in this symphony of stupid!

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Out of this World | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

[ February 25, 2017; 12:30 pm; ]
Out Of This World | Fringe Review
Set in the cosy Spiegel Zelt Tent, this little show tells the story of three astronauts who embark on a space mission to retrieve space rocks from one of the planets in our solar system.
The story includes tiny little snippets of information about each planet. On their journey, they encounter […]

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The Little Death Club

Little Death Club | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | One for the Grown Ups Only – Review

Little Death Club | Review
Many laughs but not for those who are easily offended
It had been a busy few weeks years in our household and time for a night out without the kids, so we got dressed up and headed to the Royal Croquet Club’s fabulous new home at Pinky Flat to see Little Death Club.
One […]

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Cirque Africa

Cirque Africa | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Cirque Africa at the Adelaide Fringe | Review
100% African 100% Energy 100% Fun
Review by Susannah Marks
If you’ve driven past Hindmarsh Square lately you may have noticed the Cirque Africa Big Top and been curious about the show. We had the absolute pleasure of seeing Cirque Africa and I’ll put it out there: this is one […]

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Loose Ends | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Loose Ends
Wallace & Gromitt meet Mr Bean meets Tim Burton in this charming and highly visual show about magic and friendship. Review by Susannah Marks.
If your kids are anything like mine and are forever ransacking your recycling for boxes and bits & bobs for their latest creation then their imaginations will be sparked by Loose Ends. Walking […]

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Children Are Stinky | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Children Are Stinky
Don’t miss this fabulous circus comedy.
Hot off the back of five star sell-out seasons in Melbourne and Edinburgh (where they also picked up the coveted Children’s Choice Award at the Edinburgh Fringe), Children Are Stinky is billed as high brow toilet humour for immature kids – as you might expect from the name […]

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Loose Ends | Adelaide Fringe | Feb & Mar 2017

[ February 24, 2017 5:30 pm to February 27, 2017 5:30 pm. March 1, 2017 5:30 pm to March 5, 2017 5:30 pm. March 8, 2017 5:30 pm to March 13, 2017 5:30 pm. ]
Where headstrong puppets meet wacky contraptions
Read our Play & Go Review of Loose Ends here
The 2013 Adelaide Fringe Award winner (Squaring the Wheel) is back with a new wonderful and magical theatre show full of gadgets and surprises with a touch of Wallace and Gromit and Mr. Bean. Loose Ends takes you to an eccentric place […]

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HONK! Jr. Fringe 2017

HONK! Jr – The Musical Tale of The Ugly Duckling | 14- 18 Mar 2017

[ March 14, 2017 to March 18, 2017. ]  
HONK! Jr – The Musical Tale of The Ugly Duckling 
Fun and fabulous musical theatre performances for kids, by kids, that parents will love!
A contemporary comic adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling”. Honk! Jr. has been adapted for young audiences from the London production which won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical – […]

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Chicken Licken

Chicken Licken – A cheeky tale for little kids | Adelaide Fringe | 14-18 Mar 2017

[ March 14, 2017 to March 17, 2017. ]
Chicken Licken – A cheeky tale for little kids
A cheeky new spin on the popular folktale, this fun show was created especially for young children aged 4-8.
One day an acorn falls on Chicken Licken’s head and the naïve little chook thinks that “the sky is falling”. Determined to tell the king, Chicken Licken embarks on […]

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Soweto Gospel Choir | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

The Soweto Gospel Choir at the Royal Croquet Club is an energetic and lively show for music lovers.
The Soweto Gospel Choir isn’t simply a performance, nor just a show with music and dancing – it is an experience! From the moment the show begins, it is clear that the choir members are here to share […]

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Fringe 360 Allstars

360 Allstars | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

“A phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite to deliver a radical urban circus.”
Beats, BMX, drums, freestyle basket-balling, break-dancing and roue cyr wheel artistry – the moment I saw this in the Fringe Guide I was excited. It did not disappoint.
Forming an international collective of elite […]

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Inside the Walls | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review

Prepare for unexpected surprises, scary shadows & shoes that walk themselves as performer Theresa O’Connor combines pop-up books, puppetry, video animation & a ghost story into an exciting adventure.
Located in the beautiful Tandanya building this is a charming story book tale that comes to life using projection, puppetry and a clever handcrafted pop-up-book set.
‘Inside the Walls’ […]

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The Magnets: Can You Feel It? | Adelaide Fringe | 17 Feb – 19 Mar 2017

[ February 17, 2017 7:00 pm to February 19, 2017 7:00 pm. February 21, 2017 7:00 pm to February 26, 2017 7:00 pm. February 28, 2017 7:00 pm to March 5, 2017 7:00 pm. March 5, 2017; 4:00 pm; March 7, 2017 7:00 pm to March 12, 2017 7:00 pm. March 12, 2017; 4:00 pm; March 14, 2017 7:00 pm to March 19, 2017 7:00 pm. ]

Harmonising favourites The Magnets return to Adelaide Fringe and The Garden Of Unearthly Delights

Redefining the boundaries of a cappella music, UK six-piece vocal outfit The Magnets are returning to Adelaide for their fourth season, with a sensational new line-up – the cream of their crop – to present to Fringe audiences some of the hottest vocal […]

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Fringe in Goolwa | Adelaide Fringe | 12 Mar 2017

[ March 12, 2017; 10:30 am; ]
Fringe in Goolwa
The Adelaide Fringe returns to Goolwa in 2017!
Bring along a picnic, find a spot on the lawn and enjoy a great fun day as the Adelaide Fringe caravan rolls down south with a wonderful array of Fringe acts on Sunday 12 March 2017. No bookings are required. Continue to enjoy the Fringe music […]

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Digital Walls: Lumifonica | Adelaide Fringe | 17 – 19 Feb 2017

[ February 17, 2017 8:30 pm to February 19, 2017 8:30 pm. ]

The Elder hall facade will be filled with animated light and music, through ingenious interactivity as a playful, young, bold and curious audience take their turn to control the building and become virtuosos of light and sound.
This free nightly event combines colourful projection mapping with custom made audiovisual synthesis, so that the architecture can be […]

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