Adelaide Fringe 2026 starts tomorrow. As always, we let you know about the shows with artists from France and the Francophonie, shows with French themes, shows from artists who have trained at French clown schools, and shows about wine. Read on to discover the artists and shows with French links at Adelaide Fringe 2026.
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Shows related to France, having French characters or featuring French music
ADELAIDE FRINGE 2026 SHOWS RELATED TO FRANCE, HAVING FRENCH CHARACTERS OR FEATURING FRENCH MUSIC
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH LÉO HERE
Leo is a Parisian who left home for Australia after meeting his girlfriend in Darwin. After all Australia is the real capital of love and light – at least now that he has arrived from Paris to share his humour.
In the end we all share the same struggles in life. Except when you’re French, it’s twice as hard but c’est la vie. Leo will be sure to complain about it.
Whether you’re French, Australian, or any other nationality, come share a laugh you’ll never forget. After the show, he’s always happy to share a piece of camembert and a glass of wine to discuss the meaning of life.
From down under to the top of the podium — experience the riveting true story of Cadel Evans, the first and only Australian to win the Tour de France.
Fresh from a sold-out, award-winning season at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, Connor Delves delivers a powerhouse solo performance that puts audiences in the cycling saddle. Pedalling live on the bike Evans rode to victory. Delves fuses grit, storytelling and heart-pounding energy in a breathtaking theatrical ride. A high-octane tribute to endurance, ambition and the spirit of Australian sport.
C’est Si Bon with Lou Blackwell and the French Set
PART OF COONAWARRA FRINGE
NOTE: Read our past reviews of Lou’s shows here and here to see why this is a must-see
Adelaide’s premier French musical act Lou Blackwell and the French Set are bringing their wonderful variety show ‘C’est Si Bon’ to Zema Estate for the 2026 Coonawarra Fringe. Lou once lived and sang in the Paris jazz scene and has since formed a band that pays homage to the artists of the Great French Songbook. The repertoire is sublime and she is so beautifully accompanied by some of Adelaide’s finest jazz players, Mark Simeon Ferguson on keys, Tom Pulford on saxophone and clarinet, John Aué on double bass and Zed Crawford on drums. An evening that promises romance and ‘nostalgie’ with some swinging jazz numbers to add to the magic.
NOTE: We have not confirmed that this year’s cast is the same but Coco Churton, who grew up in France was in the role of the tipsy MC last year
Step into the glittering world of Cirque & Sip, where circus meets cabaret in a bar bursting with electricity and charm. Get ready for high-energy fun, flirty vibes, and world-class talent all served with a splash of something strong.
Grab a drink and settle in for cheeky acts, unmissable skills, and a whole lot of sparkle. Guided by your playful MC, you’ll dive into a girl’s night out like no other, from jazz bars to afterparties, all in one unforgettable evening.
Featuring an almost all-female cast of Geelong’s finest artists with foot juggling, cyr wheel, acrobatics, and more! Cirque & Sip is where you come to laugh, cheer, and get inspired to plan your next big night out.
CONCERTO Musica Romantica – Mediterraneo
This concert is a celebration of the intertwined musical traditions of the Mediterranean. Drawing inspiration from Italy, Spain, and France, this performance explores the timeless theme of love — that most universal of human emotions. Flamenco, with its passionate intensity, meets the lyrical beauty of Italian song and the melancholy soul of French chanson. Each piece tells a story of love — romantic, lost, or eternal — revealing how music from different shores can speak a shared emotional language.
This is an invitation to let the music of Flamenco guitar, flute, voice and percussion carry you on a journey across the Mediterranean where diverse rhythms and melodies will move your heart.
LINK: The characters speak French to each other
Step into a 1960s all-girls school, where secrets, first loves, and fierce friendships simmer beneath polished uniforms. Crush is a witty, heartfelt sapphic musical that celebrates truth, identity, and the courage to be yourself. Follow Camilla, Susan, and their classmates as they navigate locker rooms, hockey sticks, rebellion, and the beautifully messy path to self-discovery.
With irresistible songs, tap dancing, and plenty of heart, Crush is both a joyous throwback and a sharp, timely story about living your truth out loud. Presented by Gemini Creative Arts with a professional local cast, Adelaide audiences will experience a bold musical that puts queer voices—and universal emotions—centre stage.
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH DAFT PUNKED HERE
Step into the neon-soaked world of French house legends. ‘Daft Punked – The Tribute’ brings the music, mystery and magic of Daft Punk back to life with a high-energy, full-production tribute that fuses live DJ mixing, lighting, and authentic chrome-helmeted style.
Each performance is a one-off — a spontaneous blend of the duo’s biggest hits, deep cuts, and euphoric builds that keep the dance floor alive from start to finish.
Debussy’s Romantic Piano by Candlelight – ‘Clair de Lune’
Following last year’s sold-out Edinburgh Fringe show, romantic piano pieces meet candlelit Venetian masked balls as award-winning British pianist Matthew Shiel exposes the scandalous love affairs of the great composers. Features a new romance composed specially for tonight’s artist by Dr Alfredo Caponnetto – Notturno VI, alongside digital animations by acclaimed Shanghai artist and Disney illustrator Emma Yitong Shen. An immersive musical experience designed to wind you down, find romantic inspiration and open your heart to live and to love.
FRENCH LINK: Arnaud Maxence & The Swing Café will take you on a musical voyage to France
Imagine travelling around the world without leaving your seat. Pas possible ?
Songs transport you immediately, to relive moments as vividly as a dream. Based on his personal travels full of mishaps, joy, laughs, encounters and emotions, Captain Arnaud Maxence, with in-flight service provided by The Swing Café, will take you to a world of French music with a touch of swing and jazz!
As well as destinations in the classic French songbook, you’ll also hear the music of French artists influenced by their travels. Your airliner is fully appointed with vocals, guitar, double bass and accordion/keyboard. No luggage, no passport, just your Dreaming pass! Round the world ticket of French songs …. Strap in and come fly with them!
NOTE: Kate Smurthwaite lived in France as a teenager and speaks French
Ever wondered if YOU might be related to apes or monkeys? Whether you’ve ever met any real life MUTANTS? Find out all this and more in a family-friendly interactive games show about the greatest theory of all time: EVOLUTION. Recommended for ages 8+ but all welcome.
In an award-winning show (Best Children’s Event, FRINGEWORLD 2025), the audience become the ‘raw materials’ to explain and explore the key concepts of evolution and our place in it. Written and hosted by Kate Smurthwaite who after 18 years as a professional stand-up comedian turned to tutoring maths and science during the lockdown. Now she’s bringing the two together in a fun new format for everyone.
Exhibition and Sale of Mediaeval Manuscripts
A curated exhibition and sale of exquisite mediaeval illuminated manuscripts on vellum, including leaves from Books of Hours, Gregorian Chants and Antiphonals, from the 13th century to the 19th century. Presented by Dominique Schmidt.
FRENCH LINK: Ally Dent has a French accent joke in the show
A brand-new comedy showcase bursting with Adelaide’s funniest women! Hosted by the quick-witted Ally Dent, this all-female lineup serves up sharp punchlines, bold stories, and big laughs in a night celebrating women who own the stage. From cheeky one-liners to hilariously honest life tales, every set brings something fresh, fierce, and full of Fringe energy.
This debut season is hot, hilarious, and not to be missed. Whether it’s a girls’ night, date night, or a solo night out for a good laugh — grab a drink, grab your mates, and join Ally Dent and her killer crew for a night that’s all heart, sass, and seriously good fun.
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH JOSHUA HAUVILLE HERE
Strap in for the most energetic and ridiculous night of comedy your two little human eyes have ever seen.
Through a delicious blend of stand up, dance, theatre and clowny burlesque, ‘Joshy in Paris’ shares the tale of life lived as a gay Australian trying to make it as a creative superstar in the piss-ridden streets of Paris.
After a debut at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 and many performances in comedy venues around Europe, Joshy in Paris is glitzier, grungier and gayer than ever. Join Joshy as he braves a slew of ridiculous scenarios. Will he triumph over Paris, or will France smoke this fag just like every other?
FRENCH LINK: You can choose French language songs to sing in
Brand-new interactive vocal show where you become the performer. Everyone who visits will have the chance to jump on stage and sing a karaoke song using our top-quality professional karaoke system.
What to expect:
- Live vocal performances
- Open karaoke for festival guests
- Songs in multiple languages: German, French, Russian, Georgian, Ukrainian, Spanish and Italian
- All music genres – from classical to pop and rock
- Vocal competitions with real-time scoring
Each performance is judged on vocal quality and vocal power, with scores displayed instantly during the performance.
This is more than just karaoke- it’s a space where people connect through music, discover new voices and enjoy the energy of live performance.
Lawrence Mooney: Full Moon Party
FRENCH LINK: Lawrence Mooney’s French character Jean Le Camembert
Moonman’s back-and he’s bringing the whole gang! From The Front Bar to the Fringe, get ready for a comedy supernova featuring Dr Tyler Wall (AFL Mind Set Coach), French insights from Jean Le Camembert and Port Adelaide’s most tragic fan, Gavin Muntberry.
They’re all crashing the Full Moon Party, live and unfiltered. There will be appearances from Malcolm Turnbull, Russell Crowe, and a galaxy of other stars. It’s part stand-up, part fever dream, all Moonman.
Come for the laughs, stay for the Full Moon lunacy. Let’s party like it’s 2026!
STAY TUNED FOR AN INTERVIEW COMING SOON
Goodnight, sleep tight… and don’t let the bed bug bite.
Le Bug is the last surviving bed bug in Adelaide. He’s hungry and revolting, wrestling between what he wants more: pleasing the crowd or satiating his hunger.
Set against the backdrop of a violent Adelaide bed bug purge, Le Bug is part absurd comedy, part biting satire. Revolutions, like infestations, often begin unnoticed. Can one lonely, disgusting, horrible bug change the world—or even himself?
Forget peace, bread, land. This is peace, bed… bug.
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH SCARLETT ABOUT THE SHOW
Très tongue-in-chic, this petit cabaret is the franco-phony escape you have dreamed of.
Starring French household name Ben Noir, from France’s Got Talent—Sydney’s premiere cabaret entertainers have come to FRINGE, not only to show you their big baguette, but to enchant you with impeccable dance, formidable vocals and a little ooh la-la burlesque!
Sweet and slightly risqué, this show pairs perfectly with the authentic French soiree vibes of the Bavarde Bar. So magical and so fantastique, you’ll believe for a hot minute that Adelaide is the new romance capital of the world.
Le Faux-French Cabaret is for the whimsical cynics and the cynical dreamers who know laughter is the greatest aphrodisiac of all. Book your ticket and be seduced by this all-star drop-dead-talented cast!
Madame Martha’s Parisian Cabaret
NOTE: Two of the artists Jens Radda and Iva Rosebud are also Gaulier trained and we include their other shows in the French Clown School Trained section of this article. While we didn’t write a review for this show when we saw it at Adelaide Fringe last year, it is an absolute must-see!
Step into Adelaide’s most decadent late-night escape: a dazzling cabaret where vogue-posing, Fosse-popping, French-lace-drenched drag divas unleash their intoxicating elegance.
After sold-out seasons across Australia, this award-winning spectacle fuses Moulin Rouge glamour with Berlin club grit in a delicious fever dream of live vocals, dance, burlesque and drag.
With sultry shimmies, scandalous reveals and jaw-dropping modern takes on Piaf, Aznavour and Cohen, this is a glittering romp through the risqué and the ridiculous. It’s the late-night show you’ll be talking about till dawn.
Monsieur Vincent – Immersive Worlds
Step inside Van Gogh’s world in a breathtaking interactive VR journey inspired by the artist’s final months in Auvers-sur-Oise. Using a high-resolution scan of his last paint palette, this immersive experience transports visitors into a vibrant landscape shaped by his colour, texture and emotion.
Narrated by Marguerite Gachet (voiced by French actress Rebecca Marder), the daughter of Van Gogh’s friend and physician, the experience invites you to see his masterpieces as never before through the lens of colour and music, set to Liszt’s piano transcriptions of Wagner’s operas – the painter’s favourites.
Co-produced with Lucid Realities, Tournez S’il Vous Plaît, VIVE Arts and the Musée d’Orsay, the extended version features iconic works including Café in Arles, Starry Night and Portrait of Van Gogh.
From Paris to Adelaide, send in the clowns! A prestigious late-night soirée featuring the festival’s moist alternative comedians and cabaret icons. Come for the laughs, stay for the “wtf just happened?” moments. It’s the Moulin Rouge run by fools, The Kaye Hole if it were a sapphic short queen in pyjamas, THE Frank Woodley but a little sultry…
This is not your regular line-up show. Featuring five star, award-winning hosts & acts from across the Fringe. Lineup to be announced Past artists include; Two Little Dickheads, Garry Starr, Mel McGlensey, Jeromaia Detto, The Beryls, Tessa Waters, Sugar Bits, CVNT, Tina Del Twist, Tricksy Collins, Anna Lumb, Geraldine Quinn, Adore Handel, Kitty Obsidian, Cam Venn and many more! Every Beige is a unique showflake.
There’s nothing beige about BEIGE!
FRENCH LINK: A show about the music and life of Nina Simone, who lived and died in France
‘Let US Put A Spell On YOU’
Step into the mesmerizing world of musical genius Nina Simone. Join SA’s JAZZ in CHEEK Quartet as they celebrate the ‘Goddess of Piano’ and ‘High Priestess of Soul’ performing a selection of her brilliant masterpieces that blended jazz, gospel, blues, folk, pop and classical, including her most known hit ‘My Baby Just Cares for Me’. Experience this glimpse into Nina’s life, musical influence and vast catalogue of music as they honour the legendary Nina Simone. Leavin’ you ‘Feelin’ Good’
NOTE: We have not confirmed that the cast is the same as last year but read our interview with last year’s French cast member Sarah Zaglia
Strap in for the world’s most Shag-a-delic show!
A mesmerizing journey into a world where your favourite Pop Culture heroes are brought to life by the astonishing talents of Australia’s multi-award-winning Cabaret performers.
Expect gut busting Comedy, incredible Circus, scorching Fire and Variety Arts. For those spicy cravings, we solemnly swear that we’re up to no good, with Australia’s most flirty and glamourous Burlesque performers that’ll lure you into your naughtiest desires, leaving you shaken, not stirred.
Gandalf said, “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us”; it’s time for an adventure to Pop Culture Cabaret!
“Audience was mesmerized” is what Tim Barton brings to the Adelaide Fringe. 7th year now brings an all new program for 2026 including Brahms, Debussy, ragtime, Chicago blues and original compositions. His 60min show gives audiences the opportunity to be “immersed” in a language from the piano. Feel the “SoundZChicago”, a journey to free your mind and imagine what music can do for you.
LINK: The show has a part set in Paris
Join Rob as he leads you in a unique experience fusing hypnosis and magic. Every mystery takes you deeper and deeper into a profoundly enjoyable trance state. Each moment in hypnosis makes the magic more incredible. Be entertained. Be captivated. Be entranced.
READ OUT INTERVIEW WITH BRUNO EDELMAN-NIVER ABOUT THE SHOW
Since childhood, Inès has dreamed of becoming a singer… Blessed with an exceptional voice spanning three octaves, Inès practices singing all musical styles on her own. The disconcerting ease with which she interprets jazz, classical music, and French chanson provokes jealousy and incomprehension on the part of venue managers and musicians: she does not fit into standard frameworks, mixes all musical genres, belongs to no school.
Her original personality and atypical voice close the doors of Parisian concert halls to her… In desperation, she decided to sing in the streets of Paris! That’s where she met her destiny.
A journey through Paris.
Artistic videos and contemporary dance enhance this poetic and musical journey based on texts, and directed by Bruno Edelman-Niver.
NOTE: We haven’t confirmed this year’s cast but last year featured Coco Churton, who grew up in France.
Follow Clara, a curious child, as she discovers an enchanted book at the library and is whisked away into the land of fairytales. From tumbling down rabbit holes with eccentric friends to soaring on magic carpets and rescuing princesses from towering castles, each page brings a new adventure to life.
Bringing the wonder of storytelling together with the thrill of circus artistry, this is the perfect show for kids and families. Packed with circus, acrobatics, and awe-inspiring acts from young emerging and professional artists, you will be delighted by whimsical fun and adventure!
Get your tickets now and create unforgettable memories as a family with the storybook that comes to life!
Tracy Crisp: Who Killed Gough Whitlam?
LINK: The character boards a plane to Paris and then quietly disappears and the dog in it a Bichon Frisé is a Franco-Belgian breed.
The stitch and b**ch group is back, and a message has dropped in the group chat: Gough Whitlam, the Bichon Frisé is kidnapped! As the clues unravel, so do their relationships, and their unlikely investigation reveals more than just who took the dog.
Welcome to The Stitch and B**ch Mysteries, a brand-new comedy series from award-winning storyteller Tracy Crisp, winner of the Spirit of the Fringe, Artform Shaker, and Frank Ford Awards.
FRENCH LINK: Songs from Les Misérables
A Sparkling Night of Song, Style & Showbiz!
Get ready for a star-studded celebration of music, memories, and more costume changes than the rack can handle! In ‘2 Harts, Too Many Costumes,’ Adelaide stage favourites Greg and Trish Hart deliver a whirlwind hour of musical mayhem and theatrical flair. With decades of experience, this dynamic duo bring charisma, humour, and powerhouse vocals to every number. From Broadway favourites they’ve starred in to highlights from their hit cabaret shows, Greg and Trish serve up one show-stopping moment after another. Expect laughter, nostalgia, jaw-dropping quick changes, and a whole lot of heart. Whether you love show tunes, cabaret, or simply a fabulous night out, ‘2 Harts, Too Many Costumes’ is a feel-good spectacle not to be missed!
Wee Stu’s Stunted Growth: A tragicomic triptych in three gear changes
FRENCH LINK: Wee Stu informs us that there are Tour de France references in the show
A tragicomic triptych in three gear changes.
Three short shows for less than the cost of two cheap drinks at The Garden or Gluttony.
1) WeeStu Is Not A MAMIL, midlife crisis meets the tour de farce.
2) The Lederhosen Chronicles, childhood trauma meets PTSD.
3) The Braveheart Sonnets, Braveheart slaughters The Bard.
A tragicomic journey through the highs, lows and existential crises of one small man, one modest leap for theatre.
Warning possible coarse language (WeeStu comes from Scotland!), partial nudity, references to wartime trauma, PTSD, cycling, Lederhosen and frequent use of iambic pentameter! A truly unforgettable experience. You won’t leave empty handed!
ARTISTS FROM THE FRANCOPHONIE AT ADELAIDE FRINGE 2026
ARTISTS FROM BELGIUM
NOTE: We have not confirmed that the cast is the same as last year but last year one the cast members, Madeleine is based in Brussels, Belgium and works for Nickelodeon doing the voices of Timid and Painter Smurf in The Smurfs (which was originally a Belgian story).
England. 2020. Pinderfields. Lockdown. 2:20AM.
A man fights for each breath, determined to make it home. In his isolated, morphine-fuelled delirium, we witness a frail man reliving his fragmented past: a boxer, a soldier, a boilermaker, a miner—dancing with Lady Luck as he battles to win.
Dust is dedicated to the servicemen who fought for their country, the seven men who tragically lost their lives in the 1973 Lofthouse Colliery disaster, and to every miner who lived their life in darkness so we could live in the light.
ARTISTS FROM CANADA
Bob Marley: How Reggae changed the world
NOTE: Duane Forrest was born in Toronto to Jamaican parents
From Off Broadway to a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning artist Duane Forrest takes audiences on an uplifting, deeply human journey through the music & legacy of global phenomenon Bob Marley. Blending soulful renditions of Marley’s classics with heartfelt stories of identity, ancestry & rediscovery, Forrest explores how reggae became a rhythm of unity, resistance &healing. Raised in Toronto by Jamaican parents, wrestling with identity, colorism, and cultural disconnection, he reflects on finding belonging through Marley’s message — reminding us that, in the end, every little thing is gonna be alright.
“The Cyclops”, Euripides’ only surviving Satyr Play, is incomplete, half-translatable, and reads like someone trying to remember The Odyssey after downing a whole bottle of ouzo. So that’s exactly what this Satyr is going to do.
This is not a Greek play, this is an interactive, queer, techno-pop fever dream of the night before – karaoke, drunk texts, bar fights and all. It asks the important questions like “What if a goat and a man had a child?” and “How did a goat and a man have a child?”
Every day, people choose between feeding the monster or saving the stranger – but this Satyr refuses to pick. He’s going to make you do it.
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH GABRIELLE MARTIN ABOUT THE SHOW
A dreamlike aerial dance duet from former Cirque du Soleil artists turned choreographers Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes. Winner of the Intercultural Connections Best Production award at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it explores the space between holding onto and letting go of another.
Death of a Salesman meets Mr. Bean… A lonely office worker squeezes through a portal in their bathroom mirror and goes on a quest for the meaning of life in this surreal physical comedy. The mundane becomes extraordinary as each vignette and dance takes you deeper into a whimsical world of illusion. The Routine will leave you in stitches and remind you of the magic within.
A unique blend of live music, object storytelling, projections, and immersive puppetry, Tree of Dreams is a deeply personal journey into the complexities of growing up.
Inspired by books like The Little Prince, The Alchemist, and Where the Wild Things Are, this show takes audiences on a path through fear, growth, and the pursuit of dreams.
Set in Toronto’s government housing, a young dreamer confronts fear and wonder through encounters with whimsical, powerful creatures—each reflecting the forces that shape us and the obstacles we must overcome. Blurring the line between reality and fantasy, Tree of Dreams is a soulful fusion of music, puppetry, and light—a moving exploration of courage, imagination, and hope.
FROM GHANA
Adane Best is one of the most original and unique musicians in contemporary Ghana.
His talent is so rich and obvious that his siblings Daniel Frimpong, Ken Amoah and Victoria Amoah vowed never to allow it go waste; something that rarely happens in Ghana. As providence has it, his first album, “Ayitey” became an instant hit and 7 albums later, he is still at it. His albums including Se Wu Bre, Wa nu Pe Asem, Rabbi,Maafio, Soja Go Soja Come, Ayekoo and Mamamia have all enjoyed a lot of airplay.
His last album, ‘Adesa’, won the Best Highlife Album of 2008 at the Ghana Music Awards. His fans often wonder why his songs are mostly in Ga, though he is Akan. The answer is simple. Adane Best was born at Adedenkpo near Palladium in Accra where his parent Christiana Ama Sarfowaa from Kwahu and Macauley
Ayigbe Edem and The Vibes Killers
Denning Edem Hotor, known as Edem alias ‘Ayigbe Edem’ has epitomised creative leadership and initiative, artistic originality, and constant evolution. Hailing from Dzogadze in the Volta Region, the artist, one of two kids to a lawyer-dad and an educationist-mum (both deceased) not only spearheaded the use of the Ewe language in mainstream music but globalised it. In his quest to establish himself as the epitome, trailblazer and torchbearer of his region,
Traditional Cultural Dance and Musical Heritage of Ghana
Kwanyang Cultural Dance Ensemble brings the heartbeat of Ghana to Adelaide Fringe, showcasing traditional drumming, vibrant costumes, and high-energy dances. This 50-minute performance celebrates cultural diversity, storytelling, and the spirit of togetherness. Suitable for all ages, our show is a joyous journey of rhythm, movement, and community connection.
Performance style: High-energy traditional dance and live drumming with vibrant cultural costumes.
FROM LUXEMBOURG
Mindreading and other freaking wonders
Step into a world where thoughts are not as private as you think.
In this 55-minute show, Luxembourg mentalist Christian Lavey blends psychology, memory techniques, body language reading and quick wit to create unforgettable moments of mindreading and impossible predictions.
No tricks with rabbits or top hats – this is modern mentalism that’s interactive, playful, and always unique because the audience helps shape the outcome.
‘Mindreading and Other Freaking Wonders’ is designed for audiences who enjoy smart entertainment, humour, and the thrill of experiencing the impossible up close.
Wow The Amazing Family Magic Show
After thousands of shows across Europe, this smash hit comes to Adelaide for the very first time.
Get ready for an interactive adventure of laughter and wonder for ages 4 to 465 (give or take a few centuries… and yes, anyone over 150 years gets free entry – if accompanied by their parents!).
Experience jaw-dropping magic, hilarious surprises, and mind-boggling tricks that will leave everyone smiling. Will you help the magic duck Jean-Luc find the signed card before time runs out?
From the youngest kids to the young at heart, this show is packed with fun, amazement, and guaranteed entertainment for the whole family. Voted by the magician himself as the best show in the entire galaxy!
FROM SWITZERLAND
Embarrassed Naked Female (this show contains nudity)
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH ELSA COUVREUR ABOUT THIS AND HER OTHER SHOW THE SENSEMAKER
A lecture-performance following a stolen video down the rabbit hole of internet creeps — the true story of five nude minutes sparking years of obsessive sharing, surreal commentary, and strange online encounters. A darkly humorous dive into consent in the digital age.
In 2020, during the Covid lockdown, I made my solo show ‘The Sensemaker’ temporarily available online. The video quickly became highly sought-after in certain corners of the internet — all because of the five minutes of nudity it contains. Years later, I’m still having to take it down from various adult forums where it keeps resurfacing without my consent.
In trying to track where it had been shared, I stumbled into a bizarre world of posts and comments. Let me read you a few.
NOTE: Michael Trauffer is a Swiss-British writer-performer
1957, West Germany. The battle against the Nazis ended twelve years ago – but for Karl, a gay concentration camp survivor, the war never truly ended. Still criminalised under Nazi law, his life is on trial.
From the creator of Fabulett 1933 – hailed as “an awakening” (Broadway Baby), and “captivating” (The Scotsman), – The Pink List is a haunting one-person musical inspired by untold stories of queer men in post-war Germany; names recorded in the Pink Lists, then erased. Praised as “a 5-star must watch at the Fringe” Scene Magazine, The Pink List comes to Australia following its acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe 2025 run with Gilded Balloon.
This is the story of one man, one voice, one list they hoped we’d forget.
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH ELSA COUVREUR ABOUT THIS AND HER OTHER SHOW EMBARRASSED NAKED FEMALE
“All of our collaborators are currently busy. Please wait, thank you.”
Have you ever been stuck on hold, listening to muzak on a loop while a robotic voice keeps telling you that your request is being processed?
Yes, you have… and so does the protagonist of unclassifiable, Black Mirror–ish ‘The Sensemaker’ — until she is gradually pushed beyond her limits.
With razor-sharp humour and unsettling precision, this multi-award-winning solo-show stages a dystopian battle between a woman and an answering machine.
In ‘SLAYBOY’, Scottish-Swiss comedian Teddy creates a show with which he slays his personal demons live onpi-stage: through this show Teddy quits smoking, fixes his attention span, finds comfort in and love for his body, maintains a cleaner house, reads a book from cover to cover, finds a way to maintain eye contact for 3 seconds or longer, and grows from a boy into a man. It’s an ambitious show that blurs the lines of life lived on and off the stage.
The cute and clumsy Pa the Traveller Clown takes you on an interactive, fun and educational journey around the globe in search of the origins of one of the worlds favourite treats – chocolate. The show appeals all ages.
Pamela Pilawa is a Swiss clown who has lived and travelled across the globe (Chile, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and now Australia.) Her love for clowning and travel shines on stage, and her positive energy leave audiences smiling long after the show ends.
SHOWS FROM FRENCH CLOWN SCHOOL TRAINED ARTISTS
The magic of David Attenborough live on stage! A blue whale swims through the ocean depths. Racer snakes pursue a young iguana across the desert. Watch as two hapless but enthusiastic clowns recreate extraordinary scenes of the natural world – a world teetering on the brink of disaster.
Catch this award-winning five star show for an epic hour of clowning, physical theatre and the largest range of animals you will ever see on stage! Returning to Adelaide in Sir David Attenborough’s 100th year!
NOTE: Jon Tilley is part of The Latebloomers who are presenting The Bakers. They met at Lecoq.
Lover! Hero! Clown! A man who relies entirely on his wits – and his incredibly alluring face and body. Join award-winning physical comedian Jon Tilley for a hilarious ride through the ridiculous, in an anarchic, comic retelling of the myth of real-life ultimate lover and original rom com leading man, Casanova!
The Man. The Myth. The Idiot.
Tobias Finlay-Fraser is the greatest actor of his generation. Only problem is, he’s played by little-known comedian Casey Filips. ‘Virtuoso’ is an award-winning one-man comedy hour following actor Tobias, a pretentious yet charming idiot doing anything he can in the audition of a lifetime.
Casey Filips: What a character
Shhhhh! There’s a new secret agent in town. ‘Who’s that?’, you ask? I’ll give you a clue – it’s me. But don’t tell anybody. Unless they’re cool cats looking for a good time.
No… not that kind of good time. It’s not that kind of show…unless you want it to be?… Anyway, your mission is to attend one of the greatest comedy shows at this year’s Festival…but if that’s sold out, you may as well come to this…
Welcome to Chimp, a silent hour of physical clown mime comedy.
Follow Chimp as he’s released into the unfamiliar human world. He wants the classic human experience, and he’s going to use the audience to get it. Can he realise the life of his dreams, or will he be a chimp forever?
Darling, history is about to get naughty!
Join London’s infamous socialite Coco The Time-Travelling Tart for her debut Australian show – a gloriously unhinged comedy tour through time.
She’s part tour guide, part Champagne enthusiast… and absolutely the wrong woman to trust with the timeline.
Along the way she tackles life’s big questions: How should a girl dress for battle? Will the future get its act together? And is Napoleon really worth the hype?
Expect scandalous encounters across the centuries, glamour, and very questionable history. Smart, silly and seductive: perfect for culture vultures, comedy lovers and history nerds.
Fresh from sold-out gallery tours and 30M+ views online, Coco is finally bringing her chaos Down Under.
Come help her make history – misbehave.
Coco’s Comedy Art History Tours at Art Gallery of South Australia
Join London socialite and time-travelling tour guide Coco the Time-Travelling Tart for a lively 45-minute highlights tour through the Art Gallery of South Australia! Expect sharp storytelling, playful humour, and a cheeky fresh take on the Gallery’s most intriguing treasures.
From timeless works to contemporary creations, Coco blends curious facts, light scandal, and joyful wit in a warm, welcoming, queer-friendly atmosphere. With light adult themes, big smiles, and a sparkling new way of seeing history, this is a tour you won’t want to miss.
When a clown cries, they fill up a room with teardrops… and tissues.
Chanteuse. Clown. Crier. Alison Eaton, sings crying songs… or songs crying. Fusing jazz standards, vintage pop, antics and tissues in a cabaret for all the criers out there. Beautiful, surprising, hilarious – it will have you cry ‘til you laugh or laugh ‘til you cry!
If you watch sad movies and don’t keep that lump in your throat prisoner. If you cry in public. If you cry when you are sad or happy, cry at beauty, cry for any occasion or cry in the mirror just because… this show is for you. BYO hanky.
No more good girl.
A wild, unhinged, hilarious and interactive exploration of everything CVNTY led by a giant, sexy vulva. Is the worst word in English really CVNT? …Or is it Can’t?
Half comedy, half unhinged therapy for the cvnt inside you who desperately wants to be unleashed.
Dance, sing, shout, and piss yourself laughing.
Mary Floppins has cracked the sh*ts.
Wipe the wee from the toilet seat and pick up your dirty undies, because The Perfect Nanny is back to teach all you little boys – and girls – a thing or two about running a prim and proper household. Hailed ‘a rising star and quadruple threat’ (Australian Arts Review) and returning from a completely sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run in 2025, Jessica Barton combines a spoonful of song, dance, clowning and deep-cleaning to present a skanky and empowering comedy debut. Newly directed by Dan Wye.
The giraffe-limbed icon and Gaulier-trained harlequin Elf Lyons brings her cult classic, critically acclaimed, one-woman punk reimagining of Swan Lake to Australia.
The show involves ballet, violence, wrestling, nudity, an evil owl, magic, 45 bras and a very loose grasp of the French language.
Other than that, it’s a very traditional stand-up comedy show performed by a woman.
Fool’s Paradise: A Comedy of Cross-Continental Courting, Clowns and Catastrophes
You’re cordially invited to the wedding of the year!
Britt Plummer’s bittersweet long-distance love story is a “delectable and thought-provoking” (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine), heartbreakingly hilarious show that fuses storytelling, puppetry and clowning into a modern-day rom-com.
Full of Grace follows Father Andrea, a very peculiar clergyman as he administers a very peculiar worship service. With hoses-down of holy water and parishioners caught somewhere between a Hail Mary and a Macarena, this 60 year-old Padre clearly grew up Catholic in the most Catholic country. He can’t get you to Italy, but he might help get you to heaven.
Is he the right guide on the path to salvation? Come to find out – and repent of your sins!
From the creator of the award winning ‘Tonight! a clown who wanted to be loved?’, a new charming, absurd, and a little disturbing character, who will make you see church in a new light, reflect on its contradictions, and above all, have a good laugh about it.
Fresh from a sell-out season in London’s West End, Garry Starr is (still) hell-bent on saving books from extinction by performing every Penguin Classic novel ever written. In an hour. Mostly naked (but with flippers).
The comic wunderkind takes us on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction. From The Little Prince to Moby Dick and everything in between, nothing is safe from being lampooned with the utmost nincompoopery.
Giuseppe’s Game Time Wonder Show
Ciao! My name is Giuseppe. I present a very silly game show with lots of games. It is fun, yes! It is exciting! Indeed! It is also a little bit ooh la la! Of course! It is with lots of funny and jokeful people from the festival. They will make you laughing. Wow! Fun! Play!
Past Guests have Included: Tom Ballard • Dane Simpson • Tina Del Twist • Hot Department • Mel McGlensey • The Burton Brothers • Oliver Coleman • Sophie Power and many more! Molto Bene!
This show will be unhinged, absurd and undeniably cheeky. Strap in for an hour of non-stop clowny chaos.
Hannah Camilleri: Dinner Hannah Show
Hannah’s on her way to Adelaide Fringe with another audacious hour.
Dinner-and-a-show is a new experience. I mean, it’s not. It’s as old as time, as the hills! It’s been there, done that, and perhaps you prefer show then dinner to debrief over a pasta or a little caffè corretto, but that’s not how the saying goes. So go to dinner, then see me on a full belly. I’ll bring all my latest and zany ideas, and we can pull them out and look at them one by one. Sketch, character, clown, improv, whatever you like. Enjoy.
Jeromaia Detto: Giuseppe’s Love Quest
What is love? How does it feel? When does it happen?
From the loins of multi-award winning comedian, Jeromaia Detto, the disarmingly charming Giuseppe Alfresco is desperate to understand: “What is love?”
He is but a humble Italian beach boy, who has never been in love or loved another. He has never felt it, seen it, or known what it is, but, maybe he will finally fall in love.
Jon & Jero: The Forgotten Tales
Fringe favourites Jon & Jero are back for some more wild and wacky stories…
They love telling stories, but they’ve forgotten how they go! These bumbling brothers need your help to figure out what stories to tell, where to go and who to meet! Get ready for a truly wondrous exploration of imagination filled with inventive improv, big characters, physical comedy, witty wordplay and live music!
Nothing is too silly, in this interactive family show that is perfect for kids 5 and up!
A sports comedy about a Finnish hockey player who takes the whole team on a ridiculous journey to victory and beyond. Prepare yourself for fake blood, real sweat, and a whole lot of beers.
Oh, hello there. Are you ready to get up close and personal with renowned lounge singer Carl Poteraychke? Join us for a night filled with sensational music, impeccable vibrations, and unforgettable memories…just for an hour.
Do you trust strangers? Why? Or why not? Together with Norwegian artist Karen Houge – our DREAMGIRL – we’re going to find out.
Drawing on real experiences traveling across Europe alongside Syrian refugees, plus a handful of vegetables and a pile of LEGO, Karen invites us to explore what it really means to trust. This isn’t just a show. It’s a conversation about humanity.
Lost Cabaret: A Gallery-Fool of Clowns
A ridiculous variety show featuring the visually absurd, the whimsically witty and the wildly beautiful. Foolishness wrapped in a warm hug, Lost Cabaret is an alt-comedy garden of enchantment filled with “Surreal Shenanigans” (Edinburgh Reviews).
After a sold-out season at Edinburgh Fringe, come get Lost and find yourself again, with an international array of wonderfools, in a Cabaret like no other. Experience new art-fool acts & hosts every show! Lineups to be announced. Past artists include; Ben Volchok, Garry Starr, Mel McGlensey, Two Little D*ckheads, Sharnema Nougar, Pink Von Sox, Lauren Bok, Jeromaia Detto, Sugar Bits, Conk, Gemma Caruana, Cam Venn, Viggo Venn, Charlie Mulliner, The Establishment and many more.
NOTE: Jens Radda and Iva Rosebud are also in the French themed show Madame Martha’s Parisian Cabaret AND Jens Radda is the star of Skank Sinatra: The Name on Everybody’s Lips
The late-night drag service of pure disco salvation: a glitter-drenched spectacle where church meets cabaret and redemption struts in heels.
From the creators of Madame Martha’s Parisian Cabaret (winner of BEST CABARET, Melbourne Fringe 2024) comes a brand-new unholy communion led by Skank Sinatra, Iva Rosebud and Meg Hickey, joined by their handpicked offerings – fierce & fabulous temptations summoned to tease, electrify and shake the heavens.
Expect live vocals that raise the roof, glittering gowns, disco hymns and laughter. Part sacred, part sinful, all live, loud and liberating. – The Fringe’s most divinely fabulous night out.
Comedian Mel McGlensey is trapped inside a simulation. She will only be let out if she can be normal for an entire hour of comedy. Can she do it? She’ll need your help – she’s letting her crowd choose what happens, with the help of some custom built audience voting software. Come along for a one-of-a-kind collaborative clown experience plumbing the depths of normaldom, as decided by you. Let’s have a normal one, folks!
My Grandpa doesn’t follow me on Instagram: A guide to trans-generational road-tripping
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH YOZ ABOUT LAST YEAR’S SHOW
They drove from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands – one grandparent, one grandchild, one unspoken truth.
Multi-award-winning storyteller, Yoz Mensch, weaves a darkly funny and haunting solo show about dingy hotel rooms, dog-eared maps, and the strained intimacy of travel.
Drawn from hundreds of real Instagram Stories posted during the trip, Yoz revisits what they shared with their grandpa – and the secrets they didn’t.
Blending clowning, found footage, and intimate confession, ‘My Grandpa Doesn’t Follow Me On Instagram‘ unravels what it means to hide yourself from the people you love.
After a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025, ‘Naughty Cabaret‘ is coming to Adelaide Fringe in 2026! A queer feminist extravaganza full of energy, absurdity and ridiculousness.
With an ever-changing line up of clown, character comedy, boyband, burlesque and more. Previous guest performers include Lara Ricote, Elf Lyons, Siblings, Hannah Camilleri, Mel McGlensey, Lorna Rose Treen, Ria Lina and Gogo Bumhole.
We are in the Speed Queen, the last launderette on the Isle of Wight.
Here, Pet, an ancient washerwoman, divines the fates of her customers through their dirty laundry, and a story unfolds of an island ill-at-ease.
Part folklore, part pitch-black comedy, Speed Queen is a hauntingly funny debut that blends the Isle of Wight’s untold myths and hidden histories with folk horror, original music, and razor-sharp character work.
Rattle & Reverie: A Late Night Yurt Rump
After dark, the Yurt hums with restless hearts.
Rattle & Reverie is a fever dream of cabaret, comedy and drama: a collision of rhythm, revelation and late-night abandon. Beneath the lattice glow, a rogue ensemble conjures laughter, longing and something beautifully unhinged.
A little bit raucous. A little bit tender. A revel for the curious.
Featuring a rotating cast of Fringe favourites leading the rumpus into the night. Experience a once-in-a-Fringe affair!
Created by Britt Plummer of FRANK. Theatre
Sam Dugmore, co-creator of multi-award winning, critically acclaimed smash-hit MANBO, presents a brand-new clown comedy that explores what it truly means to ‘be a man!’
Rocky Stallone, a small-man kind of guy with big-time time guts who yearns to be a hero. He has one dream left, one last chance to be… the champ.
NOTE: Maddy Bye studied at École Philippe Gaulier
After a totally sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Award-winning character comedians and IRL Sisters, Maddy and Marina Bye (Byes), are bringing their hit show to Australia for the very first time. Finally, their years of research is complete and you get the first glimpse into their incredibly innovative invented invention. Set your alarms and see Siblings swoop into the surreal world of your sleeping minds as they crack open your brains and backflip in. Gird your loins for a knock(ed) out hour of absurd, raucous and down right delirious comedy.
Skank Sinatra: The Name on Everybody’s lips
NOTE: Jens Radda is also in the French themed show Madame Martha’s Parisian Cabaret AND Mass Hysteria
Broadway’s greatest hits explode in a glittering cabaret spectacular as award-winning diva Skank Sinatra struts into the spotlight with powerhouse vocals, biting comedy, and lashings of sequinned charm.
Two-time winner of Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe, Skank Sinatra joins forces with musical maestro Joe Louis Robinson for a brand-new show bursting with electrifying live vocals and camp big-band bangers. Broadway’s biggest hits, reimagined with wit, sparkle, and style.
Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH MARCEL COLE ABOUT THE SHOW
After selling out in Adelaide and Edinburgh in 2025, the award-winning fringe sensation about the life of Charlie Chaplin returns to the Adelaide Fringe in 2026! Winner of The LIST Edinburgh Festival Award for ‘Best Fringe Show From Adelaide’, this is a physical comedy not to be missed.
A clown explores the comedic capacity of cutlery.
It’s unclear where they got so many of these metal wonders, or for what purpose. With a fool’s brain, a dancer’s body and a determination reserved only for the truly idiotic, Fumble the Clown presents an unforgettable hour of culinary comedy. Simple, inventive and surprisingly heartfelt, this work brings its audience on a ride through the ridiculous imagination of a spoon-obsessed fool.
‘Spoon Show‘ is the sophomore solo work created by Aotearoa-based dancer-turned-clown Daniel Nodder (Only Bones, World of WearableArt 2025). After developing this new foolishness at École Philippe Gaulier, Daniel brings all of their absurdist comedy and multi-award-winning movement skills to this performance. A perfectly balanced spoonful of comedy soup.
Ahoy, landlubbers and seafaring scallywags alike! Prepare to set sail on a laugh-filled voyage of acrobatic amazement and rib-tickling fun. This isn’t your ordinary circus – it’s a pirate extravaganza where the seven seas meet side-splitting comedy and high-flying feats. Get ready for a treasure trove of fun that will have you and your family rolling in the aisles.
This heart-warming adventure will entertain and delight audiences of all ages. With interactive segments, the littlest pirates in the audience will get to participate, Whether it’s helping decipher a treasure map or looking for a key, there’s plenty of action to keep everyone laughing.
Three bakers – one bakery! Dough up the walls, flour in your eyes. Join The Latebloomers, award-winning creators of ‘Scotland!’ for another dose of the ridiculous and the sublime.
A non-verbal physical comedy focusing on the world of a French bakery, The Bakers uses mime, slapstick and melodrama to tell a story of family breakdown, a wayward son and the modern world encroaching on a small traditional family business.
Tonight! A clown who wanted to be loved
Slow-motion boxing, tape measure tangles, wild pizza dancing. In a playful and absurd crescendo, a hopelessly romantic (and sometimes a little naughty) man tries everything to get the only thing he wants. To be loved?
‘Tonight!‘ confronts one of the most classic challenges faced by every human: the urge to find love. In a whirlwind of comic absurdity, the audience is carried joyfully, and sometimes literally, through this bizarre quest.
WARNING! This is a very clowns show. Probably too clowns for most. It’s also very experimentals. Maybe don’t come(s).
Vidya Rajan & Mel McGlensey – GREG
NOTE: Mel McGlensey went to Gaulier. She also has her own show Mel McGlensey is Normal
Rising stars of alt-comedy, Vidya & Mel are excited to bring you GREG – their debut show as a comedy duo made with love (and a little horror) for people named Greg.
Both Greg and non-Greg audience members can expect an hour of high-octane absurdity, sketch and clown as Mel & Vidya attempt to answer the eternal question: can two women crawl out of their hole and achieve the world’s greatest dream – an hour of reasonably priced alternative comedy??
You be the Greg of that.
Virgin. Christ-Maker. Thermo-mix Party Host.
The critically acclaimed, award-nominated VIRGIN BLOODY MARY returns to Adelaide.
After receiving a mission from God to conceive baby Jesus, Mary chooses the wrong sperm and everything holy hits the fan. It’s a mostly-silent clown show, which offers a dark, idiotic twist on a well-known story, with Virgin Mary as the ultimate anti-hero.
Created by Nadia Collins, unhinged French-trained clown and maker of The Bride
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NOTE: Dancer Maddie Apacible worked at Disneyland Paris
After premiering to SOLD OUT shows BROADWAY OFF-BROADWAY is back by popular demand for a return season… bigger & better than ever & with lots of new surprises! South Australia’s Musical Theatre professionals are ready to give world-class performances fit for the Broadway stage!
Hear your favourite iconic hits from Wicked to Phantom of the Opera. Enjoy powerhouse vocals, lush harmonies, captivating dance & a spectacular live band!
FRANCOPHONIE LINK: We have not checked if the cast is the same as last year but artist Merrik Ashton performed at the prestigious Monte Carlo Circus Festival “New Generation “ and was awarded 3 different prizes by HRH Princess Stephanie. Simon and Mimi have both travelled extensively and are very fond of France. The new styles of circus are often influenced very much by French and Italian physical theatre.
READ OUR REVIEW OF LAST YEAR’S SHOW HERE
Back. Wilder. Unmissable.
After two sold-out seasons, Infamous is back at Adelaide Fringe – a cocktail of circus, cabaret, and comedy that’s equal parts naughty and breathtaking.
SHOWS ABOUT WINE AT ADELAIDE FRINGE 2026
How To Drink Wine Like A Wanker
READ OUR REVIEW OF THIS SHOW HERE
Occasionally emotional, mostly ridiculous; a delightful story involving a fabulous flight of South Australian wines* & 12-months of sobering self-discovery. Follow one woman’s accidental journey from shallow wine novice to full-blown wanker – a little rudimentary knowledge to accompany her game face & voila, she became so much more! Part performance, part storytelling, part wine-tasting, with a full-bodied narrative & a moreish finish – don’t miss this critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, sell out show!
In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience
Fresh from a Vegas Residency, a New York season at the Off-Broadway SoHo Playhouse, and another sell-out season at the Edinburgh Fringe, this masterclass in mischief returns to Adelaide.
Comedians Sweeney Preston & Ethan Cavanagh will be joined by wine expert as they guide you through five wines and at least five jokes.
Everyone will find something to make their glass half full, as all the wine industry’s most hard-hitting questions are answered: How far should I extend my pinky when sipping? What the f%*k is a tannin? And who’s parked in the clearway out front, you’re about to be towed?
Your ticket includes five wine tastings. Non-alcoholic option available.
Merrick Watts – An Idiot’s Guide to Wine: Volume 3
READ OUR REVIEWS OF VOLUME 1 & VOLUME 2
Merrick Watts returns to the Adelaide Fringe with a brand-new wine tasting comedy show. Mez (who, surprisingly, has genuine wine chops and, unsurprisingly, is an idiot) has been busy meticulously “researching” new wines for this latest show. It’s hard work, but someone’s got to do it.
For the uninitiated, An Idiot’s Guide to Wine is a wine tasting unlike any other. Each guest sips six wines, handpicked by Mez while he dishes out wine facts, food pairing suggestions and jokes about the French.
This is the perfect way to spend a sunny fringe afternoon, with great mates, great wines, and great comedy.
In Volume 3, expect unexplored varietals, fresh wine regions and new stories. Everything’s new… except the idiot.
Sip & Spill: Kate Spain’s Not your normal wine conversations
Wine, wisdom, and a little bit of whimsy.
Join wine communicator and host Katie Spain for a spirited nightly talk show celebrating the best of South Australian wine — with plenty of laughs along the way. Katie will uncork conversations with different local winemakers each night, diving into their stories, favourite songs, some secrets and lots of sips.
Expect live interviews, guided wine tastings, surprise dress-ups, spontaneous singalongs with ‘Same But Different Acoustic’ and audience interaction. Whether you’re a seasoned swirl-sniffer or just here for a good pour, this show is equal parts education, entertainment and escapism. Come thirsty. See the website for which guests will be at each session
Step into a cabaret communion like no other as CONFESSION presents a wine-soaked celebration of truth, tipsiness and chaos.
With powerhouse vocals, razor-sharp wit and a goblet that never seems to empty, award-winning cabaret queen Tash York invites audiences to sip their way through a guided wine tasting alongside an evening of wild storytelling, musical mischief and unfiltered honesty. Your ticket includes tastings from a curated selection of wines sourced from multiple wineries.
From drunken epiphanies to the sins we only admit after a second glass, Tash turns every confession into a chorus and every guilty pleasure into a standing ovation.
Join them at CONFESSION, where the wine flows, stories spill and redemption comes with a killer punchline.
Raise your glass. Spill your truth
‘Wine Down, Fly High’ blends the art of winemaking with the beauty and strength of contemporary aerial circus. Set against the stunning backdrop of McLaren Vale, this experience invites you to taste a curated flight of wines – each brought to life through original aerial performances that capture the story, mood, and essence of each pour.
This isn’t a regular tasting. It’s an invitation to feel, taste, and witness the connection between land, body, and art!
DON’T BOTHER WITH THIS ONE
NOTE: READ OUR REVIEW OF HER PAST SHOW HERE TO KNOW WHY WE WOULD NOT BOTHER WITH THIS SHOW
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We hope that this article will help you to add some French flavour to your Adelaide Fringe 2026 schedule, whether it be shows with strong French themes, artists from the Francophonie, French clown school trained performers, or shows about wine.
What are you keen to see at Adelaide Fringe 2026?
