Fest Adelaide 2019 Issue 2

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28 Feb –11 Mar

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Writing Team Justin Boden, Alexis Buxton-Collins, Harriet Hay, Joe Hay, Miranda Hay, Kayla Gaskell, Emma Heidenreich, Connor Jervis-Hay, Letti Koutsouliotas-Ewing, Jess Martin, Kylie Maslen, Emma O’Connell-Doherty, Edwina Sleigh Cover illustration commissioned by: Rachael Hood 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, present and emerging. 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 Accounts & Bookkeeping Aaron Tuveri Contact fest-mag.com hello@fest-mag.com @festmag Published by Radge Media Limited., c/o BDO Advisory SA Pty, Level 7, 420 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000, ABN 82609560817. Registered in UK 1.9 Techcube, Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 1PL. Every effort has been made to check the accuracy of the information in this magazine, but we cannot accept liability for information which is inaccurate. Show times and prices are subject to changes – always check with the venue. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part without the explicit permission of the publisher. The views and opinions expressed within this publication do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the printer or the publisher. Printed by Lane Print & Post, Camden Park SA 5038. Distributed by poster-distribution.com.au

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Contents What Connects Us?

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Silkroad Ensemble, Tara Tiba and the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir on music across borders

Comedy 33 Felicity Ward: Busting a Nut A perfect standup show

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Is Reverend Billy an Elvis-impersonating televangelist, holding a political rally or forming a real church?

Peter Groom’s bittersweet tribute to Marlene Dietrich’s remarkable life

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The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Choir Boys Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $28 Damian Callinan: The Merger Holden Street Theatres, 23 Feb, $28 Nik Coppin: Shark The Griffins Hotel, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 16 Mar, $10

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BEN KNIGHT: Back Too School The National Wine Centre, 10–17 Mar, $20 Grammar Don’t Matter on a SECOND Date The Griffins Hotel, 20–24 Feb, $25 Clare Cavanagh: Literally The National Wine Centre, 20–22 Feb, $22 Obsessive. Compulsive. Disordered. Ancient World, 23 Feb, $20

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Late Night Party Boyz - Rebel Without Applause Live From Tandanya, 16–17 Mar, $20

Cherry Farrow Comedy Hypnosis “100% Chicken Free” Live From Tandanya, 22 Feb, $25

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Nothing But Dad Jokes Rob Roy Hotel, 10 Mar, $15 My Grandmother’s M.A.I.D. BASEM3NT Studios, 21–23 Feb, $20 Peter Powers - UK’s Most Outrageous Hypnotist The National Wine Centre, 16 Mar, $30 Sir David and his Animals Bakehouse Theatre, 9–16 Mar, $20–$25 Deadly FunnyDesert Fringe Institute Theatre, 1 Mar, FREE CLASS CLOWNS Adelaide Heat/SA State Final Rhino Room, 2 Mar, $10 Daniel Connell: Piece of Piss Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 16 Mar, $24 Super Woman Money Program Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $20–$27

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Her Majesty’s Secret Circus Show Online Only, 22 Feb–17 Mar, not 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, FREE

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Cabaret 46 Bernie Dieter’s Little Death Club A night of dark glamour and raunchy cabaret

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Wander to Exchange Coffee and fill yourself with halloumi, pancetta, eggs, avocado and mushrooms in a variety of delectable combinations. Prefer a sweet start to the day? Try the French toast with berries and maple syrup. Pair it with a beverage from their range of coffee, tea and juice options.

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The most diverse party this festival season is in Botanic Park. WOMADelaide features artists and performers from every corner of the globe and showcases dance, music, art and food. Explore the Global Village, watch a band you’ve never heard of from another country, set up on the lawns, soak in some rays and live your best hippie life for a day.

Built up an appetite from boogying along to your new favourite tunes? Head to the Cajun Kitchen for some authentic tacos, po’ boy rolls and New Orleans street food. Cajun Kitchen’s menu also covers halal, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan needs with a variety of options.


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Dietrich: Natural Beauty

Grab a jug of Cooper’s Pale, Sparkling or Dark Ales and snatch a coveted outdoor table. Full outside? Pick up some darts and challenge someone to a game of Round the World. The worse the gameplay, the better the banter.

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Set in the battleground of 1942 Northern Africa, follow the heroic story of Marlene Dietrich as told by Peter Groom in drag. Through performance, authentic German references and smouldering looks, Groom presents Dietrich as the vibrant and valiant woman she was, while staying true to her most heartfelt moments.

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Bernie Dieter’s Little Death Club Gluttony 9.20pm

Having sold out shows across the world, Bernie Dieter is back with a vengeance this season. Having already won a Weekly Adelaide Fringe Award for Best Cabaret this season, Little Death Club is the hottest late night romp around. See burlesque, comedy, music and circus in the one tent. Bring a bottle of bubbles with you too, this show calls for celebration!

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What Connects Us? We, all of us, yearn for connection. At WOMADelaide this year, the connections we share become apparent through an unlikely collision of worlds

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he Silkroad Ensemble bridges borders with their music from more than 20 countries, resulting in a collaborative celebration. Iranian singer Tara Tiba takes us from the mystic sounds of Iran’s ancient Radif tradition to the passionate rhythm of Cuban music. And the pure, arid sound of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir makes its home in towering German cathedrals. These musicians’ stories present a compelling case that each of us has a connection to each other, regardless of our culture, lived experience and national identity. Legendary cellist Yo Yo Ma founded the Silkroad Ensemble in 1998. Company manager Eduardo A Braniff says that it was used as a way to create “a new artistic idiom, a musical language founded in difference, a metaphor for the benefits of a more connected world.” The ancient trade routes of the Silk Road network connected the east and west and likewise, the Silkroad Ensemble connects countries and fosters “productive cultural collaboration, for the exchange of ideas and tradition alongside commerce and innovation.” Coming together through music was the obvious choice. “Music is the foundation of our model of radical cultural collaboration, a model in which each of our artists is deeply rooted in his or her own traditions,

and deeply committed to innovating new musical idioms,” says Braniff. “In this manner, the Silkroad Ensemble celebrates tradition and furthers innovation.” Their music functions as an antidote to prejudice, racism and fear in societies that are increasingly exposed to the pressures of terrorism, protectionism and the challenge of multiculturalism. “We believe that there is more that unites us than separates us,” says Braniff. “We are committed to finding a way through challenges knowing that the work and our collective is better for having done so.” The aim of their music is simple – it is to draw people together and it uses the power and passion in each one of its members’ stories, many of whom have experienced oppression in their homelands, to do so. “We hope to convey to audiences the joy we feel in presenting our myriad cultures, experiences and instruments,” says Braniff. “We hope to inspire in them curiosity about the music, but also about someone who is different from them.” Compositions by the Silkroad Ensemble deliberately transcend time and place, but at once evoke musical memory in all of us. It is passionate music and open for interpretation, and it draws on so many centuries of historical influence. When asked why music makes us feel connected to one another, Tiba proffers a simple answer. “Music makes us feel connected, because it makes us


feel,” she says. Tiba was born in 1984, shortly after the 1979 Iranian revolution. Under the new Islamic theocratic-republic, most western music was outlawed, and women were banned from singing in public. When speaking about her childhood, Tiba acknowledges she was born into a line of strong women. “When I look at my mother’s journey, this has made such a difference for me and the opportunities I have had… I often think life is like a set of dominoes – the decisions we make in another place or time can have such far-reaching influence on us all.”

of her homeland has landed her, unexpectedly, in a band with Cuban pianist, Ivan Melon Lewis, to whom she attributes much of her recent success. This Iranian-Cuban collaboration is a forerunner for a wholly new, harmonic sound – until now, Iranian music has remained entirely monophonic. Tiba, who feels a unique connection with her Cuban band members, says “Cubans themselves, more than any other Latin American country, have much in common with Iran… It is felt in the culture, the way we talk, the way we cook, the way we feel… You would never think an Islamic revolutionist country and a post-Communist country would have much in common… But we do,” Tiba laughs. “Perhaps we both know what it feels like to be oppressed and then to find freedom again through our music.” In 2006, music director Morris Stuart began For years, Tiba trained under a prominent Irani- recruiting members for a choir in Alice Springs. an vocal teacher in the classical music tradition of “While I was doing that,” says Stuart, “a young Radif. Radif music is composed for ancient Persian Aboriginal woman bailed me up in the street and poetry and houses a very specific vocal technique said, ‘Oh, you’re teaching all those white fellas all known as tahrir – a unique, melismatic version of those African songs, you should come and teach us the warbling ornamentation so characteristic of as well’.” Thus began a journey which would have Middle Eastern music. “Because we have been so the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir isolated in Iran, [Radif] is still very much intact in its touring Australia and eventually, Germany. The traditional sound. But I think now is the right time to choir have unravelled and revived a 140-year-old take our sound to the rest of the world,” she says. tradition of choral hymn composition, translated Her desire to connect others with the sound into local Pitjantjatjara and West Arrernte languages

“ Music is the foundation of our model of radical cultural collaboration”

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by early German missionaries, which attests to the kindliness and unique respect with which Aboriginal people were treated by such mission groups. “The conjunction of Aboriginal languages and their tonality with German theology, sacred poetry and music from the early Romantic and Baroque periods or even earlier… is nothing short of remarkable and totally idiosyncratic,” says Stuart. The sound produced by the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir is at once familiar and totally unfamiliar, raw, joyful and deeply moving in its three-part harmonic depth. The choir is comprised of several groups from remote communities in central Australia. In 2017, the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir toured Germany, singing their traditional songs in Lutheran cathedrals, some of which would have housed the people who taught these hymns to their communities generations ago. They received standing ovations wherever they went. “It forged a connection,” says Stuart. “Traditionally, both

German and Aboriginal people translated their wisdom or knowledge through song… It was like a boomerang… The ladies were saying ‘you’ve brought something to us and we are bringing it back to you. “They’re building a bridge with non-Aboriginal Australians as well,’ says Stuart. “They are saying, ‘we can connect, we can conquer this divide,’ and it makes non-Aboriginal Australians think ‘maybe it’s not hopeless, maybe we can connect somehow’.” Put simply, each of us aches for belonging, but too often belonging is needlessly fractured by power, politics and otherness. This year, Tara Tiba, the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir and the Silkroad Ensemble remind us that we all belong to the same humanity, and that this connection cannot be stifled. / Emma Heidenreich and Laura Desmond VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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n 1894 the South Australian government passed a bill which granted women the right to vote and stand for parliament. The Noel Lothian Hall, in the Botanic Gardens, is marking the 125th anniversary of the bill by hosting a series of shows which focus on the theme of women’s emancipation and empowerment. That Daring Australian Girl is based on the true story of Muriel Matters, a South Australian who became a leading agitator in the UK’s suffragette movement. Writer-performer Joanne Hartstone plays Matters, who chained herself to the British House of Commons, in a show that has collected an impressive number of five-star reviews for its commanding performance. Dietrich: Natural Duty, another piece of biographical theatre, is performed in drag by Peter Groom about Marlene Dietrich – the German Hollywood icon who threw herself behind the allied war effort and raised funds to help Jews escape Nazi Germany. Groom has received a lot of positive attention for the authenticity of his performance, especially Dietrich’s accent and mannerisms, in a cabaret event that is sure to be brimming with glam and sequins. A retelling of the beloved adventure Gulliver’s Travels, which famously satirised 18th Century English society, brings new life to the story with a female protagonist and a cast of Lilliputian puppets. Developed specifically for the Noel Lothian Hall, this performance promises a reimagining that will delight audiences with its fresh insights on the scathing critique and for the ingenuity of its Gilliam-like production. The Noel Lothian Hall is also offering a number of shows that don’t quite fit the suffragette theme. A cast of recent WAAPA graduates perform Cookies and Cream, which asks exactly how you’re meant

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to go about reconciling the misinformation and bad advice you receive in high-school sex-ed with your sexual experiences as an adult. jden redden’s The Expert at the Card Table has shown at past festivals, but with its transition to the Noel Lothian Hall it features better projection equipment which could be a game changer for the show. Dealing with the most pragmatic of magical disciplines, it offers an intimate demonstration of all the necessary sleight of hand required to cheat at cards. This is the best chance you’ll get to see someone deal from the bottom of the deck, or load their hand with aces, without actually losing your trousers in the process. / Justin Boden SHOW: TIME:

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he Fringe is a place where artists can experiment and further explore their passion for various disciplines. And Adelaide in particular has always welcomed new and adventurous ideas. Fitting in with the best of the Fringe’s traditions is Josh Belperio’s 30,000 Notes. His new show is an innovative tribute to his beloved nonna, their shared note-taking habits and his classical music training. Known for his theatre work Scarred for Life, produced with partner Matthew Briggs, Belperio now puts his talents as a composer to use. With aims to make classical music accessible to a wider audience, Belperio intends to overlay the music with his nonna’s old videos. The show is a unique celebration of their relationship and her lasting influence on Belperio’s life. “We’re doing all this music to try to contextualise it,” he says. While much of his work tends towards a blend

of comedy and drama, 30,000 Notes is a more serious work encompassing grief, falling in love and coming out. Naturally such a show must also be technically sophisticated, and this one incorporates both classical music and a virtual choir. “The music was recorded in a special way which was basically binaural audio,” he says. “Instead of it being stereo, which most music is, it was recorded in this way where it actually sounds like you are in the room.” The resulting product is an immersive mixture of a play and a concert which envelopes the audience. “We used four microphones and created digital ears which colour the sound and then gives you the sense that the music is all around you.” / Kayla Gaskell VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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Bridge of Clay Marcus Zusak will feature in Writers’ Week with his new much anticipated release, Bridge of Clay

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Best known for 2005’s The Book Thief, the success of that title has naturally put pressure on the author. “It played more of a part than I thought,” he says. Although, in other ways, it has been a blessing to Zusak. Previously, he says he “had written four books that meant something, but the fifth book meant everything.” In other words, Zusak does not believe in half-measures, which explains the many discarded copies that have gone into writing Bridge of Clay. “When I was a kid I lost a race that I was sure I’d won. After the race I complained to my dad who said

he was sure I’d won too. But then he told me I just didn’t win by enough, you’ve got to win by enough that no-one can dispute it. Writing is kind of like that.” On writing Bridge of Clay he adds was like a “world championship of myself,” and one which entirely immerses him. One of the things Zusak loves about writing fiction is even though you know it’s not real, “you believe it when you’re in it.” Asked if he had anything to say to any readers who might find his new book challenging he says, “I don’t make any apologies for anything in the book. Everything is exactly as I wanted it to be. It’s okay if you don’t read it. But if you hang in, you’ll be richly rewarded.” Bridge of Clay is written as if it were a combination of memories, exactly as it was intended. As Zusak says “books are one of the final frontiers – they ask patience of people.” / Kayla Gaskell

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There are plenty of shows to make you laugh or cry and some that will zap, whizz and pop with scientific knowledge

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Science Shows of Wonder Dinosaur Time Machine

Sir David and his Animals (all ages)

Escape Room: The Deadly Discovery (yrs 7+)

A real life nature documentary, Jess Clough-MacRae and Jonathan Tilley present animals from the Amazon to the Arctic in hilarious physical displays. Having studied at Lecoq theatre school in France, Clough-Macrae and Tilley will have you roaring and learning at the same time.

South Australian scientist Howard Florey has accidentally discovered a penicillin-resistant bacteria – will the audience find the formula and destroy it in time to save the world? Solve puzzles and crack codes to escape The Deadly Discovery! Adelaide Escape Hunt, 28 Feb-15 Mar (not Sat, Sun, Mon), times vary

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Kevin Quantum: Vanishing Point (yrs 16+)

Visual art has often drawn inspiration from the natural world, echoing textures, colours and shapes found in plants, stars and science. This exhibition includes a wide range of media including paintings and drawings, textiles, sculptures and woodwork. Over 30 artists’ work will be exhibited in a celebration of nature.

With a PhD in Physics, if anyone can find the science in the discipline of magic it’s Kevin Quantum. A member of the Scottish Magic Circle, he will confuse everything you thought you knew about the universe in a series of sci-fi inspired tricks.

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Dinosaur Time Machine (yrs 3-9)

Charlie Caper – Robotricks (yrs 16+)

For the little dinosaur enthusiast this show brings the audience up close and personal with a life size tyrannosaurus rex. Tactile and engaging, learn about the world as it was in the T-Rex’s time through circus, puppetry and imaginative play.

After winning Sweden’s Got Talent, Charlie Caper is back at the Fringe presenting robots so impressive they are indistinguishable from magic. Be amazed at the artificial intelligences and abilities – where does the technology end and the magic begin?

Gluttony – Ukiyo, 2-17 Mar (Sat and Sun only), 2pm

Gluttony – Masonic Lodge, 28 Feb-17 Mar (not Mon), 8:25pm

Stirling Fringe – The Pocket, 28 Feb, 4:30pm

The Alphabet of Awesome Science (yrs 6-13)

Roaming Classroom for Rebel Girls (yrs 6-12)

Cruise through the alphabet with professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge with new words, new experiments and new knowledge with every letter. Examine the world through exciting endeavours and learn more about how science can be found everywhere.

Support your coding superstar in Code Like a Girl’s Roaming Classroom for Rebel Girls. In this two hour workshop, girls will get the basics of coding under their belt to make their own project or game. A creative space for young girls with STEM interests, this classroom is unlike any regular old school.

Gluttony – The May Worth, 2-17 Mar (Sat and Sun only), 4:30pm

Australian Science and Mathematics School, 2-3 Mar, 10am and 1pm


Recovery Time

Liam Withnail on sobriety, immigration and the rise of populism

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he show is set five seconds after any straight white guy watches Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette,” says Liam Withnail. Arriving in Adelaide with his third solo show Homeboy, nominated for Amused Moose’s Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Withnail has grown in confidence and become more reflective as a comedian. “It’s a response to #MeToo, #TimesUp, Donald Trump and anything else that made me question my role in all of this. How can we do better? How is the modern man complicit in everyday sexism?” Although he has not forgotten his primary purpose, it is all “with jokes, of course.” Born in London, Withnail progressed through the open mic spots in the uncompromising Scottish bars and clubs – and all with an English accent. “Scotland is a country of comedians. Glasgow particularly has a proud storytelling heritage – in general my Englishness has only ever held me back on paper – the second my cockney accent comes out there’s an understanding of ‘Oh... he’s not posh!’ Compared to UK audiences, Withnail has found an unusual problem to solve in Australia: a complete lack of weather-beaten misery from the crowd. “It feels unnatural doing comedy in such a nice climate – audiences being warm, tanned and athletic seems disposition and his more outward looking material, strange to me. In the UK you’re cheering people up – where he can bring out complex political issues from in Oz they’re already happy!” personal stories. “My wife had to leave the UK five days after we got married, and we were separated for eight months. Why? Because some ridiculous red lines had been drawn in order to bring immigration numbers down, so that a particular party could claim to be tough on migrants and appeal to a racist portion of their base. Since that happened Trump has been inaugurated, Article 50 has been triggered, Withnail’s career pivoted after he stopped Bolsonaro won the Brazilian elections. Right-wing drinking. “Recovery changed every aspect of my life, populism is increasing all around the world, immiincluding my approach to comedy. For a start I actu- grants being blamed for internal problems. The more ally write new material! When I was drinking all my time that elapses the more relevant it becomes – this life was focussed on drinking, when I don’t it gives isn’t a funny answer because I’m truly frightened me time and space to do everything else. The shows about how the UK is following the US on these I’ve written since sobering up were about immigraissues.” / Ben Venables tion and feminism. Both big subjects that required a lot of research, which is not possible when I’m down VENUE: Gluttony - Masonic Lodge the pub every night.” TIME: 6pm, 5–16 Mar, not 10, 11 It has led to the mix of Withnail’s own sunny TICKETS: $10 – $25

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that “We are about to, as one, resist extinction by making a signal across space to each other, whether it’s the form of a hug or a language or a song,” it’s Savitri whose groan is the sonic equivalent of an eyeroll? “C’mon, a hug?” She exhorts him to do better, and he conjures up the image of a congregation embodying the natural world, turning into a living superstorm and rising up to the 57th floor of one of New York City’s glass skyscrapers. By now Billy is directly addressing JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, whose investments in tar sands and Arctic oil exploration have led the preacher to label him “the top financier of climate change in the world.” “Hello Jamie,” he says, his voice getting slightly hoarse as it rises in volume, “it’s the Church of Stop Shopping, we’re here to save your soul.” Next, he says, “the choir comes up with their uncanny harmonies, everybody starts getting goosebumps and we start realising what’s possible.” It’s a fantastic vision, but Billy is just beginning. “Give me a pulpit,” he booms, “I’m preaching now.” Amen. / Alexis Buxton-Collins VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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rench singer-songwriter Héloïse Letissier aka Christine and the Queens, or now simply Chris, produces their own style of ‘freakpop’ in a force against gender binaries and gender expectations. “One of the first songs I wrote, built over musical loops on my computer, was a curious rhapsody on the will to be saved by my own fluids, all odorous: sweat, blood, saps, everything they carefully try to scrape off young girls’ skins,” writes Christine.

“I’m done with assenting. I’m done with pleasing the eye,” they write. Changing the world became their motivation. “If it felt impossible to play by the rules, I’ll infect them all; my disease would became chaos, and this chaos would became highly contagious.” Christine breaks these rules. Their open attitude and honesty starts a conversation. What is gender and why do we try to define it? “My eroticism is precisely what sets me free of those skimpy limits, this gender I’m assigned to,” they write. “I desired them all, but never with the same sex.” The oppressive gaze on women rarely falters as it continues to influence so many aspects of living. “Our clothes are shaped to refrain our bodies from expanding, our pills are swallowed in the name of what must be regulated, our hygienes are yelled as necessary,” Christine writes. “As for our desires, This creation of gentle females, to fit inside a they’re suffocated the very moment they arise – reparticular shape and become what some might argue member the insults thrown at the face of those who are ‘perfect’ girls, arguably begins at youth. Mass kissed eagerly!” media and its forced ideals sculpt obedient, benign Christine’s music is a call to arms. A direct provbeings that quietly slip into society. “Deafening ocation of our gender-based rules and guidelines, angers as I was skimming through our magazines; so strictly enforced in the subtlest of ways. “Women ‘is that all that we’re destined to?’ I only saw in there with a sword, women with an appetite, women with some cruel manual on how to properly disappear. a revenge, bloody witch: everything she’s asked to “It’s inescapable: very early, words and attitudes buy, she just told you she doesn’t want it.” cluster you; the female is always threatened, either / Laura Desmond by enclavement or pure dissolution,” they write. “The most stinging punishment of all is to be casted out of VENUE: WOMADelaide, Botanic Park [Adelaide Festival] what is fuckable.” TIME: 10:20pm, 8 Mar Anger fuels Christine and their creation of music. TICKETS: $152

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age, Rape and Revolution is the first of the two Zeitgeist Series panel talks at Adelaide Writers’ Week, to be chaired by Sisonke Msimang. The panellists are writers whose collective written oeuvre targets violence against women. They are Sohaila Abdulali, Soraya Chemaly, Lucia Osborne-Crowley and Dr Clare Wright. They will be asked to discuss how the #MeToo movement has brought sexual gendered violence to the forefront of our cultural conversation. #MeToo is a feminist movement which was officially created in 2006 by activist Tarana Burke. Burke developed it as a way of reaching out to sexual assault survivors, particularly survivors of colour and survivors from low socio-economic backgrounds. These women could connect with each other via tweets, through using the hashtag #MeToo. The aim of the movement as it was then, was to provide these survivors with an easily-accessible support network, information toolkits, advice and assistance. The movement has mutated somewhat since 2006. In 2017, after The New York Times and The New Yorker published reports alleging that prominent film producer Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed and assaulted multiple women, actor Alyssa Milano wrote a tweet saying: “If you have been sexually harassed or assaulted, write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” The tweet went viral, and in its

wake there was an outpouring of sexual abuse and assault allegations in the media against a number of different influential men. You could certainly make the argument that, despite all the media furore, not much has changed. How, for example, is the movement faring in achieving its initial goals of educating and supporting people of colour and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, now that a lot of the most vocal spokespeople for the movement are wealthy and white? Have many of the accused men actually faced consequences for their actions? These are just some of the kinds of questions the panellists might be asked. It will be particularly interesting to hear Soraya Chemaly’s insights on the effectiveness of the movement, given her activism work. She is the director of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project, an organisation which campaigns for women’s rights through a number of different channels, including social media. Rage, Rape and Revolution will be rewarding for anyone who is interested in the phenomenon of #MeToo and the movement’s potential to revolutionise societal attitudes towards sexual violence against women. / Emma O’Connell-Doherty VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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difference between when you’re dating in that beautiful rainbows, hearts and bubble of dating and then you move in with them – it all changes. The things that you don’t notice when you’re dating and they don’t notice about you. There were a few disasters along the way.” While McCabe is willing to poke fun at herself, her show has a deeper meaning. “Both my mum and Nicola came to me and said ‘you’re terrible at this [housekeeping] for a woman’ and I said ‘that’s massively sexist’.” McCabe dives into toxic feminism and the internalised misogyny that sees women criticising other women rather than being kind and supporting each other. She promises audiences can expect “an hour of laughs, storytelling and fun. But they will walk away thinking, ‘I’ve done that, and I’ve watched that.’ … It’s not a monologue, it’s an hour of funny stories that you can relate to.” / Kylie Maslen SHOW: TIME: TICKETS:

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“I’m just really basically interested in identity.” She adds, “I think national identity is really silly. I get told a lot of stuff about the nature of being Brady had an unusual start in standup. As a Scottish by English people, which is something they critic for this very magazine in Edinburgh she wrote can’t seem to help.” a feature where she swapped her seat on the back And since the Brexit referendum, these attitudes row with a notepad for an open-mic spot. It might have worsened. “We did a run through for a panel have ended there, but Brady launched herself into show and an English comic said, ‘Fern, do you have the tough circuit gigs in Manchester: “I just thought I schools in Scotland?’ I was so angry that I didn’t better get better at comedy.” speak for the rest of the thing. If I react aggressively If anyone can jump the critic and artist divide, then that plays into the idea that that’s what we’re it’s Brady. She likes to tread along neat categorical all like… so that’s still a thing, and certain English lines, a theme she explores in her new show. “I people who would say things like that anyway are couldn’t sleep last night because I was thinking I getting more like that now Brexit is happening.” should have given it a different title. I should have This isn’t something she’ll miss in Adelaide or called it Gemini. It’s about duality.” Melbourne. “I’ve had some of the best shows of my One area of duality Brady has been cautious life in Australia. You get taken a different way. Beabout is bisexuality. But she’s been partly inspired cause I’m Scottish, people in England think I’m by the openess of a new generation of comics. “I more working class than I am, and it comes with the briefly mentioned being bi in my second show but I assumptions that I’m drunk onstage or something. didn’t feel comfortable talking about it onstage. But But gigging in Australia there’s none of that baggage.” now the younger comics are talking about it – and I / Ben Venables saw a really great Aussie, Laura Davis, talking about it. Then I did stuff about it on Apollo... the amount SHOW: The Garden of Unearthly Delights of engagement I’ve got from just mentioning it has TIME: 9:30pm, 4–17 Mar, not 13 encouraged me to talk about it a lot more. TICKETS: $25 – $34

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uccess isn’t going to Fern Brady’s head. “People have started coming to see me deliberately,” she says. After winning many new fans at Melbourne International Comedy Festival last year, Brady now returns to Australia to premiere Power and Chaos. And after her set on the UK’s Live at the Apollo – she’s the first Scottish female to appear on the TV standup show – it has only increased her popularity. “I’m a bit nervous it has given me a false confidence,” she says of people making the choice to see her. “It’s really different when people are on your side from the very start.”


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an eye-popping beer keg routine from Barbu, before Leah Shelton – fresh from Bernie Dieter’s Little Death Club but also a visceral solo performer in her own right – appeared dressed as a living sex doll for a confronting bit from Bitch On Heat. To close, Alex Rossi & Friends presented a taste of their own After Party show with a storming Minneapolis blues & funk set. Finally, inheriting the DJ mantle was Irish jockeying duo Lords of Strut, filling the room with ample bangers. And all lubricated by local brewers and social change champions Sparkke, the night’s drinks sponsor. Now it’s time for us to make our final print issue – watch the streets and box offices on 12 March for Fest Review Issue #3.


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Judith Lucy has had enough. After endless heartbreak and relationship disasters she has recently found herself single at the age of 50. In front of a packed Vagabond theatre she holds the audience in the palm of her hand as she recalls how she got here. “Straight men aren’t buying what I’m selling” says Lucy. So should she just hang up her vagina for good? Despite the show title and premise, this is not a mere ‘men are from Mars, women are from Venus’ tale. While drawn from Lucy’s own experience in heterosexual relationships, there are references to intersectionality and an avoid-

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INT. MASONIC LODGE – NIGHT. Four mics, half a dozen chairs and a stool adorn the stage. A small but enthused audience sit keenly in the dark. A NARRATOR appears, clutching a doodled-upon script, followed by TEAMMATES and several BEMUSED COMEDIANS. It’s time for Dublin’s own Dreamgun: Film Reads, where cult films are digested and regurgitated

ance of stereotypes with the focus on universal themes of love and relationships. Lucy deliberately places herself in the line of fire and in doing so creates a welcoming place for her entire audience. Judith Lucy vs Men has Lucy at the top of her game. The show is

sharply scripted, at times almost to a fault when the performance becomes a little stilted. But overall this is a strong performance and incredibly funny. By telling a warts-and-all personal story Lucy has created a show with her broad appeal. / Kylie Maslen

into hour-long wads of unrehearsed comic brilliance by a crack team of podcast-recording writers. Chunks of iconic lines and scenes remain intact, but within the pulp there are reinterpretations, misinterpretations and flashes of absurdity. And with a changing cast of comedians and actors sourced from the festival who haven’t read the script before marching onstage, it’s excellent when they nail it and even better when they don’t. This Fringe they’re tackling films like Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and Back to the Future. Tonight it’s 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix, supported by John Robles, Clare Cavanagh, Ele Stankiewicz and The Bear Pack’s Carlo Ritchie. An inevitable

lampooning of the movie’s “cool” cyberpunk aesthetic, mind-bending narrative and po-faced philosophy ensues, deftly steered by narrator Ronan Carey’s dry Irish brogue. This is not a staged performance – the title is accurate, they’re just reading out a script, but this only helps amplify just how bloody funny the writing is. Wry, arch asides (“I still don’t know why he’s set his alarm to be late for work”) and hilarious caricaturing (Neo, a hacker, struggles with the concept of artificial intelligence) elevate the show to premium parody, while the unprepared comics’ earnest commitment to their roles makes Dreamgun a wholesome late-night riot. /︎ George Sully


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Alex Ward has no ability to flirt, so thankfully she’s in a long-term relationship. But when her girlfriend borrows her phone and forgets to log-out of Facebook, mysterious messages begin to appear. Who is Jordan? Why does he keep saying

sweety [sic]? Are they really just someone Alex’s girlfriend is trying to sell an old TV to on Facebook Marketplace? Despite the awkward behaviour recalled in her standup, onstage Ward is a confident performer. She shows genuine delight in the ridiculousness of everyday life, from the language used in dog ownership to parents talking to their kids about drugs. Woven through her standup material is the hunt to find the real story behind Jordan’s messages,

and her screenshots offer a great prompt to probe at online culture. No Flirting is not quite a complete show, and Ward admits to us that she’s still trying new things, but there is plenty of good stuff that keeps the audience chuckling throughout. Ward’s notoriety has been building behind the scenes through her work on The Project and Tonightly (among others) and she’s carefully forging a path towards headline status. /︎ Kylie Maslen

out and the narrative needs polish and cohesion. Despite this, A Very Fancy Dinner Party displays a chemistry between Brasier and Frew that’s playful and

which takes the audience along with them through every step. It’s always a joy to see a Double Denim show, even when it’s a little undercooked. /︎ Kylie Maslen

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The Double Denim girls have made it to the big time: they’re contestants on a reality cooking program, The Hungry Games. They’re out to impress and show just how grown up they are. But can Cheezels really impress the judges when they’re expecting a gourmet cheese plate? Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew have worked incredibly hard over the last few years and their rise through the festival comedy scene has seen them build loyal audiences and reap notable awards. A Very Fancy Dinner Party sees them reprise some of their most-loved characters with the high-energy pop style and charismatic stage presence they’re known for. But while each sketch shows great ideas, and we can see Brasier and Frew working towards another hit, there are kinks still being worked


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Charlie Kay needs you to know that you don’t have OCD just because you like a hygienic kitchen. In her debut solo show, Obsessive. Compulsive. Disordered., Kay aims

to put to rest many misunderstandings of the condition by sharing stories from her own life. From key advice to others with mental illness (don’t make jokes with your doctors – they’ll just make you see more doctors), to highlighting the negative impact of Freud’s theories, to how to make-believe you’re God, Kay is charming throughout. A young local comic, Kay is clearly more used to doing club spots rather than a full-length show. But

all comedians have to take the leap sometime and Kay opens herself up to her audience with a sincere vulnerability and grace. Obsessive. Compulsive. Disordered. is a raw unpolished gem. While she is clearly nervous onstage and refers to her notes she strikes on something that shows real promise. With the ability to continue to hone her craft, Kay could adorn comedy stages both locally and further afield for years to come. /︎ Kylie Maslen

transitions. Big Lez has some solid moments, and makes some important points

about queer representation, but is ultimately let down by an under-rehearsed performance. /︎ Kylie Maslen

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Lily Starr is not kidding about the title of her show. There are tales of Sydney’s inner-West, how to milk straight guilt post-plebisite, and how to deflect extreme allyship, all of which resonate with an empathetic audience. Starr has recently been diagnosed with epilepsy – or ‘epilezby’ – which has given her mates fuel for dry jokes and her mum reason to panic. Based on all the drugs and alcohol she’s gutted to miss out on post-diagnosis and with the jokes she makes about her students, she may also be potentially the most irresponsible teacher in Australia. The show is at its best when Starr is able to string together a narrative, but too often Big Lez stops and starts as Starr loses her place. It’s a real shame as there are periods of great laughter that lose momentum when she needs to check her notes once again, or is unsure of her own


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Hilarious and, at times, shocking, Thrones! The Musical Parody returns to Adelaide for the second year running. The Baby Wants Candy team keep the audience engaged throughout the show’s full 75 minutes by paying tribute to more than Game of Thrones. The concept is to explain HBO’s fantasy drama to someone who has never watched it, including spoilers. With improvised costumes six actors come together to play out all six of the broadcast seasons. There is no romanticising of the

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An outdated mass-content producing sellout: Shakespeare wrote to get paid, and so used his work to fuel the intentions and the values of those doing the paying. Including writing female characters as possessions of men to be treated as they saw fit. Gillian English is an angry woman, and has every right to be. Shakespeare is so revered in

ugly parts which make GoT so compelling (aka Ned’s beheading, Tommen’s end, The Red Wedding, etc.). And much like in the series, The Red Wedding scene is uncomfortable to watch – but in tonight’s version it is at least accompanied by a fun, if slightly disturbing, rap. The performance isn’t just a summation of the series. It also discusses fandom culture and how

shows such as Game of Thrones can help you through your own problems, not by presenting an idealised world but one where, like in reality, the characters struggle to reach their goals with a message that you are not alone. Ultimately enthralling, the show has many twists and turns and, naturally, leaves you wondering how will it all end. / Kayla Gaskell

society but, as English argues, this mindless reverence is prohibiting new stories from being told and preventing traditionally oppressed voices from speaking up. No one is safe from her fervid rampage – Disney, Weinstein, the man who physically blocked her on the footpath because he wanted to touch her breasts. English is passionate and commanding as she runs through her 10 reasons why The Taming of the Shrew should be put to bed. What element of this story is relevant to our culture and society? How does such an archaic tale move discourse forward toward equality? The relatability of English’s stories is what is so endearing, she draws the women

of the room in with her personality, and she rocks and startles the men with her brutal honesty. Growing up, English was taught by her father how to physically defend herself, working from the feet up to the throat. In her twenties, she was taught by another woman how to grab and rip a man’s dick off. She was promised it would ‘pop right outta there’. In a world where women still need to walk home with keys between their fingers, English makes a strong argument to leave this story in the past. Some of English’s points can feel a little disconnected from Shakespeare and her original argument at times, but her gusto and persona are captivating. / Laura Desmond

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Susie McCabe found herself single and moving back in with her parents while nearing 40. Her mum thinks she’s hopeless, her dad is just glad to have someone averting the critical gaze, and Susie didn’t realise she needed to tell her parents every time she has a date. Domestic Disaster sees McCabe laugh at the everyday through her own experiences, such as her inability to separate laundry and breaking the iron by not filling it

with ‘ironing water’. But as McCabe builds the audience’s trust, she brings us to her central narrative: that the expectations we have of men and women need to change. She argues we need to stop focussing our anger on straight men and learn to deal with toxic femininity and internalised misogyny. While there are certainly relatable

aspects to the message, tonight it fails to stir the passion in the audience McCabe is aiming for. McCabe is an engaging standup who shows genuine care and connection. Her anecdotes are witty and well-crafted, and while it fails to pack a knockout emotional punch, Domestic Disaster is a joy. /︎ Kylie Maslen

her years. Whether introducing older members of the audience to garage band loop bangers, or bringing back the refrains of Bonnie Tyler,

Maddie HW maintains connection with her entire audience. Let’s Get Loud is a perfect party starter: it’ll get you singing, dancing and laughing. /︎ Kylie Maslen

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An onlooker would usually be right to be sceptical of a Thursday-only late night variety show. However, they would be missing out on one of the best curated and enjoyable experiences at the Fringe. Stamptown provides a snapshot of great and different acts from all across their roster of talents and friends. And delivers them gathered together in a single tent. Hosted by the Zach Zucker and Josh Glanc (who tonight fills in for Zucker’s usual comedy partner Viggo Venn), the pair expertly keep the hype going in between the acts. Containing something for everyone, there is the more traditional

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Comics have tried all sorts of things to innovate standup over the years: music, props, running on a treadmill, performing only in Mandarin, etc. And it’s tricky to make it an intrinsic part of the show rather than just a gimmick. Here, George the Robot is both the comedian and the innovation: he’s a sentient machine that operates in a convenience store with

killer standup from Ange Lavoipierre, high energy sketches from Double Denim and Garry Starr, and even room to fit in acrobatics and circus from Basketball Man and Cirque Alfonse – with the truly absurd styling from Belinda Anderson-Hunt and Cal Harris.

Through tight and polished performances it is clear that every act tonight is bringing their A-Game. The night is testament to the quality Stamptown bring to the Fringe and makes Thursday nights feel like the weekend. /︎ Connor Jervis-Hay

dreams of being on stage. At least, that’s the premise. This is of course the product of an entirely human brain, Adelaide-based comedian and George’s ‘support act’ Matt Vesely. The Robot is – for want of a better expression – a device used to explore the relationship between comedy and the human condition, with Vesely soon roped in to coach the struggling machine in standup. Vesely was also one of the writers on ABC’s hit series Fucking Adelaide, a TV show not without its own flashes of surreal humour. It’s his eye for the surreal in the everyday that keeps us engaged with the ‘duo’ for much of the hour, despite it just being a man talking

to a blinking HAL-9000-a-like with a synthesised recorded voice. But the script does meander and, if this is in an effort to simulate spontaneity, tests our patience. Vesely ably milks the straight man-comic dynamic thanks to George’s unavoidably literal and robotic perspective, but if there’s a solid spine behind the gags it often doesn’t show. It’s ultimately a bold exploration of mental health, but Vesely’s skill with funny repartee ensures the show isn’t a total downer. He also doesn’t trivialise the issue. With a tighter structure, A Very Normal Stand Up Comedy Routine could achieve the quality its concept deserves. / George Sully

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The frivolous premise of Busting a Nut means this, on paper, shouldn’t be the best show Ward has ever done – or indeed perhaps the best standup performance of this festival – but it is. From the moment Ward walks on stage she confidently holds the audience captive. She remarks several times how happy she is to be back in Australia to tour this show and she appears relaxed and

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at ease. With material ranging from relationship and family dynamics, to the perfect fart noise, Ward’s delivery is pitch-perfect. Her ability to weave one-liners effortlessly through narrative segments has the audience in stitches from beginning to end, and Ward’s assuredness in her body and the material sees her pushing her physical comedy abilities to new heights. In the last few years Ward has focussed much of her material around mental health issues, and her emotional maturity from this work shines through. Busting a Nut is standup at its best: effortlessly delivered and sneakily thought-provoking, leaving the audience crying with laughter. / Kylie Maslen

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Two Little Dickheads HHHH TIME: TICKETS:

The National Wine Centre times vary, 24 Feb – 2 Mar $15 – $25

Two Little Dickheads is a colourful goofball fest by comedians Sharnema Nougar and David Tieck. Directed by the amazing clowning powerhouse Tessa Waters of the Fringe Wives Club, this sweeping dramatic tale about the final day before earth is destroyed by a diamond encrusted meteorite is cringey, ridiculous and gratingly fun. Apart from the meteorite, these sparkly dickheads are committed to making zero impact – it’s bio-glitter! Somehow this show just works even though it has no budget and only the most fleeting glimpses of sincerity. These little dickheads are smug and exasperating but they are also determined that everyone will have a happy ending. If the world were ending, it would

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be a joy to spend the last hours with these lovely dickheads. This jovial, trivial, troublesome pair clearly have a good time when they are on a rampage together. They weren’t aiming for genuine insight with this show, which is

good, because it certainly isn’t where they ended up. It is pretty loosely performed but its strength is really in how tenuously thought out it is. Even at the end of the world there’s always time for some pegging. / Jess Martin


Dietrich – Natural Duty HHHHH VENUE: TIME:

various venues times vary, 15 Feb – 17 Mar, not 18, 25 Feb, 4 Mar

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$22 – $30

Marlene Dietrich, Berlin born, became a Hollywood star when she was cast as ‘naughty Lola’ in The Blue Angel (1930). Renouncing her German citizenship when the Nazis took power, she enthusiastically threw herself behind the American war effort. When asked what motivated her to risk her life performing to soldiers on the front line, she said that she did so ‘out of decency’. It is this sense of decency which permeates Natural Duty. Show creator Peter Groom plays Dietrich in drag, in which he offers a measured portrayal of the jaded, enigmatic performer, frequently breaking into German to bring authenticity to the role. Dressed in a glimmering, floor-length gown, and impeccably made-up, he brings ferocious dignity to her commen-

Goose! HHH VENUE:

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River is a goose. Well, she’s a person, but then she’s also a goose. She’s not sure why, and her parents won’t accept it, but then you can’t really help the way you are, can you? Her best friend, Charlie,

tary and brilliant clarity to her songs, each of which is devastingly well chosen. This is both a showcase for Dietrich’s music and a bittersweet exploration of her life.What Groom and collaborator Oliver Gully have accomplished is to lift the veil of the past and perhaps allow us to experience Dietrich – her forceful

opinions, her smouldering looks, her distinctive voice – as she would have been by her contemporaries. Every single choice is in service to the narrative about fame and celebrity on the one hand, mourning and loss on the other. As a result Natural Duty is enchanting, immensely enjoyable and profoundly touching. / Justin Boden

thinks you can. So she invents a time machine to go back into the past, find what made River a goose, and stop it. But things go awry when Charlie’s cousin, Chelsea, fidgets with the controls, and hijinks ensue. Goose! is, in many ways, an impressive production. River, Charlie and Chelsea are realised with confident performances, the story has some novel turns and the commitment to such a weird conceit is refreshing. Writer Stephanie Francis elected

not to make explicit what it means to be a goose, which was a wise choice. Is the show about being gay? Is it about being trans? Or just a bit unconventional? Any interpretation throws up difficult implications – not least of which is why River’s parents and friends are so uncomfortable with her assertion. Part coming-of-age story, part coming-out story, Goose! makes for fun theatre. If its message is a little confusing it is still one of acceptance. / Justin Boden


Area 53 HHHH VENUE: TIME:

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Scepticism isn’t any fun. Area 53 takes us on an unauthorised tour of the secret facility that has been keeping aliens under wraps in Adelaide’s industrial inner-west. Area 53 achieves in under an hour what the X-Files couldn’t do in 11

seasons: make us believe that aliens are real. This immersive theatre production joins all the dots – government cover-ups, missing townsfolk, child labour and tin foil hats. Our tour guide Eric is an endearing weirdo whose off-the-wall conspiracy theories manage to charm the audience, even if his personal hygiene doesn’t. This oddball group of young scientists are inventive and abrasive as they show off their bizarre findings. The crew from D’Faces of Youth Arts in Whyalla

clearly love putting so much attention to detail into their sprawling set of ‘evidence’. Between the momentum of the show and the surly cleaning staff, the audience is quite literally swept along through Area 53. This show is zany fun that proves child scientists are just as likely to be dissecting aliens as anyone else. And what would be the point of believing in aliens if you don’t get to run screaming as they break out of a government research facility? / Jess Martin

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30,000 Notes HHHH

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nthspace Adelaide 9pm, various dates between 19 Feb and 16 Mar $20 – $30

30,000 Notes is an intense, intimate, and compelling experience. Josh Belperio’s new show invites you into the gallery, and his life, with walls covered with the notes and music he’s made since his early childhood. A classical composer and compulsive note-taker, these papers range from drawings of mermaids and shopping lists to the real-life monsters in his head. Belperio takes the audience through some of his most important notes. He tells us about the relationship he had with this nonna, his struggle with his sexuality, the first boy he fell in love with (who didn’t love him back), and the man who helped bring this show, and others, to life. Interspersed with these stories, Belperio shares with the audience four of his compositions, showing us how beauty and pain can

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be represented through music. Each choral piece was recorded binaurally and the effect, played through surround sound, is that the music seems to embrace us. As the notes wash over it is to be adrift in a sea of Belperio’s memories: his nonna’s home videos projected onto the wall before you. Undoubtedly talented as a

composer and writer, 30,000 Notes is brave. Belperio bares himself discussing not just the confusion of a period with no notes, but also his fear, repressed sexuality, and depth of emotion associated with his coming out narrative. Poetic, powerful, and highly visual, Belperio’s show is an invitation into his world. / Kayla Gaskell


Chameleon HHHH VENUE: TIME:

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$25

Trigger warning for sexual assault survivors Britt Plummer sparks hope in the face of our monstrous society. Her one-woman show, Chameleon, tackles the ever-relevant issue of sexual assault with both sincerity and humour.

Plummer details personal accounts of sexual assault and critiques generalised ideations of femininity in a captivating sequence of vignettes. A staged caricature of femininity with deliberately overdrawn eyebrows and lips, Plummer is a serious purveyor of social change intent on achieving her goal with perfected physical comedy. There’s an outrageous personification of ‘female hysteria’ and an improvisational band practice with fun audience participation. While her personal accounts of assault are confronting to hear, she has created a safe space by prefacing that anyone can leave anytime

during the performance. Plummer delivers a forthright monologue that neatly packages feminist history and gender inequality 101 making her show wonderfully accessible. She doesn’t seek to hold intellectual superiority over her audience, so no matter what stage of their feminist journey someone is on, they feel included in the conversation. Chameleon is imbued with silliness and play that never detracts from the gravity of her topic. Instead Plummer promotes an important reminder that women like her are surviving – and so can you. / Letti K-Ewing

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The Garden of Unearthly Delights 11pm, various dates between 15 Feb and 16 Mar $25

Self-confessed ‘psycho-siren’ Leah Shelton drags the audience kicking and screaming through the patriarchy. Lip-synching as a range of characters, Shelton is mesmerising as she challenges the social pressures felt by women. Her seamless drifting in and out of characters including men and women of a variety of ages is impressive, and the accompanying physicality shifts are tight and succinct. For a show with no real dialogue, Shelton’s message comes across loud and clear. She is a spectacle to watch as she becomes ‘perfect’ women, voices of oppressors and obedient bitches. Sexuality is called into question by her costuming which generally looks uncomfortable and restrictive. Not

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unlike many of women’s fashions, these costumes hold Shelton in, they bind to her form and mould her into new shapes. Bitch On Heat is a passionate provocation which is as engaging as it is enraging. In the final minutes, the tension is held impec-

cably as Shelton connects with every audience member directly and individually, challenging each member to rise up and join her. This visceral display of womanhood is inspiring and Shelton is incredibly commanding throughout. / Laura Desmond


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Eleanor’s Story: American Girl In Hitler’s Germany HHHH VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

Live From Tandanya 12pm, 2 Mar $32

A pale, poised Ingrid Garner takes to the stage in a buttoned blue dress. Two wooden chairs and a trunk complete the onstage set. Garner’s come to tell a story – the story of her grandmother, Eleanor,

who spent seven years as an American youth living in Nazi Germany during WWII. While others prepare to flee Hitler’s dictatorship, Eleanor and her family are just arriving in Germany, fresh faced off the boat with their American accents and trunks of clothes. In a compelling and nuanced performance, Garner’s mesmerising transitions into different characters bloom across the stage, instantly bringing her grandmother’s life hauntingly into focus. As bombs descend on Berlin, she’s faced with the atrocities and chal-

lenges that go hand in hand with surviving in a war-torn city. The incorporation of multimedia, particularly the archival footage of Berlin pre- and post-war projected on the back wall, adds depth to the realness of this gripping family saga. The end of the play may be slightly drawn out, but it’s generous with the time it leaves for reflection on something from so long ago which Ingrid brings so unbelievably close. It’s also worth noting that this is in fact a story with a sequel: look out for Home Is The Stranger also being performed at Live From Tandanya this Fringe. / Edwina Sleigh

Even so, Crisp does well when she shakes off this delivery style and instead uses wry one-liners to convey her fondness for departed family members and the

messiness of adult life. It would be good to see her expand on these portions of the show a little more. / Emma O’Connell-Doherty

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Tracey Crisp bookmarks her show with four themes: insomnia, birth, death and dementia. Each theme has a corresponding symbolic prop which Crisp unpacks from a cardboard box. In the insomnia section she downs glasses of wine in Abu Dhabi to cope with her grief-induced sleeplessness. She sits in an armchair with an unopened bottle of riesling and a glass on the table next to her. This staging feels a little static; Crisp doesn’t directly interact with the wine on the table which adds to the disconnection. Crisp is also a funeral celebrant, and the delivery style she uses for much of the show is reminiscent of the flat public speaking which comes with the role. Here it does her written words a disservice though, because it detracts from the candid emotional vulnerability of what is being said.

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Adelaide Techno Convention HHHH VENUE: TIME:

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Tucked away in what feels like a quiet corner of the Fringe, the Adelaide Techno Convention has curated three days and nights of performances showcasing the best of local electronic music. This, the first night, plays host to an ambient introspective of trance music and screen at RCC’s Union Cinema.

Adelaide has always had a strong roster of globally recognised DJs and this really shows in the two extraordinary performances by Pallasites and Anthony Coppens. For the first session two large gongs are suspended and play centre stage, enhancing the ethereal rhythms generated by a performer behind a wall of electronic equipment. Supporting both acts is a big screen montage of stock film, graphic art and classic movies compiled by visual artist Tangent 23. Impossible to fault, Pallasites’ performance is mesmerising. Only when the visuals employ a few well known classic sci-fi clips

is the dream state ever threatened with a sense of the familiar. There is a strong sense of calm surrounding audience members as they file out between the two meditative sets and conversations are gentle and considered. Leaving the ambient calm behind, the Adelaide Techno Convention will now bring the levels and beats back up and take the party to venues across the city including Cry Baby, Lotus Lounge and RCC’s Attic. Based on the quality on show tonight, the event should grow and receive the attention it deserves. / Joe Hay

quickly. Both band and audience alike would have enjoyed the whole experience more if the crowd didn’t have to be seated. The feeling that the audience wants to get up and dance is palpable and more than once you can see Hooper and the band pick up on this frustration.

Anyone less professional might be thrown, but Hooper continues to delight in sharing intimate and funny moments of her life between songs, and closes with a number of new tracks that spark the crowd and bring home the energy and momentum. / Joe Hay

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Friendly, welcoming banter and a set packed with favourites and Australian premieres, there is no way Ella Hooper is ever going to disappoint her fans. The group in front of us are committed fans sporting old tour t-shirts and loving the intimate setting. Looking around the room you quickly get the feeling that they are not alone. The music is a catchy blend of Americana, 70s alt rock and 80s party that manages to lift and change direction every time you think you know where it’s going. This effect and Hooper’s genuine desire to connect keep the audience captivated throughout the performance. The Spiegeltent is a great place to escape the heat and see a band, though tight scheduling means that 60 minutes comes and goes far too


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an outdoor venue during festival season, and tonight the place is set to party as revellers mix and dance in the warm Adelaide air. With the audience this primed for a party, taking them to the next level should be a walk in the park. Unfortunately, with the exception of occasional flurries of keyboard and vocal brilliance that you would

expect from R ’n’ B royalty, the performers struggle to really take off – especially in comparison to energy and mood of the crowd.Tonight’s performance aside, the venue and audience are something to behold. It will be a hard place to beat for those looking to get out, dance and enjoy the warm summer nights this festival season. / Joe Hay

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Impressively hemmed in by red brick buildings and a giant mirrored wall, the Adelaide University Math Lawns have been temporarily transformed into Adelaide’s largest night club. Dusk till Dawn is the RCC Fringe’s late night club program and boasts a strong line-up of acts including Riton and Lah-Lo, Remi, The Presets and Motz. Tonight it’s Grammy-nominated American soul singer Aloe Blacc.There’s nothing like

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LIFE – the show HHHH VENUE:

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Strut & Fret’s latest production features an international cast of acrobats, musicians and clowns all at the top of their game. Goos Meeuwsen and Helena Bittencourt are our centrepiece clowning couple, going through the motions of love, sex and birth. Aerialist and ‘banana boy’ Tim Kriegler is enthralling. An impeccable and improbable routine is carried out with the most graceful of efforts, and the strongest of thighs. A hoop routine by Yammel Rodriguez is unwavering and beautiful to watch. The live music comes and goes throughout the performance and features a high-flying saxophone

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2016 was a tough year for celebrity deaths. Top of that list, for many, was the Thin White Duke himself, David Bowie. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Bowie was a falling star whose brightness seared permanently on the public consciousness. The creative community has been in mourning since, and it’s perhaps inevitable that this grieving process is now manifesting in live

solo. Dancers Hilton Denis and Rechelle Mansour are great at what they do, even if the role of a tap dance in the story is unclear. At times LIFE – the show does lack consistency, especially as it

progresses towards its second act and the thin narrative is lost to costumes and glitter. But this can’t derail impressive duets and aerial displays which form a truly hedonistic production. / Laura Desmond

performance. Just this Fringe there are four Bowie-inspired shows. One of the more unique offerings is Gluttony’s own circus-cum-music extravaganza REBEL. It’s important to note that despite the show’s primary category being Circus, the focus here is very much on the music. It’s essentially a live Bowie tribute band accompanied by acrobatics, and taken on that basis they have nailed the brief. The band is tight, our glam and cocksure host Stewart Reeve’s vocal is a convincing impression, and the circus routines are a polished, day-glo party. And, mostly, the marriage to circus not only works but is sometimes beautifully poignant. There’s a cosmic silks stunt to

‘Space Oddity’, and a frankly jaw-dropping Chinese pole number to ‘Lazarus’, where the pole isn’t fixed to the floor (making it behave more like a trapeze). But several songs have no accompaniment, while one (‘Cat People’) puts one cast member simply buzz-sawing a metal groin-plate to make sparks. Throw in some deep dives into more niche Bowie content to disrupt the pacing, and REBEL starts alienating the more casual fans in the audience. This may be a visual feast – the costumes are on point for the glam rock pioneer – and a decent Bowie covers gig, but the energy stutters too much for a show with such incendiary source material. / George Sully



RAILED HHHH VENUE: TIME:

Gluttony 9:30pm, 15 Feb – 17 Mar, not 4, 11 Mar

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$30 – $39

Head First Acrobats won the Adelaide Fringe Award in 2018 for Best Circus, and RAILED does not fail to live up to expectations. Loosely hinged together by a train holdup narrative, these boys shock and seduce everyone in the audience. Tom Gorham plays a very convincing drunk after a little bit too much celebrating, and becomes the butt of all juggling jokes, which held up the pace of the acts a number of times. A moveable bar becomes the centrepiece of the first half – a suitable and wellused piece of hardware. The regular circus acts are there with a Western edge, but something new for Head First Acrobats is Adam O’Connor-McMahon, who chooses one lucky member of the audience to ride off into the spotlight-glare with him after a

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The performers of Aerial Artists Adelaide showcase all the poise and strength expected of a largescale act like Le Aerial, but as a whole the production fails to entirely captivate its audience. Awkwardly placed stage lighting

surprisingly sexy diablo routine. Equine romance is hilariously highlighted through clown, dance and a sleek straps routine by Harley Timmermans. Although the storyline really only

presents itself at the beginning and end, the sheer eroticism expressed by these boys is astounding. Grab your chaps and your neckties but leave the kids at home. / Laura Desmond

prevents audience visibility of one aerialist. A few songs into the pop renditions by the night’s compere and a child a few rows behind says, “I hope he doesn’t come back.” Harsh but not unfair. it would take a professional to distract from this tone. Luckily, there are professionals a-plenty. There is no doubt that the women of Le Aerial hold this show together. A duo ascends in an aerial apparatus metres above the stage, one taking the full weight of

the other by linking only their feet. Another aerialist wraps herself up in chains before tumbling back towards the ground in what looks to be both a painful and dangerous achievement. The performances are fearfully breathtaking. They range from pure grace to pure shock-value. It’s just as maniacal as circus is meant to be and it’s every bit as entertaining. However, it slips into the kind of staginess that distracts from what should a celebration of raw human strength. / Letti K-Ewing


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Tokyo Electrock Stairs HHH TIME:

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It’s understood that dance takes over where language cannot, but Tokyo Electrock Stairs break this convention in their Adelaide debut performance Twilight Suddenly. It’s an interpretive theatre dance piece unbound by the usual conventions of dance by incorporating acting and spoken word, which immediately calls to mind the work of Pina Bausch – if a little more upbeat. Set mostly to an uptempo electro soundtrack, the four dancers perform a contained fusion of contemporary and hip-hop, and while the overall performance is deliberately

subdued, their skill undoubtedly shines through. Dance numbers are episodically cut by an actor who delivers a dramatic, lovelorn monologue about loss and memory. It’s bizarre and at times incongruous, periodically losing the audience. Although the actor’s conviction in his delivery is commendable. The clear standout is the penultimate solo hip-hop performance by choreographer KENTARO!!,

who dances so languidly he gives a skilful illusion of effortlessness. It’s this expertise that draws eyes to him even with the four other dancers on stage. Tokyo Electrock Stairs have created a restrained, interpretive dance piece that’s absurdist for the sake of being absurd. It mostly resists fixity, and it’s admirable for that. / Letti K-Ewing

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Gluttony 9:20pm, 15 Feb – 17 Mar, not 18, 25 Feb, 4, 11 Mar

$25 – $42

Accompanied by a Weimar punkjazz band, Kabarett queen Bernie Dieter cuts an impressive figure in sequins, feathers and those shoes. Her vocals, wit and seductive approach soon cast a spell on her audience. Tonight, Little Death Club hosts a rebellious mime, the aerial talents of contortionist Beau Sargent, a 7ft Gingzilla, a real-life sex doll (Leah Shelton), and the (literal) smoking titty action of fire-eater Kitty Bang Bang Bang. Sass and dark humour rule, as does an element of danger: no one is safe from stroking a stranger’s thigh or stealing a kiss. Despite this, the show makes you comfortable and at ease, inviting the release of preconceptions. With a glamorous mix of circus, drag and fire-eating the night is one that leaves your face in pain from laughing. But also one where

Baby Bi Bi Bi HHHH VENUE: TIME:

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Dieter and her dysfunctional family of misfit guests pay homage to Weimar Kabarett’s philosophy and

defiance – a gloriously seductive celebration of difference. / Kayla Gaskell

With original songs including ‘Do I Wanna Be You (Or Do I Wanna Fuck You)’ and ‘Salad with the Girls, But in a Gay Way’ it’s a fun hour that is sharply directed and choreographed. Annabel Larcombe, Erin Pattison and Samantha Andrew show an emotional range and affecting performances. Their anger, awkwardness, grief and pain hit the crowd hard. In a piece about coming out to their families the audience remains

pin-drop quiet throughout. But Baby Bi Bi Bi strikes a perfect balance between the sincere and the ridiculous – after the tears are wiped away comes the screaming laughter. This is a slick performance with a fun, bright and cohesive cast. Baby Bi Bi Bi is a brilliantly-written snapshot of queer culture post-plebiscite: still raw but unapologetically out and proud. / Kylie Maslen



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Did you like the show? Miranda: “It was bad. It was really really bad. Well, I

Would you recommend this show to your friends? Miranda: “Yeah, I have a friend I would definitely

mean it was actually really really funny.” Harriet: “It was really funny but it was also kinda serious.” Miranda: “Seriously bad!” Harriet: “The other man [the technician], he was kinda serious but then he liked Disney, so that was kinda funny!” Miranda: “When they were serious it was like, ‘Why are you doing this?’ You can’t stay serious for that long without cracking up laughing.”

recommend it to but she left the school!”

What were your favourite parts? Harriet: “I like the start when he was like ‘What’s

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that? What’s that?’ [while trying to get dressed]” Miranda: “I liked the quarantine.” Harriet: “What’s a quarantine? I liked it when he was getting dressed.”

Why would you recommend it? Miranda: “Because it’s funny. It’s seriously funny. Him trying to be funny is funny, he did a pretty good job.”

How would you describe the show in five words? Miranda: “Stupid, funny, seriously bad – which is one word – and terrible.” Harriet: “Really, really... Wait – is greatness a word? Greatness, great and good.”

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RCC Fringe times vary, 19 Feb – 3 Mar $10 – $15

For as long as humans have existed they have thirsted for truth, and there’s an undeniable appeal to a machine that offers the ability to look into another’s soul. That appeal is why more than two and a half million lie detector tests were conducted in the US last year alone. Unfortunately, those tests

have been largely discredited by the scientific community. Billed as a ‘dubious scientific experiment’, TRUTHMACHINE explains the science and pseudoscience behind polygraph tests and how they can be subverted. It also subjects one random audience member to a lie detector test while others watch. Biometric sensors are strapped to the chosen participant, who is given a series of innocuous calibration questions before the real interrogation starts. The test, it turns out, is how easily embarrassed they

are. They are subjected to a series of intimate questions about their past (some unnecessarily crass in an attempt to induce embarrassment) and at times it’s enough to make even the onlookers squirm. When every question is answered truthfully, even the potentially embarrassing ones, it feels as if the questioners are disappointed at the lack of shame and the show wraps up soon after. At just 20 minutes, the level of investment is low but it feels unneccesarily exploitative and the reward is commensurate. / Alexis Buxton-Collins

Hence the toilet paper stamped invitations telling people to come to her exhibition held in a functioning toilet. Unfortunately, these are questions made difficult to answer. For over thirty years, Belperio has taken photographs of toilets. For her exhibition, she’s selected a few and printed them on the end of toilet rolls and hung them in the bathroom. The image quality is poor and it’s hard to give a crap

about something you can’t really see. It’s a shame the actual photos don’t appear framed on the toilet walls as well. The photographs themselves seem quite generic but there’s something vulnerable and inspiring about Belperio's plight to become an artist later in life. Belperio clearly does give a crap about her photography so perhaps it doesn’t really matter whether or not anybody else does. / Edwina Sleigh

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Who Gives a Crap? TIME:

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Where would art be without the dunny? Afterall, it was Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain – a readymade urinal he selected from a plumbing store in 1917 and submitted to an exhibition in New York – that was voted the most influential artwork of the 20th century. Picasso came in second, and Andy Warhol third. So there’s no reason why photographer Susan Belperio should not return to the toilet to ask some questions of her own. Perhaps not as philosophical or ideologically disruptive as Duchamp’s, but genuine and intimate within the context of her own life. After retiring as an anaesthetist at 60 years old, Belperio wants to know if anyone gives a crap about her artwork. Or if anyone really gives a crap about photography.

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Her Majesty’s Secret Circus Show Online Only, 24 Feb–17 Mar, not 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, FREE

11:00 Good Morning Comedy Mercury Cinema, 27 Feb, 6 Mar, 13 Mar, $12

12:00 Magical Mystery Comedy Coach Tour The Austral Hotel, 11 Mar, $60

13:00 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Beehive, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Adelaide Comedy Gala Arkaba Hotel, 24 Feb, $45

13:15 Kevin, King of Egypt Live From Tandanya, 23 Feb, $25

13:30 Living in a Rich Naberhood The Fam Pirie, 10 Mar, $20

13:45 15th Theatresports(TM) Clash of the Titans Live From Tandanya, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $35

14:00 Total Mind Control Hypnosis Show Arkaba Hotel, 3 Mar, $20

JUSTIN HAMILTON – THE BALLAD OF JOHN TILT ANIMUS: THREE DANCES Rhino Room, 23–24 Feb, $25–$50 The Love Frequency Experiment Star Theatres, 23 Feb, $25

14:30 Men with Coconuts Stirling Fringe, 1–2 Mar, $28

14:45 Late Night Party Boyz - Rebel Without Applause Live From Tandanya, 16–17 Mar, $20

15:00 The Ashes: Comedy Showdown Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, $25 Tea and Scones with MAVIS. The Girls Place, 3 Mar, $35 Fringe @ Molly’s Mollydooker Wines, 23 Feb, $55

16:00 Nothing But Dad Jokes Rob Roy Hotel, 10 Mar, $15 My Grandmother’s M.A.I.D. BASEM3NT Studios, 23 Feb, $20 Peter Powers - UK’s Most Outrageous Hypnotist The National Wine Centre, 16 Mar, $30 Sir David and his Animals Bakehouse Theatre, 9–16 Mar, $20–$25 Deadly FunnyDesert Fringe Institute Theatre, 1 Mar, FREE CLASS CLOWNS Adelaide Heat/SA State Final Rhino Room, 2 Mar, $10 Daniel Connell: Piece of Piss Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 16 Mar, $24 Super Woman Money Program Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $20–$27

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JUSTIN HAMILTON – THE BALLAD OF JOHN TILT ANIMUS: THREE DANCES Rhino Room, 23–24 Feb, $25

Kevin, King of Egypt Live From Tandanya, 2–3 Mar, $25 Improv Attacks Humanity Live From Tandanya, 9–10 Mar, $20

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Cherry Farrow Comedy Hypnosis “100% Chicken Free” Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $25 Kai Humphries: Punch Drunk Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, 23 Feb, 3 Mar, $25

Best of Edinburgh Comedy The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Choir Boys Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $28 Damian Callinan: The Merger Holden Street Theatres, 23 Feb, $28

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Nik Coppin: Shark The Griffins Hotel, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 16 Mar, $10 JUSTIN HAMILTON – THE BALLAD OF JOHN TILT ANIMUS: THREE DANCES Rhino Room, 23–24 Feb, $25 Get Sweatier with Cheryl and Chardee The National Wine Centre, 24 Feb, $20

16:45 Eve Ellenbogen Too Much Rhino Room, 2 Mar, $25

17:00 JooYung Roberts - The Ballad of JooYung Roberts Ancient World, 6 Mar, $12 Mickey D : CAN DO! Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $20 Grown Ass Woman and Peter the Sober Vampire Live From Tandanya, 10 Mar, $20 Murder Mystery Death by Dating The Parks Theatres, 23 Feb, $40 Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25 Darius Davies: Persian of Interest The Austral Hotel, 23 Feb–17 Mar, $15–$25 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Beehive, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $20–$25

DAVE HUGHES HAIRY The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $40 Improv Attacks Humanity Live From Tandanya, 16–17 Mar, $20 Mick Neven: Charm Offensive Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 16 Mar, $20 Just for funny: A festival showcase Hotel Richmond, 24 Feb, $5

17:30 Now We’re Cooking! BASEM3NT Studios, 28 Feb–2 Mar, $10 Damian Callinan: The Merger Stirling Fringe, 24 Feb, $30 Jimeoin - Result! Arts Theatre, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $44 ANNE EDMONDS – WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU? The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 16–17 Mar, $35

17:45 Right-Wing Comedian The Austral Hotel, 23 Feb–17 Mar, $20

18:00 BEN KNIGHT: Back Too School The National Wine Centre, 10–17 Mar, $20 Grammar Don’t Matter on a SECOND Date The Griffins Hotel, 23–24 Feb, $25 Obsessive. Compulsive. Disordered.

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Ancient World, 23 Feb, $20

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

Best In Comedy Chat & Stand-Up Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $14–$23 Nick O’Connell - The Pinnacle of Average The Howling Owl, 12–16 Mar, $10–$15 I Got Bit By A Monkey Once… Hotel Richmond, 24 Feb, $20 Boys Rhino Room, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $15–$20 Showko Absolutely Normal The National Wine Centre, 8–17 Mar, not 14, $20–$25 Alice Springs Comedy Showcase The Griffins Hotel, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $15–$20 Amy Hetherington: Where They Hide The Crazy The National Wine Centre, 24 Feb–1 Mar, $15–$20 Ladylike: A Modern Guide to Etiquette Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $23–$26 David Woodhead: Thank Me Later Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb, $20 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Beehive, 26 Feb–17 Mar, not 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 4 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 11 Mar, 13 Mar, 14 Mar, $18–$25 Girl, Schminterschmupted The National Wine Centre, 23 Feb–1 Mar, $20 Juggling and other acts of seduction The Howling Owl, 5–9 Mar, $18

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Ambispectrous Ayers House Events, 5 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 12 Mar, 15 Mar, $20 Circle of Wife Rhino Room, 12–16 Mar, $20 2100: a Space Novelty Bakehouse Theatre, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $20–$25 Fringe of the Fringe Comedy Show Hilton Hotel, 8 Mar, FREE Liam Withnail: Homeboy Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–16 Mar, not 10, 11, $10–$25 Maddie HW: Let’s Get Loud The Howling Owl, 23 Feb, $25 2 Animals {that don’t traditionally get along} The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 2 Mar to 8 Mar, $15–$20 Anna Nicholson: Woman of the Year The National Wine Centre, 2–17 Mar, not 4, 11, $16–$20 Emma Hogan & Gene Louis - Lady and the Scamp Rhino Room, 5–10 Mar, $14–$18

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Chris Henry : Around the World in 80 Dates Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $20–$25 Dusty Rich is Hosting the Greatest Showcase Show at Adelaide Fringe (at 6:10pm in Piglet) in 2019! Gluttony, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $15

18:15 Adeladies - Best of The Fringe’s Funny Women The Griffins Hotel, 5–10 Mar, $14–$23 Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate The Griffins Hotel, 12–17 Mar, $14–$23 Geeks, Stand Up! The Griffins Hotel, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $14–$23 Jeromaia Detto: Canapes & Cocktails Live From Tandanya, 13–17 Mar, $13–$20 Domestic Disaster

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The Austral Hotel, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 27 Feb, 6 Mar, 13 Mar, $15–$25 Garry Starr Performs Everything Stirling Fringe, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $28 Best Of Fringe: Early Show Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, 23 Feb–17 Mar, $10–$15 Kevin, King of Egypt Live From Tandanya, Various dates from 23 Feb to 3 Mar, $25 Comedy World of Sports The Griffins Hotel, 23–24 Feb, $19–$23

18:20 Living on a prayer A Club Adelaide, 7–9 Mar, $17 1000 Rhymes Per Hour - MC Hammersmith’s Magical Freestyle Factory! A Club Adelaide, 23–24 Feb, $15

Cristina Lark: Caution Deadline Ahead (A Comedy About Procrastination) A Club Adelaide, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $15 A Bedtime Story with DPR A Club Adelaide, 10 Mar, $20

18:30 25 Years Of Stand-Up The Griffins Hotel, 23–24 Feb, $23 Carey Marx: Grumpy Pom The Griffins Hotel, 26 Feb–10 Mar, not 4 Mar, $15–$25 Séayoncé Stirling Fringe, 2–3 Mar, $28 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Beehive, 23–24 Feb, $25 AdeLOL - A ‘Heaps Good History’ Live Podcast The Crown and Sceptre Hotel, 16 Mar, $15 Card Ninja The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, $21–$26 ELEANOR CONWAY: Walk Of Shame 2 (Reality Bites) Stirling Fringe, 23 Feb, $28 Sammy J’s Major Party Royalty Theatre, 12 Jul, $47.95 Sense & Spontaneity South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 8–10 Mar, $25

18:45 Adelaide Comedy Podcast Live Rhino Room, 26–27 Feb, $10–$20

Best of Adelaide Fringe: The International Comedy Show The Historian Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $19–$23 Grown Ass Woman and Peter the Sober Vampire Live From Tandanya, 13–17 Mar, $20 Gameshow of Thrones Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 12–16 Mar, $25–$28 Friendlyjordies presents - Why John Howard REALLY sucked Rhino Room, 28 Feb–2 Mar, $35 LANO & WOODLEY - FLY The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $48–$55 Maddie HW: Let’s Get Loud Live From Tandanya, 6–10 Mar, $25

19:00 Two Little Dickheads The National Wine Centre, 24 Feb–1 Mar, $15–$25 Baby Wants Candy, The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $30–$38 ¤ JUDITH LUCY VS MEN HHHH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $38–$49 4th Maestro Improvised National Games The Duke of Brunswick Hotel, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $25

Anya Anastasia: The Show Stirling Fringe, 23–24 Feb, $30 Tinkerings broadcast bar, 7 Mar, $20 Ting and Erin’s Awesome Comedy Show Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $15–$22 If You Laugh It’s Comedy And If You Don’t Laugh It’s Art Nineteen Ten, Various dates from 1 Mar to 16 Mar, $20 Dirty Diana Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 7–9 Mar, $15–$30 Stephen K Amos - The Story So Far... Arts Theatre, 10 Mar, $38 Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 27 Feb, $20–$26 Peter James: Word Person. BASEM3NT Studios, 7–9 Mar, $15–$20 Paul Savage Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 28 Feb–6 Mar, $15 CAL WILSON - GIFTED UNDERACHIEVER The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 25 Feb–6 Mar, $25–$35 Suren Jayemanne: I’m Here, All Weak The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 10 Mar to 17 Mar, $15–$18 Sleeping Trees: World Tour The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $25–$32

Nick Cody - Old Mate Rhino Room, 23 Feb, $25 James Clark Women Problems Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 1–2 Mar, $20 Eric’s Tales of the Sea - A Submariner’s Yarn Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 11–16 Mar, $17–$20 Neel Kolhatkar: Live Rhino Room, 5–16 Mar, not 11, $20–$32 Age of Wonder BASEM3NT Studios, 23 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $23 SA VS VIC Comedy Showdown Live At The Cumby, 27 Feb–1 Mar, $12–$20 Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 3 Mar, $25 Deadly FunnyDesert Fringe Institute Theatre, 1 Mar, FREE Jimeoin - Result! Arts Theatre, Various dates from 7 Mar to 16 Mar, $44–$49 Comedy Pub Crawl The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20–$35 Shad Wicka: Not Great (But Not Sh*t) Hotel Richmond, 3–17 Mar, not 4, 11, $12–$20 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Beehive, Various dates from 27 Feb to 14 Mar, $20

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A African American & Asian Comedy Tour “U White People Are Funny # 2” Stamford Plaza Adelaide, 23 Feb, $35 Tom GK: Hearing Loss, The Musical! Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 23–24 Feb, $27 Daniel Connell: Piece of Piss Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 12–16 Mar, $24 ANNE EDMONDS – WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU? The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 15 Mar, $35 Cabaret Pub Crawl Sugar, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $35 Chalk & Cheese Live At The Cumby, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $20 Tales from a Comedian Astor Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $12–$15 Super Woman Money Program Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–9 Mar, $24–$27 Arj Barker - We Need To Talk Arts Theatre, 1–2 Mar, $45 GREG BYRON in POETIC LICENCE Treasury 1860, 2–3 Mar, $15

19:10 Becky Lucas - ‘Um, support me?!’ Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–10 Mar, $20–$28

19:15 A Booklovers Comedy Show The National Wine Centre, 23 Feb–2 Mar, $18–$22

Scotland! The National Wine Centre, 4–17 Mar, not 9, $20–$25 Comedy Pub Crawl Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $35 Jeff Green: Letters Home The Howling Owl, 23 Feb, $29.50 If You Can’t Train It, Eat It The Howling Owl, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $18–$25 Aborigi-LOL - 100% Aussie Laughs The National Wine Centre, 1–17 Mar, not 7, 14, $20–$25 Greek Comedian of The Year The Howling Owl, 5–16 Mar, not 10, 11, $15–$25 Anna Nicholson: Woman of the Year The National Wine Centre, 23–27 Feb, $16–$20 Lewis Garnham: You Can’t Always Get What You Want Rhino Room, 5–10 Mar, $15–$20 Adelaide Comedy’s Next Generation Rhino Room, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $15–$20 Jacob Jackman Needs Work Rhino Room, 5–16 Mar, not 11, $10–$20 Aaaaaaaargh! It’s The Best of Fringe Comedy From The UK! The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $14–$23 Pat McCaffrie: Politics and Polar Bears (There Will Be No Polar Bears)

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LUKE HEGGIE HAVE THAT Rhino Room, 12–16 Mar, $20–$28

19:20 BOO DWYER : GINVINCIBLE Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $15–$25 Michael Shafar 50/50 Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $25

19:30 JooYung Roberts - The Ballad of JooYung Roberts Ancient World, Various dates from 1 Mar to 9 Mar, $10–$15 Quest Time! The Duke of Brunswick Hotel, 26–28 Feb, $15 2 ENGLISHMEN AND AN AUSSIE The Griffins Hotel, 23–24 Feb, $20 #AMNDrink - A Midsummer Night’s Drink The Bunker Sports Bar and Grill, 23 Feb, $27 Christian Elderfield: Suited and Rooted The Griffins Hotel, 26 Feb–17 Mar, not 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $12–$20 Aaaaaaaargh! It’s The Best of Fringe Comedy From The UK! The Griffins Hotel, 5 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $14–$23 Soft Butch Show Queen Bakehouse Theatre, 4–9 Mar, $20–$24.50

Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, Various dates from 24 Feb to 17 Mar, $15–$20 Tim Ferguson: A Fast Life On Wheels The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 10 Mar to 17 Mar, $28–$32 The Adelaide International Comedy Gala Thebarton Theatre, 23 Feb, $20 Matt Byrne’s Married At First Fight Maxim’s Wine Bar, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $18–$28 Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 1–2 Mar, $25 Alex Williamson: Sin On My Face Arkaba Hotel, 14–15 Mar, $34.90 The Human Show Seven Stars Hotel, 1 Mar, $20 GRANNY FLAPS These Lips Don’t Lie The Hotel Metropolitan, 27 Feb, 6 Mar, 13 Mar, $25 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Beehive, 1–17 Mar, not 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, $25 The Alternative Comedy Festival Sparkke at The Whitmore, 6–8 Mar, $30 The Love Frequency Experiment Marion Cultural Centre, 5 Mar, $30

Rhino Room, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $15–$20

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

Get Sweatier with Cheryl and Chardee various venues, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, $20 Lindsay Webb “Good Plan” Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, Various dates from 27 Feb to 13 Mar, $25

19:40 Pity Party! A Club Adelaide, 25 Feb–3 Mar, $15–$22.50 Cristina Lark: Caution Deadline Ahead (A Comedy About Procrastination) A Club Adelaide, 6–16 Mar, not 11, $10–$15

19:45 Background Lad The Griffins Hotel, 5–10 Mar, $10–$15 Andrew Lee and Sandeep Totlani Are Here for the Privilege The Griffins Hotel, 12–17 Mar, $10–$19 Late Night Party Boyz - Rebel Without Applause Live From Tandanya, 13–17 Mar, $23 John Robles: Gay and Stupid Live From Tandanya, Various dates from 23 Feb to 3 Mar, $22–$24 SAM SIMMONS - 26 THINGS YOU’VE BEEN DOING WRONG WITH SAN SIMMONS The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $28–$42 Ollie Horn: Pig in Japan The Griffins Hotel, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $10–$25

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Josh Glanc: Glance you for having me The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–17 Mar, $21–$29 The 13th Best Amateur Sketch Comedy Troupe of 2039! La Bohème, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $15 Ben Kochan in Nice Boy Seeks Kind Audience The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 2 Mar to 9 Mar, $7–$15 Wendy And The Lost Boys Hotel Richmond, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $15–$20 Big Girls Donut Cry Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb, $18 Joshua Warrior Comedy Show The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 8 Mar, $20 NIKKI BRITTON ONCE BITTEN The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $22–$28 Paul McDermott and Steven Gates The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 1–10 Mar, $38–$45 Welcome to the Mystic Hole A presentation about being in your body and in other people’s. Nexus Arts, 1–2 Mar, $20 DAVE THORNTON LEAN INTO IT The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 7–17 Mar, not 11, 15, $25–$35 tim&TIM! Life Show La Bohème, 23 Feb, $15

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Marc Ryan The Beautiful Bogan in Honey; I Shrunk The Bogan various venues, 23 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, $18–$29 Rhys Nicholson - Nice People Nice Things Nice Situations Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 12–16 Mar, $22–$30 Best of Edinburgh Comedy The Austral Hotel, 23 Feb–17 Mar, $15–$25 So Aussie, It’s Irish! Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–16 Mar, not 10, 11, $13–$23 All the Best from Edinburgh... To Adelaide The Historian Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $19–$23 Lords Of Strut: Release The Freak Stirling Fringe, 27 Feb, $28 Tinkerings broadcast bar, 27 Feb, $20 Mambo Jambo Distill Cocktail Bar, 15 Mar, $17 Best of the Adelaide Fringe Comedy:The Fringe Arts Centre Port Noarlunga, 16 Mar, $25 Joshua Warrior Comedy Show Prince Albert, 6 Mar, $20 GRANNY FLAPS These Lips Don’t Lie various venues, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $25 Law Without Order Cafe Outside The Square, 25 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $15

Living in a Rich Naberhood various venues, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20 Homegrown SA Comedy Showcase Marion Cultural Centre, 12 Mar, $29 Choir Boys Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $28 Amos Gill: Almost Famos Rhino Room, 23 Feb–16 Mar, not 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $20–$29.90 CAL WILSON - GIFTED UNDERACHIEVER Stirling Fringe, 23–24 Feb, $35 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Beehive, 23–24 Feb, $25 Peter Powers - UK’s Most Outrageous Hypnotist Star Theatres, 15 Mar, $33 Fiona O’Loughlin Gap Year Thebarton Theatre, 1 Mar, $55 Jack Gramenz: Best Newcomer Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb, $20 Becky Lucas - ‘Um, support me?!’ Stirling Fringe, 2–3 Mar, $28 #bunnypastards - Hardly Trivial Trivia South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 14–15 Mar, $28 Adelaide Fringe Comedy Gala: Bringing the Best of The Fringe to Marion Marion Cultural Centre, 1 Mar, $33

Ross Noble Humournoid Thebarton Theatre, 12 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $42–$45 Improvised Improv La Bohème, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $20 Matt Stewart Bone Dry The National Wine Centre, 2–17 Mar, not 4, 11, $18–$25 Bogan Bingo Back in Dacks! Rob Roy Hotel, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, $16 Atten-borrow, the lecture tour Ayers House Events, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $15–$25 MJ Wong: In the Wong Family Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $15–$20 Giggles at Ancient World: Comedy Mayhem Ancient World, 27 Feb, 13 Mar, $10 Open Platform Open Mic @ The British Hotel The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 9 Mar, $10 GREG BYRON in POETIC LICENCE Treasury 1860, 4–17 Mar, not 8, 15, $20–$25 Pricasso The Libertine by Louis, 9–10 Mar, $20 Margot Marmot presents Fifty Shades of Batch Brew Ambassadors Hotel, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, $7–$12 Arj Barker - We Need To Talk Arts Theatre, 23 Feb, $45

20:10 Kathy Lette’s Big Night Out Gluttony, 5–16 Mar, not 11, $25–$38

20:15 Paul Foot - Image Conscious The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 11–17 Mar, $31–$39 NAZEEM HUSSAIN - BASIC IDIOT The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 4–10 Mar, $22–$38 Stephen K Amos The Story So Far... Arts Theatre, 1–16 Mar, not 3, 4, 10, 11, $35–$45 Miles Munn - i love comedy Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 5–16 Mar, $25 Simon Taylor Right Now The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $30 JAMES HANCOX: SPORTS FOR THE UNSPORTY The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $25–$30 Strassman: The Chocolate Diet The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 4–17 Mar, $39–$45 COREY WHITE X-RAY The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $22–$28 DAVE HUGHES HAIRY The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $37–$45 Two Sharp Teeth The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 4–17 Mar, not 6, 13, $20–$30

Best of the Edinburgh Fest The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $26–$35 NATH VALVO - I’M HAPPY FOR YOU The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $25–$35 Nurse Georgie Carroll: Treat Yourself The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 4–17 Mar, $25–$35 Paul Savage Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 23–27 Feb, $15 JOHN SAFRAN – JEW DETECTIVE: SARCASM IS NOT A CRIME The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 25 Feb–3 Mar, $30–$42 Ivan Aristeguieta The Fourth Floor The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $25–$35 TOMMY LITTLE SELF-DIAGNOSED GENIUS The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–16 Mar, not 10, 11, $28–$39 Oliver Coleman: Poolside Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 23 Feb–3 Mar, $15–$20 Garry Starr Performs Everything The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, $22–$33 DAMIEN POWER - MAN PUTS HIS DREAMS IN A SOCK The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $24–$32

Maddie HW: Let’s Get Loud Live From Tandanya, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $25 Clare Morgan and Richo Hotel Richmond, 8–17 Mar, not 11, $10–$20 Love/Hate Actually Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $28

20:30 Kel Balnaves - You Bewdy The National Wine Centre, 1–6 Mar, $15–$24 Jon Brooks: The Evil Dad Rhino Room, 5–16 Mar, not 11, $20 I have a show! Come see me! BASEM3NT Studios, 7–9 Mar, $15 Jarred Fell “Hack” The Howling Owl, 23 Feb–16 Mar, not 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $18–$25 Tahir - You Had ONE job! Arts Theatre, 10 Mar, $39 Séayoncé The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 11 Mar, $28 Time Out with Ross Voss Astor Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $12–$15 Benny Darsow Ad Lib The National Wine Centre, 8–17 Mar, not 11, 14, $25 Men with Coconuts The National Wine Centre, 23 Feb–1 Mar, $16–$23 Felicity Ward Busting a Nut The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 24 Feb, $38

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Rowan Thambar - 23 and disappointed. Rhino Room, 2 Mar, $23 All Around The World: The International Comedy Show The Griffins Hotel, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 27 Feb, 4 Mar, 6 Mar, 11 Mar, 13 Mar, $14–$23 Michael Hing - Lies I’ve Told My Therapist And Other Professionals Rhino Room, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $19–$25 #01 The Boy Loves Adelaide Hotel Richmond, 23 Feb–7 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $10–$16 Dusty Rich: The Lying King Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $25 Danny Bhoy - Age Of Fools Royalty Theatre, 12–17 Mar, $49.90 ADELAIDE FRINGE COMEDY SHOW CASE The Vines Golf Club of Reynella, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $30 Jason Pestell: Kmart is Life Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $25 Matt Vesely And George The Robot Perform A Very Normal Stand Up Comedy Routine The National Wine Centre, 23–27 Feb, $15–$20 Rose Callaghan “12 Rules for Life” Rhino Room, 12–16 Mar, $20–$27 GRANNY FLAPS These Lips Don’t Lie various venues, 1 Mar, 9 Mar, $25–$26 Bogan Bingo Back in Dacks! Rob Roy Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $21

LEIGH QURBAN NOT ENOUGH CHILL LEIGH Rhino Room, 23 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, $17–$23 Thomas Green: BOOM Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $20–$25 Cam Knight - Get Rich or Die Crying Rhino Room, 5–10 Mar, $13–$20 The Establishment: Le Bureau de Strange The National Wine Centre, 2–17 Mar, not 3, 9, $22–$26 Alex Ward - No Flirting HHH Rhino Room, 23 Feb, $25

20:40 The Stevenson Experience: Takes One To Know One Gluttony, 7–17 Mar, not 10, 11, $20–$30 Comedians Against Humanity, hosted by Yianni Agisilaou Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $18–$25

20:45 Dazza and Keif Go Viral The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 2 Mar to 8 Mar, $20–$26 ELEANOR CONWAY: Walk Of Shame 2 (Reality Bites) The Griffins Hotel, 26 Feb–17 Mar, not 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $18–$28 The Best of the School of Hard Knock Knocks The Historian Hotel, 25–27 Feb, $20 GLORIA’S G-SPOT GAMESHOW The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 10 Mar to 17 Mar, $18–$25

Stephen Buchanan’s Purpleberry : BBC Comedy Award Winner 2018 The Austral Hotel, 23 Feb–10 Mar, not 27 Feb, 6 Mar, $10–$20 A African American & Asian Comedy Tour “U White People Are Funny # 2” Stamford Plaza Adelaide, 23 Feb, $35 Best Of British Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, 23 Feb–17 Mar, $15–$25

21:00 Brett Blake: Bogan Genius The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 2 Mar to 9 Mar, $15–$20 #AMNDrink - A Midsummer Night’s Drink The Bunker Sports Bar and Grill, 23 Feb, $27 Mambo Jambo Distill Cocktail Bar, 7–8 Mar, $15–$17 Completely CANdid Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 12–16 Mar, FREE Kuah Jenhan Electric Butterflies The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 10 Mar to 17 Mar, $20–$25 Nick Capper - Pig In The City Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb, $15 Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 24 Feb, $25 Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones - 52 Days The National Wine Centre, 24 Feb–1 Mar, $20–$24

Dark Whisky Presents: Some Gods Ride Mice Twice Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–9 Mar, $12–$22.50 Damian Callinan: The Merger Holden Street Theatres, 23–24 Feb, $28 ABANDOMAN PIRATE RADIO The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $30–$35 tim&TIM! Life Show La Bohème, 2 Mar, $15 Peter James: Word Person. Bakehouse Theatre, 11–16 Mar, $15–$20 Shayne Hunter: The Cognitive Dissident Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $15–$20 Giggles at Ancient World: Comedy Mayhem Ancient World, 7 Mar, $10 A Complete Waste of Time A Club Adelaide, 23–24 Feb, $20

21:15 Shaggers The Historian Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $19–$23 Cardinal Sins ‘Court out!’ The Griffins Hotel, 23–24 Feb, $25 Sleeping Trees: World Tour Stirling Fringe, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, $28 10,000 Decisions The Griffins Hotel, 5–17 Mar, $10–$20 BOO DWYER : GINVINCIBLE Stirling Fringe, 2 Mar, $28

Dave Callan in: A Little More Action Rhino Room, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $20–$29.50 Lords Of Strut: Release The Freak Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–16 Mar, not 11, $20–$28 Vicarious Cabaret Live From Tandanya, 6–10 Mar, $25

21:30 The Dr and the Chef The Stag Public House, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $30 ¤ Thrones! The Musical Parody

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Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $30–$45 10 Things I Hate About Taming of the Shrew HHH Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $20–$30 Lords Of Strut: Release The Freak Stirling Fringe, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $28 Big Lez Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 23 Feb, $20 Double Denim: A Very Fancy Dinner Party HHH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $25–$32 Séayoncé The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $25–$32 Eddie Ifft - Walking On Eggshells The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 11 Mar, $26–$35

Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 4–17 Mar, $20–$26 Tahir - You Had ONE job! Arts Theatre, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $39 Scientology The Musical Live From Tandanya, 13–17 Mar, $25–$30 Shit-Faced Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $25–$34.90 Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 23 Feb, $25 Demi Lardner Ditch Witch 800 various venues, 2–16 Mar, not 3, 4, 11, $20–$28 Fern Brady - Power and Chaos The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 4–17 Mar, not 13, $25–$34 Alex Williamson: Sin On My Face Arkaba Hotel, 14–15 Mar, $34.90 Standup SMACKDOWN Gluttony, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $15–$20 Daniel Sloss - X Gluttony, 15–16 Mar, $37 #01 The Boy Loves Adelaide Hotel Richmond, 8–17 Mar, not 11, $10–$16 Joel Creasey - Drink. Slay. Repeat. The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–10 Mar, $25–$38

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21:40 Marc Ryan The Beautiful Bogan in Honey; I Shrunk The Bogan Gluttony, 12–17 Mar, $18–$29 Jon Bennett: How I Learned to Hug Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $13–$25 Silence of the Labia Gluttony, 5–10 Mar, $29 Nikki Osborne Bad Barbie Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $25–$29

21:45 Oliver Coleman: Poolside The National Wine Centre, 23–27 Feb, $15–$20 Girls Night The Howling Owl, 5–16 Mar, not 10, 11, $20–$25 Alan McElroy Is Sh*t @Twitter The Howling Owl, 23 Feb, $17 I Got Bit By A Monkey Once… Hotel Richmond, 23 Feb, $20 James Donald Forbes McCann: Devil’s Advocate Rhino Room, 23 Feb, $27.50 The Marvellous Snake Boy HHH Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $10 Arielle Conversi and Mariam T’s Big Obnoxious Variety Show The National Wine Centre, 2–17 Mar, not 3, 9, $15–$20 MANXIETY Hotel Richmond, 1–2 Mar, $15 Best of Edinburgh Comedy Late Show The Austral Hotel, 24 Feb–17 Mar, not 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $18 Rowan Thambar - 23 and disappointed. Rhino Room, 26 Feb–1 Mar, $15–$23 Improv Attacks Humanity Live From Tandanya, 13–17 Mar, $28 Odette: Baby Daddy! The National Wine Centre, 1–17 Mar, not 7, 14, $15–$21 Danielle Andrews Limb Windmill Hotel Richmond, 24–28 Feb, $15

Best of Adelaide Fringe: The Late Show The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $23 Nick Skeer in “SKEEZUS” Rhino Room, 12–16 Mar, $15–$18 Zach Watson - The Zachelor Rhino Room, 23 Feb, $15 Eve Ellenbogen Too Much Rhino Room, 26 Feb–1 Mar, $25 Tom Cashman - XYZ Rhino Room, 12–16 Mar, $15–$20 CANCELLED The Yonder The National Wine Centre, 23–27 Feb, $18–$28

Jacob Lingard: The Worrier King Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $15–$20 _Cancelled_ #01 International Comedy Stars Biggies at Bertram, 23 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $20 Mick Neven: Charm Offensive Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 12–16 Mar, $14–$20 Bent Out of Shape Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–9 Mar, $10–$13 GLORIA’S G-SPOT GAMESHOW The Griffins Hotel, 6–9 Mar, $18–$25 Eve Ellenbogen Too Much BASEM3NT Studios, 23 Feb, $20

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Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead The National Wine Centre, 2–17 Mar, not 4, 9, 11, $20–$28 The Great British Hate Off Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $12

A Bedtime Story with DPR A Club Adelaide, Various dates from 8 Mar to 16 Mar, $15–$20

22:00 Late Night Comedy Astor Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20 ADELAIDE FRINGE COMEDY SHOW CASE The Griffins Hotel, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $20 Best of the Best Comedy The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $10–$20 Sam Bowden: The Epicurean Shark

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22:30 Adelaide Comedy Podcast Live Rhino Room, 6 Mar, 13 Mar, $20 Rhino Room Late Show Rhino Room, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20–$28 Anya Anastasia: The Show Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–16 Mar, not 6, 11, 13, $20–$30

22:40 Isabella Valette: How Far I’ll Go Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 12–16 Mar, $25

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Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23–24 Feb, $25

22:45 The Great British Hate Off Belgian Beer Cafe ‘Oostende’, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $15 Best of the Edinburgh Fest The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25 Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 15–17 Mar, $35 Improv Attacks Humanity Live From Tandanya, 9–10 Mar, $28

22:50 [Late Night] Panel Show Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $18–$25

23:00 Stamptown Comedy Night The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $20 Completely CANdid Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 15–16 Mar, FREE THE STAND UP SHOW The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25 Nick Capper - Pig In The City Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb, $15

Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb, $20

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

Late Night Comedy at The Wine Centre The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20 MANXIETY Hotel Richmond, 28 Feb, $10 Best of Edinburgh Comedy Late Show The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20 Two Little Dickheads The National Wine Centre, 1–2 Mar, $25 Shayne Hunter: The Cognitive Dissident Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 2 Mar, $20 MJ Wong: In the Wong Family Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 1 Mar, $20

23:15 Eurowision The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 10 Mar, $29

23:20 CANCELLED_Rufus & Vendetta’s Never Have I Ever Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25

23:30 George Glass Proves The Existence of God Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $26–$28 Phatcave - Late Night Stand Up Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $26

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TOM WALKER VERY VERY The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $24–$30 SAM TAUNTON STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $22–$28 TOM GLEESON - JOY The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 26 Feb–17 Mar, not 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $30–$45 AKMAL - Open for Renovations The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $30–$39 Kentucky Fried God Murder broadcast bar, 9–17 Mar, $10–$20 Tom Skelton’s Macbeth Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 23–24 Feb, $27

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Area 53 Pickup Point, 24 Feb, $25 Eleanor’s Story: Home Is The Stranger Live From Tandanya, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $32 All the lovely Magdalenes Bakehouse Theatre, 4–9 Mar, $15–$20 The Boy, George Holden Street Theatres, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $25 OLD JACK meets Banjo Paterson Cafe Outside The Square, 9 Mar, $25 Eleanor’s Story: American Girl In Hitler’s Germany Live From Tandanya, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $32

10:45 Games by Henry Naylor Holden Street Theatres, 13–14 Mar, $28

11:00 Area 53 Pickup Point, 24 Feb, $25 The Promise Holden Street Theatres, 8 Mar, $10 Adelaide International Youth Film Festival Preview Program RCC Fringe, 27 Feb–9 Mar, not 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, $20 Ulster American Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 14 Mar, $40 Kokoda Star Theatres, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, $24.50 A Man of Good Hope Royalty Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 7 Mar, $35 OLIVER! Norwood Concert Hall, 9 Mar, $23 A Thousand Cranes The Parks Theatres, 9–11 Mar, $24

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Holden Street Theatres, 7 Mar, $28 Ignition Point Live From Tandanya, 1 Mar, $12

12:30 After You Live From Tandanya, 16 Mar, $24 Matriarch Live From Tandanya, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $25

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Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Barnum Goodwood Institute Theatre, 17 Mar, $20 Area 53 Pickup Point, 23–24 Feb, $25 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Stamford Plaza Adelaide, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, FREE

Macbeth in space! (and two other locations....) Bakehouse Theatre, 4–9 Mar, $15–$20 Eleanor’s Story: Home Is The Stranger Live From Tandanya, 1 Mar, $32 Games by Henry Naylor Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $28 Adelaide International Youth Film Festival Preview Program RCC Fringe, 27 Feb–9 Mar, not 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, $20 Connected - The Rock Musical Nexus Arts, 7–8 Mar, $18 Worldline Corporations BASEM3NT Studios, 23 Feb, $20 Manus AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $35 Counting and Cracking Ridley Centre, Showgrounds [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, 9 Mar, $45 A Man of Good Hope Royalty Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $35 ‘Flood’ by Chris Isaacs Noel Lothian Hall - Adelaide Botanic Garden, 2–3 Mar, $20–$26

13:30 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20

The Poet’s Guide to Science: A sceptic think tank Rob Roy Hotel, 16–17 Mar, $25 ¤ Build a Rocket

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Holden Street Theatres, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $28 Bin Laden: The One Man Show Holden Street Theatres, 9–10 Mar, $28 Ignition Point Live From Tandanya, 23 Feb, $12 ¤ Extinguished Things HHHH Holden Street Theatres, 24 Feb, $28 Palmyra AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $25 Green Tea Live From Tandanya, 9–10 Mar, $25 A Thousand Cranes The Parks Theatres, 9–11 Mar, $24

13:45 Squeeze My Cans Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $21

14:00 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Barnum Goodwood Institute Theatre, 16 Mar, $20 Area 53 Pickup Point, 23–24 Feb, $25 Goose! HHH The Mill, 23–24 Feb, $23

Blaas Thomas Edmonds Opera Studio, Showgrounds [Adelaide Festival], 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $25 Judge Jackie: Disorder in the Court The Parks Theatres, 2 Mar, $35 Great Detectives 2! South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $28 Orpheus Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25 ‘Teechers’ by John Godber Australian Education Union South Australia, 9–10 Mar, $25 Connected - The Rock Musical Nexus Arts, 9 Mar, $18 The Other Side of 25 A Club Adelaide, 23–24 Feb, $15 because there was fire by Jamie Hornsby The Mill, 16 Mar, $26 By Heart Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 7 Mar, 9 Mar, $30 Two Jews Walk into a Theatre Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, 10 Mar, $30 Inner Journey State Library of South Australia, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, FREE Crikey! Australian Conspiracy Theories! Burnside Ballroom, 17 Mar, FREE

La Reprise Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $40

14:30 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Galactic Trek : The Search for Zork Rob Roy Hotel, 9 Mar, $20

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Stirling Fringe, 28 Feb, $30 Gulliver’s Travels Noel Lothian Hall - Adelaide Botanic Garden, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $26 B.O.B. : Battery Operated Boyfriend Rob Roy Hotel, 23 Feb, $20 For Unto Y’all - The Very First Christmas in the Wild West Goodwood Institute Theatre, 2–3 Mar, $25 OLIVER! Norwood Concert Hall, 10 Mar, $23 Box and Cox: Married and Settled! Norwood Concert Hall, 23 Feb, $20 Grounded Holden Street Theatres, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 16 Mar, $28

14:45 Table for Two? Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $20 Gravity Guts Live From Tandanya, 9 Mar, $25 Theatre for the time poor Live From Tandanya, 10 Mar, $25


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Holden Street Theatres, 24 Feb, 9 Mar, $28 Eleanor’s Story: Home Is The Stranger Live From Tandanya, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $32 Bin Laden: The One Man Show Holden Street Theatres, 16–17 Mar, $28 After You Live From Tandanya, 9 Mar, $24 Squeeze My Cans Live From Tandanya, 10 Mar, $25 ¤ Extinguished Things HHHH Holden Street Theatres, 2–3 Mar, $28 The Forgettory

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Bakehouse Theatre, 23 Feb, $25 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $20 The Cocoon Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 16–17 Mar, $30 That Bastard Brecht Star Theatres, 10 Mar, $20 CANCELLED- Deep Shit Star Theatres, 9 Mar, $20 Elizabethan South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $35

Gluttony, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $20

Highly Flammable Love The John Bray Centre for Performing Arts, 23 Feb, $20 Your Bard The Fam Pirie, 3 Mar, $25 OLD JACK meets Banjo Paterson The Rising Sun Hotel, 23 Feb, $25 Ulster American Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $40 Manus AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $35 ‘Flood’ by Chris Isaacs Noel Lothian Hall - Adelaide Botanic Garden, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $26 A Thousand Cranes The Parks Theatres, 9–11 Mar, $24 The Second Woman Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $30

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Uncle Vanya The Cedars [Adelaide Festival], Various dates from 1 Mar to 15 Mar, $90 Naked Truth

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Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $23 Monsieur Bunbury: A Tale of Two Men in Earnest Live From Tandanya, 2–3 Mar, $20 Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorised Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $33 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are

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The Mill, 16 Mar, $20 Area 53 Pickup Point, 23 Feb, $25

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Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $20 ¤ The Archive of Educated Hearts

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Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $23 Squeeze My Cans Live From Tandanya, 9 Mar, $25 The Boy, George Holden Street Theatres, 16 Mar, $25

16:45 Peter Goers in ‘Look Ma, No Hans!’ Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20

17:00 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 HOMER’S ODYSSEY THE MUSICAL Hilton Hotel, 15–16 Mar, $25 Area 53 Pickup Point, 23 Feb, $25 Blaas Thomas Edmonds Opera Studio, Showgrounds [Adelaide Festival], 2–10 Mar, not 5, $25 A GREEK TRAGEDY ‘OEDIPUS REX - THE KING’ THE MUSICAL Hilton Hotel, 17 Mar, $25 A Solo Commedia dell’ Arte Show The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 2 Mar to 17 Mar, $20 Daze to Thirty Treasury 1860, 3 Mar, $24 SÉANCE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Pirates of Penzance MV Dolphin Explorer, 17 Mar, $35 Squeeze My Cans Live From Tandanya, 2–3 Mar, $25 The Invisible City Various sites around Adelaide, 8–10 Mar, $20

Ulster American Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $40

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Stirling Fringe, 2–3 Mar, $30 Kokoda Star Theatres, Various dates from 23 Feb to 11 Mar, $24.50 Palmyra AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 2–3 Mar, $25 Green Tea Live From Tandanya, 1 Mar, $20 Counting and Cracking Ridley Centre, Showgrounds [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $45 A Man of Good Hope Royalty Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 10–11 Mar, $35 Party Snake Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 16–17 Mar, $30 The Marvelous Mechanical Musical Maiden La Bohème, 23–24 Feb, $25 Temporary A Club Adelaide, 24 Feb, $18

17:15 Kokoda Star Theatres, 24 Feb, $24.50

17:30 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20

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Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $23 The HandleBards: Twelfth Night Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, $20–$30 Worldline Corporations BASEM3NT Studios, 23 Feb, $23

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Millennial Pink Poppies Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 3 Mar, $20 Area 53 Pickup Point, 23–24 Feb, $25 ¤ Build a Rocket

18:00 That Daring Australian Girl Noel Lothian Hall - Adelaide Botanic Garden, 11–17 Mar, $20–$26 Barnum Goodwood Institute Theatre, 17 Mar, $20 FLIGHT HH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $25 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are

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The Mill, 14–15 Mar, $20 Doubt: A Parable Nexus Arts, 23 Feb, $28 FLAWED____ like a b_y Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–10 Mar, $9–$22 Talofa Papa The National Wine Centre, 23–27 Feb, $20–$25 Benchmarks The Mill, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $10–$15 ¤ Build a Rocket

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Bin Laden: The One Man Show Holden Street Theatres, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $20–$28 Last Year’s Eve Bakehouse Theatre, 11–16 Mar, $15–$25 SÉANCE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Oysters Bakehouse Theatre, 23 Feb–16 Mar, not 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $20–$25 Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorised Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 28 Feb, $33 Final Placement Bakehouse Theatre, 4–9 Mar, $21–$23 Gulliver’s Travels Noel Lothian Hall - Adelaide Botanic Garden, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $20–$26 Pirates of Penzance various venues, 28 Feb, 6 Mar, 8 Mar, $35–$95 ¤ Extinguished Things HHHH Holden Street Theatres, 23–24 Feb, $28 Archetype MakeSpace, 15–16 Mar, $20 HOMER’S ODYSSEY THE MUSICAL various venues, Various dates from 1 Mar to 11 Mar, $25

The Silent House The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 28 Feb–2 Mar, $28 Ulster American Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 15 Mar, $40 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, 27 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $20 Cookies and Cream Noel Lothian Hall - Adelaide Botanic Garden, 5–10 Mar, $20–$25 By Heart Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 6–9 Mar, $30 Two Jews Walk into a Theatre Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $30 A Man of Good Hope Royalty Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $35 socially [un] acceptable Gluttony, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $18–$25 A GREEK TRAGEDY ‘OEDIPUS REX - THE KING’ THE MUSICAL The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 23 Feb, $25

18:15 Tragedy! (A New Comedy) The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 10 Mar to 17 Mar, $15–$25 The Poet’s Guide to Science: A sceptic think tank Rob Roy Hotel, 15–16 Mar, $25

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Holden Street Theatres, 26 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $18–$23 Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir: EARTHALUJAH! RCC Fringe, Various dates from 1 Mar to 10 Mar, $33 That Daring Australian Girl Stirling Fringe, 27 Feb, $28 Gravity Guts Live From Tandanya, 6–10 Mar, $25

18:30 Grounded Holden Street Theatres, 5–10 Mar, $20–$28 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are

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The Mill, 9 Mar, $20 Which-craft? Holden Street Theatres, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $18–$27 Games by Henry Naylor Holden Street Theatres, 12–16 Mar, $20–$28 FLIGHT HH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 26 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $25 Elizabethan South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 23 Feb, $35 Broadway Sessions Does Disney (Again) Norwood Hotel, 24 Feb, $22

Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorised Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, 26 Feb, 1 Mar, $29.70–$33 Out To Lunch MixedCreative, 13 Mar, 14 Mar, 16 Mar, $20 Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir: EARTHALUJAH! RCC Fringe, 7 Mar, $33 The Long Pigs Live From Tandanya, 13–17 Mar, $30 The Island of Doctor Moron Mercury Cinema, 25 Feb, $15 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, 1 Mar, 15 Mar, $20 Blackrock HH Holden Street Theatres, 23–24 Feb, $22 Goddess on a Highway Live From Tandanya, 6–10 Mar, $18–$33 By Heart Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 5 Mar, $30 The Kanziss Trials Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $23

18:40 SÉANCE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 26 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $20

18:45 Monsieur Bunbury: A Tale of Two Men in Earnest Live From Tandanya, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $23–$25 Galactic Trek : The Search for Zork Rob Roy Hotel, 5 Mar, $20

19:00 FLIGHT HH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $25 Barnum Goodwood Institute Theatre, 14–16 Mar, $20 Nikola and I Dream Well, 25 Feb–15 Mar, weekdays only, $13–$25 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Stamford Plaza Adelaide, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 27 Feb, $0–$104 Hugh Hughes presents Shôn Dale-Jones in ME & ROBIN HOOD RCC Fringe, 5–10 Mar, $33 Kreepy Kensington Streets and Parks of Kensington, 1–14 Mar, not 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, $20 Greg Fleet: This is not a love song The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 10 Mar, $35 post: ICH NIBBER DIBBER RCC Fringe, 12–17 Mar, $20–$40 Kokoda The Parks Theatres, 27 Feb–1 Mar, $24.50 #nofilter Marion Cultural Centre, 14 Mar, $63

‘Teechers’ by John Godber Australian Education Union South Australia, 7–9 Mar, $15–$25 SÉANCE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $20 Raw & Reel The Libertine by Louis, Various dates from 26 Feb to 13 Mar, $40 1984 Salisbury Institute, 28 Feb, $15 Naked Truth

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Gluttony, 27 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $20 The Cocoon Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 13–16 Mar, $30 Chameleon MakeSpace, 27 Feb–1 Mar, $25 Hugh Hughes presents Shôn Dale-Jones in THE LADDER RCC Fringe, 12–17 Mar, $25 Manus AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 7 Mar, $35 CANCELLED- 1 Night broadcast bar, 1 Mar, 15 Mar, $20 Counting and Cracking Ridley Centre, Showgrounds [Adelaide Festival], Various dates from 2 Mar to 9 Mar, $45 Joyous Depression Cafe Outside The Square, 15 Mar, $28


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5 - 16 March, 8:15pm Garden of Unearthly Delights adelaidefringe.com.au Hugh Hughes presents Shôn Dale-Jones in THE DUKE RCC Fringe, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $33 A Man of Good Hope Royalty Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $35 A Thousand Cranes The Parks Theatres, 5 Mar, $19 Illuminated MakeSpace, 7–8 Mar, $15–$20 Salisbury Secret Garden - Are we There Yet? Jack Young Centre, 9 Mar, $10

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Millennial Pink Poppies Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $20 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are

Educated Hearts

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Holden Street Theatres, 26 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $18–$23 Galactic Trek : The Search for Zork Rob Roy Hotel, 6–10 Mar, $20–$25 B.O.B. : Battery Operated Boyfriend Rob Roy Hotel, 23–24 Feb, $25

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The Mill, 8 Mar, $20 The Mark Drama St Barnabas Croydon, 16–17 Mar, $15 Judge Jackie: Disorder in the Court The Parks Theatres, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $35

Great Detectives 2! South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $28 After Life: Conversations From A Hospital Waiting Room Finsart Studio, 5–10 Mar, $15–$20 Kreepy Kensington Streets and Parks of Kensington, 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 27 Feb, $20 Greg Fleet: This is not a love song The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 7 Mar, 9 Mar, $35

SEPTEM Bakehouse Theatre, 11–16 Mar, $20 ¤ Build a Rocket

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Holden Street Theatres, 23–24 Feb, $28 The Measure of a Man Bakehouse Theatre, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $10–$20 Bin Laden: The One Man Show Holden Street Theatres, Various dates from 8 Mar to 17 Mar, $20–$28 Murder at the Juice Joint The Girls Place, 9 Mar, $58

Shakespeare:for dummies Forge Theatre, 7–8 Mar, $10 The Boy, George Holden Street Theatres, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $20–$25 Kokoda Stirling Community Theatre, 14–16 Mar, $24.50 Tosca The Spire Community, 23 Feb, $40 It’s Not Too Late (until you’re dead) Star Theatres, 14–16 Mar, $25 ¤ Extinguished Things HHHH Holden Street Theatres, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $20–$28

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Gluttony, 27 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, $20 The Maze CBD Location TBA, Various dates from 8 Mar to 16 Mar, $25 because there was fire by Jamie Hornsby The Mill, 12 Mar, $15 Chameleon MakeSpace, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $25 Warhol: Bullet Karma Treasury 1860, 23 Feb–10 Mar, not 25 Feb, 1 Mar, 4 Mar, 8 Mar, $15–$25 That Bastard Brecht Star Theatres, 8–9 Mar, $20 All Change Bakehouse Theatre, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $25 Appropriate Kissing for All Occasions South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 9 Mar, $24 Pamela’s Palace A Club Adelaide, 1–16 Mar, not 4, 11, $20–$25 Joyous Depression Cafe Outside The Square, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 14 Mar, 16 Mar, $23–$28

The Runner Up Distill Cocktail Bar, 6–9 Mar, $32 OLIVER! Norwood Concert Hall, 8–10 Mar, $23 JUDAS Bakehouse Theatre, 4–16 Mar, not 10, $20–$25 CANCELLED- Deep Shit Star Theatres, 10 Mar, $20 Illuminated MakeSpace, 9 Mar, $20

19:40 The Other Side of 25 A Club Adelaide, 23–24 Feb, $20

19:45 ¤ Dietrich:

Natural Duty

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Noel Lothian Hall - Adelaide Botanic Garden, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $22–$28 Theatre for the time poor Live From Tandanya, 6–10 Mar, $25

20:00 FLIGHT HH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $25 Grounded Holden Street Theatres, 12–16 Mar, $20–$28 Doubt: A Parable Nexus Arts, 26 Feb, 7 Mar, $25–$28 The Best Show The Mill, Various dates from 23 Feb to 9 Mar, $28

Blaas Thomas Edmonds Opera Studio, Showgrounds [Adelaide Festival], 4 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, $25 Highly Flammable Love The John Bray Centre for Performing Arts, 23 Feb, $20 Inspector Cluedo & the Curse of the Darjeeling Diamond Irish Club, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $25 Archetype Adelaide Botanic Garden, 23 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $30 Daze to Thirty Treasury 1860, 24 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, $24 Which-craft? Holden Street Theatres, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $27 Games by Henry Naylor Holden Street Theatres, 23 Feb–9 Mar, not 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, $20–$28 #nofilter Marion Cultural Centre, 15–16 Mar, $33 Chekhov at the Pub Kings Head Hotel, Various dates from 5 Mar to 14 Mar, $15–$20 A Total Cop Out The Duke of Brunswick Hotel, Various dates from 9 Mar to 17 Mar, $18 SÉANCE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $20 Portraits in Motion RCC Fringe, 6–17 Mar, not 11, $20–$33

Sailing South The Tower Arts Centre, 23 Feb, $25 That Daring Australian Girl Stirling Fringe, 26 Feb, $28 Pirates of Penzance Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 8 Mar, $35 The Invisible City Various sites around Adelaide, 8–9 Mar, $20 A GREEK TRAGEDY ‘OEDIPUS REX - THE KING’ THE MUSICAL various venues, Various dates from 1 Mar to 11 Mar, $25 Honest Treasury 1860, Various dates from 23 Feb to 3 Mar, $20–$25 Gnomes Vs The Easter Bunny Fly Bird Fly Studio, 5–9 Mar, $20 For Unto Y’all - The Very First Christmas in the Wild West Goodwood Institute Theatre, 28 Feb–2 Mar, $25 Manus AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, $35 PUSSY RIOT: RIOT DAYS RCC Fringe, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $49 The Kanziss Trials Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $23 A Man of Good Hope Royalty Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 5 Mar, 8 Mar, $35 La Reprise Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 4 Mar, $40

20:15 After You Live From Tandanya, 6–17 Mar, not 11, 12, $15–$24 Safety Banana Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 4–16 Mar, $15–$24 The Sorry Mum Project Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 28 Feb–2 Mar, $22 Pirates of Penzance Hains & Co., 6 Mar, $35

20:30 CANCELLED Cepacia: Love Takes His Breath Away South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 14–15 Mar, $30 Orpheus Holden Street Theatres, 23 Feb–10 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, $20–$25 The Poet’s Guide to Science: A sceptic think tank Rob Roy Hotel, 14 Mar, $25 Jane Austen: Private Eye South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 8–10 Mar, $25 Alison Paradoxx presents Floral Peroxide The Libertine by Louis, 23–24 Feb, $27

Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorised Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 23 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 2 Mar, $33 Ulster American Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 14 Mar, $40 Temporary BASEM3NT Studios, 23 Feb, $20 Eurydice Holden Street Theatres, 26 Feb–16 Mar, not 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $20–$25 The Maze CBD Location TBA, Various dates from 8 Mar to 16 Mar, $25 La Reprise Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 5–7 Mar, $40

20:40 Don’t Do it, Don’t do it, Do it! Gluttony, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 10 Mar, $25

20:45 CANCELLED Cepacia: Love Takes His Breath Away South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 13 Mar, $30 After Life: Conversations From A Hospital Waiting Room Finsart Studio, 8–10 Mar, $20


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RCC Fringe, 23 Feb, $45 Greg Fleet: This is not a love song The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 3 Mar, $35 ¤ Build a Rocket

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Holden Street Theatres, 5–9 Mar, $20–$28 Cockroach Bakehouse Theatre, 4–9 Mar, $20–$26 Appropriate Kissing for All Occasions South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $24 The Boy, George Holden Street Theatres, 12–17 Mar, $20–$25 1984 Finsart Studio, 1–2 Mar, $25 SÉANCE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $20 Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorised Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 1 Mar, $33

The Tiger Lillies present Edgar Allan Poe’s Haunted Palace RCC Fringe, 26 Feb–10 Mar, not 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, $30–$59 By Heart Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, 10 Mar, $30 Two Jews Walk into a Theatre Odeon Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 9 Mar, $30 ¤ 30,000 Notes

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nthspace Adelaide, 23 Feb–16 Mar, not 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $20–$30 Manus AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $35 Palmyra AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 4–5 Mar, $25 Party Snake Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 13–16 Mar, $30 ¤ 2b theatre company – OLD STOCK: A REFUGEE LOVE STORY HHHH RCC Fringe, 23 Feb, $40 Temporary A Club Adelaide, 25–26 Feb, $15–$18

21:30 Millennial Pink Poppies Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $20 Sex & The Musical South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 23 Feb, 28 Feb, $30

Greg Fleet: This is not a love song The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 8 Mar, $35 Daze to Thirty Treasury 1860, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $24 Table for Two? Holden Street Theatres, 23–24 Feb, $20 Which-craft? Holden Street Theatres, 5–9 Mar, $18–$27 The Long Pigs Live From Tandanya, 6–10 Mar, $25–$30 The Tiger Lillies present Edgar Allan Poe’s Haunted Palace RCC Fringe, 5–7 Mar, $30–$59 Ulster American Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $40 The Works of William Shakespeare by Chicks Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 2–16 Mar, not 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, $15–$30 The Maze CBD Location TBA, Various dates from 8 Mar to 16 Mar, $25 The Riddalin Brothers Pty Ltd, Present: Vol 3 Part 5 The Beginning of the End of Times New Romantic The Mill, 24 Feb, $25 Warhol: Bullet Karma Treasury 1860, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, $25 Palmyra AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 1 Mar, $25

Undertow Holden Street Theatres, 12–16 Mar, $15–$20

21:45 Squeeze My Cans Live From Tandanya, 6–10 Mar, $25 Matriarch Live From Tandanya, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $25 ¤ Whiplash

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The National Wine Centre, 23 Feb–1 Mar, $18–$25

22:00 FLIGHT HH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25 Sex & The Musical South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $30 Appropriate Kissing for All Occasions South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 9 Mar, $24 SÉANCE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20 ¤ Umbrella Man

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The National Wine Centre, 24 Feb–1 Mar, $15–$25 because there was fire by Jamie Hornsby The Mill, 13–14 Mar, $26 Dr Selflove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Thighs The National Wine Centre, 2–17 Mar, not 4, 11, $15–$18

22:30 The Best Show The Mill, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, $28 Living Between The Lines Show Finsart Studio, 23 Feb, $25 because there was fire by Jamie Hornsby The Mill, 15–16 Mar, $26

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FLIGHT HH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $25 The Professor Bakehouse Theatre, Various dates from 23 Feb to 2 Mar, $18–$20 Penny Arcade: BITCH!DYKE!FAGHAG!WHORE!

23:00 FLIGHT HH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25 SÉANCE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20 Bitch On Heat The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25

23:59 DAVID FINCHER @ 24fps Hotel Richmond, 8–9 Mar, FREE

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09:30 Kids Day Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden [Adelaide Festival], 2 Mar, FREE

10:00 1st Kilkenny Scout group, Family fun day - Community festival! 2019 Challa Gardens Primary School, 23 Feb, FREE Opera Mouse South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $24 YA Day Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, FREE Wriggle Around the World Burnside Library, 14 Mar, $20 Fairy Picnic The Moseley Beach Club, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $25 Baba Yaga Queen’s Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 27 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, $29 Meg in the Magic Toyshop Mount Barker Town Hall, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $10

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Multicultural Storytime various venues, 26 Feb, 28 Feb, 2 Mar, FREE MR BADGER tells the story of “The Wind in the Willows” various venues, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 9 Mar, $12–$15

Cosmo The Clown Comedy Magic Show Marion Cultural Centre, 2 Mar, $15 Wild Rumpus Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 2–3 Mar, $15

10:45 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $7.50 Amelia Ryan’s 80’s Baby! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $20

11:00 Auslan Games and Storytime with Deaf Can:Do The National Wine Centre, 24 Feb, $30 Bubble Show: Milkshake and the Winter Bubble The Jade, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $18 MR BADGER tells the story of “The Wind in the Willows” South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $15 Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $17

Silly Galahs various venues, 3 Mar, 17 Mar, $20 Big Tops & Tiny Tots Circus Show Stirling Fringe, 2 Mar, $20 Wriggle Around the World Norwood Concert Hall, 13 Mar, 15 Mar, $20 Amazing Drumming Monkeys The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $18 _cancelled_The Famous Five South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 27–28 Feb, $30 Aaaand Now For MORE Kiddo Kaos! Stirling Fringe, 23–24 Feb, $20 The Great Australian Snail Race Holden Street Theatres, 3 Mar, FREE _cancelled_The Tales of Beatrix Potter South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, Various dates from 24 Feb to 13 Mar, $28 Inside the Walls: A Giant Pop-Up Book Ghost Story Gluttony, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $19 WISH- Bullying No Way! various venues, 3 Mar, 5 Mar, 9 Mar, 12 Mar, $8–$13

Foehn AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 13 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $25 Cosmo The Clown Comedy Magic Show Nexus Arts, 24 Feb, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $15

11:30 Wriggle Around the World Gluttony, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $20 Balloonatics 2: Get Pumped Stirling Fringe, 2–3 Mar, $20 The Circus Firemen Stirling Fringe, 23–24 Feb, $20 This Show is NOT Rubbish! Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $18 Splash Test Dummies The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $25 Get Ready For This Marion Cultural Centre, 23–24 Feb, $13

11:45 _cancelled_The Tales of Beatrix Potter South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, $28

12:00 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $7.50 Grumpy Pants Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $18 CANCELLED Haydn Seek South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 3 Mar, $15 Cinderella - the Untold Story Live From Tandanya, 16–17 Mar, $20 Tribute to Rock Star Academy, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $25 MR BADGER tells the story of “The Wind in the Willows” various venues, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 9 Mar, $12–$15 Salisbury Secret Garden - Family Fun Day Salisbury Secret Garden - Pitman Park, 24 Feb, FREE

12:30 Wriggle Around the World Gluttony, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $20 Bubble Show: Milkshake and the Winter Bubble The Jade, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $18 FunnyHappyStuff presents; Stringy Thingy Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $17

Cosmo The Clown Comedy Magic Show Marion Cultural Centre, 2 Mar, $15

12:45 Humphrey South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $18 BOXING - By Fraser Hooper Stirling Fringe, 2–3 Mar, $20 Children are Stinky The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 3 Mar, 9 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, $15–$24

13:00 The Funny Fish Show The Parks Theatres, 23 Feb, $16 Opera Mouse South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 13 Mar, $24 3 Speed Crunch Box Rebooted The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 8 Mar, $25 Let’s Get Wild Stirling Fringe, 23–24 Feb, $20 _cancelled_The Famous Five South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $30 Mickster’s Magic Gadgets Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $25


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13:15 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $7.50 Captain Cauliflower and Marvin The Mischievous Moose The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 2 Mar to 17 Mar, $15–$20

13:30 Grossed Out Game Show Gluttony, 16–17 Mar, $20 Wriggle Around the World Gluttony, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $20 Escape From Trash Mountain Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 11 Mar, $19.50 Big Tops & Tiny Tots Circus Show Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $19

Cinderella - the Untold Story Live From Tandanya, 16–17 Mar, $20 Aaaand Now For MORE Kiddo Kaos! The National Wine Centre, 23–24 Feb, $20 The Scientific Bubble Show Burnside Community Centre, 16 Mar, $18 Amazing Drumming Monkeys The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $18 Dinosaur Time Machine Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $26 Wriggle Around the World Holden Street Theatres, 13 Mar, 15 Mar, $20 Able Mable Stirling Fringe, 2 Mar, $20 Foehn AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 16–17 Mar, $25 Fringe Fun In The Hills Mount Barker Town Hall, 23 Feb, 9 Mar, $25 Baba Yaga Queen’s Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 2–3 Mar, $29 Marmalade Five: All Nite Cheese! Stirling Fringe, 3 Mar, $20

Mr Snot bottom’s Horrible Terrible Really Really Bad Bad Show The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 The Adventure Party Woodville Town Hall, 16 Mar, $17 Opera Mouse South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $24

14:15 Able Mable Stirling Fringe, 24 Feb, $20 Marmalade Five: All Nite Cheese! Stirling Fringe, 23 Feb, $20

14:30 Royal Tea Party South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $20 A Frayed Knot Stirling Fringe, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $20 JELLY OR JAM RCC Fringe, Various dates from 23 Feb to 10 Mar, $20 Science Magic Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $16 Peter Combe in Live It Up and Fry An Egg On a Slippery Dip!! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $24

Silly Galahs Mitcham Cultural Village Community Centre, 2 Mar, $20 Best Of Kids Fringe Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $18

15:00 Balloonatics 2: Get Pumped Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $17 Brat Kids Carnival RCC Fringe, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $20 Bubblegum Cabaret The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $25 The Circus Firemen Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 _cancelled_The Famous Five South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 3 Mar, $30

15:15 Best of Edinburgh Kids Comedy The Austral Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $13 Amelia Ryan’s 80’s Baby! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $20

3 Speed Crunch Box Rebooted The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 9–11 Mar, $25 A Day at the Zoo Burnside Community Centre, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $20 Huggers - The Best of Adelaide Fringe Kids & Family Selection The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $19 Let’s Get Wild The National Wine Centre, 2–3 Mar, $28

15:20 Did you Hear what I Saw? The National Wine Centre, 24 Feb, $25

15:30 The Disney Diaries: A Comic Princess Tribute Live From Tandanya, 16–17 Mar, $27 Le Petit Circus Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $19–$26 The Best Worst Kids Birthday Party! The Griffins Hotel, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20

15:45 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $7.50

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16:00 Meg in the Magic Toyshop Burnside Library, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $10 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $7.50 Game On 2.0 Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $18 Tribute to Rock Star Academy, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $25 Tessa Waters - HOW TO BE A ROCKSTAR Stirling Fringe, 23–24 Feb, $20 Peter Combe in Live It Up and Fry An Egg On a Slippery Dip!! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $24 SeaStar Rock The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23–24 Feb, $17

16:15 Amazing Drumming Monkeys The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $18

16:30 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, 26 Feb–14 Mar, not 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $7.50

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Mr Snot Bottom’s Stinky Silly Show Stirling Fringe, 2–3 Mar, $20 Comedians Against Humanity (FAMILY EDITION) Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou Gluttony, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $15 The Circus Firemen Stirling Fringe, 26 Feb, $20 Tessa Waters - HOW TO BE A ROCKSTAR Stirling Fringe, 27 Feb, $20 Children are Stinky Stirling Fringe, 23–24 Feb, $20 More Boogers, Books and Big Bottom Burps! The Griffins Hotel, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $18 The Alphabet of Awesome Science Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Dinosaur Time Machine Stirling Fringe, 28 Feb, $20 Silly Galahs Mitcham Cultural Village Community Centre, 2 Mar, $20

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Fart Lab 3: Following Through The Griffins Hotel, 23–24 Feb, $25

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Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $7.50 Particle B RCC Fringe, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $20 Foehn AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 16–17 Mar, $25 _cancelled_The Tales of Beatrix Potter South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 8 Mar, $28 Baba Yaga Queen’s Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 2–3 Mar, $29

Children are Stinky - Desert Fringe Institute Theatre, 2 Mar, $10 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, 26 Feb–14 Mar, not 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $7.50 The Disney Diaries: A Comic Princess Tribute The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 5 Mar, $23 Royale Dance Battle South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $20 _cancelled_The Tales of Beatrix Potter South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 26–28 Feb, $28 _cancelled_The Famous Five South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 6–7 Mar, $30

Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $7.50 Tribute to Rock Star Academy, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $25 Splash Test Dummies The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 6–17 Mar, not 11, 12, $25 _cancelled_The Famous Five South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 23 Feb, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, $30 Foehn AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 13 Mar, 15 Mar, $25 _cancelled_The Tales of Beatrix Potter South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 2 Mar, $28 Baba Yaga Queen’s Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 1 Mar, $29

Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $7.50 _cancelled_The Famous Five South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 8 Mar, 10 Mar, $30

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Poetry From The Garden Burnside Library, 7 Mar, FREE _cancelled_The Famous Five South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 9 Mar, $30

17:15 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $7.50

17:30 Children are Stinky The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 3–17 Mar, not 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, $15–$24 Splash Test Dummies The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $25 _cancelled_The Tales of Beatrix Potter South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 1 Mar, $28

Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $7.50 Let’s Get Wild The National Wine Centre, 25 Feb–8 Mar, not 4 Mar, $20–$28

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20:00 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $7.50

20:30 National Geographic Symphony for Our World Elder Park [Adelaide Festival], 2 Mar, FREE _cancelled_The Famous Five South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 2 Mar, $30

20:45 Mythic Mermaids Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $7.50


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LITTLE SYLVIE Flashmob Acapella! Online Only, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, FREE WOMADelaide Botanic Park [Adelaide Festival], 8–11 Mar, $387

Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie Experience Hilton Hotel, 10 Mar, $30

All Of These Lines..... Fly Bird Fly Studio, 16 Mar, $24 War of the Surf & Rock Guitars THE FORT, 24 Feb, $55 Bublé Arkaba Hotel, 17 Mar, $45 Beatles Vs Stones The Gov, 3 Mar, $42.50

10:00 The Port Rocks various venues, 24 Feb, FREE

10:30 The John Dory Nexus Arts, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $20

11:00 Shake, Rattle & Roll Marion Cultural Centre, 12 Mar, $18 CANCELLED Bach’s Coffee Cantata various venues, 14–16 Mar, $30 Dogapalooza Orphanage Park, 17 Mar, $18 Gawler Caravans “Willaston on the Green” Country Music Spectacular Willaston Oval & Clubrooms, 2 Mar, $30

11:30 Arrows of Time Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $149 Enlightenment Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $149 New Ancient Songs Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $149

12:30 The Piano Men South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 7 Mar, $25

13:00 AMBIENT ORCHESTRA Presents David Bowie’s BLACKSTAR FEATURING MAYA BEISER/EVAN ZIPORYN RCC Fringe, 17 Mar, $55 Pipe Organ recitals - free lunch time concerts St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, 27 Feb, 13 Mar, FREE A Stitch In Time: A Knitting Cabaret South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 14 Mar, $32 The Port Rocks The Dockside Tavern, 24 Feb, FREE An Andrews Sisters Tribute Norwood Concert Hall, 24 Feb, $44 Big Fish Little Fish Gluttony, 23 Feb, 16 Mar, $30 The John Dory Nexus Arts, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $20 Ingrid James - Jazz Singers Workshop and Jam The Gilbert Street Hotel, 16 Mar, $45

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14:00 Karkoo Jungle Jams Karkoo Nursery, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, FREE Breaker Morant’s Life ... Poems, Songs & Stories Riverbend Cottage Gazebo Clarendon, 24 Feb, FREE A Class of Brass live with Bill Broughton Burnside Ballroom, 10 Mar, $20 A Juke Box Journey - The Golden Era various venues, 24 Feb, 10 Mar, $20 Piaf & Brel: The Impossible Concert South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 15 Mar, $32 AN AFTERNOON OF WINE, WOMAN AND SONG Sinclair’s Gully Winery, 3 Mar, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, $19.50 The Choir of Man Gluttony, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, $40–$45 The Port Rocks various venues, 24 Feb, FREE

Jason Stacey and the Moonlight Shadows The Gov, 23 Feb, $20 An Andrews Sisters Tribute Norwood Concert Hall, 23 Feb, $44 Music of the 1930’s & 40’s various venues, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $23–$25 Sretensky Monastery Choir Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $40 Absolute Brass On The Fringe St Peters Town Hall, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $28 Picaresque Banquet Room [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $30 MC ME - My Inner Monoloop Nexus Arts, 16 Mar, $20 Jazz High Tea Stirling Fringe, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $70 AMVC Sings G&S Unley Town Hall, 2 Mar, $25

14:30 Johnny Cash Tribute Show The Kentish Hotel, 3 Mar, $38 España El Vito - The Spirit of Spain The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 24 Feb, $33 The Port Rocks Michonne Wine Bar, 24 Feb, FREE Aquilonis Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $149 A NIGHT IN PARIS Stirling Fringe, 27 Feb, $28

Orpheus with his Lute Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $149 Remembrance of Times Past Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $149 Rendezvous Goodwood Institute Theatre, 23–24 Feb, $28 All Of These Lines..... Fly Bird Fly Studio, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $24 “Root Position” Selby & Friends Elder Hall, 24 Feb, $69 Broadway - Up In Lights Adelaide Festival Centre, 23 Feb, $20 “PRELUDE” Chopin, Debussy, Jazz with pianist Tim Barton Burnside Library, 10 Mar, $22 “Rhapsody in Chicago Blues” with Pianist Tim Barton The Jade, 24 Feb, $22

15:00 Storyteller The Jade, 10 Mar, $20 Ukulele Blues Explosion The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 24 Feb, $20 All Together Now! with The LadyBeatles The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 3 Mar, $20 HIPLIFE GHANA Ancient World, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $25 The Port Rocks Commercial Hotel, 24 Feb, FREE

Mahler Chamber Orchestra Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $60 Once and Future: The Myth and Music of Albion St Paul’s Anglican Church, 3 Mar, $28 The Life and Songs of Paul Robeson Anglican Church of St Peters, 10 Mar, $20 Around the World and Beyond... Barr Smith Library, 24 Feb, $28 Music with Motion Marion Cultural Centre, 3 Mar, $20 Swampy Blues & Swingin’ Cats The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 17 Mar, $25 1 Way to sing easy 5 Wassail Wine Bar, 24 Feb, $30

15:15 Singin’ ‘Bout A Revolution The National Wine Centre, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $20

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The Magnets Naked 80s Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $40 Marvellous Music at Mary Mags St Mary Magdalene’s Anglican Church, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $23 Louise Adams Unplugged Gluttony, 17 Mar, $30

16:00 Adelaide Techno Convention 2019 (ATC2019) RCC Fringe, 23 Feb, $35

Tues 19 March 6-8pm St Pauls Creative Centre


TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE The Mill, 24 Feb, $27.50 The Captain & Friends present A Journey Through Sound 55ml Bar, 24 Feb, FREE Jackson Vs Jackson Gluttony, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $45 Ted Nettelbeck: Jazz piano reflections Nexus Arts, 12 Mar, $20 In Transience Elder Conservatorium, 16 Mar, $20 Back on Board! A Smooth Music Experience at the Thebarton Marina The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 10 Mar, $26 Rock N Roll Orgy The Hotel Metropolitan, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $20 Ukulele Death Squad - “Fifty Shades of Uke” Regal Theatre, 16 Mar, $25 Pleasure and Pain! Nexus Arts, 16–17 Mar, $28 The John Dory Nexus Arts, 2 Mar, $20 GLOW The Lion, 16 Mar, $35

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Vincent van Hessen The Traveling Troubadour aka VVHTTT Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, FREE

16:30 Sax to the Max The Spire Community, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $15

presents

Janis - The Life and Soul of a Rock Legend The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 2 Mar, $35 Salisbury Secret Garden - Sounds In the Garden Salisbury Secret Garden - Pitman Park, 23 Feb, FREE From A Distance, The Glory Of Bette Norwood Hotel, 3 Mar, $30 Mike & Dave do Cash & Dylan Hotel Richmond, 3 Mar, $20

17:00 Trafalgar Plays Classic Bee Gees Grace Emily Hotel, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $15 ME ‘N ME MATES Goodwood Institute Theatre, 2–3 Mar, $20 Sycamore Road - A Night with the Jacobites Scots Church Adelaide, 3 Mar, $20 #Retro Refit various venues, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 17 Mar, $25–$28 Floating Melodies MV Dolphin Explorer, 3 Mar, $46 An Andrews Sisters Tribute Norwood Concert Hall, 24 Feb, $44 Soul Mates Hungarian Club of SA, 23 Feb, $20 Susan Graham Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $35 Picaresque Banquet Room [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $30 My Dad Brainwashed Me with 60s Music!! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, $25

umbrella winter city sounds info session

The Greatest Show Tunes: A Massaoke Sing-Along Spectacular The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 9–10 Mar, $27 Piaf & Brel: The Impossible Concert South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $32

17:15 Rimur Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $149 DYLANesque presents - the Bob Dylan Tom Petty show - True Confessions Revisited The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 16–17 Mar, $35

17:30 TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE Stirling Fringe, 23 Feb, $28 Stories for Ocean Shells Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $149 A Stitch In Time: A Knitting Cabaret South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 14 Mar, $32 Nocturnal Fever; Women of Sin Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 28 Feb–3 Mar, $32 A History of Early Blues The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 24 Feb, $25 Ceberano + Co. The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 17 Mar, $55

Picaresque Banquet Room [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $30 The Thin White Ukes: A Bowie Odyssey The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, $30 “PRELUDE” Chopin, Debussy, Jazz with pianist Tim Barton The Jade, 15 Mar, $22 Underground Overtones Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 24 Feb, $20

18:00 The Carole King Story The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 6–9 Mar, $35 TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE various venues, 5 Mar, 8 Mar, $22–$27.50 Ballads By Candlelight 10th Anniversary St Peter’s Cathedral, 23 Feb, $36 1968: THE BIRTH OF AMERICANA...? The Jade, 27 Feb, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, $25 AMVC Sings G&S Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1 Mar, $25 Wild Night in Australia Marion Cultural Centre, 23 Feb, $33 Storyteller The Jade, 13 Mar, $20 All Together Now! with The LadyBeatles The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 3 Mar, $20

A Brief History of Time Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $149 A Tribute To Michael Nexus Arts, 2 Mar, 17 Mar, $30 Adelaide Songs La Bohème, 28 Feb–3 Mar, $27 Koto Music Concert - “Shiki” The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 23 Feb, $28 Amped Up Sunset Sessions Rotary Park, 1 Mar, FREE Big Smoke Fauna La Bohème, 10 Mar, $20 A NIGHT IN PARIS various venues, 24 Feb, 28 Feb, $32 Janis - The Life and Soul of a Rock Legend The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 27 Feb, $35 JACOB CHRIS ROCK DRUMS Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 12 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $18–$28 Picaresque Banquet Room [Adelaide Festival], 12 Mar, 14 Mar, $30 Eclectic Stirling Community Theatre, 10 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $25 More Than A Woman South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 15 Mar, $30 A Cappella Around The World MakeSpace, 23 Feb, $20

Eva Cassidy Tribute; A Soulful Journey La Bohème, 14 Mar, $26 Around the World and Beyond... Barr Smith Library, 23 Feb, $28 The Sound Ceremony The Jade, 12 Mar, 14 Mar, $26 Swampy Blues & Swingin’ Cats The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 17 Mar, $25 Sufi Music Party - Farhan Shah & Brothers Church of the Trinity, 24 Feb, $30 Delia Olam and Eagleheart Nexus Arts, 10 Mar, $35

18:30 Jay Hoad Barossa Valley Brewing, 15 Mar, FREE A NIGHT IN PARIS Stirling Fringe, 26 Feb, $28 FFashionablyLate Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 10 Mar, $20 Brenton Darvill One On The Inside The Gov, 10 Mar, $15

18:45 Shania Choir Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $23–$28

19:00 The Carole King Story The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 12–16 Mar, $25–$35 19ADELE25 The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 1 Mar, $35

Tues 19 March 6-8pm St Pauls Creative Centre


Bond.....James Bond Hilton Hotel, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $20 JAY - LARYEA AND THE LEOPARD HUNTERS The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 13 Mar, $20 ORBITAL + SEVERED HEADS RCC Fringe, 3 Mar, $49 Mambo Italiano B. Social Restaurant, 16 Mar, $59 My Leonard Cohen The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 15–16 Mar, $59 Music with Motion Woodville Town Hall, 8–9 Mar, $6.50–$20 AUC Like An Egyptian Latvian Hall, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $30 Picaresque Banquet Room [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $30 Once and Future: The Myth and Music of Albion St Paul’s Anglican Church, 2 Mar, $28 Turn Up Your Radio - Rock Arena The Alley, 17 Mar, $39.50 Choosing Sides with supporting SA artists Marion Cultural Centre, 28 Feb, $12 Elton Show: Your Song - A Love Story The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 17 Mar, $35 Brian Cadd The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 28 Feb, $45 The Sisters of Invention meet The Hackkets Hall of Possibility, 15–16 Mar, $25

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umbrella winter city sounds info session

The 60 Four Institute Theatre, 3 Mar, $35 Inspired Hotel Richmond, 25 Feb, $25 TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE Boomers On The Beach, 3 Mar, $27.50 MICK THOMAS & THE ROVING COMMISSION - “COLDWATER (DFU)” ALBUM LAUNCH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 15 Mar, $35 A Night in New Orleans NOLA Adelaide, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, FREE Z-STAR DELTA (UK) EP LAUNCH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, $35.95 Wallis Bird in Concert (IRE) The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 13 Mar, $25 Adam Page and Tim Bennett The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 27 Feb, 6 Mar, 13 Mar, $20 American Classic Rock Show The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 2 Mar, $35 Lord of the Strings! Best guitar solos The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 23 Feb, $35 Underground Overtones Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, 24 Feb, $20 FFashionablyLate Ambassadors Hotel, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $20 Mary Coughlan (Ireland) The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 24 Feb, $50

Honky Tonk Heaven Grace Emily Hotel, 2 Mar, $25 Renée Geyer The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 16 Mar, $50

19:10 The James Taylor Story The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 6–9 Mar, $35

19:15 Sunset: A Guided Experience Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $149

19:30 “VIVIR” Flamenco Guitar & Dance The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $25–$30 Ralph McTell Church of the Trinity, 13–14 Mar, $55 The 60 Four various venues, Various dates from 23 Feb to 30 Mar, $35–$54.95 Ingrid James Quartet - Love and other fiascos The Gilbert Street Hotel, 15 Mar, $27.50 Jason Stacey and the Moonlight Shadows Ancient World, 16 Mar, $20 The Honey-Bees South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 8 Mar, $35

Jabberwolfy: Peter and the Wolf with Graham Abbott Kenan Henderson Art Gallery of South Australia, 23 Feb, $33 Piaf & Brel: The Impossible Concert South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 15 Mar, $32 Andy Seymour Standards - Cool Jazz and Smooth Soul The Gilbert Street Hotel, 9 Mar, $27.50 Whole Lotta Zepp The Music of Led Zeppelin Marion Cultural Centre, 8 Mar, $33 The Expanding Universe Ukaria Cultural Centre [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, $149 All Of These Lines..... Fly Bird Fly Studio, 23 Feb, 15 Mar, $24 Aretha - RESPECT The Gov, 14 Mar, $38 Sound & Silence The Mill, 1 Mar, 15 Mar, $15 THE WHEATSHEAF UKULELE COLLECTIVE presents: UKE-A-LADIES! The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 23 Feb, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $25 Edge of Seventeen: A Tribute to Stevie Nicks South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 28 Feb, $28 A Creedence Revival Hotel Victor, 10 Mar, $30

In Transience Elder Conservatorium, 14 Mar, $20 Our family and other animals Grace Emily Hotel, 6–7 Mar, $20 Ukulele Death Squad - “Fifty Shades of Uke” Regal Theatre, 16 Mar, $25 Rock Orchestra The Best Of Elton John The HWY, 1–2 Mar, $28 Big Band Swing Entertainer Boomers On The Beach, 24 Feb, $10 ELSKA: The Heart + Harp Tour The Mill, 24 Feb, 26 Feb, $17–$20 Blockbusters Concordia College Chapel, 23 Feb, $30 “PRELUDE” Chopin, Debussy, Jazz with pianist Tim Barton Urrbrae House, 8 Mar, $22 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER. PHANTOM IN THE FOREST Sinclair’s Gully Winery, 2 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $27.50 Sound Bath Plant Song Black Diamond Gallery, 15–16 Mar, $33 Natalie Clein &KatyaApekisheva Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 7 Mar, $40 Thirteen Ways to Look at Birds Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 1–2 Mar, $25 “Rhapsody in Chicago Blues” with Pianist Tim Barton Flinders St Baptist Church, 2 Mar, $22

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ME ‘N ME MATES Goodwood Institute Theatre, 1 Mar, $20 ABBA GOLD The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 24 Feb, $35 España El Vito - The Spirit of Spain The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 24 Feb, $33 Pussy Riot Live & Special Guests RCC Fringe, 7 Mar, $59 Sycamore Road - A Night with the Jacobites Scots Church Adelaide, 15 Mar, $20 Gaby Moreno The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 12 Mar, $45 Stardust: The Songs of Willie Nelson Performed by Linda Bull with special guest Sime Nugent The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 25–26 Feb, $58 Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie Experience The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 8 Mar, $35 Kate Wadey’s - A Hundred Years from Today St Mary’s College, 7 Mar, $20 Russell Morris The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 14 Mar, $50 KaraokME Distill Cocktail Bar, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $25 Vincent van Hessen The Traveling Troubadour aka VVHTTT The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 1 Mar, FREE

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Music

Turn Up Your Radio - Rock Arena The Alley, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $39.50 From A Distance, The Glory Of Bette Norwood Hotel, 3 Mar, $30 Louise Blackwell and the French Set The Gilbert Street Hotel, 8 Mar, $27.50 The James Taylor Story The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 5 Mar, $25 Ingrid James - Jazz Singers Workshop and Jam The Gilbert Street Hotel, 16 Mar, $27.50 Kelly’s Wayke Arkaba Hotel, 7 Mar, $30 “Come Sail Your Ships” - A Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Tribute Grace Emily Hotel, 12–14 Mar, $30 Nic Jeffries The Gilbert Street Hotel, 1–2 Mar, $27.50 Musical Moments South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, $28 Mike & Dave do Cash & Dylan The Joiners, 7 Mar, $20 Beach House RCC Fringe, 6 Mar, $59

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19:50 The Magnets Naked 80s Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $30–$45

presents

20:00 “VIVIR” Flamenco Guitar & Dance The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 23 Feb, $30 Cash Savage and the Last Drinks RCC Fringe, 7–8 Mar, $35 AMBIENT ORCHESTRA Presents David Bowie’s BLACKSTAR FEATURING MAYA BEISER/EVAN ZIPORYN RCC Fringe, 16 Mar, $55 Augie March The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 13 Mar, $59 Camille O’Sullivan The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 15–16 Mar, $59 Emma Donovan & The Putbacks The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 14 Mar, $49 J Mascis The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $49 Rhye The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $49 Sarah Blasko The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 7 Mar, $49 The Others The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $69 The Paper Kites The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, $39 They Might Be Giants The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $69

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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. RCC Fringe, 10 Mar, $35 All Together Now! with The LadyBeatles The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 1–2 Mar, $20 Jackson Vs Jackson Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $35–$45 LARAAJI RCC Fringe, 17 Mar, $50 LUV Parade The Little Red Door, 2 Mar, $60 Rohan & Polly Present South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 8 Mar, 10 Mar, 15 Mar, $30 A Stitch In Time: A Knitting Cabaret South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 9 Mar, $32 Moves Like Jagger The Barker Hotel, 2 Mar, $39.50 OMG! Neil Diamond Sounds Like Me.......I Am I SAID various venues, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 9 Mar, $38 Big Smoke Fauna La Bohème, 1 Mar, $20 The Sheridan Show The Oxford Hotel, 15 Mar, 22 Mar, $20 Natural Woman Classics of the 50’s, 60’s, & 70’s Cafe Outside The Square, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $25

Once and Future: The Myth and Music of Albion St Peter’s Cathedral, 1 Mar, $28 What’s going on? Marion Cultural Centre, 7 Mar, $33 The Revolution ‘Drive that Funky Soul’ Marion Cultural Centre, 2 Mar, $33 An Andrews Sisters Tribute Norwood Concert Hall, 23 Feb, $44 Ted Nettelbeck: Jazz piano reflections Nexus Arts, 13 Mar, $20 Nirvana Nevermind the Singer Crown and Anchor Hotel, 23 Feb, $25 AMBIENT ORCHESTRA Presents FRIPP/ ENO, LARAAJI & SATIE: AN AMBIENT PRIMER RCC Fringe, 15 Mar, $55 Totally TOTO Norwood Hotel, 13 Mar, $35 Back on Board! A Smooth Music Experience at the Thebarton Marina The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 7–9 Mar, $26 In Retrospect Glorious: A Charles Jenkins showcase of career highlights. Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb, $20 Forces of Nature Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 12 Mar, $40 Mahler Chamber Orchestra Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 8–9 Mar, $60 Sretensky Monastery Choir Adelaide Town Hall [Adelaide Festival], 3–4 Mar, $40

Keith Alan Hall Blues Band, New Album launch “ FIVE YEARS GONE “ Nexus Arts, 27 Feb, $33 Bocelli - My Tribute Bebe’s Room, 2 Mar, $35 Jason Stacey and the Moonlight Shadows Nexus Arts, 14 Mar, $20 Encore - Songs of Stage and Screen Bebe’s Room, 1 Mar, $35 MC ME - My Inner Monoloop Nexus Arts, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $30 Rumours - The Fleetwood Mac Show The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 7 Mar, $35 Bublé Arkaba Hotel, 16 Mar, $45 The James Taylor Story The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 12–16 Mar, $25–$35 Acoustic Open Mic The Rising Sun Hotel, 23 Feb, FREE The Vulnerable Interpreters The Kentish Hotel, 9–10 Mar, $25 Eva Cassidy Tribute; A Soulful Journey La Bohème, 9 Mar, $26 An Evening Under the Stars Unley Soldiers Memorial Garden, 23 Feb, FREE POPKORN - The Ultimate 80s Show! Norwood Hotel, 9 Mar, $28

A Creedence Revival Arkaba Hotel, 8 Mar, $30 The Clare Valley Concert Band do the Blues Brothers The Rising Sun Hotel, 16 Mar, $25 CANCELLED - Tea for Two: An Evening Tea Party South Australian Jockey Club Morphettville Racecourse, 13 Mar, $28 A Juke Box Journey - The Golden Era Adelaide Royal Coach, 8 Mar, $20 GLOW The Lion, 13–16 Mar, $35–$38 Harmonica history pub sing along The Gov, 27 Feb, 7 Mar, $15 MICK HARVEY: “INTOXICATED MAN” - Presenting the Songs of Serge Gainsbourg RCC Fringe, 14 Mar, $49 Johnny sings Johnny Cash & The Shambolics Double bill! The Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Mar, $19 The Neil Diamond Experience Bebe’s Room, 9 Mar, $35 Songs of the Divas Bebe’s Room, 8 Mar, $35 Mike & Dave do Cash & Dylan The Joiners, 8 Mar, $20 The Tears of Saint Peter St Peter’s Cathedral [Adelaide Festival], 13 Mar, $30

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MacDowell & Tom Thum HHHH The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23–24 Feb, $35–$40

20:30 100% Pure 90s Happy Sally, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $35 Johnny Cash Tribute Show The Kentish Hotel, 1–2 Mar, $38 Trafalgar Plays Classic Bee Gees Grace Emily Hotel, 23 Feb, $15 Ella at Zardi’s The Jade, 12–14 Mar, $31 For Your Love 60s BRiTiSH ROCK show The Gov, 2 Mar, $35 Jay Hoad The Barker Hotel, 23 Feb, FREE Natural Woman Classics of the 50’s, 60’s, & 70’s Cafe Outside The Square, 16 Mar, $25 Jason Stacey and the Moonlight Shadows The Jade, 6 Mar, $20 1965 Masters Apprentices Hands Of Time The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 14 Mar, $35 Go Your Own Way Murray Bridge Town Hall, 23 Feb, $32 Germein The Gov, 28 Feb, $25

Kosher Salami plays ‘It’s Alive’ Ramones Tribute Grace Emily Hotel, 8 Mar, $20 Boogie on down to SOUL TRAIN Arkaba Hotel, 23 Feb, $40 1965 Masters Apprentices at McCracken McCracken Country Club, 16 Mar, $35 Ceberano + Co. The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 17 Mar, $55 Alice In Chains MTV Unplugged The Parks Theatres, 9 Mar, $33 Gamelan Orchestra with Traditional Indonesian Dances from Mataram The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 7–8 Mar, $20 Nirvana MTV Unplugged The Parks Theatres, 15–16 Mar, $33 The Strokes - Is This It Grace Emily Hotel, 28 Feb, $20 The Motown Story The Gov, 9 Mar, $40 The Original West Enders Live At The Cumby, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $15

21:00 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) RIHANNA TRIBUTE SHOW Arkaba Hotel, 9 Mar, $28 BACK IN BLACK AND EAST LIVE The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 15 Mar, $30

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RCC Fringe: Dusk till Dawn HHH RCC Fringe, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, FREE Chunky Custard - Countdown Classics Arkaba Hotel, 1 Mar, $27 Luke Swinburne Treasury 1860, 2 Mar, 16 Mar, $16 Sound & Silence The Mill, 1 Mar, 15 Mar, $15 Maison De Danse The Hindley, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $25 Jukebox Revolution - every record tells a story! The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 1–2 Mar, $35 Rotten Apples - A Smashing Pumpkins Tribute Show Grace Emily Hotel, 1 Mar, 16 Mar, $23 Rock N Roll Orgy The Hotel Metropolitan, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, $20 Vintage Modern The Soul Rhythm Spectacular The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 8–9 Mar, $33 Janis - The Life and Soul of a Rock Legend The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 1 Mar, $35 That 90’s Show The HWY, 16 Mar, $25 Basket Case - The Australian GREEN DAY show presents DOOKIE Live Arkaba Hotel, 10 Mar, $24

The Rocky Horror Tribute Show Science Fiction Double Feature The Libertine by Louis, 1–2 Mar, $30 Finger Bun “Makes America Great Again” Norwood Hotel, 23 Feb, $25 Devine Alls and More P!nk LIVE The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 23 Feb, $25 She’ll be Right! The Mill, 8 Mar, $28 Trio Mediaeval St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral [Adelaide Festival], 6 Mar, $30

21:30 Ingrid James Quartet - Love and other fiascos The Gilbert Street Hotel, 15 Mar, $27.50 Andy Seymour Standards - Cool Jazz and Smooth Soul The Gilbert Street Hotel, 9 Mar, $27.50 Rock Orchestra The Best Of Elton John The HWY, 1–2 Mar, $28 Picaresque Banquet Room [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, $30 Louise Blackwell and the French Set The Gilbert Street Hotel, 8 Mar, $27.50 ONE HIT WONDERLAND Norwood Hotel, 15 Mar, $25 Super Jazz Bros. The Mill, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, $18 Nic Jeffries The Gilbert Street Hotel, 1 Mar, $27.50

She’ll be Right! The Mill, 23 Feb, $28 Cat, Neil and Captain Fantastic The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 15–16 Mar, $28

21:50 HOUSE 5 Gluttony, 23 Feb, 10 Mar, $30

22:00 Hippo Campus The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 8 Mar, $49 The Necks The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $39 Big Smoke Fauna La Bohème, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $20 Picaresque Banquet Room [Adelaide Festival], 15 Mar, $30 The Tears of Saint Peter St Peter’s Cathedral [Adelaide Festival], 15 Mar, $30

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22:45 The Sex Cult Cousins LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 28 Feb–16 Mar, not 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $20–$25

Listings

The Choir of Man Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $32–$45

23:00 Alex Rossi & Friends: The After Party The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 27 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $20–$25 Massaoke Mixtape The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $27 Adelaide Techno Convention 2019 (ATC2019) Lotus Lounge, 23 Feb, $13

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Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $39 Washington The Palais [Adelaide Festival], 15 Mar, $39 Nocturnal Fever; Women of Sin Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 1–2 Mar, $32 As Yet Unheard The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 8–10 Mar, $28

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Tianna the Traveller: Adventure stunt show Online Only, Various dates from 24 Feb to 17 Mar, FREE

Rip Drag & Ruminate 2019 Adelaide College of the Arts, 1–2 Mar, $25 LIFTEN Brighton Performing Arts Centre, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $20 SPIRIT Live From Tandanya, 8 Mar, $18

09:30 Adelaide Spectacular Ballroom Dance Championship 2019 Wonderland Ballroom, 17 Mar, $55

10:00 Life on the Line Adelaide Botanic Garden, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 17 Mar, FREE

11:00 Un Poyo Rojo AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 28 Feb, $25 Out of Chaos... Scott Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 28 Feb, $30

11:30 ALMA Latin Dance Festival South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $10 Zizanie Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 15 Mar, $25

12:00 SPIRIT Live From Tandanya, 10 Mar, $20

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“Here, Elsewhere” An Interactive Art Installation Holden Street Theatres, 23–24 Feb, FREE ALMA Latin Dance Festival South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $10

13:30 SPIRIT Live From Tandanya, 9 Mar, $20 EBONY CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $39 Ballroom Dance Workshops Greenwith Community Centre, 23 Feb, 9 Mar, $35 Bollywood Flashmob at the Fringe Roxy Centre, 23–24 Feb, $22 ALMA Latin Dance Festival South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $10 DNA Live From Tandanya, 2 Mar, $32 Un Poyo Rojo AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 2 Mar, $25

14:00 I Am Basketball Man Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $20 Life on the Line Adelaide Botanic Garden, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $15 TOXIC - Britney Spears Dance Workshop The Parks Theatres, 3 Mar, $12

Swan Lake REMiXED South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $16 Abyss Goodwood Institute Theatre, 9 Mar, $25 Man with the Iron Neck Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 11 Mar, $25 Recuerdos Nexus Arts, 2 Mar, $35 Carmen Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 9 Mar, $35 Grand Finale Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $35 FEMME HHH The Mill, 13–14 Mar, $25 Retro Dance Workshop The Parks Theatres, 17 Mar, $12 Out of Chaos... Scott Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $30 Zizanie Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $25

14:30 ALMA Latin Dance Festival South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $10

15:00 A Supposed Truth St Mary’s Hall, 24 Feb, $30 Le Aerial Adelaide Convention Centre, 24 Feb, $35

¤ FINALE HHHHH Gluttony, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $35 CIRQUE AFRICA CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $39 BOSS SQUAD Live From Tandanya, 9 Mar, $24 Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

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Gluttony, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 17 Mar, $35 ¤ LIFE - the show

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The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $35 Out of Chaos... Scott Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 2 Mar, $30

15:30 Evangeline (Or, the grief that does not speak whispers the o’erfraught heart, and bids it break) The Mill, 2 Mar, $32 ALMA Latin Dance Festival South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 24 Feb, $10 Man with the Iron Neck Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $25 Zizanie Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 17 Mar, $25

16:00 Life on the Line Adelaide Botanic Garden, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $15 Music Box Circus CircoBats, 23–24 Feb, $15

BOUNCE IN Payneham Youth Centre, 16 Mar, $15 360 ALLSTARS Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $35 Two Feet Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 3 Mar, $45

16:30 EBONY CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $39 SPIRIT Live From Tandanya, 9–10 Mar, $20 ¤ By a Thread

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Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $35 Isolate & Izolál Holden Street Theatres, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, $28 Back Left Live From Tandanya, 2–3 Mar, $24 Idris Stanton - WHAM GLAM CIRCUS MAN! Gluttony, 10 Mar, 17 Mar, $22 Act Natural Gluttony, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $23

17:00 Rouge Gluttony, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, $39 Back Left Live From Tandanya, 1 Mar, $24 SPIRIT Live From Tandanya, 8 Mar, $18

17:30 Life on the Line Adelaide Botanic Garden, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, 16 Mar, $15 Under the Covers Volume 3: Unplugged Gluttony, 2–3 Mar, $30

Swan Lake REMiXED South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 10 Mar, $16 CIRQUE AFRICA CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, 11 Mar, $39

18:00 I Am Basketball Man Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $20 Casting Off Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 13, $15–$25 ¤ Chasing Smoke

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Gluttony, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $25–$32 Rich Mix Odeon Theatre, 24 Feb, $30 “Here, Elsewhere” An Interactive Art Installation Holden Street Theatres, 23–24 Feb, $15 A’Harem Hafla Belly Dance Academy of Adelaide, 3 Mar, $17 Seasons of Love Gluttony, 13 Mar, $25.50 Mutating Roots Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $18.50–$25 CIRQUE AFRICA CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $39 Recuerdos Nexus Arts, 1 Mar, 3 Mar, $35 Isolate & Izolál Holden Street Theatres, 8 Mar, $28 Social Staples Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $18–$25 Un Poyo Rojo AC Arts [Adelaide Festival], 1–5 Mar, weekdays only, $25

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EBONY CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, 26 Feb–15 Mar, not 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, $26–$39 BOUNCE IN Payneham Youth Centre, 16 Mar, $25 Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

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Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $29–$39 360 ALLSTARS Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 27 Feb, 4 Mar, 6 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $29–$35 & I’ll Cry If I Want To Live From Tandanya, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $25 Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours Mall’s Balls, 28 Feb–17 Mar, not 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, $24 Back Left Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $24 Rebel HHH Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $28–$39

18:45 The Man In The Mail Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 5–10 Mar, $15–$24

19:00 I Am Basketball Man Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, $20 Rich Mix Odeon Theatre, 23 Feb, $30 Free Come and Try Class Estonian Hall, 25–28 Feb, FREE Epilogue Odeon Theatre, 2 Mar, $30

Abyss Goodwood Institute Theatre, 8–10 Mar, $25 Hand in Hand Gluttony, 1–17 Mar, not 4, 11, $18–$25 Rip Drag & Ruminate 2019 Adelaide College of the Arts, 1–2 Mar, $25 Carmen Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 8–10 Mar, $35 Grand Finale Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 16 Mar, $35 Djuki Mala The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $35–$45 Swan Lake The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall, 23 Feb, $28 Peer Rope Adelaide Spectacular Port Adelaide Masonic Hall, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 8 Mar, $25 FEMME HHH The Mill, 16 Mar, $25 Out of Chaos... Scott Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 27 Feb, 1 Mar, 3 Mar, $30 Zizanie Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 14 Mar, $25

19:20 You & I Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $22–$28 Bent Bollywood Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $27 Pss Pss HHH Gluttony, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $17–$27 Idris Stanton - WHAM GLAM CIRCUS MAN! Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $20–$25

19:30 Dancing Sutra Marion Cultural Centre, 4 Mar, $28 Rich Mix Odeon Theatre, 24 Feb, $30 Le Aerial Adelaide Convention Centre, 23 Feb, $35 LIFTEN Brighton Performing Arts Centre, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $20 Out of Chaos... Scott Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 5–6 Mar, $30 Zizanie Space Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 15–16 Mar, $25

19:45 Cirque Alfonse: TABARNAK RCC Fringe, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $28–$55 Cirque Alfonse: BARBU RCC Fringe, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $40–$55

20:00 SINNERS Ambassadors Hotel, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $30

¤ FINALE HHHHH Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $29–$48 CIRQUE AFRICA CIRQUE AFRICA BIG TOP, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $26–$39 YUCK Circus Live From Tandanya, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $18–$20 BOSS SQUAD Live From Tandanya, 6–17 Mar, not 11, 12, $20–$24

Rouge Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $35–$46 Two Feet Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 1 Mar, 2 Mar, 5 Mar, $45 Grand Finale Festival Theatre [Adelaide Festival], 15 Mar, $35 Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours Mall’s Balls, 1–17 Mar, not 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, $24 ALMA Latin Dance Festival South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 23 Feb, $20 FEMME HHH The Mill, 13–14 Mar, $25

20:10 RETOX Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $25

20:30 A Supposed Truth St Mary’s Hall, 23 Feb, $30 Rich Mix Odeon Theatre, 23 Feb, $30 Fuego Carnal Gluttony, 1–17 Mar, not 4, 11, $35–$55 ¤ LIFE - the show

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The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–16 Mar, not 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, $35 Man with the Iron Neck Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 10 Mar, $25

20:40 Totally Plucked Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $15–$25

F**K MY LIFE The Show Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $18–$28

21:00 Evangeline (Or, the grief that does not speak whispers the o’erfraught heart, and bids it break) The Mill, 26 Feb, $25 Dangerously obsolete the sequel Vintage Vulture, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 15 Mar, $12–$15 Crystal Club Bakehouse Theatre, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $25 Man with the Iron Neck Dunstan Playhouse [Adelaide Festival], 8–9 Mar, $25 FEMME HHH The Mill, 16 Mar, $25 The Talents of Darkness A Club Adelaide, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $20.50

21:30 Lovefool Tuxedo Cat @ Arthur’s Place, 24 Feb–16 Mar, $10–$20 Evangeline (Or, the grief that does not speak whispers the o’erfraught heart, and bids it break) The Mill, 27 Feb, 2 Mar, $32 QUALITY NOVELTY RCC Fringe, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $55 RAILED Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $30–$39 ¤ By a Thread

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Gluttony, 23 Feb–16 Mar, not 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 13 Mar, $20–$35 DNA Live From Tandanya, Various dates from 23 Feb to 3 Mar, $32

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Laser Kiwi The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $25–$32 Briefs: Close Encounters RCC Fringe, 5–16 Mar, not 11, $55 CLUB BRIEFS RCC Fringe, 17 Mar, $40 Aerial Unleashed Adelaide Convention Centre, 23 Feb, $20

21:50 Fuego Carnal Gluttony, 1–16 Mar, not 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, $35–$55

22:00 DIRTY TATTOOED CIRCUS BASTARDS

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Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 27 Feb, 4 Mar, 6 Mar, 11 Mar, 13 Mar, $23

22:15 NEON The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $35–$39

23:00 Circus’Cision Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $35 Decadence and Debauchery La Bohème, 23 Feb, $21

23:20 Under the Covers Volume 3: Unplugged Gluttony, 1–2 Mar, $30 The Otherworld Gluttony, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, 10 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $25

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Absurdly Yours / The DoorWay Cabaret Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, FREE

Bite Me But Smile La Bohème, 16 Mar, $20 #FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Spirit Animal La Bohème, 9 Mar, $27 Partners in Crime South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 15 Mar, $32 Girl Power Collective Live From Tandanya, 23–24 Feb, $35 Gym Junkie La Bohème, 2 Mar, $32 Frolic and Follies Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 17 Mar, $35

12:30 Under the Paris Sky - Dinner & Show The Girls Place, 23 Feb, $55

14:00 HERO GIRL : Raising a Revolutionary! Live From Tandanya, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $15–$25

14:30 Thanks for the Memories – a tribute to jazz, swing, big band crooning and classic songs Clarence Park Community Centre, 6 Mar, FREE

14:45 Squeeze My Cabaret Live From Tandanya, 2–3 Mar, $21

15:00 A hero The Jade, 3 Mar, $22

15:15 The Safety House Variety Showcase! The National Wine Centre, 23–24 Feb, $25

15:30 FORTIFIED (starring Amity Dry) HHH Gluttony, 23 Feb, $38 Help! I Think I Might Be Fabulous Stirling Fringe, 2–3 Mar, $20

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16:30 Jamie Mykaela’s Napoleon Complex The National Wine Centre, 23–24 Feb, $25 SPICE RACK The National Wine Centre, 16–17 Mar, $30

17:30 You will laugh out loud ...or cry! - a journey of relationships, therapists and song The Jade, 24 Feb, $28 Amelia Ryan: Simply The Breast The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, $33

18:00 You’ve Got a Friend - Stories of Carole King’s Tapestry La Bohème, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $28 Two Dames, A Piano and a Whole Lot of Giggle Water La Bohème, 7 Mar, 9 Mar, $28 Zooma Zooma Nexus Arts, 27 Feb, $30 #FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Spirit Animal La Bohème, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 12 Mar, 13 Mar, 16 Mar, $20–$27 Singin’ in the Pain: A Disability and Chronic Illness Cabaret Nexus Arts, 7–9 Mar, $24 Port Noarlunga Fringe - Fridays by the River Sauerbier House Culture Exchange, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, FREE Cazeleon: The Movies in My Mind Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $30 Age Of Stephen The Griffins Hotel, 7–8 Mar, $34

You will laugh out loud ...or cry! - a journey of relationships, therapists and song The Jade, 8 Mar, $28 Partners in Crime South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 13 Mar, $32 Jamie Mykaela’s Napoleon Complex The National Wine Centre, 1–6 Mar, $20–$25 Discharged! A Nursing Cabaret Nexus Arts, 14–16 Mar, $43

18:15 The Most Amazing Planet in the Universe: An Astronomer’s Ode to Earth Rob Roy Hotel, 13 Mar, $18

18:20 Forever In My Life - A Tribute to Prince A Club Adelaide, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, $20

18:30 USC Showcase University Senior College, 6 Mar, $10 My Grandfather was a Drag Queen! South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 14 Mar, $23 Tash York : Badass Stirling Fringe, 24 Feb, $28 Hans: Like A German Gluttony, 26 Feb–17 Mar, not 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $35–$48 Dinner with the Stars Skyline Event Centre, 9 Mar, $75 Livvy & Pete: The Songs of Olivia Newton-John and Peter Allen The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 10 Mar, $35

18:40 FORTIFIED (starring Amity Dry) HHH Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $38

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Age Of Stephen The Griffins Hotel, 9 Mar, $34 Lucy Gransbury Drama The Griffins Hotel, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 10 Mar, $25–$30

Evening With Mama Alto) HHHH Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23–24 Feb, $15

19:00 Michael Griffiths: By Request The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23–24 Feb, $33 Carlotta: Queen of the Cross The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 27 Feb, $35 Queen Of The F*cking World La Bohème, Various dates from 23 Feb to 15 Mar, $25 A Migrant’s Son Burnside Ballroom, 23–24 Feb, $35 Ain’t That A Kick In The Head Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, $76 17 Seriously Satirical Songs La Bohème, 6 Mar, $26 Paroxysm Press - The Showcase Series. broadcast bar, 23 Feb, 2 Mar, $15 Gym Junkie La Bohème, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 3 Mar, $32 The Girl who changed the Score Nineteen Ten, 23 Feb, $25 The Worst Little Warehouse in London The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $25–$30 Livvy & Pete: The Songs of Olivia Newton-John and Peter Allen The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 9 Mar, $35 Comfort Food Cabaret Adelaide Central Market, 23–24 Feb, $50

19:10 Peter Allen Live in Inverted Commas Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 12 Mar, 14 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, 17 Mar, $17–$25

19:20 PETTY B*TCHES Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $25 Best Of Fringe Variety Gluttony, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $22–$30 Movin’ Melvin Brown - A Man, A Magic, A Music! The National Wine Centre, 26 Feb–1 Mar, $33–$39 Movin’ Melvin Brown Chuck Berry Lives! The National Wine Centre, Various dates from 2 Mar to 8 Mar, $33–$39 WOMAN Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $25–$28 Help! I Think I Might Be Fabulous Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, $20–$28 He’s Every Woman Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $18–$25

19:30 A GREEK CYPRIOT REFUGEE REMEMBERS AND SINGS WORLD SONGS Hilton Hotel, 17 Mar, $25 DISCO INFERNO 70’s & 80’s FANCY DRESS at NORWOOD LIVE Norwood Hotel, 2 Mar, 16 Mar, $23 Sip Soiree The Pearl, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $95 A Taste of Magic Boomers On The Beach, 8 Mar, $20 2 Cats On A Hot Fringe Roof The Historian Hotel, 25–27 Feb, $23 EVA - the music of Eva Cassidy’s world Nexus Arts, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, $30 Gil and the Kid The Gov, 28 Feb, 6 Mar, $25

Girl Power Collective Marion Cultural Centre, 9 Mar, $35 ‘Mr ZORBA’ THE LIFE AND SONGS OF MIKIS THEODORAKIS Hilton Hotel, 15–16 Mar, $25 Intimate Night With The Blues Lost Barrel, 23–24 Feb, $45 Hot Sauce Burlesque School - The Showcase Goodwood Institute Theatre, 7 Mar, $25 Myth – lives & songs of Piaf, Dietrich, Loren and other big names of stage, screen and ‘Eurovison’! The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, $29

19:45 Fringe Wives Club: Glittery Clittery Stirling Fringe, 28 Feb–1 Mar, $30

20:00 The Singing Psychic Game Show La Bohème, 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 2 Mar, 3 Mar, 16 Mar, $25 Suburban Showgirls Woodville Town Hall, 1–2 Mar, $35 Clare Ellen O’Connor - Plucked! The National Wine Centre, 24 Feb–1 Mar, $14–$20 Burlesque-O-Rama Nexus Arts, 23 Feb, $28 Chase! - An Interactive Spy Thriller Wallis Cinemas Mt Barker, 6 Mar, $18 Two Dames, A Piano and a Whole Lot of Giggle Water La Bohème, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, 6 Mar, 8 Mar, $25–$28 You’ve Got a Friend - Stories of Carole King’s Tapestry The Railway Hotel Port Adelaide, 28 Feb, $28 CANCELLED- Russian Roulette various venues, 24–28 Feb, $27 Gorelesque Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 24 Feb, $33

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20:10 Dolly Di*mond’s Bl*nkety Bl*nks Gluttony, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $26–$29

20:15 The Singing Psychic Game Show La Bohème, 24 Feb, 10 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 Mar, 15 Mar, $25 Peek a Choo The Parks Theatres, 23 Feb, $28

Another Night at the Musicals The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $32–$38

20:30 A hero The Jade, 4–5 Mar, $19–$22 You will laugh out loud ...or cry! - a journey of relationships, therapists and song The Jade, 7 Mar, $28 The Garden Gala The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $35 Partners in Crime South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 14 Mar, $32 COCO TAXI Latin Spectacular South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 1–3 Mar, $30 BOURGEOIS & MAURICE HHH RCC Fringe, 23 Feb–10 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, $20–$33 Sparkke goes Burlesque at the Whitmore feat. Fafi D’Alour & The Delinquents Sparkke at The Whitmore, 13 Mar, $25 Bald Eagles present Livin’ it up at the Hotel C The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 10 Mar, $35

20:40 Leather Lungs: Son of a Preacher Gluttony, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $22–$26 Baby Got Back: Size Queens Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $24–$34 Best Of Fringe Variety Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $22–$30 Two Brunettes And A Gay - God Save The Queens! Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $22–$25 Tash York : Badass Gluttony, 23–24 Feb, $25

20:45 Love Is A Work In Progress with Tara Rankine The Griffins Hotel, 23–24 Feb, $20–$22 My Grandfather was a Drag Queen! South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse, 9 Mar, $23

21:00 Auslusion: Variety Show Ayers House Events, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $15–$18 Baby Bi Bi Bi The Crown and Sceptre Hotel, 23 Feb–2 Mar, $15–$25 Fafi D’Alour & The Delinquents Nineteen Ten, 23 Feb, 7 Mar, 10 Mar, 15 Mar, 16 Mar, $31 Ego Jacket Bakehouse Theatre, 25 Feb–2 Mar, $16–$25 Up Late & Uncut Nineteen Ten, 27 Feb–3 Mar, $23 Somebody’s Somebody La Bohème, 11–16 Mar, $21–$25 CANCELLED_Legends of Swing The National Wine Centre, 25 Feb, 27 Feb, 1 Mar, $30 Red Light Confidential A Club Adelaide, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, $20 From: New York, For: Him La Bohème, 7–9 Mar, $28 #FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Spirit Animal La Bohème, 10 Mar, $27 17 Seriously Satirical Songs La Bohème, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, 4 Mar, 5 Mar, $18–$26 Ashy Rose: Confetti (Pretty, but a bit of a mess) A Club Adelaide, 23 Feb, $20 Deborah Brennan: The Hummingbird Effect various venues, 23 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb, $19.50 CANCELLED_Broadway & Beyond The National Wine Centre, 26 Feb, 28 Feb, $23–$30

Cabernet Adelaide Convention Centre, 1–2 Mar, $33 The Girl who changed the Score Nineteen Ten, 8–9 Mar, $25 Love Is A Work In Progress with Tara Rankine A Club Adelaide, 5–16 Mar, not 11, $16–$22

21:15 Squeeze My Cabaret Live From Tandanya, 13–17 Mar, $25 Queen Of The F*cking World La Bohème, 3 Mar, $25 Dave Tulk - No Filter The Griffins Hotel, 26 Feb–3 Mar, $20 Anya Anastasia: The Executioners Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb–3 Mar, not 25 Feb, $25–$30 Hot Sauce Burlesque: Rock Your Stocks Off Rhino Room, 5–16 Mar, not 11, $15–$25 Confessions of an Aerobics Instructor Live From Tandanya, Various dates from 23 Feb to 3 Mar, $25

21:20 ¤ Bernie Dieter’s Little Death Club

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Gluttony, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $25–$42

21:30 The Singing Psychic Game Show La Bohème, Various dates from 23 Feb to 14 Mar, $25 #FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Spirit Animal La Bohème, 15 Mar, $27 Queen Of The F*cking World La Bohème, 25 Feb, 26 Feb, 2 Mar, $25 HERO GIRL : Raising a Revolutionary! Stirling Fringe, 23 Feb, $28 PETTY B*TCHES Stirling Fringe, 27 Feb, $28 YUMMY DELUXE The Garden of Unearthly Delights, 23 Feb–17 Mar, not 25 Feb, 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $30–$38

Just Desserts - Adults Only Tasting Treasury 1860, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, $47

CANCELLED- Russian Roulette Fat Controller, 25–28 Feb, $27

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Gorelesque Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 23 Feb, $33 Sinsational: Rita and Mae Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $30–$35 After Hours Cabaret Club Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $32

21:45 LOVECRAFT (Not the Sex shop in Cardiff) The Howling Owl, 26 Feb–2 Mar, $20–$30

22:00 Bubble Show for Adults Only Gluttony, 23 Feb–16 Mar, not 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 27 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 6 Mar, 11 Mar, 13 Mar, $15–$25 Club Justice: The Brave and The Brazen Nexus Arts, 15–16 Mar, $24 A Burlesque Revue: Deco Dolls Nexus Arts, 1–2 Mar, $29 Just Desserts - Adults Only Tasting Treasury 1860, 2 Mar, $47 Laurie Black: Space Cadette Gluttony, 5–17 Mar, not 11, $13–$20 Pop Party Throwdown Gluttony, Various dates from 23 Feb to 3 Mar, $15–$22 Club Gotham: Villains of Vaudeville Nexus Arts, 23 Feb, $24 THE LIPSINKERS RCC Fringe, 28 Feb–17 Mar, not 4 Mar, 11 Mar, $30 SHAKE IT Gluttony, 23 Feb–16 Mar, not 24 Feb, 25 Feb, 27 Feb, 3 Mar, 4 Mar, 6 Mar, 11 Mar, 13 Mar, $18–$27 A Tim Burton Tribute: Once Upon a Teaser Nexus Arts, 8–9 Mar, $29

22:30 Red Light Confidential A Club Adelaide, 28 Feb, 7 Mar, 14 Mar, $20 Bite Me But Smile La Bohème, 15 Mar, $20

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22:50 Gorelesque Gluttony - Masonic Lodge, 7–10 Mar, $33

23:00 Red Light Confidential A Club Adelaide, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $20 Death And Other Things The National Wine Centre, 8–10 Mar, $25 Queen Of The F*cking World La Bohème, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, $25 Mr Minsky’s Rooftop Cabaret Nineteen Ten, Various dates from 23 Feb to 16 Mar, $35 Serpent Dancer & The She Devils Stirling Fringe, 2 Mar, $33

23:30 Cut-throat Cabaret Gluttony, 23 Feb, $28 The Redhead Cabaret: Carrot Tops (+ bottoms) Gluttony, Various dates from 1 Mar to 16 Mar, $34

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Gluttony, 23 Feb, 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 2 Mar, $28

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Club Justice: The Brave and The Brazen Nexus Arts, 8–9 Mar, $24 Blonde Bombshells of Jazz Arkaba Hotel, 28 Feb, $35 Port Noarlunga Fringe - The Merindas Arts Centre Port Noarlunga, 2 Mar, $25 Swingesque-Legends Woodville Town Hall, 15–16 Mar, $35 ‘Mr ZORBA’ THE LIFE AND SONGS OF MIKIS THEODORAKIS The British Hotel Port Adelaide, 23 Feb, $25 Port Noarlunga Fringe - That Jones Boy Arts Centre Port Noarlunga, 9 Mar, $35 Giri - Italian Café Lounge Songs Minestra, 5 Mar, 7 Mar, 8 Mar, 9 Mar, $12–$15 Bite Me But Smile La Bohème, 13 Mar, $20 Cabernet Adelaide Convention Centre, 28 Feb, 3 Mar, $30–$33 Club Gotham: Villains of Vaudeville Nexus Arts, 1–2 Mar, $24 Port Noarlunga Fringe - The Southern Sisters Class Act Cabaret Arts Centre Port Noarlunga, 23 Feb, $25 Bald Eagles present Livin’ it up at the Hotel C The GC - Grand Central on Angas Street, 28 Feb, $35 Discharged! A Nursing Cabaret Nexus Arts, 15–16 Mar, $43

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t’s me, you, Jack Tucker at a young age. I don’t know if you remember writing this but I can’t fall asleep and I don’t know what else to do. There’s so much about the world and our future that I want to know and I figured the best thing to do was write a letter to you. I know only nerds write out their feelings but my body is changing, my mind is racing and I just found out I’m a virgin. I’m nine years old right now and I’m super horny and buff and confused. I can’t imagine what it’s like being any stronger, yet here I am, getting bigger and beefier every day. I’m horny and buff and dumb as a rock but I know it gets better when I get older. I wanna be famous so badly. That’s all I want. I would die to be famous. Because if I was famous then for sure Jessica would like me. I look at her every day in class and my body becomes warm and my pants hurt really bad. I didn’t make the basketball team because coach says I’m a liability so I started taking acting class downtown. I think I have what it takes to make it. I’m gonna be a star, Jack. You’ll see. Don’t ruin this one for me – I really need this. If I become super rich and famous then for sure Jessica will let me touch her butt and I can meet my hero: Daryl Strawberry. A lot of people said his career would never be the same after doing all those drugs but who’s laughing now. I

really wanna touch Jessica’s butt. I’m so sweaty all the time. Does that stop? I hope that stops. Do you have any friends? I don’t have any friends. Do you still like hot dogs? Mom won’t let me have any but they sound really fun. Was 9/11 real? Felt like a dream.

“ I'm gonna be a star, Jack. You'll see” I’m having a hard time making friends but mom says that’s because I’m too mature for my own age. But I don’t believe her. Women, amiright? Haha. I hope you laughed at that as much as I did. Anyways, you should invest in Apple stock. I’ve got a really good feeling about this. I can’t wait to be you and be famous, and funny and strong. I’m gonna make you proud, just you wait and see! Love of love (no homo), Little Jackie Tucks. / Jack Tucker VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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