ADELAIDE THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 2

Conspiracy Facts - Australia Doesn't Exist will make its South Australian premiere at Adelaide Fringe, with performances at The Richmond - Rundle Mall.

Comedian George Rigden will present his new show 'SELF INFLICTED' at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, exploring themes of cancellation and recovery.

The world premiere of Faraway, a new work by Jenni Large.

Joel Clapham returns to Adelaide Fringe with JOELY POLEY, PUDDIN' & PIE, a compassionate comedy by Limelight Touring Company.

Griffin Hewitt's CYCLOPS: A SATYR PLAY, a solo performance featuring original music by Juliette Jones, will premiere at Holden Street Theatres during the Adelaide Fringe from February 24 to March 22, 2026.

Cal Harris and Thomas Gorham, co-founders of Head First Acrobats, will return to Adelaide Fringe in 2026 for their 12th year at the festival, taking on a triple role as performers, producers and co-directors of Fool’s Paradise.

Following their critically acclaimed 2025 debut release, The Exhibits (co-led by ARIA Award winning local musicians James Muller and Lyndon Gray) are launching their hotly anticipated second album.

Bret McKenzie has added an Adelaide show to his Australia tour, as well as adding second shows in Sydney and Melbourne.

Adelaide Festival Centre has completed a major redevelopment featuring upgraded theatres, foyers and public spaces.

Double Emmy Award-winning Irish sensation The Shamrocks brings its global smash to Adelaide for the first time, with a full season at Fringe 2026.

Gravity & Other Myths returns to Adelaide Fringe with award-winning spectacle.

Back by popular demand, Gravity & Other Myths’ Fringe favourite returns for 2026.

Audiences become the stars of the show in the Edinburgh Fringe smash hit .

From the award-winning creators of five-star Fringe hit Amazônia comes Tune In! The Frequency Within, an electrifying new family dance-theatre experience that transforms emotional literacy into an unforgettable sci-fi adventure.

The show Wiesenthal will come to the Adelaide Fringe following a sold-out Edinburgh season (2023) and London run (2024), with performances at the Ayers House State Dining Room.

Opening this week at Adelaide Fringe, the double bill of Orpheus and Eurydice by multi award-winning storytellers Wright&Grainger will play in the Mortlock Chamber of the State Library of South Australia.

FLOP! brings a unique twist to The Garden, featuring the best songs from Broadway's least successful musicals.

Award-winning Texas playwright and performer Lauren Hance will bring her acclaimed solo comedy-drama Holy O to Australia for the first time this February as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

State Theatre Company South Australia opens its 2026 season next month with Trophy Boys, Emmanuelle Mattana's hit black comedy about power, privilege, and high school debating.

After the acclaimed international tour of his award-winning show Tonight!, Andrea Barello will return to Adelaide for the Australian premiere of Full of Grace, his newest comedic adventure.

Lucy Best will present UNBELIEVABLE, a unique storytelling and clowning show with an LGBTIQ+ focus at Adelaide Fringe 2026, blending humor and personal tales.

Award-winning comedian, author, and futurist Shawn Wickens will bring his genre-bending comedy experience Secret Time Travel Meeting back to Adelaide Fringe in 2026.

The critically acclaimed show of Edinburgh Fringe, Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x) is making its Australian debut at Holden Street Theatres as part of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe.

The Trash Garden, written and directed by Padraig Bond, will make its Australian debut at Adelaide Fringe following its Best Play win at the New York City Fringe Festival.

Bald Eagles will celebrate 20 years as a band with a one-night-only Fringe performance at The Ark at the Arkaba Hotel.