Described as The Book of Mormon meets Beauty and the Beast, this year’s Fringe will see the arrival of a gripping tale of love, connection and the human condition in The Marvellous Elephant Man.
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You are hereby summoned to the royal grounds where this King callously barrels towards his own destruction – while you give him gifts.
While I loved every second of that show, nothing compared to seeing Hayes in his element in a big venue, full to the brim of fans that waited with profound anticipation in a line that snaked through the surrounding parklands as far as the eye could see.
Adelaide Fringe stalwarts Libby Trainor Parker and Matthew Trainor used to be very sensible high school teachers before they started writing funny songs to sing in hot tents.
After a lifetime of misdiagnoses and medical gaslighting, the award-winning cabaret performer finally became ‘endo official’ when she was 36-years-old and has since dedicated her life to educating, informing and ‘endo-taining’ people.
Prompt Creative Centre, which opened in late 2022 on Pirie Street is new, and it’s going to be jam-packed with shows this festival season.
The original farce based on a true story is playing at Prompt Creative Centre during Adelaide Fringe and tells the hysterical story of a corrupt priest, a crap musician, an incompetent politician, and an entrepreneurial sex worker attempting to profit from the suffering.
“It’s surreal absurdism at its finest. It builds upon a simple joke, adding layer after layer, in increasing ridiculousness. It’s a farce with an underlying social commentary on fame and success.”
The one-hour, one-woman comedy show includes stand-up, sketch comedy and clowning, and is the perfect night out with friends, especially the spinsters.
The opening night audience loved every moment of the show and the cast showed their professionalism to the last moment as they took their well-deserved bows and left the stage without milking the applause. Style to the very end!
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