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The Courtyard of Curiosities An exciting kid on the venue hub block. Returning to Adelaide Fringe in 2025 for our third year - with 60 shows! We are at 82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide SA 5000.

You can find us at the Migration Museum on Kintore Avenue and the State Library of South Australia on North Terrace. Migration Museum is a venue on Kintore Avenue with two theatre spaces to come see shows during the Adelaide Fringe 2023 - Yurt and Chapel. There is a nice courtyard which will include a food and beverage offering and seating outside for before and after shows. The Yurt is a hand-bui

lt traditional wood and canvas circular structure with a great feel and lovely atmosphere. It is a sixty seat venue that can be set 'in the round' or in 'theatre-style row seating'. The Chapel is a bluestone building - it is a sixty seat venue with theatre-style row seating. This is the first time The Yurt and The Chapel have been Adelaide Fringe venues at the Migration Museum. We are very excited about being a new little hub in the city’s East End for intimate theatre, clowning, comedy, and music. The Chapel & Yurt is brought to you by Nick Phillips & Britt Plummer

2023 Adelaide Fringe program is on sale now!

02/02/2025

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Where: Migration Museum Courtyard
When: 20th Feb - 9th March (No Mondays)
Times: drop in 6.30 - 8.30pm / & 3-5pm on weekends

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30/01/2025

Have you got your fringe tickets yet? Well today is the Adelaide Fringe Lumo sale and you can get $5 off tickets to a number of Adelaide Fringe shows. So get your favourites list ready and buy buy buy! 🤩 🎟️🎟️🎟️

You can see our full program in the link in our bio! 🩷

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30/01/2025

✨ The Courtyard of Curiosities Workshop Series! ✨

ELF LYONS (UK)

TWO DAY COURSE _ THE POWER OF PLAY _ INTRO TO CLOWNING WORKSHOP

Using a combination of clown, bouffon, puppetry, mime and devising exercises, award winning comedian and teacher Elf Lyons will guide you on how to use the five senses to create multi-sensory, memorable, immersive clowning experiences between yourself and your audience.
Perfect for performers of all experiences and levels.

Dates:
Wednesday 26 February 10 - 5
Thursday 27 February 10 - 5

Venue: Hetzel Lecture Theatre at the State Library

Cost: For both days it is $300. For one day it is $180.

Bookings: Email [email protected]

TWO DAY COURSE _ ANIMAL EYES _ INTRODUCTION THE ART OF BOUFFON

AN INTENSIVE, FUN AND CATHARTIC INTRODUCTION INTO THE WORLD OF THE DARK CLOWN. While the Clown is a puppy, the Bouffon is a fox. Explore how you can use the techniques of Bouffon to create visceral, funny and political pieces of theatre on stage. Perfect for people pleasers and those who are fed up with being nice.
Perfect for performers of all experiences and levels!

Dates:
Saturday 22 February 12 - 5
Sunday 23 February 12 - 5

Venue: Hetzel Lecture Theatre at the State Library

Cost: $200

Bookings: Email [email protected]

30/01/2025

✨ The Courtyard of Curiosities Workshop Series! ✨

TOPH ENANY (USA)

HALF DAY COURSE_PLAY & RELATIONSHIP

Play & Relationship We will use play and openness to help you find what’s funny, create stronger relationships (to objects, audience, other performers), and feel free to do (almost) anything on stage. This work leads to better listening, shockingly funny and beautiful moments while improvising, and better construction when creating a show.

Date: Thursday March 6 12 - 5pm

Venue: State Library of SA, Hetzel Lecture Theatre

Cost: $100

Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/play-and-relationship-a-clown-workshop

THREE DAY COURSE_CLOWNPOINTS: USING CLOWN & VIEWPOINTS TECHNIQUE TOGETHER

Viewpoints is a system for exploring theatre ideas that we don’t always stop to consider clearly. For me, clown boils down to play and relationship. You can be funny, tragic, mysterious, or magical, but you need play and relationship. This workshop examines how these two techniques can work together.

Dates:
Wednesday 12 March 12 - 5
Thursday 13 March 12 - 5
Friday 14 March 12 - 5

Venue: State Library of SA, Hetzel Lecture Theatre

Cost: $300 ($240 Early Bird)

Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/clownpoints-using-clowning-and-viewpoints-technique-together-to-enhance-your-work

30/01/2025

✨ The Courtyard of Curiosities Workshop Series! ✨

PIOTR SIKORA (POLAND)

TWO DAY COURSE - CLOWN WORKSHOP

Clown workshop with Piotr Szczęsny Sikora, creator of the punk-rock comedy show, Furiozo

A transformative workshop led by award-winning clown Piotr Sikora, creator of Furiozo. Celebrate imperfection and turn failure into creative fuel through the power of clown. Discover the joy of being fully yourself under the spotlight, take risks, embrace the unexpected, and unlock your unique potential—on stage and in life!
All levels welcome.

Dates:
Wednesday 19 March 10 - 5
Thursday 20 March 10 - 5

Venue: State Library of SA, Hetzel Lecture Theatre

Cost: $300

Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/two-day-course-clown-workshop-by-piotr-sikora-poland

Please email Britt at [email protected] with any questions.

29/01/2025

The Festival Party of the Fringe is coming to Adelaide! Join us on Monday 24th February for The List Party! 🎉

27/01/2025

A very special event is coming to Adelaide Fringe, hosted by the team responsible for the world-famous List Festival Party.

For 29 years The List has hosted the greatest Fringe launch party in Edinburgh and, for the first time ever, they're bringing the fun to Adelaide Fringe. 🥳

The List Festival Party Adelaide will take place at The Courtyard of Curiosities, in partnership with Hendrick's Gin, and guests will enjoy up to 15 superb acts (cabaret, comedy, music and more) across three spaces.

Over 18s only.

Presented by The List and supported by House of Oz.

Date: Monday 24th February
Time: 8pm - midnight
Venue: The Courtyard at the Migration Museum

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27/01/2025

Woah.
Woe.
Woahhhhhh!!!

After this wild mix of clowning, storytelling, and a few surprises, there will be only one sound to describewhat you just experienced: 'Wo'.

Join Toph Enany, a gentle but chaotic giant, as he searches for nuance in our world full of headlines andshouting. Come to 'Wo' in search of the type of experience that makes you appreciate not just liveperformance but ALIVE performance.

Presented by: Toph Enany

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Dates: 1st-2nd & 8th-9th March
Time: 16:40
Venue: The Gallery, Migration Museum

26/01/2025

Multi-award-winning musical comedian and professional overthinker Selena Mersey is in her first long-term relationship.

Unfortunately, she’s also been reading about Freud. Can Selena’s straight-passing romance survive the weight of anxiety, progressive politics, and an impactful psychology education?

Presenting Madonna/Whore: a filthy, Freudian, feminist odyssey into the desire to be both and neither amother and a slut.

★★★★★ "Heartfelt and hilarious... Mersey is a star of the Fringe" The Reviews Hub.

★★★★ "Some of the most fun you’ll have at the Fringe… seductive, silly and incredibly smart" The
List.

"Rambunctious charm […] a winning mix of the filthy and the fun" Chortle.

Musical Comedy Awards finalist 2023

Burlesque Idol semi-finalist 2022

3.5M views on TikTok

Directed by Annie North

Presented by - Selena Mersey

SELENA MERSEY: MADONNA/WHORE

Dates: 20th-23rd February
Time: 21:10
Venue: The Gallery, Migration Museum

23/01/2025

As night falls on the town of Millers Hollow, there’s trouble afoot and werewolves are stalking the innocent villagers.

As each morning breaks, the death toll rises and it’s up to the villagers to try and find the werewolves lurking in plain sight among them.

In this immersive game of accusation, deceit and fun, the audience are each given a card with their role and pitted against each other as they try to work together to w**d out the werewolves and avoid hanging their own.

Expert game master, Nicholas Giles Phillips creates a dramatic sense of unease as he leads players through this cat and mouse game, calmly informing players of the latest victim of the werewolves’ wrath.

★★★★★ 'This is brilliant' The Curtain Up Show.

★★★★★ 'Phillips' storytelling is superb' Voice
Mag UK

Presented by: Nick Phillips

WEREWOLVES

Dates: 21st-23rd Feb, 28th Feb, 1st-2nd March, 7th-9th March, 14th-16th March, 21st-23rd March
Time: Various
Venue: The Yurt, Migration Museum

23/01/2025

An earthy, delicate, & devastating concept album about things that vanish; a strange, rich, & lyrical exploration of the liminal & the unseen.

A new collaboration between Casey Jay Andrews (Punchdrunk) & Jack Brett (Sleep Walking Animals),fusing lyrical, narrative poetry with live music & experiments in sound. Exploring traditional folklore &urban legends that tell tales of disappearance, seeking stories where beauty & dread coexist.

“Into the underland we have long placed that which we fear and wish to lose, & that which we love andwish to save” Robert Macfarlane.

Previous work:
WINNER Best Theatre Adelaide Fringe '23 “A Place That Belongs to Monsters”

WINNER Fringe First Award '18 “The Archive of Educated Hearts”

Lyn Gardner’s Picks of EdFringe '23

The Stage Best Shows of the Year '23

Presented by - Casey Jay Andrews, Jack Brett & Joanne Hartstone

THE QUIET EARTH BENEATH

Dates: 11th-16th March & 18th-23rd March
Time: 14:00 / 18:30 (Timings vary, please check specific dates)
Venue: The Yurt, Migration Museum
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23/01/2025

The boys are back in town.

After winning a ‘Best Comedy’ award at Adelaide Fringe 2024, the UK’s most bang average blokes - Barry, Brian & Bean - are back with a new show tackling everything from patriotism to bo**rs for Beckham.
Blending raucous sketches with verbatim moments, this show explores the intricacies of identity, patriotism and what it means to be ‘English’, all with a side of three small sausages.

★★★★★ - “Relentlessly hysterical. A triumph across the board. Taking the drag king comedy world to
new heights.” London Pub Theatres

★★★★ - “Absolutely absurd silliness at its best.” Deadline News

★★★★★ - “An expression of originality that’s rare to see.” Ed Fringe Reviews

Presented by Barry, Brian & Bean Company

THE FULL ENGLISH

Dates: 11th-16th March & 18th-23rd March
Time: 20:20
Venue: The Chapel, Migration Museum

22/01/2025

Have you ever felt f**ked over by life that you have felt as if your heart may not actually go on?

Ever wondered why so many people are out to get you, only to realise that you might be part of the problem?

Me too. Hold on tight, we will get through this together.
Could it be her narcissistic tendencies? Her incessant need for revenge? Or her unwavering need to keepperforming even when her life is falling apart?

A story of navigating your way through life whilst living with a mental illness. From stage to psych ward and back again. How the simple things, meaningful conversations and true friendship can pull us to the surface and restore our trust in people again.

★★★★★ "Blinking amazing show." - Mindshare

★★★★★ "Brilliance of comedy, powerhouse vocals" - Your Local Hok

Presented by - Taylor Nobes

THE HEART MAY OR MAY NOT GO ON

Dates: 14th-16th March & 21st-23rd March
Time: 17:20
Venue: The Chapel, Migration Museum

22/01/2025

Do you like Stranger Things and dumb things? Well, this is a show made for you.
Strange Thing is one hour of the dumbest things a clown can do in the universe of Stranger Things.

Expect the unexpected. It's wild, it's wordless (well, almost), and it makes absolutely no sense—and that's the whole point. Just pure, unadulterated stupidity for a solid hour.

See you in the upside down!

This Australian Premier brought to you by Polish clown Piotr Sikora. You may have seen him before as thehot-headed hooligan Furiozo.

Previously:
★★★★★ Fringefeed ★★★★★ The Recs ★★★★1/2 Chortle ★★★★ The Telegraph ★★★★
The Guardian ★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ The List... and more!

Award winner: Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Adelaide Fringe 2024, Perth Fringe 2024.
Shortlisted for Best Show: Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2023

Presented by - Piotr Sikora

STRANGE THING

Dates: 15th March, 21st-22nd March
Time: 23:20
Venue: The Chapel, Migration Museum

22/01/2025

PICK OF THE WEEK - ADELAIDE FRINGE 2024
Welcome to The Ceremony. Thank you. You’re welcome.

An experimental, interactive ritual – part sermon, part group therapy, part comedy show. Not a cult.

Crafted afresh from audience responses, the show changes every time it’s performed. We rummagethrough our collective pasts/presents/futures/other to see what kind of ceremony emerges. Or is that
the ceremony? Does this mean anything? What does meaning mean? Hmm.

Take a seat. Contemplate your life. Contemplate my life. Join me. And let The Ceremony begin…

★★★★★ "Raw, wild and exhilarating" Binge Fringe

★★★★½ "Very special ... a joyous event" Squirrel Comedy

★★★★ "Hilarious, moving, provocative... extraordinary" The List

★★★★ "Great skill" The Scotsman

★★★★ "A spectacular feat of ingenuity" The Crumb

Presented by - Ben Volchok

THE CEREMONY

Dates: 20th-23rd Feb, 25th Feb-2nd March & 4th-9th March
Time: 21:50
Venue: The Chapel, Migration Museum

21/01/2025

"The flute as you don’t usually hear it!"

Join flautist Melanie Walters for this concert of vibrant music inspired by television, pop music, children'sliterature, and other popular culture. The program includes music by Jacob TV, Eve Beglarian, Anne LaBerge and Ian Clarke.

★★★★★ "An hour better spent is hard to immediately recall than with flautist Melanie Walters and her exceptional solo recital The Flute Revamped" The Advertiser

Presented by - Melanie Walters

THE FLUTE REVAMPED

Dates: 1st-2nd March
Time: 17:20
Venue: The Chapel, Migration Museum
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21/01/2025

Bennett Cooper Sullivan, gentleman adventurer and rakish raconteur, returns with another thrilling tale of derring-do (and don'ts), cheating death countless times, and damn near losing a cufflink in the process.

Hearts will flutter. Monocles will plummet. Corsets may become strained. Combining the finest elements of a Sherlock Holmes novel, an Oscar Wilde soirée, and the best night between the sheets you’ve ever had, 'The Cadaver Palaver' is a ripping yarn, sumptuously told by a master storyteller.

"the closest experience I’ve had to watching a (Victorian period) action blockbuster movie... the writing flows with wit and imagery.” The Plus Ones

"Erudite, eloquent and deliciously fast and funny… a rollicking, rousing, intellectual one-man show...it'salmost word-porn." Weekend Notes

Presented by - Bare WItness Theatre Co.

THE CADAVER PALAVAR: A BENNETT COOPER SULLIVAN ADVENTURE

Dates: 4th-9th March
Time: 18:20
Venue: Circulating Library, State Library of South Australia

21/01/2025

A raunchy twist on Swan Lake! Meet Odette—a chain-smoking half-swan, half-ballerina who is desperately searching for her true love to rescue her from a life of limbo.

Come down to the lake and laugh while Odette pirouettes around and invites you to declare your undying love for her so she can escape this living hell!

★★★★★ ‘Deeply layered and confronting’ - The List UK

★★★★★ ‘Clowning Excellence’ - The Edinburgh Critic Flora Gosling

★★★★★ ‘A huge talent’ - Edmonton Journal

Created and Performed by Lauren Brady
Directed by Nicole Maloney
Presented by HEYwire Theatre

Presented by - Lauren Brady

SWAN?

Dates: 20th Feb-2nd March
Time: 18:10
Venue: The Gallery, Migration Museum

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