Fresh from it’s first stint in Melbourne and Brisbane, the Royal Croquet Club is back in Adelaide running for another year with Fringe. We can’t wait for Victoria Square to be filled with twinkling lights, roaring music, delicious food, sparkling drinks and of course, free croquet. After perusing the Royal Croquet Club Guide a number of times, we’ve managed to narrow down a list of five shows we’re excited to see at the 2016 venue.
Barbu
Barbu has travelled all the way from Canada to widen your concept of abnormality and entertain you with brazen circus acts and a whole lot of eccentricity. Promising to be ‘the circus rave of the summer’, we’re looking forward to seeing what bearded men in briefs and flexible burlesque girls can conjure up onstage to the soundtrack of a live electro-trad band.
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The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer
Seas have risen and humanity has been left to live out its existence on top of mountains and skyscrapers. Alvin Sputnik accepts a a dangerous mission to dive to the bottom of the ocean and find a new place for humanity to live. However, the real reason Alvin accepts this mission is to follow his wife’s soul to the underworld and be with her once more. A one man show that combines puppetry and technology, it has been compared to a theatrical Wall-E by the New York Times, meaning we’re probably going to shed a few happy tears through this one.
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Fag/Stag
A theatrical performance about best friends Corgan and Jimmy during the lead up to the wedding of Corgan’s ex-girlfriend. Both were in love with the same woman, at different times, however Jimmy is gay and Corgan’s Tinder love life is complicated. Both boys struggle to get their lives together before the wedding, and the stress takes a toll on their friendship. Sure to be a right laugh, see this one with your best friend to remind yourselves you’re not the only ones with dating issues.
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Jazz High Tea
When it’s time to take a break from the craziness of the Fringe season, we’re heading straight to the Jazz High Tea. This relaxing affair will see you treated to sparkling wine, freshly brewed tea and traditional high tea treats while the smooth sounds of jazz are played live from some of Adelaide’s best Jazz performers.
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Briefs
A sparkly show of birdbath boylesque, Briefs has impressed audiences all over the globe with their incredible mashup of cabaret, circus and drag. Briefs has been praised for delivering an entertaining show of acrobatics, aerial and magical tricks with a whole lot of sparkle and a little bit of dirty. Given five stars by numerous publications like The Times, Daily Telegraph and The Herald, we can’t wait to get in on the fun and be blow away by Briefs.
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Images courtesy of Adelaide Fringe, The Last Great Hunt, Australian Pride Network
