A man in the middle of the image is smiling and holding onto a keyboard. Behind him is a backdrop of newpapers.

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Daniel Cainer: Topical

A new collection of smart, funny and deeply moving story-songs inspired by current affairs, family affairs and affairs of the heart. A perfect way to start your day at the Fringe. Celebrating 20 years at Edinburgh. 'His songs make you laugh, bring you to tears, warm your heart and break your heart' (FringeReview.co.uk). From the creator of the award-winning Fringe and Off-Broadway show Jewish Chronicles. 

30 July - 25 August 2025, 11:50 am

Underbelly George Square

A green apple sits on a wooden rocking chair. Two eyes and a mouth have been bitten out of her.

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An Evening with Dame Granny Smith

The world's most celebrated apple returns for an intimate on-stage conversation. From her vaudeville debut at age five to her breakthrough role in Disney's Snow White, Dame Smith will take you on a journey through her storied life and career, all told with her trademark candour and wit. Warm, funny, uplifting, absurd and 'a show you'll remember for many years to come' (GlamAdelaide.com.au). Winner – Best Variety, Adelaide Fringe 2025.

30 July - 25 August 2025, 1:20 pm

Underbelly George Square

Kat McGarr dressed all in gold, skin and all, holds up a gold telephone.

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STARDUST Starring Star Dust (In Person)

A gloriously unhinged,  glitter-soaked cabaret meltdown from a fallen icon who’s lost it all but won’t stop singing. Through tales, songs and cabin approved carry-on, Star Dust unpacks life’s big questions: What happens when the lights go out? How do you survive a broken heart? And why is she so dusty? Join Star Dust in her living room as she rises like a gold-sprayed phoenix, to reclaim her legacy one power ballad, emotional spiral and audience singalong at a time. This fringe debut from Punchdrunk’s Kat McGarr ('she's witty, mad, hilarious' - Time Out) is a gloriously silly and savagely honest transformation of grief into a tragicomic tour de force; absurd, funny and profound. Expect glamour, chaos, clowning, a confetti of catharsis, and a show-stopping finale of hope. Think: Gloria Swanson meets Fleabag at a wake. Sprayed gold. With snacks. Kat McGarr is an actor, writer, director, cabaret performer & clown with a 20-year career across theatre, screen, and immersive experiences. Robyn Herfellow (they/them) - on musical collaboration & keys - also collaborates with Séayoncé, drag unroyalty Jonny Woo, and Mawaan Rizwan & The Tracksuits.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 5:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman with windswept red hair and black-framed glasses wears a bright pink ruffled dress and holds a daffodil-yellow shoe.

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In These Shoes

Glynis Traill-Nash lives a double life: fashion writer by day, jazz singer by night. Now the two collide in this soirée of chic! Dressed to thrill and accessorised with a set list of stylish chansons, Glynis will take you from the suburbs of Perth to the front rows of Paris to unpick the world of fashion in alarmingly relatable fashion. Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award Winner 2025.

30 July - 25 August 2025, 7:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A man is on a cobbled street, he is smiling and holding onto a lamppost in one hand and an umbrella in the other hand. Playing cards are spiralling out of the umbrella. There is a newspaper on the floor.

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James Phelan – The Man Who Was Magic

Dare to believe in magic as the UK’s #1 magic show returns a brand-new production for 2025. Presented by award-winning magician James Phelan – most infamous for jamming the BBC switchboard after predicting the lottery. Following an unprecedented 5 years of sold out shows around the world - The Man Who Was Magic is a dazzling, new, five star rated magic show where secrets unravel and you're left aching with laughter and dizzy in disbelief.

31 July - 13 August 2025, 5:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square