French Vibes at the Fringe 2025
The Adelaide Fringe will kick off Mad March, on 21 February! The biggest arts festival in Australia is also the second-largest in the
world and will showcase over 1,300 shows, with artists from across Australia and around the world, until 23 March.
The line-up wouldn't be complete without a French touch !
Immerse yourself in a Frenchie atmosphere and go support these great shows !
TALK DIRTY, STAY CLASSY
Back by popular demand, Talk dirty, Stay classy will take you through some of the very … confronting French swear words. Be ready for a shock if you have just done school French or learnt a few words for a trip. Confronting but with some poetry.....from the street ! Public participation ? Oh! Oui !
When ?
Saturday 22 February at 8pm
Saturday 8 March at 8pm
Saturday 22nd March at 8pm
Where ?
Club de Petanque d'Adelaide, corner Greenhill and Unley Roads
The Last Tempest of Jacques
Les Flâneurs Volants have taken it upon themselves to rewrite The Tempest as a musical in the earnest belief that the original work written way back (possibly in the 50s!) by some old Englishman was entirely without ambition.
The Tempest sends hapless hero Jacques on an escapade down the east coast of the Americas, taking in the boot stomping music of Louisiana, the joyous sounds of Mexico, the pulsing rhythms of Brazil and the sensuous tangos of Argentina.
Jacques leads a merry band of 6 musicians playing all the instruments you would expect in those exotic destinations...& some!
When?
Friday 21 February at 7.30pm
Sunday 16 March at 1.30pm
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French Suite
Celebrated French musical act Lou Blackwell and the French Set returns to Plant 4 Bowden with their ever-evolving variety showcase of songs from the Great French Songbook. Backed by a magnificent five-piece band including Mark Simeon Ferguson on keys, Julian Ferraretto on violin, Thomas Pulford on saxophone and clarinet, John Aué on double bass and Zed Crawford on drums, singer Lou Blackwell performs songs written or performed by many legendary songwriters and singers including Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré, Yves Montand, Barbara, Charles Aznavour and more. French Suite is a musical celebration of the great cultural city of Paris, including songs inspired by this mecca for jazz and world music. Winners of Fringe weekly awards for music and cabaret, this band is a true delight...à ne pas rater!
When?
Saturday 22nd February at 5.15pm
Sunday 2nd March at 3.30pm
Where?
Mezzanine at PLANT 4 Bowden
La Belle France
Deux Vieux Copains (Two Old Mates) present a selection from the hundreds of wonderful French songs that they have sung over the past 60 years. Chris Simpson and Andrew McKenzie have been regular performers in Allliance Française and Panache Adelaide French Theatre productions for decades, and have an extensive knowledge of many French musical traditions, in particular the chanson française tradition which flourished in the cafes and cabarets of Montmartre and the Left Bank of Paris after World War II. Their repertoire ranges from traditional French songs to songs which celebrate the rich regional variety of France to songs by major French singer songwriters - Brassens, Brel, Vian and many others. Songs will be presented in English, sung in French and supported by surtitles.
When?
Sunday 23 February at 2pm & 7.30pm
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