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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2026 season. This season is now over.

Matthew Shiel and Alastair Sim
Scottish Novelist Alastair Sim
Matthew Shiel plays the piano in front of an audience
Adelaide Fringe 2026

A Scottish Hootenanny

Following their sold-out show in Scotland, acclaimed Scottish novelist Alastair Sim and award-winning Scottish pianist Matthew Shiel recreate a Burns Night supper with a community sing-along including Loch Lomond, Skye Boat Song and Auld Lang Syne. Kilts, sporrans and a dramatic reciting of Rabbie Burns’ great Tam O'Shanter meet Scottish folk music and masterpieces inspired by the beauty of Scotland, including favourite strathspeys and reels, Farewell to Stromness and a special musical arrangement of Burns' epic ghost story Tam O’Shanter – by candlelight. 

'Enchanting... amusing, enlightening stories' ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com).

 'An atmosphere which is all too often missed in our digital world' ★★★★★ (CorrBlimey.com).

 'Masters of their craft... ripping good yarn' ★★★★★ (BingeFringe.com).

Presented by: Fringe Classics

Fringe Classics is an international performing arts company that creatively adapts classical music for festival fringes around the world. We organise 200+ performances every year across UK, USA and Australia in partnership with the Edinburgh, Brighton (UK), Adelaide, Melbourne (Australia) and Hollywood (USA) Fringe Festivals. Our performances have received multiple 5-star reviews in the press (including Edinburgh Guide, Corr Blimey and Binge Fringe); have been commissioned by Dame Wendy Hall’s Web Science Institute (University of Southampton) and have been broadcast on Al Jazeera: “a most enchanting concert” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Edinburgh Guide) “masters of their crafts” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Binge Fringe) “profound” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Corr Blimey)
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International • Adelaide Fringe Premiere
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: G
Family friendly: Yes
Target audience: Primary (8-11) | Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language

Presenter

Presented by: Fringe Classics

Fringe Classics is an international performing arts company that creatively adapts classical music for festival fringes around the world. We organise 200+ performances every year across UK, USA and Australia in partnership with the Edinburgh, Brighton (UK), Adelaide, Melbourne (Australia) and Hollywood (USA) Fringe Festivals. Our performances have received multiple 5-star reviews in the press (including Edinburgh Guide, Corr Blimey and Binge Fringe); have been commissioned by Dame Wendy Hall’s Web Science Institute (University of Southampton) and have been broadcast on Al Jazeera: “a most enchanting concert” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Edinburgh Guide) “masters of their crafts” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Binge Fringe) “profound” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Corr Blimey)