This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2025 season. This season is now over.

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Behind the Fringe

New to Gluttony, Behind the Fringe is a must-see comedy-variety-interview show that interviews the stars and producers behind your favourite Fringe shows. Hosted by Edinburgh Fringe Festival sell-out sensation, Joanna Olivera. 

With surprise guests and performers from hit shows like Rouge, Primal, CIRCUS, The Greatest Magic Show, Gluttony, Shake-It, Adult’s Only Magic, Riot City Wrestling… and MORE! No two nights are the same.

Expect performers revealing how they got their start in circus; producers sharing how they created sell-out success and; magicians dazzling the audience before breaking down the secrets behind their mind-blowing tricks.
 
Some of our incredible guests include:
 
Tuesday March 18: Nick Phillips – Expert Game Master (Werewolves), Magnus Danger Magnus – Cabaret Performer and MC (CIRCUS, Adult’s Only Magic, Kaboom!)
 
Wednesday March 19: Michelle Pearson – Singer & Musician (The Songs That Shaped Australia, Skinny), Mario the Maker Magician – Magician (Mario the Maker Magician)
 
Thursday March 20: Hans – international superstar and accordionist (Hans: Young, Fun & 21), Tash York – Cabaret performer and MC (Tash York’s Chaos Cabaret)
 
Friday March 21: Mat Basso – Wrestler, Trainer, Actor, Stuntman (Riot City Wrestling, A Knight to Remember), Elena Kirschbaum – Producer and Director (Gluttony, Rouge, Primal)
 
Saturday March 22: Talita Fontainha – Samba Queen and Choreographer (Amazonia), Jeromaia Detto – Clown (When I Grow Up)
 
Sunday March 23: Paul Coulter – Comedian and Historian (5 Mistakes That Changed History), Melanie Walters – Flutist (The Flute Revamped), Baenedict Thiveanathan - Magician (Best of Fringe Magic, Mysterious Things)
 
Praise for the host - Joanna Olivera’s previous sell-out Edinburgh Fringe seasons:
“Talented and charismatic” – Broadway Baby
“So entertaining I forgot to review it” – Theatre Weekly
“Charming” The Spectator UK

Presented by: Joanna Olivera

Joanna Olivera, a comedian with a love for finding out the fascinating stories behind the fringe. She has performed live comedy globally for the past decade. In her previous show FirstGen she interviewed everyone from rock stars, Olympians, Broadway stars, comedians and Australians of the Year.

workshop • Comedy
New South Wales • World Premiere
 
Culturally and/or linguistically diverse

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