This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2024 season. This season is now over.

A performer with short, blonde hair in a red blazer looks off to the side in concern while putting a crown on their head.
A performer in a black top holds a glass with a red and white striped straw.
A performer holds a spinning wheel up to an older man in a blue check shirt.

Booze & the Bard: The Shakespearean Drinking Game

Theatre and Physical Theatre • Comedy
Western Australia

Following sell-out seasons of 'Macbeth, the Scotch Play' and 'Twelfth Pint (or What You Spill)', the brilliant minds at Booze & the Bard are back with their theatrical drinking games!

Five actors perform a 75-minute, improvised retelling of one of Shakespeare's classic plays, with a twist - one of their troupe is drunk.

★★★★½ "The show is hilarious, a little bit rude, and has a whole lot of heart. I'm sure it would be just as the Bard intended." Fringefeed, 2021

4:30pm The Lost Dice, 10:15pm Drama Llama - 'Much A-Brew About Nothing'

Our new comedy, complete with mistaken identity, boozy banter, and one sadistic spinning wheel!

7:15pm TGI @ Scots - 'Hamlet: Pints of Denmark'

★★★★½ "Shakespeare’s Hamlet as it should be: dramatic, interactive, and full of drunken chaos." On The Record, 2023

Presented by: Pre-Game Theatre

Founded by the creators of sell-out shows 'A Midsummer Night's Drink', 'Macbeth, The Scotch Play' and 'Twelfth Pint (or What You Spill)', Pre-Game Theatre's Booze & the Bard series creates contemporary, comedic productions using interactive performance styles, and a dash of the hard stuff.

Please arrive early to purchase your drinks from the bar before heading in for the show.

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

  • This should be essential viewing... It all works wonderfully together, creating a laugh-out-loud homage to the great writer. - Mark Wickett, Stage Whispers

  • The show caters to fanatics and newcomers alike with its blend of modern humour, satire, and homage to the Bard. - Alana Pahor and Anna Ngov, On the Record

  • If you like your Shakespeare six shots deep, get yourself a ticket before it’s too late – this show is absolutely a must-see! - Elena Perse, Fringefeed

  • The audience is in for a lighthearted night full of drinks and wordplay. Just how Shakespeare would have wanted a weekend spent. - Nina Dakin, X-Press Mag