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

A spooky shadow behind a man without a candelabra
The Phantom of the Opera reciting a story
The Phantom of the Opera playing piano as Christine sings opera in front of a concert audience
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera

Following their sold-out UK shows, Matthew Shiel directs a new show inspired by the greatest ghost story every told - Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera (1910). Featuring countless masks, opera favourites (including Queen of the Night, Carmen's Habanera and Nessun Dorma), dramatic silhouettes and haunting piano pieces (including Moonlight Sonata and Clair de Lune) alongside romantic candlelight storytelling inspired by Gaston Leroux's original novel – to create a simultaneously thrilling and terrifying musical experience designed to seduce your senses - and lure you away to the phantom's lair! 

Fringe Classics are reviewed: 

"a most enchanting concert" (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Edinburgh Guide)

"A ripping good yarn." (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Binge Fringe Magazine)

"profound" (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Corr Blimey)

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)
Cabaret • Horror
United Kingdom • Australian Premiere

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: MA15+
Coarse Language: Occasional, Mild
Sexual References: Occasional, Mild

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
Audience members interact from the seated or standing area

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)