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

Black and white photo. A woman (Tate Simpson), dressed in 1950s attire, gasps in shock while standing at a vintage microphone while script pages cascade around her.
The cast of Great Detectives, dressed in 50s attire, fight for the vintage microphone by pushing and shoving each other out the way.
Black and white photo, our 4 leads - Benjamin Maio Mackay, Tate Simpson, Jennifer Barry and Eden Trebilco, gather around a vintage microphone wearing 1950s attire. Benjamin has a serious expression, Tate looks smug, Jenny and Eden both have goofy grins.

Great Detectives: All New Mysteries!

Theatre and Physical Theatre • Comedy
South Australia • World Premiere

2 BRAND NEW thrilling and hysterical mysteries! 1950s fan favourite detectives, Candy Matson & Johnny Dollar are back after their two sell-out, ★★★★★ shows (Glam Adelaide)! Be immersed in mystery as we recreate the experience of attending a 1950s radio recording. This is a night of mystery, comedy & intrigue not to be missed!

"Superlative performances" - Glam Adelaide

“A fabulous show” The Clothesline

“A performance not to be missed” Theatre Now

★★★★ - The Barefoot Review

★★★★ - The Advertiser

★★★★ - SamAboutTown

This brand new production features a phenomenal cast of award nominated & critically acclaimed Australian actors including Jennifer Barry, Benjamin Maio Mackay, Tate Simpson & Eden Trebilco. Great Detectives was nominated for 7 Broadway World Sydney Theatre Awards.

 

Presented by: Preachrs Productions & The Lot Theatre

Preachrs Productions has been a leading provider of live and digital content since its inception in 2010.

Preachrs Productions has produced projects such as Great Detectives (7x award nominee), Matthew Reilly's Ice Station Live!, Great Detectives 2, [Late Night] Panel Show, The Phoenix Files, Pretending Things are A Cock, Bella Green is Charging For It (Best Comedy winner Fringe 2020), Disney Delights and many more. In 2021 and 2022 Preachrs Productions had the largest offering from any South Australian production company in the Adelaide Fringe.

The Lot Theatre is a specialised South Australian production committed to delivering musicals and plays of the highest calibre to SA audiences. Their productions of RENT (2022) & Tick, Tick...BOOM! (2023) received audience and critical acclaim.

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

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    Highly animated and eccentric, the light-hearted tomfoolery of these characters brings plentiful laughs and easy endearment. - Justine Hall, SeeDoEatReview