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

Pirate flag - red means no prisoners taken. Love. Loyalty. Mutiny. When John Husk is cast out for a forbidden love, he’s thrust into a world of pirates, danger and desire. Pyrates! isa swashbuckling musical adventure on the high seas.
The waves crash over the pirate boat, will they survive what fate has in store for them?
Proud woman stands of bow of boat facing the ocean and the life that awaits her.
Adelaide Fringe 2026

PYRATES! - The Musical

PYRATES! is a musical like no other. A storm of passion, sword fights, and dangerous desire on the high seas. Cast out of England, John Husk is hurled into a world of violence when his ship is torn apart by pirates. Faced with death, he chooses life under the black flag, drawn to the fierce Barbary pirate Badas. Will steel cut deeper than loyalty? Meanwhile, when the Captain’s wife, Eliza Power, discovers John and Badas’ love, she seizes her chance for freedom. With mutiny in the air and blades flashing, hearts and throats are on the line. Will love survive, or will fate carve its own brutal ending? Inspired by the true(ish) story of John Husk, who fought alongside Blackbeard. Can you tell which one of your performers tonight is John Husk's direct descendent?

Bring your sense of adventure (and maybe a touch of eyeliner). Pyrates! invites you to rethink what a pirate really looks like.

Presented by: Husk & Co.

Jassy Husk is an internationally acclaimed soprano, researcher, and creative visionary whose career spans opera, crossover, and interdisciplinary art. She has performed at the Sydney Opera House and London’s Coliseum in the Olivier Award–winning Castor and Pollux, and achieved a UK Top 10 hit with collaborations including DJ Pete Tong. As the founder of Husk & Co. Jassy blends music and advocacy with her research at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music that challenges gendered narratives, amplifying overlooked voices. Jassy’s latest creation, PYRATES!, reclaims pirate history with fierce storytelling, sword fights, and dangerous desire.
Music • Musical Theatre
New South Wales
 
Culturally and/or linguistically diverse
 
Fringe Fund Recipient

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: PG
Family friendly: No
Target audience: Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)
Depicts Violence: Occasional, Mild
Sexual References: Occasional, Mild

Accessibility

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

Presenter

Presented by: Husk & Co.

Jassy Husk is an internationally acclaimed soprano, researcher, and creative visionary whose career spans opera, crossover, and interdisciplinary art. She has performed at the Sydney Opera House and London’s Coliseum in the Olivier Award–winning Castor and Pollux, and achieved a UK Top 10 hit with collaborations including DJ Pete Tong. As the founder of Husk & Co. Jassy blends music and advocacy with her research at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music that challenges gendered narratives, amplifying overlooked voices. Jassy’s latest creation, PYRATES!, reclaims pirate history with fierce storytelling, sword fights, and dangerous desire.