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

Image of an audience seated in a theatre, looking at a screen on the stage and an orchestra set up on the stage - most audience members have phones in hand
Image of an audience seated in a theatre, looking at a screen on the stage and an orchestra set up on the stage - most audience members have phones in hand
Audience using their smartphones to interact with the orchestra.
Adelaide Fringe 2026

The Score: The Smartphone Orchestra - Immersive Worlds

Join the award-winning interactive orchestra experience that’s wowed audiences across the globe. Winner of the Dutch Game Award for Best Innovation, hailed for reinventing how we experience live music and audience play.

Performed for the first time in Australia by the Adelaide Youth Orchestra. The Score has toured prestigious venues and delighted audiences across Europe. Every performance a unique mix of game and symphony shaped by the audience.

You don’t just listen, you're invited to play. Your phone changes the music in real time. Each show is a completely different performance.

How does it work?

The audience downloads our app, SPO -The Score via their mobile browsers: App Store Here and Google Play Here (. Once the collective is ready, the game begins.
The scores of the audience directly affect what, and how, the orchestra plays.

(One of the few instances where you’re encouraged to use your phone during a concert!)

The concept of The Smartphone Orchestra productions was conceived by Steye Hallema, Hidde de Jong and Eric Magnée.
The Score is made possible thanks to Het Cultuurfonds, Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie and Cultuurloket DigitALL.

Check full Immersive Worlds program at adelaidefringe.com.au/immersive-worlds

Presented by: Electric Dreams

Interactive • Music
South Australia
 
Previous Award Winner
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: G
Family friendly: Yes
Target audience: Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
High visual content
 
Audience members have the opportunity to interact or join artist on stage
 
Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language

Presenter

Presented by: Electric Dreams