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

Man in a checked suit, looking at a leather-bound book, and a man with a guitar, in a vest and bright trousers, looking at the camera.
Man with long hair, holding a book, pointing into the distance, surrounded by an audience listening and watching
A man mid song, playing guitar and singing, surround by and audience
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Wright&Grainger's ORPHEUS

Multi award winning Wright&Grainger return to Adelaide with their internationally acclaimed wild retelling of the ORPHEUS myth, like you've never seen it before. 

DAVE IS SINGLE, STOOD AT THE BAR.
EURYDICE IS A TREE NYMPH.
AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE JUKE BOX

A story of side streets, dive bars and how far you'd go for the person you love. 

Since its creation in 2016, ORPHEUS has played over 650 shows around the world - in festivals, cafes, gardens, railways arches, bars, tents, churches, yoga studios, boats, record shops, breweries, loft apartments and very occasionally, a theatre. It’s won multiple awards including:

Best Theatre (Fringeworld) 2018 
Best Music (Sydney Fringe) 2019
Beyond Words (Dunedin Fringe) 2019
Best Theatre (Adelaide Fringe) 2023

And it’s back, in a big way, so…

Presented by: Wright&Grainger, ParrotOx, Tom Oliver Productions and Joanne Hartstone Presents

Wright&Grainger are from the fields and lanes of rural North Yorkshire in the UK. They tour the world with their wild retellings of ancient stories. They’d toured across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Bali, India and transferred their shows Off Broadway. Their shows include ORPHEUS, HELIOS, EURYDICE, THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS, GRANDPA POSEIDON and HALF MAN || HALF BULL. Wright&Grainger are Al & Phil, two pals who started playing gigs together at school. And who, over 20 years later, are still doing that. They’ve partnered with Lauren Eisenger who is at the helm of ParrotOX, the powerhouse behind Burnout paradise and The Unfair Advantage. Tom Oliver Production created the world class Wynnum Fringe. Joanne Hartstone is one of the most celebrated presenters in Adelaide. What a bunch!
Theatre and Physical Theatre • Music
United Kingdom
Reviews
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    An outstanding two-hander. Don't miss it. - Carol Dance, Sydney Arts Guide

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    An eloquent, euphoric take on the nature of love, loss and renewal... difficult not to be moved. - Paul Vale, The Stage

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    Simply amazing storytellers... you cannot help but be moved by the emotional rollercoaster they will take you on. - Scott, A Thousand Words

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    This performance is a unique and memorable piece of theatre - John Goodridge, The AU Review

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    The definition of a must see. Do the double bill [with Eurydice], laugh, cry and journey into the intertwining worlds of love and fate. - Justin Clarke, Theatre Thoughts

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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: PG
Family friendly: No
Target audience: High School (15-17)

Please note

References to Death and Dying

Accessibility

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

Presenter

Presented by: Wright&Grainger, ParrotOx, Tom Oliver Productions and Joanne Hartstone Presents

Wright&Grainger are from the fields and lanes of rural North Yorkshire in the UK. They tour the world with their wild retellings of ancient stories. They’d toured across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Bali, India and transferred their shows Off Broadway. Their shows include ORPHEUS, HELIOS, EURYDICE, THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS, GRANDPA POSEIDON and HALF MAN || HALF BULL. Wright&Grainger are Al & Phil, two pals who started playing gigs together at school. And who, over 20 years later, are still doing that. They’ve partnered with Lauren Eisenger who is at the helm of ParrotOX, the powerhouse behind Burnout paradise and The Unfair Advantage. Tom Oliver Production created the world class Wynnum Fringe. Joanne Hartstone is one of the most celebrated presenters in Adelaide. What a bunch!