Five For Fringe: Five Adelaide Fringe venues to discover
The best thing about Fringe is exploring new artists and venues. Here's our pick of five venues you might not have heard of, with show recommendations and reviews. Best of all, they're all slap bang in the heart of the CBD

Dom Polski
Dom Polski Centre, 23 Angas Street
Home to Adelaide’s Polish population, the Fringe is an ideal opportunity to peek at this perfectly preserved 1970s gem (don’t miss the retro signs outside the restrooms). Home to two performance spaces and one of the nicest teams in town, get there quick to catch our five-star pick Bits Akimbo: Get In The Back (until 10 March) or give Doom Box: A Cabaret By Frankly (until 10 March) a whirl.
The Majestic
The Majestic Roof Garden Hotel, 55 Frome Street
The wavy roofline is an Adelaide landmark, and new venue The Majestic guarantees city views as well as some cracking performances. Check out Am I The Drama? (until 17 March), a journey through the slightly unhinged mind of Andy Balloch, or Jacob Henegan’s whimsical storytelling in Room With A View (11-17 March).

My Lover Cindi
2/192 Pire Street
This LGBTIQ+ venue deserves support at any time of the year, thanks to its diverse programming and commitment to Adelaide’s underground performance scene. If a life-drawing class crossed with circus and cabaret sounds like you, then you’ve probably grabbed a ticket to Blank Canvas (14-17 March) already. Otherwise Yozi - No Babies In The Sauna (until 16 March) sounds good too.
The Pink Flamingo Spiegelclub
Festival Plaza
Making its Adelaide Fringe debut this year, circus and cabaret meet at The Pink Flamingo. There’s an excellent bar, a great selection of food trucks and plenty of sunny outside space if you want to make an night of it after the venue's two headliners: Zirque La La (until 17 March) and Forbidden (until 17 March).
Secret Basement @ WEA
WEA Adult Learning, 223 Angas Street
Keep it Fringe. This venue is little more than a basement, stage, curtains and a ‘let’s do the show right here’ attitude. Because Fringe doesn’t have to be flash, it just has to be fun. Our reviewer loved Jon Walpole: Butterfly (until 10 March) as well as giving a big thumbs up to 1925 (until 17 March).