Wright&Grainger's ORPHEUS - 2026 Adelaide Fringe

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…

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.

Man in dark shirt gesturing expressively while speaking to an seated audience in a dimly lit venue.

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

ORPHEUS
Thursday 19 February – Sunday 22 March 2026
The Mortlock Library at The Courtyard of Curiosities at the State Library
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Musician playing guitar on stage in warm-lit venue with seated audience members visible in foreground.

Two male performers with acoustic guitars against a bright blue background promote Wright & Grainger's Orpheus theatre production.

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