The 2015 Adelaide Fringe Parade. Photo by Tony Virgo.
More than 1100 events feature in the 2016 Adelaide Fringe program – a new record. But among the plethora of performances across numerous art forms, some small shifts are taking place. Comedy, a mainstay of Fringe festivals around the world, has seen a slight decrease in registrations this year, while the number of theatre productions in the festival has increased significantly. Simultaneously, a new genre – magic – has emerged, even as the festival team strive to make the crowded program more navigable.
