Another Six Shows Announced for The Garden of Unearthly Delights

The Garden of Unearthly Delights - the world's biggest carnival cultural playground - is back for 2018 with another announcement of world-class art. The beating heart of the Adelaide Fringe brings you an exceptional world-class program of over 100 shows across 31 days.

Following the announcement of a slew of incredible comedy, cabaret, circus and family shows earlier in the month, today The Garden announces six more shows for its 2018 season ahead of the full program unveiling, set for December 8.

Leading the announcement: the five-star, sell-out, critically-acclaimed hit stage comedy behind Phoebe Waller-Bridge's BAFTA award-winning BBC / Amazon Originals series: Fleabag comes to The Garden. This is 'sucker-punch funny' (Scotsman) theatre at its finest, direct from Soho Theatre.

Everybody's favourite purple felt-faced comedIan Randy (Sammy J & Randy) famously quits comedy in his critically-acclaimed Randy's Anti-Crisis, the Fringe Wives Club return with their 'gutsy and glamorous' (The Age) Glittery Clittery, Monski Mouse will get your toddlers into the groove with her famous Baby Disco and festival favourites Best of the Edinburgh Fest has handpicked the funniest lineup direct from the famous Edinburgh Fringe.

Last but definitely not least, the comedian responsible for the fastest TED Talk to reach 2 million views: James Veitch has perfected the art of scamming the scammer - from Nigerian princes to unclaimed bonds in his hilarious show Dot Con. The New York Times gave it their tick of approval: 'A wicked sense of humour... I laughed my ass off."

Earlier this month The Garden announced the return of the sexy sell-out spectacular Blanc de Blanc; the shiny new riotous technicolor party for all ages Fun House; fabulous spoof of ALL the musicals, A Night at the Musicals with Jonny Woo and Le Gateau Chocolat; mind-blowing illusionist Kevin Quantum; and comedy favourites Wil Anderson, Joel Creasey, Rich Hall and Dave Hughes.

Tickets are on sale from midday today at www.gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au.

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ABOUT THE SHOWS:

FLEABAG

NOMINATED: Olivier Award 2014

WINNER: Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising New Playwright 2013

The hit stage comedy behind Phoebe Waller-Bridge's BAFTA award-winning BBC / Amazon Originals series. Emotionally unfiltered, over-sexed, in denial; that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig themed café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag finds herself with nothing to lose. Stumbling through a maze of social anxiety, disastrous job interviews and meaningless sex, Fleabag serves up an uproariously funny and true account of some sort of a female living her sort of life.

Directed by Vicky Jones, starring Maddie Rice.

RANDY'S ANTI-CRISIS

WINNER, BEST COMEDY - PERTH FRINGE 14

NOMINEE, BEST COMEDY - EDINBURGH FRINGE 16

Randy quit comedy, found God and moved to the suburbs. Now he's furious.

Come and watch him comprehensively disembowel the concept of faith, then put it back together whilst telling just enough jokes to conceal his spiritual awakening.

In ten years of stand-up comedy, this is Randy at his most hilariously unapologetic. This. Is. Anti-Crisis. Between semi-regular TV appearances, Randy is as comfortable yelling jokes in a seedy beer-barn as he is in the loftiest opera house.

James Veitch - DOT CON

Suspicious emails, unclaimed bonds, Nigerian princes; standard procedure is to delete on sight. What if you replied? UK comedian, bestselling author and self-professed scamp James Veitch has perfected the art of scamming the scammer and brilliantly plays the internet imposters at their own game. Responsible for the fastest ever TED Talk to reach over two million views in the history of TED, James Veitch delivers unashamedly nerdy, creative and cheeky comedy. A former Apple Store Genius, Veitch's comedy is hi-tech - picking apart, parodying (and pranking) the technological world we all live in.

GLITTERY CLITTERY: A CONSENSUAL PARTY

NOMINATED Best Newcomer Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017

Having sold out shows around Oz in 2017 the unstoppable Fringe Wives Club are back with more all-out-sequined-covered sass! Part explosive comedy-cabaret, part champagne-fuelled club night, this is #glamtivism for a world in dire need: gloriously inclusive, unashamedly risqué and utterly joyous. Starring physical comedy kween Tessa Waters (Winner Best Comedy Weekly Adelaide Fringe '17 Fully Sik), acclaimed comedian and story telleR Rowena Hutson (Winner Most Outstanding Comedy MFringe '15, Strong Female Character) and musical comic powerhouse Victoria Falconer (Winner London Cabaret Awards '15 East End Cabaret).

MONSKI MOUSE'S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL

Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world, come find out why Adelaide's own, DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with the under fives and their parents/carers. Expect to do some high-energy smiling to retro hits, pop favourites and funky nursery rhymes as heads and shoulders, knees and toes bop till they drop. Get glam and put your disco-dancing-booties on!

BEST OF THE EDINBURGH FEST

Handpicked from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Best of the Edinburgh Fest is the original and BEST line up show at the Adelaide Fringe. An indulgent serve of brilliantly funny business showcasing the hottest up and coming talent from the UK comedy scene, Best of the Edinburgh Fest is an unbeatable night of world-class comedy featuring three international acts for the price of one!

This year's lineup includes the hilarious Abigoliah Schamaun (USA), Danny O'Brien (IRE) and Nova FM's Greg Burns (UK).

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