Get away from the hustle and bustle of the big Fringe hubs this year and check out a show at Prompt Creative Centre – an accessible venue run for artists, by artists! Located in Pirie Street, they have a whopping ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY performances over the Adelaide Fringe season, including everything from kids shows, youth theatre, comedy, music, improv, cabaret, storytelling and more.
Prompt Creative Centre is run by Libby Trainor Parker and Matthew Trainor (the team behind the shows Endo Days and Extra Curricular) and opened in late 2022. If you ever visited their previous venue, Vault 134, you’ll know exactly what expect from their new venture – a welcoming, inclusive space, abound with creativity and friendly faces (plus a bar!).
“At Prompt, we offer a time and space for artists to create, converse, conduct and crash. We are artists as well, so we are here to support, advise, commiserate, celebrate and offer a safe environment,” Libby says. “Add to that the fabulous line up of funny, poignant, weird, wonderful, filthy, delightful shows we have for Fringe and beyond, and we are truly dedicated to embracing all the arts has to offer locally, nationally and internationally.”
Star of SBS program Chopsticks or Fork? Jennifer Wong will present her new show Sweet and Sour Hour of Power, Libby & Matt are again offering a lesson in hilarity with their smash hit comedy cabaret for teachers Extra Curricular, plus we have Adelaide improv in abundance with Chronically Ill-Prepared, Maestro and Dropped In It. Local multi-instrumentalist Pearl Tizzie presents an homage to fromage in About Cheese, meanwhile Uma Dobia laments her intolerance to both cheese and practically everything else in her cabaret Intolerant; Adelaide youth theatre group SAYarts have two shows on the lineup: Bunker and Mudbrick, and kids will love Best of Fringe Clean Comedy and Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets. And there is much, much more, check out the program HERE! Phew! What a lineup!
Are kids welcome? ABSOLUTELY! Just be sure to check the suitability and rating of individual shows before booking.
Find the full lineup of shows at Prompt Creative Centre here.
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