The Pyramid Gala

A show to beat all shows - A comprehensive selection of the acts that can be found at both venues within Fool's Paradise across Fringe 2023.
Enjoy a performance from the best of Fringe from both The Pyramid and The Vault

Adelaide is unveiling a “new wonder of the world” for the Adelaide Fringe in 2023, right in the heart of the city at Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga.

The Pyramid is an exciting, state-of-the-art Fringe venue which will be impossible to miss, standing at a whopping 15m tall (6 storeys high) and 25m wide. It will sit inside the new Fringe destination, Fool’s Paradise, alongside sister-venue, The Vault.

The brainchild of a South Aussie team, The Pyramid is an iconic structure packed with a great program for a seated audience of 350. The venue is one of just a few locations suited to aerial performances with the full 15m height used by artists and 2023’s inaugural program will see a full range of acts.

One of the Headline acts, Penny Arcade, will be bringing her new show off Broadway.

“I first performed in Adelaide 30 years ago – I just love the audiences there at the Fringe. The Fringe makes us turn away from our screens, brings us back downtown into the city where we meet face to face and share our stories,” says Penny.

“The Adelaide Fringe reinstates city space and exposes us to new ideas – that’s a critically important and beautiful thing. It’s going to bring Victoria Square alive – and I can’t wait to meet you all there at my show in the Pyramid!”

With more than $1 million in programming from circus through to burlesque, tribute act and live music, The Pyramid adds something fresh and exciting and will completely transform the City’s landscape, bringing much-needed Fringe life back to the middle of the City.

The full program will also celebrate the State’s great food and drink with long-table lunches to make the best of any night out.

“Fringe deserves a new star attraction, after recovering better than almost any other festival, worldwide, after Covid. The Pyramid will bring a new dynamic, with a jam-packed line-up of more than 20 different shows across the whole Fringe calendar, from February 14 until March 19,” says Pyramid Director Max Mason.

“Congratulations to the team behind the Pyramid – I can’t wait to walk into into the massive structure, it sounds truly amazing,” says Fringe Director Heather Croall. “It is always exciting to have a new venue arrive on the Fringe scene and I’m especially thrilled to see Fringe shows happening again in Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga – a very important area of the city centre.”