Fringe Benefits

Fringe Benefits is back for 2026! Fringe Benefits is South Australia’s only independent podcast dedicated entirely to the Adelaide Fringe. Each week during the Fringe we cover show reviews, artist interviews, behind-the-scenes insights and must-see recommendations throughout the festival season. Designed for Fringe fans who want more than just a program guide, Fringe Benefits offers trusted commentary, local knowledge and a genuine love for the artists, venues and stories that make Adelaide Fringe so special.Members of the P. Zinner Network. Supported by our Platinum Season partner, Spruik.

Fringe Benefits is a society podcast hosted by Emma Dignon, with 29 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Emma Dignon hosts Fringe Benefits, a society show with 29 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  2026 Week 5 - Last weekend of Fringe! Reviews of Full Of Grace, Alakazam + many more, & Show Recs For Your Final Hours!

  Mar 19, 202627 minS5

  <p>We’re heading into the very last weekend of Adelaide Fringe 2026 and Joel and I have officially hit 39 shows (surely we can push it past 40!). </p><p>In this episode we wrap up the season with reviews of Tragic Tales: West Terrace Cemetery by Night (a lantern-lit ghost tour fun), Full of Grace (Father Andrea’s hilarious, physical clown “service” with audience participation), Alakazam (non-verbal wizard clown chaos), Joni: Play Like a Man (Finnish hockey character comedy), and George Glass & The Boys’ Dial M for Mushroom (wildly silly satire). </p><p>I also share my final Fringe recommendations: The Paper Boys...

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  Episode #5

  2026 Week 4 - A Fringe Documentary, Garry Starr, Giuseppe's Love Quest, Obituary WIP, and Naked Cabaret

  Mar 12, 202649 minS4

  <p>We've got a week and a bit left of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe! In this episode, I share with you a cool documentary by Christian Best, how the State Library is calling for ephemera, Joel and I chat through shows like Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, Giuseppe's Love Quest and Obituary WIP, and I let you into a secret Fringe show, Naked Cabaret.</p><p>We're supported by our Platinum Partner ⁠⁠Spruik.⁠⁠ Spruik is an Adelaide-based digital marketing and SEO consultancy with over 25 years of technical expertise.</p><p>Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theiconicblonde⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@fringebenefitspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>We're friends and members of the P. Zinner Network. Check out all of their amazing sh...

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  Episode #4

  2026 Week 3 - AI at the Fringe, send in the clowns (Mel McGlensey and PUSS PUSS), and Murder, She Didn't Write (ft Emma's Mum!!)

  Mar 5, 202642 minS4

  <p>We are well and truly in Fringe time!</p><p>This week we chat the different ways that we've seen AI at the Fringe (some cool, some maybe not so much), we reflect on shows we've seen including: sh!tfaced shakespeare, Club Doggo, Mel McGlensey Is Normal, and PUSS PUSS, with a special podcast feature from my (Emma's) very own Mum.</p><p>The wet weather has seen a downturn in Fringe ticket sales, so make sure you head out this long weekend and support a show or two! (or three! or four! or five!).</p><p>We're supported...

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  Fringe Benefits

  EXTRA FRILLS: Time Goes By with Tara Beyne

  Feb 27, 202621 minS4

  <p>Another interview coming at'cha! 🌈🌈🌈 Today we're sitting down with Tara to hear all about her fantastic dance show, Time Goes By!</p><p>Step into a high energy, feel-good blast from the past! ‘Time Goes By’ takes you on a spectacular journey through iconic decades of music, fashion and dance.</p><p>Packed with nostalgia, impressive moves and exciting visuals, this dazzling production celebrates the music and memories that shaped generations. </p><p>Audiences will not be able to stop singing with hits from Elvis, The Beatles, Irene Cara, Michael Jackson, Shania Twain, Britney Spears, NYSNC, Lewis Capaldi and more!  </p><p>...

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  Episode #3

  2026 Week 2 - Monkey men, David Byrne Dance, a slew of show reviews and Club Curious (ft Anthony!)

  Feb 26, 202630 minS4

  <p>We've officially made it to week 2 ya'll!</p><p>In this episode we chat through the Fringe Ambassadors... or lack thereof, a serendipitous moment where a Fringe show and superstar collided, hear some on the ground reporting from Club Curious, and we recap a bunch of shows including: Dropped In: Crime Scene Improvisation (way funnier than I expected), Sinatra e De Maria, a late-night “best of” comedy showcase at Laneway Social, the brilliant non-verbal CHIMP at the Courtyard of Curiosities, and powerful reviews of Meteors and Good Man.</p><p>Show shoutouts:</p><p>✨ ⁠Adelaide Mail Week In Review</p><p>✨ B...

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