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  • Performer wearing pink satin 18th-century costume with white wig and makeup.
  • Performer wearing pink satin 18th-century costume with white wig and makeup.
6 – 12 Oct

Adore Händel’s Cautionary Tales

  • Theatre
  • Music

Everyone’s favorite pansexual, time-travelling songbird is back, as Adore Händel returns to Melbourne Fringe,

This time, the incorrigible 18th-century raconteur isn’t just sharing tales of conquest – they’re warning of the perils of passion, the dangers of desire, and the romantic disasters even a seasoned time-traveller couldn’t predict.

From heartbreak in the Renaissance to ruin in the Roaring Twenties, Adore opens their diary once more with cautionary tales every lover should know: passion gone wrong, trust betrayed and lessons learned the hard way across centuries.

Blending opera, operetta, pop classics with a classical twist, and original songs, Cautionary Tales promises enchantment, scandal and laughter. Adore’s velvety baritone brings beloved standards and new works to life with wit, drama and 18th-century glam.

Hours

Date Times
Mon 6 Oct
  • 7pm - 8pm 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tue 7 Oct
  • 7pm - 8pm 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Wed 8 Oct
  • 7pm - 8pm 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 7pm - 8pm 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fri 10 Oct
  • 7pm - 8pm 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat 11 Oct
  • 7pm - 8pm 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sun 12 Oct
  • 7pm - 8pm 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Location

Speakeasy Theatre
522 Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

From $10 to $40

Adult / general $35
Senior $25
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