# Adore Händel’s Cautionary Tales – 2026 Adelaide Fringe

**Featured** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 31 January 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/adore-handels-cautionary-tales-2026-adelaide-fringe/

Award-Winning Adore Händel Returns to Adelaide Fringe with Cautionary Tales – A Camp, Classy, and Cheeky Journey Through the Perils of Passion Fresh from a sell-out season at Melbourne Fringe 2025 – where they were named Judges’ Pick and nominated for Best in Cabaret – and following their Weekly Award win for Best Cabaret at…

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**Award-Winning Adore Händel Returns to Adelaide Fringe with *****Cautionary*** ***Tales***** – A Camp, Classy, and Cheeky Journey Through the Perils of** **Passion**

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Fresh from a sell-out season at Melbourne Fringe 2025 – where they were **named Judges’ Pick and nominated for Best in Cabaret **– and following their **Weekly Award win for Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe 2025**, everyone’s favourite pansexual, time-travelling songbird is back! 

Following the success of the critically acclaimed *Little Black Book*, **Adore Händel **returns to Adelaide Fringe with ***Cautionary Tales ***– a deliciously decadent sequel brimming with music, mischief, and moral lessons learned the hard way. Critics have described the show as *“a masterclass in storytelling through song that transforms a simple black book into a time machine of desire” *(Australian Pride Network) and praised Adore as *“formidable, fabulous and fearless” *(Lilithia Reviews). 

This time, our incorrigible 18th-century raconteur isn’t just dishing gossip – they’re here to **warn you**. From Renaissance heartbreak to Roaring Twenties ruin, Adore guides audiences through a glittering gallery of love gone wrong, all told with their signature wit, warmth, and wicked charm. Reviewers say Adore *“has artfully reinvented drag queen storytime” *(Lilithia Reviews) and delivers *“a razor-sharp script with impeccable comic timing” *(Arts Hub), proving that every story is as captivating as it is scandalous. 

Blending opera, pop, and original songs, ***Cautionary Tales ***is a lush, laugh-out-loud cabaret for lovers of drag, drama, and divine storytelling. One reviewer enthused that it is *“Rocky Horror meets French opera” *(Australian Pride Network), and *“the facial expressions alone are worth the price of admission!” *(Stage Whispers). After a year of critical acclaim, awards, and standing ovations, Adore Händel promises a night of camp, class, and chaos that will leave audiences both enchanted and enlightened – proof that history’s greatest love stories are best told in heels. 

**Adore Händel’s Cautionary Tales**  
Tue, 03 Mar – Sun, 08 Mar  
The Lark at Gluttony – Rymill Park  
**[Tickets](https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/adore-handel-s-cautionary-tales-af2026)** or **[Tickets](https://www.gluttony.net.au/shows/adore-h-ndel-s-cautionary-tales-the-lark)**

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