The Fritz Magic(ish) Show at Adelaide Fringe Festival’s, Garden of Unearthly Delights

ADELAIDE – JANUARY 2026:  Renowned South Australian, Melbourne Clown Doctor, international performer and Creative Art Therapist, Emilie Bloom is bringing her latest children’s show, The Fritz Magic(ish) Show home to Adelaide Fringe Festival’s, Garden of Unearthly Delights from 20 February 2026 for a strictly limited season at The Factory. This 50-minute show is a rollercoaster ride of the ridiculous - containing hilarious moments of magic and mayhem as Fritz strives to recreate the mesmerising magic tricks of their suddenly vanished Magician Master, Madame Magica. The result is a heartwarming show fuelled by slapstick, object puppetry and masterful clowning that can be enjoyed by the whole family!

After more than two decades honing her craft  Emilie’s work has taken her all over the world, as a sought-after performer, working with children in schools, remote communities, frontline situations  and vulnerable children. After training at the famed Parisian clown school, Ecole Phillippe Gaulier International Theatre School, (alumni includes Sasha Baren Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson), and at Victoria University, Emilie took up a coveted position as one of clown doctors at Clown Doctors Australia in 2015. 

Emilie says, “Fritz is a character that has lived with me for the past few years in both my work on stage and in hospitals. I adore this character and the simplicity of bringing joy to a very diverse group of kids and connecting with them through silliness and laughter. This will be my sixteenth year coming home to Adelaide for Fringe and I really hope that the kids from my home town love this show as much as I do.”

The Fritz Magic(sih) Show will play at The Factory in the Garden of Unearthly Delights for the Adelaide Fringe Festival from February 20^th until March 9^th. Tickets available for purchase via https://www.gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au/event/the-fritz-magicish-show/

For further information or to request media tickets and/or interviews please contact Publicist, Aisling Brady e: aisling@aecreativecomms.com.au m:0424520345

CREDITS:

Emilie Bloom Performer and Co-Creator

Clare Barthlolomew Director and Co-Creator

Sarah Seahorse Costume Design

Sarah Beetson Original Artwork

Sanctum Studio Set Design

Kofi Isaacs Lighting Design

Steph O'Hara Original Sound Design

Darren Gill Photography

Underground Media Filming

Tim Sneddon Sound Operator and Footage Editor

Presented by Emilie Bloom and Cluster Arts Global Pty Ltd.

ABOUT EMILIE BLOOM:

Emilie Bloom is an interdisciplinary performer, maker and Creative Therapist (ANZACATA-registered) based in regional Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Their practice was shaped in the 1990s through political and street theatre in Melbourne, including work with SPART (Spontaneous Performance Art Resistive Theater). Working in the spirit of global performance-led movements such as Reclaim the Streets, Emilie helped create live interventions that raised funds for environmental and First Nations justice initiatives. In 1999, they

completed a Certificate of Performance at VCA while working full-time, and from 1999–2001 worked with physical theatre company Not Yet It’s Difficult (with David Pledger). In 2000, Emilie participated in a three month peace walk supporting Arabunna Elder and activist Kevin Buzzacott. From 2001–2004, they lived and

worked in Coober Pedy, including volunteering with the Irati Wanti, The Poison, Leave It, media campaign. Emilie also worked in aged care as a personal care assistant supporting Aboriginal elders impacted by Maralinga/Emu Junction bomb testing. 

In 2007, Emilie returned to formal theatre training at Victoria University (Footscray), completing a Diploma in Theatre Arts. Following this, they completed a Certificate IV in Solo Performance, undertaking residencies that took them to Tokyo, Japan for an immersion with renowned contemporary artist Selena De Carvalho. Emilie went on to train in Paris at International Theatre School, École Philippe Gaulier (2008–2010), alongside further training with UK physical comedian/director Aitor Basauri (Spymonkey) and renowned director Cal McCrystal (The Mighty Boosh). In 2009, Emilie was invited to assistant direct alongside Kristine Landon-Smith (Tamasha Theatre Company; NIDA) with Tamasha Theatre Company in London.

Emilie’s practice combines performance with meticulous design and construction—building props, costumes and puppets through visual journals, research processes and found materials. In 2010, Emilie co-created Porcelain Punch (2010–2016), touring throughout Australia and internationally and receiving Best Family & Children’s Theatre at the Dunedin Fringe Festival.

Emilie has worked with a range of theatre companies including Bunk Puppets, Born in a Taxi, Asking For Trouble, and Snuff Puppets, and has been involved with The Village Festival (2010–ongoing) and Castlemaine Circus/Woodend Circus (2014–ongoing).

Since 2015, Emilie has been a Clown Doctor with Clown Doctors Australia and currently works as a Team Leader/“Clownsultant,” supporting the artistic integrity of the Melbourne team and building strong relationships across hospital settings. In 2020–2021, they delivered arts and theatre programming with young people during the pandemic as part of a Regional Arts Victoria Creative Worker in Schools initiative.

Emilie completed their Masters in 2025 and is currently working as a Creative ArtsTherapist at the Montessori inspired school Global Village Learning. In 2024, Emilie was awarded the Peter Spitzer Scholarship to undertake professional development with Dream Doctors in paediatric and psychiatric facilities in Israel.

From 2013 onwards, Emilie has expanded their performance and making practice through ongoing collaboration and mentorship with internationally recognised practitioners including Derek Ives (Circus Oz, The Long Pigs), Nicci Wilks (Circus Oz, The Long Pigs), Susie Dee (SHIT, RUNT), Giovanni Fusetti (Italy), Matteo Destro (Italy), Pedro Fabiao (Spain), and Clare Bartholomew (Die Roten Punkte, The Long Pigs).

Emilie is the co-creator and performer of The Fritz Magic(ish) Show, a clown-puppetry family theatre work that draws together their long-standing practice in physical comedy, object manipulation, and meticulously crafted design. The work has toured extensively throughout 2024 and 2025, playing sold-out seasons at the

Melbourne Puppetry Festival (2024), Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2024), Adelaide Fringe Festival (2025), and Roola Boola Children’s Arts Festival (2025).