Darkfield - Flight

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A 40ft shipping container. The experience places each audience member at the centre of a narrative, using mind-bending 360 degree sound and sensory deprivation (complete darkness)

Darkfield - Invisible

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A 40ft shipping container. The experience places each audience member at the centre of a narrative, using mind-bending 360 degree sound and sensory deprivation (complete darkness)

Darkfield - Séance

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A 40ft shipping container. The experience places each audience member at the centre of a narrative, using mind-bending 360 degree sound and sensory deprivation (complete darkness)

Dream State

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An immersive experience of light, sound and projection. This walk-through audiovisual experience unfolds like a dream

Le Cascadeur

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Celebrating her 100th birthday in 2009, Le Cascadeur is an Australian owned but European built, antique wooden performance venue. Dutch for ‘The Stunt Man’, Le Cascadeur has a long history travelling the world showcasing breath-taking spectacles and has been a regular feature at De Parade, the Netherlands iconic touring summer festival.

Maho Magic Bar

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This bespoke venue and bar offers a sophisticated escape to Tokyo within a riot of glittering neon. Maho Magic Bar is a performance/show and a bar. It is inspired by the magic bars in Japan’s nightlife districts. Magicians perform close-up magic at your bar table, while you can enjoy delicious drinks.

Spiegel Zelt

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The Spiegel Zelt is an original 97 year old fully transportable Spiegel Tent, which was brought over from Belgium. She is one of the oldest original Spiegel tents still operational around the world. Unique in style, the Zelt has all original fixtures and fittings, from the mirror lined walls and stained glass windows, to her beautiful red and gold roof drapes. The Spiegel Zelt is an enchanting venue with all the charm of a bygone era.

The Box

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The Box was originally built as a music venue/event hub for Melbourne festival in 2013. Designed and built by Blue Bottle, this structure is uniquely designed with acoustics and aesthetics in mind. Acquired by The Garden in 2017, it’s been a staple venue for bands, comedy and cabaret. It’s burnt timber exterior comes from the traditional Japanese method of timber preservation shou sugi ban. This practice uses fire to char the timber to protect against environmental elements such as UV.

The Factory

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Created by Theatergroep WAK, a Dutch theatrical company who create ‘mobile location theatre’, The Factory stands gloriously tall and proud amongst The Garden’s venues. It provides a fantastic tent experience, with its vast and solid walls, floor and roof.

The Garden Feast

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A relaxed and welcoming picnic-party atmosphere that houses our special event. Located in the Piano Bar - the beating heart of the Garden of Unearthly Delights. Diners entering The Piano Bar are met with long tables covered in white tablecloths and simple and elegant place settings, all under the beautiful atmospheric festoon lights which arch throughout the branches of the handsomely towering trees of Rundle Park/Kadlitpina. A quaint wooden bar at the back enhances the South Australian experience of the evening by providing wines from the Usual Suspects Collective – a grouping of smaller premium wine producers who all have their different strengths within the wine-making space.

The Roundhouse

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The Roundhouse is a vibrant performance venue, hosting an array of entertainment from comedy and music to circus acts and theatrical performances. With its iconic red, yellow, and black striped exterior, and bold star-tipped peaks, this circus big-top offers an inviting atmosphere for audiences of all ages!

The Spiegeltent

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Spiegeltents (meaning ‘Mirror Tent’ in Dutch) are large temporary venues, made from wood, canvas, stained glass and mirrors. Built during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, Spiegeltents create wonderfully atmospheric performance and event spaces. Our Spiegeltent is one of the finest!

The Vagabond

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This vast touring theatre was inspired by Shakespeare’s Globe with its unique high stage, raked seating and flexible standing or seated lower level. It provides great sight lines whether you’re watching a large scale theatrical production, one of the world’s finest stand-up comedians or rocking out to a great band!

Umbrella Revolution

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This vibrant and charismatic transient performance venue was launched at the 2004 Garden. Since then, the Umbrella Revolution has become a regular feature at the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Adelaide Fringe Festival. This glorious red roofed, black and white walled big top can be configured to suit a wide range of performances!

Upsound Instruments - Make & Play Workshop Area

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Bang, blow, saw, hammer, pluck, and pull your way to building a unique, playable instrument. Bring your imagination and a grown-up (they get in free). At this fun, hands-on workshop area you’ll craft your own musical instrument from upcycled materials! Transform broken, foraged and found objects, natural materials and even trash … into musical masterpieces. Will you choose to reimagine the classics and make a guitar, horn or drum? Or let your imagination run wild and build your very own, one-of-a-kind creation. Whatever you choose, you’ll get to take home your own Upsound instrument. Join Dutch sound artist and violinist Jacob Plooij for this Australian premiere that’s sure to strike a chord with the whole family! “We love to use materials that other people see as waste and turn them into something new! If you have an old toy or a broken instrument lying around, it might just be the perfect piece for an upcycled instrument. Bring it along to the workshop area.”