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McArts Actor, drama teacher and theatre company Craig McArdle is a freelance actor, director and teacher from the UK.

He studied acting at Wakefield College graduating in 2001, and at Leeds Metropolitan University in 2009. Now based in Adelaide South Australia, he is creator of the theatre company McArts. Specialising in his own unique creative style, which he has developed and shares with the Adelaide community through his company and becoming more creative with his physical theatre training. This was gained fr

om UK director Philip Stokes at Horizon Arts Theatre Company performing and collaborating in works 'Heroin(e) For Breakfast' 2010 and 'My Filthy Hunt' 2011. Craig first came to Australia after winning the Holden Street Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2010 for ‘Heroin(e) For Breakfast.’ Craig self produced, funded and directed his Adelaide fringe show 'Loaded Heart' in 2011 which was a sell out season. He has also acted in 'Cargo' 2016 ‘Bababook’ 2014, ‘Deadline Gallipoli’ 2015, ‘Anzac Girls’ 2014, ‘Moby Dick’ with South Australian State Opera 2011, and Directed and performed in the 2015 Adelaide Fringe show ‘Elvis Hates Me.’ Craig McArdle has worked on a new work written by local writer Liam Ormsby, ‘The Furies,’ that premiered in 2016 and the 2017 Adelaide fringe. 'Furies' was McArts 3rd Adelaide Fringe to date and was the biggest physical theatre production in the company's history, collaborating with Adelaide's established and finest new talent.

Keep em coming!!What a ride, what a journey!!!
05/03/2026

Keep em coming!!

What a ride, what a journey!!!

What an amazing response!!! Thanks to all that have been to see the show thus far!!See you on the other side!!
01/03/2026

What an amazing response!!!

Thanks to all that have been to see the show thus far!!

See you on the other side!!



A massive thank you to all that came to the opening night of DUST!! Round two 2026!! 🔔 What an amazing start to the seas...
22/02/2026

A massive thank you to all that came to the opening night of DUST!!

Round two 2026!! 🔔

What an amazing start to the season and special thanks to all the people who have given us an hour of their time, for me to share my grandads story!!

Onwards and upwards with the creative force that is Yellowbricktheatre.com & Charlaina Thompson!

See you on the other side! If ya can get tickets 😉

https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/dust-af2026

Giving the Londons a spin today with a splash of colour!Always a pleasure to give the tools too another amazing group o...
09/11/2025

Giving the Londons a spin today with a splash of colour!

Always a pleasure to give the tools too another amazing group of actors.

Till next time 🙂 Awinga V

Back to the old stomping ground!! Giving the tools!!
03/04/2025

Back to the old stomping ground!! Giving the tools!!

Winner winner chicken dinner!!
23/03/2025

Winner winner chicken dinner!!

https://mindshare.org.au/dust-2025-fringe-review/5*****A belter!
14/03/2025

https://mindshare.org.au/dust-2025-fringe-review/

5*****

A belter!





Dust is not just a play—it is a visceral, evocative experience that pays homage to the working-class struggle with a depth that few productions ever achieve. As someone who grew up in a fiercely proud working-class family, with a staunch union father, who was blacklisted for his troubles, I know t...

First physical theatre session at the amazing Cardijn college! What an amazing group of actors! 🤘🤟💥
13/02/2025

First physical theatre session at the amazing Cardijn college!

What an amazing group of actors!

🤘🤟💥

Another frantic and fantastic group of actors! Dusted the Dragons off again! Till next time! Awinga V
10/11/2024

Another frantic and fantastic group of actors!

Dusted the Dragons off again!

Till next time! Awinga V

Dragons are on, which can mean only one thing! Theatre time!! What a blast. Today At Pultney then Westminster!! Double D...
04/08/2024

Dragons are on, which can mean only one thing! Theatre time!! What a blast. Today At Pultney then Westminster!!

Double Dragon time!!

Awinga V

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