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.

03/09/2026

The real places in the show DUST!

Pleasance Theatre
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Craig Antony McArdle
McArts
The List
Yellowbricktheatre.com

01/09/2026

A fantastic and inspiring day with the miners and mine rescuer’s from Lofthouse colliery.

31/08/2026

What an amazing time at Edinburgh Fringe.

For the miners and for my grandad!

McArts
Craig Antony McArdle
Pleasance Theatre
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The List
fans
Yellowbricktheatre.com

30/08/2026

What a rush! 23 shows multiple sellouts, 2 awards and the main event my family came to see the last show about my grandad and the miners of Lofthouse colliery!

What an honour and a privilege!

Thanks to the staff and volunteers at the Pleasance!
Couldn’t have done it without ya!

Next stop Yorkshire to spend time with family and mates!

Next stop for DUST, Melbourne! See ya in October!

Pleasance Theatre
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Craig Antony McArdle
McArts

29/08/2026

Winner!
Pleasance Theatre
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Craig Antony McArdle
McArts

26/08/2026

History repeating itself 17 years later 🙂

DUST & Heroin(e) for breakfast 🙂

An actor prepares for the last push till Melbourne 🙂

What a ride!

Pleasance Theatre
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Craig Antony McArdle
McArts
Yellowbricktheatre.com
Philip Stokes

25/08/2026

Yorkshire!!!

Four star review of Dust at Edinburgh Fringe

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Adelaide, SA

Website

http://mcartsau.wixsite.com/website

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