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State Theatre Company South Australia Unveils 2026 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 09, 2025

Theatre Company South Australia’s 2026 season – the first from new Artistic Director Petra Kalive – is a supercharged assortment of vivid theatre experiences. See the full lineup here!...

Major Theatre Upgrades Underway At Adelaide Festival Centre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 04, 2025

​Adelaide Festival Centre CEO Kate Gould has hit the ground running as a bold new chapter for the iconic venue begins. Learn more about the changes to the venue here! ...

Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre


by Barry Lenny - July 12, 2025

You only have until next weekend to see this sensational production....

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Celebrates 25 Years


by Stephi Wild - June 05, 2025

The 25th Adelaide Cabaret Festival kicks off tonight with a red carpet opening and a sold-out 2025 Variety Gala at Her Majesty’s Theatre. The world’s largest cabaret festival and Australia’s favourite winter celebration returns....

DreamBIG Children's Festival Continues With Exhibitions, Fairytales, and a Free All Ages Concert


by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2025

DreamBIG Children's Festival will continue across the city this weekend, with events for the whole family to enjoy - from glittery musical Fancy Long Legs, to Australian Chamber Orchestra's The Princess, The Pea (and the Brave Escapee)....

Review: THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS at Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre


by Barry Lenny - April 10, 2025

A superb example of stage and theatre craft....

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Celebrates Its 25th Birthday With A Sparkling Program


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2025

It's the gift that keeps on giving, Adelaide Cabaret Festival is turning 25 and in a birthday celebration like no other, audiences are invited to join the party and ‘BLING IT ON', with a contemporary, and star-studded lineup has announced - tickets on sale from 12pm ACDT. ...

A Decade Of Adelaide's UNESCO City Of Music Status Will Be Celebrated With International Jazz Day Concert


by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2025

Adelaide Festival Centre will join global celebrations for UNESCO's International Jazz Day 2025, marking the 10th anniversary of Adelaide's designation as a UNESCO City of Music....

Adelaide Writers' Week 2025 Program Launches


by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2025

The 2025 Adelaide Festival opens today with a Global Showcase of Arts & Culture 65 events, 11 world premieres, 9 Australian premieres and 15 exclusives. Learn more here!...

Festival Theatre Backstage Tours On Sale Now


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2025

Festival Theatre is opening its doors this April to theatre aficionados, history lovers, and those eager to get a glimpse behind the curtain of Adelaide's arts and culture scene, with guided tours now on sale....

Past Shows

Looking For Alibrandi
Looking For Alibrandi
5/22 - 5/1/2025


It’s the last year of school and 17-year-old Josephine Alibrandi can’t wait for her future to begin – if only she can get past the ...

The Dictionary of Lost Words


After delighting audiences and critics alike in sold out seasons in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, our highest and fastest selling show in the history of ...

Housework
Housework
2/7 - 2/22/2025


Kelly Sheppard, a naive but excited junior staffer in the Electorate Office of Ruth Mandour, a first-term Member of Parliament, unexpectedly gets the chance to ...

Jack Maggs
Jack Maggs
11/15 - 11/30/2024


Step back in time to 19th-century London, where intrigue and mystery mix in the world premiere of  Jack Maggs.  Peter Carey’s best-selling and Miles Franklin ...

The Puzzle
The Puzzle
9/20 - 10/12/2024


All aboard for the world premiere of a dazzling new comedy from Australia’s most prolific and venerated playwright, David Williamson. When the Dunstan Playhouse opened ...

Julia
Julia
8/16 - 8/31/2024


In 2012, Australia’s first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, gave a speech that sent shockwaves around the world. Just over a decade later, one of ...

Nouvelle Vague


Parisian punk-pop-outfit Nouvelle Vague return to Adelaide Festival Centre with their unique blend of dreamy French noir cool for their 15th Anniversary tour.It was in ...

Nils Frahm
Nils Frahm
12/3


Presented by Adelaide Festival CentreFollowing the announcement of his new EP Encores 3 and album All Encores, German composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nils Frahm will ...

Switzerland
Switzerland
10/20 - 11/5/2017


A hit when it premiered at Sydney Theatre Company in 2015, Joanna Murray Smith’s (The Female of the Species) play places Highsmith front and centre ...

Macbeth
Macbeth
8/25 - 9/16/2017


Macbeth. The perfect embodiment of ego and ambition? Or a grief stricken soldier trying to fill a hole in his heart that has no end? ...

A Doll's House
A Doll's House
6/30 - 7/22/2017


By Henrik Ibsen, in a new adaptation by Elena Carapetis...

Videos


James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex To My Mum) in Australia - Adelaide James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex To My Mum)
Gluttony, Rymill Park (3/19 - 3/21)
HOLY O in Australia - Adelaide HOLY O
Goodwood Theatre and Studios (2/19 - 3/1)
The Heartbreak Choir in Australia - Adelaide The Heartbreak Choir
State Theatre Company South Australia (11/20 - 12/5)
RBG: Of Many, One in Australia - Adelaide RBG: Of Many, One
State Theatre Company South Australia (4/10 - 5/2)
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit - Adelaide Fringe 2026 in Australia - Adelaide Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit - Adelaide Fringe 2026
State Library of South Australia (3/10 - 3/22)
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Darwin in Australia - Adelaide Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Darwin
Oaks Elan Darwin (8/20 - 8/22)
ART in Australia - Adelaide ART
State Theatre Company South Australia (5/20 - 5/24)
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