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Theatre Lovett produce work for all ages and tour extensively nationally and internationally. Their recent co-production with The Gate Theatre, The Tin Soldier, won the 'Best Soundscape' award at the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2022 whilst 2020's opera Hansel and Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck) co-produced with Irish National Opera and The Abbey Theatre received the 'Best opera - overall theatrical experience.'  

A first-hand account of the effects of climate change.

Deputy Premier Susan Close together with Minister for Arts Andrea Michaels MP have announced Create4Adelaide, an unprecedented cultural initiative of the 2023 Adelaide Festival which runs for a whole year and brings together climate, young people, and the arts.

Adelaide Festival Centre’s inSPACE Development Program is marking 20 years of supporting local independent artists and companies. To celebrate, inSPACE will welcome past and present creatives to the inaugural inDiscussion talk series on Saturday April 2 at Adelaide Festival Centre.

She Speaks was a triumph.

Bryan Burroughs's performance is magnificent.

The true story of Australia’s ‘Dog Man’ Martin McKenna unfolds on stage for the first time in an immersive new production from Slingsby and State Theatre Company South Australia and featuring new music from Irish singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill.

A boisterous, topical and entertaining year of theatre is on offer for South Australians in the 2021 season from State Theatre Company South Australia. 

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Slingsby Theatre Company's Emil and the Detectives, a family-friendly adventure story that follows young Emil into a precarious world as he bids to right a wrong, from Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2020, in The Wallis' Lovelace Studio Theater.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Slingsby Theatre Company's Emil and the Detectives, a family-friendly adventure story that follows young Emil into a precarious world as he bids to right a wrong, from Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2020, in The Wallis' Lovelace Studio Theater.

Step inside the court of The Young King, as one of Oscar Wilde's best-kept-secret stories unfurls around you in Queensland Performing Art Centre's (QPAC) Cremorne Theatre from 23 to 27 July.

A young goatherd finds out that he is heir to the throne and is dazzled by the riches and finery of his new life, only to discover that everything comes at a price… The classic Oscar Wilde story, The Young King , is a coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion. The beautiful language of Oscar Wilde joins the intimate and magical world of internationally-acclaimed theatre company Slingsby (Adelaide, Australia), as audiences journey to faraway lands replete with rich rewards and challenging choices.   The Young King is recommended for ages 8 and up.  

Australian play, Emil and the Detectives will be showcased at the Experimental Theatre in NCPA in January.

The Melbourne premiere of the children's classic Emil and the Detectives is set to captivate audiences both young and old, when the critically acclaimed Adelaide-based theatre company Slingsby comes to the Alexander Theatre today 8 September.

The Melbourne premiere of the children's classic Emil and the Detectives is set to captivate audiences both young and old, when the critically acclaimed Adelaide-based theatre company Slingsby comes to the Alexander Theatre on Saturday 8 September.

The premiere performance moved the audience out of their seats for a standing ovation.

The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy is utterly captivating.

Prepare for the coronation of the Young King! The achingly beautiful and tender language of Oscar Wilde joins the intricate and magical world of internationally-acclaimed Slingsby theater company when The New Victory Theater is transformed from entry to exit for this enchanting and epic story.

Prepare for the coronation of the Young King! The achingly beautiful and tender language of Oscar Wilde joins the intricate and magical world of internationally-acclaimed Slingsby theater company when The New Victory Theater is transformed from entry to exit for this enchanting and epic story.