The Adelaide Festival Centre News

Your kids will love you dearly if you take them to this hilarious and exceptionally imaginative production, and the good thing is that you'll thoroughly enjoy it too.

In keeping with the traditional style of the books, there have to be some horrible bits, and the preparation of a body for mummification fits the bill perfectly

COCA presents Terrapin Puppet Theatre's Love, May 3-4, 2014, in COCA's Founders' Theatre. With a big storm brewing, Oslo's mum says he can only take a few things, or 'love luggage,' to safety. So, Oslo sets out to help his neighbors find their 'love luggage,' too! This heartfelt and entertaining story is brought to life by Australia's Terrapin Puppet Theatre, with traditional and digital puppets, live action and moving music. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Mums and Dads can give a sigh of relief as Adelaide Festival Centre and National Pharmacies announce the highly anticipated 2014 Something on Saturday season, which this year celebrates its 37th year. The program runs every Saturday from 26 April - 30 August.

Adelaide Festival Centre today announced the launch of the OzAsia Festival Fund along with the Australian premiere and exclusive performance of Red Sorghum by Qingdao Song and Dance Theatre Company, an exquisite dance drama from Shandong for the opening weekend of the 2014 OzAsia Festival.

Huge applause throughout the evening was nothing compared to the applause at the end of the performance, signalling another worthwhile and very popular choice for the Sessions 2014 season.

This was the second in the Sessions 2014 live music series at the Adelaide Festival Centre in the Space Theatre, the Ukrainian folk-fusion group, Yellow Blue Bus.

Babylon Circus, a French band, are possibly the most charismatic and happy bunch of performers I have ever seen.

This is certainly the best production of South Pacific that I have seen, and I have seen quite a few, including being involved with three productions myself.

Brink Productions has appointed Karen Wilson as its new General Manager and Lee-Anne Donnolley as its new Producer.

Award-winning German puppet theatre company Thalias Kompagnons are set to enchant Adelaide audiences for the first time with the Hans Christian Anderson classic fairytale Steadfast Tin Soldier presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre at the Space Theatre from today, 30 October - 2 November.

Adelaide Festival Centre cements its position as one of the nation's leading cultural precincts as it unveils its 2014 program. It is the largest season ever at the Festival Centre, featuring two large-scale musicals, an exciting array of family entertainment and several groundbreaking collaborations with local companies. The program features some big names both nationally and internationally with Lior, Ludovico Einaudi, Helen Reddy, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Tan Dun among the line-up with a total of 233 shows, 77 events, 13 world premieres and 10 Australian premieres.

State Theatre once again have another successful piece of theatre on their hands, with nods and words of approval flowing as the audience left the Dunstan Playhouse at the Adelaide Festival Centre.

Douglas Gautier, the CEO and Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival Centre, has been elected as the Chair for Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres (AAPPAC) at the annual Conference Daejon in South Korea today.

Some of the best and brightest of South Australia's arts and cultural professionals have been recognised at the 2013 Ruby Awards.

Adelaide Festival Centre's Cabaret Festival was honoured with the 'Sustained Contribution by an Organization or Group' award at South Australia's art and cultural awards, The Ruby Awards on Friday night.

It was clear that bringing this group back for a return season was a very good move on the part of the Festival Director, Jacinta Thompson, with the audience leaving the performance with big smiles on their faces.

Award-winning German puppet theatre company Thalias Kompagnons are set to enchant Adelaide audiences for the first time with the Hans Christian Anderson classic fairytale Steadfast Tin Soldier presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre at the Space Theatre from 30 October - 2 November.

Award-winning German puppet theatre company Thalias Kompagnons are set to enchant Adelaide audiences for the first time with the Hans Christian Anderson classic fairytale Steadfast Tin Soldier presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre at the Space Theatre from 30 October - 2 November.

As the 2013 OzAsia Festival draws to a triumphant close this weekend, the annual celebration of cultural diversity continues on its path to success, contributing cultural value to South Australia and shortening the bridge between our Asian neighbours. To date the Festival boasts nine sold out performances and events, great critical acclaim and audience feedback.