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Story: Carols by Candlelight 2024Story: Carols by Candlelight 202428 Oct - Samela Harris

Three things that the people of Adelaide love - their St John Ambulance, their Carols by Candlelight free concert in Elder Park and their good-natured home-grown super-star Hugh Sheridan. This [ ... ]

HangmenHangmen28 Oct - David O'Brien

Red Phoenix Theatre/Holden Street Theatres. The Studio. 26 Oct 2025   Irish playwright/screenwriter Martin McDonagh’s work for stage and film is redolent with incisive black humour. [ ... ]

Matinee Series: 4 – EvolutionMatinee Series: 4 – Evolution22 Oct - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Elder Hall. 16 Oct 2024   The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s fourth concert in its popular Matinee series delighted the near capacity audience. Featuring [ ... ]

Moss PigletMoss Piglet13 Oct - Arna Eyers-White

Windmill Theatre Company. Space Theatre. 11 Oct 2024   Tardigrades: microscopic, eight legged, segmented micro-animals. Also known as waterbears or moss piglets, tardigrades are incredibly [ ... ]

Interview: Esmond Choi and the music of Charles IvesInterview: Esmond Choi and the music of Charles Iv...13 Oct - Chris Reid

One of the most exciting young pianists in the country, Hong Kong-born Esmond Choi has given some memorable performances of contemporary music in recent times.   Esmond participated in [ ... ]

Sacred & Profane: 2 – HarmonySacred & Profane: 2 – Harmony13 Oct - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. St Peter’s Cathedral. 11 Oct 2024   Sacred and Profane? In a Cathedral? What’s going on!?   Fear not! ‘Profane’ is an interesting [ ... ]

Alice By HeartAlice By Heart12 Oct - Kym Clayton

Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre. Little Theatre, University of Adelaide. 10 Oct 2024   Alice by Heart is a musical with music by Grammy Award nominated Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven [ ... ]

Ensemble Q & William BartonEnsemble Q & William Barton05 Oct - Kym Clayton

Musica Viva. Adelaide Town Hall. 3 Oct 2024    There is no denying the individual technical wizardry and the artful musicianship of the members of Ensemble Q.  To a person they [ ... ]

The LeftoversThe Leftovers05 Oct - Chris Reid

Motus Collective. Space Theatre. 3 Oct 2024   Motus Collective’s spellbinding dance work, The Leftovers, combines passionate, highly skilled and finely wrought contemporary dance [ ... ]

GreaseGrease05 Oct - David Grybowski

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia. Her Majesty’s Theatre. 3 Oct 2024   The original production of this ‘50s themed rock & roll musical in Chicago in 1971 was apparently [ ... ]

Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar29 Sep - Kym Clayton

Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre. Scott Theatre. 27 Sep 2024   The Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre’s (ECMT) production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ [ ... ]

A Cheery SoulA Cheery Soul29 Sep - Samela Harris

by Patrick White. Holden Street Theatres Inc. Holden Street Theatre Studio. 26 Sep 2024   When one leaves the theatre, Miss Docker comes too. Miss Docker is one of theatre’s most [ ... ]

The Almighty SometimesThe Almighty Sometimes26 Sep - Arna Eyers-White

Theatre Republic. Space Theatre. 25 Sep 2024   When the girl was old enough to walk, she began to float, two or three inches above the ground, and then higher and higher until her head [ ... ]

The PuzzleThe Puzzle25 Sep - Samela Harris

by David Williamson. State Theatre Company South Australia. Dunstan Playhouse. 24 Sep 2024   The slightest interest in taking a lifestyle cruise is utterly neutered when one sees David [ ... ]

Newsies Jr. Newsies Jr. 22 Sep - Samela Harris

Pelican Productions. Arts Theatre. 21 Sep 2024   They’ve done it again. The Arts Theatre stage literally swarms with a wealth of beautifully disciplined and upliftingly talented young [ ... ]

Symphony Series 6 - Reflection Symphony Series 6 - Reflection 22 Sep - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 21 Sep 2024    Some symphonies are as enjoyable when heard on a recording as they are when listened to in the concert hall. Elgar’s [ ... ]

Justine Youssef: Somewhat EternalJustine Youssef: Somewhat Eternal15 Sep - Chris Reid

Kaurna Women’s Art Collective: Sisters of Lartelare. Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. 5 Sep 2024   Two parallel exhibitions at Adelaide Contemporary Experimental explore the [ ... ]

Heathers: The MusicalHeathers: The Musical14 Sep - Arna Eyers-White

Pelican Productions. Arts Theatre. 13 Sep 2024   Can’t we be seventeen? croon high school sweethearts Veronica and J.D. It’s a reasonable question but considering that they’ve [ ... ]

Passion and PraisePassion and Praise09 Sep - Chris Reid

Adelaide Cantata Band. Bethlehem Lutheran Church. 6 Sep 2024   The three hundredth anniversary of the first performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion (BWV 245) provides [ ... ]

Zu Design & Jane BowdenZu Design & Jane Bowden09 Sep - Wendy Walker

Zu design, me & JBC. Wear Worn Adorn. Zu Design & Jane Bowden. Zu Design and JamFactory, 8 Sep 2024   Textiles are certainly experiencing a new visibility. Unravel: The Power and [ ... ]

Mulka Yata / The Knowledge of PlaceMulka Yata / The Knowledge of Place09 Sep - Melanie Cooper

Anne and Gordan Samstag Museum of Art. 7 Jun 2024   Curated by Erica Green, founding director of the Samstag Museum and Jared Thomas (Nukunu), writer, researcher and educator at the South [ ... ]

Fag/StagFag/Stag08 Sep - David O'Brien

CRAM Collective. The Howling Owl. 5 Sep 2024   Perth based playwrights Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Chris Isaacs created a thing in 2015, Fag/Stag which belted itself a bunch of Edinburgh Fringe [ ... ]

Shore BreakShore Break04 Sep - David O'Brien

Brink Productions. Adelaide Festival Centre. Space Theatre. Preview. 3 Jul 2024   Living alone by the beach. Living for the surf. Sounds so idyllic. Trouble free. Living with yourself [ ... ]

Così Fan TutteCosì Fan Tutte30 Aug - Kym Clayton

State Opera South Australia. Her Majesty’s Theatre. 29 Aug 2024   State Opera South Australia has a hit on its hands with this sparkling production of Mozart’s Così fan [ ... ]

Selby & Friends: Triple TreatSelby & Friends: Triple Treat26 Aug - Kym Clayton

Elder Hall, University of Adelaide. 25 Aug 2024   Selby & Friends begin their current national tour in Adelaide with an all-Beethoven program of chamber masterworks for violin, piano [ ... ]

Caught In BetweenCaught In Between25 Aug - Samela Harris

Goodwood Theatres. 23 Aug 2024   Danielle Lim is Malaysian Australian and/or Australian Malaysian.  This is the dilemma the young theatre maker asks in her solo show which, after a [ ... ]

King LearKing Lear25 Aug - Samela Harris

University of Adelaide Theatre Guild. Little Theatre. 22 Aug 2024   A nice night’s entertainment it never was. It’s nasty.   Because of the political frailties and the [ ... ]

JuliaJulia21 Aug - Samela Harris

Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre presented by State Theatre Company South Australia in Association with the University of Adelaide. Dunstan Playhouse. 20 Aug 2024   Julia [ ... ]

Opinion: The Critical Condition of South Australia’s Arts RecordOpinion: The Critical Condition of South Australia...20 Aug - Samela Harris

“Critical condition” has taken a new meaning in Adelaide, the one time ‘City of the Arts’. It has been coming upon us inexorably. Death by a thousand cuts.   In [ ... ]

SALA - GAGPROJECTSSALA - GAGPROJECTS15 Aug - Chris Reid

GAGPROJECTS. 14 Aug 2024   In 1991, Paul Greenaway OAM established the Greenaway Art Gallery, more recently reconstituted as GAGPROJECTS. Since then, Greenaway has championed emerging and [ ... ]

Jersey BoysJersey Boys11 Aug - Samela Harris

Therry Theatre. Arts Theatre. 10 Aug 2024   It has happened again. An unfunded local company has turned on a five-star production with the sort of flourishing finesse one may expect of [ ... ]

ChicagoChicago09 Aug - Peter Goers

Adelaide Festival Theatre. 8 Aug 2024
This revival of a revival of a revival of the classic Broadway musical, Chicago, is older than it ever intended to be.
It has whiskers. It is a 28 year [ ... ]

Theatre Reviews

HangmenHangmen28 Oct - David O'Brien

Red Phoenix Theatre/Holden Street Theatres. The Studio. 26 Oct 2025   Irish playwright/screenwriter [ ... ]

Moss PigletMoss Piglet13 Oct - Arna Eyers-White

Windmill Theatre Company. Space Theatre. 11 Oct 2024   Tardigrades: microscopic, eight legged, [ ... ]

Alice By HeartAlice By Heart12 Oct - Kym Clayton

Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre. Little Theatre, University of Adelaide. 10 Oct 2024   Alice [ ... ]

The LeftoversThe Leftovers05 Oct - Chris Reid

Motus Collective. Space Theatre. 3 Oct 2024   Motus Collective’s spellbinding dance work, [ ... ]

GreaseGrease05 Oct - David Grybowski

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia. Her Majesty’s Theatre. 3 Oct 2024   The original [ ... ]

Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar29 Sep - Kym Clayton

Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre. Scott Theatre. 27 Sep 2024   The Elder Conservatorium Music [ ... ]

A Cheery SoulA Cheery Soul29 Sep - Samela Harris

by Patrick White. Holden Street Theatres Inc. Holden Street Theatre Studio. 26 Sep 2024   When [ ... ]

The Almighty SometimesThe Almighty Sometimes26 Sep - Arna Eyers-White

Theatre Republic. Space Theatre. 25 Sep 2024   When the girl was old enough to walk, she began [ ... ]

The PuzzleThe Puzzle25 Sep - Samela Harris

by David Williamson. State Theatre Company South Australia. Dunstan Playhouse. 24 Sep 2024   The [ ... ]

Newsies Jr. Newsies Jr. 22 Sep - Samela Harris

Pelican Productions. Arts Theatre. 21 Sep 2024   They’ve done it again. The Arts Theatre [ ... ]

Heathers: The MusicalHeathers: The Musical14 Sep - Arna Eyers-White

Pelican Productions. Arts Theatre. 13 Sep 2024   Can’t we be seventeen? croon high school [ ... ]

Fag/StagFag/Stag08 Sep - David O'Brien

CRAM Collective. The Howling Owl. 5 Sep 2024   Perth based playwrights Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Chris [ ... ]

Shore BreakShore Break04 Sep - David O'Brien

Brink Productions. Adelaide Festival Centre. Space Theatre. Preview. 3 Jul 2024   Living alone [ ... ]

Così Fan TutteCosì Fan Tutte30 Aug - Kym Clayton

State Opera South Australia. Her Majesty’s Theatre. 29 Aug 2024   State Opera South Australia [ ... ]

Caught In BetweenCaught In Between25 Aug - Samela Harris

Goodwood Theatres. 23 Aug 2024   Danielle Lim is Malaysian Australian and/or Australian Malaysian. [ ... ]

King LearKing Lear25 Aug - Samela Harris

University of Adelaide Theatre Guild. Little Theatre. 22 Aug 2024   A nice night’s entertainment [ ... ]

JuliaJulia21 Aug - Samela Harris

Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre presented by State Theatre Company South Australia [ ... ]

Jersey BoysJersey Boys11 Aug - Samela Harris

Therry Theatre. Arts Theatre. 10 Aug 2024   It has happened again. An unfunded local company has [ ... ]

ChicagoChicago09 Aug - Peter Goers

Adelaide Festival Theatre. 8 Aug 2024
This revival of a revival of a revival of the classic Broadway [ ... ]

Di and Viv and RoseDi and Viv and Rose04 Aug - Arna Eyers-White

Blue Sky Theatre productions. 2 Aug 2024   The university years – ah was it just yesterday? [ ... ]

The QuestionsThe Questions01 Aug - Samela Harris

State Theatre Company South Australia. Space Theatre. 30 Jul 2024   With a brave dive into the [ ... ]

Fill The EarthFill The Earth16 Jul - David O'Brien

Illuminate Adelaide/Insite Arts. Nexus Arts. 11 July 2024   Such a deftly simple idea. Offer a [ ... ]

HitsHits06 Jul - David O'Brien

Laughter Through The Tears Productions. The Space. 3 Jul 2024   Rebecca Meston’s Hits is [ ... ]

StarweaverStarweaver28 Jun - Samela Harris

Madness of Two. The Void. Flinders University Drama Centre. 26 Jun 2024   So much of yesterday’s [ ... ]

Lisa Simone - Keeper Of The FlameLisa Simone - Keeper Of The Flame24 Jun - Arna Eyers-White

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Festival Theatre. 22 Jun 2024   It’s always a big load to carry, [ ... ]

Comedians On Stage Auditioning for MusicalsComedians On Stage Auditioning for Musicals23 Jun - Samela Harris

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Banquet Room. 21 Jun   Michelle Brasier and Ben Russell play a divorced [ ... ]

Murder for TwoMurder for Two23 Jun - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Space Theatre. 21 Jun 2024   Murder for Two is a cabaret version of [ ... ]

Pop Culture VulturePop Culture Vulture23 Jun - David O'Brien

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Johanna Allen. Dunstan Playhouse. 19 Jun 2024   Johanna Allen utilises [ ... ]

Patti LuPone - A Life in NotesPatti LuPone - A Life in Notes20 Jun - Samela Harris

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Festival Theatre. 19 Jun 2024   Cabaret Festival 2024 headliner Patti [ ... ]

You Are the KittenYou Are the Kitten17 Jun - David O'Brien

Who Died and Called you King. The Mill. 14 June 2024   Gritty down to earth road show tale theatre, [ ... ]

Musical Bang BangMusical Bang Bang16 Jun - Arna Eyers-White

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. The Banquet Room. 14 Jun 2024   The nature of improv is such that it [ ... ]

The Divine Miss BetteThe Divine Miss Bette15 Jun - Arna Eyers-White

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Catherine Alcorn. Dunstan Playhouse. 13 Jun 2024   From the moment Catherine [ ... ]

LambsLambs15 Jun - David O'Brien

Free Agents Youth Theatre. Goodwood Theatre and Studios. 13 June 2024   Underage conscription in [ ... ]

Cirque du Soleil – LuziaCirque du Soleil – Luzia13 Jun - Paul Rodda

Adelaide Show Grounds. 12 Jun 2024   Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia is a kaleidoscope of vibrant [ ... ]

BumblingBumbling10 Jun - David O'Brien

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Quartet Bar. Isobel Marmion, Caitlin Ellen Moore and Kidaan Zelleke. This show [ ... ]

Kate Miller-Heidke - Catching DiamondsKate Miller-Heidke - Catching Diamonds09 Jun - Arna Eyers-White

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Dunstan Playhouse. 8 Jun 2024   It’s easy to wax lyrical about [ ... ]

Jekyll & HydeJekyll & Hyde09 Jun - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Space Theatre. 8 Jun 2024   New Zealand company A Slightly Isolated [ ... ]

Fascinating AidaFascinating Aida09 Jun - Samela Harris

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Dunstan Playhouse. 8 Jun 2024   Standing ovation. Fascinating Aida [ ... ]

Mark Nadler – HootenannyMark Nadler – Hootenanny09 Jun - Brian Wellington

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. The Banquet Room. 7 Jun 2024   Mark Nadler - along with his ubiquitous [ ... ]

Life in PlasticLife in Plastic09 Jun - David O'Brien

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. The Banquet Room. 8 June 2024   Barbie doll. Plastic. Pink. Really [ ... ]

Music Reviews

Matinee Series: 4 – EvolutionMatinee Series: 4 – Evolution22 Oct - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Elder Hall. 16 Oct 2024   The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s [ ... ]

Sacred & Profane: 2 – HarmonySacred & Profane: 2 – Harmony13 Oct - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. St Peter’s Cathedral. 11 Oct 2024   Sacred and Profane? In a [ ... ]

Ensemble Q & William BartonEnsemble Q & William Barton05 Oct - Kym Clayton

Musica Viva. Adelaide Town Hall. 3 Oct 2024    There is no denying the individual technical [ ... ]

Symphony Series 6 - Reflection Symphony Series 6 - Reflection 22 Sep - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 21 Sep 2024    Some symphonies are as enjoyable [ ... ]

Passion and PraisePassion and Praise09 Sep - Chris Reid

Adelaide Cantata Band. Bethlehem Lutheran Church. 6 Sep 2024   The three hundredth anniversary [ ... ]

Selby & Friends: Triple TreatSelby & Friends: Triple Treat26 Aug - Kym Clayton

Elder Hall, University of Adelaide. 25 Aug 2024   Selby & Friends begin their current national [ ... ]

SymmetrySymmetry04 Aug - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Grainger Studio. 2 Aug 2024   Symmetry is the second concert in the [ ... ]

The Choir Of King’s College, CambridgeThe Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge02 Aug - Kym Clayton

Muisca Viva. Adelaide Town Hall. 31 Jul 2024   The ultimate distinction in any human endeavour, [ ... ]

The Music Of Hans ZimmerThe Music Of Hans Zimmer31 Jul - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Festival Theatre. 11 Jul 2024   For a number of years now, the music [ ... ]

Joep Beving, HermetismJoep Beving, Hermetism21 Jul - Chris Reid

Illuminate Adelaide. Her Majesty’s Theatre. 18 Jul 2024   Pianist Joep Beving’s unique [ ... ]

Mekhla KumarMekhla Kumar14 Jul - Chris Reid

Baroque Hall. 13 Jul 2024   Award-winning and very popular Adelaide pianist Mekhla Kumar returned [ ... ]

Joseph Franklin: Composer in ResidenceJoseph Franklin: Composer in Residence10 Jul - Chris Reid

MUD at Ern Malley Bar. 6 Jul 2024   The Ern Malley Bar in Stepney, which has become a vitally important [ ... ]

Jewels In The CrownJewels In The Crown07 Jul - Kym Clayton

Selby & Friends. Elder Hall. 7 Jul 2024   Selby & Friends begin their current national [ ... ]

Helen SvobodaHelen Svoboda07 Jul - Chris Reid

Illuminate Adelaide. Nexus Arts. 6 Jul 2024   Finland-born, Melbourne-based vocalist, double bassist [ ... ]

VanguardVanguard06 Jul - Kym Clayton

Adelaide String Quartet. Elder Hall. 5 Jul 2024   Vanguard is the current six-city, seven-concert [ ... ]

Rachmaninov – The Symphonies: Concert 3Rachmaninov – The Symphonies: Concert 330 Jun - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 29 Jun 2024   In 2023 the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra [ ... ]

Alstaedt Plays Haydn & TchaikovskyAlstaedt Plays Haydn & Tchaikovsky28 Jun - Kym Clayton

Australian Chamber Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 25 Jun 2024   As some foods prepare the palate [ ... ]

Rachmaninov – The Symphonies: Concert TwoRachmaninov – The Symphonies: Concert Two28 Jun - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 26 Jun 2024   Maestro Andrew Litton conducted [ ... ]

Radio BirdmanRadio Birdman24 Jun - Alex Wheaton

The Gov. 23 Jun 2024   It is inconceivable that tonight was the end of time for Radio Birdman. [ ... ]

Kirill GersteinKirill Gerstein23 Jun - Kym Clayton

Musica Viva. Adelaide Town Hall. 20 Jun 2024   Kirill Gerstein’s performance was underscored [ ... ]

Old Worlds and NewOld Worlds and New01 Jun - Chris Reid

Adelaide Baroque. Nexus Arts. 31 May 2024   In staging Old Worlds and New, Adelaide Baroque presented [ ... ]

Symphony Series 3: GrandeurSymphony Series 3: Grandeur21 Apr - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 12 Apr 2024   Grandeur was the Adelaide Symphony [ ... ]

Symphony Series 2: HorizonsSymphony Series 2: Horizons25 Mar - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 22 Mar 2024   The physical horizon is almost mystical. [ ... ]

Gladys Knight: Farewell TourGladys Knight: Farewell Tour24 Mar - Alex Wheaton

Frontier Touring. Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre. 21 May 2024   This might be one of [ ... ]

Víkingur Ólafsson: Goldberg VariationsVíkingur Ólafsson: Goldberg Variations17 Mar - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Festival. Adelaide Town Hall. 15 Mar 2024   Every now and then, one is fortunate enough [ ... ]

Recitals on the Fringe: Esmond ChoiRecitals on the Fringe: Esmond Choi25 Feb - Chris Reid

★★★★★ Recitals Australia. Esmond Choi, Piano. North Adelaide Baptist Church. 24 Feb 2024   A [ ... ]

Symphony Series 1: MajestySymphony Series 1: Majesty11 Feb - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 9 Feb 2024   The ASO’s first Symphony Series [ ... ]

FragmentationFragmentation05 Feb - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Grainger Studio. 2 Feb 2024   The Adelaide Symphony orchestra’s [ ... ]

Eternal BeautyEternal Beauty11 Dec - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Grainger Studio. 8 Dec 2023   “Welcome to this unique listening [ ... ]

Smoke And MirrorsSmoke And Mirrors28 Nov - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Wind Orchestra. Elder Hall. 25 Nov 2023   The Adelaide Wind Orchestra is a musical gem [ ... ]

Wildschut & BraussWildschut & Brauss19 Nov - Kym Clayton

Musica Viva. Adelaide Town Hall. 15 Nov 2023   What does it mean to compose a piece of music for [ ... ]

A Symphony of SpaceA Symphony of Space22 Oct - Kym Clayton

Woodville Concert Band. Woodville Town Hall. 20 Oct 2023   Community arts is alive and well in [ ... ]

Considering Matthew ShepardConsidering Matthew Shepard16 Oct - Kym Clayton

Soundstream New Music. Elder Hall. 14 Oct 2023   Considering Matthew Shepard is billed as a “…modern [ ... ]

Vision String QuartetVision String Quartet15 Oct - Kym Clayton

Musica Viva. Adelaide Town Hall. 12 Oct 2023   On occasion you know that what you are hearing in [ ... ]

Symphony Series 7: DreamsSymphony Series 7: Dreams26 Sep - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 22 Sep 2023   What’s in a title? The ASO’s [ ... ]

Emily Sun in RecitalEmily Sun in Recital14 Sep - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide. 9 Sep 2023   Violinist Emily [ ... ]

Matinee Series 3: CarefreeMatinee Series 3: Carefree13 Aug - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Elder Hall. 9 Aug 2023   This reviewer has previously remarked that [ ... ]

A Stroll Around EuropeA Stroll Around Europe06 Aug - Kym Clayton

James Huon George & Philippa McAuliffe. Urrbrae House. 30 Jul 2023   There is a relatively [ ... ]

Symphony Series 5: VitalitySymphony Series 5: Vitality30 Jul - Kym Clayton

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide Town Hall. 28 Jul 2023   After a measured performance of [ ... ]

Chopin’s PianoChopin’s Piano30 Jul - Kym Clayton

Musica Viva. Adelaide Town Hall. 26 Jul 2023   Chopin’s Piano is Musica Viva’s current [ ... ]

Visual Arts Reviews

Justine Youssef: Somewhat EternalJustine Youssef: Somewhat Eternal15 Sep - Chris Reid

Kaurna Women’s Art Collective: Sisters of Lartelare. Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. 5 [ ... ]

Zu Design & Jane BowdenZu Design & Jane Bowden09 Sep - Wendy Walker

Zu design, me & JBC. Wear Worn Adorn. Zu Design & Jane Bowden. Zu Design and JamFactory, 8 Sep [ ... ]

Mulka Yata / The Knowledge of PlaceMulka Yata / The Knowledge of Place09 Sep - Melanie Cooper

Anne and Gordan Samstag Museum of Art. 7 Jun 2024   Curated by Erica Green, founding director of [ ... ]

SALA - GAGPROJECTSSALA - GAGPROJECTS15 Aug - Chris Reid

GAGPROJECTS. 14 Aug 2024   In 1991, Paul Greenaway OAM established the Greenaway Art Gallery, more [ ... ]

Golden Goose Tenth Anniversary ExhibitionGolden Goose Tenth Anniversary Exhibition08 Aug - Chris Reid

Floating Goose Studios, 2 August 2024   Ten years ago, thirteen artists — recent graduates [ ... ]

MaterialityMateriality02 Aug - Chris Reid

Praxis Artspace. 25 Jul 2024   This challenging exhibition at Praxis Artspace, entitled Materiality, [ ... ]

Fragments + EntitiesFragments + Entities24 Jul - Melanie Cooper

Lee Salomone: Fragments; a widening vision. Entities: The Concepts and Post-Object Exhibitions. ACE Open [ ... ]

Are you living in a computer simulation?Are you living in a computer simulation?16 Jul - Chris Reid

The Little Machine. 15 Jul 2024   The evolution of virtual reality games has precipitated the questioning [ ... ]

CRUST | Anna GoreCRUST | Anna Gore08 Jul - Julianne Pierce

Anna Gore, Adelaide Central Gallery. 3 July, 2024   The title of Anna Gore’s solo exhibition, CRUST provides [ ... ]

Drawings Rome 2023Drawings Rome 202316 Jun - Melanie Cooper

Johnnie Dady. Floating Goose Studios Inc. 12 Jun 2024.   A photocopied page headed “two strands” [ ... ]

If you don’t fight… you lose: Politics, Posters and PAMIf you don’t fight… you lose: Politics, Posters an...28 May - Chris Reid

Flinders University Museum of Art. 25 May 2024   Cover Image: Mandy Martin, Adelaide railway station [ ... ]

The Book of QuestionsThe Book of Questions13 May - Julianne Pierce

Aldo Iacobelli. Adelaide Central Gallery. 9 May 2024
  The entrance to Aldo Iacobelli’s exhibition [ ... ]

Waterhouse Natural Science Art PrizeWaterhouse Natural Science Art Prize29 Apr - Chris Reid

2024 Finalist Artworks. South Australian Museum. 22 Apr 2024   Public awareness of the changing [ ... ]

A Politics of the LivingA Politics of the Living06 Apr - Chris Reid

Ena Grozdanić. Post Office Projects. 2 Apr 2024   Ena Grozdanić’s exhibition A politics [ ... ]

Ice-told Stories Through Layers of DustIce-told Stories Through Layers of Dust06 Apr - Chris Reid

Penelope Cain. Post Office Projects. 2 Apr 2024   Penelope Cain’s Ice-told stories through [ ... ]

混沌知觉 Chaostopia混沌知觉 Chaostopia04 Apr - Chris Reid

Alice Hu. Nexus Arts Gallery. 2 Apr 2024   Alice Hu’s remarkable installation at Nexus [ ... ]

Bruce Nuske with Khai LiewBruce Nuske with Khai Liew29 Mar - Wendy Walker

Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia. 27 Mar 2024   The crowd was in a celebratory [ ... ]

Between the Details: Video Art from the ACMI CollectionBetween the Details: Video Art from the ACMI Colle...16 Mar - Chris Reid

Flinders University Museum of Art, Bedford Park. 15 Mar 2024   Between [the] Details is an engrossing [ ... ]

Dana AwartaniDana Awartani13 Mar - Wendy Walker

Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia. 12 Mar 2024   The Samstag Museum of Art reopened [ ... ]

NeotericaNeoterica07 Mar - Chris Reid

Adelaide Festival. Northeastern Concourse, Adelaide Railway Station. 7 Mar 2024   Adelaide railway [ ... ]

Eighteenth Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art – Inner SanctumEighteenth Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art – I...04 Mar - Chris Reid

Inner Sanctum. Art Gallery of South Australia. 4 Mar 2024   Title image: Lawrence English. Photo [ ... ]

YuckyYucky28 Feb - Chris Reid

Adelaide Festival. Josh Campton & Lorcan Hopper, Sophie Cassar, Makeda Duong, Sam Petersen, Elizabeth [ ... ]

News & Opinion

Story: Carols by Candlelight 2024Story: Carols by Candlelight 202428 Oct 2024 - Samela Harris

Three things that the people of Adelaide love - their St John Ambulance, their Carols by Candlelight free [ ... ]

Interview: Esmond Choi and the music of Charles IvesInterview: Esmond Choi and the music of Charles Iv...13 Oct 2024 - Chris Reid

One of the most exciting young pianists in the country, Hong Kong-born Esmond Choi has given some memorable [ ... ]

Opinion: The Critical Condition of South Australia’s Arts RecordOpinion: The Critical Condition of South Australia...20 Aug 2024 - Samela Harris

“Critical condition” has taken a new meaning in Adelaide, the one time ‘City of the [ ... ]

Interview: Rob Younger for Radio BirdmanInterview: Rob Younger for Radio Birdman20 Jun 2024 - Alex Wheaton

Rob Younger – Radio Birdman   ‘There's gonna be a new race Kids are gonna start [ ... ]

Interview: The Tea PartyInterview: The Tea Party04 Jun 2024 - Alex Wheaton

Triptych: a story in three parts.   Part One.   I first met the Tea Party in 1993 in Melbourne [ ... ]

Interview: Hits. Rebecca Meston with Samela HarrisInterview: Hits. Rebecca Meston with Samela Harris01 Jun 2024 - Samela Harris

Show titles don’t come much shorter.   However, when one adds A Theatrical Love Letter to [ ... ]

Interview: Simone DiSisto on CabFringe 2024Interview: Simone DiSisto on CabFringe 202413 May 2024 - Samela Harris

She says she’s a behind-the-scenes person in the arts, which is probably why not everyone knows [ ... ]

Opinion: History rests on the brink as SA Museum faces extinction eventOpinion: History rests on the brink as SA Museum f...12 Apr 2024 - Samela Harris

"Reimagine." This word set all my cultural alarm bells off into strident chimes of incredulity. The [ ... ]

Interview: Another Stroll in the ParkInterview: Another Stroll in the Park21 Feb 2024 - Murray Bramwell

Murray Bramwell with Ian Scobie and Annette Tripodi. 20 Feb 2024   As WOMADelaide 2024 draws closer, [ ... ]

Story: Womadelaide 2024Story: Womadelaide 202418 Feb 2024 - Paul Rodda

From the bustling streets of Paris to the serene landscapes of Tibet, from the rhythmic beats of Senegal [ ... ]

Opinion: David O’Brien’s 2023 Top TenOpinion: David O’Brien’s 2023 Top Ten24 Dec 2023 - David O'Brien

Sociopolitical theatre/dance loomed large in mind through nationally and locally produced work in 2023. [ ... ]

Interview: Vonni Brit Watkins on Priscilla, The MusicalInterview: Vonni Brit Watkins on Priscilla, The Mu...06 Sep 2023 - Samela Harris

She's known simply as Vonni. Vonni Brit Watkins is Adelaide’s most vivacious transgender identity. Indeed, [ ... ]

Interview: The World Returns to Botanic ParkInterview: The World Returns to Botanic Park24 Feb 2023 - Murray Bramwell

Murray Bramwell talks with Director Ian Scobie and Associate Director Annette Tripodi about the rapidly [ ... ]

Interview: Yungchen Lhamo’s WOMADelaide return.Interview: Yungchen Lhamo’s WOMADelaide return.22 Feb 2023 - Samela Harris

It was 28 years ago that we lay beneath the starlight in Botanic Park carried into a reverie as an ethereal [ ... ]

Interview: WOMAD musician shares the joyInterview: WOMAD musician shares the joy08 Feb 2023 - Samela Harris

There he is, in home territory, Mumbai, sharply depicted against a pristine Zoom greenscreen. But it [ ... ]

Opinion: David O’Brien’s 2022 Top TenOpinion: David O’Brien’s 2022 Top Ten26 Dec 2022 - David O'Brien

This year 10 just wasn’t enough; the 2022 Top Ten contains 11. Yes, there could be 50 in this list. [ ... ]

Interview: Laughter expected on the Reps 23rd floor this monthInterview: Laughter expected on the Reps 23rd floo...13 Nov 2022 - Samela Harris

Post covid lockdowns and pre a predicted new wave, what we really need is laughter.   And who best [ ... ]

Interview: Annette Tripodi & Ian Scobie on WOMADelaide 2022Interview: Annette Tripodi & Ian Scobie on WOMADel...21 Feb 2022 - Murray Bramwell

Back to the Park: WOMADelaide 2022 Returns to Full Strength.   Director Ian Scobie and Associate [ ... ]

Story: Artists Petition SA Government to increase Fringe FundingStory: Artists Petition SA Government to increase ...19 Feb 2022 - Administrator

An unprecedented groundswell of pressure has erupted from the direction Fringe artists, summoning [ ... ]

Interview: Balkan Ethno OrchestraInterview: Balkan Ethno Orchestra14 Feb 2022 - Samela Harris

Out of these difficult few years of negative, comes a resounding positive. It is the Balkan Ethno Orchestra [ ... ]

Russell Starke OAMRussell Starke OAM14 Feb 2022 - Samela Harris

Russell Starke OAM.   He was one of our own, an early member of the Adelaide Critics Circle and [ ... ]

Interview: Reb Fountain for Womadelaide 2022Interview: Reb Fountain for Womadelaide 202223 Jan 2022 - Samela Harris

In itself, her name rings a sense of gentle beauty with firm resolve. And, in herself, so it very much [ ... ]

Interview: Kelly Vincent on UnSeen and disability advocacyInterview: Kelly Vincent on UnSeen and disability ...28 Nov 2021 - Samela Harris

Are disabled people “unseen” by the able-bodied? Kelly Vincent thinks so. Indeed, she [ ... ]

Interview: Anchuli Felicia King on White Pearl for OzAsia 2021Interview: Anchuli Felicia King on White Pearl for...10 Oct 2021 - Samela Harris

How seriously do we dare to take the promises of the cosmetics industry? And, what is beauty, anyway? Such [ ... ]

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