http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ Events - Next 10 Channel http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181669 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=181669 01/01/2010-31/12/2010 Theatre Take a peak inside the dressing rooms, see the stage shared by some of theatre's greatest luminaries and view the many performing spaces from the unique perspective of a performer.  The 60-90 minute tour leaves from the foyer of the Festival Theatre (near Showbitz) every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am. Adults, Family and Concession - phone BASS 131 246 Children FREE (10 years & under) Groups (10+) -  phone BASS Group Bookings 08 8205 2220 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182861 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182861 16/05/2010-17/05/2010 Music And Concerts Presented by Dainty Consolidated Entertainment ITALY'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED MUSICAL EXPORT OF THE LAST DECADE RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA IN MAY 2010 FOR A NATIONAL CONCERT TOUR. Dainty Consolidated Entertainment is thrilled to confirm that Patrizio Buanne, the world's most exciting baritone crooner, will tour Australia in May 2010. The concert tour will travel to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. Inspired by the legendary Italian American singers of the 50's and 60's, like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Patrizio Buanne epitomises style, sophistication and elegance. With his rich baritone voice he is a unique performer in the modern world of entertainment. Patrizio is renowned for his energetic yet intimate live shows, he uniquely combines charisma, sex appeal and raw talent with a natural intuition for performance. This will be Patrizio's 3rd national concert tour of Australia, he last toured in 2007 to sold-out crowds. With over a million album sales already to his credit, Patrizio enters an exciting new stage of his career with the release of his eponymously titled third album. The new collection follows his previous albums 'The Italian' (2005) and 'Forever Begins Tonight' (2007). Produced by Humberto Gatica (Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli and Michael Bubl?) and recorded at Westlake and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, the album both pays homage to Patrizio's influences while also offering enthralling original compositions. It highlights contemporary interpretations of classics from the great Italian and American songbooks including 'Mambo Italiano', 'Fly Me To The Moon', 'Have you Ever Really Loved a Woman' and 'Never, Never, Never' alongside new songs such as Diane Warren's 'Why Did You Have To Be?'. Patrizio recorded his debut album 'The Italian' at Abbey Road alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and it proved to be a truly global phenomenon with sales reaching double Platinum in Australia and Platinum in South Africa, New Zealand, Asia, Austria and Finland. In the UK, 'The Italian' was certified double Gold with sales in excess of 200,000 as it hit the Top 10 of the album charts. His second album 'Forever Begins Tonight' continued his success as it crashed into the Top 10 on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart. Again featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the album was particularly notable for featuring the first and only Italian language interpretation of Robbie Williams' signature song 'Angels'. Patrizio's popularity spread to the live arena as he embarked on several sold-out international tours. Key to his success is his inimitable voice and charmingly charismatic live performances. DON'T MISS PATRIZIO BUANNE LIVE ON TOUR IN AUSTRALIA - MAY 2010 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182862 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182862 13/07/2010-17/07/2010 Dance An Australian premiere from Graeme Murphy Choreographic legend Graeme Murphy returns to The Australian Ballet stage in 2010 with a dazzling full-length work. Based loosely on The Rose Cavalier, The Silver Rose is a ballet of romantic intrigue and love gone wrong. The Marschallin, a celebrated actress, is still very beautiful but fears her lover might fall for a younger woman. Inevitably he does. Against spectacular Art Nouveau sets, the cast tie each other in romantic knots. It seems in turn-of-last-century Vienna, love is a dangerous game. With music by Australian composer Carl Vine, The Silver Rose is set to be Murphy's sell-out success of 2010. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182863 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182863 02/07/2010-25/07/2010 Theatre Presented by State Theate Company of South Australia ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE by Joe Orton. Director: Adam Cook Designer: Victoria Lamb Lighting Designer: Gavan Swift Cast includes: Renato Fabretti, Sean Taylor, Jacki Weaver Meeting Mr. Sloane in the local library, lonely middle-aged Kath decides he would be the perfect lodger for the spare room. True, he doesn't have much money, but she's sure they can come to some mutually beneficial arrangement. When her brother Ed reveals that he too has designs on the lad, Sloane is wily enough to play the siblings off against each other. Only the suspicions of their father, Kemp, threaten this very cosy situation, but maybe even that can be sorted. Subversively slipping this Oedipal sex-farce past the ever-watchful eye of the censor in 1964, Joe Orton raised innuendo to new and thrilling heights. Written on the cusp of the sexual revolution, Entertaining Mr Sloane is a gloriously witty romp full of sly sexiness and racy naughtiness. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182864 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182864 17/09/2010-10/10-2010 Theatre GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza. Translated by Christopher Hampton Presented by arrangement with David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers Director: Michael Hill Designer: Morag Cook Lighting Designer: Susan Grey-Gardner Cast includes: Kim Gyngell, Caroline Mignone Winner 2009 Tony Award - Best Play Winner 2009 Olivier Award - Best New Comedy A comedy of manners...without the manners. Alan and Annette's son has hit Michael and Veronica's son with a stick, breaking two of his teeth. The grown-ups have gathered to discuss, logically and amicably, how to deal with the boys. After all, nothing will be gained by behaving like children... At first diplomatic civilities are observed, but as the meeting progresses and the alcohol flows, huge tensions emerge, and the gloves come off, leaving more than just their liberal principles in tatters. Featuring Yasmina Reza's incisive observations, acerbic wit and deliciously shrewd humour, God of Carnage is a hysterically funny night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime. This production contains coarse language. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182865 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182865 23/04/2010-16/05/2010 Theatre THE PRICE by Arthur Miller. Director: Adam Cook Designer: Ailsa Paterson Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington Cast includes: Michael Habib, Carmel Johnson, Dennis Olsen In the attic of a soon-to-be-demolished house, two brothers meet after a 16-year estrangement to dispose of their deceased parents' property. Victor is a policeman who sacrificed his education and a probable career as a scientist to care for his ruined, invalid father. His brother, Walter, is a wealthy surgeon who turned his back on family responsibilities to concentrate on medicine and personal success. In an attempt to make amends, Walter helps Victor to try and get the best possible deal for their father's possessions. Haggling over the price of furniture exposes a story of missed opportunities and seething resentments, raising the price of decisions both brothers have made in their lives. Fraught, but cut through with humour, The Price is one of Arthur Miller's finest plays http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182867 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182867 06/08/2010-29/08/2010 Theatre romeo&juliet by William Shakespeare. Director: Geordie Brookman Designer: Pip Runciman Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham Composer / Sound Designer: Andrew Howard Cast includes: Terence Crawford, Roman Vaculik, Josephine Were In 2010 Shakespeare's romantic tragedy will be dynamically re-imagined on the Dunstan Playhouse stage. This classic tale of star-crossed lovers has been a cornerstone of the theatre since it was first performed in 1595, undergoing countless reinventions and connecting with millions around the world. Romeo and Juliet's doomed love and their warring families inspire us to examine why and how we love, and the lengths to which we are willing to go to get what we want. Featuring 6 actors, 21 characters and all kinds of forbidden love, this is Shakespeare through the looking glass, a world in which identities shift in the blink of an eye, where text, music and image collide to reveal Shakespeare's masterpiece in a brand new light. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182868 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182868 20/05/2010-29/05/2010 Theatre Presented by State Theatre Company of South Australia and Adelaide Festival Centre's Australian Stories Program THE 7 STAGES OF GRIEVING by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman. This is the 2010 Education Production Presented in association with Adelaide Festival Centre's Australian Stories Program Director: Rosalba Clemente Designer: Morag Cook Starring: Lisa Flanagan The 7 Stages of Grieving is a landmark work written by two of this country's leading Aboriginal theatre artists, Deborah Mailman and Wesley Enoch. Through a unique union of traditional Aboriginal storytelling and Western theatrical forms, we encounter a series of stunning and moving episodes in the life of an Aboriginal 'Everywoman'. With its indomitable sense of humour and a wonderful tenderness, The 7 Stages of Grieving opens the heart and puts some of the big issues such as grief and reconciliation under the microscope. The 7 Stages of Grieving will take audiences on a poignant emotional journey through love, anger and loss. The Adelaide season will be followed by performances in suburban and regional centres. This production contains mild coarse language. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182869 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182869 29/10/2010-21/11/2010 Theatre THE GIVE AND TAKE by Tony McNamara. Director: Catherine Fitzgerald Designer: Mary Moore Composer: Ian Moorhead Cast includes: Chris Asimos, Rhiannon Owen Ever had a sneaking suspicion that Australian society is built on corruption, greed and self-serving narcissism? Then Tony McNamara's your man. But his latest play turns this misanthropic misgiving into a wisecracking, side-splitting, laugh-a-minute sitcom. From the first moment to the last, The Give and Take unabashedly goes for the laugh and gets it. There are, if you need that sort of thing, take-home messages about the emptiness of materialism and the corruption of family life, but basically this is a broad, smart-alecky satire about parenting, the younger generation and love that is strictly conditional and convertible to cash. Don is an executive. His mind should be on his firm's latest line of garden sprinklers. But his wife just told him she's leaving to have tantric sex in Tuscany. When he tells his three children, they aren't surprised: they're a self-absorbed trio only interested in Dad's money. Neil is a leftist layabout. Julie is a corporate cowgirl. And Damien is a steroid-stuffed gym-bunny. There's no reason why their cushy lifestyles shouldn't continue into the foreseeable future as long as Don doesn't do anything crazy... http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182870 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=182870 30/07/2010-14/08/2010 Theatre Presented by Windmill in association with Adelaide Festival Centre's inSPACE Program ROBIN HOOD RETOLD It's a world where all bets are off. Corruption, sleaze and violence pervade. When a young boy is brutally attacked, one guy and his crew take the law into their own hands seeking retribution and a new world order in the depths of a dark forest. Young, sexy and invincible, the group lives large. But violence comes at a cost and Robin has secrets. Cracks appear and the friends face off. As they fight to keep it together, the enemy closes in and their world starts to implode. In the unique theatrical voice of Australia's Matthew Whittet, Fugitive is an anarchic, hysterical, knife-edge ride with a direct line out of the psyche of a contemporary anti-hero. By the director and designer team that created Windmill's The Wizard of Oz, Fugitive considers just how far a group of people will go for their ideals and the quest for justice? When does bad behaviour cross the line? And when do the oppressed become the perpetrators? Champion of the underdog, a fleeing desperado, a modern-day man in tights. Writer: Matthew Whittet Director: Rosemary Myers Designer: Jonathon Oxlade Starring: Patrick Graham, Geoff Revell, and Matthew Whittet Warning: Features language which may be considered offensive and depictions of violence