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Call of the Blobfish

Deep down in the magical world beneath the waves, the wise old Blobfish needs help.

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Art By Prisoners

This thought provoking exhibition will feature a selection of pieces created in South Australia’s adult prisons.

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Art By Prisoners

.h.g. by Trickster-p (SOS)

Inspired by Hansel and Gretel, .h.g. is an extraordinary re-telling of this chilling fairytale for an audience of one.

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Boori Monty Pryor

Australia’s Inaugural Children’s Laureate, Boori Monty Pryor, will speak about work he has done with schools across Australia for last twenty years

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Boori Monty Pryor

.h.g. by Trickster-p (Come Out)

Inspired by Hansel and Gretel, .h.g. is an extraordinary re-telling of this chilling fairytale for an audience of one.

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Commemorative Book Launch

Two books have been commissioned to celebrate the anniversaries. These books will feature performers, companies, audience feedback and interviews with

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Fezbah

Do you remember the Fezbah? Through the '80s and '90s it was Adelaide’s most popular late night club where artists and audiences mingled.

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Fezbah

Soaked - Rock Chick & Science Geek

Rock Chick and Science Geek are back in a spectacular scientific rock concert where YOU get to decide what happens next!

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Soaked - Rock Chi...

1973: Signifying Change

At the time of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s opening in 1973, artists were pushing boundaries of conventional art practice.

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Oi You! Adelaide

From 20 April to 2 June Oi You! Adelaide Urban Art Festival will fill our foyers and public spaces. Prepare to be amazed.

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Oi You! Adelaide

1973: Dunstan Decade

The arts blossomed under this visionary leader during the Dunstan Decade and the opening of the Adelaide Festival Centre.

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1973: Dunstan Decade

The ZimboyZ

These three amazing African acrobats will take your breath away with gravity defying performances. Human pyramids and chair balancing will leave you speechless.

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The ZimboyZ

Backstage Club - Hosted by Joey Arias

Hosted by New York icon Joey Arias, exploring musical selections from Billie Holiday to 70s rock with his musical director and composer Charly Zastrau

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Live Local Radio Broadcast

Come and join the live audience and experience Peter's unique 'audio vaudeville' - Cabaret style!

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Cabaret Catch Up

891 ABC Adelaide Afternoons presenter Sonya Feldhoff will join a variety of Cabaret Festival artists on stage between 4 - 5pm for a chat.

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Cabaret Catch Up

The Mudcakes – from Nashville Tennessee via Melbourne Australia – perform original songs that celebrate the delicious ups and downs of family life in a range of music styles including bluegrass, rock, reggae, Hawaiian, surf and pop.

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Backstage Club - Hosted by Jim Meskimen

Hosted by American comedian, impressionist, and actor Jim Meskimen - best known for his work on the improvisation TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway?

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Backstage Club - The Leading Ladies of Cabaret

Join Adelaide Cabaret Festival Artistic Director, Kate Ceberano and her cabaret sisters to salute the divine divas and charming chanteuses of Cabaret.

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Backstage Club - KC Superstar

Celebrate the final Friday of the Festival with Kate Ceberano and her Superstars, as they revisit some of the greatest musical theatre, rock and pop a

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Backstage Club - Hosted by Matt Gilbertson

Hosted by local media identity and cabaret floozy Matt Gilbertson for the final hurrah of the Festival.

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Tawdry Heartburn's Manic Cures by James Berlyn

Enjoy an intimate 20 minute conversation with Tawdry Heartburn, a six-foot-five nail technician, palmist and Manic-Curist of Secrets.

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Where do the Rabbits go?

Versatile and unique, this show incorporates magic and music with philosophical musings that encompass the joys and sorrows of our human condition.

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Snow White

A magical, funny and fresh adaptation of a classic tale, starring a bevy of young Adelaide talent.

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Snow White

House Lights by The Electric Canvas

FREE spectacle every night of June. The artists from internationally acclaimed Electric Canvas will illuminate the roof of Adelaide's iconic building.

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Dreamer in Space

Dreamer‘s computer, via his satellite dish, picks up a message from an intelligent life form in a distant solar system so he decides to investigate...

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Dreamer in Space

Decomposition

Stone/Castro's latest theatre/dance work departs from the legend of Portuguese King Don Sebastion, who disappeared mysteriously in a battle.

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Decomposition

Soundscapes

Children and adults alike will be totally rapt at this performance featuring well-known classical works inspired by nature.

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Soundscapes

Cradle Songs

A special event for babes-in-arms. Inspired by the birth of her own daughter, world-renowned guitarist Karin Schaupp performs an enchanting concert.

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Cradle Songs

Audio Commentary

Audio Commentary is a work in progress by isthisyours? that blows apart our incessant need to comment on the world around us.

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Audio Commentary

Squaring the wheel

Squaring the Wheel is a quirky and inventive show for all ages, where circus meets clown meets contraptions.

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Squaring the wheel

Mary Poppins

Your chance to come jump through a chalk drawing and dance on the rooftops of London with Mary Poppins.

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Mary Poppins

The Wonky Donkey

The Wonky Donkey returns to Adelaide after selling out 3 shows in 2012. Set to entertain with his collection of songs and storytelling.

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The Wonky Donkey

Overlay

Magic, illusion and the notion of utopia within architecture. Exposing how locations produce behaviours and language brings into being one's existence

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Overlay

Read Across the Universe

Three wonderful performers bring to life stories and books relating to the Children’s Book Week 2013 theme, woven into a charming performance.

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Reg Livermore: Souvenirs from the Stage

Presented in conjunction with Arts Centre Melbourne and Reg Livermore as part of the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

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Breaking Ground 2013

Breaking Ground 2013 is Country Arts SA’s Visual Artist Professional Development Award providing a regional contemporary visual artist with mentorship

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Breaking Ground 2013

Phantasmagoria

Phantasmagoria, meaning strange, dreamlike images, is a digital work projected onto the Dress Circle windows in celebration of the Centre's architectu

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Phantasmagoria

Sputnikz

Come and fly through space with the Cirkidz acrobats as they visit strange planets, tumble through anti-gravity and make friends with an alien or two.

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Sputnikz

Gale Edwards: The Girl from Oz

A 'snapshot' of the brilliant career of this acclaimed Australian theatre director.

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SOS Dance Crazes

If you’ve been to the SOS Discotheque or Bollywood for Kids, you know how much fun adults and children have at our dance parties!

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SOS Dance Crazes

William and Francis Light Exhibition

Captain Francis Light was the founder of our sister city Penang, and his son William Light the founder of Adelaide.

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In Absence Of

In Absence Of is a movement work examining the reactions and interactions of those who are drawn together through a shared loss.

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In Absence Of

Chance

The work is about four people stranded in a forest.

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Chance

Theatre Décor and Design

Theatre's past and present told through fascinating objects from the Performing Arts Collection.

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The Awkward Man

The Awkward Man is a theatre work about an invisible life made blatantly, voyeuristically visible. It takes place in a purpose built venue outdoors.

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The Awkward Man

2013 Our Mob

Now in its 8th year, Our Mob showcases South Australian Indigenous art from across the state.

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2013 Our Mob

The Milgram Project

In 1961, psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted social experiments to shocking and sensational ends.

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The Milgram Project

Nikon-Walkley Press Photo Awards 2013

The Nikon-Walkley Press Photo Awards is the most prestigious competition for photojournalists in Australia.

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Famous Faces

Celebrating 100 years of performers and performances that have graced Her Majesty's Theatre.

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Famous Faces