Music
Commemorative Book Launch
Two books have been commissioned to celebrate the anniversaries. These books will feature performers, companies, audience feedback and interviews with
Beethoven's 9th Symphony - Festival Theatre 40t...
Australia’s pioneering lyric theatre celebrates 40 years of hosting arts and cultural experiences from every corner of the world. The Festival Theatre
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.
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!
Adam Guettel Masterclass
Two-time Tony Award winner composer/lyricist Adam Guettel brings his prodigious talent from Broadway to Adelaide.
Amelia Ryan
Dysfunction follows this dazzling disaster around like the broken heel on a four-year-old stiletto. But one thing is certain: a life full of catastrophe makes for a damn-entertaining story!
Variety Gala Performance
Toast the 40th anniversary of Adelaide Festival Centre and the opening of the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
Class of Cabaret 2012 Graduates
Discover the hottest new local talent in cabaret. The Graduates from our very own Class of Cabaret 2012 will entertain you with a fresh and audacious new show.
Darren Percival
Soul sensation and star of last year’s hit TV series The Voice Australia, Darren Percival brings his phenomenal celebration of Ray Charles to Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
Bradley McCaw
Australia’s newest cabaret sensation and winner of the 2012 Australian Cabaret Showcase pays homage to the evolution of an art-form that refuses to be forgotten!
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
Kristin Chenoweth
The stunning star of stage and screen, Kristin Chenoweth make’s her Australian stage debut.
Miles and Simone
Miles and Simone are dear friends and their music is a work of quiet brilliance.
Mojo Juju
Mojo Juju takes her broken heart and battered dreams from juke joints to theatres and every bar in between that serves gin.
An Evening With Molly Ringwald
Yes, Molly Ringwald from ‘80s hit films Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club and Betsy’s Wedding makes her Australian stage debut at the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
Ali McGregor
Armed with a sharp wit and silky smooth vocals, Ali McGregor transforms into a 1940s siren creating unique mash-ups with jazz and Latin flavours.
Barb Jungr
Well known as one of the foremost interpreters of Bob Dylan, Barb Jungr’s repertoire also includes evocative re-imaginings of songs by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Tom Waits amongst many others.
Love. War. Death. BREL
Helen Morse is joined by musical theatre stalwart John O’May and rising star Lucy Maunder for a superb celebration of one of the 20th century’s most influential songwriters
Lucy Maunder
The shadowy alleys and darkest dive saloons of old New York City are recreated by Australian chanteuse Lucy Maunder.
Cassandra Wilson
A vocalist not afraid to take chances. Two-time Grammy Award winning jazz singer and composer.
Emma Hamilton
With a recently released recording of La Musique and a tour across Europe under her belt, Emma Hamilton’s quirky jazz inspired sound is seducing a legion of fans around the world.
Michael Griffiths
Adelaide's own star of Jersey Boys Michael Griffiths returns to Cabaret Festival as Annie Lennox with no accent, costume or wig.
Tom Burlinson - Now We're Swingin'
Australian star of stage and screen. Tom Burlinson brings his sensational, salute to the masters of swing to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2013.
Paul Rissman
These concerts are all about rhythm, and will feature world-renowned UK presenter Paul Rissmann
David Pomeranz
Award-winning composer/performer, David Pomeranz’s one-man, musical tour de force is based on the life story of the brilliant cinematic genius, Charlie Chaplin.
Joey Arias
New York cabaret icon Joey Arias has been celebrated for his channeling of legendary jazz and blues singer, Billie Holiday.
RRAMP
An endearing comically deadpan performance of hard-hitting electronica dance metal rock, reflecting on unexpected and compelling stories.
Bernadette Robinson
Following the sold-out, critically acclaimed Australian tour of her one-woman play Songs for Nobodies, Bernadette Robinson returns to t...
Catherine Alcorn - Go Your Own Way
Catherine Alcorn tells the untold story of Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie, the single-minded genius behind some of the greatest rock and roll songs ever recorded.
Robyn Archer with Michael Morley and George But...
Back by popular demand, Robyn Archer returns to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
Songs for Little Monkeys
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.
The Paul Capsis Revue
Paul Capsis traverses a range of iconic rock, pop and soul songs that will surprise and mesmerize.
You, Me and the Bloody Sea
A boisterous new cabaret adventure featuring original music and invoking traditional sea shanties and siren songs.
Baby et Lulu
A night of sassy romance in Paris, full of swinging joie de vivre. You'll be charmed by the charismatic musical partnership between Abby Dobson,...
Bourgeois and Maurice
Hold on to your morals, as Bourgeois & Maurice hijack the Artspace with their critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe hit Sugartits!
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?
Class of Cabaret 2013
Some of the most talented music and drama students from secondary schools across South Australia have come together to share their stories in song.
José Carbó, with Slava and Leonard Grigoryan
Internationally-acclaimed baritone José Carbó is joined by celebrated classical guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, performing a sensuous collection of Latin American songs.
Meow Meow
Multi-award winning Meow Meow brings her unique brand of kamikaze cabaret and performance art exotica to Adelaide heavily dosed with sequins and satire.
Michael Lindner
Mark Campbell’s off-Broadway hit musical for one actor features smart, witty lyrics and music by 18 composers. It’s a part cabaret, part theatre modern song cycle.
Virginia Gay
All the songs that you've ever loved and lost to are given a new glittering life by foul-mouthed femme fatale Virginia Gay.
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.
Marika Aubrey
Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s resident Red Hot Mama, Marika Aubrey celebrates the sultry star of vaudeville - Sophie Tucker’s brilliant life and career
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright grew up immersed in the rich sounds of a famous musical dynasty. Now this Brooklyn based chanteuse has cemented her claim as a bona-fide artist in her own right.
Paul McDermott
Paul McDermott is joined on stage by his four piece band and a string quartet to create beautiful soundscapes for a new collection of emotionally charged songs.
Phil Scott
One of Australia’s national showbiz treasures will take you on a personal, idiosyncratic and hilarious mid-life cabaret career journey.
Sarah-Louise Young
Award-winning West End singer and actress, Sarah-Louise Young, uncannily recreates the voice of Julie Andrews in this delightful tell-all story of a true show business survivor.
Tyran Parke featuring images by Trent Parke
Compositions is an exciting visual-theatre concert bringing together the astounding images of Australia’s most acclaimed photographer Trent Parke, with the celebrated musical theatre talents of his brother, Tyran
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
Hans
Hold on to your boyfriends and join international superstar, Hans, for an evening of hotpants, feathers and, of course, accordions.
Kate Ceberano and Teddy Tahu Rhodes
Kate Ceberano and Teddy Tahu Rhodes bring their unique brand of harmony to the stage. From Les Miserables, to Carmen, Gershwin to Hunters and Collectors.
Adam Guettel in Concert
Two-time Tony Award winner composer/lyricist Adam Guettel brings his prodigious talent from Broadway to Adelaide.
Brian Cadd and Russell Morris
Brian Cadd and Russell Morris come together for a show full of rollicking good laughs and great music.
Backstage Club
Hosted by an array of stars from the Festival, we’ll throw in a dance-floor and some roving entertainment for the perfect place to kick on...
Backstage Club - Hosted by Matt Gilbertson
Hosted by local media identity and cabaret floozy Matt Gilbertson for the final hurrah of the Festival.
Idina Menzel
Tony Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter Idina Menzel, star of Broadway’s Wicked and the original stage production of Rent.
Lady Rizo
Mistress of Ceremonies for New York hotspot The Darby, Lady Rizo combines vintage arrangements, theatrical explorations of pop songs and originals in her Adelaide Cabaret Festival debut
Michelle Nightingale
Acclaimed cabaret singer Michelle Nightingale channels the troubled heart of Bruce Springsteen's work, in a brilliant new one-woman show.
Puta Madre Brothers
Three wanna-be-Mexicans pay homage to their heroes of outlaw rock and roll, soul, and Mexican folk music.
Sunny Leunig
Meet Sunny Leunig a Magosopher (ma-jos-opher) - a hapless, awkward magician and an amateur philosopher.
Foster and Allen
After 30 years, their popularity continues to flourish and fans often travel long distances to catch their shows as they tour around the country.
ASO Masters 6
In this not-to-be-missed ASO centenary performance, one of the leading French conductors on the planet, Yan Pascal Tortelier, brings Stravinsky’s visc
Steve Vai
Steve Vai's world tour will feature his latest album, The Story of Light. Joined by his band: Dave Weiner, Jeremy Colson, Philip Bynoe, Michael Arrom.
Sesame Street Presents Elmo's World Tour
See the Sesame Street gang live on stage as they embark on a voyage through imagination in Sesame Street Presents Elmo's World Tour.
Soundscapes
Children and adults alike will be totally rapt at this performance featuring well-known classical works inspired by nature.
Elvis - If I Can Dream
A rocking roller-coaster ride of a show about Elvis’s life and music
Nikolai Demidenko - International Piano Series
Nikolai Demidenko from Russia. A powerhouse with astonishing touch and colour. International Piano Series.
Bjorn Again
Grab your friends, family, dancing shoes and prepare for world-class entertainment with the World's Number 1 ABBA show - Bjorn Again.
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.
Songs of the Southern Skies
Two of Australia’s most loved artists. Songstress Katie Noonan and classical guitarist Karin Schaupp perform songs from their 2012 album.
The Morriston Orpheus Choir
Direct from the heart of Wales, the world famous The Morriston Orpheus Choir makes it’s long awaited return to Australia.
ASO Masters 8
Arvo Volmer and the ASO began this journey seven years ago and their adventure ends with a performance of Mahler’s last completed symphonic creation
Cory Band
The current World ranked number 1 band, 2012 Brass in Concert Champions, and Welsh Champions Cory Band heading for their first ever tour to Australia
Masters 9: Rhapsody in Blue
Gerswhin’s greatest music, including Rhapsody in Blue, comes to the concert hall with the American Gershwin pianist Kevin Cole – direct from Chicago.
Dusty Springfield with Special Guest Tom Jones
Dusty Springfield celebrates her 50th Anniversary Celebration of her first hit single as a solo artist "I Only Want To Be With You".
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.
Buddy 'n' Roy
From the producers of Buddy: The Concert, Johnny Cash: The Concert and The Class of 59, come and take a stroll down memory lane
Salome
Richard Strauss’s magnificent Salome, an explosive one-act opera featuring 100 minutes of brilliant music, tells a story of lust and desire, sexual po
Cyndi Lauper
Iconic singer Cyndi Lauper returns to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of her groundbreaking album with a nationwide tour of Australia.
Her Majesty's Centennial Gala Concert
To celebrate "The Maj's" 100 years a gala performance, featuring a variety of artists and companies will launch a fund to refurbish the theatre...
ASO Masters 10
Music by two great and revolutionary composers: Beethoven and Shostakovich. Arvo Volmer conducts. Loius Lortie on Piano.
Festival of Music 2013
Formed in 1891 as the Thousand Voice Choir, The Festival of Music has been a part of South Australian life and now stands as an official State Icon.
Marc-André Hamelin - International Piano Series
Marc-André Hamelin from Canada. One of the most brilliant virtuoso pianists of our time. RBS Morgans International Piano Series.
Everybody Sings!
Everybody Sing!
Everybody can learn to sing whether old or young.
Our inaugural event in 2012 proved how singing lifts the spirits...
Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood
In this performance of the classic fairy tale, three actors will bring Roald Dahl’s bizarre imagination to life.
La Forza del Destino
In celebration of the bicentenary of Verdi’s birth, State Opera is proud to present a true rarity – La Forza del Destino – a relentless tale of reveng
Nutcracker
Today, the Russian National Ballet Theatre performs new productions of classical repertoire including Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quix
David Helfgott
The pianist who stole our hearts in the film Shine, returns to Adelaide to perform the music that captured his soul.
ASO A Night in Vienna
In the tradition of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day Concert, we bring to the Festival Theatre great works of Strauss and Mozart, including T
War Requiem
Benjamin Britten is acknowledged as one of the leading composers of the 20th Century. To celebrate his 100th birthday, ASO performs his masterpiece.
Johnny Cash The Concert
Ring of Fire 50th Anniversary Tour
Fresh from their very successful 2012 national tour, Johnny Cash the Concert is back to celebrate all ...
Smokie - Live In Concert
The internationally successful British rock 'n' roll band Smokie will be back on tour in Australia this November!
Madama Butterfly
The Puccini magic produces music of heart-rending power and exquisite delicacy in this tale of love and honour pitted against callousness and cultural
ASO Last Night of the Proms
Scottish tenor and raconteur, Jamie MacDougall, brings you his Scottish take on the traditional Last Night of the Proms with all the pomp and ceremony