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Reserves and Prices
Cabaret’s favourite book club returns, with a fresh line-up of book nerds.
Curl up with Helen’s Garner’s funny, electric and moving Australian classic, The Children’s Bach.
Join Virginia Gay, Annabel Crabb, and writer Lur Alghurabi in conversation, confab and cackling, accompanied by scintillating jazz covers of Bach from Michelle Nicolle, as well as killer hits from the 1984 Melbourne music scene (yes, we got Crabb to ask Garner specifically what live gigs the characters attended).
Buy, borrow, or dust off your copy of this brilliant Australian novella and spend a Sunday afternoon with your new best friends.
Don’t explain everything. Leave holes. The music will do the rest.
From Virginia
- Accessibility
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This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Accessible tickets and Companion Card bookings are now available online for many Adelaide Festival Centre shows on Ticketek.
If the show you are looking at doesn't have online booking available, please complete Ticketek's Accessible Seating Form and you will be contacted to process your booking.
- Age Suitability
- All ages
- Runtime
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1 hour
No interval
Part of
The biggest festival of its kind, Adelaide Cabaret Festival has garnered a reputation of highlighting outstanding local, national and international artists through an eclectic program of classic and contemporary cabaret performances.
Discover Adelaide Cabaret FestivalPhoto: Claudio Raschella
Performance Location: Banquet Room, Adelaide Festival Centre

The most direct way to enter the Banquet Room is from King William Road, near the corner of Elder Park, or Festival Plaza. Enter via the Festival Theatre main entrance off King William Street.
You can also walk from North Terrace via the laneway alongside SkyCity Casino or by crossing the footbridge from Adelaide Oval.
Access
If you require an accessible drop off area, use the drive through zone just off King William Road, approximately 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is are is accessible when traveling north on King William Road. When King William Road is closed for major events, the nearest accessible drop off area is on the west side of Adelaide Festival Centre, alongside Festival Drive under the Riverbank Footbridge.
Taxi services
There is no formal taxi rank on King William Road, but taxis can use the drive through zone just off King William Road, approximately 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is accessible when traveling north on King William Road.
The nearest taxi ranks are located on North Terrace, outside the Casino and Railway Station, and on King William Street next to Rundle Mall.
Car parking
The closest parking is available at Festival Plaza Car Park, accessible from King William Road or Montefiore Road. Follow the signs on Festival Drive and drive down to the lower levels to park near B3 or B4. From there the King William Road lifts will take you to the Festival Theatre entrance. Visit the Festival Plaza Car Park website for more information.
You can also use the Convention Centre’s Riverbank Car Park or one of a number of nearby city car parks.
Public transport
Accessible by many forms of public transport. Including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.
To make an accessible booking please contact Ticketek by phone, in person or via email:
By phone
Call 131 246 (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) and advise the operator of your access requirements so that they can provide you with information and offer the best possible seating available.
In person
Ticketek Outlets are open at various times.
You can email your booking request to: ticketrequests@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
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