Australia - Adelaide Theatre Newsroom

Returning to Adelaide Fringe in 2025, Confessions of a Boba Liberalist is an attempt to prove that Nita is in fact NOT Boba Liberal and an answer (or not) to the dreaded question “where are you from?”.

Adelaide Fringe Festival 2025 will present UNDERWIRE by Gemma Caruana, a show about backbreaking boobs and a young woman who was “blessed” with more than her fair share.

This coming 2025 festival season Katie Reddin-Clancy will present the world premiere of a new theatre show End Game in Australia. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

Guildhouse, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation has announced South Australian contemporary artist Michelle Nikou as the 2024 Guildhouse Fellow – a twelve-month fellowship valued at over $50,000.

Chris Martin, one of Brisbane’s best comedians, is coming to the 2025 Adelaide Fringe to take back his name with his brand new show Chris Martin – Not The Guy From Coldplay. 

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Adelaide Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Andrew Blanch, Vladimir Gorbach and brothers Slava and Leonard Grigoryan have come together as the newly formed Australian Guitar Quartet. Learn more about their upcoming performances here!

Fresh from a sell-out season in Edinburgh and Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024, Matt Harvey will bring his hilarious show Wage Against the Machine to Perth Fringe World this January.

With experimentation at the heart of the program, the year sees the introduction of two new initiatives, a regional South Australian tour, national and international touring and three works in development.

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Adelaide Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Get ready for a night of raw, unfiltered laughs with Two and a Half Straight White Men, a stand-up comedy showcase featuring three of Australia's fastest-rising comedic talents—Justin Sorre, Jay Michael, and Clay McMath.

Clay McMath's latest show at the Adelaide Fringe Festival dives headfirst into life's most hilariously uncomfortable situations. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Definitely NOT A Hungry Game, a parody musical of The Hunger Games, is coming to Adelaide Fringe next year. Learn more about the production, which began at Sydney Fringe.

ADDiCTED is an original live stage  production, described as a music mime dance show. The event will embark on an Adelaide Fringe Stage Show tour. Learn more here!

Celebrate Australia’s first flavours at The Red Gum Dinner with legendary Bundjalung chef Mark Olive, acclaimed star of 'The Outback Cafe' and celebrity judge on SBS's 'The Chefs' Line.'

Rob Croser directs the well-crafted production that we expect from Independent Theatre.

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Adelaide Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

After a huge touring schedule in 2024 with sold out shows and rave reviews, Chris Martin and Taylor Edwards are bringing their sketch comedy show Date Night to the 2025 Adelaide Fringe.

Jason Smith has been announced as the new director of the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA). Mr Smith brings to Adelaide more than 25 years’ experience.

The Mount Barker District Council initiated and funded inclusive dance project EveryBody Dance will have its red-carpet world premiere screening this week. Learn more here!

Be sure to get tickets to this world premiere.

Experience the mesmerising journey of the iconic French chanteuse, Edith Piaf, in PIAF! The Show. This musical extravaganza will return to Australia after the success of its previous tour, and now, for the first time, arrives in New Zealand.

The final cast members of the new production of Agatha Christie’s best-selling crime novel of all time, And Then There Were None, have been revealed. Learn more about the cast here!

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