Category: Theatre

East of Berlin – Bakehouse Theatre – Til 21 September – 4K

East of Berlin may well be the best work seen at the Bakehouse Theatre this year. 4K

I.T.S. – The International Theatre Series – Oct 8 – 20

Five shows – Three companies – Two awesome weeks!

The Illusionists 2.0 – Fest Theatre from 27 Dec

Set to be summer’s most talked about show, The Illusionists 2.0 is an unmissable experience for fans of magic, technology and anyone with an insatiable sense of wonder. Forget what you think you know about magic, The Illusionists 2.0 is the future.

THEATRE: Brief Encounter – Kneehigh (STCSA season 2013) – Dunstan Playhouse – 4.5K

What do you do if you meet the love of your life and it’s not the person you’re married to? UK based theatre company Kneehigh (as part of the State Theatre Company of South Australia’s 2013 season) presents an adaptation of Nöel Coward’s Brief Encounter; a film from 1945 which was itself a reworking of …

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DANCE – Stomp – 27 Aug – 1 Sept – Her Majesty’s

The Broadway, West End and international sensation STOMP is back, and it’s better than ever! See post for details.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) – Playhouse – 3.5K

If you are looking for a good bellyache or just the play to break in a young mind to the joys of theatre, few things offer a better time than this Complete Works. 3.5K

THEATRE – Happy As Larry – Preview – 14-17 Aug

Following national and international tours, including a season in London’s West End, Shaun Parker & Company’s Happy As Larry comes to Adelaide Festival Centre’s Dunstan Playhouse from 14 – 17 August. See post for details.

MELBOURNE WINTER MASTERPIECES – PT 1 – King Kong – 5K – Til Oct 5

King Kong is Danny Boyle meets Baz Luhrmann and Rogers and Hammerstein entering the world of U2. 5K

THEATRE – Noel and Gertie – 3.5K

Noel and Gertie will be a trip back for many but for others also an introduction to a sound and a style that while not common is by no means out of place in today’s theatre.

THEATRE: Oliver! – Gilbert & Sullivan Society – Arts Theatre

It’s a safe bet that most people are at least vaguely familiar with the story of Oliver Twist, the young orphan boy who dared to ask for more gruel, was ejected from the workhouse and consequently found himself a member of a gang of young pickpockets. The musical version by Lionel Bart is a perennial …

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