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The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin review: landmark 1970s play revived for a new audience

Some 50 years on, The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin remains just as urgent as ever.

A scene from Florentina Holzinger's 'A year without summer', programmed for RISING 2026. Ten culturally and physically diverse performers wearing hospital whites (including a person lying on a hospital bed and another using a walking frame) sing in front of a larger-than-life nude female torso. Six more white-clad performers are visible at the rear of the stage, performing on a raised, industrial-looking platform.
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RISING 2026 is dominated by dance and contemporary music

The inaugural Australian Dance Biennale and an expansive music program make up a considerable part of the 2026 RISING program.

Isabelle Huppert in Mary Said What She Said at Adelaide Festival 2026. Photo: Lucie Jansch.
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Mary Said What She Said review: Isabelle Huppert's masterful turn as Mary Queen of Scots

The French actor delivered an unforgettable and commanding performance in Mary Said What She Said at Adelaide Festival.

Year of the Rooster. Photo: Cameron Grant.
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Year of the Rooster review: bold costumes and wild buffoonery are not quite enough

The third play in a series dubbed The Beast Trilogy, Year of the Rooster is a visual treat.

CERCLES, STRUT Dance, Perth Festival: a photo of approximately 150 people under a spotlight on a large circular outdoor stage dancing in colourful clothing at night, against the night sky.
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Dancing in CERCLES: Perth Festival show excels at bringing people together

An epic international dance project spotlighting the power of public dance was one of the greatest achievements of this year’s…

Ensemble Pygmalion performs Monteverdi's Vespers at Adelaide Festival 2026. Photo: Claudio Raschella.

Monteverdi's Vespers and Orfeo review: two 5-star baroque masterpieces at Adelaide Festival

Ensemble Pygmalion's performances of Monteverdi's Vespers and the opera Orfeo were baroque masterpieces for a neo-baroque age.

Isabelle Huppert in Mary Said What She Said at Adelaide Festival 2026. Photo: Lucie Jansch.
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Mary Said What She Said is a stunning solo act

Acclaimed French actress Isabelle Huppert is hypnotic as the doomed Queen of Scots in this Adelaide Festival production of Mary…

The Tiger Lillies perform Serendade from the Sewer at Adelaide Festival 2026. Photo: Andrew Beveridge.
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The Tiger Lillies review: dead funny cabaret at Adelaide Festival

The Tiger Lillies didn't bring the energy they're known for to this Adelaide Festival performance of Serenade from the Sewer.

History of Violence at Adelaide Festival 2026. A half-naked actor, covered by a bedsheet, sprawls on stage. His image is cast to a screen behind him by the camera held in a second actor's hands; the second actor wears a white plastic forensic jumpsuit.
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History of Violence review: exploring memory, trauma and the nature of truth at Adelaide Festival

History of Violence was stunning proof that the nature of any story, no matter how personal, changes in the telling.

First Nations performance Guuranda X will be reimagined in India. Photo: TJ Garvie.
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This Narungga-led First Nations performance will premiere in India in a historic cultural exchange

This month, Indigenous Elders and artists travel to Chennai to debut GUURANDA x KMMC – and you can livestream it in Australia.

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