Adelaide Festival

Why Adelaide Festival is committed to amplifying First Nations voices
Adelaide Festival Artistic Director Ruth Mackenzie speaks to the centrality of First Nations stories in the cultural landscape.

Summer festival season heats up as programs launch nationwide
Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festivals launched their 2024 programs this week, with Mona Foma waiting eagerly in the wings.

Robert Lepage opera announced for Adelaide Festival 2024
Stravinsky’s ‘The Nightingale and Other Fables’ has been programmed by Artistic Director Ruth Mackenzie CBE next year, with more tentpole…

Theatre review: The Sheep Song, Adelaide Festival
A revolutionary form of theatre from Belgium.

Music review: Lorde, Adelaide Festival
Lorde's triumphant return to Adelaide after nearly a decade.

Music review: Messa da Requiem, Adelaide Festival
A production painted in drab shades of grey.

Music review: Ngapa William Cooper, Adelaide Festival
A world premiere collaboration that focuses on Australian hero and Yorta Yorta Elder, William Cooper.

Music review: Julia Jacklin, Adelaide Festival
Indie-folk songs charm the Adelaidian audience.

Theatre review: A Little Life, Adelaide Festival
Based on Yanagihara's best-selling novel, this production does not flinch in its portrayal of cruelty and abuse.

Adelaide Festival review: Escolania de Montserrat and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mister Hyde
From an exquisite Catalonian choir to a flawed, film noir-inspired take on a Gothic novella, the opening weekend of Adelaide…