Australia - Adelaide Theatre Newsroom

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Adelaide Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Scottish Storyteller and Paranormalist Kevin Kopfstein is back with more ghostly tales and hauntiques from his collection! Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

Dan Ireland-Reeves and Gavin Roach will present Sauna Boy, real life stories from the gay sauna from someone who worked in one, at The Warehouse Theatre, Unley, Adelaide this March.

The Australian Youth Orchestra will transform Adelaide/Kaurna Country into a hub of orchestral excellence with its Summer Music Festival, showcasing 250 of the nation's most promising young classical musicians aged 12-26.

This is the last 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!

Coming off an appearance on Britain's Got Talent in 2023 and hit runs at the 2022-2024 Edinburgh Fringe, Accordion Ryan is taking his talents to the Perth Fringe World for 2025. 

This is the final week 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!

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.