Who: State Theatre Company of South Australia Where: Scott Theatre in the University of Adelaide When: 26 Feb – 7 Mar How much: $39 – $79 Dance Nation brings in the State Theatre Company’s 2020 season with this energetic and wild production about prepubescent teens striving for perfection in their dance troupe, somewhere in the USA. When Zuzu is chosen to inhibit the spirit of Ghandi … Continue reading Adelaide Festival 2020: Dance Nation
Who: The State Theatre Company of South Australia When: 16th July – 3rd August Where: Dunstan Playhouse The State Theatre Company continue their 2019 season with an Arthur Miller classic, A View from the Bridge. A domestic drama set in 1950s Brooklyn, the play portrays the plight of illegal Italian immigrants, reimagined on a dynamic and evocative set. What is compelling about A View from the Bridge … Continue reading Theatre Review: A View From the Bridge
Who: State Theatre Company of South Australia, dir. Elena Carapetis What: End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter When: June 6th – June 22nd Where: The Royalty Theatre How much: See website for details Judy Garland, Hollywood sweetheart and beloved songstress, is brought back to life on the Royalty Theatre stage in Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow. On stage, Garland was a force to … Continue reading Theatre Review: End of the Rainbow
What: Faith Healer by Brian Friel Who: Belvoir Street Theatre presented by State Theatre Company SA; directed by Judy Davis; starring Colin Friels, Paul Blackwell and Alison Whyte When: 26 September – 13 October 2018 Where: Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Tickets here Do you believe in miracles? Faith Healer probably will not convince you that they exist, but it will make you think about … Continue reading Theatre Review: Faith Healer
What:Terrestrial Who: State Theatre Company When: 23rd May – 2nd June Where: Space Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse How much: $30.00 – $76.00 (see site for full details) State Theatre Company’s latest production Terrestrial has had its preview performances at Flinders University earlier this month. Having read the intriguing play description, I jumped at the opportunity to see it. Prior to the two week season of Terrestrial at … Continue reading Theatre Review: Terrestrial
What: Sense and Sensibility by Kate Hamill, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen Who: State Theatre Company South Australia Where: Dunstan Playhouse When: 4-26 May How much: $84 full price, $74 concession, $38 under 30, $30 primary/secondary student (tickets available here) For Matilda’s interview with Anna Steen, one of the actors starring in Sense and Sensibility, click here. There’s something about Jane. What makes … Continue reading Theatre Review: Sense and Sensibility
What: In the Club Who: State Theatre Company of South Australia When: 23rd February – 18th March Where: Odeon Theatre, Norwood How much: $34.00 – $76.00 (see site for full details) A heart beats stridently and the audience is submerged in darkness as light rain falls onto the stage, filling the stage floor with ankle deep water. A young woman, dressed for a wild night … Continue reading Adelaide Festival 2018 Review: In the Club
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