Adelaide Festival Centre Season 2020 – Summer Edition

SUMMER

SEASON

Adelaide Festival Centre is the heart of the arts in South Australia. Established in 1973, it is Australia’s first capital city arts venue and hosts more than one million people annually. As well as presenting theatre, dance, music, and exhibitions, Adelaide Festival Centre creates diverse festivals to inspire, challenge, educate and entertain. We welcome audiences of all ages, experience, and cultures.

Adelaide Festival Centre is located on the traditional lands for the Kaurna people. We pay respect to ancestors and elders past, present, and emerging as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We honour their cultural and spiritual relationship with their country and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation.

Adelaide Festival Centre celebrates Adelaide’s designation as a UNESCO City of Music.

Front cover: Nouvelle Vague, Billy Elliot The Musical, Nils Frahm [Image by Manuel Wagner]

IN THIS ISSUE

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4 West Side Story 6 Billy Elliot The Musical 8 Live at the Quartet Bar 9 Nils Frahm 10 Nouvelle Vague – 15th Anniversary Tour 11 Chinese New Year Chamber Music Concert 12 On Stage 12 Storytime Ballet: The Nutcracker 13 Dr AudiYO’s Giant Adventure 13 Three Monks 14 Female Archetypes 15 Space and Place 15 Happy 40th Birthday Performing Arts Collection 16 Adelaide Guitar Festival Winter School 16 Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition 17 Adelaide Festival: Requiem 18 GreenRoom 19 Join and Save 20 CALENDAR 22 Keep an Eye Out – Coming Soon 24 inSPACE – Still Point of a Turning World 26 centrED Schools Program 27 Art Start, Overture, Morning Melodies 28 Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation 32 Dinner and a Show 33 Corporate Partnerships & Events 34 Access, Transport & Ticketing 36 What’s on sale with BASS

Theatre

Dance

Festival

Opera

Comedy

Music

Exhibition

Musical

Family

Talks/Forums

STAYING INFORMED Festival Plaza and precinct redevelopment is underway.

Please see page 34 for more information and plan your visit carefully. Keep up to date with the latest news on our website. We will provide important information to ticket buyers before your visit.

CONNECT WITH US #AdelaideFesCent adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au

WELCOME TO A NEW CHAPTER FOR

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE 2

There’s so much happening in our theatres, venues, and evolving calendar of festivals and shows, that we enter a new year with a fresh approach to Season 2020. This is the summer edition.

This quarterly brochure highlights what you can experience at Adelaide Festival Centre this summer – shows, exhibitions, new food and beverage offerings, and news about some of the work we’re doing behind the scenes.

Every year, more than a million people come to shows, festivals and events at Adelaide Festival Centre and we look forward to welcoming new and familiar faces to our venues throughout summer. Whatever your arts and entertainment passions, we aim to surprise and delight you with a comprehensive program of work from South Australia and around the world.

We thank the Government of South Australia for their continuing support and all our partners, sponsors and home companies who contribute so much to our mutual success. We are grateful to them and also to you, our patrons and supporters. Your enthusiasm for the arts and love of live performance is at the heart of everything we do.

Douglas Gautier AM CEO & Artistic Director Adelaide Festival Centre

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE MANAGEMENT CEO & Artistic Director Chief Operating & Financial Officer Director of Programming, Development & Venue Sales Director of Marketing, Sales & Audience Engagement Head of Public Affairs Technical Manager Creative Director, Cabaret & Commercial Associate Director, Programming Associate Director, Brand & Customer Experience Associate Director, Marketing Manager Corporate Partnerships & Events Manager Ticketing Manager Digital & Social Manager Philanthropy Manager Food & Beverage Manager Finance & Business Support Manager Human Resources Manager WHS & Risk Manager Scenery & Engineering Workshop ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE TRUSTEES Michael Abbott AO QC (Chair) Jim Hazel (Deputy Chair) Mary Hamilton Phil Hoffmann AM Tony Smith Sandy Verschoor Lord Mayor of Adelaide

Christine Zeitz Maggie Zhou

Douglas Gautier AM Carlo D’Ortenzio Liz Hawkins Kristen Eckhardt Ruth Sibley Moira Hay Ebony Bott Beck Pearce Yolanda Sulser Dani Ricciardi Teresa Whitehorn Natalie Adam Kacy Ratta Robyn Brown Ashlesha Chandran Christine Dunthorne Claire George Carolyn Laffin Mike Price ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE FOUNDATION Legh Davis (Chair) Kate Abraham Cathy Chong Angela Condous AM Cain Cooke Janet Crawford Kathryn House Penny Johnson Sue Pearce OAM Tony Smith John Sulan QC John Taplin Lauren Zwaans Lady Hardy OAM (Patron)

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MUSICAL AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE PREMIERE Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment present the BB Group production

WEST SIDE STORY 4

One of the greatest love stories ever told, the show that changed the face of musical theatre forever. Joey McKneely’s vibrant stage production features Jerome Robbins’ original choreography, as fresh as it has ever been.

Celebrated conductor Donald Chan leads the 20 piece orchestra to play Bernstein’s iconic score featuring ‘Maria’, ‘Somewhere’, ‘I Feel Pretty’ and ‘America’.

Featuring some of the finest emerging talents assembled in Australia, this outstanding cast is lead by Todd Jacobsson (Book Of Mormon) as Tony, Keanu Gonzalez (Aladdin) as Bernardo, Chloé Zuel (Beautiful) as Anita with two impressive professional stage debuts by Noah Mullins as Riff and Sophie Salvesani as Maria.

The ideal fusion of dance, music, and theatre; experience this internationally celebrated production of West Side Story.

28 NOV – 8 DEC FESTIVAL THEATRE 2 hrs 20 mins duration includes 20 mins interval Warning: Strong language, adult themes, not recommended for children under the age of 12

PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE

From $119.95 From $109.95 From $79.95 From $59.95

JOIN & SAVE A RESERVE From $107.95

Pre-Show Dinner Available Interval Drinks Available

“IF YOU BUY ONE THEATRE TICKET, MAKE IT THIS ONE. A THRILLING HURTLING TRIUMPH”

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The Observer

Image | Jeff Busby

MUSICAL AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE PREMIERE

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BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL BE INSPIRED. BE ELECTRIFIED. Set in a northern town during the miners’ strike of 1984/5, the show follows Billy’s journey from boxing ring to ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that unites his family, inspires his community and changes his life forever.

Featuring music by the legendary Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has been seen by over 12 million people worldwide.

Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, it is the recipient of over 85 awards internationally.

Coming to Adelaide for the very first time, Billy Elliot the Musical is an extraordinary theatrical experience that has captivated audiences around the world.

29 DEC – 8 FEB FESTIVAL THEATRE 2 hrs 55 mins duration includes 20 mins interval PRODUCER RESERVE PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE

From $149 From $119 From $100 From $79 From $65

JOIN & SAVE A RESERVE

From $85

Pre-Show Dinner Available

Interval Drinks Available

Warning: Some strong language, strobe effects, tobacco-free prop cigarettes, theatrical haze, loud music/sound effects Not recommended for children under the age of 10

“A NON-STOP RUNAWAY BLOCKBUSTER OF A SMASH. THE BEST SHOW YOU WILL EVER SEE” New York Post

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From the Original London Production Image | Alastair Muir

MUSIC AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE EXCLUSIVE Adelaide Festival Centre presents

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LIVE AT THE QUARTET BAR CURATED BY SHARON GRIGORYAN A unique music series that delivers quality chamber music in an intimate and relaxed setting.

Slava and Sharon Grigoryan, and the Australian String Quartet will perform and talk with you about their craft. This refreshing approach encourages connection between the audience and the music.

Get up close and personal with Australia’s top musicians in this new music series curated by Sharon Grigoryan, cellist with the Australian String Quartet.

9 Dec - Australian String Quartet 16 Dec - Sharon and Slava Grigoryan

9 & 16 DEC 7pm QUARTET BAR, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE 60 mins duration

ADULT $30 CONC $25 GREENROOM $25 MORNING MELS $25 JOIN & SAVE ADULT $25 CONC $22.50

Image | Simon Schiff

Image | Manuel Wagner

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MUSIC GERMANY Adelaide Festival Centre presents

NILS FRAHM German composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nils Frahm will premiere his otherworldly neoclassical music and hypnotic live show at Adelaide Festival Centre, for one night only, following the announcement of his new EP Encores 3 and album All Encores.

With his unconventional approach to music, contemplative and intimate persona, Frahm captures the imagination of music lovers across many genres. Frahm draws on heavy improvisation to create original moments and his mesmerising live shows have gained him global notoriety.

Frahm is set to captivate Adelaide audiences with his array of keyboards, fusing classical and electronic elements where no two shows are the same.

You won’t want to miss this.

3 DEC 7.30pm DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE 2 hrs duration no interval Warning: Haze effects

PREMIUM $80 A RESERVE $75 A RESERVE CONC $70 GREENROOM $30 JOIN & SAVE ADULT $70 CONC $65

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Image | Rod Maurice

MUSIC FRANCE ADELAIDE PREMIERE Adelaide Festival Centre presents

NOUVELLE VAGUE

15TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Parisian punk-pop-outfit Nouvelle Vague return to Adelaide Festival Centre with their unique blend of dreamy French noir cool for their 15th Anniversary tour.

It was in 2004, at the height of the French Touch, that the Parisian collective, led by Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, released its first album, taking its original concept worldwide: New Wave = Wave Bossa Nova = Nouvelle Vague.

In just a few months, Nouvelle Vague deconstructed the notion of “the cover band” and, supported by some of the most prestigious labels (Peacefrog, Luaka Bop, Rough Trade, Pias), delighted an audience that almost forgot the original versions.

With five studio albums and extensive global tours under its belt, Nouvelle Vague now celebrates its fifteenth anniversary with an Australian national tour as part of the So Frenchy So Chic series. Melodic and sensuous, don’t miss out on this captivating class act for one show only in Adelaide.

FRI 10 JAN 7.30pm DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE 75 mins duration Warning: Coarse language

PREMIUM $65 A RESERVE $55 A RESERVE CONC $50 GREENROOM $30 MORNING MELS $30 JOIN & SAVE ADULT $49.50 CONC $45

MUSIC AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE PREMIERE Adelaide Festival Centre presents

CHINESE NEW YEAR CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

To celebrate Chinese New Year, join us to experience the traditions of Chinese instruments, merging with western music elements.

Performed by the School of Chinese Music & Arts and guest artists, it will take you on a journey to explore the beauty, complexity and variation of cultures from the East to the West.

31 JAN 6pm SPACE THEATRE 90 mins duration includes 20 mins interval

ADULT $30 CONC $25 FAMILY (2 + 2) $100 GREENROOM $25 MORNING MELS $25 JOIN & SAVE ADULT $25 CONC $22.50

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FAMILIES AT ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE Adelaide Festival Centre invites all families to experience the wonders of live performance. There is always something for kids to enjoy, with fantastic familyfriendly experiences available all year around. Adventure awaits for children of all ages. Jump in! Follow us on Facebook @FamiliesatAdelaideFestivalCentre

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ON STAGE Every school holidays Adelaide Festival Centre invites children from 8 – 16 years to participate in this popular program.

The workshops are delivered in a fun and friendly environment with a focus on developing confidence, communication and leadership skills.

No auditions needed, but registrations are required.

SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS PROGRAM 6 – 17 JAN To book visit adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/onstage

The Australian Ballet presents

STORYTIME BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER BALLET JUST FOR KIDS

22 – 24 JAN 11am, 2pm & 4pm DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE 50 mins duration A RESERVE $48 B RESERVE $45

JOIN & SAVE A RESERVE $43.20

Experience the world’s most famous ballet live on stage in a brand-new production of The Nutcracker created especially for children aged three and up.

Join the narrator and a colourful cast of characters at a marvellous Christmas party that transforms into a spellbinding, magical adventure. Children are fully immersed in the story and help make the magic happen on stage.

Storytime Ballet is an interactive, educational ballet production that encourages kids to learn, practise making magic and explore their love of dance!

Packed with wonder and delight, this is the perfect first ballet experience for boys and girls.

Don’t forget to dress up in your favourite ballet-inspired outfit!

Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre

Dr AudiYO’s GIANT ADVENTURE Join Dr AudiYO, a beat boxing clowncome-superhero, as she sets off on a surreal adventure to slay The Beast, who’s on a rampage to silence the city.

She must use her ‘magic looping bum bag’ and enlist the help of the audience to save the city!

18 JAN 1pm & 3pm SPACE THEATRE 50 mins duration

CHINA • ADELAIDE PREMIERE Adelaide Festival Centre and China National Theatre for Children Beijing present

THREE MONKS Celebrating Chinese New Year, Three Monks integrates traditional Chinese opera, martial arts and elements of Chinese culture to tell the wellknown Chinese fable that explores the philosophy of unity and co-operation.

The fable is devised from the proverb ‘One monk will shoulder two buckets of water, two monks will share the load, but add a third and no one will fetch the water’.

AS PART OF

SINGLE $15 JOIN & SAVE SINGLE $12

8 FEB 11am & 4pm SPACE THEATRE 80 mins duration ADULT $30 CONC $25 FAMILY $100 JOIN & SAVE ADULT $25 CONC $22.50

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ART

EXHIBITIONS Over the next three months our exhibitions team are working hard to bring you a range of visual arts and performing arts exhibitions. This summer season we pay homage to famous women, showcase a collection of disparate works that play with space and celebrate our Performing Arts Collection’s milestone 40th birthday.

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From Eliza Doolittle to Stella Kowalski, the Female Archetypes exhibition, drawing on our extensive Performing Arts Collection, explores famous female characters and costumes of the stage.

17 OCT – 31 DEC FESTIVAL THEATRE FOYERS

Twelfth Night, 1999 donated by State Theatre Company of South Australia.

Performing Arts Collection AFC. Photograph by Grant Hancock

Image | Grant Hancock

FEMALE ARCHETYPES

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTION Adelaide Festival Centre’s Performing Arts Collection holds many prestigious and unique pieces that showcase South Australia’s enduring performing arts history.

Now celebrating forty years, it was established by Premier Don Dunstan in 1979 and has grown to hold significant archives and object rich collections relating to drama, dance, music, opera and theatre decor.

Amneris headdress from Aida, worn by Clara Serena Covent Garden 1927, from Performing Arts Collection Adelaide Festival Centre

SPACE AND PLACE Boasting an impressive collection of artworks, paintings, sculptures, photography & textiles, Adelaide Festival Centre Works of Art Collection is a disparate group of works showcasing not only the history of the Festival Centre but that of the art and artists themselves, furthering Australia’s contemporary art story.

This exhibition focuses on large works that play with proportion and space.

28 NOV – 31 DEC QBE GALLERIES

Angela Watson, Minyma Tjurkurpa, 2017, acrylic on canvas © the artist, courtesy Ninuku Arts

Image | Alice Dilger

20 AUG – 31 DEC GRAND CIRCLE FESTIVAL THEATRE

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MUSIC

ADELAIDE GUITAR FESTIVAL’S WINTER SCHOOL 6 – 10 JULY

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A one-week guitar intensive for all guitarists with two streams – Classical and Blues & Roots. Led by Dr Paul Svoboda and Cal Williams Jr with special guest tutors, registrations open January so don’t miss your chance to hone your guitar skills with the best.

Repertoire is out now for the most prestigious guitar competition in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major prize includes $10,000 cash donated by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation and a Jim Redgate Guitar (worth over USD$16,000).

AUDITION ROUND CLOSES MARCH 2020 adelaideguitarfestival.com.au #AdlGuitarFest

2019 Competition Winners (from left): Third place, Lazhar Cherouana; second place, Callum Henshaw and winner Andrew Blanch.

Image | Claudio Raschella

ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION

OPERA FRANCE | AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE A co-production between Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Adelaide Festival presented by the Adelaide Festival in association with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide Festival Centre

REQUIEM

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By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/ Directed by Romeo Castellucci A fresh staging of Mozart’s Requiem by pioneering international director, Romeo Castellucci, celebrated creator of exciting and bewitching visual environments on stage.

Conductor Rory Macdonald brings the production to life with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and a chorus of 36, including Adelaide Chamber Singers, alongside Adelaide’s own Australian Dance Theatre. The production features the original cast of soloists from the world premiere in Aix-en-Provence: Sara Mingardo (alto), Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor), Luca Tittoto (bass), and Australian rising star Siobhan Stagg (soprano).

The music will take your breath away. The searing images you will encounter, some universally recognisable, some utterly unearthly, will reach deep into your unconscious. Profound, primal and never to be forgotten.

28 FEB – 4 MAR FESTIVAL THEATRE 1 hr 30 mins duration No interval

PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE

from $249 from $175 from $80 from $60

JOIN & SAVE A RESERVE from $157

Performed in Latin and German with English surtitles Warning: contains nudity Pre-Show Dinner Available Interval Drinks Available

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE’S

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JOIN AND SAVE Join the Adelaide Festival Centre family and save! We value our patrons and appreciate your loyalty.

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BENEFITS You’ll receive fantastic savings on tickets throughout the year as well as other subscriber benefits: • Exclusive access to pre-sales via email • Be the first to hear about special events and activities • Receive discounts and special offers from: – other shows on sale with BASS – Adelaide Festival Centre bars and dining – Adelaide Festival Centre partner organisations

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10% OFF all Adelaide Festival Centre Season 2020* tickets

2 WAYS TO ACCESS BENEFITS SUBSCRIBER

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Purchase A Reserve or higher tickets to at least four showsº in one transaction to become an Adelaide Festival Centre SUBSCRIBER.

FRIEND

Can’t decide on four shows right now?

Once you’ve purchased tickets to the value of $1000,º you will automatically become an Adelaide Festival Centre FRIEND TERMS & CONDITIONS Tickets subject to availability and prices subject to change. Subscriber and Friend pricing valid for Adult and Concession A Reserve or equivalent only.

For some productions, tickets are valid for select performances only.

º Shows must be at an Adelaide Festival Centre venue from December 2019 to December 2020 inclusive and sold through BASS to be eligible.

* For a list of shows that form part of Season 2020, updated regularly throughout the year, visit: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/whats-on/season-2020

WIN /

SUMMER SPECIAL Complimentary

Pre-Show Dinner for you and 3 friends!

The first 50 people to become a Season 2020 Subscriber or Friend will automatically go into the draw to win a complimentary pre-show dinner for four people. There are only three to be won, so get booking!

Winners will be contacted by 31 January 2020 via their BASS account contact information.

CALENDAR

DECEMBER 2019 UNTIL 1 DEC

Black is the New White

P39

DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

UNTIL 8 DEC

P4

West Side Story FESTIVAL THEATRE

UNTIL 31 DEC

Happy 40th Birthday Performing Arts Collection

P15

3 DEC

P9

Nils Frahm DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

GRAND CIRCLE FESTIVAL THEATRE

9 DEC

Live at the Quartet Bar – Australian String Quartet

11 DEC

P8

P39

Tis The Season ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

QUARTET BAR FESTIVAL THEATRE

29 DEC – 8 FEB

Billy Elliot The Musical

P6

FESTIVAL THEATRE

JANUARY 2020 6 – 17 JAN

P12

On Stage ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE

10 JAN

P10

Nouvelle Vague 15th Anniversary Tour DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

22 – 24 JAN

P12

Storytime Ballet: The Nutcracker

31 JAN

Chinese New Year Chamber Music Concert

P11

SPACE THEATRE

DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

FEBRUARY 2020 4 – 8 FEB

P38

Senior Moments 2 DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

7 – 8 FEB

Master Series 1 – The Adventure Begins

P37

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

12 FEB

Classics Unwrapped 1 – Magic

P37

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

14 – 16 FEB

P37

The Adelaide Fringe Comedy Gala DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

22 FEB

P36

Stand Together DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

28 FEB – 4 MAR

P17

Adelaide Festival: Requiem FESTIVAL THEATRE

Theatre

Dance

Festival

Opera

Comedy

Music

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UNTIL 31 DEC

Female Archetypes

P14

FESTIVAL THEATRE FOYERS

6 DEC

Wallis Giunta

UNTIL 31 DEC

Space and Place

P15

QBE GALLERIES FESTIVAL THEATRE

P39

UKARIA CULTURAL CENTRE

9 – 20 DEC

inSPACE – Still Point of a Turning World

P24

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ARCADE STUDIO 1, STATION ARCADE

12 DEC

P38

Lloyd Cole DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

16 DEC

Live at the Quartet Bar – Sharon and Slava Grigoryan

P8

QUARTET BAR FESTIVAL THEATRE

18 JAN

An evening with David Sedaris

P38

DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

8 FEB

Three Monks

18 JAN

Dr AudiYO’s Giant Adventure

P13

SPACE THEATRE

P13

SPACE THEATRE

11 – 12 FEB

David Suchet, Poirot & More, A Retrospective

P40

FESTIVAL THEATRE

17 FEB

P36

Squeeze DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

Exhibition

Musical

21 FEB – 7 MAR

Dance Nation SCOTT THEATRE

Family

Talks/Forums

P36

AUTUMN

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Adelaide Festival The Sound of History: Beethoven, Napoleon and Revolution School of Rock The Gospel According to Paul Carmina Burana Teddy Tahu Rhodes in Recital Tom Burlinson Swingin’ The Great Standards Single Asian Female International Jazz Day Creation Creation The Barber of Seville La Finta Giardiniera Euphoria

KEEP AN E

COMING SOO

WINTER Adelaide Cabaret Festival Six The Musical Sing Your Own Opera The 7 Stages of Grieving Classical Hits Adelaide Guitar Festival Anna Karenina The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Writer Respect: The Music of Aretha Franklin Bran Nue Dae Me and My Shadow

SPRING Gaslight Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Grug Joseph Calleja in Recital Big Hits of the Small Screen OzAsia Festival Ripcord Macbeth Summer of the Seventeenth Doll These shows and more now on sale at BASS.net.au

LYON OPERA BALLET 6 – 7 MARCH

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FROM 20 MARCH

THE DOCTOR

27 FEBRUARY – 8 MARCH

FROM 11 JUNE Photo of London cast Image | Idil Sukan

inSPACE Adelaide Festival Centre’s inSPACE program is a cutting edge, grassroots, innovative program that supports some of Australia’s most talented, independent artists. Be part of the artistic conversation: sharing, contributing and discovering how art is created behind the scenes.

Discover this Summer’s inSpace development.

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STILL POINT OF A TURNING WORLD Still Point of a Turning World is an immersive, participatory, performance installation and it’s yours to explore. Wander around or find a place to sit and experience small scenes, poetic games, stories and meetings between audience and performers.

Collaborators Sarah John, Emma Beech, Marga Socias, Tim Overton, Michelle ‘Maddog’ Delaney, Janice Vitovsky 9 – 20 DEC ARCADE STUDIO 1, STATION ARCADE For public showing dates and times visit: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/whats-on/ inspace-developments

UPCOMING WORKS Fill the Earth

Hyperobject

Thank You Brain

Yasha’s Lullaby

The Lost Art of Listening

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centrED SCHOOLS PROGRAM centrED welcomes back teachers and students for 2020.

We’re excited to present another full calendar of learning opportunities, ranging from performances, workshops, visual arts experiences and professional learning.

From Reception to Year 12 and beyond, we’re committed to fostering lifelong learning. Join us.

Want to know more? Our semester one brochure is now in schools and information is available online at adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/learning

ART START Adelaide Festival Centre is passionate about providing pathways for young people to explore a career within the arts. Now in its second year, Arts Start brings a series of educational workshops and forums to help young people kick start their career in the arts! Throughout the series we aim to provide the tools and knowledge to succeed in the arts. Whether you’re an

emerging artist, an aspiring producer or simply interested in working in an arts centre, this series is not to be missed!

Free and exclusive for all GreenRoom members and current senior secondary students.

Visit adelaidefestivalcentre.com. au/events/arts-start

Image | Claudio Raschella

MORNING MELODIES OVERTURE

Access for our community

Adelaide Festival Centre’s OVERTURE provides theatre experiences to groups who would not ordinarily be able to attend.

Program participants are members of a registered not for profit organisation with an objective for the achievement of social justice for individuals experiencing disadvantage within society (including minority groups and refugees, low income earners, groups experiencing social marginalisation, and people with physical or intellectual disability).

For more information download the organisation application form on our website: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/your-visit/access-services

Daytime arts and entertainment Nothing lifts your spirits like a great performance. Whether it be music, theatre, dance or a big musical, Morning Melodies has it all.

Experience a superb selection of daytime entertainment for affordable prices in the comfort of Adelaide Festival Centre venues.

For more information visit: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ whats-on/morning-melodies

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Something on Saturday’s Foundation Corner Art Workshops Image | Catherine Leo

CHANGING YOUNG PEOPLE’S LIVES THROUGH THE ARTS For 20 years Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation has supported the most comprehensive and year long performing arts program in South Australia delivering on our mission of Arts of All with a focus on children and young people.

Over the last two years the Foundation has provided transport and tickets to DreamBIG Children’s Festival and other live performances and workshops at Adelaide Festival Centre to over 24,000 students from city and regional schools with disadvantage.

We’ve also made a commitment to support the education component of the OzAsia Festival, Australia’s only annual international arts festival comprehensively engaging with Asia.

The popular Something on Saturday Kids Corner Workshops is also supported by the Foundation along with the GreenRoom Youth Membership program for young people aged 18 to 30.

The Foundation has a focus on professional development. We offer a fellowship which provides a First Nations arts worker the opportunity to spend a year with Adelaide Festival Centre in programming and marketing as well as an annual scholarship for a regional student experiencing disadvantage to receive tuition and participate in Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

Donating will help support these programs and create more opportunities for our young people to experience the power of the arts.

If you would like to discuss a bequest or any aspect of the Foundation's activities please contact Manager of Philanthropy Robyn Brown on (08) 8216 8826.

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ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE FOUNDATION DONORS (including Her Majesty’s Theatre donors)

We appreciate the support of donors to Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation.

This lists donations from 1 January 2018 to 26 September 2019.

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$100,000+ Legh and Helen Davis Frank Ford AM Lang Foundation Peter and Pamela McKee Thyne Reid Foundation Ian Wall AM and Pamela Wall OAM $50,000+ John Bishop AO $25,000+ Advertiser Foundation Anonymous Hugh MacLachlan and Fiona MacLachlan OAM Diana McLaurin Sir Eric Neal AC CVO and Lady Joan Neal AM $15,000+ Josephine Cooper Helen Fidock Frances Gerard AM Ann Irwin Joan Lyons North Adelaide Dental Care Richard Ryan AO Sandy's Memorial Trust Bob Warner CBE $10,000+ Michael Abbott AO QC Paul and Pam Barlow The Hon David Bleby QC and Elizabeth Bleby Alfie and Heather Caddick Jim Hazel Kathryn House Lynette Hughes Bob Maynard John Phillips Kathryn Presser James and Diana Ramsay Foundation $5,000+ Anonymous Helen Atkin Greta Bradman John Bradman Bruce Carter CMV Inasmuch Foundation John Crosby OAM and Kathy Crosby Douglas Gautier AM Lady Hardy OAM Peter Hurley AO and Jenny Hurley

Julia Mackintosh Maras Foundation Pauline Menz Henry Michell Carolyn Mitchell Julia O'Neil Adrian and Leon Saturno Antony and Mary Lou Simpson Cathy and Tony Smith Shirley Stewart John Tilley Frank van Straten AM Dr Joe Verco AM Pamela Yule

Venita Williams The Wyatt Trust Maggie Zhou

$1,000+ Anonymous Australian Executor Trustees Elaine and Peter Bailey Martin Borg Oliver Clark AM Cain Cooke and Dominie Dellow Jim and Julie Diamantis Elspeth Doman OAM Mitchell and Rebecca Fitzgerald $2,000+ Diana Fry Catherine Alcock Laurence Gellon Rob Baillie Rob and Jane Greenslade Beaumont Tiles Joanne Griffiths Jennifer Best Andrew Gwinnett Philip Blake Alister Haigh Jeffrey Bowden John Heard AM Emeritus Professor Max and Annie Heard Brennan and Ionie Brennan Margaret Hilliard Beverley Brown OAM Dharsh Kandiah Dr Ian Klepper and Roger Brown Klingberg Family Trust Scott Brumfield Marcus LaVincente and Miranda Starke Joan C Lea David Campbell OAM Allison Manefield and Lisa Campbell Paul Martinovich Angela Cook PKF Kennedy Foundation and Derek Brown Dr Carolyn Marlow Robyn Brown Anne, Elizabeth Grant and Helen Burge and Carolyn McDonald Warren Chambers Colin Millard and Keith Herbig Anne and Paul Moroney Keith and Janet Crawford Angus Morris Judith and John Denton Heather Nyamirandu Peter Dobson Pamela O’Donnell Jane Doyle Kaaren Palmer Sheryn Foord Sue Pearce OAM Leigh J Emmett Peter and Roslyn Griffiths Michael and Dorothy Pryce Lorraine Hall Barry Gerald Rath Greg Hart Tanya Rigley Sam Harvey Christina Schroder Robert Hill Smith Anne Sleep Vanessa Lionello Joanna Stimson Ray McGrath John Stimson Jo McLachlan Dr Peter Stobie Deborah Miller Carolyn Tsakalos Morgans Unley Sandy Verschoor Elizabeth Silsbury Karen Vial Andrew Sutherland AM Barbara Wall Richard and Jill Wishart and Sibby Sutherland Pamela Withers Zing Hai Tan Grant Taplin Colin Telfer and Alison McDougall

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GOVERNMENT PARTNER Arts South Australia Department for Education

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

CENTRE PARTNERS

SEASON 2020 PARTNERS

ACCOMMODATION PARTNER

MEDIA PARTNERS

FOUNDATION PARTNERS CORPORATE BOX PARTNERS

Australian Medical Placements Sarah Constructions Macks Advisory Jaytex Constructions

Performance Partnership Acknowledgement CHINESE NEW YEAR CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT Dr AudiYO’s GIANT ADVENTURE THREE MONKS

Veolia Environmental Services Mykra CG Family Law Optus

DINNER AND A SHOW HEADING TO THE THEATRE? WHY NOT MAKE A NIGHT OF IT

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Whether an intimate dinner for two or a group affair, include a pre-show dinner in your booking and make the most of your theatre experience.

Arrive from 5.30 to be seated, enjoy a glass of house wine, beer or a soft drink and a choice of one of our seasonal main courses, finished off with coffee and petit fours.

Everything is perfectly timed so that you can have a leisurely meal and a beverage and be in your seats with plenty of time before the curtain rises.

Find out more: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/your-visit/wine-dine/pre-show-dinner

VENUES AT AFC There’s something for everyone at Adelaide Festival Centre.

A quick drink before a show, a long lunch, a seafood platter, dinner with a view, and more.

It’s all here waiting for you.

Pre-Show Dinner Available Interval Drinks Available

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS & EVENTS

Adelaide Festival Centre has developed a strong foundation of corporate support through a wide range of creative and rewarding partnerships.

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Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Adelaide Guitar Festival sponsorship packages are now available.

MAKE YOUR VISIT A MEMORABLE ONE Corporate Boxes and Pre-show Functions are available for all Festival Theatre performances. Enjoy fantastic catering and some of SA’s finest wine, and see the show from the best seats in the house.

PREMIUM EXPERIENCES Celebrate a special occasion, spoil a loved one or treat your best friend to a night out at the Festival Theatre. Enjoy a beautiful two course meal in our banquet room overlooking the River Torrens, and unlimited beverages followed by tea and coffee.

Your special night also includes premium seating, a souvenir program and complimentary interval drink. Guests also receive 10% discount at our merchandise stall (check website for dates and pricing).

For more information on partnerships and events with Adelaide Festival Centre and festivals contact: Teresa Whitehorn, Manager Corporate Partnerships & Events teresa.whitehorn@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au or (08) 8216 8577

Corporate Boxes and premium experiences for Billy Elliot and School of Rock are on sale.

Hold your corporate event, expo, wedding or birthday with us.

ACCESS, TRANSPORT & TICKETING VENUE ACCESS Redevelopment continues around Adelaide Riverbank. For access routes and a map, road closures, drop off zones, and parking advice, please visit the website: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/getting-here Register your details online or with your ticket purchase to receive an important SMS and email with up to date access details before your show.

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PARKING Adelaide Festival Centre’s car park is closed and alternative parking is available around the precinct. Pre-book discounted parking at Wilson Adelaide Central (at 225 North Terrace). Full details: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/parking

ACCESS SERVICES Adelaide Festival Centre is committed to ensuring your experience with us is enjoyable. At Adelaide Festival Centre venues, accessible facilities include wheelchair loan service, assistive hearing systems, accessible toilets, accessible seat allocations, and access friendly drop off/pickup locations.

When booking tickets for shows at Adelaide Festival Centre, please inform the BASS operator if you have specific access requirements.

For more information and other access queries: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/your-visit/access-services access@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au (08) 8216 8600

ELDER PARK WALK OF FAME

(A)LURE

THE STAR KITCHEN AND BAR M A TA LT PH SH O OV US E E L

WALK OF FAME

ENTRANCE

RIVERBANK FOOTBRIDGE DROP OFF AREA ACCESSIBLE VIA MONTEFIORE RD AND FESTIVAL DRIVE

LIFT NORTH TERRACE

SPACE BAR

DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE SPACE THEATRE ARTSPACE RECEPTION

BANQUET ROOM

ENTRANCE

WALK OF FAME

DROP OFF ZONE

FESTIVAL THEATRE BOX OFFICE QBE GALLERIES QUARTET BAR

LIFT

CONSTRUCTION ZONE

KING WILLIAM ROAD

RIVER TORRENS

HOW TO BOOK AT Online In Person

By Phone

adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au or bass.net.au Adelaide Festival Centre and all BASS outlets BASS 131 246

OUTLETS Visit any of these outlets for over-the-counter ticket sales and friendly service. All outlets are staffed by people trained by us to provide top quality ticketing service.

Each outlet has access to all the available tickets for events being sold by BASS. Suburban Outlets • OAKLANDS PARK Campbells Newsagencies Kiosk Level 1, Marion Shopping Centre, Diagonal Road Opening Hours Monday - Wednesday, 9am - 5.30pm Thursday, 9am - 8.45pm Friday, 9am - 5.30pm Saturday, 9am - 5pm Sunday, 11am - 3.30pm

• NOARLUNGA Hopgood Theatre Ramsay Place, Noarlunga Centre Opening Hours Tuesday - Friday, 11am - 4.30pm

• GAWLER Terry White Chemists 94 Murray Street Opening Hours Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.15pm Saturday, 9am -12 noon

Adelaide CBD • ADELAIDE Festival Theatre Adelaide Festival Centre, King William Road Opening Hours Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm Saturday, 9am - 5pm

• ADELAIDE City Cross Lotteries City Cross Arcade, Rundle Mall Opening Hours Monday - Thursday, 9am - 5pm Friday, 9am - 8.30pm Saturday, 9am - 4.30pm

• ADELAIDE Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 91 Hindley Street Opening Hours Monday - Friday, 9am - 4.30pm

CONDITIONS OF TICKET PURCHASE Lost or stolen tickets Reserved seat tickets may be replaced in most instances however general admission tickets cannot be replaced. Please call BASS on 131 246 for assistance.

Concessions Pensioners, seniors, patrons experiencing unemployment, and full time students may be entitled to concession prices. Proof of entitlement may be requested at time of purchase or at the venue. Please make sure you carry your concession cards.

Transaction Fees A fee of $8.95 applies to all transactions.

For further information regarding fees, visit our website: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ticketsinfo/generalticketinginformation Adelaide Festival Centre respects your privacy and meets government policy requirements. Every effort has been made to ensure that performance dates, times, prices and other information contained herein are correct at time of publication. Refer to adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au for current information and full terms and conditions.

BUY FOR A GROUP Get a group of friends, family or work colleagues together and save with special group benefits. Groups / Schools – 8205 2220. Subscriptions – 8205 2200

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22 FEB DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE Join the Sing for Joy Choir for their fourth Fringe performance to celebrate the power of friendship and what it means to be together.

Join musical director Paul Sinkinson, 100 choir members aged 60 to 95 and accompanying musical theatre performers backed by accomplished instrumentalists as they explore what it means to have a good friend.

This inclusive choir strives to empower, entertain and inspire through the power of music.

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Presented by ACH Group

DANCE NATION 21 FEB – 7 MAR SCOTT THEATRE Somewhere in America, an army of teenage competitive dancers is plotting world domination. One routine at a time. As the national title looms and the dancers fight it out for the lead role, their grip on reality begins to slip as they’re driven mad by ambition. Dance Nation is a crushingly funny ode to adolescence that is at once viciously honest and shockingly unhinged. Blazingly original and unsettlingly familiar, Dance Nation is a marvellous fantasia of the female that cuts very close to the bone.

Bitingly clever and utterly hilarious, you’ve never seen theatre quite like this.

Presented by State Theatre Company South Australia and Belvoir in association with Adelaide Festival

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SQUEEZE 17 FEB DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE The South London new-wave warriors return to Australia with The Songbook Tour after their 2018 sell out shows. Relive the 70s & 80s with ‘Cool for Cats’, ‘Tempted’ and ‘Up the Junction’, rarities that span their 45-year career as well as brand new material. With two critically acclaimed albums in the past three years, and a dynamic live show that has seen them headline numerous festivals in the UK (as well as sell their own shows around the world), “something of a renaissance” seems like an understatement.

Presented by S4 Productions T / A MJR

THE ADELAIDE FRINGE COMEDY GALA

Presented by A List Entertainment in association with Adelaide Festival Centre

CLASSICS UNWRAPPED 1 – MAGIC 12 FEB ADELAIDE TOWN HALL Music is magic. It whisks you out of your own world into a place of mystery and wonder, and never more so than at this year’s first Classics Unwrapped, conducted and presented by the inimitable Guy Noble.

Featuring John Williams’ Harry’s Wondrous World & Hedwig’s Theme, this glittering concert brings together the most enchanting pieces of music from across time and space. Mythical creatures, magical mishaps, and wizarding worlds will take centre stage as the ASO retells fairy-tales modern and ancient.

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14 – 16 FEB DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE The hottest ticket of the Adelaide Fringe is for the opening weekend Comedy Gala at Dunstan Playhouse. Featuring local, national and international comedians and will be the most sought after ticket of the festival.

Book early. Proudly supporting the Captain Courageous Foundation.

Presented by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

MASTER SERIES 1 – THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

Presented by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

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7 – 8 FEB ADELAIDE TOWN HALL Rimsky-Korsakov’s retelling of The Arabian Nights brings these fantastic tales to life.

Fall under the spell of Scheherazade’s violin with conductor Hendrik Vestmann’s wealth of operatic experience.

Shostakovich’s explosive Festive Overture cracks open the champagne, and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto begins as a quiet heart-to-heart between soloist and orchestra. Grace Clifford, ASO’s Emerging Artist in Association, will draw listeners in to Tchaikovsky’s passionate narrative, leading us to its vivacious finale.

SENIOR MOMENTS 2

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4 – 8 FEB DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE The senior sensation returns! Max Gillies, Tony Barber and Normie Rowe are having more Senior Moments in this seriously funny comedy revue. Senior Moments 2 is a Senior sequel with no equal, with more brilliant comic sketches and songs performed by a cast who are old enough to know better!

Presented by Return Fire Productions Pty Ltd

AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS 18 JAN DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE Following the success of his best-selling book Calypso, critically acclaimed author and humourist David Sedaris will visit Adelaide for an evening filled with storytelling, observations, unpublished tales, audience Q&As and book signings. Calypso, which sees Sedaris at his darkly hilarious best, is a The New York Times best seller and a The Washington Post Best Book of the Year. A savant of razor-sharp and sardonic wit, don’t miss your opportunity to spend an evening with one of the world’s pre-eminent humour writers.

Presented by Token Events

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LLOYD COLE 12 DEC DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE With a remarkable career spanning almost 30 years and following his sold-out Australian tour in 2017, Lloyd Cole returns with his new album Guesswork.

The experience of listening to Guesswork is akin to sitting in a sleek, state-of-the-art departure lounge: unsure of quite where you’re waiting to go, at the same time mirroring the uncertainty of the world as you enter your third act of life.

Presented by Troubadour Music

TIS THE SEASON

Presented by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

WALLIS GIUNTA 6 DEC UKARIA CULTURAL CENTRE Winner of the prestigious Young Singer of the Year at the 2018 International Opera Awards, Wallis Giunta is a rising star in the operatic world. The Irish-Canadian mezzosoprano has performed throughout Europe and North America, stunning audiences with her dramatic and musical prowess.

State Opera is delighted to welcome Wallis Giunta to make her Australian debut at Ukaria presenting a recital program of Art Song and Lieder.

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11 DEC ADELAIDE TOWN HALL Jolly. Lively. Enjoyable. ‘Tis the season for all these sensations. So come along one and all and experience the wonderful sounds of Christmas played live by the biggest band in town. Ho ho ho. Join the inimitable Guy Noble as he takes you on a journey through music you know and love, with your ASO, in a playful concert format that allows you to bring your drinks to your seat!

Presented by State Opera South Australia

BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE

State Theatre Company and Adina Apartment Hotels present a Sydney Theatre Company production

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13 NOV – 1 DEC DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE This sold-out, smash hit romantic comedy seen by thousands of people around the country comes to Adelaide, bigger, better and blacker than ever! With a toe-tapping soundtrack and an array of eccentric and loveable characters, this thoroughly beguiling, very Australian story from award-winning playwright Nakkiah Lui is an unmissable comedy of desire and dysfunction. Black is the New White will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter.

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DAVID SUCHET, POIROT & MORE, A RETROSPECTIVE

Presented by Liza Mclean & Andrew Kay

SUMMER

Join us in conversation with the man, the actor and his many roles in an unmistakably unique event.

A retrospective look at David’s career will have you witness some of his most beloved performances in a new and intimate light.

Discover why David Suchet is renowned for not only becoming the role, but also taking on the personalities of some of television and theatre’s most fascinating characters.

Take your seat at this once-in-a-lifetime event, as we go behind the screen and curtain with a legend.

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Pre-Show Dinner Available Interval Drinks Available

OUR STORY

A proud South Australian institution, nobody knows the arts and entertainment sector like BASS

Operating since 1977, BASS* is one of Australia’s oldest ticketing service providers and was the first to sell tickets online. BASS is operated by the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust which is a Statutory Authority of the South Australian Government.

In over 40 years of continuous operation, BASS has been an innovator that operates with integrity and reliability. Our staff have a wealth of experience that they leverage to deliver an excellent service to you, our ticket buyers.

BASS is a member of Live Performance Australia.

* BASS derives its name from Best Available Seating Service (BASS)

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