Books & Poetry
Shannon Burns’ memoir about his dysfunctional and disadvantaged childhood growing up in Adelaide’s northern suburbs has won the $25,000 top prize in the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards.
Theatre
Windmill Theatre Company’s Moss Piglet takes us on an enchanting, whacky and humorous journey through the world’s vast and at times brutal environments with one of Earth’s smallest creatures.
Film & TV
Film & TV
Film & TV
Film & TV
In a bustling Kent Town studio – surrounded by colourful stuffed toys and an eclectic collection of materials and artworks – Truc Truong reveals how art became her saviour during a dark time, and her excitement at the opportunity offered by a mentorship that will add new skills to her practice.
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Donate HereSA arts & culture news in brief: Carclew outlines ambitious goals for growth, a discussion on the challenges facing music critics, new films added to AFF line-up, Chihuly-adjacent glass art and live music events, top shows heading to the regions, music awards finalists announced, plus more.
Justine Youssef’s Somewhat Eternal might appear rosy but it’s an act of generosity to enable deeper understanding of nuanced multicultural lives.
Whether you’re in the mood for romance, documentary or a murder mystery, October’s streaming selection has plenty of entertaining options.
Anne Jackson and Joanne Goodfellow are the winning poets in the 2024 mindshare creative writing awards which showcase the work of South Australians with lived experience of mental health challenges.
Inspired by a true story, this romanticised tribute to the humanity of a crew of wartime submariners celebrates Italian cultural identity.
Holden Street Theatres’ latest triumph – a new production of Patrick White’s satirical play A Cheery Soul – is as absurd as it is touching, as challenging as it is utterly hilarious.
LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet sets a wickedly high standard. One of its members is Andrew Bain from Adelaide, and it was thrilling to see this group return to UKARIA.
An intensive collaboration between Adelaide Botanic Garden and artist Dale Chihuly has created a series of striking glass installations – including two brand new works – that are curated to live in rhythm with the flora and fauna around them.
“Isolation is at the heart of expressionist painter Tom Phillips’ latest body of work, yet there is a warmth to his bold paintings that welcomes in the viewer and evokes our empathy for the human struggle.
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Acclaimed director Simon Stone’s opera Innocence – which sees the intertwined stories of a wedding and a school shooting in Helsinki unfold via a multi-level rotating set – is one of the first three shows announced for the 2025 Adelaide Festival.
