Design
An exhibition showcasing Adelaide’s oldest movie cinemas not only shines a light on their important architectural contribution to South Australia, it also reflects their significance as glamorous social hubs over the decades.
Music
In her first leading role in a major musical, Ruva Ngwenya inhabits the life of Tina Turner, channelling the emotional highs and lows that defined the iconic singer’s life and belting out the big hits that shaped her success.
New York-based artist Elizabeth Streb has been challenging the notion of being ‘right way up’ since the 1970s. In an Australian premiere, performers will fling and fly their way around her ‘action machines’ in a spectacle of awe, danger and discipline.
Joanne Hartstone has been involved in the Adelaide Fringe for almost 20 years as a performer, producer and presenter. Now she is part of the global Fringe ecosystem – helping bring shows here from overseas and even giving up her spare room to international artists.
Like the female singers she honours in her Adelaide Fringe show Woman Sings the Blues Volume 2, powerhouse performer Prinnie Stevens admits she has also battled at times to find her own voice in the music industry she loves.
Actor Terence Crawford is relishing his role in State Theatre Company SA’s upcoming season-opening production of The Children, a provocative play that tackles big issues – including the future of the planet, nuclear energy, survival and desire.
