Day 15 March 2025
Orpheus

Wright and Grainger never fail to impress with their productions. Orpheus takes the story of Orpheus, turns him into David (well, it is set in modern times after all) and re-tells the story in all its glorious poignancy. This, like…
The Christian Brothers

The Christian Brothers by Ron Blair uses a day in the classroom of one of the Brothers to make comment on the method of education in the 1950s. It’s a bravura piece for a solo actor and needs impeccable timing…
Animal Farm

Adelaide hasn’t seen this production of Animal Farm since Guy Masterson did it about 12 or 13 years ago. We heard that Guy had decided not to carry on with this extremely athletic show, but was handing over to Sam…
Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Trent Dalton Love Stories There is an overarching symmetry between the opening event of the Adelaide Festival, Innocence, an opera dealing with the aftermath of a single tragic event, where the victims were not the only casualties, and then the…