Listed: 10 top picks from the Adelaide Festival
When there’s 64 epic Adelaide Festival shows to see, no one can afford to go to everything! Here’s our arts team’s top 10 picks.
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Why I won’t be seeing any pale, stale, straight male comedians at Fringe
Comedy is subjective – but it’s my subjective opinion that the bulk of straight white male comedians aren’t all that funny, writes Emily Olle.
Writers weak? New backlash hits festival over anti-Israel claims
An Adelaide festival is under fire for the second year as outraged Jewish leaders claim it’s “stacked” with anti-Israel speakers – but organisers are defending their program.
Mali won’t ‘engage in censorship’ on Writers’ Week ban calls
Peter Malinauskas says he will not be a premier who “engages in censorship at arts festivals” after Jewish leaders call for activist Clementine Ford to be banned from Writer’s Week for doxxing.
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Another sponsor walks away amid Writers Week uproar
A major accounting firm has pulled its logo from the Adelaide Festival event’s promotional material amid controversy over two guests booked to appear.
Adelaide Festival’s ‘brave’ booking choice is a backwards step
A year on from SA opening its heart to Ukrainians, Writers Week is giving a platform to those who think this inexcusable invasion is their fault, writes David Penberthy.
Actor charged over indecent mid-air act on flight booted from cast
The Belarusian actor charged over an “indecent act” on an international flight will no longer perform in the Adelaide Festival.
The Advertiser pulls staff from Breakfast with Papers event
Following controversy surrounding the inclusion of two authors with “hateful” views in the Writers’ Week program, The Advertiser has pulled staff from a key festival event.
Another Festival sponsor to pull out as uproar grows
The Adelaide Festival has lost another sponsor as the controversy grows over Writers’ Week, with a third considering cutting ties – and two Ukrainian authors pulling out.
Narrow-minded cancel culture is not welcome in Adelaide’s festival
Today’s dangerous narrative seems to have shifted to “we disagree with you, so therefore you must be a bad person”, writes Sam Shahin.
Law firm pulls branding from Writers’ Week over anti-Jewish authors
Top national law firm MinterEllison has removed the firm’s branding from the Adelaide Festival Writers’ Week despite being a major sponsor.
The power of the arts: Festival’s youth climate mission
A new climate change project for young people will be a major part of the Adelaide Festival. Bushfires, waste and endangered species are some of the issues it will address.
‘Abhorrent views’: Libs demand Mali step in over festival uproar
The SA opposition has demanded the premier “use his power” after Writers Week booked two speakers accused of spreading “propaganda” against Israel and Ukraine.
From the heart: Indigenous stories inspire the Adelaide Festival
Indigenous shows stretching far beyond traditional imagery and subject matter are at the very centre of this year’s Adelaide Festival program.
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