Cash-strapped council spending $150k on a statue is the real joke
Adelaide City Council is facing a budget crisis – so why would councillors even consider spending a fortune on a statue of Barry Humphries, argues Kathryn Bermingham.
Arts
‘More than a building’: Thousands rush to save live music institution
A groundswell of music lovers has appeared to protect Adelaide’s famous “Cranka” from developers whose plans have put the beloved East End pub’s future in doubt.
‘City of Music’: WOMAD to rock Adelaide for five more years
One of the state’s most iconic Mad March events will rock on in SA for another five years.
‘Carcass on the ground’: Fears fruit bats will fall from sky at WOMAD
Extreme heat forecast for the long weekend has WOMAD organisers wary of fruit bats falling from the sky, prompting warnings and the installation of bat bins and sprinklers.
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OzAsia Festival 2022 reviews: When, Gudirr Gudirr, The Special Comedy Comedy Special
Our latest reviews from this year’s OzAsia Festival, including When, Gudirr Gudirr, and The Special Comedy Comedy Special.
State of family affairs in theatre
A new production of Single Asian Female coincides with State Theatre Company’s 2023 season launch, with a focus on family.
Arts reviews: Finale – Ukaria 24, Tame Impala, Terror by Red Phoenix
Read the latest reviews from the Tiser’s critics, including Finale – Ukaria 24, Tame Impala, Terror by Red Phoenix
Cate Blanchett to make VIP guest appearance in Adelaide
Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett will be walking the red carpet in Adelaide on Friday night as a special guest of the Adelaide Film Festival.
Good Lorde! Superstar to give Adelaide a ‘Royals’ treatment
For the first time since 2014, New Zealand singer Lorde is heading to South Australia. Tickets for her outdoor spectacular go on sale this week.
Musical review: Working 9 to 5 has never been more fun
Dolly Parton’s stage musical adaptation of her hit film 9 to 5 has opened in Adelaide – read arts editor Patrick McDonald’s review.
‘Sunshine after the rain’: Winning Fringe poster design revealed
The winner of the 2023 Adelaide Fringe poster design competition has been announced – and it’s blooming good! See the full poster, and meet the artist behind it.
My fleeting brush with Princess Diana on an Adelaide dance floor
‘She was a princess and I was an idiot in a yellow jumper’, writes Shaun Micallef on his brief encounter with Lady Di in Adelaide in the 1980s, in a new book that also tackles his battles with depression, workaholism and cancel culture.
Arts reviews: Libby O’Donovan – Sister Elizabeth, The Deep North
The latest reviews from The Tiser’s arts critics, including Libby O’Donovan – Sister Elizabeth, The Deep North and Leon Bridges
Last drinks: Historic Adelaide pub closes its doors
Just nine months after reopening, a landmark city hotel has once again shut down. Is it another victim of the CBD hospitality industry crisis?
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