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Anthony LaPaglia makes Adelaide stage debut in Death of a Salesman

Staff Writer — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:47:06 +0000

The Adelaide-born actor returns to his hometown for the first time as a stage performer, leading Neil Armfield's acclaimed production of Arthur Miller's masterpiece. Tickets go on sale in August.

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SALA Festival is here! A month of art across South Australia

Staff Writer — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:03:27 +0000

South Australia's largest visual arts festival returns for August, with more than 11,000 artists showing work across 700 exhibitions and events. Here's what to see and do.

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Meet me at Johnnies | Carrick Hill celebrates the department store that defined Adelaide

Staff Writer — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000

For generations of South Australians, John Martin's was more than a shop. A new exhibition at Carrick Hill explores the store's golden era through the family who helped shape it.

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Anastasia arrives in Adelaide with $85 tickets for select August performances

Staff Writer — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:20:32 +0000

The Broadway hit musical Anastasia plays Festival Theatre this August, with $85 tickets available for select performances. A lavish production with a stellar Australian cast awaits.

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Into the Woods returns to Adelaide with an all-South Australian cast

Staff Writer — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:30:09 +0000

Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical arrives at Her Majesty's Theatre this August, with Hugh Sheridan leading a homegrown cast. It's a rare chance to experience one of Broadway's finest.

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6 must-read books this winter

Staff Writer — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:13:08 +0000

Hooked Asako YuzukiTranslated by Polly BartonRRP $16.99 | HarperCollins Eriko’s life appears perfect – devoted parents, pristine apartment and a high-flying job in the seafood division of one of Japan’s largest trading companies. Her latest project, to reintroduce the controversial Nile perch fish into the Japanese market, is characteristically ambitious. But beneath her flawless surface she is racked by loneliness. Eriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shōko. Shōko’s posts about convenience-store food and her messy home are the opposite of the typical manicured housewife. When Eriko tracks Shōko down at her favourite restaurant, Shōko is

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TEEKS brings soul and spirit to Her Majesty’s Theatre this November

Staff Writer — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:07:35 +0000

The award-winning Māori artist returns to Adelaide for one night only, performing new music from his forthcoming chapter. It's set to be one of the most soulful shows of the year.

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Our Words | First Nations writers and creatives gather for free panels

Staff Writer — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:46 +0000

Adelaide Festival Centre hosts two days of free conversations with First Nations poets, writers, artists and food creators. From language preservation to Blak love stories, this is storytelling at its most honest.

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Un-Discipline | First Nations artists challenge colonial frameworks at FUMA

Staff Writer — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:28:28 +0000

A major new exhibition at Flinders University Museum of Art brings together works by leading First Nations artists that assert cultural sovereignty and continuity. The public launch features reconciliation advocate Kirstie Parker.

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Logan St opens tomorrow at State Theatre: a sweeping story of survival, culture and kinship

Staff Writer — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:22:12 +0000

Kaurna and Narungga playwright Jacob Boehme brings his autobiographical tale of friendship and resistance to Adelaide's State Theatre. This powerful new work weaves past and present on the land now called Adelaide.

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