Author: Sophie Tsoulos
Review: & Juliet Brings Pure Joy To The Elder Con Adelaide
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Say whatever you want about jukebox musicals, but I genuinely adore & Juliet! It is such a joyful piece of commercial musical theatre that just forces everyone to have a good time, no matter how silly the segue into the song may seem! The second and third year students at…
Review: Once Upon A Mattress Bursts With Chaos & Fairytale Energy
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★★★★☆ There’s nothing a good fairytale musical comedy on a wintery evening can’t fix! Hills Musical Company are treating Adelaide to a spirited revival of Once Upon a Mattress this month. Here, the conventional Princess and the Pea fairy tale is gleefully tossed aside and reshaped into a playful parody that satirises traditional…
Review: Xanadu Rolls Big At The Elder Con Adelaide
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Xanadu is a camp, chaotic and utterly joyful story of the courage it takes to take creative and personal risks. The 2026 Graduating Class at Adelaide University’s Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre have unapologetically delivered just that. Their production fully leans into Xanadu’s loveable absurdity, with this group of performers donning their skates and…
Review: Broadway Off-Broadway 2026 Adelaide Fringe
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★★★★★ Time-stepping back to the Adelaide Fringe for 2026 is the hit show Broadway Off-Broadway, following a stellar sold-out debut season last year! Assembling a superb cast of Adelaide talent, producer (and performer!) Emma Kavanagh has levelled up last year’s show to be even more Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Adelaide-born and bred, Emma Kavanagh…
Review: Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company 2026 Adelaide Festival
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★★★★★ Hofesh Shechter is one of the most in-demand choreographers in the world. In a knockout return to the Adelaide Festival, Hofesh Shechter Company brings us Theatre of Dreams for an unmissable limited season. Direct from the United Kingdom, the ensemble has been a boundary-breaking force in contemporary dance since 2008, creating…
Review: Faraway Australian Dance Theatre 2026 Adelaide Festival
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★★★★★ Coming into full bloom this Adelaide Festival is Australian Dance Theatre’s latest work, Faraway. It is unsettling and evocative, and has you utterly transfixed in a world of visceral fantasy. The work asks the question: where do our collective dreams and nightmares take us? Under the Artistic Director of Australian Dance…
Review: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett 2026 Adelaide Fringe
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★★★★★ The hottest cabaret club East of Berlin has arrived in Adelaide, instantly cementing themselves in my eyes as the 5-star, unmissable show this Fringe season! Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett is a raunchy, mesmerising and welcoming escape that will have you squealing, gasping and lapping up every glorious second. Bernie…
Review: Cirque Alice Turns Adelaide Upside Down
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Adelaide, it’s time to follow the White Rabbit to Her Majesty’s Theatre for a feast of circus like no other! Cirque Alice has come to town, offering us a magical escape to Wonderland this January. On opening night, Adelaide audiences were left utterly surprised and delighted at the sheer extravaganza…
Review: Be More Chill Uploads A Dose Of Geeky Greatness
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The Hills Musical Company have concluded their 2025 season with another winning musical. Be More Chill delves into questions of belonging and self-worth through the lens of a sci-fi high school satire. The result is a chaotic, thoroughly entertaining show that has the audience laughing out loud and fully along for…
Review: Unmothered Is A Powerful Meditation On Maternal Inheritance
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Continuously daring to bring bold stories to life, Dead Darling Theatre is in for another winner with the new show, unmothered. A powerful meditation on maternal inheritance, unmothered gently explores the emotional weight passed between generations of women. Still in development, this piece has the potential to become an unforgettable modern…
Review: How To Succeed In Business Charms Its Way To The Top
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Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre’s Graduating Class of 2025 have roared onto the stage for their final milestone production, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. This golden age classic is a satirical plunge into the slimy ways of the corporate world. Its timeless spoof of ambition and office culture remains as…
Review: The Sound Of Music Proves Its Timeless Charm
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Adored by generations, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia has brought one of the world’s most beloved musicals to the stage with their production of The Sound of Music. Transporting audiences to the Austrian Alps, we are reminded of the power of music and the resilience of community, themes…
Review: Cats Pounces Back Into Adelaide With Jellicle Joy
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Celebrating its 40th anniversary Australian tour, CATS the Musical has pounced into Adelaide for a limited three-week season. This canon piece of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s remains one of his most iconic works, and in 2025, we are reminded why. CATS revives the spirit of classic Broadway, bringing back the timeless…
Review: Come From Away Finds Light In The Dark
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Therry Theatre is the first non-professional South Australian company to premiere the Broadway hit musical, Come From Away. Based on the true events surrounding stranded airline passengers in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, this beloved show remains a profoundly moving piece of theatre. Therry brings this remarkable story to…
Review: The Sleeping Beauty Is A Stunning Fairytale Ballet
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In a world of noise and rush, the return of The Australian Ballet to Adelaide offers a welcome escape into a world of opulence and fantasy. With a timeless grace, David McAllister’s The Sleeping Beauty revives the classic fairytale with exquisite detail and grandeur. The audience is immediately swept into…
Review: Supersonic Marks Bold New Chapter For Illuminate Adelaide
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Pioneering a new chapter for Illuminate Adelaide’s night-time culture, Supersonic ignited the city last night with the whirlwind music event we’ve been waiting for! As one of the final offerings of Illuminate Adelaide 2025, Supersonic was an Adelaide-first, multi-venue music and arts festival. Taking over the city’s West End, Supersonic…
Review: Kiasmos Makes Triumphant Return Via Illuminate Adelaide
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Returning to Australia on tour for the first time in eight years, Kiasmos’ one-night-only show has come to Adelaide as part of Illuminate Adelaide 2025. The annual festival is a celebration of art, light, music and technology, and never fails to ignite the city each year, despite being in the…
Review: Tomáš Kantor Sparkles In Sugar At Adelaide Cabaret Festival
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Sugar, Spice and a whole lot of sparkle – Tomáš Kantor’s cabaret debut is a riotous plunge into the sweet and salacious side of transactional relationships. Sugar is a party mix of pop hits, sexual politics and emotional vulnerability that collide in the most deliciously chaotic way.It is no wonder that Sugar is an…
Review: Beauty and the Beast Enchants Adelaide For The First Time
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For the first time ever, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast the Musical has premiered in Adelaide. And what a treat it is to be a guest at a show like this! There’s truly nothing like the magic of a Disney production. Settling here in Adelaide for an almost two-month run, Beauty and the Beast can only…
Review: Little Women The Musical Sings Of Sisterhood And Strength
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Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel Little Women is a beloved cornerstone of classic literature, often celebrated for its progressive themes and enduring portrayal of strong, complex women. Over the years, it has inspired countless adaptations, each exploring the story’s emotional depth and themes of gender, identity and independence. In Adelaide,…
Review: Cinderella Ballet Is A Whirl Of Magic And Movement
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In celebration of their 10th Anniversary, The Victorian State Ballet returns to Adelaide with their beloved storytime production of Cinderella. This timeless fairytale is beautifully reimagined through exquisite ballet technique and heartfelt artistry from the talented ensemble. Enchanting from start to finish, Cinderella tugs at the heartstrings and delights audiences…
Review: BIG Live’s Romeo and Juliet Sells Out Its Adelaide Season
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Ballet and Shakespeare collide in BIG Live’s passionate retelling of Romeo and Juliet, where love, conflict, and fate take centre stage. As a story that is familiar to many, transforming Romeo and Juliet into a purely physical and emotive performance through ballet provides another avenue for audiences to access The…
Review: Shirley Valentine A Remarkable One Woman Show
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I headed into Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide for the opening night of Shirley Valentine, expecting a light-hearted comedy about an English woman’s solo escapades in Greece. What I witnessed, however, was an emotional dive into the reality of womanhood and one’s search for herself. The latter was a far more rewarding…
Review: Praise Be Adelaide! Sister Act The Musical Has Arrived
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Praise Be Adelaide! The Sisters have arrived in the City of Churches. The brand new musical comedy Sister Act The Musical is here and it’s a heavenly hit! Following the plot of the original film, Sister Act The Musical has been reimagined for the 21st century stage. Produced by John…
Review: The Lady Boys of Bangkok Bring Glamour and Good Vibes to Gluttony
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The Australian premiere of The Lady Boys of Bangkok has taken Gluttony by storm this Adelaide Fringe season. And what a treat it is to have them here! If you are looking for an exotic escape into a world of glitz, glamour and girls like no other, you must catch…
Review: Primal the Show Leaves Audiences Panting For More
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The Adelaide Fringe is overwhelmingly spoilt for choice for shows in the circus cabaret genre. However, I am here to make your next show choice easy, because Primal is an exclusive feast of circus unlike the others! From the creators of Rouge and Shake It, Highwire Entertainment is treating the…
Review: Wonderfully Terrible Things A Dark and Daring Circus Cabaret
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Hailing from Sydney, Cirque Songstress Productions has returned to the 2025 Adelaide Fringe with Wonderfully Terrible Things. Living up to its name, lead vocalist Christine Ibrahim and her cast blend delightfully daring stunts with hilariously cheeky moments that are just the right amount of terrible in the best possible way!…
Review: Crush By Ben Quirk A Love Letter to Heartbreak
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Ben Quirk returned home to perform a short but sweet season of his first solo show CRUSH as part of this year’s Adelaide Fringe. The cosy sphere of The Bally in Gluttony was the perfect setting for Ben’s comforting and intimate approach to storytelling. Upon arrival, Ben sits perched in…
Review: MARVELous the Show A Gloriously Good Time
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If you are after a Thor-oughly entertaining night out, MARVELous the Show is the ultimate whirlwind of chaotic fun! Whether you are a Marvel Universe expert or only vaguely familiar with the characters, MARVELous the Show has a glorious mix of parodies and pop culture references that will leave any…
Review: LIMBO is Edge of Your Seat Entertainment
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Adelaide, you better strap yourself onto the edge of your seat because LIMBO – The Return is this season’s Fringe bucket list show! Causing quite a social media buzz last year, Strut & Fret’s world-renowned circus cabaret show LIMBO has made a triumphant return to the Adelaide Fringe! Off the…
