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Victor art show big drawcard
JUST a bit of jigsaw planning and all 1674 paintings should fit neatly into the marquee on the lawns at Victor Harbor.
Author Ruth Park dies
ACCLAIMED Ruth Park, who wrote Australian favourites The Harp in the South and The Muddleheaded Wombat, has died in Sydney aged 93.
Pippos goes sky high
THE views are spectacular but the pictorial process is perilous for an aerial photographer.
Hi-5 to our fresh cast and show
The all-new fab five haven't lost any of their appeal, says Sally Bennett.
A painful past
COMMITTED to finding theatre Adelaide has not seen before, five.point.one theatre company has snapped up rights to a couple of interesting plays.
New drama head at Flinders
FORMER State Theatre artistic director Rosalba Clemente will replace Professor Julie Holledge as head of acting at Flinders University next year.
'Tis the season to take the lead
CHRISTMAS is no holiday if you're a musician. It's when the workload peaks and everyone wants to celebrate the season in song.
Mass cash injection for training
THE Adelaide College of the Arts is becoming a hub for skills training for arts and events management.
Writing on the wall
WERE it not for an excoriating review by an Adelaide critic, Greg Clarke may never have ended up as director of the Adelaide Fringe.
Factual fever
AUSTRALIA'S International Documentary Conference is on the up, growing in size and prestige alongside the Big Pond Adelaide Film Festival.
Her icy inspiration
ANNALISE Rees is the artist behind a striking exhibition at the SA Museum, writes Louise Nunn
Gotan takes three to tango
GOTAN, the funky electronica take on the Argentine tradition of tango music, returns to Adelaide tomorrow after an absence of four years.
Christmas looking all Rosy
YOU won't hear "Break a leg" before a burlesque performance. "Break a nail and pop a pastie" is the preferred catchcry, says Rosy Rabbit.
A quick "I do" for Josh
WEST Side Story's Josh Piterman hopes his own romance will have a happier ending than the musical.
Soprano Emma Horwood is turning her hand to conducting the three basses in a concert next week. (L-r) Michael Gehling, Emma Horwood, Edward Watts and Graeme Pitt at St Peters Cathedral.
REVIEWS
Pippos goes sky high
THE views are spectacular but the pictorial process is perilous for an aerial photographer.
West Side fast ride
LANDING the part of Maria in West Side Story is the second time soprano Julie Goodwin has followed in the footsteps of Australian star Marina Prior.
Music - Messiah
CONDUCTOR Graham Abbott wrapped up a package that could take pride of place under any Christmas tree.
Cabaret - School for Red Hot Mamas
FORGET every self-help book ever published to help women realise their potential - just enrol in the School for Red Hot Mamas.
Musical Theatre - Spring Awakening
SPRING Awakening, the musical, in its Adelaide premiere has much to offer.
Music - Sir James Galway
THE irrepressible Sir James Galway was at it again in our Festival Theatre after an absence of many years.
Theatre- Boxing Day Test
AS the audience files into the theatre, they must sidestep the fierce game of cricket being whacked out on stage.
Guitar Festival - Other Worldly Sounds
THIS concert demonstrated its appropriate title with seven musicians of worldwide extraction.
Adelaide Guitar Festival - highlights
THREE nights at the Adelaide International Guitar Festival epitomised the breadth of director Slava Grigoryan's leanings away from his classical playing.
Feast - Out in the Open
ENGLISH playwright Jonathan Harvey often grazes in the verdant fields of the gay community, with plays like Beautiful Thing and Out in the Open.
Australian Chamber Orchestra
IS it a virus? Conspiracy? or Coincidence? Something funny happened to four separate chamber ensembles this year.
Leonard Cohen seduces Adelaide
A PRACTICALLY full house at the Entertainment Centre last night was royally seduced by one of the best.
Dance - Next of Kin
RESTLESS Dance’s new Director Philip Channells makes his directorial debut with Next of Kin.
Music - Australian String Quartet
I HAD a dream in which a string quartet played a program by Sciarrino, Hosokawa and a composer from Uzbekistan I had never heard of.
Music - George Benson
SYDNEY vocalist Grace Knight was support act for this show, and accompanied by a piano trio she worked over some rather tired standards .
Entertainment Highlights
Actors file for divorce
ACTORS Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have made their break-up official by filing for divorce in Los Angeles.
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