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Virtuoso guitarist shows off talent
![Tom Ward](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/02/27/1226013/098014-tom-ward.jpg)
TOM WARD got the thumbs up from Australia's Got Talent judges last year, and this year he's ready to wow his fans at the Fringe.
Burlesque Beauties show a little extra
![Burlesque](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/02/24/1226011/578274-burlesque.jpg)
BURLESQUE is shaping up to be the coolest craze in town for the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
New marching orders for Fringe parade
![fringe](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2011/02/24/1226011/308075-fringe.jpg)
THE Adelaide Fringe opening parade has been rescheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, March 6, after heavy rains forced its cancellation last Friday.
Watch top Womad acts perform
![Angus and Julia Stone](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2010/11/07/1225949/120777-angus-and-julia-stone.jpg)
HAVE a listen to some of the wonderful global talent that will be performing at Womadelaide 2011.
Shaken and stirred by NZ quake
![Tape](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/02/23/1226010/964948-tape.jpg)
THE show must go on for Fringe performer Sam Wills, aka The Boy With Tape On His Face.
Heliar hopes to score another gutbuster
![Peter Helliar](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/02/23/1226010/968228-peter-helliar.jpg)
COMEDIAN turned film producer Peter Helliar is looking to dive back into the movie world.
It's back to school for filmmaker
![Filmaker](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/02/24/1226011/062168-filmaker.jpg)
A DECADE after his last documentary, Oscar-nominated director Bob Connolly's new film opens the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival tonight.
Sam to stage NZ fundraiser
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CHRISTCHURCH is the hometown of Fringe performer Sam Wills, aka The Boy With Tape On His Face, who is staging a fundraiser.
Now Fiona's just horsing around
![Fiona](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/02/22/1226010/320844-fiona-thumbnail.jpg)
VETERAN funny girl Fiona O'Loughlin vividly remembers her first show at the Adelaide Fringe Festival a decade ago.
Underbelly star's $85 film wins Tropfest
![damon gameau](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/02/21/1226009/129114-damon-gameau.jpg)
UNDERBELLY and Balibo star Damon Gameau has won first prize at this year's Tropfest short film festival.
The night it rained on our parade
![Fringe washed out](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/02/19/1226008/444918-fringe-washed-out.jpg)
THE Fringe opening parade was cancelled at the 11th hour last night after heavy rain caused safety fears.
Puppets to reign over parade
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THE King and Queen of the 2011 Adelaide Fringe have been recreated as giant puppets who will hold court at tonight's opening parade and party.
Living in a man's world
![a mans world](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/02/17/1226007/628834-a-mans-world.jpg)
JUST how tolerant are Australians really? Melbourne comedian Asher Treleaven wants to know.
Drag diva's solo Fringe debut
![Le Gateau Chocolat](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2011/02/17/1226007/648153-le-gateau-chocolat.jpg)
FOR Le Gateau Chocolat, appearing at the Adelaide Fringe has been the "pivotal" launching pad of an international career.
Chiappi's a very happy chappie
![chiappi a happy chappie](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/02/17/1226007/628858-chiappi-a-happy-chappie.jpg)
MISANTHROPE star Marco Chiappi is a man of no fixed address. "I prefer to call myself peripatetic," he declares.
The real deal lady of lingo
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A DECADE ago, Teresa De Gennaro was an inaugural winner of an Adelaide Cabaret Festival scholarship.
La Scala's songs to lift the spirit
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WIFE of the Boy with Tape on His Face, on stage she is the English songbird known as Lili La Scala.
Friendly Fires strike new material
![Friendly Fires](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2011/02/16/1226007/182823-friendly-fires.jpg)
MERCURY Prize- nominated UK dance act Friendly Fires will perform at The Gov tonight in one of the year's most anticipated side shows.
Arj Barker to front Fringe Friday
![Arj Barker](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/02/16/1226007/198258-arj-barker.jpg)
CAN'T get to the Fringe to see international superstar comedian Arj Barker? Don't fret.
![Le Gateau Chocolat](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2011/02/17/1226007/595606-le-gateau-chocolat.jpg)
Everyone loves the colour and chaos of the Adelaide Fringe - and we've got all the news, latest reviews and details of what's on. Click here for our Fringe section
REVIEWS
Sting - Symphonicity
![PN 75 IMG Generic Celebrities Sting](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2009/08/13/1225761/103976-pn-75-img-generic-celebrities-sting.jpg)
EVERY little thing about Sting's orchestral outing was magic, from the sunny Australia Day weather to the startlingly fresh re-imaginings of his greatest hits.
Pippos goes sky high
![Fair](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2010/12/16/1225972/143781-fair.jpg)
THE views are spectacular but the pictorial process is perilous for an aerial photographer.
West Side fast ride
![West Side](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/12/16/1225972/129732-west-side.jpg)
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
![Tenor Robert Macfarlane](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/12/14/1225970/947007-tenor-robert-macfarlane.jpg)
CONDUCTOR Graham Abbott wrapped up a package that could take pride of place under any Christmas tree.
Cabaret - School for Red Hot Mamas
![Sidonie Henbest](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2010/12/14/1225970/941290-sidonie-henbest.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/12/07/1225967/005391-spring-awakening.jpg)
SPRING Awakening, the musical, in its Adelaide premiere has much to offer.
Music - Sir James Galway
![Irish flautist Sir James Galway.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2010/12/05/1225965/935182-irish-flautist-sir-james-galway-.jpg)
THE irrepressible Sir James Galway was at it again in our Festival Theatre after an absence of many years.
Theatre- Boxing Day Test
![Boxing Day Test](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2010/12/02/1225964/603433-boxing-day-test.jpg)
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
![Richard Bona](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/11/23/1225959/647979-richard-bona.jpg)
THIS concert demonstrated its appropriate title with seven musicians of worldwide extraction.
Adelaide Guitar Festival - highlights
![Shawn Mullins](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/11/30/1225963/258587-shawn-mullins.jpg)
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
![Out in the Open](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/11/25/1225961/059455-mixed-salad-actors.jpg)
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
![Australian Chamber Orchestra](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/22/1225958/602320-australian-chamber-orchestra.jpg)
IS it a virus? Conspiracy? or Coincidence? Something funny happened to four separate chamber ensembles this year.
Leonard Cohen seduces Adelaide
![Leonard Cohen](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2010/11/07/1225949/074185-leonard-cohen.jpg)
A PRACTICALLY full house at the Entertainment Centre last night was royally seduced by one of the best.
Dance - Next of Kin
![It's all in the family](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/11/1225951/897872-it-039-s-all-in-the-family.jpg)
RESTLESS Dance’s new Director Philip Channells makes his directorial debut with Next of Kin.
Music - Australian String Quartet
![Australian String Quartet](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/15/1225953/842388-australian-string-quartet.jpg)
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.
Entertainment Highlights
The King's Speech crowned best film
![Colin Firth](http://web.archive.org./web/20110228155339im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/02/28/1226013/617264-colin-firth.jpg)
THE King's Speech has been named top picture at today's Oscars, while Colin Firth and Natalie Portman have scooped best actor and actress gongs.