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Virtuoso guitarist shows off talent
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 is shaping up to be the coolest craze in town for the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
New marching orders for Fringe parade
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
HAVE a listen to some of the wonderful global talent that will be performing at Womadelaide 2011.
Shaken and stirred by NZ quake
THE show must go on for Fringe performer Sam Wills, aka The Boy With Tape On His Face.
Heliar hopes to score another gutbuster
COMEDIAN turned film producer Peter Helliar is looking to dive back into the movie world.
It's back to school for filmmaker
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
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
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
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
THE Fringe opening parade was cancelled at the 11th hour last night after heavy rain caused safety fears.
Puppets to reign over parade
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
JUST how tolerant are Australians really? Melbourne comedian Asher Treleaven wants to know.
Drag diva's solo Fringe debut
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
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
A DECADE ago, Teresa De Gennaro was an inaugural winner of an Adelaide Cabaret Festival scholarship.
La Scala's songs to lift the spirit
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
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
CAN'T get to the Fringe to see international superstar comedian Arj Barker? Don't fret.
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REVIEWS
Sting - Symphonicity
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
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.
Entertainment Highlights
The King's Speech crowned best film
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.
Latest Photo Galleries
Big Day Out 2011
More than 30,000 revellers flocked to Adelaide's 2011 Big Day Out to see more than 60 Aussie and international acts.
Celebrity Tattoos
ANGELINA Jolie has the the most photographed, but check out our gallery of celebrity tattoos for a few star shocks and surprises.
The Power List
THE most influential Aussie TV stars of 2010 - why they're hot and what their prospects are for 2011.
