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A soundtrack for what we were, what we are and what we will be, journey into Kay’s teenage diaries through a collection of intimate and vulnerable stories & songs. From first kisses, girl power, spice world, and fan fiction to lost gigs, found memories and frayed friendships. This show is a hilarious, nostalgic and sometimes painful revisiting of our former selves, delving into the pressures and expectations of growing up. With wry humour and confessional stories, 'Dear Diary' asks us to look at what we hold onto and when it’s the right time to let them go, if ever. ★★★★ ½ “Part musical, part comedy...excellent storytelling, 'Dear Diary' is a witty and delightful one-woman show.” Fringe Feed "Kay’s performance is brilliant...a message we all truly need to hear." South Coast Theatre Reviews
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
From the creative team behind the five-star, multi-award winning plays Jesus, Jane Mother and Me, and Heroin(e) for Breakfast. The horrors of war have broken young Wesley, but could the madness he encounters beyond it save or destroy a soldier's shellshocked mind? A powerful new play from multi award-winning playwright Philip Stokes, recognised by the British Library as a culturally important playwright of the 21st century, and Olivier, Tony and Emmy award-winning producer Richard Jordan. Starring Jack Stokes (Winner, Adelaide Critics Circle Award 2023) and Lee Bainbridge – Heroin(e) For Breakfast: ★★★★★(Sunday Telegraph). ★★★★★ "The whole show is nothing less than a triumph." FringeReviewUK ★★★★★ "Stunning and Compelling" TheatreWeeklyUK ★★★★★ "enthralling to watch" EverythingTheatreUK
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
It's the EURO 2020 Final at Wembley and Billy's gone viral for sticking a flare up his Ar**! Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Ar** For England is a blisteringly funny new play about football, flares and mateship that comes to Adelaide after a sell-out, five-star Edinburgh run. Billy and his best pal Adam are die-hard football fans. It's their escape, their religion and their life. But when they encounter a new group of mates, they take their support one step further. " ★★★★★ "Alex Hill is Outstanding... Funny Charming and surprisingly heartfelt all at once" Spy In the Stalls ★★★★★ "The writing is splendid... A gem of a play" Broadway Baby ★★★★★ "Boozy, ballsy, brilliantly executed Entertainment Now ★★★★★ ‘As beautiful as it is thought-provoking.’ Corr Blimey ★★★★★ West End BF ★★★★ The Scotsman
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
In an empty newspaper office, two jaded journalists arrive to finish their latest articles. They know they should care about what they write, but they just don't care about anything - unless someone rewrites their work...A dark comedy about cheap words & cheaper secrets, 'Stabbing The Ghost' is the searing 4th play by Safari Street Creative probing the death throes of truth in the clickbait age. And they're pretty f**king loud. PRAISE FOR SAFARI STREET CREATIVE★★★★★ “maintains the company’s reputation for producing outstanding original work”-The Advertiser ★★★★★"Spencer Scholz and Samantha Riley are a tour de force"-Stage Whispers ★★★★ "Like watching the best debates of West Wing powered by Hollywood-dosed quantities of cocaine"-Adelaide Show Podcast 2022 Weekly Award Winner Best Theatre
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
Following the success of the hilariously burlesqued, alfresco HAMLET IN FIFTEEN MINUTES, “Romeo. Romeo, wherefore fart thou…..” See Shakespeare’s immortal star-crossed lovers in our sylvan sunken garden and “prick love for pricking” - so to speak. A full cast performs the entire play in fifteen minutes with a one-minute encore. Devised, directed and narrated by Peter Goers.
Holden Street Theatres
The Barbara Hardy Garden
Chimney sweep, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep and takes the children on magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it." Mary Poppins JR features loads of song and dance numbers including Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Let's Go Fly a Kite, Jolly Holiday, A Spoonful of Sugar, Feed the Birds and many more. This show will appeal to the young, the old and the young at heart. It's practically perfect!
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
Ron Blair’s great Australian play, 'THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS', is the life in a day of a teaching Christian Brother in the 1950s. It’s a funny, heartbreaking, challenging, loving and searingly honest portrayal of a teacher and his faith. It’s a nostalgic vision of a system of teaching which once served Australians. It provides a bravura role for actor Robert Cusenza, directed by Peter Goers.
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
The strangely celebrated Peter Goers presents his tenth annual Holden Street Theatres Fringe show. As ever, a nice show, particularly for old people. Stories, gags, special guests, irreverence, nostalgia, ham, the odd poignant bit and all new material except for……
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
The Adelaide International Comedy Gala is back for another year with the incredibly funny Eddie Bannon (Mix102.3 Radio) once again welcoming comedy legends from around the world with 2025 bringing another stellar line-up, this year at the stunning Woodville Town Hall, whilst Thebby gets a facelift! This show sells out every year so get in quick!!! With three halves of a whole show, ask anyone who has been and they will tell you it's the safest bet in town! ★★★★★ "A flock of galas can be seen at the Fringe but this is the biggest and probably the best. You need the 2000-seat Thebarton Theatre to fit in all interested parties - its reputation precedes it." - David Grybowski - Barefoot Review Comedians are not asked to curb their language so it can get hairy....
Woodville Town Hall
Main Hall
Embark on a captivating musical journey led by the extraordinary saxophonist Jack Chao Heng Zhang, whose talent has wowed audiences across Asia, Europe, and North America. Experience the magic of the saxophone like never before as Jack takes you through a stunning repertoire spanning the Baroque to the modern era, showcasing the instrument's rich and versatile voice. This unaccompanied performance will highlight the saxophone’s timeless charm and elegance, promising an evening of pure musical brilliance. Don’t miss the chance to witness a master at work and fall in love with the classical saxophone!
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
A tongue-in-cheek Restoration Romp of bastardized history by Australia’s pre-eminent multi-award-winning “trans-queen” playwright & personality, Glace Chase. At the outbreak of the plague in 1665, a breeches girl and boy-player gate crash the mansion of a leading conservative and his vapid wife in a desperate bid to escape the city. But a libertine and pantomime dame have the same idea and they’ll all have to battle it out in this epic night from hell… With Chase’s trademark brilliant wit and outrageous daring, Gull updates Shakespeare’s cross-gendered comedies with a provocative twist for today’s feminist and queer sensibilities. Presented by graduating actors of South Australia’s leading actor training institution, the internationally renowned Flinders Drama Centre.
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
Hot flushes are so last century! Old is the new black! 70 is the new 50! We’re over the hill and skateboarding down the other side, metaphorically speaking! We're retired, but not retiring. We’re everywhere - op-shop vollies, lollypop ladies, community gardeners, city guides, grandkiddy wranglers. Yesterday we were chicks now we’re chooks! How did that happen?! We’re grabbing what’s left of life by the short and curlies in sketches, songs and more! Remember if you’re not embarrassing your children, you’re not really enjoying yourself! Who needs sex, drugs and rock’n’roll – give us no sex, prescription drugs and rock’n’chairs! YOLO – you only live once! From the team behind ‘Alzheimer’s the Musical: A Night to Remember!’ performed around Australia and the Gilded Balloon at Edinburgh Fringe.
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
Step into a wild, surreal world where love defies nature’s laws. "First Love is the Revolution" is a darkly comedic, poignant tale of first love that transcends boundaries. When Basti, a teenage boy, and Rdeca, a young fox, meet, they’re drawn into an intense and untamed connection. As their unlikely bond deepens, they face the chaos of primal instinct and rebellion, blurring the lines between predator and prey, human and animal. This daring, unconventional love story explores identity, desire, and the raw thrill of youth, inviting audiences to experience love’s wild, unsettling edge. Presented by graduating actors of South Australia’s leading actor training institution, the internationally renowned Flinders Drama Centre.
Holden Street Theatres
The Barbara Hardy Garden
Comedy writer and opera singer Lucy Mellors has had enough. Enough of groveling to all-powerful male directors.Enough of being judged for eating a biscuit.Enough of singing by the bras at the back of Marks and Spencer.Enough of sacrificing her mental health in pursuit of a dream. Intertwining Lucy’s experiences as an award-winning opera singer with the stories of Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space) and Valentina Ponomaryova (almost the first woman in space). 'It is I, Seagull' is a hilarious celebration of self-esteem, joy, failure, opera and space travel. Fusing opera and comedy, Lucy exposes current and historical sexism to explore what it takes to achieve something extraordinary, and... is it worth it?
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
The shed is full; I'm clearing it out; The shed will never be empty. my mum was the best; my mum was the worst. A modern gothic tale of grief, tendernes, and myth-making after loss. Delia Olam is an award-winning cabaret performer, musician and theatre maker returning here with another orignial tour-de-force solo show that is bound to thrill your ears, warm your heart and move you (as always) to tears.
Holden Street Theatres
Judy's at HST
Multiple genres, two actors, one black comedy. The platypus is a strange creature, composed of odds and ends. A curiosity. A bit wrong somehow. Just like this play. A play about Richard, Jessica and the end of their relationship. Written and directed by Francis Greenslade (Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, Winners and Losers) and performed by John Leary (The Good Place, Upper Middle Bogan) and Rebecca Bower (Offspring, Wentworth), The Platypus is a genre-busting delight – an outrageously clever, wildly entertaining play about theatre, relationships and the roles we all play. "This bold mix of genres delivers a witty, delightful, entertaining evening. Bower and Leary are wonderful." Stage Whispers "Skilfully balances drama and comedy…masterfully handled by (its) seasoned performers" ArtsHub
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
Returning the spotlight to the points of origin, Mari-Trees embarks upon a sonic mission to restore recognition. Presenting music of the trailblazing women who pioneered the blues, conceived rock & pop, and were then - promptly forgotten! Music from the Mississippi Delta - to the clubs of Harlem - to your local Petrol Station. Enraged by erasure and colonial continuity, this one-woman-warrior determines to dismantle the shelves of history, revealing the genesis of rock music in the legacy of these early blues women. Featuring Mari-Trees on all instruments. Tap, clap, hum & sing along! --- For Meal & Show tickets at Diverse-City, please contact 0432 167 170 or events@diverse-city.com.au to pre-order your meal and inform of any dietary requirements. Please view menu here. Pre-ordered meals served between 6-7, show begins 7pm. Additional food & drink available from the bar from 6PM till late. Venue open late.
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
A soundtrack for what we were, what we are and what we will be, journey into Kay’s teenage diaries through a collection of intimate and vulnerable stories & songs. From first kisses, girl power, spice world, and fan fiction to lost gigs, found memories and frayed friendships. This show is a hilarious, nostalgic and sometimes painful revisiting of our former selves, delving into the pressures and expectations of growing up. With wry humour and confessional stories, 'Dear Diary' asks us to look at what we hold onto and when it’s the right time to let them go, if ever. ★★★★ ½ “Part musical, part comedy...excellent storytelling, 'Dear Diary' is a witty and delightful one-woman show.” Fringe Feed "Kay’s performance is brilliant...a message we all truly need to hear." South Coast Theatre Reviews
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
From the creative team behind the five-star, multi-award winning plays Jesus, Jane Mother and Me, and Heroin(e) for Breakfast. The horrors of war have broken young Wesley, but could the madness he encounters beyond it save or destroy a soldier's shellshocked mind? A powerful new play from multi award-winning playwright Philip Stokes, recognised by the British Library as a culturally important playwright of the 21st century, and Olivier, Tony and Emmy award-winning producer Richard Jordan. Starring Jack Stokes (Winner, Adelaide Critics Circle Award 2023) and Lee Bainbridge – Heroin(e) For Breakfast: ★★★★★(Sunday Telegraph). ★★★★★ "The whole show is nothing less than a triumph." FringeReviewUK ★★★★★ "Stunning and Compelling" TheatreWeeklyUK ★★★★★ "enthralling to watch" EverythingTheatreUK
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
It's the EURO 2020 Final at Wembley and Billy's gone viral for sticking a flare up his Ar**! Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Ar** For England is a blisteringly funny new play about football, flares and mateship that comes to Adelaide after a sell-out, five-star Edinburgh run. Billy and his best pal Adam are die-hard football fans. It's their escape, their religion and their life. But when they encounter a new group of mates, they take their support one step further. " ★★★★★ "Alex Hill is Outstanding... Funny Charming and surprisingly heartfelt all at once" Spy In the Stalls ★★★★★ "The writing is splendid... A gem of a play" Broadway Baby ★★★★★ "Boozy, ballsy, brilliantly executed Entertainment Now ★★★★★ ‘As beautiful as it is thought-provoking.’ Corr Blimey ★★★★★ West End BF ★★★★ The Scotsman
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
In an empty newspaper office, two jaded journalists arrive to finish their latest articles. They know they should care about what they write, but they just don't care about anything - unless someone rewrites their work...A dark comedy about cheap words & cheaper secrets, 'Stabbing The Ghost' is the searing 4th play by Safari Street Creative probing the death throes of truth in the clickbait age. And they're pretty f**king loud. PRAISE FOR SAFARI STREET CREATIVE★★★★★ “maintains the company’s reputation for producing outstanding original work”-The Advertiser ★★★★★"Spencer Scholz and Samantha Riley are a tour de force"-Stage Whispers ★★★★ "Like watching the best debates of West Wing powered by Hollywood-dosed quantities of cocaine"-Adelaide Show Podcast 2022 Weekly Award Winner Best Theatre
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
Following the success of the hilariously burlesqued, alfresco HAMLET IN FIFTEEN MINUTES, “Romeo. Romeo, wherefore fart thou…..” See Shakespeare’s immortal star-crossed lovers in our sylvan sunken garden and “prick love for pricking” - so to speak. A full cast performs the entire play in fifteen minutes with a one-minute encore. Devised, directed and narrated by Peter Goers.
Holden Street Theatres
The Barbara Hardy Garden
Chimney sweep, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep and takes the children on magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it." Mary Poppins JR features loads of song and dance numbers including Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Let's Go Fly a Kite, Jolly Holiday, A Spoonful of Sugar, Feed the Birds and many more. This show will appeal to the young, the old and the young at heart. It's practically perfect!
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
Ron Blair’s great Australian play, 'THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS', is the life in a day of a teaching Christian Brother in the 1950s. It’s a funny, heartbreaking, challenging, loving and searingly honest portrayal of a teacher and his faith. It’s a nostalgic vision of a system of teaching which once served Australians. It provides a bravura role for actor Robert Cusenza, directed by Peter Goers.
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
The strangely celebrated Peter Goers presents his tenth annual Holden Street Theatres Fringe show. As ever, a nice show, particularly for old people. Stories, gags, special guests, irreverence, nostalgia, ham, the odd poignant bit and all new material except for……
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
The Adelaide International Comedy Gala is back for another year with the incredibly funny Eddie Bannon (Mix102.3 Radio) once again welcoming comedy legends from around the world with 2025 bringing another stellar line-up, this year at the stunning Woodville Town Hall, whilst Thebby gets a facelift! This show sells out every year so get in quick!!! With three halves of a whole show, ask anyone who has been and they will tell you it's the safest bet in town! ★★★★★ "A flock of galas can be seen at the Fringe but this is the biggest and probably the best. You need the 2000-seat Thebarton Theatre to fit in all interested parties - its reputation precedes it." - David Grybowski - Barefoot Review Comedians are not asked to curb their language so it can get hairy....
Woodville Town Hall
Main Hall
Embark on a captivating musical journey led by the extraordinary saxophonist Jack Chao Heng Zhang, whose talent has wowed audiences across Asia, Europe, and North America. Experience the magic of the saxophone like never before as Jack takes you through a stunning repertoire spanning the Baroque to the modern era, showcasing the instrument's rich and versatile voice. This unaccompanied performance will highlight the saxophone’s timeless charm and elegance, promising an evening of pure musical brilliance. Don’t miss the chance to witness a master at work and fall in love with the classical saxophone!
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
A tongue-in-cheek Restoration Romp of bastardized history by Australia’s pre-eminent multi-award-winning “trans-queen” playwright & personality, Glace Chase. At the outbreak of the plague in 1665, a breeches girl and boy-player gate crash the mansion of a leading conservative and his vapid wife in a desperate bid to escape the city. But a libertine and pantomime dame have the same idea and they’ll all have to battle it out in this epic night from hell… With Chase’s trademark brilliant wit and outrageous daring, Gull updates Shakespeare’s cross-gendered comedies with a provocative twist for today’s feminist and queer sensibilities. Presented by graduating actors of South Australia’s leading actor training institution, the internationally renowned Flinders Drama Centre.
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
Hot flushes are so last century! Old is the new black! 70 is the new 50! We’re over the hill and skateboarding down the other side, metaphorically speaking! We're retired, but not retiring. We’re everywhere - op-shop vollies, lollypop ladies, community gardeners, city guides, grandkiddy wranglers. Yesterday we were chicks now we’re chooks! How did that happen?! We’re grabbing what’s left of life by the short and curlies in sketches, songs and more! Remember if you’re not embarrassing your children, you’re not really enjoying yourself! Who needs sex, drugs and rock’n’roll – give us no sex, prescription drugs and rock’n’chairs! YOLO – you only live once! From the team behind ‘Alzheimer’s the Musical: A Night to Remember!’ performed around Australia and the Gilded Balloon at Edinburgh Fringe.
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
Step into a wild, surreal world where love defies nature’s laws. "First Love is the Revolution" is a darkly comedic, poignant tale of first love that transcends boundaries. When Basti, a teenage boy, and Rdeca, a young fox, meet, they’re drawn into an intense and untamed connection. As their unlikely bond deepens, they face the chaos of primal instinct and rebellion, blurring the lines between predator and prey, human and animal. This daring, unconventional love story explores identity, desire, and the raw thrill of youth, inviting audiences to experience love’s wild, unsettling edge. Presented by graduating actors of South Australia’s leading actor training institution, the internationally renowned Flinders Drama Centre.
Holden Street Theatres
The Barbara Hardy Garden
Comedy writer and opera singer Lucy Mellors has had enough. Enough of groveling to all-powerful male directors.Enough of being judged for eating a biscuit.Enough of singing by the bras at the back of Marks and Spencer.Enough of sacrificing her mental health in pursuit of a dream. Intertwining Lucy’s experiences as an award-winning opera singer with the stories of Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space) and Valentina Ponomaryova (almost the first woman in space). 'It is I, Seagull' is a hilarious celebration of self-esteem, joy, failure, opera and space travel. Fusing opera and comedy, Lucy exposes current and historical sexism to explore what it takes to achieve something extraordinary, and... is it worth it?
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
The shed is full; I'm clearing it out; The shed will never be empty. my mum was the best; my mum was the worst. A modern gothic tale of grief, tendernes, and myth-making after loss. Delia Olam is an award-winning cabaret performer, musician and theatre maker returning here with another orignial tour-de-force solo show that is bound to thrill your ears, warm your heart and move you (as always) to tears.
Holden Street Theatres
Judy's at HST
Multiple genres, two actors, one black comedy. The platypus is a strange creature, composed of odds and ends. A curiosity. A bit wrong somehow. Just like this play. A play about Richard, Jessica and the end of their relationship. Written and directed by Francis Greenslade (Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, Winners and Losers) and performed by John Leary (The Good Place, Upper Middle Bogan) and Rebecca Bower (Offspring, Wentworth), The Platypus is a genre-busting delight – an outrageously clever, wildly entertaining play about theatre, relationships and the roles we all play. "This bold mix of genres delivers a witty, delightful, entertaining evening. Bower and Leary are wonderful." Stage Whispers "Skilfully balances drama and comedy…masterfully handled by (its) seasoned performers" ArtsHub
Holden Street Theatres
The Arch
Returning the spotlight to the points of origin, Mari-Trees embarks upon a sonic mission to restore recognition. Presenting music of the trailblazing women who pioneered the blues, conceived rock & pop, and were then - promptly forgotten! Music from the Mississippi Delta - to the clubs of Harlem - to your local Petrol Station. Enraged by erasure and colonial continuity, this one-woman-warrior determines to dismantle the shelves of history, revealing the genesis of rock music in the legacy of these early blues women. Featuring Mari-Trees on all instruments. Tap, clap, hum & sing along! --- For Meal & Show tickets at Diverse-City, please contact 0432 167 170 or events@diverse-city.com.au to pre-order your meal and inform of any dietary requirements. Please view menu here. Pre-ordered meals served between 6-7, show begins 7pm. Additional food & drink available from the bar from 6PM till late. Venue open late.
Holden Street Theatres
The Studio
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