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Adelaide Festival 2025 Reviews

Image: Seann Miley Moore - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Photo by Shane Reid

Our reviewers are out and about at this year's Adelaide Festival. Check out individual reviews by clicking on the show title links below.

 

Big Name, No Blankets

 

Trent Dalton's Love Stories

 

Adelaide Fringe 2025 Reviews.

Image: Dear Diary,

 

The 2025 Adelaide Fringe is now well underway, and Stage Whispers reviewers are out and around. Click on the production name links below to read individual show reviews.

 

Image: Oh My Heart, Oh My Home

Adelaide Fringe Kids Show a Sensory Playground for Neurodiverse Audiences

Premiering at Adelaide Fringe 2025, Press Play is an autistic led, sensory friendly interactive live music concert for kids aged 0-7 years. Featuring all original music, this brand new show is designed to offer “a sensory playground for kids of all abilities”, says the show’s creator Adelaide musician and Music Therapist, Alice Orchard.

Matilda Awards Nominations

Image; GRIMM

The Matilda Awards, Queensland’s celebration of performing arts excellence, returns to Brisbane Powerhouse on Monday 24 February 2025 for its 37th year.

The Awards spotlight nominees across a list of 20 categories in live theatre and this year marks the debut of a new partnership with the Actors’ & Entertainers’ Benevolent Fund (ABF Qld).

Fringe World Festival 2025 Reviews

Image: All The Times I Could Have

Perth's Fringe World Festival is in full swing. Stage Whispers' Kimberley Shaw has been very busy reviewing many of the productions.

Click the titles below to read the review of your choice

Murder on the Magic School Bus

I Can Still See All The Stars

See Rising Star Hamish Stewart at Claire’s Kitchen

Love live music?

Love music theatre + cabaret?

LOVE up + coming artists?

Join rising star Hamish Stewart for a night of Songs and Stories live at Claire’s Kitchen in Darlinghurst.

From classic pop/rock tunes to music theatre showstoppers, you’re in for a treat!

21st January 2025 at 6pm - Get your tickets now!

Seasons 2025

Check out details of various seasons across Australia in 2025 by clicking on the company or theatre venue names below.   Sydney Theatre Company 2025 Season

Ben Lewis Go Fund Me Campaign

A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched for actor-singer Ben Lewis who sadly has incurable cancer.

We were proud to have Ben on the cover our magazine in 2011 and urge the theatre community to assist where they can.