Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a festival of risks, leaps of faith, huge laughs and bigger heart.” Kaye will host the opening Variety Gala, front a series of free talks and unleash a solo show. He will also join the cast of the recent Australian tour of Jesus Christ Superstar for a night of song and backstage gossip in What’s The Buzz?. Other artists in the festival include Mahalia Barnes, Alfie Boe, Casey Donovan, Vince Jones, Jay Laga’aia, Lime Cordiale with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Em Rusciano and Ursula Yovich, to name just a few.

Limelight Editor’s Choice

Clink clink, your attention please.

Jonny Hawkins (aka Aunty Jonny) and guest co-host Jo Dyer have the floor in this celebration of humanity’s most dangerous pastime: public oration.

Unhinged apologies, high-profile resignations, rehearsed breakups and wedding toasts-come-roasts…  nothing’s off lips in this sketch show of speeches delivered by a spectacular line-up of special guest artists.

Flinging between fictional worlds, from the heartbreaking to the deeply inappropriate, I’d Like To Say A Few Words is an utterly brilliant character study, and a timely reminder that sometimes we’re better off keeping our traps shut.