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

A supreme musical tribute to the artists and music of the Great French Songbook!

Lou Blackwell once lived and sang in Parisian jazz clubs and little bars, and is bringing her passion for the great cultural city of Paris to life in a celebration of French song.

Backed by her stunning five-piece band (led by musical director and arranger, Mark Simeon Ferguson), Blackwell evokes the legendary Parisian cabaret rooms and concert halls, drawing from the works of Trenet, Brassens, Brel, Aznavour and more.

Take a magical, musical and mesmerising trip to Paris from your seat in Dunstan Playhouse. To paraphrase Piaf, vous ne regretterez rien!