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.

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Hot off the back of a sell-out season of her debut at the 2025 Adelaide Fringe, Maybelline is back to dazzle with her exceptional vocals and whip-smart wit.

Through the Filipino love language of karaoke and roasts (the comedy kind, not the pig on the spit kind), Maybelline celebrates the matriarchy that raised her and the men that like to take credit. In joyful duet and heartfelt storytelling, she invites her family to the stage to unravel their history from Manila to Adelaide across the decades.