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

Join the joyful celebration of the South Asian diaspora experience in Light, an in-development musical by Vidya Makan (The Lucky Country) and Tasnim Hossain.

During the annual Navaratri festival, the women of the Pandya family deal with their unique demons. Elegantly navigating single motherhood, burnout, public expectation and secret relationships, Light is a delightfully dimensional story of suburban South Asian Australians, glowing with humour and tenderness.