The newly appointed Festival Board acknowledges Louise Adler's "principled stand" and confirms the 2026 event will not be revived.

Set in modern-day Seoul, Simon Stone’s The Cherry Orchard finds new urgency in Chekhov’s portrait of a society on the brink.

"A deeply regrettable outcome": Just hours after Adelaide Writers' Week director Louise Adler resigned, the entire event has been shelved.

Our readers gravitated to daring premieres, festival feats and revisited classics alike.

Franco Zeffirelli's Aida will be part of the 2027 Adelaide Festival, but no word yet on its stars.

Our top 10 opera reviews chart an operatic landscape where bold new works jostle with reimagined classics for audience attention.

Ahead of his 2026 tour, the hugely popular classical composer talks about his deep connection to Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and reveals how he paints with music.

What do our festivals have on offer in the year ahead?

Mama Does Derby, set at a roller derby and performed on skates, is preparing to premiere at the Sydney and Adelaide Festivals.

Peter Sellars and Julia Bullock talk collaboration ahead of the Adelaide Festival run of Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine.

“Lower your guard,” says incoming Artistic Director Matthew Lutton, heralding the return of Peter Sellars and contemporary music.

Next year, Pygmalion will make its Australian debut at the Adelaide Festival with a series of concerts surveying the European Baroque.