Old faves speak to the legacy of past Adelaide Cabaret Festivals while premieres point to its future as one of the world’s major cabaret showcases.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

The award-winning producer, casting director and Chair of the Hayes Theatre Co, Lisa Campbell, pays tribute to the amateur dramatics company where she became smitten with musicals, and her father’s love of piano.

We look at Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and why it has inspired so many adaptations, composing women past, present and future, and the piano works of an overlooked Australian composer lost and found.

Michael Cassel, Benjamin Law, Trudy Dalgleish, Eddie Perfect, Simon Phillips and Ursula Yovich are among 11 industry leaders participating in the new arts mentorship program.

Monty Python irreverence, a "kinky" Gilbert and Sullivan, and a new Australian musical are part of the bill.

Dean Bryant directs a stunningly inventive production of the Hayes' first Sondheim.

Dean Bryant and Andrew Hallsworth on the timeliness of Sondheim's musical about people who tried to kill US presidents.

Blazey Best, Lisa Campbell and Hayden Tee tell us why the 1988 Australian musical still has much to say today. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in