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What’s on: Archie Roach, cult film, 54 Reasons to Party

InDaily’s hit list of events and shows over the weekend and week ahead, including Cabaret Festival closing weekend highlights, State Theatre’s confronting new play, “the Citizen Kane of bad movies” and 54 Reasons to Party with the ASO.  

Jun 02, 2018, updated Jun 25, 2018
Archie Roach and The Tiddas will perform at Dunstan Playhouse tonight and tomorrow.

Archie Roach and The Tiddas will perform at Dunstan Playhouse tonight and tomorrow.

Archie Roach and Tiddas

A few tickets are still available to see Archie Roach and Tiddas perform their Adelaide Cabaret Festival show tonight and tomorrow at the Dunstan Playhouse as part of Roach’s Dancing With My Spirit album tour. The group will perform a demo produced by Jen Anderson and Roach 25 years ago that has never been played for the public before. The reappearance of the recording inspired the group’s reunion after almost two decades.

Winter Soulstice Closing Gala

After a flamboyant two weeks, the Cabaret Festival will come to a close with the Winter Soulstice Closing Gala on Saturday night. Artistic director Ali McGregor (pictured above) will lead a cast of the some of the festival’s highlight acts in what’s spruiked as “one final riotous night” of heartwarming songs that “speak to the depths of human feeling”. Last time we checked, tickets were still available.

The Room

Pop culture phenomenon The Room will have a special interactive screening at Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas on Thursday, featuring a guest appearance by Greg Sestero (Mark from The Room and author of The Disaster Artist). Sestero will appear before the 9.30pm session to introduce the film and answer fan questions. Described as “the Citizen Kane of bad movies” and “the modern-day Rocky Horror”, The Room has developed a reputation for its extremely bad acting, bizarre script and terrible visual effects. Remember to grab your plastic spoons at the door. Find out more here.

The Studio: 54 Reasons to Party

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra will transform the Festival Theatre into a 1970s New York nightclub for this disco-inspired dance party in the Festival Theatre next Friday and Saturday. Celebrity guests including Kate Ceberano (pictured above), Doug Parkinson, Amy Lehpamer and Nathaniel Willemse will join the orchestra on stage to perform music from artists including Michael Jackson, the BeeGees, Earth Wind and Fire, Gloria Gaynor and Sister Sledge. If you’re in the dancing mood, organisers advise purchasing seats with access to the dance floor in front of the Festival Theatre stage (look for “dance floor access seats” when making your booking).

Living Rocks exhibition

James Darling and Lesley Forwood’s ‘Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Universe’.

South Australian artists James Darling and Lesley Forwood’s new installation, Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Universe, imagines what the Earth was like three billion years ago, based off the rock-like thrombolites found at Lake Hawdon in the state’s south-east. The work, at Hugo Michell Gallery in Beulah Park, features music by the Australian String Quartet and a 1000-pixel-wide virtual-reality projection created by local company Jumpgate. Read InDaily’s interview with Darling here.

Brothers Wreck

After successful runs in Sydney and Melbourne, State Theatre and Malthouse Theatre are co-presenting Indigenous playwright and director Jada Alberts’ new play Brothers Wreck, which tells the story of a grief-stricken family struggling to cope with the suicide of a family member. The show is described as a “confronting and honest exploration of grief and loss” which tells a relatable story for many Indigenous families affected by suicide. Performances begin at Norwood’s Odeon Theatre on Wednesday and continue until until July 14. The play is recommended for audiences over the age of 15.

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