Paul Capsis tells the story of 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' through the character of charismatic actress Camila Perichole. Photo: Tim Standing

Theatre

Crossing The Bridge of San Luis Rey with Paul Capsis

Exotic characters and sweeping sagas abound in The Bridge of San Luis Rey, a fresh theatrical take on a classic novel that director Chris Drummond says also offers some profound insights into humanity, mortality and love.

Theatre

Curtain set to fall on Bakehouse Theatre

Adelaide’s Bakehouse Theatre – a stalwart of the local theatre scene for many years and a popular venue during the annual Fringe Festival – will be forced to close when the lease on its Angas Street premises ends next May.

Festivals

OzAsia reveals first taste of 2021 festival program

Theatre-maker Anchuli Felicia King’s acclaimed satire White Pearl ­– about the spiralling crisis faced by a start-up skincare company whose TV ad goes viral for the wrong reasons ­– is one of several early highlights announced for the 2021 OzAsia Festival.

InReview

How do you process something too painful to comprehend?

Adelaide visual artist Kate Power’s debut live performance artwork Bedroom began as a response to a 1912 painting of a naked woman sitting on the edge of a bed. Now it has been developed into a visceral full-length show.

Theatre

It should be called 'the theatre of love'

Forget the ill-founded arts snobbery – there’s a thin line between professional and ‘amateur’ theatre. The links between the two run deep in South Australia, where the non-pro scene continues to thrive and serve up all manner of stage spectacles.