SALIFE
From a free-range childhood spent planting trees and roller-skating around Whyalla, Adelaide Fringe’s Heather Croall has gone on to spend her life immersed in the world of film, festivals and art.
Film & TV
Yer Old Faither is a film about a Glaswegian immigrant to Whyalla who spent 40 years delivering babies, was a prolific letter writer and extreme recycler, and had a lifelong mission to green his town. Above all, though, it’s the celebration of a dad.
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Adelaide Fringe’s annual review released today shows it generated a record amount of spending in its 60th anniversary year, but director and CEO Heather Croall says it will need a big boost in government funding for 2021 to help attract artists post-COVID.
Adelaide Fringe theatre hub Holden Street Theatres is struggling with its lowest festival ticket sales in three years, pleading with supporters to spread the word about its shows and “keep this baby going”.
Adelaide Fringe director and CEO Heather Croall has had her contract extended for a further two years until 2020, when the festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary.
Adelaide Fringe director Heather Croall is urging South Australians to get behind the 2017 event to ensure artists leave happy and the festival retains its title as the second-biggest Fringe in the world.
