Arts & Culture
After months of cancelled shows and events, South Australian artists were finally getting back in front of live audiences – then COVID-19 forced them off-stage again. We look at the impact the ongoing uncertainty is having on the sector.
Theatre
Never mess with an old lady – that’s the message of Ripcord, a comedy that sees Carmel Johnson and Nancye Hayes play two nursing home rivals engaged in an epic battle of wills.
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State Theatre Company SA has unveiled a full season of eight main-stage shows for 2021, including the world premiere adaptation of The Boy Who Talked to Dogs and a new South Australian play exploring a radical global solution to the climate crisis.
Strong ticket demand and limited venue capacity have prompted State Theatre Company SA to present an extended season of its final 2020 show – a comedy starring Nancye Hayes and described as ‘halfway between The Golden Girls and Survivor’.
A 180-year-old heritage-listed theatre in the city will undergo a state government-funded facelift to restore it to its former glory, following calls from arts companies for a new purpose-built playhouse in Adelaide.
Julian Hobba and Nick Hays both moved to South Australia this year to take up high-level roles in the performing arts sector – at the same time the pandemic forced their companies off-stage.
Ksenja Logos plays a woman driven to question her grip on reality in Gaslight – the ‘classic creepshow’ that gave rise to the term gaslighting.
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