Top picks at this year’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

Hopelessly Devoted

A Celebration of Olivia Newton-John
with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
15 June, 7.30pm
Festival Theatre

Relive the iconic hits of the late luminary, Dame Olivia Newton-John, featuring an all-star vocal ensemble backed by the majestic Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Featuring David Campbell, Christie Whelan Browne, Jess Hitchcock and Georgina Hopson.

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Pop Culture Vulture

Johanna Allen
19 June, 7pm
Dunstan Playhouse

Johanna Allen picks through her favourite musical morsels—from pop to Puccini—to create her playlist of torch songs that survive the test of TikTok.

“Not so much a tall glass, but more a curvy punch bowl of European sass.” – The Age

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Tall Tales

Rhonda Burchmore
12 June, 7.30pm
Dunstan Playhouse

Stand clear as Rhonda Burchmore opens her memory vault and shares the souvenirs, stories, and selfies collected over a lifetime in the limelight.

“Funny, engaging and fearless...She has a voice that barely needs a microphone.”— The Sydney Morning Herald

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Swing On This 10th Anniversary

14 June, 7.30pm
15 June, 8pm
Dunstan Playhouse

Australia’s kings of swing celebrate a decade on the stage. With razor-sharp wit and even sharper suits, Swing on This is suave, slick, and oh-so-swoon-worthy.

“They brought the house down!” — Adelaide Advertiser

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Life in Plastic

Christie Whelan Browne
8 June, 3pm & 6pm
Banquet Room

Christie Whelan Browne’s brand-new bubblegum pop cabaret is a dizzying array of disco hits and a sparkly celebration of sisterhood, because girls just wanna have fundamental rights.

“[An] incredible gift for comic acting.” — The Age

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Murder For Two

A Musical Comedy to Die For
19, 20, 21 June, 7.30pm
Space Theatre

In 95 minutes of madcap, music, and mystery, two performers play 13 roles (and the piano!) in this smash-hit whodunnit that sold out a Sydney Hayes Theatre season. Twice.

“[…] capital-E entertainment.” — Sydney Morning Herald

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