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WELCOME to another fun filled year! Something on Saturday is back for another year bringing awesome winter fun for 1 to 12 year olds.
Foundation Kids Corner Workshops at Something on Saturday are funded by the Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation. The Foundation raises funds for projects that inspire young people through the arts. For this reason workshops are free.
Every Saturday at Adelaide Festival Centre you can enjoy fabulous live performances for kids from just $12. Plus, all shows are followed by a FREE Foundation Kids Corner Workshop. Subscribe and Save! Subscribe to four or more Something on Saturday shows and save (plus there’s a gazillion other benefits). See page 13 for more information. Book Now adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/sos
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CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY The Children's University gives the stamp of approval to all Something on Saturday shows for the 7–10 year old age group. (Please let us know in advance if passports will require stamping)
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Windmill Theatre Co in association with Adelaide Festival Centre presents
Grug
14 & 21
and the Rainbow
april
Grug began his life as the top of a Burrawang tree that fell to the ground. Fascinated by the world around him and full of determination, Grug embarks on an epic journey to reach the rainbow that always seems just beyond his grasp.
Space Theatre
Featuring exquisite puppetry, plenty of surprises and more of the gentle storytelling that has delighted audiences around the world, this show has been especially created for the littlest theatregoers (and Grug fans of all ages).
14 April 10am / 12pm / 2pm 21 April 10am / 12pm / 2.30pm Ages 2-6 Duration 35mins All tickets $25 Family $80 Subscriber $20 Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
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Get Creative with Windmill Theatre Co Workshop places are strictly limited, with bookings available prior to the performance. Space Theatre Foyer | Following each performance
Adelaide Festival Centre presents a CDP Kids Production
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-Storey Treehouse
A play by Richard Tulloch, adapted from the book by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
Andy and Terry’s treehouse just keeps on growing, and now our friends are going to be famous because Mr Big Shot has arrived to make a Hollywood blockbuster! But when his first step is to fire Andy and replace him with a monkey the battle is on. Will the Treehouse Blockbuster ever get made? Who will win the battle of Andy and Terry? And why are those mysterious spy cows turning up everywhere?
28 april & 5 may Space Theatre 28 April & 5 May 10.30am / 1pm / 3.30pm Ages 6–12 Duration 60mins Tickets Adult $30 Concession $25 Family $100 Subscriber $25 Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
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Treetops | 5 May Make your own treehouse with hanging creatures, flowers and more. Space Theatre Foyer | 12.30 – 3.30pm
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In Shadows
12 may
SA Circus Centre home of Cirkidz
Are you afraid of the dark? You won’t be after this exciting performance by South Australian Circus Centre’s highly popular troupe of young circus performers from Cirkidz. Bring a little courage and your own special inner light, then explore the dark shadowy wonders with your new Cirkidz friends.
1pm / 3pm Ages 6-12 Duration 50mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Image: Judy Way
Once you look into the shadows, you’ll see it’s nothing you can’t handle! And you’ll have loads of unexpected fun along the way.
Space Theatre
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The Circular Circus Be the ringmaster of your own circus and tell all the performers what to do. Space Theatre Foyer | 1.30 – 3pm
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Scientific Bubble Show
19 may
Bright Spark Entertainment
Comical and clever, Marty McBubble will blow you away with his world-record bubble-ologist talents. Quirky gadgets, bubble rockets, volcanos, cubes, carousels, caterpillars and icecream are just for starters. Your mind will be blown with the scientific genius behind the silliness that will bubble away before your very eyes. Discover the drama of solids versus liquids, learn to defy gravity, and witness surface tension that’ll give you goosebubbles. What an incredibubble show!
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Quartet Bar 11am / 1pm Ages 3+ Duration 50mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Abracadabra! Alakazam! There’s magic in the air. Make your own magic wand and let your imagination run wild. Festival Theatre Foyer | 11.30am – 1.30pm
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Bollywood for Kids
26 may
Fusion Beats
Dramatic, cinematic and fizzing with pizzazz, this dance workshop is like a bigscreen highlights package of Bollywood basics for beginners of all ages.
Banquet Room
You’ll strut, fling and fly through some of the most fun routines ever created by Adelaide’s acclaimed “Bollymamma” Francesca McMillan.
Duration 60mins
Beneath all the flair is a fountain of symbols, signs, traditions and meanings that only Bollywood dance can bring to life!
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11am / 1pm Ages 4+
All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Bollywood Belly Dancing Puppets Use fancy beads and exotic fabrics to make your own swirling, twirling, dancing puppet. Banquet Room Foyer | 11.30am – 1pm
Ticklish Allsorts
2 june
Splash Theatre Company
The cheeky and ever-so-cheerful Ticklish Allsorts is an all-singing and all-dancing musical extravaganza for all the family. Each song comes with easy-to-follow dance moves that’ll get your feet tapping and hands clapping throughout this interactive performance. Take a virtual world tour of fun-filled songs and dance that combines country, rock, Latin, Celtic, rap, reggae, jazz and more!
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Quartet Bar 11am / 1pm Ages 3–8 Duration 45mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Sparky Characters Get your imagination sparking! Create your own colourful cheeky character for the theatre. Festival Theatre Foyer | 11.30am – 1pm
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Adelaide Cabaret Festival presents
Family Gala
An Adelaide Cabaret Festival favourite for three years running, the Family Gala reminds us we’re all kids at heart. Rummaging through the cabaret junkyard, this year our performers will divine the treasure from the trash. Donned in her best glittered shoes and her gown of the finest recycled trash, host Ali McGregor leads a stellar cast of singers, dancers and comics in a night that will have even the grownups squealing.
9 june Dunstan Playhouse 2.30pm Ages 2+ Duration 60mins Tickets Adult $25 Concession $20 Family $80 Subscriber $20 Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
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Feathers and Fairy Tales Add a little pop to your red carpet outfit and join us for junkyard fun. Dunstan Playhouse Foyer | 1 – 2.30pm
Adelaide Cabaret Festival presents
Kaput!
16 june
Koral Chandler
There’s hilariously off-the-wall mayhem in everything that Tom Flanagan touches in this highly skilled acrobatic masterpiece of spectacularly-timed mishaps.
Banquet Room
“Mr Fixit” takes clumsy to a new level, literally, as he back-flips, slips, and springs across the stage to pull off daring feats of madness. And all without saying a word!
Duration 60mins
Once you enter this dust-covered upsidedown world, you’ll see why Tom’s worldtouring, award-winning show has won legions of fans from 3 to 93 years old.
1pm / 3pm Ages 3+
Tickets Adult $25 Concession $22 Child $20 Family $80 Subscriber $20 Transaction fees apply.
Image: Sean Young
Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
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Slapstick Cards Make your slapstick dreams come true! Construct your own pop-up card with clowns, acrobats and ladders. Banquet Room Foyer | 12.30 – 2pm
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Kids’ Party Confidential
23 june
Mama Dojo
From Sydney to Scotland, comedian Sean Murphy is challenging kids to turn off screens and turn up their imaginations. It’s a kind of party, or maybe a fiesta…it’s hard to tell. There’s a mix of stories and jokes that’ll make kids laugh, cringe and carry on like kooky-heads. One thing’s for sure, you’ll never look at Spiderman the same way again!
Banquet Room 12pm / 2pm Ages 5–12 Duration 60mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
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Giggle Heads Make a head that will roll its eyes, poke out its tongue, wiggle its ears and make you laugh. Banquet Room Foyer | 12.30 – 2pm
Gentlemen of the Road
30 june
The Chipolatas
This brightly and bouncy trio of tricksters will get your hands clapping and feet stomping to everything from high-octane circus stunts to acoustic accordion street music with a hip-hop twist. This is fabulous family fun that takes you back in time only to launch you back into the future! You’ll love this feel-good event that literally heats up the room with fire juggling, plus acrobatics, amazing comedic timing and gentlemanly charm.
Space Theatre 1pm / 3pm Ages All Duration 45mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Image: The Chipolatas
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Wizzamajigs and Buzzungas Create your own fun wizzamajigs, colourful whatsits and stunning buzzungas. The sky’s the limit! Space Theatre Foyer | 1.30 – 3pm
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Raw Metal
7 july
Raw Dance Company
Experience the raw talent of the Raw Metal dancers as they push your expectations to the outer limits of tap, funk and street dance - combined with fearless feats of athleticism! Singapore, Germany, America (including Broadway), Canada and Brazil are just a few of the countries to have seen these four young guys strut their stuff. With such a world-renowned routine, it’s little wonder that each foot stomping and heart-stopping performance leaves audiences wanting more.
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Space Theatre 1pm / 3pm Ages 3+ Duration 50mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Fun With Foil Sculpt it, wrap it, scrunch it, shape it – there’s nothing you can’t do with foil. What will you make? Space Theatre Foyer | 1.30 – 3pm
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14 April
Grug and the Rainbow
21 April
Grug and the Rainbow
28 April
78-Storey Treehouse
5 May
78-Storey Treehouse
12 May
In Shadows
19 May
The Scientific Bubble Show
26 May
Bollywood for Kids
2 June
Ticklish Allsorts
9 June
Family Gala
16 June
Kaput!
23 June
Kids’ Party Confidential
30 June
Gentlemen of the Road
7 July
Raw Metal
14 July
The Bottle Collector
21 July
The Funny Farmers Show
28 July
Find Your Treasure
4 August
Cop Stars!
11 August
Oliver Up A Tree
18 August
Snow White
25 August
Junior Proms
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The
Bottle Collector
14 july
Asking for Trouble
The Bottle Collector is a story about finding joy and beauty in the most unexpected places. See how a collection of bottles can become a whole world - filled with circus, theatre, a dash of magic, a pinch of puppetry and remarkable feats of acrobatics. If you love collecting and arranging coins, buttons, shells and other curious things, The Bottle Collector will show you how there could be more to it!
Quartet Bar 1pm / 3pm Ages 5–12 Duration 55mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Image: Paul J Kalemba
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Recycletastic! Make your own recycletastic monster out of lots of knick-knacks, old junk and forgotten treasures. Festival Theatre Foyer | 1.30 – 3pm
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The
Funny Farmers
show
21 july
Entertainment by PJ Oaten
Georgia, Pete and Matt are quirky colourful country farmers working, singing and dancing to keep their frantic and frenzied farmstead in order.
The Funny Farmers Show will have everyone laughing and singing along to the farmer’s kooky kids’ comedy and silly sing-along mischief making. It’s a cock-a-doodle-crack-up for kids and parents! But watch out for the cheekiest cow, ever!
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Quartet Bar 11am / 1pm Ages 3–8 Duration 50mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Petting Piggies Join our farm and make yourself an adorable pet piglet to take home. Festival Theatre Foyer | 11.30am – 1pm
Find Your Treasure
28 july
Splash Theatre Company
Best known for making a splash in all kinds of ways, Splash Theatre Company has created a jam-packed treasure trove of stories and performances relating to 2018 Book Week’s theme of “Find Your Treasure.” Try to keep up if you can! This is a fully physical and energetic bundle of brilliant performances from three courageous actors known for wowing primary school kids across Australia and overseas. We’re up for it if you are!
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Quartet Bar 11am / 1pm Ages 5+ Duration 50mins All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
ArrrrrrTY!!! What will you decide to make with a treasure trove of materials to choose from? Festival Theatre Foyer | 11.30am – 1pm
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Cop Stars!
4 august
Band of the South Australia Police
Fire up your dancing shoes and limber up those vocal chords for a melodically masterful mash-up of music you love to hear.
Dunstan Playhouse
South Australia’s official 36-piece police concert band is bringing all of our crowd favourites to life in this outstanding and infectious family performance.
Duration 50mins
This world-class concert band has even played to the Queen for her 90th birthday at Windsor Castle. We challenge you to just try and not sing along!
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1pm / 3pm Ages 3+
All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Shake, Rattle and Roll! Create a percussion instrument and shake it with the band! Dunstan Playhouse Foyer | 1.30 – 3pm
Oliver Up A Tree
11 august
Josh Earl
A charming story of a small town with a big problem, plus a boy called Oliver who uses his creativity to bring the entire town together…No-one else will do it!
Space Theatre
Oliver’s Dad is obsessed with toilets and his Mum is too lazy to even walk up the stairs to her treadmill.
Duration 55mins
Ages 5-12
All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Image: Evan Munro-Smith – Stupid Old Studios
This heartwarming new show is presented by award-winning comedian Josh Earl with loads of silliness, songs and 100 tiny teddy bears.
10am / 12pm
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Instrument Shaped Books Make your own book! It can be the shape of a guitar, piano, drum, harp or even a tambourine. Space Theatre Foyer | 10.30am – 12pm
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Snow White
18 august
Australian Classical Youth Ballet
Banished, doomed and crestfallen! How will the beautiful Snow White survive the queen’s poisonous and bitter jealousy? Will love save the day?
Dunstan Playhouse
This is a beautiful and magical ballet adaptation of Snow White featuring the handsome prince, the jealous queen and seven cheeky little friends. Narrated by South Australian legend and TV favourite, Brenton Whittle, you’ll be transported to a fairy tale world of classic beauty and charm.
Duration 60mins
Come along and help save Snow White with TV’s Brenton Whittle and Book Worm as Narrator!
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1pm / 3pm Ages 3+
All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Quick and Quirky Costumes Create a new look by making a fun costume. What will you become? It’s heaps of fun for everyone! Dunstan Playhouse Foyer | 1.30 – 3pm
Junior Proms
25 august
Adelaide Youth Orchestras
Join the fabulous Naomi Crellin and Adelaide Youth Orchestra with a delightfully entertaining collection of childhood songs and music.
Banquet Room
Sing, clap, dance and shuffle your way through classic ditties, ballads and everything in between, from ‘The Wheels On The Bus’ to ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’.
Duration 50mins
Fun for toddlers and teddy bears (and their parents too!), this is a fun and interactive concert filled with recognisable classics for all.
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1pm / 3pm Ages 1+
All tickets $15 Or $12 if you subscribe to 4 or more shows (see pg13). Transaction fees apply. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.
Make Your Own Instrument Make your own drum, shaker or trumpet, then shake and rattle your way to fame. Banquet Room Foyer | 1.30 – 3pm
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Access Information Venue entrances and access routes have changed. Please visit the website for a map and road closure details. Register your contact details when you purchase tickets to receive an SMS and email with up to date visit information before your show. adelaidefestivalcentre.com/getting-here
Drop Off/Pedestrian Access Please refer to our website for new access points.
Parking Adelaide Festival Centre’s car park is closed. Alternative parking options are available on our website. Use the promo code AFCPARK for discounted parking at Wilson Adelaide Central (225 North Terrace).
Parenting Facilities There is a parenting room in the Festival Theatre foyer, baby change facilities, and pram parking at Adelaide Festival Centre events.
Snacks Drinks, treats, and healthy options are available from Adelaide Festival Centre cafes and bars.
Child Supervision All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Access Services When booking tickets, please inform the BASS operator if you have specific access requirements. For all other disability access enquiries please contact Patron Services at access@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au or 8216 8600.
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Adelaide Cabaret Festival is the largest cabaret festival in the world. Since its inception in 2001, outstanding artists from around the country and the world have performed in Adelaide. The festival not only highlights the big names but makes them, too. In 2018 Adelaide Cabaret Festival continues to bring star-studded gala performances with the full program released late March at adelaidecabaretfestival.com.au
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Adelaide Guitar Festival is the most significant festival of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Since its inception in 2007, hundreds of guitarists and their bands have participated in this salute to the world’s most popular instrument. Headlined by Australian guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel, see the full 2018 program released from early May at adelaideguitarfestival.com.au
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MOON LANTERN FESTIVAL
FREE EVENT SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER Elder Park
Exquisite lantern parade Family friendly entertainment Food Fireworks
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S C H O O L H O L I D AY WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN A G E D 8 – 16
Are you a budding singer, actor or dancer? Adelaide Festival Centre runs performing arts workshops for children aged 8 – 16 every school holidays. The very best dance, theatre and vocal instructors will teach all areas of performing arts and encourage confidence, communication and leadership skill, all while remembering that theatre is fun. No auditions required. adelaidefestivalcentre. com.au/onstage 29
Adelaide Festival Centre is the heart of the arts in South Australia. Established in 1973, it is Australia’s first capital city arts venue and hosts more than one million people annually. As well as presenting theatre, dance, music, and exhibitions, Adelaide Festival Centre creates diverse festivals to inspire, challenge, educate, and entertain. We welcome audiences of all ages, experience and cultures.
Something on Saturday’s music program is contributing to the vibrancy of Adelaide’s music culture for children and their families. We are proud to support the designation of Adelaide as a UNESCO City of Music!
To discover more, visit adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
Trustees Chair Michael Abbott AO QC Deputy Chair Jim Hazel Management CEO & Artistic Director Douglas Gautier AM Chief Operating Officer Carlo D’Ortenzio Director of Programming, Development & Venue Sales Liz Hawkins Director of Marketing Danielle Watts Director of Ticketing & Digital Projects Greg Adams
Mary Hamilton Phil Hoffmann AM Carolyn Mitchell
Kate Thiele Sandy Verschoor
Associate Director Programming Beck Pearce Head of Public Affairs Ruth Sibley Executive Producer Cabaret & Commercial Ventures Ebony Bott Technical Manager Chris Searle Manager Philanthropy Robyn Brown
Manager Finance & Business Support Christine Dunthorne Manager Human Resources Claire George Manager WHS & Risk Carolyn Laffin Manager Food & Beverage Peter Morelli Manager Marketing & Customer Experience Yolanda Sulser
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