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The ‘Back to Back Short Show Festival’ is SA’s purely local performers/producers Theatre Festival, hosted at the home of live local theatre, Star Theatres One and Two.
Come and see your favourite performers
​and some you’ve never heard of!
Featuring cabaret acts, plays, dance and musical theatre. You can come for one show, or stay for more with special ticket prices for multiple shows.

Each show is 1 hour (approx), so have a snack and a drink between shows and make a night of it!

All Tix are $28.50
All dates are in October

Wings2Fly Theatre Presents
A Rare Condition
19th & 26th @ 6pm

Wings2Fly Theatre is proud to present “A Rare Condition” by Alan Haehnel. This is a beautifully written modern drama that follows Sophie, a teenager whose behaviour becomes ‘odd’, and how the people around her react to it. 18 Adelaide actors aged 12-19 come together to remount this wonderful play about the human condition. What would you do if your time was running out?

Cirque Nocturne Presents
Rusalka
Friday 19th + Saturday 27th @ 6pm

​Rusalka explores the enduring myth of the mermaid, telling the story of her eternal mystique and many guises with legends  from around the world. Rusalka aims to traverse the expanse of global mermaid folklore, as expressed through circus, music and dance, to discover why the mermaid continues to make waves through the seas of the imagination. Featuring acts by Adelaide's best and brightest circus and variety artists.
NOTE THAT THIS SHOW IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18

Phoenix
Presented by Spectak Entertainment
Friday 19th + Saturday 27th @ 7:30pm

A cabaret show full of song and dance that is pure entertainment. Phoenix features music from Burlesque, Moulin Rouge, Gershwin, and other various jazz, disco and latin style pieces.
Two amazing singers, Ashleigh and Jordan, lead a gorgeous cast of 6 dancers. Stunning costumes, choreography and vocals created by Spectak Entertaiment.

The Love Frequency Experiment
Friday 19th @ 7:30pm

A fun filled up lifting show that won’t disappoint. This great comedy, with The Rainbow Triplets, Galaxy and Bogan Villia, shares ideas of how to change our world. With original songs on piano and guitar, great costumes and digital images to delight, it’s a varied and entertaining show. Described as having ‘the voice of an angel’ when improvising vocals harmonise with Tibetan Singing bowls. It’s a unique experience not to be missed.

The Girly Side of Butch
Friday 19th + Friday 26th @ 9pm

​Outrageous, intriguing and absolutely entertaining. Join these colourful ladies as they take you on a journey into a world of feathers, sequins and mystery sharing very candid personal & show biz stories……… but be warned not all is as it seems.

All born male these extraordinary performers have been strutting their stuff on stages all over the world collectively for 83 years, now they are returning to Adelaide to tell their story….. And it is an amazing one.

The show is completely live, as they sing, dance, recall very interesting stories and wear some of the most beautiful costumes seen on Adelaide stages.

This is a show for everyone, come along for an night of sheer delight!

socially [un]acceptable
Friday 19th @ 9pm
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th @ 7:30pm

​Have you ever been put in a socially unacceptable situation? Have you ever felt guilty about not having sex with someone? Have you ever been r*ped? You’re not alone. socially [un]acceptable is a “honest, brave and thought provoking” (Great Scott!) performance which details one woman’s personal experience of sexual assault through a series of autobiographical vignettes. This “perfect example of how art can be used for social change” (This is Radelaide) is “an important performance which needs to be seen, heard, discussed and praised for its bravery and honesty” (Kryztoff RAW). With “resounding ferocity and unwavering composure” (Nicole Frazier), socially [un]acceptable will challenge and inspire you as it “takes you on a voyage through the musings of a woman fighting social pressure, discovering self-worth and understanding what it means to have ownership of your own body” (The AU Review).

Superheroes
Saturday 20th @ 2pm
ONLY $10 Tickets!

J​oin 3 superhero girls as they find their way to subdue the suggestive powers of one ‘Evil Eyed’ internet villainess, intent of controlling everyone’s tastes by brainwashing young people via social media. This performance is full of songs, slick dances and comedy as the superhero trio combat an overpowering influence and talk seriously about the effects of bullying, both online and in real life.

Matt & Ben
Saturday 20th @ 9pm
Friday 26th @ 7:30pm

​The award-winning absurdist comedy by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers. "Matt & Ben" is the story of struggling young actors and BFFs Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and the day a screenplay falls from the heavens onto the coffee table in Ben's apartment. The title - "Good Will Hunting". The authors - them! Is this the break Matt and Ben having been waiting for... or are they being tested by a higher power?

Adelaide Songs
Saturday 20th @ 4pm

​Fast becoming a cult musical experience, Adelaide Songs explores our identity, stories, people, places and history with blues, ballads, music hall, satire and anthems. From Col Light, to the Festival State, from Coopers Beer to the Bank SA Collapse, our city is eulogised in some great original songs presented in a cabaret/band line-up.

“If you love Adelaide you must hear this. Each song is a delight” David Grybowski - the Barefoot Review

Broadway Bound
Saturday 20th @ 4pm & 5:15pm
ONLY $10 Tickets!

14 Kids - 7 shows combined into 1 family length performance - lots of fun!

An great adventure from the Land of Dr Seuss to all the way through to Santa’s workshop in the North Pole.

Séance
Saturday 20th @ 6pm

One night of the strange and paranormal!

Auslusion present their latest show, Séance! A show not for the faint of heart. Join the deceptive magic duo for a night of the paranormal as they attempt to bridge the gap between this world and the next in an effort to contact a dear old friend of theirs in the spirit world. A night that will have you wondering whether what you are witnessing is just sleight of hand, or something unnatural. Are you curious?  

The Scottish Experience
Saturday 20th @ 7:30pm

Journey through the stones and experience the music of the Highlands of Scotland throughout the centuries!

​Adelaide's popular Celtic Rock Band, The Bairns, present their unique show, The Scottish Experience. Travel through the stones and experience the music of the Scottish Highlands throughout the centuries! From the 1700s through to the 21st century! Everything from Bagpipes, Kilts and Highland Lassies through to Electric Guitars and ACDC! Travel with the Bairns and witness the one, the only, The Scottish Experience!

Tricky Business
Saturday 20th @ 7:30pm
Sunday 28th @ 6pm

Forget Penn & Teller these blokes are funny!!

Comedy magic as you’ve never seen it before. Adelaide, if not Australia’s, best comedy magic duo will have you in stitches for the whole show. They will amaze you with sleight of hand, escapes and danger and even, the odd bit of magic. This show is a romp that is suitable for the whole family and just pure fun.
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Dames and Divas
Saturday 20th & Saturday 27th @ 9pm

Back with more flair and sass than ever, Princess Laya presents the ultimate tribute, showcasing the glamourous dames and divas from Hollywood to London, who’ve influenced and inspired generations. From tragedies to accomplishments, Laya covers it all in her bigger than Broadway production as she impersonates the female icons who’ve inspired her as the show girl drag artist that she is today.
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‘Laya brings the greatest dames and divas to the stage’

The Witch of Enchanted Island
Sunday 21st @ 2pm
Saturday 27th @ 2pm

Across the ocean, over Witchcraft Mountain, turn left at the rainbow and join Marina the Mermaid, Queen Fairy & Captain Penny Barrow on another Enchanted Island adventure. 

In this chapter the trio stumble upon the Famous Witch and need your help to save them from her spells. 

This interactive show is filled with dancing, prizes and lots of audience participation. Plus a meet and greet with the cast after the show.

Fun for all the Family. Suitable for 3 years upwards.

Sunday 21st & Saturday 27th @ 4pm

​Shock horror!

Our previously genteel vision of
Adelaide’s history will be shattered as
Mr. South Australia, Keith Conlon, lifts
the lid, with a new edition of his
successful Fringe show.

Expect mirth, musical interventions and
audience involvement as he flushes out
famous follies, infamous incidents and
macabre moments in our past.

A horrible hoot, with pianist Kerin Bailey
as his partner in grime.

Songs of Esther
Sunday 21st @ 6pm + ​Sunday 28th @ 4pm

Refugee. Orphan. Queen. Saviour.

Songs of Esther is the world premiere concert presentation of a song selection from the new musical Esther the Queen. Written by Adelaide’s Michael Riggs, also known as the artistic director of the Australian Classical Youth Ballet, and direction by award winning director and producer, David Gauci, this epic and incredible story is presented by Adelaide musical theatre performers. The mix of lush symphonic arrangements, inspirational power ballads and musical theatre numbers will have you demanding to see more.

​See it before the world does!

Serpent Dancer & the She Devils
Sunday 28th @ 7:30pm

​Welcome to a thrilling cabaret. You will be entertained by glamorous and fierce burlesque dancers, amazed by defiant circus tricks, spellbound by the serpent dancing seductress, to the incredible sounds of haunting rock opera. Be prepared to laugh out with a comedic and all-star cast, Serpent Dancer & the She Devils is the show to see. It’s hotter the hell!

A Groovy Kind of Murder
Sunday 21st @ 7:30pm

A comic '60s Brit Pop Musical Whodunnit. 

It's 1966...a country manor house on the outskirts of London sees aristocrats and musicians alike gather for a stylish '60s weekend party...leading to the discovery of one suspiciously expired guest. 

​Follow the hilarious whodunnit twists and turns to the climactic finale.

Illustrated with fine theatrical performances, costume, dance and music from back in the day, played by our super groovy band "the Mondegreens",  sing, laugh, travel back in time for one night only to solve the mystery. 
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End of Back 2 Back Festival

Small Marital Crimes

Thursday 25 October @ 7:30pm
Tickets: $70
($30 for under 30 year olds)

Marital relationships are the central theme in this play where calm alternates with violence, courtesy with brutality, dawdling with haste. On the face of it, the iron hand is in the velvet glove, as Gilles and Lisa strive to shield one other from the truth. At a deeper level, this is war of attrition.Play is first-class theatre on the subject of marriage, white lies and deceptive appearances...
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La Nuit de Valognes
(The Trial of Don Juan)
by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

8th, 9th, 10th of November @ 7:30pm
10th of November @ 2:30pm

Tickets: $30 Adult
($25 Concession, $22 Panache Member,
​$15 Uni Student, $10 School Student)

Not suitable for those under the age of 15.

In this, his first play, first performed in 1991, prolific playwright E-E Schmitt proves himself to be 20 years ahead of his time with his subtle re-working of the Don Juan story. In the #metoo era, it seems fitting that Don Juan, too, should have been called to account as in Schmitt's play.

Arriving at what he thinks will be a ball, Don Juan, lover 'extraordinaire' who has seduced hundreds of women, finds that he is arraigned in judgement before five of his former lovers. He is as eloquent, elegant and desirable as ever... he talks of love, which leads to love-making, but is this really love? Will his judges have the strength to follow through with their punishment?

Schmitt's creation of the interplay between the "judges" is witty and masterly, setting the scene for Don Juan's arrival and downfall. But all is not what it seems, as Schmitt leads the drama into audacious and unpredictable areas.

​Don't miss this elegant and intriguing play, Panache's final offering for 2018.

TICKETS ON SALE
November 25th @ 4pm

Mighty Good Talent School
Annual Concert 2018
THE HAUNTED MANSION!
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Sunday 25th of November @ 4pm
Tickets: $30 (tabled), $28 (row seating)

Join us again for another end of year concert with a story. This year we're fighting off ghosts and ghouls in a haunted mansion!

Tabled seats available, bring a platter and have a great afternoon.

Studio Charli Presents
Dancing Through the Decades
December 1st @ 6pm
​Tickets: $29.95, Kids $10

Join Studio Charli once again for a fantastic end of year dance concert.

Peter Powers
World’s Funniest
&
Most Outrageous Hypno Show

Peter Powers is the world’s funniest hypnotist and one of the most successful hypnotists in the world today and it is not too surprising. His live stage show draws crowds much larger than any other hypnotist in every one of the countries he performs, making him ‘the biggest box-office hypnotist'.

​Referred to as “a comedy genius”, “a hypnotist without equal” and “the best in the business”, Peter delights in the antics of his hapless volunteers almost as much as his audiences.
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