Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2020: Bite-sized & home delivered online

Adelaide Cabaret Festival has gone digital with a curated collection of bite-sized clips from artists who were set to feature in the 2020 programme.

Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2020: Bite-Sized & Home Delivered highlighted cabaret favourites sharing pithy posts – stories, snippets and songs recorded whilst they have been in isolation and responding to the classic line from Life Is A Cabaret: “What Good Is Sitting Alone In Your Room?”

Bert LaBonté

Cabaret devotees tuned in on the Facebook page from 5 – 20 June 2020, when video memories were posted, including photos from the archives to celebrate 20 years of Adelaide Festival Centre’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival. 

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Artistic Director Julia Zemiro said while audiences could not meet in person this year, it was important to celebrate the spirit of South Australia’s favourite winter event: “Everything we love about cabaret and performance is that feeling of real people around you – sharing something, laughing, singing, crying, clapping, dancing, chatting.

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Artistic Director Julia Zemiro

“While there is no way we could re-create the amazing programme the team and I had put together this year, we didn’t want to leave an empty space.”

Sassy QBE Cabaret Lounge hosts Franky & Franky guided viewers through getting ready for opening night and preparing their very own cabaret lounges for the festival’s first-ever home delivered experience.

Adelaide Festival Centre CEO & Artistic Director Douglas Gautier AM: “There has never been a more important time to bring solace through the arts, and we hope Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s new online offering will uplift audiences by delivering what we do best.

“We are delighted to be supporting local, national and international artists and arts workers during this difficult time by providing a platform for cabaret to shine. 

“We hope to welcome audiences back to our venues safely in 2021 when Adelaide Cabaret Festival will return in all its glory.”

Jeanne Plante

Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2020: Bite-Sized & Home Delivered artist line-up: Caroline Nin, Ali McGregor, David Campbell, Kate Ceberano, Sarah Ward, Josh Quong Tart, Bec Matthews, Thando, Robyn Archer, Libby O’Donovan, Beccy Cole, The Sisters of Invention, David Finnigan, Bert LaBonté, Jeanne Plante, Trevor Jones, All The Queens Men, Max Savage, The Hamiltons, Geraldine Quinn, Carsie Blanton, Plonk Family Band, Marcel Lucont, Ash Flanders, Anne Pigalle, Sam McMahon, Nicci Wilks, Catherine Alcorn, James Galea