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Axed author back on the slate for writers' week

Adelaide Writers' Week returns with Randa Abdel Fattah on the bill, while a Khaled Sabsabi solo show is part of the Adelaide Festival's visual arts program.

AAP · Oct 27

Adelaide writers’ week sacrificed to save city’s prestigious arts festival, documents show

Briefings obtained by freedom of information warned a ‘cascade of withdrawals’ could lead to collapse of 2026 South Australian festival

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28

All The Unmissable Events For Adelaide’s Mad March, From Fringe Festival To Foodie Hotspots

Adelaide has transformed into a cultural hub this month. Here’s everywhere you need to be, see, eat and stay.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 8

Festival dumping calculated, says Palestinian author

Dumped author Randa Abdel-Fattah says attempts to police speech will backfire as more than 100 writers quit a besieged literary festival in solidarity.

AAP · Jan 12

Three board members and board chair resign from Adelaide festival as Randa Abdel-Fattah sends legal notice

Resignations follow withdrawal of more than 70 participants in Adelaide writers’ week after Palestinian Australian author disinvited

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

Isabelle Huppert to headline 2026 Adelaide festival in ‘astounding’ role as Mary, Queen of Scots

The French screen and stage legend will star in Mary Said What She Said, a one-woman show created by late theatre luminary Robert Wilson, in March

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025

Adelaide Festival gives a hopeful vision for the future of Australian contemporary dance

I arrived at Stephanie Lake’s premiere of Mass Movement a little late on my first day at Adelaide Festival.

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025

Heartbreaking loss of global artistry at Aust festivals

Back at the helm of the Adelaide Festival, Brett Sheehy is heartbroken by the loss of international artistry at Australia's big city arts festivals.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024

Moving opera Innocence to headline Adelaide Festival

The contemporary opera Innocence, directed by Australian Simon Stone, will headline the 2025 Adelaide Festival.

AAP · Aug 26, 2024

Adelaide festival 2024: giant whalebones pierce the sunset for ‘transformative’ opening night

The ambitious opening statement is taking over the city’s most popular beach, ahead of a festival that marries big names with moving stories of Country

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024