Cabaret Fringe Festival Launches 2010 Season May 5

As the other Cabaret Festival in Adelaide heads towards it’s tenth season, the Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival will launch the program for its third annual season on May 5.

Associate Director Sidonie Henbest will join the moustached man in the top hat, Artistic Director Paul Boylen for the event at La Boheme. The venue hosts cabaret all year round and has been crucial in providing a place for artists to develop new shows and a destination for cabaret audiences who are looking for creative, exciting, new performers and performances.

Adelaide is the capital of South Australia, the ‘Festival State’ and has an established tradition of successful Fringe Festivals. Frank Ford established a Fringe alternative to the Adelaide Festival of the Arts in 1960 which has grown to be the second largest Fringe festival after Edinburgh. The Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival similarly provides an alternative option for audiences who wish to support upcoming local cabaret artists and see some experimental new work.

Speaking ahead of the launch, Sidonie Henbest is excited about the size of this year’s program. There will be forty different acts across ten venues, some of which are presenting cabaret for the first time. These include The Light Hotel and the Whitmore Hotel in the CBD. HWY will host The Hans Seduction, bringing cabaret to the suburbs. Nexus, which presented an extensive cabaret program in the 2010 Adelaide Fringe will play host to a great lineup including the Adelaide premiere of Dr Sketchy’s which combines burlesque and life drawing!

Look for a full report on the Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival’s 2010 Season launch on the blog next week as well as daily what’s on updates during the festival. You might like to subscribe to our rss feed, follow us on twitter or be added to our email list for current cabaret news, interviews and reviews.