What's On
Join us for a season of exciting and diverse theatre presented by one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected amateur theatre companies.
Season 2025
- (May) The Penelopaid by Margaret Atwood, directed by Kristin Telfer
- (August) The Watsons by Laura Wade, directed by Matthew Chapman
- (November) The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter, directed by Geoff Brittain
Annual General Meeting
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THE GLASS MENAGERIE
By Tennessee Williams
4 - 7 December - Little Theatre
The 39 Steps
25 October - 3 November 2024
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock
A whisky, two stubborn singletons bound by handcuffs, and a chase from London to the Scottish Highlands, The 39 Steps takes a Hitchcock masterpiece based on the ground-breaking spy novel by John Buchan and transforms it into a theatrical spectacle of comedy, action, romance, and fresh fish.
Adapted by Patrick Barlow for the West End and Broadway, this Olivier and two-time Tony award winning play has dozens of characters – all played by a ridiculously talented cast of four – with sound effects created live by an on-stage foley artist. The play is a pastiche of Hitchcock’s 1935 film (and his other works), creating laugh-out-loud comedy from witty dialogue – often unchanged from Hitchcock’s writers – and inventive stagecraft, on a stripped-back set in the intimate surroundings of University of Adelaide’s Little Theatre.
CONTENT WARNING
Mild violence, sexual tension, political ideology.
The performance may also contain an instance of flashing lights, simulations of gunshots, whisky drinking, and fish frying.
William Shakespeare's
KING LEAR
Directed by Brant Eustice
Reimagined in a post-apocalyptic setting, this Shakespearean epic unfolds amidst the madness of a world in ruins.
Some of Adelaide’s finest capture the instability of characters grappling with the collapse of civilization.
16th - 25th August
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE
Adapted by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by Shirley Jackson
3 - 6 July - Little Theatre
ANGELS IN AMERICA
A GAY FANTASIA ON NATIONAL THEMES
Part 1: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES & Part 2: PERESTROIKA
Written by Tony Kushner
Directed by Hayley Horton
An exciting, epic production in two parts, Angels in America is a complex, metaphorical and symbolic examination of sexuality in America in the 1980s by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright Tony Kushner.
Full of humour and hope, these diverse characters captivate audiences in its contemplation of humanity and our progress towards a new millennium. It is intimate, yet spectacular. With some of Adelaide theatre’s most talented performers, Angels in America is a theatre event not to be missed.
2 - 25 May
Angels in America is a two-part play, presented in two halves over two separate performances.
CLOUD 9
3 - 6 April - Little Theatre
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COVID-19 update
The Theatre Guild follows the advice of The University of Adelaide in staging its performances for the 2024 season.