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Cabaret Icon Award

(2017), David Bates (2018), Meow Meow (2019), David Campbell (2020), Paul Capsis (2021), Libby O’Donovan (2022), Hans (2023). The 2024 award was presented to Reuben Kaye at The 2024 Variety Gala on 7 June 2024.

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12 Nov 2023

Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s Night of Nights, The Variety Gala On Sale Tomorrow with Your Host... Virginia Gay

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17 June 2024

She’s Back “Beautiful Friends!” Virginia Gay Announced as Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2025 – 25th Anniversary Year

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7 June 2024

Soak in this year's Adelaide Cabaret Festival with a star-studded opening at Adelaide Festival Centre tonight

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27 Mar 2024

Soak in This Year’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival, with Mischief Making, Contemporary, and Sensational Stars Announced Today.

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5 June '25

The 2025 Variety Gala

Hosted by Virginia Gay

Celebrate 25 years of Adelaide Cabaret Festival in one night of dazzling performances and outrageous mischief, hosted by Artistic Director Virginia Gay.

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2 Dec 2024

Adelaide Cabaret Festival ready to sparkle in its 25th year with The 2025 Variety Gala on sale today.

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25 June 2023

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Celebrates One Of The Biggest And Best Years Yet

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21 Nov 2022

Adelaide Cabaret Festival to Shine Brighter Than Ever

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Virginia Gay — Artistic Director, Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2024

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Virginia Gay to take the reins as Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2024

Variety Gala at Festival Theatre. She also directed the development of Gillian Cosgriff’s new musical last week, The Fig Tree, and is taking some time to explore South Australia while in town

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GO ALL OUT, Adelaide Cabaret Festival is here!

contingent of Australian artists and performers from the USA, United Kingdom, and France. Week 3 The final week is upon us, go all out and don't miss the final shows in this year's program! The 2025 Variety

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9 June 2023

Go ALL OUT as Adelaide Cabaret Festival gets set to shine brighter than ever from tonight

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13 June 2023

“Yes Honey!” South Australia’s own international superstar Matt Gilbertson - Hans awarded the 2023 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Icon award

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19 June 2023

Virginia Gay to take the reins as next artistic director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival

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14 Feb 2023

Kate Ceberano’s My Life Is A Symphony And World Famous French Ensemble, Paris Combo Announced For Adelaide Cabaret Festival This June

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27 Mar 2023

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Goes All Out With The Brightest Program Ever, Unveiled Today Celebrating Adelaide Festival Centre’s 50th Anniversary

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Virginia Gay Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2025 Artistic Director Photo by Claudio Raschella

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Virginia Gay Returns as Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2025!

a variety of world-class performers, 2024 will certainly be hard to top, but we know Virginia has something up her sequined sleeves. From Virginia “Gathering these brilliant shows from all over the world

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for the Class of Cabaret program should prepare: Either two contrasting songs (maximum 2 minutes each) Or one 2min song and one 2 min variety act (you could dance, rap, do stand-up comedy, recite poetry

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