Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s iconic opening night celebration in 2024 will be hosted by none other than Artistic Director and Chief Mischief Maker, Virginia Gay.
Tickets for the one night only event go on sale tomorrow, Monday 13th, ready for a fun night of world-class music, wit and mayhem. It will set audiences’ hearts and minds alight – from a breathtaking line-up of local and international stars.
The always popular and glittering red-carpet event will officially open Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2024 on Friday, June 7 at Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival Theatre and will also feature the exciting announcement of next year’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival Icon Award Winner.
This year the award was presented to South Australia’s own “international superstar” Matt Gilbertson – Hans.
“Absolutely thrilled to be hosting this night of nights and introducing our glorious Adelaide audiences to an incredible array of local and international talent,” Adelaide Cabaret Festival Artistic Director Virginia Gay says.
“The gala is always one of the most exciting nights of the festival calendar, so dress up, come along, and I’ll catch you in the foyer afterwards for a glass of something snazzy….”
Put on your cabaret best, come as you are (or as you long to be) for a night to remember. Produced and presented by Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide Cabaret Festival has grown from modest beginnings in 2001 to become Australia’s major winter festival and the largest cabaret festival in the world.
The festival has been a platform for shows and performers who have achieved critical acclaim and featured world-renowned artists including Ms Lisa Fischer, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Dita Von Teese, and Tim Minchin, to name a few.
Next year the the festival will present its full 24th program. Last year, the it featured 342 artists and musicians across 91 performances including 13 world premieres and 20 Adelaide premieres by a large contingent of Australian artists and performers from the USA, United Kingdom, and France.
The 2024 Variety Gala
Where: Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival Theatre
When: Friday, June 7 at 7pm
Tickets on sale from 10am Monday, November 13, head here.
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