As I look over my year’s attendances, again I saw less of the festivals – the Cabaret Festival, Fringe Festival and OzAsia in particular. With several notable exceptions, State Theatre Company South Australia had a less impressive year than in 2024.

The second-tier independents also remained quiet. Brink produced a work under the State Theatre umbrella but new projects still remain in the pipeline. We again lament the demise of RUMPUS and the defunding of the excellent Slingsby remains a …