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April 01, 1987

Shakespeare, Fo and Fun

Much Ado About Nothing
State Theatre Company

Turning the Tables
The Red Shed Company

Ra Ra Zoo
The Space Cabaret

The State Theatre Company opened their 1987 season with a rousing production of Much Ado About Nothing. Much Ado is not much done. It is probably ten years since it was last performed in Australia but it is a favourite of director John Gaden and he has long wanted to stage it.

Much Ado poses both difficulties and delights …

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ASSITEJ Comes Out to Play and Learn

Come Out

The Come Out Festival started in 1974 because many professionals in the arts and education were peeved that the Adelaide Festival was taking no notice of young people in the performing arts. They set up in various parks in inner Adelaide and the momentum began. It was then decided that Come Out would utilise the Adelaide Festival’s administrative resources in the “off” year between Festivals and plan a full-scale programme of the kind that has been offered now …

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Simply Red

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Simply Red
Billy Bragg
Le Rox

Billy Bragg is the busker who turned busker. He used to wander the streets performing with a fifty quid electric guitar and a 60 watt amp on his back. Now he tours the world and performs at Le Rox with a fifty quid guitar and his 60 watt amp on the ground. There is much to be pleased about with Billy Bragg. At a time when record production takes an expensive month of Sundays …

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