Play & Go Adelaide

[ January 14, 2025 to January 18, 2025. ]
Experience the Magic of Dance at Open Week 2025! 
From 14 to 18 January 2025, ACPA is hosting an exciting Open Week—welcoming both current and new dance families! This special event is your chance to:

Meet their talented team
Explore their vibrant studios
Join engaging dance classes
Plan your 2025 schedule 

Styles include: Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, […]

[ January 10, 2025; ]     
ASPIRING DANCERS AND SINGERS – ACPA want you!
This your last chance to be a part of one of Adelaide’s most exciting shows! FINAL ROUND of auditions for Australian Company of Performing Arts production of FROZEN JR are here! 

FROZEN JR LIVE will be happening April School Holidays in 2025. Join ACPA & the Arendelle folk […]

[ January 7, 2025; January 13, 2025 to January 17, 2025. January 20, 2025 to January 24, 2025. ]
On Stage January Summer School Programs
Ignite creativity with On Stage this summer. In January, On Stage invites young performers and theatre enthusiasts to dive into the magic of the performing arts with two exciting programs Musical Moments (Ages 10-17) and PLAY (Ages 8-12).
Perfect for budding performers, these 5-day weekday programs offer participants the chance to […]

[ December 7, 2024; ]
Adelaide Festival Centre will celebrate the return of Students Got Talent, the talent show for both local and international tertiary students, to the Dunstan Playhouse stage in December. 
Grab your microphones, jump ropes, and creativity because the ultimate talent showdown is back! Applications to enter are open until Sunday 13 October 2024.
The talent show exclusively for […]

[ May 19, 2024; ]
Led by the Class of Cabaret 2024 Mentors, Mark Oates and Millicent Sarre, and Musical Director Ciara Ferguson, Come & Try Cabaret Day is designed to give students an insight into the Class of Cabaret program.
This fun-filled day will focus on cabaret skills and personal creative development. Students will gain the tools to impress at […]

[ September 30, 2023 to October 1, 2023. October 3, 2023 to October 8, 2023. October 10, 2023 to October 15, 2023. ]
Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies – Adventure to Bubble Land
Join the Magical fairies as they go on an exciting musical adventure at Adelaide Botanic Garden.
In an enchanting world of song and dance, the adventurous Tinkerbell meets up with the fairies from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Together, the cheeky Mustardseed, fluttery Moth, daring Cobweb and sweet […]

Photo credit: Naomi Jellicoe
State Opera Open Casting for a Young South Aussie Teenager
State Opera South Australia is holding an open casting for a South Australian teen to be part of their upcoming season of Macbeth.
State Opera South Australia has announced that it will run an open casting to fill a pre-teen boy cameo role in […]

[ June 11, 2023 to June 12, 2023. ]
SA Dance Festival 2023
The South Australian Dance Festival two day convention has been specifically designed to bring the community together in a fun, non-competitive environment whereby students can showcase their skills, talent and passion with dancers from all over the state.
SA Dance Festival brings the nation’s top choreographers and mentors to South Australia. Over the […]

[ April 18, 2023; April 20, 2023; April 26, 2023; ]
The Australian Company of Performing Arts (ACPA) Presents: The April School Holiday Workshop Series.
Keeping the kids active these school holidays is simple with ACPA’s April Workshop Series
This performing arts school, located in Thebarton offers dance, singing and music theatre classes for children aged 3 years and up and they are inviting you to join in […]

[ January 21, 2023; ]
Free Flamenco Dance Sessions at Studio Flamenco
Studio Flamenco in Clarence Park are hosting FREE flamenco dance sessions during the school holidays on Saturday 21 January 2023.  There will be two sessions held in the morning for for those wanting to try Flamenco dancing for the first time.  The first session is for children aged between […]

[ January 19, 2023 to January 21, 2023. ]
Adelaide Youth Theatre are very excited to bring the South Australian Premier of Disney’s Frozen JR to Adelaide audiences this summer!
The enchanting modern classic from Disney is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from […]

[ November 4, 2022; ]
Gingers Vintage Lounge Bar presents Leah Tait in the 80’s
Ginger’s Vintage Lounge Bar presents the amazing DJ and vocal talents of Leah Tait Music to rock the 80’s gold music we all love. 
Ginger’s has a variety of seating options available from tables to couches and bar seats and a dinner menu is also available.

Tickets: $20 […]

[ October 16, 2022; ]
AUDITION NOW for Shrek Jnr Live! 
The ‘Australian Company of Performing Arts’ are excited to announce their very own production of SHREK THE MUSICAL! 
Join ACPA and the Fairy Tale creatures of DULOC for a fun-filled performance season in APRIL 2023. 

This opportunity is open to all 8-19 year olds in South Australia. 

Auditions are happening this October and […]

[ July 16, 2022 to July 24, 2022. ]
The Immersive Guitar
Experience the tangible connection between music and architecture as the world’s largest acoustic guitar comes to Adelaide this winter.
This is a project at the intersection of science, engineering, music, and art, The Immersive Guitar encapsulates the true spirit of collaboration, creativity and innovation. The Immersive Guitar is an 11.5:1 scaled Classical Guitar, played […]

 
30% OFF Classes for New Students at Mighty Good Talent School
“Teaching tomorrow’s stars today!”
Mighty Good Talent School is more than just a dance school. They offer classes for ages 18 months old right up to adults. 
Adelaide’s first children’s dancing, singing & acting school began as “The Johnny Young Talent School” in 1978. They provide quality, […]

[ May 26, 2022 to May 29, 2022. June 1, 2022 to June 5, 2022. June 8, 2022 to June 12, 2022. June 15, 2022 to June 19, 2022. June 22, 2022 to June 26, 2022. June 29, 2022 to July 3, 2022. July 6, 2022 to July 10, 2022. July 13, 2022 to July 17, 2022. July 19, 2022 to July 24, 2022. July 27, 2022 to July 31, 2022. August 3, 2022 to August 7, 2022. ]    
Disney’s Frozen the Musical coming to Adelaide in 2022
From the producers of Aladdin, The Lion King and Mary Poppins, Disney’s new hit musical Frozen opens in Adelaide this May. Adapted from the Oscar-winning film, this beloved story is brought to life on stage in an all new, unforgettable theatrical experience.
An inspiring tale of sisterhood […]

Wings2Fly Youth Theatre Production Auditions – 15 August 2021
Wings2Fly Theatre is an educational youth theatre based in Adelaide and created in 2017. It is the only youth theatre company in Adelaide to run intensively in school holidays (not weekly classes) and produce straight plays – not musical theatre. This is great for young actors who […]

Drama & Acting Classes presented by NIDA Open
Dive into Term 2 with drama and acting classes starting soon in Adelaide!
Based on the National Institute of Dramatic Art’s world-renowned training techniques, NIDA Open offers a range of fun and engaging performing arts classes for children in grades 4–12.
Over 8 weeks, each student will learn the techniques […]

Fairy Ballet Classes at Theatre Bugs
Review by Sharon Harrington
With a Fairy Wave and a Fairy Wiggle, Theatre Bugs classes are a preschooler’s delight!
From the opening dance sequence and sing along of “Fairy Wave and a Fairy Wiggle, a Fairy Kiss and a Fairy Giggle”, my daughter was enchanted with her Theatre Bugs’ Fairy Ballet class.
Head […]

[ March 18, 2021; ]
Peppa Pig’s New Single – Recycling
Peppa Pig is releasing a brand new single, Recycling, to coincide with World Recycling Day. The song will aim to educate little ones about the importance of recycling. 
Dropping on Thursday 18 March to coincide with World Recycling Day, the educational song aims to teach little ones how to recycle and […]

[ April 21, 2021; ]
Unicorn Party – Unicorn Themed Dance Class
Lacey Llama from Laughing Llama Dance and Drama will explore unicorn inspired dancing, creative movement, stories and craft.  The event will include drama activities and face-painting and will result in unicorn face paint to wear home.  Children can wear their favourite costume, dance wear or t-shirt and will need […]

[ February 27, 2021; March 6, 2021 to March 8, 2021. March 13, 2021 to March 14, 2021. March 13, 2021; March 30, 2021; ]
$10 Kids tickets to Fringe shows
Cheap kids Fringe shows
With $10 children’s tickets to these family friendly shows, the kids will be able to enjoy some fun this Fringe.
Don’t miss out, capacity is limited to all children’s events.

Adam Page – For Kids… and their Adults
After a sell-out 2020 Fringe, Adam Page returns with his kids show […]

Drama & Acting Classes presented by NIDA Open
Calling all aspiring artists, NIDA Open Term 1 classes are starting soon in Adelaide.
Based on the National Institute of Dramatic Art’s world-renowned training techniques, NIDA Open offers a range of fun and engaging performing arts classes for children in grades 4–12.
Over 8 weeks, your aspiring artist will explore […]

[ January 21, 2021 to January 23, 2021. ]
 
Disney’s Moana JR. Live on Stage – Adelaide Youth Theatre
Disney’s Moana JR. is a 60-minute musical based on the 2016 Disney animated movie Moana, about the strong-willed daughter of the chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with a goddess.
When a blight strikes her island, […]

[ May 29, 2021; ]
Magic Beach – DreamBIG Children’s Festival
Adelaide Premiere by CDP Theatre Producers
A play by Finegan Kruckemeyer
Based on the book by Alison Lester

Each year, an everyday family go on a beach holiday. This isn’t just any beach – it’s Magic Beach, where everything you can imagine becomes real. But this year is different. As the eldest […]

[ May 22, 2021 to May 23, 2021. ]  
Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus – DreamBIG Children’s Festival
Adelaide Premiere by Circa Contemporary Circus
Straight from the score and onto the stage, the man known as Mozart appears tumbling and twirling. To those who know him he is Wolfgang, the dart-playing, pun-loving ratbag. To those who are watching and listening he is the wigged genius Mozart.

Wolfgang’s Magical […]

[ July 14, 2020 to July 17, 2020. ]
St Peter’s Cathedral Choir School Holiday Program
Over four mornings from Tuesday 14 to Friday 17 July 2020, new Director of Music Anthony Hunt will lead a series of workshops for boys and girls aged 7 – 10 who might be the Cathedral Choristers of tomorrow.
In these fun and engaging sessions, your children will learn:

the basics […]

[ June 23, 2020; ]
Band of SA Police Clarinet Quartet Livestreamed
Tune in and hear the Band of the SA Police Clarinet Quarted Livestreamed on the Marion Cultural Centre Facebook Page.

Playing a varied repertoire of baroque, classical, ragtime and popular music, the SAPOL Clarinet Quartet was formed in 1996.

Consisting of one bass clarinet and three B flat clarinets (or occasionally […]

[ April 27, 2020; ]

Australian Company of Performing Arts Online Dance Classes
A lot of children’s activities have been suspended due to COVID-19, but students who attend ACPA are still experiencing their classes, just in a totally different format. Teachers are using video calls and live streams to maintain interaction with their students and it’s been incredibly positive.
“It’s important that […]

[ February 21, 2020 to February 23, 2020. ]
Anime ‘n’ Chill
If you find yourself singing “Totoro, To-to-ro!” around the house (or without warning in a public place), you’ll be right at home at Natalya Aynsley’s upcoming Adelaide Fringe show.
On the back of her Worlds Connected concert in 2018 (featuring the music of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts), and Studio Ghibli – Chopin Style […]