2026 Program Updates

29 January 2026 | Program Updates

Adelaide Writers' Week 2026

Event Cancelled

We regret that Adelaide Writers' Week 2026 will no longer be taking place.

Please note that tickets purchased for Adelaide Writers’ Week events have now been refunded and funds returned to the credit card used to make the purchase (please allow up to 7 days for transfers to complete). We thank you for your patience as we worked through this process.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Adelaide Writers’ Week next year, 27 February - 4 March 2027.

Tryp

Lineup Changes

Jannah Quill x House of Vnholy (Tryp I), SOVBLKPSSY, SKORPION KING x Mr. John, H34VEN0N34RTH DJs (Tryp II) and Romi (Tryp III) have withdrawn from the 2026 program. Subsequently Tryp II at Divide has been cancelled and DJ Haram has been added to the Tryp I lineup at Hindley St Music Hall. Refunds for Tryp II ticket holders are currently being processed and we thank our artists and audiences for their patience.

Mary Said What She Said

New Tickets Released

Additional tickets have just been released for one of the most in-demand productions of AF26, Mary Said What She Said.

Academy Award nominee Isabelle Huppert gives a tour de force performance in this remarkable production, directed and designed by the late theatre visionary Robert Wilson. Mary Said What She Said charts the life and torments of Mary Queen of Scots, the sovereign whose passions cost her a crown.

Written by novelist Darryl Pinckney, with a score by celebrated composer Ludovico Einaudi, the work plunges us into the psyche of Mary Stuart - a woman involved in some of the most notorious plots of her time, and a woman exiled, isolated and misunderstood.

Pulp

FAQs Now Available

Planning on heading to our massive FREE opening night concert? Our FAQs are available here now so you can start to plan your evening. Friday 27 February - mark your calendars as it’s sure to go down in AF history as one of our biggest openings yet.

Monteverdi's Vespers

Limited Tickets Released

A small allocation of tickets have just been made available to experience one of the greatest works of sacred music ever written in the spectacular acoustic of St Peter’s Cathedral.

Over two special nights in early March, Pygmalion will revive the spirit of St Mark’s through a spatialised performance of the Vespers.

Mama Does Derby

Sold Out Sydney Season!

Clare Watson’s immersive riot of theatre and roller derby has just wrapped up a sold-out season at the Sydney Festival, transforming the Sydney Town Hall with a roller derby rink, an evolving set and a live band belting covers.

The high-energy play inspired by director Clare Watson’s real-life experience was co-created by Virigina Gay, renowned for making shows that are like a big hug, full of heart and community. Mama Does Derby is no exception.

"An accomplished and enjoyable work where the metaphor between roller derby and mother–daughter relationships hits hard.” – Australian Arts Review

★★★★ “A mother-daughter tale with a fantastic cast, an innovative set and all the hallmarks of a hit.” – The Guardian

“Mama Does Derby dazzles with spectacle” – The Australian

“Mama Does Derby has heart, humour and a cracking idea at its core.” – Limelight