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This year, the Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival 2016 program features a major arts and cultural focus on Hong Kong including two Australian premieres.

With support from the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office (HKETO) and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council to promote a range of arts and culture from Hong Kong to Australian audiences, the Festival presents:

· Hong Kong Dragon will feature as the main lantern in Moon Lantern Festival, with anticipated audience of more than 40,000 people;

The Adelaide Festival announces the return of the Barrie Kosky in March 2017 with his newest production, George Frideric Handel’s Saul. Produced by the Glyndebourne Opera Festival, it will form the centrepiece of the 2017 Adelaide Festival.

The 16th Annual Helpmann Awards awere presented at a ceremony on Monday 25 July, at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on the set of Singin’ in the Rain. 

Matilda the Musical was the big winner on the night, taking out an unprecedented 13 awards across Musical Theatre categories, including the award for Best Musical.

In the Opera categories, Brisbane Baroque's production of Agrippina won four awards including best opera.

Cast members of the new Australian production of We Will Rock You and writer / director Ben Elton chat about Queen, and the show, with Neil Litchfield.

The songs of rock super band Queen have their place in the soundtrack of most of our lives. In my early twenties, my then-girlfriend and I claimed ‘You’re My Best Friend’ as ‘our’ song. It’s only natural, then, that everyone involved in a show featuring Queen’s music has their own personal connection.