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The Housewarming → Famous Last Words Theatre

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  The Housewarming is the latest work by Famous Last Words Theatre, written by award-winning playwright, director, and producer, James Watson, and co-creative director Emelia Williams. Famous Last Words was launched in 2022, and already boasts quite a collection of previous works. Combining comedy and tragedy, Watson brings the Australian housing and class divide to the forefront in his latest. Crackling with tension, The Housewarming unfolds as a gripping and exposingly familiar exploration of common millennial anxieties about our futures.  This housewarming is hosted by Phoebe and Nick (Virginia Blackwell and Daniel Fryar-Calabro), who have just moved into their first home. Phoebe invites old friends, Steph and Michael (Emilia Williams and Chris Gun) for drinks and cheese - as one innocently does, right? What quickly begins to unravel are suppressed feelings, insecurities and life-altering secrets that threaten old friendships and new relationships.  I love to see the...

The Future of Music Festivals Sound Like This: The success of Lime Green Festival

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When you stop to add it up, the impact on the environment to run a music festival is actually quite shocking. Between the excess waste, the carbon footprint of travel and the power required for sound and lighting systems, the average festival can emit up to 500 tons of CO2 emissions.  And now, pioneering what the future of music festivals can look like, is the beloved Australian band Lime Cordiale. For the first time ever, they have executed Australia’s climate-focussed, 100% off-grid festival right here in Adelaide. As an issue that this duo have always been passionate about, Oliver and Louis Leimbach have re-designed the model for music festivals with climate action at the forefront. So, how can a festival run on completely renewable energy? Don’t you worry, the Leimbach’s have completed it, mate!  Lime Green Festival took place at the Adelaide University Cloisters - this intimate space was perfect for curating all the festival had to offer. The day itself was about more ...