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Adelaide Festival Centre

King William Rd, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
61 8 8216 8600
Ranked #33 of 67 attractions in Adelaide
4.0 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
Type: Theatres
Description: This riverside theater features free outdoor rock concerts in the summer and other performances all year round.
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Adelaide, Sth Australia
Senior Contributor
34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Attended a wedding dinner at Festival centre and was very impressed with the whole function. Staff were excellent and the food was as good as a restaurant. Great party atmosphere on the banks of the torrens.

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South Fremantle WA
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

I love the idea and the function of the festival theatre but for the love of god please at least give it a lick of paint. WTH is going on with the makeover of this place? Adelaide is looking quite run down because of it!

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Adelaide, Australia
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

a range of different activities - from shows and theatre events as well as restaurants and bars

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Adelaide
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Will stand testimony to an era of kitsch! Well worth a show and dont forget to have a drink at the bistro after the show.

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NT
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

Fantastic, professional, entertaining and memorable

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Aarhus, Denmark
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32 reviews 32 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

Festival theatre is great Go during Fringe Festival and experience the great outside Barrio - great dancing and parties!!!!!

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Adelaide, Australia
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2012
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Consists of so many different theatres- you can go to a really intimate theatre that hosts 100 - 200 people and the actors are able to up close and personal. Love it!

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See 6 more reviews by Skiiers_18 for Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

Saw Wicked here recently and it getting a bit tired. The seats are old and not overly comfortable. If you get someone tall in front of you you can't see. We had slightly restricted view that we weren't told about

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Adelaide
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2012

Planning a dinner at the Festival Centre Bistro after a day at Writers Week? We did. And oh, what a poor choice it was. The trout was over-done, the vegetarian meal was a $35 deep-fried rice ball, the petit fours were inedible and we sent our tepid coffee back. To top off a disappointing experience, the male waiter was rude.... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012

The sculptures outside are far more interesting than the boring interior, unless there happens to be artwork on display.

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