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ADELAIDE 503
Elsewhere, the renowned Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, in the
Lions Art Centre, 19 Morphett St. (& 08/8410 0727), sells an excellent range
of locally made ceramics, glass, furniture, and metal items. You can also watch
the craftspeople at work here.
Head to the R.M. Williams shop on Gawler Place (& 08/8232 3611) for
the best simple boots you’re likely to find in Australia, as well as other Aussie
fashion icons, including Akubra hats, moleskin pants, and Driza-bone coats.
ADELAIDE AFTER DARK
The Adelaide Advertiser lists all performances and exhibitions in its entertainment
pages. The free tourist guide Today in Adelaide, available in most hotels,
also has information. Tickets for theater and other entertainment events in Adelaide
can be purchased from BASS ticket outlets at the following locations: Festival
Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, King William Road; Centre Pharmacy,
19 Central Market Arcade; Verandah Music, 182 Rundle St.; and on the 5th
floor of the Myer department store, Rundle Mall. Call BASS at & 13 12 46 in
South Australia, or 08/8400 2205.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
The major concert hall in town is the Adelaide Festival Centre, King William
Road (& 08/8216 8600 for general inquiries; 08/8400 2205 for box office).
The Festival Centre encompasses three auditoriums: the 1,978-seat Festival Theatre,
the 612-seat Playhouse, and the 350-seat Space Centre. This is the place in
Adelaide to see opera, ballet, drama, orchestral concerts, the Adelaide Symphony
Orchestra, plays, and experimental drama.
The complex also includes an outdoor amphitheater used for jazz, rock-androll,
and country music concerts; an art gallery; a bistro; a piano bar; and the Silver
Jubilee Organ, the world’s largest transportable concert-hall organ (built in
Austria to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee).
The Adelaide Repertory Festival presents a season of five productions a year,
ranging from drama to comedy, at the Arts Theatre, 53 Angus St. (& 08/8221
5644). Playwrights Alan Ayckbourne and Terrence Rattigan are among the many
who have had plays performed here. The theater, which is a short walk away from
many hotels and restaurants, is also the home of the Metropolitan Musical Theatre
Company, which presents two musical comedy productions a year. Tickets
cost around A$16 (US$10) for adults and A$11 (US$7.15) for children.
Her Majesty’s Theatre, 58 Grote St. (& 08/8216 8600), is a 1,000-seat venue
opposite Central Markets that presents drama, comedy, musicals, dance, opera,
and recitals. Tickets are generally A$30 to A$55 (US$20–US$36).
THE BAR & CLUB SCENE
Adelaide’s nightlife ranges from twiddling your thumbs to nude lapdancers. For
adult entertainment (clubs with the word “strip” in the name) head to Hindley
Street—there are a few pubs there, but I wouldn’t recommend them. For information
on gay and lesbian options, pick up the Adelaide Gay Times.
Popular Universal Wine Bar at 285 Rundle St. (& 08/8232 5000) is a great
place to start an evening, with great atmosphere and good wines by the glass.
As for all-age pubs, the locals will point you toward The Austral, 205 Rundle
St. (& 08/8223 4660); The Exeter, 246 Rundle St. (& 08/8223 2623);
The Lion, at the corner of Melbourne and Jerningham sts. (& 08/8367 0222);
and the British Hotel, 58 Finniss St. (& 08/8267 2188), in North Adelaide,
where you can cook your own steak on the courtyard barbecue. Also popular