CELEBRATE 60 Years of the Adelaide Festival with Wakefield Press!

The Adelaide Festival is as much shaped by people and place as it in turn shapes people and place; its identity is a weird and wild shifting thing. It is not owned by one individual, but belongs to everyone.

Right now in Adelaide we are experiencing our annual festival season, one of our favourite times of the year here at Wakefield Press! Yet this year festival season is even more special than usual!

In 2020, the Adelaide Festival is celebrating its 60-year anniversary!

We feel particularly proud to be a South Australian publisher this year, as we have published the beautiful book Adelaide Festival 60 Years: 1960–2020 to coincide with this exciting milestone.

Adelaide Festival 60 Years: 1960–2020 is an astounding chorus of images and tales that revel in the life of the Festival since its founding in 1960 – remembering what it was, anticipating what it might be.The tales are told by the many – choreographers, actors, singers, artistic directors, audience members, writers, lighting designers, arts administrators, curators and more.
Stunning full-colour photography captures moments in time, both sweeping and intimate, woven together to form an important story of culture and ideas across 60 years of history and 35 iconic festivals.

This gorgeous book includes contributions from Alice Pung, Meryl Tankard, Annabel Crabb, David Hare, Jared Thomas, Peter Goldsworthy, David Marr and many more.
Discover more for yourself about Adelaide Festival 60 Years: 1960–2020!
Visit our website or contact us on 08 8352 4455 for more information, or to purchase this book.