In episode 11, Matt Gilbertson chats to host Libby O'Donovan about the inspiration behind his alter-ego 'Hans'.

In episode 10, Eddie Perfect chats to host Libby O'Donovan about his affinity with Adelaide Festival Centre and his experience as a former Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival. "I feel like you have to do your duty and your hours of service at this place and then they show you another room or another little hallway that connects to another thing. I’ve been in the Banquet Room warming up in front of refrigerators and stretching between canapes and then there’s also all the production rooms that I got to see once I became the Artistic Director [of Adelaide Cabaret Festival]. I think I’ve played pretty much every piano, I’ve rehearsed in every rehearsal space and now I’ve performed on every stage from up in the Artspace all the way through to the Festival Theatre stage itself. So through years I’ve developed this sort of nice relationship [with Adelaide Festival Centre] it feels like when I come back, it’s to an old friend."

In episode 9 of The First 50, host Libby O'Donovan talks to OzAsia Festival Artistic Director, Annette Shun Wah. "People talk about multiculturism and how wonderful it is because we get to eat a lot of different kinds of food, but I wanted to dig a bit deeper than just the cuisine. I wanted to dig into people’s history and their motivations to find things that make us different but ultimately what makes us the same. Our common sense of humanity." - OzAsia Festival Artistic Director, Annette Shun Wah.

In episode 8 of The First 50 podcast, Adelaide Festival Centre Programming Executive Celia Coulthard along with proud Barkindji song woman Nancy Bates and the youngest winner of Don Dunstan Foundation OUR MOB Emerging Artist Prize, Temaana Sanderson-Bromley talk about their artistic influences and the ability for First Nations music, art and story-telling to unite and heal communities ahead of Adelaide Festival Centre’s OUR MOB and OUR YOUNG MOB events starting this week.

In episode 7 of The First 50, Adelaide Guitar Festival Artistic Director, Slava Grigoryan, talks about his family’s musical history, his journey to Australia and how he navigated success at a young age.

Host Libby O'Donovan chats to Adelaide Festival Centre's first General Manager, Anthony Steel and current CEO and Artistic Director, Douglas Gautier, in celebration of 50 spectacular years of arts and culture. Listen in as they talk about Adelaide Festival Centre's past, present and future. Available now on all major streaming platforms — including Spotify, Apple, Amazon and Soundcloud. Thank you to Channel 9 for supplied audio.

In episode 5, our host Libby O’Donovan chats to Australian music icon Kate Ceberano. Hear how our past Adelaide Cabaret Festival Artistic Director has transcended genres over her 40-year career and how she has recreated some of her greatest hits with an orchestra ahead of her Adelaide Cabaret festival 2023 show, My Life is a Symphony. More: https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/digital/the-first-50-podcast-episode-5

Ahead of DreamBIG Children's Festival 2023, hear how past Artistic Director, teacher and artist Sally Chance has had a significant impact on the wellbeing and self-expression of young people around the world. Sally Chance chats to host Libby O'Donovan on episode 4 of 'The First 50' podcast. Listen now on all major streaming platforms, and see Sally's latest work at this years DreamBIG Children's Festival, The Thing That Matters, with tickets on sale now.

In the lead up to World Theatre Day on the 27th March, hear how two iconic Australian performing artists met for the first time… at Adelaide Festival Centre! Rhonda Burchmore and Todd McKenney met in 1983 in Adelaide Festival Centre’s greenroom while performing in the musical Song and Dance. Hear them reminisce about their first performances, most memorable backstage moments and how pigeons helped launch Burchmore’s international career, on episode 3 of 'The First 50' podcast with host Libby O'Donovan.

In Episode 2 of The First 50 Podcast, hear didgeridoo virtuoso and acclaimed composer William Barton chat to host Libby O’Donovan about his inspiring career as a First Nations artist and his connection to Adelaide Festival Centre. Hear the 2023 Queensland Australian of the year talk about his story, his career, and his most memorable musical moments. Read more: https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/digital/the-first-50-podcast-episode-2-william-barton About The First 50 Podcast — Hosted by the powerful and sassy Libby O’Donovan, The First 50 podcast series will provide 12 snapshot moments that cover the Centre’s 50-year history. Hear stories, anecdotes and memories by those who have had their lives touched by the theatre: performers, artistic directors, ushers, and Walk of Fame-ers. The 12 episodes within the series will be published monthly across 2023. Be sure to follow for monthly drops.

About Episode 1 — Hear internationally renowned cabaret and theatre performer Robyn Archer chat to host Libby O’Donovan as she delves into her history at Adelaide Festival Centre, what cabaret means to her and how she was part of the first ever performance in Adelaide Festival Centre’s Space Theatre which subsequently launched her career! Read more: https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/digital/the-first-50-podcast-episode-1 About The First 50 Podcast — Hosted by the powerful and sassy Libby O’Donovan, The First 50 podcast series will provide 12 snapshot moments that cover the Centre’s 50-year history. Hear stories, anecdotes and memories by those who have had their lives touched by the theatre: performers, artistic directors, ushers, and Walk of Fame-ers. The 12 episodes within the series will be published monthly across 2023. Be sure to follow for monthly drops.

Welcome to the First 50 podcast, a 50th birthday celebration for the Adelaide Festival Centre — the home of performing arts in South Australia. Hosted by the talented and sassy Libby O’Donovan, the First 50 podcast will provide 12 snapshot moments that cover Adelaide Festival Centre’s 50-year history. Hear stories, anecdotes and memories by those who have had their lives touched by live performance: performers, artistic directors, ushers, and Walk of Fame-ers. The 12 episodes within the series will be published monthly across 2023. Be sure to subscribe for monthly drops.