Mahalia Barnes
About This Event
Mahalia Barnes performs Bette Midler's The Rose at Dunstan Playhouse — a raw, impassioned Cabaret Festival tribute to the late-60s rock-n-roll story. Matinee and evening shows.
Performing Bette Midler's award-winning soundtrack of The Rose, Mahalia Barnes is tracing the late-60s story of a female rock-n-roll singer battling addiction, ego, power, loneliness and the fight for love and approval on her road to success.
Punctuated with hits from women of the era, all of whom have left their mark on her own music, Mahalia strikes a raw, impassioned chord in this wild ride of rebellion, struggle and heartache.
"Like a dose of warm honey for the soul." — Lilithia Reviews
Performances:
Sun 14 Jun 2026 — 3:00 PM
Sun 14 Jun 2026 — 7:30 PM
Venue: Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
World Premiere — part of the 2026 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
