More from Backstage Pass

As the Festival season has come around one more time in Adelaide I have had a look back at some of the unpublished photographs taken during the development of the Backstage Pass exhibition. Here is a collection of ten images that have not been displayed anywhere before.

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This ladder was accidentally lit beautifully during some technical work in the auditorium of the Festival Theatre.

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The view from the stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre.

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In a storeroom near the Dunstan Playhouse. Some souvenirs from previous shows can linger for decades.

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More souvenirs on a grand scale. This is in the northern wing of the Festival Theatre taken from the stage.

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Crew shovelling sand on the stage of the Dunstan Playhouse after a production of Peer Gynt during the OzAsia Festival. The huge tiled mirror backdrop was also part of the production and is reflecting the crew and bins in the foreground.

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An example of how neat and tidy the production staff can be. At the back of the stage in the Space Theatre during the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

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In the wings of the Festival Theatre. The heavy duty cable and control box operate the Orchestra pit that moves up and down as required for different performances.

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A hoist in use to suspend drapes around the Festival Theatre stage in readiness for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival when audiences and performers would share the stage.

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In the wings of Her Majesty’s Theatre.

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In the end, EVERYTHING EXPLODES. A cue sheet from a performance on the Festival Theatre stage.