what is promise adelaide?
Promise is an organisation set up to promote music and performing arts for youth in South Australia. Highly  trained, often by industry  professionals, our young singers, dancers and musicians are looking to put  that training into practice in a way that goes beyond what  many  schools and community clubs can  offer.

​Emerging artists, who are often too young to take part in the amateur theatre and music scene in Adelaide, demonstrate great talent and have lots to offer the Adelaide Theatre community. These young people need to hone their craft by gaining performance  experience. Promise identifies and creates opportunities for  emerging artists  to develop and gain exposure in South Australia and  beyond,  whilst having fun and raising funds for a wide range of charities.

WHAT KIND OF PRODUCTIONS DOES PROMISE ADELAIDE PRODUCE?

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Promise has presented four major cabaret fundraisers: Songs From Stage and Screen, which raised over $2000 for Breast Cancer Research through the Cancer Council; Heart To Heart, which raised over $2000 for The Heart Foundation; Out Of The Blue, which raised over $4000 for beyondblue; and #SHe which raised a massive $6,500 for White Ribbon. Cumulatively, Promise Adelaide has raised over $15,000 for charity.  A fifth cabaret fundraiser will take place in August 2017, raising funds for the Starlight Foundation.

Promise Adelaide is committed to providing young artists with opportunities to perform during the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In the 2016 Adelaide Fringe  Festival, Promise produced Musical Moments, a season of musical theatre cabaret's which provided forty-eight  performers the opportunity to perform to  sell-out crowds in the world's biggest Fringe Festival. A return season in 2017 saw a further forty seven performers have this exciting experience.
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Promise Adelaide is also proud to present both dramatic and musical productions that provide challenging roles for emerging artists. Our aim is to find new and unusual works and revisit pieces seldom done in the Adelaide amateur theatre scene. Our productions will feature roles for performers under the age of 25 but not necessarily exclusively, as we value the learning opportunities created from working with more experienced actors and musicians. We also take pride in providing mentoring opportunities for emerging production teams members. ​In May 2017, Promise Adelaide produced their first play,  Private Peaceful, performed by Ben to critical acclaim. Following it's success we are now in discussions about future musical and theatrical  productions.

WHEN DID PROMISE ADELAIDE START?

​Promise was founded by Ben Francis in 2014. Ben felt that young people in Adelaide needed an outlet where they could combine their love for the arts with charitable initiatives in their local community. At 18-years-old, Ben has performed extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia for many years. He performs regularly with Independent Theatre and The State Opera of South Australia. Ben’s efforts with Promise Adelaide have not gone unrecognised. He was recently awarded a Minister of Education and Child Development Award for his achievements, and has also been nominated by Newscorp for a Pride of Australia Medal. 

​“I couldn’t have done any of this on my own. I have a wonderfully supportive family, support from professionals like Craig Williams of Mosaic Audio Visual and the many Adelaide artists who have guided me and acted as speakers in our shows. Also the cast and production teams put in a huge amount of time and energy, without any payment, to make these shows a success. It really is a team effort.”