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The cast of Laughing Out Loud take a bow. Imagery provided by Blue Roo Theatre Company Inc. Blue Roo Theatre Company Inc.'s original production Laughing Out Loud included comedy, music, and dancing. There were plenty of laughs and audience interaction in this hour-long performance of skits and sketches, and the cast seemed to enjoy themselves... Continue Reading →
(L to R) Terry Hansen, Amanda McErlean, and Julia Johnson in The Children, photographed by Kris Anderson / Images by Anderson Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children has made its Queensland premiere at PIP Theatre, a powerfully provocative play that sinks its teeth into aging, dying, and social conscience in the age of escalating environmental disasters. Co-produced... Continue Reading →
Caroline Sparrow and Dudley Powell, photographed by Geoff Lawrence - Creative Futures Photography Octopolis is a two-handed drama about academics and an octopus trying to co-exist in close quarters, bubbling with intellectual, emotional, and existential tensions. Written by UK playwright Marek Horn and first produced in 2023 at Hampstead Theatre, this co-production between Observatory Theatre... Continue Reading →
Sam Hall, Riannon McLean, and Lily Potger (front) in Natalie Weir's When Time Stops, photographed by David Kelly Australasian Dance Collective celebrated their 40th anniversary with a triple bill of contemporary dance works that honoured the company's heritage and looked to its future, showcasing the versatility and strength of the company’s artists in an outstanding... Continue Reading →
Photographed by Daniel Boud Peter and the Starcatcher is full of all the wonder, magic, and comedy that might be expected of a new chapter in the Peter Pan story, but with modern humour sprinkled throughout for those who have had to grow up. Commissioned and originally produced by Disney Theatrical Group, Peter and the... Continue Reading →
Mara Gaudenzi as Angelina/Cinderella and Petr Nekoranec as the Prince, Don Ramiro, photographed by Jade Ellis Opera Queensland’s La Cenerentola burst into bloom on the QPAC Concert Hall stage as part of the second Brisbane Bel Canto festival. Directed and designed by Laura Hansford, with Assistant Director Eugene Lynch, this semi-staged version of the Cinderella tale... Continue Reading →
Alex O'Connell as Henry, Jasmine Prasser as Mae, and George Oates as Lloyd, photographed by Karina Abassii Sweetness and cruelty, domesticity and animalism collide in Mud, a play about poverty and power presented by Salad Days Collective at PIP Theatre in Milton. Mae spends her days working to support herself and Lloyd, her not-brother and... Continue Reading →
Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra in The Rite of Spring, with Circa, photographed by Sam Muller Queensland Symphony Orchestra's 2025 Season Opening Gala, The Rite of Spring, was an exhilarating start to the year. The concert was conducted by Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, with the eponymous piece by Stravinsky presented in an exciting collaboration... Continue Reading →
Ode to Women: A Peace Play, photographed by Naz Mulla The Curators Theatre returns in 2025 with Ode to Women: A Peace Play, a bedazzled and broad-reaching ensemble piece that ruminates on the cost of war for those beyond the fighting. Ode to Women is the first in the Post Dramatic Troy Disorder trilogy that... Continue Reading →
William Barton performing with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Katharina Wincor. Photographed by Darren Thomas. Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Dreams & Stories concert brought together an interesting range of pieces and composers, from guest soloist William Barton to John Williams, Sculthorpe, Mendelssohn, and Stravinsky. Part of the orchestra’s Music on Sundays series, Dreams & Stories was... Continue Reading →
Carla Haynes, Helen Howard, and Greg Gesch, photographed by Barbara Lowing Ad Astra end their 2024 season with a poignant and thought-provoking drama asking big questions about life, death, and the space in between. Written by American novelist and playwright Don DeLillo, who also directed the 2005 premiere production at Boise Contemporary Theater, Love Lies... Continue Reading →
Biron Bothways as Hamlet, photographed by Creative Futures Photography DragSpeare: Drag Kings do Shakespeare was an entertaining evening of songs and soliloquies, mixing the Bard's poetry with popular music and sending up masculinity and ideas of capital-C culture. Presented as part of MELT Festival 2024, the overarching narrative was that of The Stallion Squad, a... Continue Reading →
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