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Jason Klarwein in Every Brilliant Thing, photographed by Kenn Santos Review of preview performance, 4 October 2023 Content warnings: Adult Themes, Mental Health themes, References to self-harm, References to Suicide, Themes of Grief. Jason Klarwein gave an exceptional performance as the narrator of Every Brilliant Thing, a heartfelt one-man play about mental illness and making... Continue Reading →
Rosana Cade & Ivor MacAskill perform The Making of Pinocchio, photographed by Yousef Iskandar, Hamburg 2022 Content warnings: adult themes, full frontal nudity, coarse language, sexual references, depictions of sex acts, discussions of lived trans experiences. The Making of Pinocchio had its world premiere as part of the 2022 London International Festival of Theatre but... Continue Reading →
Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey in Party Ghost. Image credit: Carnival Cinema Circus artists Jarred Dewey and Olivia Porter performed their award-winning show Party Ghost, which was a ghoulishly good time, at Metro Arts as part of Brisbane Festival 2023. Directed by Nicci Wilks, Party Ghost incorporated elements of dance, drag, cabaret, circus, and comedy... Continue Reading →
Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra perform Stravinsky's Concerto in Re, accompanying Anthony Lucas' short film Housefly, as part of Camerata Cinematheque. Photographed by Alex Jamieson. Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra closed their 2023 mainstage season with a charming collaboration, featuring bespoke short films set to classical pieces performed live by Camerata’s string musicians. Founded in... Continue Reading →
The cast of The Music Man (centre - David West as Harold Hill), photographed by Sharyn Hall Savoyards finish their 2023 season with a lively and colourful production of award-winning classic musical The Music Man at the Iona Performing Arts Centre. Savoyards last produced this musical 40 years ago and four cast members from that... Continue Reading →
Thomas E.S. Kelly performs Kuramanunya, photographed by Simon Woods Review of preview performance, September 13 Content warning: Adult Themes, Themes of Death and Suicide, Themes of Violence and Genocide, Haze / smoke effects, Strobe Lighting Effects. Recommended for ages 15+. Karul Projects' new dance theatre work, Kuramanunya, made its world premiere at Metro Arts as... Continue Reading →
Timothy Buckney as William Barfée Brisbane Arts Theatre present a truly delightful production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, with a cast of loveable characters and all-round impressive vocal performances. This production is directed by Natalie Mead, with assistant direction by Amanda Lay and music direction by Emma Parkinson. As the title suggests,... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Atmosphere Photography The headline show of Brisbane Festival 2023, Salamander brought together contemporary dancers from Brisbane's Australasian Dance Collective with guest artists and international collaborators to produce a multifaceted spectacle on an ambitiously large scale. Lead by director and choreographer Maxine Doyle and renowned designer Es Devlin, Salamander combined dance, song, poetry, and... Continue Reading →
Karin McCracken performs YES YES YES, photographed by Megan Goldman Created by Eleanor Bishop & Karin McCracken in collaboration with a group of school students in New Zealand, YES YES YES is aimed at young people and deals with the complexities of consent and respectful relationships in a way that is inclusive, compassionate, and practical.... Continue Reading →
Content warnings: coarse language, partial nudity, violence, adult themes and sexual references, the use of haze and strobe effects. The Farm flips the script on what a dance theatre work can be with their new production. Stunt Double is packed with action, humour, and unexpected turns as it celebrates the unsung heroes of the Australian... Continue Reading →
Liliana Macarone (centre) as Penelope, with the maids, photographed by Benjamin Prindable Photography Content warning: physical and sexual stylised violence and mild coarse language. Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble brought their signature dynamism, theatricality, and musical skill to Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad, a contemporary retelling of Homer’s epic poems that focuses on Penelope, the wife of Odysseus,... Continue Reading →
theatrePUNK Co presented Grace Wilson's contemporary take on the myth of Pallas and Athena, Pallas Sister Rising, at BackDock Arts in Fortitude Valley. Wilson's poetic script casts the two young goddesses as (presumably mortal) housemates in a toxic friendship. In a version of the original myth closest to Wilson’s interpretation, Athena (daughter of Zeus) and... Continue Reading →
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