Vivien Wood, Laura Fois, and Nykita O'Keeffe. Image supplied. Power, Language and Love - A Cabaret 4 - 6 November 2022 PIP Theatre, Milton Power, Language and Love is a light-hearted cabaret in three acts that recognises and celebrates everyday struggles in the lives of three women. Starring Laura Fois, Vivien Wood and Nykita O'Keeffe,... Continue Reading →
Review: Call Girls (Lauren Harvey and Kelly Hodge)
Content warnings: Call Girls contains coarse language, and parental guidance is recommended for audiences under 15. Lauren Harvey and Kelly Hodge have premiered their wry and relatable workplace comedy Call Girls at Big Fork Theatre as part of the inaugural Fringe Brisbane programme. Written, produced, and performed by Harvey and Hodge, and drawing on their... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Normal Heart (Ad Astra)
Felix Jarvis as Felix Turner and Gregory J Wilken as Ned Weeks The Normal Heart 3 - 27 November 2022 Ad Astra, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Ad Astra concludes their 2022 season with The Normal Heart, a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer which focuses on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Bluff (The Drawer Productions)
Sandra Harman as Esther and Pip Boyce as Mary, photographed by Felix Lovell. The Bluff 3 - 5 November 2022 Hayward Street Theatre, 57 Hayward St, Stafford The Drawer Productions presents the premiere of a new Australian Gothic work by Brisbane playwright Ada Lukin as part of Fringe Brisbane. A man is missing. Do you... Continue Reading →
Review: Shakespeare Pick and (re)Mix (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble)
Angus Thorburn, Leah Fitzgerald-Quinn, Rebekah Schmidt, Dudley Powell & Rob Pensalfini. Image supplied by Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble. Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble brought their trademark energy and enthusiasm to EC Venue for Shakespeare Pick and (re)Mix, part of the inaugural Fringe Brisbane programme, with hilarious results. Following a successful season at Anywhere Festival earlier in the year,... Continue Reading →
Review: Contra Schubert (Contra Concerts & Southern Cross Soloists)
Jonathan Henderson, Vatche Jambazian, Shikara Ringdahl, and Hyung Suk Bae perform Contra Schubert, photographed by Stephen Henry With a programme including Schubert, Sculthorpe, and Ravel, Contra Schubert was an intimate and evocative chamber concert that allowed each piece to be drawn out and savoured. Presented in association with Southern Cross Soloists, Contra Concerts have been... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Bunker (Metro Arts)
Image credit: Stewart Tyrell Bunker 19 - 22 October 2022 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End Exploring the physical threat of virtual alarm, Bunker is a bold new intermedial dance work led by internationally renowned dance choreographer, Lisa Wilson and techno-troublemaker, Nathan Sibthorpe. It’s 8:07am on January 13, 2018. Hawaii has just issued a... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Call Girls (Kelly Hodge and Lauren Harvey)
Call Girls 15 - 30 October 2022 (Saturday and Sunday performances) Big Fork Theatre Hub, Fortitude Valley Lauren Harvey (actor and improv comedian The Improv Conspiracy and Big Fork Theatre) and Kelly Hodge (actor and award-winning writer, Be Still Media) will debut their witty new workplace comedy Call Girls at Fringe Brisbane, drawing on their... Continue Reading →
Review: Why Young Men Run at 2am (Ad Astra)
The cast of Why Young Men Run at 2am. Imagery supplied by Ad Astra. Content warnings: Why Young Men Run at 2am contains sexual references and coarse language. Why Young Men Run at 2am has made its premiere at Ad Astra in Fortitude Valley, produced by the company’s Astra Nova youth and scriptwriting division. Written... Continue Reading →
Review: Destiny Doomed (Observatory Theatre)
Clarise Ooi as Deirdre and Laura Fois as Blathnaid, photographed by Geoff Lawrence: Creative Futures Photography Content warning: Destiny Doomed contains simulated violence, mature themes, sexual references, mild coarse language, and strobe lighting. Written and directed by Anina-Marie van Wyk, Destiny Doomed is a contemporary reimagining of the Irish folktale Deirdre of the Sorrows, centring... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Death in a Statesman (debase productions)
Emily Liu, photographed by AJ Moller Death in a Statesman 8 - 12 November 2022 Judith Wright Centre, Fortitude Valley Content warnings: mild swearing / offensive language, adult themes and haze / smoke effects. Suitable for ages 15+. Murder in Queensland. Yeah, noir. Of all the rum joints in all the world, it had to... Continue Reading →
What’s On: It Shoulda Been You (Phoenix Ensemble)
Image credit: PIF Productions It Shoulda Been You November 4 – 26 (performances every Friday and Saturday) Phoenix Ensemble, Beenleigh Showgrounds, Beenleigh Pop the champers, practice your speech and prepare to catch the bouquet at Phoenix Ensemble's latest musical production - the musical comedy It Shoulda Been You, produced entirely by local talent and featuring... Continue Reading →