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Prinnie Stevens, photographed by John McRae Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves 17 -19 Feb, 2022 Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm Celebrating 30 years of Sister Act, Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves is the third production in The Little Red Company’s soundtrack songbook trilogy along with Christmas Actually and romcom mix-tape There’s Something About Music.... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Victoria Park Christmas Putt Putt 5 November - 31 December Victoria Park Putt Putt Course, 309 Herston Rd, Herston Tickets: $16-$22 per person, online bookings required Tees the season at Victoria Park! Christmas Putt Putt is back - play your way through spruced-up feature holes including Frosty’s Fairway, Gingerbread Village, Elf City... Continue Reading →
Naomi Price in Christmas Actually. Image supplied Christmas Actually 15 - 23 December 2021 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Click here to read my review of the 2019 production of Little Red Company's Christmas Actually Returning for a record-breaking fourth year, Christmas Actually stars Naomi Price and presents all the hits from beloved holiday... Continue Reading →
Sandra Harman as Paulina Salas and Tom Coyle as Dr Roberto Miranda. Photographed by Christopher Sharman. Content warning: This production contains coarse language, adult themes, and sexual references, including descriptions of sexual violence and torture. This production also contains strobe lighting. Ad Astra present the heart-pounding psychological thriller Death and the Maiden to close their 2021... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Symphonic Santa 9:30am, 11am, and 1:30pm, 11 December 2021 Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio, South Brisbane Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s family Christmas concerts are back, full of cheeky mischief, much merriment and, of course, marvellous music. Written, composed, and arranged by the Orchestra’s Craig Allister Young, Symphonic Santa tells the story of Sneezy the Reindeer and... Continue Reading →
Kim Wilson artworks. Image supplied by Mitchell Fine Art. Twenty 10 November - 22 December 2021 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley A group exhibition showcasing the depth and diversity of Mitchell Fine Art Gallery's stable of female artists, Twenty is an eclectic collection of represented, gallery and invited artists and includes paintings, drawings, sculptures,... Continue Reading →
Death and the Maiden 19 November - 4 December Ad Astra, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Ad Astra’s final production for 2021 is the chilling Death and the Maiden, written by Ariel Dorfman and directed by Jacqueline Kerr. Set in Latin America, the story centres on Paulina Salas (played by Sandra Harman), a woman whose... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Imperfect Creatives Sometimes It's Hot Like The Sun 5-7 & 12-14 November Elements Collective, Fortitude Valley A post-apocalyptic love song to humanity, re-framing an environmental crisis to explore femininity at the end of the world. Directed by Zed Hopkins & Karina White, Sometimes It’s Hot Like the Sun is a bubbling exploration... Continue Reading →
Van Gogh Alive Grand Pavilion, Northshore, Hamilton Tickets: $35 for adults, from $20 for children Van Gogh Alive offers a new way to experience the paintings of Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh, including a custom-built venue and a number of installations that recreate elements of his most famous paintings. Personally, I love traditional art... Continue Reading →
Image supplied How would you describe tick, tick…BOOM? What would you say this musical is about? I would say tick, tick…BOOM! is a rock musical with a lot of heart, humour and honesty. It revolves around the main character Jon and his pursuit to write the next big Broadway hit. He struggles with feeling lost and stagnant... Continue Reading →
Chris White as Jon. Image supplied by THAT Production Company tick, tick...BOOM! 28 - 30 October 2021 Ipswich Civic Centre, Ipswich Having produced and curated over 50 theatre works across Southeast Queensland in the past ten years, independent theatre makers THAT Production Company will mark recent celebrations with a return of the popular production, tick,... Continue Reading →
Ashlea Sloman as Eve Harrison, photographed by Tim Monley Following its premiere season as part of Anywhere Festival in May, Eve’s Game returns to Miegunyah House, Bowen Hills, with tea, sleuthing, song, and a feminist perspective on womanhood in the Victorian era. Written by Jo Willans, who also performed the role of Prudence, and directed... Continue Reading →
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