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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 →
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 →
Donna & The Dynamos (L-R, Jacqueline Atherton, Vanessa Wainwright & Natalie Lennox) photographed by Sharyn Hall. Savoyards delivered an ABBA-solutely entertaining night out with their production of Mamma Mia!, directed by Johanna Toia and featuring 50 community theatre performers at the Iona Performing Arts Centre. A jukebox musical featuring 22 of ABBA’s greatest hits, Mamma... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Creative Street The Producers 21 - 30 October 2022 Twelfth Night Theatre, Bowen Hills The Producers is recommended for audiences aged 16+ Independent theatre company Queensland Musical Theatre are presenting Mel Brooks' laugh-out-loud musical The Producers, the show that set the record for most Tony Award wins. A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his... Continue Reading →
The cast of Cruel Intentions: The 90's Musical, photographed by Nicole Cleary. Content note: Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical includes strobe lighting, haze, smoke, coarse language, and adult themes. Patrons must be 16 years or older to attend, and patrons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. A jukebox... Continue Reading →
Shubshri Kandiah as Ella in Cinderella. Photographed by Jeff Busby. Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella 5 August – 3 September Lyric Theatre, QPAC, South Bank One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most popular titles, Cinderella was written for television, debuting in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance. More than... Continue Reading →
Hannah Davies and Michael Ware as Mrs and Mr Sowerberry with Jeremiah Rees as Oliver. Photographed by Sharyn Hall. Content note: Oliver! contains mature and adult themes, depictions of physical violence, strobe and haze smoke effects, and loud noises. Savoyards has returned to the Iona Performing Arts Centre stage with their production of Lionel Bart’s... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Ben McShea of BEAK Photographics Into the Woods 17 February - 5 March 2022 Theatre 102, Redcliffe Performing at their own Theatre 102, Redcliffe Musical Theatre's reimagining of Stephen Sondheim’s classic comes with a slight twist on the traditional fairytale concept. Into The Woods follows the story of a Baker and his wife... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Redcliffe Musical Theatre School of Rock 9 - 18 July 2021 Redcliffe Entertainment Centre Redcliffe Musical Theatre present the Queensland community theatre premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical School of Rock at the Redcliffe Entertainment Centre this July. Based on the hit movie of the same name, School of Rock follows Dewey... Continue Reading →
Into the Woods 7-14 March 2020 Star Theatre, Manly Tickets: $40 ($30 high school students) For the first time, Savoyards Musical Comedy Society is producing Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Brothers Grimm inspired musical, Into the Woods. The story follows The Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to... Continue Reading →
Christmas is all around at La Boite with their current season of the raucous and touching cabaret-style Christmas Actually by The Little Red Company. Created by Naomi Price and Adam Brunes, the show features all of the songs from the iconic soundtrack of British romcom Love Actually as well as incorporating some of the film's... Continue Reading →
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