Amanda McErlean as Goneril in King Lear Monster Show!. Photographed by Naz Mulla. Content note: King Lear Monster Show! includes strong coarse language, simulated violence and drug use, adult themes, and scenes of a highly sexualised nature. The Curators’ Theatre recommends this production for ages 15+. The Curators’ Theatre have opened their 2022 season with... Continue Reading →
Review: Putting On The Mask (Haus of Beaver Productions & Anywhere Festival)
Claire Fitzpatrick presented a moving one-woman performance exploring the wide-ranging emotional impacts of loss. Seated at a small table facing the audience, Fitzpatrick performed the rituals of getting ready in the morning - brushing her hair, washing her face, applying makeup. She did not speak during the half-hour performance, which was backed by a series... Continue Reading →
Review: Oberon 11 (Inscape Assembly & Anywhere Festival)
Put on your detective hat for intergalactic immersive theatre by Inscape Assembly Oberon 11 is an intergalactic prison, verging on purgatory, which houses four prisoners: a 19th century French socialite, a potion-brewing wizard, an eye-patched captain obsessed with birds, and a young Australian man. Each century, Oberon 11’s sadistic warden would usually wipe one of... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Oliver! (Savoyards Musical Comedy Society Inc)
Priyah Shah as Nancy, Oliver Dobrenov as Artful Dodger, and Jeremiah Rees as Oliver. Photographed by Mark Duffus. Oliver! 18 June - 2 July, 2022. Iona Performing Arts Centre, Lindum Content note: Oliver! contains mature and adult themes, depictions of physical violence, strobe and haze smoke effects, and loud noises. Discretion is advised for parents... Continue Reading →
What’s On: King Lear Monster Show! (The Curators Theatre)
Image supplied by The Curators Theatre King Lear Monster Show! 18 May - 5 June 2022 Christ Church, Milton Content note: KLMS! is suitable for ages 15+ and features simulated violence and drug use, adult themes, language and moments of a highly sexualized nature. The Curators’ Theatre Company will open their 2022 season with King... Continue Reading →
Review: The Crash (Dugald Lowis and Anywhere Festival)
A poignant one act play by Dugald Lowis, following one family in the aftermath of a tragic car accident. Two teenage boys have been killed in a horrific car crash. The family in the other car survived, and The Crash focuses on what comes next for them: married couple Garry and Anne-Marie, and their adult... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Putting On The Mask (Haus of Beaver Productions & Anywhere Festival)
Putting On The Mask 21 May 2022 Elements Collective, Fortitude Valley Putting On The Mask is a one-woman show about loss and mortality; an homage to past, present, and future. The single act of two women getting ready in the morning - a mother and a daughter - putting on their mask for the day... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Last Five Years (La Boite Theatre)
Image supplied The Last Five Years 30 May - 18 June 2022 Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove A heartfelt musical about love lost and gained, The Last Five Years tells the story of Cathy and Jamie, two 20-something New Yorkers who used to be giddily in love but break apart over time, dissecting their last five... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Old F… Ducks! (Eudaemonia Productions)
Image supplied Old F... Ducks! 13, 20 & 21 May EC Venue, Fortitude Valley Directed, written, and performed by local Brisbane women, Old Fuck Ducks is a fun-filled collection of stories so strange that they must be true. Starring Sandra Harman, Glenda Ashleigh, and Elizabeth Ross, these stories are shared as thoughtful and provocative monologues... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Control (Observatory Theatre)
Image supplied by Observatory Theatre Control 9 - 11 June 2022 Queensland Multicultural Centre, Kangaroo Point Observatory Theatre bring Keziah Warner’s dystopian blockbuster Control to the Queensland Multicultural Centre for a limited season in June. Control was originally developed through the INK program at Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre in Melbourne, and this production will be... Continue Reading →
Review: Toy Symphony (Ad Astra)
Gregory J Wilken as Roland Henning in Toy Symphony, photographed by Christopher Sharman Content note: This production contains coarse language, adult themes, and depictions of drug use Ad Astra present Michael Gow’s award-winning play Toy Symphony, directed by Michelle Carey, a two-act drama that dives into memory and contemplates the nature and commodification of creativity.... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Toy Symphony (Ad Astra)
Toy Symphony 21 April - 20 May 2022 Ad Astra Theatre, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Written by playwright Michael Gow, who was Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre Company from 1999-2010, Toy Symphony follows the journey of Roland Henning, a playwright suffering from dreaded ‘writers’ block’. As he embarks on a voyage of self-reflection in... Continue Reading →