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Rebecca Murphy and Rob Pensalifini as the Macbeths. Image credit: Whitfield Photo Macbeth 11 - 27 November 2022 Fringe Brisbane Hub, 23 Manning Street, South Brisbane For the first time in the company's 21-year history, Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble will perform William Shakespeare's dark psychological thriller Macbeth. Directed by Angela Witcher, an ensemble of twelve actors... Continue Reading →
Adrift 9 - 19 November 2022 Metro Arts, West End Warnings: Active Participation, Adult Themes, Coarse Language, Periods of darkness, Sexual References, Haze / smoke effects, Loud Noises, Special Effects (Bubbles), Special Effects (Water), Strobe Lighting Effects, Use of Headphones. Become part of the story with this interactive theatre experience exploring human loneliness in aquatic... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Eleonora Ginardi, photographed by Naz Mulla Shadows of Love: A Triptych 13 October - 6 November 2022 Christ Church, Milton Suitable for audiences aged 15+ In the final offering of their 2022 season, The Curators’ Theatre Company presents a noir cabaret in which song, dance, and drama collide to explore the dark side of love.... Continue Reading →
Image supplied 4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival - Romeo & Juliet 14 - 16 October 2022 Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre Now in its 16th year, 4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival is run by Brisbane classical music community radio station 4MBS Classic FM. The festival began in 2007, regularly featuring actors from Queensland Theatre and La Boite, and... Continue Reading →
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