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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 →
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 →
Why Young Men Run at 2am 6 - 22 October 2022 Ad Astra, Fortitude Valley Terry Schmidt Jr, a travelling pawn shop salesman for Schmidt's Pawn and Laundry, finds himself working his way down the east coast of Australia. 'TJ' is becoming more and more infatuated with this lifestyle as the months sail on. He's... Continue Reading →
Leah Shelton, photographed by Joel Devereux Content warning: Batshit refers to mental illness and institutionalised medical treatment. It also contains occasional coarse language, sexual references, haze/smoke effects, loud sounds, bright lighting flashes and strobe lighting effects. Leah Shelton's third solo show, Batshit, made its world premiere at Metro Arts as part of Brisbane Festival 2022,... Continue Reading →
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