Leaves of Glass 8 - 30 April 2022 Brisbane Latvian Hall, 24 Church Ave, Woolloongabba On the surface, Steven has everything. A beautiful wife, a successful business, a brand new home. But beneath the glittering veneer lies a monstrous secret... Philip Ridley's Leaves of Glass is a play about two brothers and the hold that... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Redcliffe Musical Theatre)
Imagery supplied by Redcliffe Musical Theatre Priscilla Queen of the Desert 11 - 20 March 2022 Redcliffe Entertainment Centre Get ready to shake your groove thing as Australia’s most successful homegrown musical rocks in to Redcliffe for the very first time. Written by Stephen Elliot and Allan Scott, and based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film,... Continue Reading →
What’s On: 9 to 5 The Musical
West End Cast of 9 to 5 The Musical. Image credit: Pamela Raith Photography 9 to 5 The Musical From 22 May 2022 QPAC, South Brisbane Dolly Parton and Producers John Frost for Crossroads Live, Suzanne Jones and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions have announced that 9 to 5 The Musical will be coming to Brisbane following... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves (Little Red Company)
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 →
What’s On: Christmas Actually (Little Red Company)
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 →
Review: Death and the Maiden (Ad Astra)
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 →
What’s On: Death and the Maiden (Ad Astra)
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 →
What’s On: Sometimes It’s Hot Like the Sun (Imperfect Creatives)
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 →
Interview: Josh Whitten, Actor (tick, tick…BOOM!)
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 →
What’s On: tick, tick…BOOM! (THAT Production Company)
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 →
Review: Eve’s Game (Republic of Song)
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 →
What’s On: Away (La Boite Theatre)
Away 25 October – 13 November 2021 Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove La Boite Theatre will stage a a 35th anniversary recreation of Michael Gow's Away, directed by Daniel Evans, as their final mainstage production for 2021. Set in 1967 against the backdrop of an Australia recovering from the Vietnam War, three families pack their cars for... Continue Reading →