Caroline Sparrow and Dudley Powell, photographed by Kris Anderson / Images by Anderson Octopolis 14 - 24 May 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton "There were three people in my marriage. Three people and twelve legs..." Meet George: professor and octopus expert. Her most intimate relationship these days is with the clever Frances, an octopus she obsessively... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Last Princess of Lebanon (BEMAC)
Image credit: Sam Scoufos The Last Princess of Lebanon 23 - 24 May 2025 Queensland Multicultural Centre, Kangaroo Point Uncovering the buried truth of a real-life lost princess, The Last Princess of Lebanon is a new theatre work that unravels family secrets, migration, and identity in a journey that takes audiences from the palaces of... Continue Reading →
Review: Peter and the Starcatcher (Dead Puppet Society, Glass Half Full Productions, JONES Theatrical Group and Damien Hewitt)
Photographed by Daniel Boud Peter and the Starcatcher is full of all the wonder, magic, and comedy that might be expected of a new chapter in the Peter Pan story, but with modern humour sprinkled throughout for those who have had to grow up. Commissioned and originally produced by Disney Theatrical Group, Peter and the... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Wondered (Mira Ball Productions)
Wondered 5 - 6 April 2025 Ron Hurley Theatre, Seven Hills Hub, 28 Tallowwood St, Seven Hills After a decade of mystery and madness, Mira Ball Productions’ award-winning theatrical sensation, Wondered, is making its return for a strictly limited season. Celebrating ten years since its first performance, this production promises to be darker, bolder, and... Continue Reading →
Review: Mud (Salad Days Collective & PIP Theatre)
Alex O'Connell as Henry, Jasmine Prasser as Mae, and George Oates as Lloyd, photographed by Karina Abassii Sweetness and cruelty, domesticity and animalism collide in Mud, a play about poverty and power presented by Salad Days Collective at PIP Theatre in Milton. Mae spends her days working to support herself and Lloyd, her not-brother and... Continue Reading →
What’s On: MUD (Salad Days Collective & PIP Theatre)
MUD 14 - 22 March 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton Content warnings: Strong coarse language, sexual assault Mae lives on a farm in feverish poverty with her not-brother Llyod. Mae knows she deserves a better life. Mae knows she can have one. And in an effort to excavate herself from this dreary existence, Mae is going... Continue Reading →
Review: Ode to Women: A Peace Play (The Curators Theatre)
Ode to Women: A Peace Play, photographed by Naz Mulla The Curators Theatre returns in 2025 with Ode to Women: A Peace Play, a bedazzled and broad-reaching ensemble piece that ruminates on the cost of war for those beyond the fighting. Ode to Women is the first in the Post Dramatic Troy Disorder trilogy that... Continue Reading →
What’s On: In A Moment (PIP Theatre)
Image credit: Cinnamon Smith In A Moment 13 - 22 February 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton When an unassuming accountant and an eccentric homeless man cross paths on a park bench, neither expects the encounter to leave a lasting impact. But in a moment, everything changes. This thought-provoking new play by Tim Jackman and Tammy Tresillian... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Ode to Women: A Peace Play (The Curators’ Theatre)
Ode to Women: A Peace Play 21 February - 15 March 2025 'The Barney', 28 St Barnabas Place, Red Hill We are in "the Bright Inside”. Flowers bloom next to war. Laughter happens, no matter what is happening in the world. Hope flickers in the corner of Pandora’s box. The play is located both now... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Pride & Prejudice (Queensland Theatre and The Empire)
Image credit: Sam Scoufos Pride & Prejudice 22 February - 9 March 2025 Playhouse Theatre, QPAC Pride & Prejudice, the mother of all romantic comedies, sashays onto the stage in a landmark debut for Queensland Theatre’s 2025 Season across two huge venues. The dazzling adaptation of the sumptuous Jane Austen classic is fiercely funny, fiercely... Continue Reading →
Observatory Theatre announces 2025 season
Observatory Theatre Founder and Creative Producer Lachlan Driscoll announces the 2025 season, photographed by Lucy Rayner-Toy Observatory Theatre has announced their 2025 season, including two mainstage productions and two new works in development through their Telescope New Writing program, which commissions up-and-coming playwrights to make their big, bold and ambitious concepts a reality on stage.... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Macbeth (La Boite Theatre)
Macbeth 6 – 22 March 2025 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove The prophets who once hailed Macbeth, foretelling his rise to power, have lingered in the shadows for too long. Now, the Weird Sisters step out from the wings and take centre stage. In this reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Witches—whose cryptic prophecies drive Macbeth... Continue Reading →