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Evil Dead: The Musical EvilCorp Horror Maze, 226 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley 31 January - 9 March 2025 Ghostlight Theatre Co. will present the Queensland premiere production of Evil Dead: The Musical, an immersive experience in the heart of the EvilCorp Horror Maze. Based on the Evil Dead franchise, this rock musical by George Reinblatt,... Continue Reading →
Australian Open 8 - 18 January 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton PIP Theatre launches its 2025 season with 7th Floor Theatre’s production of Angus Cameron’s Australian Open. This sharp and fast-paced exploration of wits and relationships will take centre court starring Sandro Colarelli, Lisa Hickey, Whitney Duff, Tye Shepherd and Jackson Paul. It’s Felix’s 31st birthday, but all his parents... Continue Reading →
Christmas Actually 10 - 15 December 2024 Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm Naomi Price and a sparkling cast of Australian music theatre sweethearts unite to deliver all the hits from beloved holiday classic Love Actually, wrapped up with comedy and charm. Relive the magic musical moments from your favourite festive film including songs by Mariah Carey,... Continue Reading →
Carla Haynes, Helen Howard, and Greg Gesch, photographed by Barbara Lowing Ad Astra end their 2024 season with a poignant and thought-provoking drama asking big questions about life, death, and the space in between. Written by American novelist and playwright Don DeLillo, who also directed the 2005 premiere production at Boise Contemporary Theater, Love Lies... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Prudence Upton Blanc de Blanc Encore From 21 November (previews from 14 November) The West End Electric, West End Strut & Fret are thrilled to bring their cheeky circus cabaret, Blanc de Blanc Encore, to Brisbane’s bespoke new theatre and bar The West End Electric. Creative Director Scott Maidment toured the original Blanc de... Continue Reading →
Women Like Us 5 - 7 December 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs are Women Like Us—two of Australia’s most relatable and hilarious comedians. With over 320 sold-out shows across the country, 5-star reviews from Adelaide Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival, this powerhouse duo brings their uproarious act to new corners... Continue Reading →
The Vintage Belles 21 - 23 November 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton Boo-doop-di-doo! The Vintage Belles bring a classic twist to contemporary songs, transporting audiences on a journey between past and present. With dazzling harmonies, stylish stage presence, and engaging banter, they reimagine modern pop hits as they might sound through a vintage radio. Audiences will... Continue Reading →
A Very Naughty Christmas 21 November - 18 December 2024 La Boite Theatre, Kelvin Grove A Very Naughty Christmas, an adults-only Christmas comedy, returns this silly season to Brisbane, Melbourne, and the Gold Coast. Created in 2017 by Australian theatre maestros Alex Woodward and Daniel Venz for fans of Magic Mike, La Clique and The... Continue Reading →
Biron Bothways as Hamlet, photographed by Creative Futures Photography DragSpeare: Drag Kings do Shakespeare was an entertaining evening of songs and soliloquies, mixing the Bard's poetry with popular music and sending up masculinity and ideas of capital-C culture. Presented as part of MELT Festival 2024, the overarching narrative was that of The Stallion Squad, a... Continue Reading →
Love Lies Bleeding 31 October - 23 November 2024 Ad Astra, Misterton Street, Fortitude Valley This play concerns an artist named Alex Macklin in the last years of his life, and the effect his condition has on his son, Sean, and his second and fourth wives, Toinette and Lia, respectively. After a major second stroke,... Continue Reading →
Clarise Ooi, photographed by Naz Mulla Embodi Theatre has premiered a new bilingual play at PIP Theatre, exploring the intersections of human emotion and artificial intelligence. Written and directed by Amy Chien-Yu Wang, with dramaturgy by Helen Strube, AI May is a bittersweet story of loss and love centred on the tensions between an immigrant... Continue Reading →
Liliana Macarone (Brutus) Lillian Duggan (Caesar) and Rebecca Murphy (Cassius), photographed by Benjamin Prindable Photography Julius Caesar 7 - 24 November 2024 The Avalon Theatre, St Lucia Politics is sport. Sport is politics. And the fight for power is a high-stakes game. When Caesar returns to Rome, riding high on a wave of victories and... Continue Reading →
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