Put on your detective hat for intergalactic immersive theatre by Inscape Assembly Oberon 11 is an intergalactic prison, verging on purgatory, which houses four prisoners: a 19th century French socialite, a potion-brewing wizard, an eye-patched captain obsessed with birds, and a young Australian man. Each century, Oberon 11’s sadistic warden would usually wipe one of... 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 →
Review: A Bed of Roses (Arbour Theatre Company)
Scripted by Disapol Savetsila from the true stories and experiences of young people around the world during COVID-19, A Bed of Roses is an immersive theatre experience that explores the familiar frustrations of a share house with the added stress of a global pandemic. After the devastating year that was 2020, the housemates of 22 Rose Street... Continue Reading →
Review: SHELTER (The Drawer Productions)
Review of May 9 performance. The Drawer Productions placed the audience at the heart of an unravelling family mystery with their unsettling immersive theatre piece SHELTER. I saw SHELTER on Mother’s Day and it turned out to be an appropriate choice with its focus on mother-daughter relationships and themes of legacy, intergenerational trauma, history’s tendency... Continue Reading →
Review: Intoxication (Before Shot)
Review of May 8 performance. A powerfully personal performance exploring intimacy and connectedness in the digital age. Christopher Bryant demonstrated his mastery of storytelling in this highly polished and deeply personal show. Intoxication is a sharp examination of fear and loneliness in a world where we are constantly connected, constantly performing our identity for known and unknown... Continue Reading →
Review: Mental Illness Is Not A Crime (Claire Fitzpatrick)
Review of May 7 performance. Claire Fitzpatrick facilitated a calming space for sensory exploration with her interactive experience Mental Illness Is Not A Crime. Mental Illness Is Not A Crime was not a performance in a traditional sense but more of a workshop or an interactive space focused on ASMR. Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Mental Illness Is Not A Crime (Haus of Beaver Productions)
Mental Illness Is Not A Crime 7-8 May 2021 Elements Collective, Fortitude Valley Please note that this production is for patrons aged 18+ Award-winning speculative fiction author and performance artist Claire Fitzpatrick debuts her live interactive show at Anywhere Festival 2021, presented by Haus of Beaver Productions. Mental Illness Is Not A Crime is a... Continue Reading →
Review: The Midsummer Carnival (Brisbane Immersive Ensemble)
Brisbane Immersive Ensemble have turned their expertise for site-specific performance to The Stores building at Brisbane Powerhouse with The Midsummer Carnival, transforming it into a mystical forest and carnival fairground to serve as the backdrop for their rendition of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A Midsummer Night’s Dream focuses on four Athenian lovers -... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Midsummer Carnival (Brisbane Immersive Ensemble)
The Midsummer Carnival 24 January - 9 February Stores Building, Brisbane Powerhouse Shakespeare’s most beguiling tale of magic and mayhem receives a hypnotic makeover this month under the wand of Brisbane Immersive Ensemble (creators of Cluedo! The Interactive Game), with Brisbane Powerhouse set to turn into a forest of delights for The Midsummer Carnival. Audiences... Continue Reading →
Review: The 8 Reindeer Monologues (The Drama Merchant)
Content and trigger warning: This production contains or refers to, and therefore this review refers to, sexual harassment and abuse, rape, paedophilia, homophobic and ableist slurs, mature themes, and coarse language. The Drama Merchant presents The 8 Reindeer Monologues, a dark Christmas drama with moments of humour by Jeff Goode. The play is presented in... Continue Reading →
Review: Cluedo! The Interactive Game (Brisbane Immersive Ensemble)
Cluedo! The Interactive Game 17 April – 25 May, 2019 Baedeker Wine Bar, Fortitude Valley $79 (without dinner package) / $109 (with dinner package) + booking fee Was it Professor Plum, in the Drawing Room, with the Candlestick? Or Miss Scarlett, in the Conservatory, with the Revolver? The classic board game Cluedo comes to life... Continue Reading →