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Buddy Malbasias (L) and Clare Dark (R) perform Bahala/o, photographed by Georgia Haupt Two dancers, a pedestal fan, and a whole lot of rice took the audience on an emotional journey in Bahala/o, a truly contemporary dance theatre piece and the first full-length work by Buddy Malbasias. Directed, choreographed, and performed by Malbasias, with dramaturgy... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Georgia Haupt Bahala/o 19 - 29 November 2025 New Benner Theatre, West End Recommended Age 16+ Bahala/o by Buddy Malbasiasis a raw, energetic dance theatre experience that beckons you to embrace the spirit of ‘bahala na’ - whatever happens, happens! Drawing from the Filipino philosophy of ‘Bahala Na’, the work is seriously unserious,... Continue Reading →
Saint Joan 15 - 18 October 2025 Metro Arts, West End The Island of Misfit players return to the Metro Arts stage in October to present Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw. As a renowned member of the French military, Joan of Arc helped pave the way for modern feminism as we know it, proving... Continue Reading →
Tell Me Something 29 October – 1 November Metro Arts, West End What happens when you just don’t want to tell the truth? Hamish loves Matthew but doesn't want to tell him. Emilie loves Bella but doesn't want to tell herself. Hamish and Bella have known each other since they were kids. They tell each... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Kenn Santos THAT Production Company brought Clare Barron’s Dance Nation to Metro Arts, a powerfully, truthfully complex coming-of-age story framed by the trials and triumphs of a troupe of teenaged dancers. Directed by Timothy Wynn, with assistant direction and choreography by Jennifer B Ashley, Dance Nation follows a group of young people on... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Red Anchor Media CAKE 6 - 16 November 2024 Metro Arts, West Village, West End Join Marie Antoinette’s Royal Court and witness her cascade through parties, PR disasters and debauchery on the road to her inevitable beheading. Returning by popular request for a second serving, CAKE is a provocative comedy, inviting audiences to... Continue Reading →
Audience of Adrift, photographed by Morgan Roberts Counterpilot brought their oceanic participatory theatre experience Adrift back to Metro Arts as part of Brisbane Festival, submerging audiences in the storytelling through audio-based instruction and immersion. Before entering the theatre, we were each fitted with an individual wristband, headphones, and a vest. Voices whispered in the headphones,... Continue Reading →
Kitchen Studio is a gallery installation and series of activations at Metro Arts, West End, devised by artist Elizabeth Willing and presented as part of Brisbane Festival. The immersive, multisensory activations utilised small audience numbers and video design by Chris Howlett to be instructive and contemplative, delivering five "courses" that encouraged participants to consider the... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Sean Dowling Scaredy House 19 - 29 June 2024 Metro Arts, West Village, West End Something is going bump in the night - but this time it could be us?! Set to send shivers down your spine and spark imaginations, Scaredy House is a fun, immersive theatrical experience that invites young audiences to... Continue Reading →
Tiana Varcoe as Pia Shim and Connor Scoble as The Devil, photographed by Emma Stratton Content warnings: coarse/offensive language, horror, mature and controversial themes, morbid humor, references and depictions of sexual assault, religious themes, themes of trauma, violence, haze/smoke effects, and loud noises. Polymorphic Productions presents Clive Barker’s marathon play The History of the Devil... Continue Reading →
Jason Klarwein in Every Brilliant Thing, photographed by Kenn Santos Review of preview performance, 4 October 2023 Content warnings: Adult Themes, Mental Health themes, References to self-harm, References to Suicide, Themes of Grief. Jason Klarwein gave an exceptional performance as the narrator of Every Brilliant Thing, a heartfelt one-man play about mental illness and making... Continue Reading →
Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey in Party Ghost. Image credit: Carnival Cinema Circus artists Jarred Dewey and Olivia Porter performed their award-winning show Party Ghost, which was a ghoulishly good time, at Metro Arts as part of Brisbane Festival 2023. Directed by Nicci Wilks, Party Ghost incorporated elements of dance, drag, cabaret, circus, and comedy... Continue Reading →
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