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Loren Hunter as Charity Valentine (centre), photographed by Brit Mobbs Prospero Arts closed the year with a semi-staged production of Cy Coleman’s sentimental sixties musical Sweet Charity in the QPAC Concert Hall. Sweet Charity follows plucky dance hall hostess Charity Hope Valentine through a series of misadventures in life and love across New York City.... Continue Reading →
The cast of Into the Woods. All imagery supplied by Ad Astra. Ad Astra have opened their new home on Petrie Terrace with a production of Stephen Sondheim's fairytale musical Into The Woods, featuring a large cast of talented independent artists. First performed on Broadway in 1987, with music and lyrics by Sondheim and book... Continue Reading →
Traumageddon: The One-Man Musical 25 October & 8 November 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton One man. One mic. One massive musical meltdown. Following a darkly triumphant debut at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, JD Jephson—The Gold Coast’s premier queer Māori adopted autistic cabaret prophet—returns with a fresh horror: music. Armed with the voice of a... Continue Reading →
All Shook Up 1 - 23 August 2025 Pavilion Theatre, Beenleigh Showgrounds, James Street, Beenleigh The music of Elvis comes alive in All Shook Up, presented in Beenleigh by award-winning community theatre company Phoenix Ensemble. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, All Shook Up follows a small Midwestern town that is thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of Chad,... Continue Reading →
Ammi Johnson, Jeremiah Rees & Erin Lowry. Image credit: Ollie Smith. The Secret Garden 12 - 27 July 2025 Enoggera Performing Arts Centre Transport yourself to the moors of Yorkshire with The Secret Garden a Tony Award-winning musical that weaves a tale of hope, healing, and the transformative power of love and nature. Local Matilda Award-winning company Passion... Continue Reading →
Photography by Sharyn Hall Savoyards' production of Come From Away brings infectious energy and emotion to this story about human kindness and connection enduring in unimaginable circumstances. Come From Away tells the story of a tiny town on the island of Newfoundland, Canada, which hosted 7000 unexpected visitors on September 11, 2001, when planes were... Continue Reading →
Prime Time Broadway 14-15 June 2025 3/61 Holdsworth St, Coorparoo Back for its 4th year, Prime Time Broadway returns to Brisbane, celebrating musical theatre favourites and fresh new musicals. Featuring a powerhouse collection of performances from Spring Awakening, Last Five Years, Muriel’s Wedding, and The Color Purple, and introducing fresh new songs from musicals, In... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Casey Donovan and Genevieve Lemon in Sister Act the Musical, photographed by Benny Capp Sister Act the Musical From 8 February 2025 Lyric Theatre, QPAC, South Bank The most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act will debut in Brisbane led by Casey Donovan as Deloris Van Cartier, the role made famous by Whoopi Goldberg in the hit... 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 →
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