Review: Disney Off Ice (Observatory Theatre)

Audrey Allen-Moore, Chris Kellett, and Ophelia Novak. Image credit: Images by Anderson. Disney Off Ice has made its world premiere at Studio 1, Yeerongpilly, presented by Observatory Theatre. This outrageous satire, the first script to be commissioned and developed through Observatory’s Telescope New Writing Program, is funny and absurd and asks interesting questions about the... Continue Reading →

What’s On: TESTING SITE (Studio1)

TESTING SITE 3 - 4 November 2023 Studio1, Yeerongpilly 4 local artists. 4 new works. 2 nights only. TESTING SITE is a presentation and showcase of Brisbane choreographers and movement makers. It is a platform of new works from Studio1's community of choreographers, presented over two evenings of short dance and physical theatre works. Witness... Continue Reading →

What’s On: Picnic at Hanging Rock (Observatory Theatre)

Picnic at Hanging Rock 11 - 20 August 2023 Studio1, Yeerongpilly Observatory Theatre will present the iconic Australian mystery Picnic at Hanging Rock, adapted by Tom Wright after Joan Lindsay, at Studio1 in Yeerongpilly this August. The company’s Founder and Creative Producer, Lachlan Driscoll, will be directing the adaptation. Based on Lindsay’s 1967 novel of... Continue Reading →

Review: The Turquoise Elephant (Observatory Theatre)

Amanda McErlean and Rebecca Day as Olympia and Basra Macquarie Content warnings: Frequent mentions of climate change, coarse language, sexual references, and use of strobe lighting. Observatory Theatre has opened its 2023 season with a darkly funny political farce about the climate crisis, set in a collapsing world that feels closer every day. Melbourne has... Continue Reading →

What’s On: The Turquoise Elephant (Observatory Theatre)

The Turquoise Elephant 2 - 11 June 2023 Studio1, 190 Station Road, Yeerongpilly Observatory Theatre will open their 2023 season with the outrageous black comedy The Turquoise Elephant by award-winning Brisbane playwright Stephen Carleton, exploring the absurd delays on global climate change through fast-paced theatre and dark humour. Directed by Observatory Theatre's Founder and Creative... Continue Reading →

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