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Rainee Skinner as Clytemnestra, photographed by Michael Beh Presented by The Curators’ Theatre, The Dragon Queen of Argos sets the stage ablaze as it tells an ancient story of vengeance with magnetic new energy. Written, directed, and designed by Michael Beh, with dramaturgy by Maureen Todhunter, The Dragon Queen of Argos is the second in... Continue Reading →
The Dragon Queen of Argos 15 August - 6 September 2025 'The Barney', 28 St Barnabas Place, Red Hill For mature audiences - find more details on The Curator's website Written & directed by Michael Beh, the second play in the Post Dramatic Troy Disorder trilogy pays homage to Aeschylus, Charles Mee’s Remaking Project +... Continue Reading →
Ode to Women: A Peace Play, photographed by Naz Mulla The Curators Theatre returns in 2025 with Ode to Women: A Peace Play, a bedazzled and broad-reaching ensemble piece that ruminates on the cost of war for those beyond the fighting. Ode to Women is the first in the Post Dramatic Troy Disorder trilogy that... Continue Reading →
Ode to Women: A Peace Play 21 February - 15 March 2025 'The Barney', 28 St Barnabas Place, Red Hill We are in "the Bright Inside”. Flowers bloom next to war. Laughter happens, no matter what is happening in the world. Hope flickers in the corner of Pandora’s box. The play is located both now... Continue Reading →
Children of the Black Skirt 12 - 23 July 2023 Christ Church, Milton The Australian bush. Five children stumble upon a ruined orphanage, crossing the threshold into a spirit world haunted by the lingering voices from times past. This gothic fairytale recounts the dislocation of the Australian psyche, its unresolved tensions with its landscape, its... Continue Reading →
Eleonora Ginardi, photographed by Naz Mulla Content warnings: Shadows of Love: A Triptych contains coarse language and themes including domestic violence and murder. Recommended for audiences aged 15+. The Curators’ Theatre presents a triptych of one-act plays for Fringe Brisbane, featuring stories and song about the dark side of love and marriage, each set against... Continue Reading →
Eleonora Ginardi, photographed by Naz Mulla Shadows of Love: A Triptych 13 October - 6 November 2022 Christ Church, Milton Suitable for audiences aged 15+ In the final offering of their 2022 season, The Curators’ Theatre Company presents a noir cabaret in which song, dance, and drama collide to explore the dark side of love.... Continue Reading →
Amanda McErlean as Goneril in King Lear Monster Show!. Photographed by Naz Mulla. Content note: King Lear Monster Show! includes strong coarse language, simulated violence and drug use, adult themes, and scenes of a highly sexualised nature. The Curators’ Theatre recommends this production for ages 15+. The Curators’ Theatre have opened their 2022 season with... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by The Curators Theatre King Lear Monster Show! 18 May - 5 June 2022 Christ Church, Milton Content note: KLMS! is suitable for ages 15+ and features simulated violence and drug use, adult themes, language and moments of a highly sexualized nature. The Curators’ Theatre Company will open their 2022 season with King... Continue Reading →
Lauren Roche as Charlotte Corday in The Revolutionists. Images: NAZ MULLA. Content and trigger warning: This production contains coarse language, and spoken references to historical violence. The Curators’ Theatre have opened their 2021 season with the Australian premiere of The Revolutionists by American playwright Lauren Gunderson. Directed and designed by Michael Beh, this metatheatrical dramatic... Continue Reading →
Patrick Shearer as Davey. Photographed by Naz Mulla. Content and trigger warning: Please note that this production contains, and therefore this review may refer to: domestic, sexual, and homophobic violence, mature themes, spoken references to sex, and coarse language. The Curators Theatre have christened Brisbane’s newest indie performance venue with a passionate production of Vincent... Continue Reading →
People so quickly forget their past selves. Helene Alving’s married life has been held together by lies, but with her only child Oswald returning to Norway from his bohemian artist’s life in Paris, Helene hopes to liberate them both from past taboos after one final gesture of duty to her famous, but secretly debauched, late... Continue Reading →
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