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Salad Bowl Collective presented an emotionally charged production of X-Stacy at the Ron Hurley Theatre, produced by Mira Ball Productions and Trent Sellars and directed by Elodie Boal - an Australian coming-of-age classic about family, grief, dance club culture, and looking out for your mates that remains relevant two decades after it was first performed.... Continue Reading →
Savoyards present The Boy From Oz, directed by Miranda Selwood; a musical biography of Australian entertainer Peter Allen led by the man himself, celebrating the highs and lows of his life through a cabaret catalogue of his greatest hits. Originally produced by Ben Gannon and Robert Fox, with book by Nick Enright (and music and... Continue Reading →
Tyrone and Lesley in a Spot, produced by Metro Arts and playing at The Loft, Theatre Republic as part of Brisbane Festival, defies genre boundaries and is a wonderfully whimsical hour of music, theatre, and comedy suitable for all ages. This is the kind of wonderfully crafted shows that allows you to leave your grown-up... Continue Reading →
Moreton Bay Theatre Company present Ruby Moon, directed by Susan O’Toole-Cridland – a chilling piece of absurdist theatre full of mystery and ambiguity, written by Matt Cameron in 2003 but enduringly resonant in an Australian society growing increasingly paranoid. Six-year-old Ruby Moon has disappeared on her way to visit Grandma at the bottom of the... Continue Reading →
Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble return to the Roma Street Parkland to perform one of Shakespeare’s histories, although it is hardly the history of England you’ll find in books – Henry IV Part I kept the audience engaged all night with pranks, war, drinking, sword fights, rousing speeches, and more. Despite the title, much of the action... Continue Reading →
A co-production between Queensland Theatre and Melbourne Theatre Company in association with Dead Puppet Society, Storm Boy brings Colin Thiele’s classic Australian coming-of-age novel to the stage in a poignant and awe-inspiring production that will thrill audiences young and old. Directed by Sam Strong and adapted for the stage by Tom Holloway, Queensland Theatre’s Storm... Continue Reading →
