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Aurelie Roque as Alison Bechdel and Adam Bartlett as Bruce Bechdel, photographed by Kris Anderson / Images by Anderson PIP Theatre has brought Fun Home, the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s award winning graphic novel, to Brisbane for the first time. Directed by Sherryl-Lee Secomb, this moving production holds all the complex emotion and intellectual... Continue Reading →
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 →
Lachlan Driscoll Lachlan Driscoll is a Brisbane-based creative producer and theatre maker, and the Founder & Creative Producer of Observatory Theatre. I sat down with Lachlan to discuss his current creative endeavours, what he looks for in a new work, and his collaborative approach to directing and producing. How would you describe your creative practice?... Continue Reading →
Photographed by Nathaniel Knight Presented by The Reaction Theory and BIPOC Arts Australia, Nathan Joe’s Scenes From A Yellow Peril is a theatrical mosaic that pulses with passion, and a powerful commentary on the experience of trans-Tasman Asian identity. This is the second production in Queensland Theatre's inaugural DOOR 3 program, which provides opportunities for... Continue Reading →
(L to R) Daniel Kirkby, Hayden Parsons, Bailey Dunnage / Aubrey Haive, Connor Scoble, and Justin Ryan. Image supplied by The X Collective. Presented by The X Collective at PIP Theatre in Milton, Psycho Beach Party is camp, crass, and chaotic in all the best ways. Set over one summer in Malibu Beach, the play... Continue Reading →
Psycho Beach Party 8 - 24 August 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton Surf’s up, and murder’s afoot, as Psycho Beach Party mashes up ’50s psychodramas, ’60s surfer films and ’80s slasher horror flicks into a truly madcap comedy. Think Gidget meet’s Mommie Dearest! It’s 1962 and teenage tomboy Chicklet Forrest desperately wants to be a part... Continue Reading →
Julian Curtis and Ashlee Lollback as Cole and Sky. Imagery supplied by Playlab Theatre. Review of preview performance, 31 July 2024 A contemporary Australian Gothic play by Maxine Mellor, Horizon sees young couple Sky and Cole hitting the highway. Sky is on vacation from her high-stress legal job; Cole is returning to his family home... Continue Reading →
Image credit: PIF Productions Fun Home 29 August - 14 September 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton Adapted from Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic novel, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story... Continue Reading →
Fancy Long Legs 12 - 22 September 2024 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Suitable for ages 3+ Rachel Burke’s Fancy Long Legs, an all-ages musical that celebrates individuality and creativity, will make its debut at La Boite Theatre from 12 to 22 September. The colourful and fantastical production follows sparkly spider Fancy and her... Continue Reading →
Riley Finn Anderson as Archibald Jordan and Rob Wainwright as Sandy. Photographed by Geoff Lawrence, Creative Futures Photography Presented in the Holy Trinity Church Hall in Fortitude Valley as part of Anywhere Festival, As Told By The Boys Who Fed Me Apples was a moving story of conflict and companionship, told in a novel way... Continue Reading →
Imagery supplied by Silent Sky Set Me On Fire, the premiere work of Silent Sky theatre collective, filled the Backdock Arts theatre with a nostalgia for young love, presented as part of Anywhere Festival 2024. Written by Samara Louise and directed by Cale Dennis, the artistic team behind Silent Sky, Set Me On Fire is... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Daniel East Photography The Drowsy Chaperone 26 July - 4 August 2024 Fire Station 101, Ipswich Swich Up Productions and Ipswich Civic Centre present the Tony Award-winning The Drowsy Chaperone, a send-up of classic Broadway musicals. Get ready for witty commentary, outrageous characters (think gangsters disguised as pastry chefs!), and show-stopping song and... Continue Reading →
