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Francis McMahon and Jesse Richardson as Robert and John, photographed by Fraser Smith Content warning: Strong coarse language, reference to self harm Ad Astra have opened their 2023 season with David Mamet's comedy A Life in the Theatre, directed by Pierce Gordon with Assistant Director Caitlin Hill. A punchy two-handed comedy that focuses on the... Continue Reading →
Anything Goes 3 – 25 March 2023 (every Friday and Saturday) Phoenix Ensemble, Beenleigh Showgrounds, James Street, Beenleigh In Cole Porter's Tony-winning musical romp across the Atlantic, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love… proving that sometimes all destiny needs is a little... Continue Reading →
Jesse Richardson (L) and Francis McMahon (R) discuss David Mamet's script, photographed by Fraser Smith A Life in the Theatre 2 - 25 March 2023 Ad Astra, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley From the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Glengarry Glen Ross comes a tale of two actors exploring the meaning of life. Pierce Gordon will... Continue Reading →
Observatory Theatre has announced a 2023 Season that will explore what the future holds for us, and what we can learn from the past. The three plays programmed for this year invite audiences to consider what it is they would fight for, and what really matters. All performances will take place at Brisbane’s newest creative... Continue Reading →
Bloom Girl 3 - 11 Feburary Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre, West End Brisbane independent artist and filmmaker Charli Burrowes will make her national theatre debut in Bloom Girl, a solo show about what it means to be liked, loved, or just real in the social media age. Directed by Elise Lamb, the show is... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Murphy and Rob Pensalfini as Lady and Lord Macbeth. Image by Benjamin Prindable Photography. Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble performed Macbeth for the first time in the company’s 21-year history, presented in the intimate performance space at the Fringe Brisbane Hub in South Brisbane. Directed by Angela Witcher, an ensemble of twelve actors tackled Shakespeare’s shortest... Continue Reading →
Bear with Me 7 - 10 December 2022 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End Brisbane ukulele duo Tyrone and Lesley present their playful music and theatre show Bear with Me, which is specifically made for children and their bears. This is the 10th anniversary season of the show, written by David Megarrity, which has... Continue Reading →
Gregory J Wilken & Felix Jarvis as Ned Weeks & Felix Turner in Ad Astra's production of The Normal Heart. Image supplied. Content warnings: The Normal Heart contains coloured, flashing lights and blackouts, loud music, loud voices, coarse language, adult themes, and strong themes of homophobia, illness, death, and grief. Ad Astra close their 2022... Continue Reading →
Coleman Grehan performs output at the Fringe Brisbane Hub. Imagery supplied. Incorporating spoken word, movement, and electronic music, Coleman Grehan's solo show output was a raw and sincere contemplation of art, creativity, and mortality, performed as part of the inaugural Fringe Brisbane programme. An award-winning theatre director and sound designer returning to theatre-making after burnout,... Continue Reading →
Islander 18 - 27 November 2022 PIP Theatre, Savoir Faire, 20 Park Rd, Milton THE MIST UNFURLS. AN ISLAND DIVIDES. A FUTURE IS BORN. A girl stares out to sea and dreams of a new life beyond her lonely island. Myth and reality collide when the tide washes a mysterious stranger onto her beach. Recently... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Murphy and Rob Pensalifini as the Macbeths. Image credit: Whitfield Photo Macbeth 11 - 27 November 2022 Fringe Brisbane Hub, 23 Manning Street, South Brisbane For the first time in the company's 21-year history, Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble will perform William Shakespeare's dark psychological thriller Macbeth. Directed by Angela Witcher, an ensemble of twelve actors... Continue Reading →
Adrift 9 - 19 November 2022 Metro Arts, West End Warnings: Active Participation, Adult Themes, Coarse Language, Periods of darkness, Sexual References, Haze / smoke effects, Loud Noises, Special Effects (Bubbles), Special Effects (Water), Strobe Lighting Effects, Use of Headphones. Become part of the story with this interactive theatre experience exploring human loneliness in aquatic... Continue Reading →
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