Vivien Wood, Laura Fois, and Nykita O'Keeffe. Image supplied. Power, Language and Love - A Cabaret 4 - 6 November 2022 PIP Theatre, Milton Power, Language and Love is a light-hearted cabaret in three acts that recognises and celebrates everyday struggles in the lives of three women. Starring Laura Fois, Vivien Wood and Nykita O'Keeffe,... Continue Reading →
Review: Call Girls (Lauren Harvey and Kelly Hodge)
Content warnings: Call Girls contains coarse language, and parental guidance is recommended for audiences under 15. Lauren Harvey and Kelly Hodge have premiered their wry and relatable workplace comedy Call Girls at Big Fork Theatre as part of the inaugural Fringe Brisbane programme. Written, produced, and performed by Harvey and Hodge, and drawing on their... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Normal Heart (Ad Astra)
Felix Jarvis as Felix Turner and Gregory J Wilken as Ned Weeks The Normal Heart 3 - 27 November 2022 Ad Astra, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Ad Astra concludes their 2022 season with The Normal Heart, a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer which focuses on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Bluff (The Drawer Productions)
Sandra Harman as Esther and Pip Boyce as Mary, photographed by Felix Lovell. The Bluff 3 - 5 November 2022 Hayward Street Theatre, 57 Hayward St, Stafford The Drawer Productions presents the premiere of a new Australian Gothic work by Brisbane playwright Ada Lukin as part of Fringe Brisbane. A man is missing. Do you... Continue Reading →
Review: Shakespeare Pick and (re)Mix (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble)
Angus Thorburn, Leah Fitzgerald-Quinn, Rebekah Schmidt, Dudley Powell & Rob Pensalfini. Image supplied by Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble. Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble brought their trademark energy and enthusiasm to EC Venue for Shakespeare Pick and (re)Mix, part of the inaugural Fringe Brisbane programme, with hilarious results. Following a successful season at Anywhere Festival earlier in the year,... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Death in a Statesman (debase productions)
Emily Liu, photographed by AJ Moller Death in a Statesman 8 - 12 November 2022 Judith Wright Centre, Fortitude Valley Content warnings: mild swearing / offensive language, adult themes and haze / smoke effects. Suitable for ages 15+. Murder in Queensland. Yeah, noir. Of all the rum joints in all the world, it had to... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Shadows of Love: A Triptych (The Curators Theatre)
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 →
Review: Mamma Mia! (Savoyards Musical Comedy Society Inc)
Donna & The Dynamos (L-R, Jacqueline Atherton, Vanessa Wainwright & Natalie Lennox) photographed by Sharyn Hall. Savoyards delivered an ABBA-solutely entertaining night out with their production of Mamma Mia!, directed by Johanna Toia and featuring 50 community theatre performers at the Iona Performing Arts Centre. A jukebox musical featuring 22 of ABBA’s greatest hits, Mamma... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Why Young Men Run at 2am (Ad Astra)
Why Young Men Run at 2am 6 - 22 October 2022 Ad Astra, Fortitude Valley Terry Schmidt Jr, a travelling pawn shop salesman for Schmidt's Pawn and Laundry, finds himself working his way down the east coast of Australia. 'TJ' is becoming more and more infatuated with this lifestyle as the months sail on. He's... Continue Reading →
Review: Batshit (Leah Shelton, Metro Arts & Brisbane Festival)
Leah Shelton, photographed by Joel Devereux Content warning: Batshit refers to mental illness and institutionalised medical treatment. It also contains occasional coarse language, sexual references, haze/smoke effects, loud sounds, bright lighting flashes and strobe lighting effects. Leah Shelton's third solo show, Batshit, made its world premiere at Metro Arts as part of Brisbane Festival 2022,... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Shakespeare Pick and (re)Mix (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble)
Angus Thorburn, Leah Fitzgerald-Quinn, Rebekah Schmidt, Dudley Powell & Rob Pensalfini. Image supplied by Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble. Shakespeare Pick and (re)Mix! 14 & 21 October 2022 EC Venue Hub – Warehouse Space and Blackbox Studio 17 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet walk into a bar… Following a successful season at Anywhere... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Producers (Queensland Musical Theatre)
Image credit: Creative Street The Producers 21 - 30 October 2022 Twelfth Night Theatre, Bowen Hills The Producers is recommended for audiences aged 16+ Independent theatre company Queensland Musical Theatre are presenting Mel Brooks' laugh-out-loud musical The Producers, the show that set the record for most Tony Award wins. A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his... Continue Reading →