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A Doll's House 15 - 30 November 2025 Manly-Lota RSL Hall, Manly Written in 1879, Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is a landmark in modern drama. Set in a Norwegian town in the late 19th century, the play explores timeless themes of gender roles, marriage, societal expectations, and individual freedom. At its heart is Nora... Continue Reading →
Our Brisbane Story 21-22 November 2025 Queensland Multicultural Centre, 102 Main St, Kangaroo Point. The latest unique and interactive production from Blue Roo Theatre Company Inc, Our Brisbane Story brings to life the voices, lives, contributions, and perspectives of the Blue Roo Ensemble, sharing their unique experiences of living with disability in Brisbane, our city. This... Continue Reading →
Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble are excited to announce they are now accepting applications to audition for QSE‘s 2026 Core Ensemble and Apprentice Program. Key dates: Applications Close: 5pm Friday 21 November Auditions: Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November Call-backs: Monday 1 December Core Ensemble Applicants for the Core Ensemble will be skilled actors with a solid foundation in training, a passion... Continue Reading →
Natalie Bassingthwaite as Shirley Valentine. Image credit: James Reiser. Shirley Valentine 29 October– 8 November 2025 Twelfth Night Theatre, Bowen Hills Starring leading lady of stage and screen Natalie Bassingthwaighte in the role of a lifetime, Shirley Valentine gives Willy Russell’s life-affirming comedy a vibrant new life. This beloved one-woman play tells the inspiring and... Continue Reading →
Lauren Dillon, Lachlan Orton, and Georgina Swayer (front), photographed by Karina Abbasi Salad Days Collective presented the Australian premiere of T Adamson's absurd and endearing The Natural Horse at PIP Theatre during Brisbane Festival. Directed by Rebecca Day, with assistant direction by Jai Bofinger, and designed by Ada Ludkin, The Natural Horse is a wonderfully... Continue Reading →
Night of the Living Dead! The Musical From 7 November 2025 EvilCorp Horror Maze, Fortitude Valley An epic rock musical is coming to Australia, bringing with it a horde of flesh-eating zombies! Based on the cult classic film by George A. Romero Night of the Living Dead!, this horror rock musical boasts a hilariously terrifying... Continue Reading →
A Night with the Villains 30 October - 2 November 2025 Ron Hurley Theatre, Seven Hills Fresh from its Matilda Award nomination, A Night With The Villains is back in 2025 - bolder, darker and with more parody than ever before, where the bad guys get the spotlight and audiences can vote for their favourite... Continue Reading →
In Bed with Rebel 29-31 October 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton Maganjin’s resident “Diva of Queer Cabaret”, “Camp John Waters Blow Job Queen” and “Unparalleled comic genius”(The Advertiser) Rebel Star, invites audiences to an intimate theatrical experience with In Bed With Rebel, as part of this year’s Melt Festival at PIP Theatre. Across three nights, Rebel... Continue Reading →
Traumageddon: The One-Man Musical 25 October & 8 November 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton One man. One mic. One massive musical meltdown. Following a darkly triumphant debut at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, JD Jephson—The Gold Coast’s premier queer Māori adopted autistic cabaret prophet—returns with a fresh horror: music. Armed with the voice of a... Continue Reading →
Whitefella Yella Tree 23 October - 8 November 2025 Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove A timeless love story, infused with culture, history and identity, plays out on the Roundhouse Theatre stage when the award-winning Whitefella Yella Tree makes its Queensland premiere. It is a story of first love, of Ty and Neddy, two teenage boys who... Continue Reading →
Saint Joan 15 - 18 October 2025 Metro Arts, West End The Island of Misfit players return to the Metro Arts stage in October to present Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw. As a renowned member of the French military, Joan of Arc helped pave the way for modern feminism as we know it, proving... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Lucy Rayner-Toy Observatory Theatre's Book Launch Bash for AusArt Day 23 October 2025 16A Logan Road, The Tailors Bar, Woolloongabba For AusArt Day 2025, local independent theatre company Observatory Theatre is throwing a big bash to celebrate the publication of not one but two of their original works - Disney Off Ice by Oliver Gough... Continue Reading →
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