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Ruby Moon 21 July - 13 August 2022 Ad Astra Theatre, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Directed by Susan O'Toole-Cridland and starring Gary Farmer-Trickett and Sandra Harman, Ruby Moon is a contemporary play that explores the grim mythology of the missing child in Australian folklore. Written by Matt Cameron in 2003, it combines elements of... Continue Reading →
Cast of The Ugly One David Gaffney (top), Ellie Waddingham, David O’Donoghoe, and Jai Selva. Image supplied. AllEntertainment presented German playwright Marius von Mayenburg's social satire The Ugly One, translated by Maja Zade, at Brisbane’s newest theatre venue. Fast-paced and funny, the one-act play was delivered with earnest absurdity by the cast of four, directed... Continue Reading →
Will Carseldine and Patrick Jhanur for An Ideal Husband. Image supplied. An Ideal Husband 18 July – 6 August 2022 Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Political scandal and ‘90s pop culture are set to combine in Lewis Treston's modern adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. Set in the hallowed halls of Canberra’s House of Representatives... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Our Blood Runs in the Street 13 - 16 July 2022 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End In 2019, the NSW Parliament reopened the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Gay and Transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010 to delve into the state's history of violence and persecution against LGBTQIA+ Australians. Shane Anthony's production... Continue Reading →
Hannah Davies and Michael Ware as Mrs and Mr Sowerberry with Jeremiah Rees as Oliver. Photographed by Sharyn Hall. Content note: Oliver! contains mature and adult themes, depictions of physical violence, strobe and haze smoke effects, and loud noises. Savoyards has returned to the Iona Performing Arts Centre stage with their production of Lionel Bart’s... Continue Reading →
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 6 - 9 July 2022 Emerge Church, 1 Coorparoo Rd, Warner Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee features an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents who vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime, while candidly... Continue Reading →
The Ugly One 1 - 9 July 2022 PIP Theatre, 20 Park Road, Milton Independent theatre company Allentertainment will present a one-act comedy by German playwright Marius Von Mayenburg, translated by Maja Zade, in Brisbane’s newest theatre venue. Directed by Calum Johnston, The Ugly Ones confronts what it means to be beautiful: Lette is a... Continue Reading →
Imagery supplied by Ad Astra Content note: Brilliant Traces includes mature themes and simulated violence. Ad Astra have transformed their black box theatre in Fortitude Valley into an Alaskan cabin for Cindy Lou Johnson’s Brilliant Traces. Directed by Fiona Kennedy, with production consultation by Leonard Meenach, this is an intense and engaging two-hander exploring love... Continue Reading →
The cast of Control, photographed by Geoff Lawrence: Creative Futures Photography. Content note: Control includes coarse language, mature themes, and simulated violence, as well as flashing lights and loud noises. Keziah Warner’s dystopian science fiction triptych has made its Queensland premiere at the Queensland Multicultural Centre, presented by Observatory Theatre. Originally commissioned by Red Stitch... Continue Reading →
Casey Donovan, Marina Prior, Erin Clare and The Ensemble © David Hooley Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical has arrived at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre, and it is a fast-paced and surprisingly risqué night out. Inspired by the hit 1980 film of the same name, starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda, 9 to... Continue Reading →
Brilliant Traces 16 June - 8 July 2022 Ad Astra Theatre, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Fiona Kennedy will direct Brilliant Traces, by Cindy Lou Johnson, for Ad Astra this June and July. In a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska, as a blizzard rages outside, Henry Harry, lies sleeping. Suddenly, he is awakened... Continue Reading →
Amanda McErlean as Goneril in King Lear Monster Show!. Photographed by Naz Mulla. Content note: King Lear Monster Show! includes strong coarse language, simulated violence and drug use, adult themes, and scenes of a highly sexualised nature. The Curators’ Theatre recommends this production for ages 15+. The Curators’ Theatre have opened their 2022 season with... Continue Reading →
