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Image supplied How would you describe tick, tick…BOOM? What would you say this musical is about? I would say tick, tick…BOOM! is a rock musical with a lot of heart, humour and honesty. It revolves around the main character Jon and his pursuit to write the next big Broadway hit. He struggles with feeling lost and stagnant... Continue Reading →
Chris White as Jon. Image supplied by THAT Production Company tick, tick...BOOM! 28 - 30 October 2021 Ipswich Civic Centre, Ipswich Having produced and curated over 50 theatre works across Southeast Queensland in the past ten years, independent theatre makers THAT Production Company will mark recent celebrations with a return of the popular production, tick,... Continue Reading →
Jemma Rix as Elsa, photographed by Lisa Tomasetti. Frozen From 10 February 2022 QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Bank From the producers of Aladdin, The Lion King and Mary Poppins, the much-anticipated Brisbane season of the hit Broadway musical Frozen will open at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in February 2022, following successful seasons in... Continue Reading →
Away 25 October – 13 November 2021 Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove La Boite Theatre will stage a a 35th anniversary recreation of Michael Gow's Away, directed by Daniel Evans, as their final mainstage production for 2021. Set in 1967 against the backdrop of an Australia recovering from the Vietnam War, three families pack their cars for... Continue Reading →
Return to the Dirt 16 October - 6 November 2021 Bille Brown Theatre, South Brisbane Winner of the Queensland Premier's Drama Award 2020-21, Return to the Dirt is a warm, funny and surprising play based on playwright Steve Pirie’s year spent working at a Toowoomba funeral home. Guided by Steve himself in the role of The... Continue Reading →
Queensland Theatre aims to reach beyond boundaries to inspire, challenge, and entertain audiences with the eight plays of its 2022 season, including two world premieres. “Our 2022 Season boldly crosses all boundaries, altering time and place and transporting us from Brisbane to Paris, Afghanistan, Far North Queensland, Vietnam and Arkansas. It will carry us across... Continue Reading →
Liliana Macarone as Romeo and Sarah Doyle as Juliet. Image Credit: Benjamin Prindable Photography. Celebrating their 20th birthday in 2021, Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble returns to the Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre with their first full production of Romeo & Juliet. Directed by QSE Artistic Director Rob Pensalfini, who also played Friar Lawrence, and starring Liliana Macarone... Continue Reading →
Wynnum Fringe Festival 16 – 21 November 2021 Various locations in Wynnum After a successful inaugural festival in 2020, Wynnum Fringe returns to the bayside – bigger and bolder than before – with a star-studded lineup of local, national, and international acts across six days. With an expanded programme of free and ticketed events, Wynnum Fringe 2021 will... Continue Reading →
Romeo & Juliet26 August – 12 September, 2021 Preview 26 AugustRelaxed Performance 2pm, 4 SeptemberPost Show Q&A, 1 September Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre This spring, for their 20th birthday year, Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble returns to the Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre to present their first full production of Romeo & Juliet with an ensemble of 13 actors.... Continue Reading →
Pictured is dress rehearsal for West Side Story production on June 26, 2021 at Crown Theatre in Perth, Australia. Photo by Will Russell. Content warning: this production contains coarse language, adult themes, racial slur,s and sexual violence. West Side Story has opened at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre, directed by Joey McKneely and featuring a cast studded... Continue Reading →
Giema Contini, Billy Fogarty, and Chenoa Deemal, photographed by Morgan Roberts CAESAR 23 July – 7 August 2021. Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove With Shakespeare’s five acts adapted by five fierce, female-identifying and non-binary playwrights - Claire Christian, Jean Tong, Megan Wilding, Merlynn Tong and Zoey Dawson - CAESAR is a provocative contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s... Continue Reading →
Prima Facie 14 July - 7 August 2021 Bille Brown Theatre, South Brisbane Initially delayed by last year’s theatre shutdown Prima Facie, written by human rights lawyer-turned-playwright Suzie Miller, will now be staged in 2021, as the country demands more of our governing and legal systems to improve the treatment of sexual assault survivors. Sheridan Harbridge will perform... Continue Reading →
