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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 10-25 November 2023 KSP Theatre, Burpengary Recommended for audiences 16+ Sweeney Todd is a wronged barber hell-bent on revenge. When he moves in with local piemaker, Mrs Lovett, his thirst for blood increases with his body count. Meanwhile, Mrs Lovett's pies are meatier than ever... Ghostlight Theatre... Continue Reading →
A Night With The Villains 31 October - 1 November 2023 Ron Hurley Theatre, Seven Hills Hub Musical theatre's most infamous villains will take the stage for two nights only in a new Halloween concert, A Night With The Villains, a night of singing, dancing, and comedy. Whether you're a fan of Phantom of The... Continue Reading →
Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters & A Woman of No Importance 30 November - 2 December 2023 Latvian Hall, Woolloongabba Talking Heads is a series of dramatic, kitchen-table monologues written for BBC television by British playwright Alan Bennett. These intimate monologues cover a variety of subjects and explore recurring themes, such as death, illness,... Continue Reading →
The Bed Party 12 - 28 October 2023 PIP Theatre, Milton Fluff up your pillows and climb in for the party! The Bed Party, a new Australian play by Sophia Davidson Gluyas, makes its Brisbane debut at PIP Theatre after a critically acclaimed season in Sydney. Five feminist comrades take to bed one messy weekend... Continue Reading →
Jason Klarwein, photographed by Chris Patrick Hansen Every Brilliant Thing 4 - 21 October 2023 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West Village, West End The Queensland premiere of Every Brilliant Thing promises a poignant yet buoyant interactive theatrical experience, inviting audiences to consider the small joys and everyday moments of beauty that make life brilliant.... Continue Reading →
Pallas Sister Rising 24 - 27 August 2023 Backdock Arts, Fortitude Valley We don’t see shit like us on the TV. You can call it bizarre, I call it fucking scary. Pallas Sister Rising is a raw new work by emerging Australian playwright Grace Wilson, directed by El Waddingham. Taking the myth of Pallas Athena... Continue Reading →
Checked Out 25 - 26 August 2023 Merthyr Rd Uniting Church, New Farm Content warnings: discussions of abortion and emotional abuse, coarse language, sexual references Checked Out is a new musical comedy presented by Inscape Assembly that invites you into the inner lives of several young employees through the trials and tribulations of both the... Continue Reading →
The Penelopiad 25 August - 10 September 2023 PIP Theatre, Milton “Now that I am dead I know everything…” The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble will bring Margaret Atwood’s epic novella-turned-play, The Penelopiad to Brisbane with PIP Theatre, directed by Rebecca Murphy. Penelope, dutiful wife of Odysseus and less beautiful cousin of Helen, is ready to tell... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Julian Palma ITEM 17 - 19 August 2023 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End Brisbane’s Dance Masala Bollywood Dance Company flips the script on Indian idealised romance and storytelling tropes with ITEM, a knowing love letter to the iconic institution of Bollywood. Inspired by personal letters, messages and interviews collected from hundreds... Continue Reading →
Top Girls 20 July - 6 August Ad Astra, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Set in the early 1980s, Top Girls depicts the lifestyle and life choices of its central character, Marlene. A successful career woman, who’s just received a major promotion, who indisputably fought her way to the top to get it - Marlene’s... Continue Reading →
Beginning 13 - 29 July 2023 PIP Theatre, Park Road, Milton Set in the aftermath of Laura's housewarming party at her new flat in London, Danny, having attended simply as the plus one of a friend, is the last remaining guest. Laura (Crystal Arons) is 38, single, childless and with no immediate family; Danny (Jesse... Continue Reading →
Sean Dow and Jazleen Latrise as Sam and Ally, photographed by David Kelly. Capricorn 24 July - 12 August 2023 Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Content warnings: Coarse language, themes of sexual violence, miscarriage, family passing and relationship breakdown. Recommended for ages 15+. A bittersweet play about love, loss, identity, culture, sexuality, and pet fish, will... Continue Reading →
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