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Cleansed 17 October - 2 November 2024 Holy Trinity Church Hall, Fortitude Valley Content note: Please be advised this production contains simulations of sexual intimacy, extreme sexual & physical violence, drug consumption and suicide themes. In a world stripped bare of mercy and convention, Cleansed transports audiences to a place where love, pain, and redemption... Continue Reading →
The Broadway Jam 11 & 12 October 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton The Broadway Jam will present a special night of musical theatre and musical theatre “adjacent” songs at Milton’s PIP Theatre, showcasing 10 artists. With a performance format affectionately known as a “park & bark” (voice and piano), The Broadway Jam aims to cover every... Continue Reading →
After two successful staged readings earlier in the year, Yeah Nah Theatre presents their debut mainstage production at Backdock Arts, directed by Mik Hosking and produced by Campbell Lindsay. Written by Sydney playwright Miranda Michalowski, Young Bodies/Somebody’s premiered at Flight Path Theatre in 2022 and is a coming of age play about sisterhood, secrets, and... Continue Reading →
Clarise Ooi and Anna Yen, photographed by Naz Mulla AI May 17 - 27 October 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton AI May is an original bilingual theatre production by Embodi Theatre, and all performances will be surtitled in Traditional Chinese and English. Set in Brisbane 2035, this poignant drama blends futuristic realism, movement, artificial intelligence, and multimedia... Continue Reading →
10 Reasons 19 September 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton For one night only, 10 Reasons showcases and celebrates the talent of Brisbane's female creative community, with 10 female performers bringing to life 10 one-acts of 10 minutes each. 10 Reasons will star Virginia Gray, Stephanie O’Shea, Nicky Whichelow, Peta Townend, Kailan Tyler-Moss, Lara Hinton, Traci Sumpter,... Continue Reading →
Speaking in Tongues 5 - 28 September 2024 Ad Astra, Fortitude Valley Nine lives weave together in ways known and unknown in Andrew Bovell’s piercing drama, Speaking in Tongues. Leon is married to Sonja, Jane is married to Pete. By chance, each spouse meets the other’s one night and wind up in motel rooms. Pete... Continue Reading →
Psycho Beach Party 8 - 24 August 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton Surf’s up, and murder’s afoot, as Psycho Beach Party mashes up ’50s psychodramas, ’60s surfer films and ’80s slasher horror flicks into a truly madcap comedy. Think Gidget meet’s Mommie Dearest! It’s 1962 and teenage tomboy Chicklet Forrest desperately wants to be a part... Continue Reading →
Image credit: PIF Productions Fun Home 29 August - 14 September 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton Adapted from Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic novel, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story... Continue Reading →
Fancy Long Legs 12 - 22 September 2024 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Suitable for ages 3+ Rachel Burke’s Fancy Long Legs, an all-ages musical that celebrates individuality and creativity, will make its debut at La Boite Theatre from 12 to 22 September. The colourful and fantastical production follows sparkly spider Fancy and her... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Daniel East Photography The Drowsy Chaperone 26 July - 4 August 2024 Fire Station 101, Ipswich Swich Up Productions and Ipswich Civic Centre present the Tony Award-winning The Drowsy Chaperone, a send-up of classic Broadway musicals. Get ready for witty commentary, outrageous characters (think gangsters disguised as pastry chefs!), and show-stopping song and... Continue Reading →
Horizon Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm 31 July - 10 August 2024 With the horizon ahead of them, Cole and Sky drive into the guts of the country in search of freedom. Cole’s dad is sick, Sky is bored of the corporate ladder, and so they’re excited to hit the road and leave their... Continue Reading →
Set Me On Fire 24 July - 2 August 2024 Backdock Arts, 102 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley “When I hear your name, it feels like I’ve been set on fire all over again. With a matchstick made of anxiety, some what-could-have-beens, and a tiny bit of resentment. But there is also warmth, a lot of... Continue Reading →
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