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Anastasia: An Elegant, Enchanting Enigma
According to Anastasia’s writer Terrence McNally, a fairy tale is a story that even if it isn’t demonstrably true, tells us something very truthful about...
Where Harmony Meets Healing: The Heartbreak Choir
Opening to a robust audience at Brisbane’s PIP Theatre, The Heartbreak Choir by the late playwright Aidan Fennessy explores the healing power of song while...
Scenes with Girls: Complex, Contemporary Tragicomedy
Salad Days Collective return rowdily with Scenes with Girls by Mirian Battye, a story exploring the contradictions of friendship between three younger wome...
Mamma Mia!
What A Night . . . Mamma Mia never fails to entertain, and The Very Popular Theatre Company’s production was no exception. Set in the...
Dear Friend, I Am Writing To Tell You About This Horrid Man
Congratulations to Sheryl-Lee Secomb and Emma Erdis for a top class polished show. The Tin Shed in Beenleigh is home to the Phoenix Ensemble and...
We Were Only Joking, My Dear
“The Murder Room” is currently on at the New Farm Nash Theatre. This comedic farcical play is directed by Sharon White, known for her Agatha...
Gutenberg? Darn Tootin-berg!
The latest effort from Second Beat Productions, Gutenberg! The Musical! is a side-splitting spoof, following Bud Davenport and Doug Simon, authors of a wil...
Cirque Nouvelle: An Elevated and Mesmerising Modern Circus
Anticipation is high at Fortitude Music Hall, as Cameo Rascale Entertainment present their latest production, Cirque Nouvelle – a thrilling and heart-warmi...
Two Towns, Two Outsiders And No Guarantee Of Landing On Your Feet
Sun Wine and Arts present Boy Slaughter and Magda’s Fascination with Wax Cats as a double bill from Brisbane-based playwright Maxine Mellor. The two plays...
Brace Brace: Poignant, Rapid-Fire and Darkly Comedic – A Must See
Ray and Syliva meet across a crowded room and instantly fall in love. Within a year, they are married and heading off on the honeymoon...
I Will Never Look At Another Grey Nomad Convoy The Same
'Caravan " by Donald Macdonald, an Australian writer, was first published in 1984 and reworked in 2000. After a wet week in sunny Brisbane, it...
Witness For The Prosecution: A Compulsive Courtroom Caper
First staged in 1953, Witness for the Prosecution is an enduring thriller from the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, following prisoner Leonard Vole (Reagan...