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All the Music, Less of the Mystery: MJ The Musical Hits Crown Theatre
Michael Jackson is everywhere right now, in movies, musicals and on TikTok, and it's hard to believe seventeen years have passed since his death. MJ...
The Playboy of the Western World
First performed in Dublin in 1907, The Playboy of the Western World was written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, and so scandalous for its...
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...
Good Company
Company the Musical (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth) is a show, originally produced in 1970, about Robert, a newly...
Do You Want Lies With That?
I love Fringe festivals. And Qtopia’s Pridefest is essentially a Fringe festival for solely queer art so it’s even better! One of the highlights of...
Recovering Eldest Daughter
Rachel Tunaley’s “Recovering Eldest Daughter” was a riotous way to spend Saturday night. It was her first time performing in Sydney but not my first...
A Play For Everyone, Not Just Fans Of The Game
I’m not a sports fan, and I certainly don’t follow any of the Australian football codes, so I wasn’t sure if W, the new play...
Get Yourself Along To See It – These Are Stories That Deserve To Be Witnessed
Sheltering was enthusiastically introduced by Artistic Director and Co-CEO Frances Rings, alongside Director of Community Relations Kirk Page, whom I was a...
MUSE at The Fuse – ‘Putting It Together’ A Sondheim Revue
Stephen Sondheim, a legendary composer and lyricist, is well known for musicals such as Into the Woods, Company, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along and...
A Pride-full Celebration Of Unprecedented Talent! Happy Pride!
Imagine crossing the rainbow street and walking into Qtopia on the first day of Pride month, only to be greeted by the one and only...
A Film About The Power Of Lies And Losing Oneself In Imagination
The Captive (El Cautivo) is a Spanish language historical drama exploring the five years writer Miguel de Cervantes spent as a hostage of Moorish pirates...
Eurydice
Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s production of Eurydice at fortyfivedownstairs is a remarkable theatrical achievement, an ambitious, visually poetic and emo...
