Friday, November 24, 2017
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! An excited audience welcomed the Australian premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of The Wizard of Oz in Brisbane’s QPAC Lyric Theatre. Produced…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:20AMSunday, October 22, 2017
One of London’s most successful musical directors Callum McLeod orchestrates yet another Michael Ball winner with Together. An aptly titled musical collaboration between Michael Ball and A…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:12PMMonday, September 11, 2017
The shoes are glittery red, but we are definitely not in Kansas. Kinky Boots is a fabulous, campy musical with the universal theme of following your heart and being true to yourself. Its tim…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:49PMSunday, July 16, 2017
Written and performed by Matthew Dear (graduate from the 2016 Griffith Conservatorium of Music’s Musical Theatre programme), Matt-aphorically Speaking is part-cabaret, part-lecture, about …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:45PMWednesday, July 12, 2017
Swallow portrays the hard lives of three women as they find a way to survive in a modern world. It’s a story of alienation, isolation, and loneliness. The theme of the play questions ident…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:58PMFriday, May 12, 2017
Fresh from seasons of Cat and Two Sisters (there were casting issues, don’t ask), the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society presents a season of the murder mystery, The Murder at Haversham Man…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:18AMThursday, May 11, 2017
As part of the Anywhere Theatre Festival, Regan Lynch presents his self-written, one-man show, Regan Lynch Does It In Public – Young Dumb & Full of Comedy. The cabaret was a bold a…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:04AMMonday, April 3, 2017
My Fair Lady’s 60th Anniversary production of Lerner and Lowe’s iconic musical is currently playing in Brisbane’s QPAC Lyric Theatre as part of the Australian tour. To mark this moment…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:09PMWednesday, March 22, 2017
Every Brilliant Thing is the story of a seven-year-old boy who makes a wish list of everything brilliant thing worth living for in this world to cheer up his mother – from Christopher …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:32PMMonday, March 13, 2017
#FirstWorldWhiteGirls: Botox Party! is a highly entertaining, joyous show with lots of laughs. To set the mood, the cabaret opens with two young ladies in sparkling jewels, glitzy costumes,…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:19AMSunday, February 26, 2017
In an association with Melbourne ensemble theatre company Red Stitch, Queensland Theatre presented Annie Baker’s 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Flick, at QPAC’s Cremorne Theatre last…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:40PMSunday, February 5, 2017
In a return season presented by Queensland Theatre, Ladies in Black is a charming musical full of flair and frocks, exploring the post-war era in Australia. Adapted by Carolyn Burns from Mad…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:37PMMonday, January 9, 2017
The circus always brings back fond memories of childhood – sitting under the big top (with the obligatory fairy floss and popcorn) and watching talented people do extraordinary things – …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:08PMThursday, December 15, 2016
What does a beat boxer and the runner up of The Voice have in common? The late great Michael Jackson. The unlikely duo is Luke Kennedy from Team Ricky on The Voice (and The Ten Tenors…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:27PMTuesday, December 6, 2016
Producers John Frost, Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced that beloved Australian pop star Paulini will play the leading role in The Bodyguard, the award-winning film-turned music…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:16PMLaunching their 2017 Season, La Boite’s program focuses on Your Stories, Your Community & Your Theatre, reflecting their commitment to working with local artists as well as collaborat…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:03PMThursday, December 1, 2016
The rules of polite dinner conversation etiquette in a post-9/11 society: never discuss politics, religion, race, or terrorism. Obviously the memo wasn’t sent out to the four guests who at…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:07PMMonday, September 26, 2016
In the largest schism in Australia’s Catholic history, Father Peter Kennedy was ousted from his post at St Mary’s by the Church for his unorthodox practices. The beloved priest was progr…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:48AMMonday, September 12, 2016
As part of QPAC’s International Series, France’s Ballet Preljocaj’s contemporary interpretation of Snow White made its Australian debut at the Brisbane Festival. An adult version, b…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:47PMIn the place where dreams are made of sits Pilobilus’ fusion of physical theatre, dance, and shadow illusion production of Shadowland. More than just a dance pieces whose meaning often…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:36PMThursday, September 8, 2016
If there’s one event, one constant that I can look forward to each year (apart from my birthday and Christmas of course), it’s the return of the Spiegeltent at the Brisbane Festival. I a…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:46AMTuesday, September 6, 2016
One of the roles of theatre is to reflect back to us who we are as individuals and a community. It also offers an opportunity to pose questions and provoke debate about life’s big question…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:46PMWednesday, July 27, 2016
There’s a new kid on the musical theatre block. Brisbane-based company Understudy Productions has debuted at the Metro Arts with Edges: A Song Cycle, written by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek.…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:47PMTuesday, July 26, 2016
As the reviews come in and Brisbane are rockin’ out to We Will Rock You, Ben Elton’s tribute to Rock n Roll using the back catalogue of iconic Queen songs, Aussie Theatre’…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:37PMTuesday, July 19, 2016
Part rock concert, part musical, We Will Rock You opened last week in QPAC’s Lyric Theatre and although the plot is not a literary masterpiece, a standing ovation was proof that the audien…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:24PMSunday, July 10, 2016
From the tiniest longhorn beetle to the majestic southern right whale and the ancient Galapagos tortoise, Dead Puppet Society recounts the tale of scientific visionary Charles Darwin’s voy…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:45PMMonday, June 13, 2016
Grammy Award winner Lisa Fischer has had a long career performing alongside mega-acts like the Rolling Stones, Nine Inch Nails and Tina Turner. She is coming to Brisbane for the Queensland C…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:27PMSunday, June 12, 2016
If you think you’ve seen every possible interpretation of Shakespeare’s Richard III, you will be delighted by La Boite’s premiere production showing at the Roundhouse Theatre. Calling …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:04AMTuesday, June 7, 2016
We can see heroes as the Queensland Cabaret Festival (June 3-12) swings into winter, showcasing legends and those that pay tribute to them. Launching with a solid round of sold-out shows on…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:42PMMonday, May 30, 2016
Daffodils, the multi-award winning indie Kiwi cabaret now at Brisbane Powerhouse’s Visy Theatre., is an everyday story of extraordinary love inspired by true events. Rochelle Bright’s p…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:35PMAs soon as I saw a tree of mannequins dressed in underwear bathed in harsh florescent lighting, and heard the announcement to ‘switch your phone to vibrate’, I knew I was in for a long…
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