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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Ballet Revolución by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Playing at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre as part of their international tour, Cuban dance company Ballet Revolución is an eclectic mix of dance styles, pumping music, and loads of e…

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Amanda Harrison — Up Close and Reasonably Personal by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Australian music theatre royalty Amanda Harrison, is coming to The Arts Centre on the Gold Coast for a one-night only Up Close and Reasonably Personal night on 20 July. Best known for her im…

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Slava’s Snowshow Blasts into Brisbane by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Slava’s Snowshow, playing at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC is a fantastical journey devised by the Russian clown Slava Polunin, whose character came into being during Cirque du Soleil’s Alegri…

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Judith Wright Centre Announces New Fresh Ground Artists-In-Residence by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Recently the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts revealed their new Fresh Ground Artists-in Residence. Fresh Ground supports Queensland artists, collectives and companies to create hig…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:00AM
Friday, June 28, 2013

Maureen O’Hara Spends a Quiet Night At Home by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

A woman, a bath. Maureen O’Hara Spends a Quiet Night At Home, playing at the Judith Wright Centre, is a voyeuristic look into the 1940s screen legend’s private life as she winds down fro…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:29PM
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Hot Shoe Shuffle’s Tap Sister — Jaz Flowers by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

AussieTheatre is currently featuring interviews with the Tap Brothers, currently starring in the 21st Anniversary Production of Hot Shoe Shuffle. Hot Shoe Shuffle is the tale of Spring, Sl…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Mother Courage and Her Children by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Often described as one of the greatest anti-war plays, Bertolt Brecht’s epic story, Mother Courage and Her Children, is a landmark production for the Queensland Theatre Company and our Fir…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:49PM
Monday, June 17, 2013

At Last: The Etta James Story by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Etta James fans will love this show. Those that don’t know who Etta James is, then the show has you in mind for this is the Etta James story. If you aren’t familiar with her name you wil…

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

EMPIRE — The Sexy Circus is in Town! by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Borrowing from burlesque, circus, vaudeville, and the travelling freak shows, EMPIRE is the latest instalment from Spiegelworld. In case you haven’t experienced the Spiegeltent before, it …

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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Sons of Sin by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

The World is a Mess. And so are we. Part nite club, part dinking game, part public confessional, The Danger Ensemble’s bold, provocative new work Sons of Sin at The Judith Wright Centre of…

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Monday, June 3, 2013

Briefs: The Second Coming by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

All male. All Vaudeville. All trash. The Brief boys are back from their sparkled sneaker globe trot around the world to open their new show Briefs: The Second Coming in the Brisbane Powerhou…

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Monday, May 20, 2013

This Is Capital City: An exciting adventure by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

This Is Capital City is a promenade performance that takes place in the Kelvin Grove Village and surrounds as part of the La Boite Indie Season. But more than that, it is an exciting adventu…

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Nightingale and the Rose by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

The Brisbane Anywhere Theatre Festival has begun and has lots on offer from cabaret, theatre, and mixed media performances in unconventional venues across Brisbane. One such production is th…

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Friday, May 17, 2013

The Seance by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

The La Boite Roundhouse Theatre was alive and buzzing on Thursday night as their Indie Season kicked off with a number of shows being presented at the same time in and around the La Boite Th…

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Frankenstein Adapted by Fractal Theatre by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Fractal Theatre’s first production as the Brisbane Arts Theatre indie resident company opened over the weekend with an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein. Adapted by …

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

QTC Presents award winning play Red by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

John Logan’s Tony Award winning play Red opened at QPAC last week, bringing the art world to the theatre stage. Presented by the Queensland Theatre Company and imported from the Melbourne …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:38PM
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Fractal’s Frankenstein; An interview with Brenna-Lee Cooney by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Last week, Fractal Theatre launched a new chapter in both the book of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the history of the Arts Theatre on Petrie Terrace in Brisbane. As the first ever indie…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:45PM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The Poof Downstairs by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

The Poof Downstairs was, well, downstairs in the Visy Theatre at the Brisbane Powerhouse, oddly surrounded by a photography exhibition of middle aged lesbians going about their daily lives. …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:13AM
Sunday, May 5, 2013

RED has opened at QPAC by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

The Queensland Theatre Company painted the town red on Thursday for the opening night of John Logan’s award winning play Red at QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre. Winning six Tony Awards includin…

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Hot Shoe Shuffle is Finally Coming to Brisbane by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Hot Shoe Shuffle opens tonight at QPAC in Brisbane, celebrating its 21st Birthday! Who can believe it is over twenty years since this lively show first wowed audiences around the world? As a…

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Lucy Hopkins in Le Foulard by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Le Foulard (or The Veil) is a somewhat ominous title for a play, let alone that dreaded theatrical angst receptacle, the one-woman-show. Having nothing but the poster to go by, I came expect…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:30AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Rumour Has It: 60 minutes inside Adele by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Rumour has it the Naomi Price is the next big thing in Australian Cabaret. Her latest cabaret Rumour Has It: 60 minutes inside Adele, is an hour of pure entertainment as she takes us through…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:30AM
Thursday, April 25, 2013

FOOD at La Boite Theatre Delights the Senses by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

The newest La Boite presentation of FOOD is a delicious concoction of food, family, sex, dreams, and realities with a healthy dose of the nature-versus-nurture debate. Two sisters, the stoic…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:51PM
Monday, April 22, 2013

OKLAHOMA! OK! by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

No doubt Harvest Rain’s Artistic Director, Tim O’Connor jumped out of bed singing “Oh What A Beautiful Morning” on the opening night of Oklahoma! It may have taken twenty-eight years…

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APAM Applications Open Today by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Today, the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) opens its applications for Australian and New Zealand artists and companies to present and pitch their work to national and international …

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

OKLAHOMA!, Harvest Rain’s professional debut by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Brisbane is jam packed this week, with three musicals playing at QPAC — Legally Blonde, Next To Normal and Oklahoma!  Brisbane’s most successful independent music theatre society, Harve…

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Food opens tonight in Brisbane by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

The third offering on the La Boite menu for the 2013 Season is the new Australian play Food by Steve Rodgers, which opens in the Roundhouse Theatre tonight. The play is about two sisters who…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:17AM
Sunday, April 7, 2013

Broadway Royalty Comes to BrisVegas by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

For one night only, Kristin Chenoweth will perform with an 11 piece band in QPAC’s Concert Hall on June 14 2013. In her first tour outside the US, the Emmy and Tony Award winner will t…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:00PM
Thursday, April 4, 2013

QTC announces leading starts for Creative Development Series by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) launched their 2013 Creative Development Series last week announcing the involvement of some of Queensland’s shining stars of the stage. Celebrated actress…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:57AM
Friday, March 22, 2013

Songs For a New World — Phoenix Ensemble by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

If you haven’t had a chance to check out what’s happening at Phoenix Theatre Ensemble in Beenleigh than get along to see Jason Robert Brown’s pop-rock song cycle musical Songs For a Ne…

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Escape from the Breakup Forest by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Boy meets girl. Girl leaves boy. Boy meets puppet. What do you do if you’re an emerging production company (Mixtape Theatre Collective) and want to put on a show and have no budget? You c…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:22PM

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