As 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…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:18PMAna Marina has built an international career in musical theatre, which has included the role of Cosette in the 10th Anniversary production of Les Miserables and Emma Carew in Jekyll and Hyde…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:47AMOn the eve of the 40oth anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, I had the privilege to sit with actor Tama Matheson in the glow of a newly erected set in QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre, and …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:28PMStanding at three hours long with two intervals, it is testament to Stephen Carleton’s writing and the actors’ storytelling that made this production of Bastard Territory fly by. …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:03PMCurrently at the intimate Studio Theatre, Alex Broun’s The Critic explores the value of theatre reviewers and their apparent make-or-break power over a playwright’s career. The Critic�…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:38AMWhat happens when you mash-up extreme acrobatic theatre with the three great heroines of twentieth century drama: Miss Julie, Hedda Gabler and Nora? In the progressive endeavour to challenge…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:59PMIt’s Darwin, 2001. Russell and his partner Alistair have transformed Russell’s childhood home into the ‘Tectonic Plate’ – hip urban café and art gallery by day, queer cabaret …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:29PMQueensland Theatre Company’s new Artistic Director Sam Strong will be heading up a team of 10 leading artists in an Australian-first program to create an exchange and dissolve borders b…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:07AMMusical Chameleon, Brad McCaw, wears many hats – singer, winning cabaret artist, composer, playwright, director, and producer. He is one talented Queenslander. As part of Brad’s Artist-I…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:48PMBased on Stephen King’s horror novel and 1976 film, Carrie The Musical has made its blood-soaked Brisbane debut, presented by Wax Lyrical Productions and the Brisbane Powerhouse. Comp…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:34AMOpening over the weekend in Brisbane is the acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS, which heralds in a new rap number for Rum Tum Tugger, a new tap numb…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:20AMHeathers: The Musical. How very. Before there was Mean Girls, there was Heathers, the iconic high school movie from the 80s starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. And now there’s Hea…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:49AMSimon Painter and Tim Lawson, producers of smash hit extravaganzas such as The Illusionists and Le Noir are back in town bringing with them highly-skilled performers from over thirty countri…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:00AMThe first production for shake and stir’s 10th anniversary year-long party started with the family friendly, summer holiday show, George’s Marvellous Medicine. Aces of the stage adaptati…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:54PMWhat do scrunchies, Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, the 80s, and Trevor Ashley have in common? Remember the 1988 cult film Heathers? Well sick back biatches, because Trevor Ashley is bringi…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:38PMFor the first time in the award’s history, the three finalists for the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award 2016-17 includes and all-female lineup. Queenslanders Kathryn Marquet …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:31AMIt’s not often you can tell funny-slash-embarrassing stories about your partner, in front of them AND an entire audience, and get away with it. Radio personalities, comedians, hu…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:01AMWhen two comedians get married, love can be a funny thing… Two comedians from rival radio stations on the same stage at the same time. The twist? They’re married… to each other. Fo…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:15PMSometimes you head along to the theatre as a reviewer and have no idea what you are going to witness – hits and misses are part of the job. Last night I saw the most humble, extraordinari…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:34AMLes Misérables has been rousing audiences to their feet all around the world for more than 30 years. I remember listening to the 6-album vinyl records over and over because the music was …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:06AMAn homage to Chekhov, Afterplay is a two-hander play in which the characters are taken from two different Chekhov plays and fast forwarded twenty or so years into the future. Sonya from Unc…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:13PMThe human mind is the battlefield in which our sins fight for power over our souls. In Natalie Weir’s astounding masterpiece, The Seven Deadly Sins – Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Laziness,…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:23AMThe tragedy Titus is the fictional account of Roman general Titus, returned from war to face a queen bent on revenge for the death of her son. As one of Shakespeare’s least performed works…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:38PMThe life of Ned Kelly has rich dramatic material for a musical. The infamous bushranger divides Australia into those who admire him as someone who fought against inequality to the extent tha…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:40AMThere are many impressive things about this young company (who by the way, turn 10 next year). The accumulation of shake & stir’s hard work, talent, passion, energy, accessibility and …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:56AMBrisbane audiences are in for a special treat with Marina Prior’s one-woman show – A Prior Engagement – heading to Brisbane Powerhouse’s Visy Theatre this September 10 and 11. She…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:34PMOn Saturday night at their Holy Trinity Headquarters in Fortitude Valley, Heartbeast Theatre unveiled their latest offering, King Lear; the well-known tale of the titular King that generall…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:29PMPresented by Queensland Theatre Company and QPAC, the world premiere play (with songs), Country Song is a fictionalised story inspired by the life of Jimmy Little. After being inspired …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:21PMEscapism is a new escape room experience open at Strike Bowling Wintergarden: locked together in a room with 50 minutes to escape There are three scenarios to choose from- Butcher’s Burro…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:20AMIt’s impossible to predict what delights awaits you when planning to attend a Sven Swenson production. With intriguing storylines and surprising plot twists assured, the lead-up to openin…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:52PMThe Queensland Cabaret Festival is about to wind up another busy year on Queensland stages (June 10 – 20). Highlights of the 2015 festival featured some big names such as Tex Perkins, Mar…
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