257 stories by "Bobbi-Lea Dionysius"
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 voyag…
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…
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 a 400 …
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 …
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 par…
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 n…
Ana 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…
On 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, an…
Standing 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 …
Currently 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�…
What 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…
It'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 dive by …
Queensland 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 borde…
Musical 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-In-Re…
Based 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. Compar…
Opening 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 …
Heathers: 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…
Simon 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…
The 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 adaptation, …
What 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 brin…
For the first time in the award’s history, the three finalists for the Queensland Premier's Drama Award 2016Â-17 includes and all-female lineup. Queenslanders Kathryn Marquet …
It'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, husb…
When 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. For …
Sometimes 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…
Les 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 …