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REVIEW: Hello, Dolly! – Savoyards Musical Comedy Society
“Well hello, Dolly… it’s so nice to have you back where you belong.” Step aside, modern revivals! Savoyards are here to remind Brisbane...
Oct 7, 2025


REVIEW: The Natural Horse - Salad Days Collective
Presented by Salad Days Collective at PIP Theatre as part of Brisbane Festival Directed by Rebecca Day “Clicking yes I am over 18 with a clear conscience is every 17 year old’s dream.” The Natural Horse (by T. Adamson) was one of the strangest theatrical escapades I’ve experienced in quite a while. Presented almost like an experimental theatre piece: a collage of vignettes, surreal humour, family chaos, queer teen angst, architectural deep-dives and naturally… a horse chilli
Oct 1, 2025


REVIEW: Come From Away - Ipswich Musical Theatre Company
Ipswich Musical Theatre Company | Book, Music & Lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein Directed by Thomas Armstrong-Robley Music Direction by Matt Rofe Choreography by Simon Lind Photography by Justin Marriner Ipswich Musical Theatre Company delivered a deeply moving and impressively polished production of Come From Away , a story that has travelled the world yet somehow felt right at home in this community setting. Before the show even began, the pre-show airport announcements
Sep 28, 2025


REVIEW: Tina: A Tropical Love Story - Brisbane Powerhouse
TINA — A Tropical Love Story absolutely lit up the Brisbane Festival, blending the sultry pulse of the tropics with the unstoppable electricity of Tina Turner herself. This vibrant drag-cabaret hybrid, created and performed by the magnetic Miss Ellaneous (Ben Graetz), unfolded as a heartfelt love letter to Darwin, to identity, and to the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll. From the moment the show launched into “Higher” with a burst of sequins and choreography, the packed house roared
Sep 21, 2025


REVIEW: Disenchanted! - IQ Productions
"OMFG - Oh My Fairy Godmother" Presented at Phoenix Ensemble, IQ Productions’ Disenchanted was a night of cheeky chaos and sassy princesses, all wrapped up in a concert-style extravaganza. Imagine a feminist fairy-tale fever dream where every storybook heroine decides she's had enough, snatches a microphone, and spills the tea on everything that has been on her mind. Directed by Louella Baldwin and with choreography by Isabelle Quayle , the team leaned into this whimsical s
Sep 21, 2025


REVIEW: Community Choir: The Musical - Cheep Trill
Written by Emma Dean | Directed by Belinda Raisin | Musical Direction by Tony Dean Performed by Cheep Trill at Thomas Dixon Centre for the Brisbane Festival Photography by Barbara Lowing Warm, hilarious, and overflowing with heart, Community Choir: The Musical captured everything that makes Brisbane’s arts scene so special: the joy, the quirks, and the undeniable sense of community that ties it all together! As part of Brisbane Festival , this show was the perfect opener;
Sep 21, 2025


Tick, Tick... Boom! - Good Time Theatrics, PIP Theatre
Presented by Good Time Theatrics at PIP Theatre Written by Jonathan Larson Director & Producer – Kurtis Laing Musical Director – Nate Stevenson Original Choreography – Juliette Coleman Associate Choreographer – Hannah Crowther Band : Nate Stevenson (Keys), Joel Sanchez-Carn and Dylan Pinti (Guitar), Jess Hobbs (Bass), Rachael Jory and Marcelle Gunning (Drums) Lighting Designer – Yasmin Elahi | Sound Designer – Peter van Brucken | Set Design – Brigitte Bennet Photograp
Sep 20, 2025


REVIEW: A Place in Sultan’s Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One Pot Chicken Curry) - QPAC, Brisbane Festival, Merrigong Theatre Company
Written by Joshua Hinton Presented by Brisbane Festival in association with QPAC Merrigong Theatre Company Directed and Designed by Leland Kean Photography Tracy Leigh During the Brisbane Festival (my favourite time of year!) I was swept into a fragrant, heart-filled adventure as Joshua and Dominic Hinton invited us to pull up a seat at their family table. A Place in Sultan’s Kitchen was part biography, part cooking show, part heritage story, and absolutely all heart. It ha
Sep 20, 2025


REVIEW: The Platypus - Soft Tread, QPAC
Presented by Brisbane Festival and Queensland Performing Arts Centre Produced by Soft Tread Enterprises Written and Directed by Francis Greenslade Performed by John Leary and Rebecca Bower Photography by Mark Gambino “Just because I don’t have an arts degree doesn’t mean I’m a moron.” The platypus is one of nature's weirdest creations: it's like a mix of duck, beaver, and a cosmic joke. It shouldn’t make sense, yet somehow it works. Francis Greenslade's play, The Platypus ,
Sep 14, 2025


REVIEW: Congratulations, Get Rich! - La Boite Theatre, Brisbane Festival
Presented by La Boite Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company and Singapore Repertory Theatre in association with Brisbane Festival Directed by...
Sep 8, 2025


REVIEW: Gatsby at the Green Light - Brisbane Festival
Presented by Caper & Crow, Brisbane Festival, Blackbird Brisbane and Twelfth Night Theatre Playing 2 – 28 September, 2025 This year...
Sep 8, 2025


REVIEW: La Bohème - Opera Queensland, Brisbane Festival
4 – 13 September QPAC Lyric Theatre Presented by Brisbane Festival and Opera Queensland in association with QPAC Brisbane Festival has...
Sep 6, 2025


REVIEW: Gems - L.A. Dance Project, Brisbane Festival
L.A. Dance Project | Benjamin Millepied Presented by Brisbane Festival, Tourism and Events Queensland, and Brisbane Economic Development...
Sep 6, 2025


REVIEW: Dance Nation - THAT Production Company
Presented by: THAT Production Company at Metro Arts Written by: Clare Barron Directed by: Timothy Wynn Choreography & AD: Jennifer B. Ashley Photography: Kenn Santos, Stage Shots Walking into Metro Arts for THAT Production Company’s Dance Nation , I had absolutely no clue what to expect, which honestly is the best way to experience a show this wildly unpredictable. Even before it began, the theatre was pulsing with Gaga, Chappell Roan, and the unmistakable rhythm of a h
Sep 6, 2025


REVIEW: The Wizard of Oz – Redcliffe Musical Theatre
Presented by: Redcliffe Musical Theatre at Redcliffe Entertainment Centre Director & Producer: Madeleine Johns Music Direction: Rhonda Davidson-Irwin Choreography: Jill Rowlands Set Design: Jonathan Johns Costumes: Betty Rowsell, Erickson Ilustre and Madeleine Johns Sound Design: Connor Chadwick Lighting Design: Chris Walke Visual Effects: Angus Pitman and Madeleine Johns Photo Credit: Bruce Redman and Alan Burchill There’s no place like the theatre, and Redcliffe Music
Sep 2, 2025


REVIEW: As You Like It - VOX Theatre Arts
There’s Shakespeare, and then there’s the Bard meets rock'n'roll under the stars, and VOX Theatre Arts’ production of ' As You Like It'...
Sep 1, 2025


REVIEW: All Shook Up - Phoenix Ensemble
Elvis Presley may have left the building decades ago, but he was alive and well at Phoenix Ensemble’s All Shook Up , a jukebox musical...
Aug 20, 2025


REVIEW: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble
Presented by Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble (QSE) and PIP Theatre Director: Angus Thorburn (Assistant Director Rebecca Murphy) ...
Aug 19, 2025


REVIEW: A Chorus Line - QAEMT
Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre (QAEMT) Third Year Cohort, QLD Conservatorium Griffith University Queensland...
Aug 10, 2025


REVIEW: Thank You For the Music: The ABBA Show – Paterson Productions
It’s not every weekend you walk into a theatre and find the audience already sparkling back at you before the curtain rises. Sequins,...
Aug 3, 2025
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