New work that encourages us to call-out unacceptable behaviour, to value true friendship, and to support people who may need our empathy and help, must be new work that should be celebrated and seen. You may not find Dead Bat on the Night Shift to be hilarious, but it’s a well-directed and thought-provoking show, with amazing vision design, excellent sound design, and an impressive cast.
Read MoreBrendan Joyce, Camerata’s Artistic Director and Principal Violin, speaks of the importance of collaborations between guest artists and orchestras. Old. New. Borrowed. Blue. is an inspired Camerata collaboration with Anthony Romaniuk
Read MoreBattling the unyielding, vast, icy Antarctic landscape is a moving metaphor for experiences of ageing. Do Not Go Gentle challenges audiences to consider the importance of dignity and self-determination for those who are battling dementia and the indignities of old age.
Read MoreThe True Midnight Cry is a sensitively directed new work that is a showcase of the skills of each actor—and I encourage the Minola Theatre producers to consider offering each of the two acts as individual plays
Read MoreKOOZA deserves to sell-out. Describing KOOZA as a box of delights that wows, thrills, and amazes audiences, we think we may just be going back again to catch the thrilling highlights that include the Wheel of Death and 7m-high chair balancing.
Read MoreNicky Whichelow gives the standout performance of the Allentertainment production of Lovesong. Whichelow’s Maggie is at times careworn and yet optimistic, loving, frustrated, funny and sad in a work that that encourages audiences to reflect on what happens between moments of youthful optimism and final parting…
Read MoreThe QTC Pride & Prejudice is a visual feast and a story for our time. A strong cast and an exceptionally impressive creative team together bring the words and thoughts of 19th century couples into the present day.
Read MoreI recommend the A Midnight Social production of Jesse Eisenberg’s The Revisionist as an opportunity to see three strong performances. Like me, you may come away feeling that you’d never like to meet someone like David, and that the playwright could perhaps have made some revisions to this play. However…..
Read MoreCamerata’s Revolution Remixed includes an impressive performance of Beethoven’s Eroica, and an arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition by Julian Yu—making for a very pleasant way in which to spend a cool, late May, Friday evening in Brisbane.
Read MoreThe Agent a light-hearted mixture of physics, philosophy, property, and poo. An enjoyable world premiere at the 2026 Anywhere Festival was a fun demonstration of the talents of a local writer, director and cast.
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