Congratulations to all involved with the 2026 4MBS Shakespeare Festival. Excellent performances, and it was wonderful to see the way in with the director cleverly incorporated the ‘front stage’ area to create more a sense of immediacy and connection with the audience, with great costuming, and clever audience engagement.
Read MoreHalf Hour Hamlet is one of the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble’s ‘Shakespeare Shorts.’ This is a show that absolutely delivers on its promise—and more. This has to be one of the most entertaining ways in which to enjoy and reconnect with Shakespeare’s work.
Read MoreSometimes a show isn’t quite what you expected—which can have both pros and cons. Shakespeare Dying on the Stage delivers on the promised fun and occasional chaos, but this is more of a funny improv duo performance than a staging of all 74 of the onstage Shakespearean deaths.
Read MoreEngaging duelling and duality in the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble’s (QSE) Romeo & Juliet. A copy of this review first appeared at Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane.
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