The 2025 theme for Backbone Festival is ‘Look Up;’ perhaps ‘look out’ might be more appropriate, as works such as FUSE are a great demonstration of Brisbane’s emerging talent.
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If you have never seen The 39 Steps this might be the production for you. A great piece of writing, requiring four actors to portray multiple characters, and this version has a committed cast and strong design elements. But—and it is a big ‘but’—most of this production was only mildly amusing, and didn’t inspire any of the anticipated hilarity.
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Although Hello Dolly! is not a musical that will be in my top 100 list, this is possibly one of the best pieces of work that I have ever seen by Savoyards’ cast and creatives…
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Wired Differently is an entertaining piece of theatre, with important themes and messages, strong dance moves, humorous lines, fantastic acrobatics, thought-provoking prose, and excellent cello playing.
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You don’t have to be a musical theatre aficionado to enjoy this one. Tick, Tick … Boom! reminds us all about the highs and lows of working out what we really want from life—and is a funny and enjoyable evening at the theatre.
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Dance Nation is not a play I’d rush back to see, but THAT Production Company has assembled a strong local cast, under the direction of the talented Timothy Wynn, and the production features some excellent young dancers.
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We’re All Gonna Die! certainly has some funny moments, fabulous puppetry and set, a very hard-working cast, a great soundtrack, and a strong climate change message. But I came away feeling that this is a show that needs a little more—or, perhaps, less.
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This impressive adaptation by Helen Strube, Deidre Grace and PIP Theatre re-places the action in 1980s Queensland. Grace is the absolute star of this show: epic monologues, impressive character shifts, incisive questioning, and incredible comic energy.
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The Visitors is a must-see show; a relevant, funny, and thought-provoking piece that is First Nations storytelling at its finest
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Writer-director Kaela Gray has crafted a clever, thought-provoking, funny, and sometimes moving work that is highly relatable and beautifully observed. Clutter is a great piece of theatre, set in a well-chosen venue, and performed by a superb cast.
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