Mar
10
Cavalia is the new MUST see show in Australia and if all the media hype has not piqued your interest then maybe this review will tempt you a little more.
When we were invited to attend the opening night of Cavalia in Brisbane (Australia) we were excited but didn’t really know much about it. The numerous flags and billboards around …
Mar
4

This March, Brisbane will host the national premiere season of SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody, the critically acclaimed production that brings all the naughty fun of the notorious best-selling book to life.
Direct from the US, where three productions are currently touring simultaneously SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody will open on March 14th at the Twelfth Night Theatre in …
Feb
10
The Queensland Theater Company has opened its 2013 season with a bang. Wait. Make that a double bang. Two one act plays (The Pitch and The China Incident) that showcased the best there is in Australian writing, direction and well.. acting.
Both plays are written by Peter Houghton but have separate directors. The Pitch has Hugh Parker playing a down on luck …
Jul
18

A psychedelic dream. This is how it feels like when your brain is mush with the effects of a drug. A large black woman dressed in a lady bug costume. An insect of unknown origin who is carrying a massive egg on its back and then loses it. Multiple and identical Chinese women twirling saucers on their legs and then getting flipped …
Jul
18
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There was a hush around the theatre. Everyone was dead silent. And then it just exploded. So started the Jersey Boys story on the stage with everyone’s favourite tunes.
With a dramatic setting, a high value cast, and an engaging storyline, the Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons opened for its premier season in Brisbane at the …
Apr
12
My daughter and I had the pleasure of attending the official opening night of Annie in Brisbane last night.
Annie was one of those movies that I watched over and over and being able to share those memories with my daughter by attending the QPAC show was amazing.
We spent the last few weeks learning the songs so that my …
Feb
25

The Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) presents a Belvoir Production, a timeless classic: ‘The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll’. Audience members were pulled by their heartstrings into the unique and painfully haunting story of working class Queenslanders in the 1950s.
As each scene unravelled before the audiences’ eyes, the room seemed to permeate with a heavy sense of …
Feb
12
If you have grown up dreaming of skipping down the Yellow Brick Road then HarvestRain’s production of The Wizard of Oz is sure to delight.
The scene is set with Aunt and Uncles farm and literally whirlwinds you into the Land of the Munchins (played by an adorable chorus line of kids). Unfortunately the strobe lighting (meant to simulate the tornado) went …
Jan
10
If you are in Australia (See dates and Venues Below) and looking for a fun filled 1 1/2 hours then this show is sure to suit your little ones. With 25 Disney stars appearing your children are sure to know some – if not all of them. The show starts out with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy as the “concert” …
Jan
5

I did not know that the author of the Mary Poppins book series was born only about 255 kms (161 miles) from where I sit today (Brisbane, Australia), in a sleepy old two called Maryborough (The name of the town probably has nothing to do with the name of the character that the author created).
Yes, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious indeed! P. L. …













