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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 Brisbane… Read More ... “Brisbane – prepare for the HIT US MUSICAL COMEDY, SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody”
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 … Read More ... “Review: Queensland Theater Company’s The Pitch”
You have probably already seen The Mousetrap.
If not in a stage setting in London, then on your TV screen or a Movie theater.
In a homage to this incredibly popular stage show, innumerable TV shows and movies have copied its formula verbatim. The shock twist at the end comes not so much as a surprise, but a confirmation of … Read More ... “Review: Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap”
I had no idea of what Scottevest was before a recent trip to Europe. You see, before this trip, I thought that jackets were required only when it was cold. While travelling, I preferred not to have jackets but cargo pants that I could fill the pockets of with the phone, tickets, wallets and what not.
Now, I won’t go … Read More ... “Review – Scottevest jackets – the Swiss Army knife of jackets”
We recently reviewed Ovo, currently touring Australia.
Have you ever wondered how the kids who travel with their artist mum and dad get their studies done? After all, just being part of a big circus entourage doesn’t mean you get to miss out on your schooling :).
OVO has a school on site (and so do most Cirque Du … Read More ... “Going to school in a circus”
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 … Read More ... “Review: OVO by Cirque Du Soleil”
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 … Read More ... “The Boys are in town – Review of Jersey Boys, Brisbane”
We hope you have enjoyed our review of Tokyo Disneyland Resort so far. In part 1, we reviewed Tokyo Disneyland and in part 2, we reviewed Tokyo DisneySea each of which is a separate theme park (but within the same geographical area).
This is part 3, the final post that details some criticism of Tokyo Disneyland Resort (so it is … Read More ... “Review: Part 3: Some Criticism of Tokyo Disneyland Resort”
If you are in Tokyo for just 1 or 2 days and you are with kids, I suggest that you make a detour to visit Tokyo DisneySea. It is a one of a kind attraction that you will not find anywhere else in the world and it is sure to delight both kids and adults. There is so much to … Read More ... “Review: Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea – Part 2: Tokyo DisneySea”
Here we have an attraction that is completely reliant on domestic tourism, and most kids and teenagers consider going through that attraction as a rite of passage. Add to this mix a healthy dose of complete adoration of the central characters, and you have a sure fire success on your hands.
I am of course, talking about the Tokyo Disneyland … Read More ... “Review: Disneyland and DisneySea Tokyo – Part 1: Tokyo Disneyland”
