Reviews and news that doesn't fit anywhere else
When DineHear.com.au asked us to review the noise level in 3 random restaurants we were excited. Not excited because we were going to eat out, excited because we were going to call it work and leave the kids at home. 🙂
Obviously not taking our children decreased the volume level at our table dramatically and we were in fact able … Read More ... “DineHear by Knuaf – 40 seconds in Brisbane’s Lychee Lounge”
QT Gold Coast is one of those new age quirky hotels that gets the media buzzing and people talking. So when we were invited to take a look around we were excited and quite open minded.
The first thing that grabs you is the ambiance or casual vintage modern chic. The staff’s uniforms are amazing and help set the scene … Read More ... “QT Gold Coast – Hotel Review”
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 … Read More ... “Cavalia – Australia Review”
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”
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”
Find and foster’ at the heart of new development program.
Following the launch of Season 2012 on the weekend, Queensland Theatre Company is calling for tomorrow’s talent, today, with the announcement of the inaugural QTC Youth Ensemble Program and a call for auditions.
The QTC Youth Ensemble is a year-long program, created by QTC Artistic Director Wesley Enoch, to find … Read More ... “Queensland Theatre Company calls for tomorrow’s talent, today!”
I wasn’t sure how to write this review. Quite perplexed actually. Just not sure what I just saw. Was it a circus act? A vaudeville performance? A comical mystery?
Or was it just a dream?
I was attending the Dream Menagerie, a new act for the annual Brisbane festival, under the guise of the Courier Mail’s SPIEGELTENT (mirror … Read More ... “Review: The Dream MENAGERIE at the Courier Mail SPIEGELTENT”
“The what centre?” asked the lady at the RNA Administration building (the nerve centre of the Ekka) front desk, looking at me with patronizing eyes.
I repeated, patiently, “The Media Centre” while trying to mollycoddle both the 50+ lady and my 3 year old daughter.
“Hmm. I have worked here for years, but have never … Read More ... “Review: Ekka Brisbane 2011 – Confused about its identity”
