Brisbane Festival 2023: ‘On Heat’ creator Leah Shelton on reclaiming the female body
Coming in hot at Brisbane Festival this year is ‘On Heat’ by Leah Shelton. Described as “a pop-fuelled critique of sexual politics in the age of…
Author: Erika Tucker
10 years of working as a journalist in Canada + 1-year teaching dance in Norway + 1.5 years working in communications in Brisbane + volunteering with high-school-aged girls to develop social/emotional skills + travel throughout Australia, Scandinavia, England, Ireland, Croatia, Germany, France, Greece & North America = Erika.
‘Item’ // Dance Masala
‘Item’ was intricate.
Despite the problems explored in Bollywood film messaging, ‘Item’ ended on a note of adoration for the genre: a flurr…
‘Beginning’ // PIP Theatre and Moonspark Productions
‘Beginning’ was awkward-licious.
David Eldrige’s ‘Beginning’ delighted PIP Theatre’s audience with its story of Laura and Danny, awkwar…
‘Grand Horizons’ // PIP Theatre
'Grand Horizons’ was succulent.
The abrupt decision to end a 50-year marriage and the resulting emotional turmoil experienced by Bill and Nancy�…
‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ // Global Creatures and Bill Damaschke
‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ was grandiose.
If you want to be transported into the glitziest, most outrageous nightclub in Brisbane so you can s…
‘Lysistrata’ // Allentertainment & TheatrePUNK Co.
'Lysistrata' was raucous.
“Silly, hot pink and glittery” is how ‘Lysistrata’ playwright and producer El Waddingham says feminist political…
‘Islander: A New Musical’ // Passion Productions
‘Islander: A New Musical’ was Fisherfolk-tastic. Audiences will be enchanted by the modern Scottish folktale that is ‘Islander: A New Musical’…
‘Angel-Monster’ // Brisbane Festival, PHLUXUS2 Dance Collective and Cluster Arts
'Angel-Monster' was demanding.
There was no looking away from ‘Angel-Monster’ and the five women who were “constructed, deconstructed and re…
Physical, live and filmic: ADC artist Harrison Elliott describes ‘Three 2.0’
Just over one year after its premiere, ‘Three 2.0’ is back – this time at the Brisbane Powerhouse. The show features new works from three…
‘Chicago’ // Brisbane Academy of Musical Theatre
‘Chicago’ was razzle-dazzling. The students of Brisbane Academy Musical Theatre (BAMT) have given audience members the old razzle dazzle night with their production of ‘Chicago’…