‘Batshit’ // Brisbane Festival
'Batshit' is crazy.
Brisbane Festival and Metro Arts' 'Batshit' is a confrontational non-conventional piece of theatre that is sure to challenge a…
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‘Guttered’ // Restless Dance Theatre and Brisbane Festival
'Guttered' was striking.
Like many disabled people, 'Guttered' didn’t fit into the mould created by non-disabled people so neither should a revi…
‘Twelve Angry Men’ // Ghostlight Theatre Co.
'Twelve Angry Men' was justified.
In the eyes of the law, everyone is to be seen as innocent until proven guilty, however, Ghostlight Theatre Co�…
‘All Fired Up’ // Brisbane Festival
'All Fired Up' was nostalgic.
If you’re looking for a fun live show with energetic dancing and catchy music, or if you grew up in the 80s, ‘Al…
‘The Rover’ // Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble
Rebecca Murphy’s adaptation of Aphra Behn’s 17th-century restoration comedy sees onlookers gleefully leaning into a swathe of deliciously braided …
‘Ruby Moon’ // Ad Astra Theatre
‘Ruby Moon’ was harrowing. How do you deal with something unimaginable? Could your family survive something indescribable? That’s the question Ad Astra dives into with…
‘Straight White Men’ // Our Yakka
‘Straight White Men’ was moving. Our Yakka presented the impactful narrative, ‘Straight White Men’ at the Empire Theatre Church in Toowoomba. With themes of identity,…
‘Club Extimacy’ // The Black Box Collective
‘Club Extimacy’ was intimate. With a floor littered with empty cups and haphazard caution tape sectioning off visitors, audiences attending Black Box Collective’s ‘Club Extimacy’ knew…
‘Sea Wall’ // THAT Production Company
‘Sea Wall’ was stormy. THAT Production Company’s latest play is Simon Stephens’ monologue ‘Sea Wall’. Presented at Metro Arts New Benner Theatre, audiences were invited…
‘Control’ // Observatory Theatre
‘Control’ was confronting. Reality TV is all kinds of messed up – from the ‘Love Island’ lifestyles to the ‘Big Brother’ games, every manipulation keeps…