Category: Independent Reviews

‘Shirley Valentine’ was poignant.  With the original script by playwright Willy Russel, ‘Shirley Valentine’ is best known for the 1989 award winning film, starring the…

‘X-Stacy’ was X-ceptional.  ‘X-Stacy’, the play many drama students’ study in high school, yet is so rarely performed outside of a school setting, truly is…

‘Daddy Long Legs’ was sublime.  As Ella Macrokanis and Shaun Kohlman took their bows on Sunday night, it was to a standing ovation and uproarious…

‘Flight’ was turbulent.  Taking thrill-seekers on the flight of a lifetime, Realscape Productions, in association with DARKFIELD, are back with a new immersive theatre experience…

‘The Gut Girls’ was unsettling.  Crude, thought-provoking and disconcertingly familiar, Underground Production’s latest play, ‘The Gut Girls’, provides a reflection on a society that has…

‘Reasons to be Pretty’ was confronting.  People act in bizarre ways when they find themselves infatuated, after all, all’s fair in love and war. But…

‘The Things We Do / Behind the Scenes’ was commendable.  Documentary turned live theatrical performance, ‘The Things We Do / Behind the Scenes’, showcases emerging…

‘Cock’ was unorthodox.  Bosco Productions staging of the Olivier Award-winning play ‘Cock’, by Mike Bartlett, pushed the boundaries of the classical concepts of theatre. ‘Cock’…

‘Dalton Whiskey – Cum Balloon’ was genuine.  Comedian Dalton Whiskey’s latest show as part of Bris Funny Fest, ‘Cum Balloon’, was an absolute riot of…

‘Ladies in Black’ was easy-going.  The fashionable coming-of-age musical, ‘Ladies in Black’ is proving it’s here to stay, with Brisbane Arts Theatre being the latest…