‘Annie’ // Queensland Musical Theatre
‘Annie’ was uplifting. There are few tales of finding the place where you belong more iconic than ‘Annie’ – the story of a little red-haired…
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‘Shadowlands’ // Villanova Players
‘Shadowlands’ was permeating. A quiet, slow boiling play, ‘Shadowlands’ explores a few intriguing years in the life of author C. S. Lewis and his friendship,…
‘Nunsense’ // Nash Theatre
Nunsense was ‘energised’ An Elvis poster, five nuns and a cacophony of singing, dancing, and monologuing filled Merthyr Road Uniting Church hall for Nash Theatre’s…
‘Challenges’ // Ipswich Little Theatre
‘Challenges’ was diverse. An in-house one act play festival can easily be seen as the least important event on a Theatre’s calendar. This is because…
‘Flood’ // Brie Jurss & Emma Lamberton
‘Flood’ was atmospheric. As part of Brisbane’s innovative Anywhere Festival, ‘Flood’ by Chris Isaacs was the encapsulation of the festival’s mantra that theatre can and…
‘Silver Lining’ // Centenary Theatre Group
‘Silver Lining’ was sweet. Set in a retirement home in Kent, ‘Silver Lining’ written by Sandi Toskvig and staged by Centenary Theatre Group, takes place…
‘The Penelopiad’ // Javeenbah Theatre
‘The Penelopiad’ was transformative. What possible relevance can the oldest extant work of western literature, Homer’s ‘Iliad’, and it’s sequel, ‘Odyssey’, have in 2019? Well,…
‘The Pillowman’ // Brisbane Arts Theatre
‘The Pillowman’ was confronting. Taking fictional children’s stories and turning them completely on their heads, Brisbane Arts Theatre have confidently presented a notoriously dark comedy,…
‘X-Stacy’ // Moreton Bay Theatre Company
‘X-Stacy’ is sensational. Where do you find your ecstasy? That’s the central theme pinning together Queensland playwright Margery Forde’s seminal work, ‘X-Stacy’. A family’s world-shattering…
‘Bea in the Basement’ // Victoria Posner
‘Bea in the Basement’ was immersive. The audience arrived at the Mount Ommaney Centre Car Park armed only with location “The Bunker”, the nervous but…