Friday, August 22, 2014
The Short+Sweet Festival is back in Brisbane and just keeps getting larger each year. And with the addition of the Short+Sweet up-late cabaret strand, there is a little something for everyon…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:16PMWednesday, August 20, 2014
After ten years of working their way up from the pub circuit to opening acts, Hedonism has struck fame and fortune after the release of their first album. But now they have hit a snag. They …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:30PMSunday, August 17, 2014
Just because you have food, water, shelter and a Mimco handbag doesn’t mean you don’t have problems. With an almost sold-out season, Judy Hainsworth and Kaitlin Oliver Parker’s duo cab…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:00PMPart dance party – part dance showcase, UNDRGRND has finally made its way up to BrisVegas. Mixing a club environment with dance acts and DJ’s, the Hi-Fi bar in West End was a buzz with t…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:00PMThursday, August 7, 2014
This December, the outdoor Powerhouse Plaza at the Brisbane Powerhouse will be transformed into a night-time playground for a brand new festival – Wonderland. An explosive carnival of alte…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:31PMShortlisted for the 2012 Rodney Seaborn Playwriting Award and commissioned by Queensland Theatre Company (QTC), Elaine Acworth’s Gloria premiered at the Bille Brown Studio on 24 July wit…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:57PMTuesday, August 5, 2014
The Valley Burns and GBH: Gonzo Bangkok Holiday are two brand new Queensland driven projects partly financed through the Australia Council’s Creative Australian Music Grant. The Valley …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:03PMWorld Class Circus Up Close and Personal. What is it about the circus that is so universally loved? Is it the nostalgia of childhood, the visual smorgasbord of acts that keeps us engaged, or…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:50AMMonday, August 4, 2014
The dance theatre piece White Porcelain Doll, is the first full-length work presented Prying Eye Productions, as part of the Judith Wright Centre’s Fresh Ground initiative. Husband and wif…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:49AMSaturday, August 2, 2014
Hey There Hoopla, the circus is in town. However, don’t expect a big tent, animals, and clowns with big feet, but a more grown up version that is sophisticated and sexy. Le Noir – The Da…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:56AMFriday, August 1, 2014
“Two possibilities exist. Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” Arthur C. Clarke. Pale Blue Dot, written by local actor/playwright Kat…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:00AMTo end Shake & Stir’s five-month tour of George Orwell’s classic 1984, the stage adaptation returns to QPAC for a welcomed second season until August 2. 1984 is the story of an every…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:00AMThursday, July 31, 2014
After almost six months of suspense since the short-list was announced in February, the winner of the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award 2014-2015 was announced yesterday afternoon at a cere…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:18PMSaturday, July 26, 2014
When creatives and chemistry collide… Sex with Strangers … now that’s a title that sells. Judging by the four or so sex scenes before interval, I can report to the voyeurs out ther…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:46AMPassion, Beauty and Dance- Natalie Weir’s The Red Shoes The Red Shoes is a timeless story about a woman torn between her all-consuming passion for dance and her passion for her lover. Orig…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:44AMWednesday, July 23, 2014
UNDRGRND – It’s a dance party, performance, industry event, and a great night out. Brainchild of dance choreography and entrepreneur Paul Malek, UNDRGRND has been running for a couple o…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PMFriday, July 18, 2014
Some of you may remember John Hughes’ iconic 80’s movie The Breakfast Club, starring Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Judd Nelson,where five students from different schoolyard faction…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:48PMTuesday, July 15, 2014
“I want it all – I want it now” – put that on your to do list! Belinda Raisin plays Frances, an over-committed control freak who loves a to-do list like a monk loves to meditate.…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:17PMSaturday, July 12, 2014
Eerie white effigies stand in a row in the dim recesses of the stage behind a glimmering pool of empty plastic cups that make the most sensational sound when they are disturbed. This is the…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:20AMStudent run theatre group Underground Productions, is mixing it up with a change of venue for their latest production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The quirky one-act mus…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:44AMSaturday, July 5, 2014
As a youngster with stars in my eyes, the first musical I ever saw was CATS at Brisbane’s QPAC. Based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot with music b…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:47AMWednesday, June 25, 2014
As the promos say, “Good magicians don’t need sleeves. Great magicians don’t need pants”. Launching a full frontal attack on the magic community, and the public at large, are…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:33AMFriday, June 13, 2014
QLD Aussie Theatre writer Rebecca Grennan caught up with Anna McGahan, star of QTC’s production of The Effect, to chat about love and other drugs. Winner of the UK Critic’s Circle The…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:34AMMonday, June 9, 2014
Returning from a four month tour of the US, The Ten Tenors are delighting Brisbane audiences with a new show: The Ten Tenors On Broadway. Featuring tributes to the classics like Oklahoma, …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:56AMThursday, May 29, 2014
Opera often has the reputation of being an elitist artform, yet much of its heritage lies in raucous popular performances for the masses. The latest production of Mozart’s The Magic Fl…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:07AMThursday, May 22, 2014
Back by popular demand, those naughty puppets return to the Brisbane Arts Theatre for another romp along Avenue Q. Although the ever-youthful puppets are the same, the humans are a fresh tea…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:52AMAria Moderna is a unique blend of operatic voices and classical music, infused with contemporary arrangements, live vocal manipulation and techno beats. Dubbed ‘electro-opera’ the aim of…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:03AMWednesday, May 21, 2014
Amy Clarke’s debut production I Like Chicken is a light-hearted look at online dating, exposing the painful truth and sneaky white lies people choose to project themselves in the digital …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:28PMLisa Wilson’s contemporary dance piece Lake dances on water, literally, with the entire stage area covered in ankle deep water. The performance opens with a mysterious water creature (Hsi…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:54AMThursday, May 15, 2014
The fun thing about the Anywhere Theatre Festival is that you just don’t know where you are going to end up. It’s like a treasure hunt and the gold at the end is a unique theatrical expe…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PMAn exploration of reality versus virtual life, Richard Jordan’s Machina is the most thought provoking play to date this year and deserves a place in the time capsule for this era. I rememb…
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