BWW Review: AWAY at La BoiteOctober 30, 2021Set in the 1960s, first performed in the 1980s, Away is an Australian classic which tells the story of three stories woven together with an embedded Shakespearean text of A Midsummer Night's Dream and ending with a passage from King Lear. Filled with pop culture references to going away, it's a show about escapism and the simplicity of escaping to the beach. It explores the human condition and themes of love, pain, trauma, loneliness of youth.
BWW Review: FOURTHCOMING by shake & stirOctober 29, 2021shake & stir's Fourthcoming is refreshing, joyous and innovative. If you love reality tv or if you want to experience a night of sexyness, laughter and exquisite stagecraft and writing, this is the show for you.
BWW Review: MAZE by The Naughty Corner CollectiveSeptember 30, 2021Presented by The Naughty Corner Collective, DPS Academy with Dead Puppet Society and Brisbane Powerhouse, MAZE is a visually striking hybrid form of theatre which brings to new light the story of The Bastard Beast of Crete.
Queensland Theatre Announces 2022 SeasonSeptember 27, 2021Last night, Queensland Theatre's Artistic Director Lee Lewis announced the company's 2022 season; a season that's full of big plays and big ideas.
BWW Review: LET'S BE FRIENDS FUREVER at The Good RoomSeptember 22, 2021The Good Room's Let's Be Friends Furever is a cozy, heartfelt blanket for both canines and humans. Presented as a series of vignettes, this work shares the true stories of dog owners past and present and how having a furry four-legged creature as their pet has profoundly impacted their lives. These vignettes were curated from responses received to on online survey, answered by audience members world wide and curated into the postmodern, wholesome spectacle we witnessed tonight.
BWW Review: AUNTIE'S FIAFIA NIGHT by Cassus CircusSeptember 10, 2021Directed by Natano Fa'anana, in collaboration with local Pasifika community groups, Auntie's Fiafia Night is a colourful, vibrant and energetic celebration of Polynesian culture, legends and art.
BWW Review: DEMOLITION by PolytoxicSeptember 8, 2021Making its world premiere at Brisbane Festival, Polytoxic’s Demolition is an explosive construction-site cabaret written by women, performed by women about what it is to be a woman and more specifically, a woman of colour in the twenty-first century.
Review | FIRST NATIONS FASHION: WALKING IN TWO WORLDS AT BRISBANE FESTIVALSeptember 7, 2021Last night I had the honour and privilege to be one of the hundreds of spectators at the First Nations Fashion: Walking in Two Worlds Fashion Show. Even before the models entered the runway, the atmosphere was buzzing with electricity, wonder and, most of all, love and compassion that we could all be sharing this experience together.
Review | OF MICE AND MEN by AD ASTRASeptember 3, 2021Ad Astra's Of Mice and Men tells a story of hope, loss and the power of camaraderie. It is a tale that despite being set in the thirties, still feels incredibly relevant today. Featuring a powerhouse of Brisbane's finest, this is not one to be missed.
REVIEW | TITANIC: THE MOVIE, THE PLAY by Act ReactAugust 20, 2021A show with many Roses, Act React's Titanic: The Move, the Play is a hilarious adapatation of one of cinema's biggest blockbusters and to be honest, I actually think it's better than the movie and I've never even watched the movie in English...
BWW Review: PRIMA FACIE at Queensland TheatreAugust 17, 2021It's taken me a few days since seeing Griffin Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre's production of Prima Facie to write this review, as I've been struggling with finding the right words to summarise what a profound and confronting impact playwright Suzie Miller has threaded through her words, director Lee Lewis has shaped into life on stage and actor Sheridan Harbridge breathed into existence.
Review: A MIDNIGHT VISITAugust 15, 2021.A Midnight's Visit is an immersive and equally mad playground of Edgar Allan Poe haunting, gothic world which seemingly had no rules.
Review WEST SIDE STORY at QPACJuly 25, 2021If you're out for a night of good music, dazzling choreography, a touch of nostalgia and a story that still hits too close to home, West Side Story is the place to go.