Red, Red Riding Hood - Brisbane Arts Theatre
‘Red’ is third generation Riding Hood. Her Grandmother started the legend when she first battled and overcame the original Big Bad Wolf. Now decades on, the fight between good little girls and bad wolves continues: the Wolf is back, badder than ever, and this time he has help! Will ‘Red’ find the cunning and bravery needed to out-wit the Wolf? (with a little help from her friends!)...  |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Brisbane Arts Theatre
In the wealthy Pollitt family, tensions run as hot as the steamy Mississippi weather. The patriarch has no idea he’s dying, relatives scheme to get their hands on his fortune, and his son seeks solace for the death of a friend in the bottom of a bottle. Then there is Maggie, the beautiful, neglected “cat”. Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is unmissable. |
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Mamma Mia! - Lyric Theatre QPAC
A mother, a daughter, three possible fathers...and a trip down the aisle you will never forget! Featuring 22 of ABBA's greatest hits, MAMMA MIA! is the musical that is guaranteed to have you singing and dancing in the aisles, night after night. MAMMA MIA! live on stage is a magical experience you won't want to miss. So grab your friends, put on your dancing shoes and get ready for the hottest party of the year! Experience it live... |
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Popcorn - Pavilion Theatre
Phoenix Ensemble explores this question through Ben Elton’s black comedy Popcorn, opening at the Pavilion Theatre in Beenleigh on 13 August. Directed by Tammy Gosling (who directed Phoenix Ensemble’s production of The Crucible), Popcorn is a blackly humorous and at times confronting look at how society rationalises violence as entertainment. NOTE: This play contains harsh language, violence and adult themes... |
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A Catch of the Breath - Metro Arts
A Catch of the Breath weaves Brisbane-born writer Michael Thwaites’ compelling verse into a rich spectacle of dynamic physicality, gorgeous scenography, an original musical score and powerful spoken word. Robert Thwaites’ highly physical work captures the apprehension and wonder in the poetry of his grandfather, Michael Thwaites, as he grapples with the themes of his generation... |
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Engine - Roundhouse Theatre
Set a month after the crash, Engine is the story of 'Grumpop' who lost a grandson and Natasha who lost a brother. Natasha wants to remember Stevie by finishing the project car he was working on before the crash. Grumpop is a retired mechanic and he could help but he just wants to put it all behind him. Two actors play all the characters: parents, grief counsellors, driving instructors, crash dummies, ghosts and survivors... |
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My Sublime Shadow - Old Museum Building
The production investigates the Jungian archetype of the Shadow - our darker sides and our chaotic wild selves, our demons and our fears. The Shadow comes out to play in dreams, fantasies and nightmares... Jung insists that the only path forward is to meet our Shadows, to confront them, to "devour" them... |
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Federico Garcia Lorca’s Rural Trilogy - Twelfth Night Theatre
Experience the passion and fury of Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca's RURAL TRIOLOGY this August when THAT Production Company presents an anthology of Lorca's most political and powerful works - three dangerous and beautiful stories of the women lost in Spain's epic rural landscape... |
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Carita Farrer - Drift
Outrageous and Fabulous are words that come to mind when describing CARITA FARRER, the new world class addition to Drift’s successful foray into live music. It’s a real treat to have Carita back in Brisbane after an absence of over two years touring the world with her husband Hayden Spencer and their two children whilst Hayden performed the role of ‘Clown Vincente’ for Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion. |
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Scott Alan: Live in Concert - Powerhouse Theatre
Scott’s music is haunting, touching, memorable and simply outstanding, and after sold out concerts in London, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Brisbane audiences now have the chance to get a taste of Broadway magic when Scott performs his songs, with the help of some of Brisbane’s best musical theatre performers, for one night only at the Brisbane Powerhouse in September... |
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