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The Middle Room The Scoop
Review by The Scoop of “The Middle Room” Presented by Grace Spink
The Middle Room is a sweet and whimsical musical that covers all aspects of life, set...
Basement Baroque musicians performing in the darkened Paint Factory 'basement.'
Review (Creative Futures): Basement Baroque
A concrete ‘brutalistic’ former factory might be considered an incongruous place in which to encounter...
a line of people wearing red buckets on their heads, during Screech Arts’ latest show, The Bucket List.
Review (Creative Futures): The Bucket List
The Bucket List is a term coined by the writer of the excellent film about...
The Ladysinger’s Record Parlour (Vol.3),as part of the 2026 Anywhere Festival, presented by Anje West (Credit Creative Futures Photography).
Review (Creative Futures): The Ladysinger’s Record Parlour Vol. 3
It’s not surprising that all three volumes of The Ladysinger’s Record Parlour sold out so...
A group hug by the four female members of The Heartbreak Club, staged at The Paint Factory, during the 2026 Anywhere Festival (image credit: Creative Futures Photography).
Review (Creative Futures): The Heartbreak Club
Set in Veronica’s suburban basement refuge, four women come together as a secret support group,...
Exocytosis, presented by Solstice Dance Collective as part of the 2026 Anywhere Festival at the Paint Factory Festival Hub (image credit: Creative Futures Photography).
Review (Creative Futures): Exocytosis  
The talented Solstice Dance Collective team has had another successful Anywhere Festival run, bringing two...

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we present Anywhere Festival, the Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi, Jinibara, Turrbal and Yuggera Peoples. We wish to pay respect to their Elders - past, present and emerging - and acknowledge the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their stories continue to play.