Posts Tagged ‘Brisbane’
The Human Centipede Parody Musical – Review by Darcie Rae
As soon as I saw the name of this production in the Anywhere Festival program, I knew I could not go past it. The infamous (surprisingly award-winning) 2009 horror film…
Read MoreRecipe for Relativity – Review by Jay Bowman
The first thing I thought when I walked into the downstairs floor of Cinnamon + Co, a homely vegan café in West End, was how on earth six of us were…
Read MoreART – Review by Kaylee Vera
The Tony, Olivier and Moliere Award winning play from the 1990’s, ART , is presented to an Australian audience for the first time during the 2023 Anywhere Festival. ART was…
Read MoreThe Reunion – Review by Rebecca Lynne
The night began slowly, with audiences greeting each other at their assigned tables and chatting as if we were all old high school friends. Each table was joined by a…
Read More2AM: The Extended Cut – Review by Jay Bowman
The actors delivered an engaging performance and made masterful use of the space they were in. A prime example was during the formal scene – while Leola and Victoria (Sabrina…
Read More2AM: The Extended Cut – Review by ATYP
Rarely in theatre do you get the opportunity to engage with characters so intimately that you can read their journal, and 2AM: The Extended Cut is built around the opportunity to observe…
Read MoreRuby Gilbert’s Got a Secret – Review by Catherine Lawrence
The secret is out, with the preview of songs from Ruby Gilbert’s second EP played to a rapt audience at Brisbane’s Wawahine Lounge. It certainly sounds as if Ruby Gilbert…
Read More‘Card Houses’ – Review by Jake Goodall
‘Card Houses’ was immersive. ‘Card Houses’, presented by Harrison Mills at Anywhere Festival, is a fresh Gen-Z coming-of-age tale. Shining the spotlight on the transition between adolescence and adulthood, the…
Read More‘Eco Worrier: A Climate Cabaret’- Review by Sophie Heather
‘Eco Worrier: A Climate Cabaret’ was dynamic. Created by Hannah Gwatkin, in partnership with Anywhere Festival, ‘Eco Worrier: A Climate Cabaret’ educates audiences on the importance of being worried about the…
Read MoreAct React Get Wilde And Wasted For Anywhere Fest And Twist A Jane Austen Classic – Interview with Natalie Bochenski
Get ready to go Wilde this month with the drunk and debauched crew of Act React. The Brisbane comedy legends are bringing back their smashed-hit show ‘The Importance Of Being…
Read MoreFrom Breweries to Cemeteries, Anywhere Festival Is Back for 2023 to Host Shows Everywhere It Can
Where’s the weirdest, wildest, strangest and most unexpected place you’ve seen a live show? Wherever it might be, would you like to best it? That’s the challenge that Anywhere Festival gives Brisbane…
Read More‘Beverly Kills Presents: Heaven and Hell’ – Review by Isabel Davies
‘Beverly Kills Presents: Heaven and Hell’ was heavenly. Tucked away next to the bustling Suncorp Stadium, during the second night of the NRL Magic Rounds, stands the gorgeous (and pink)…
Read MoreQueen and Friend: Choose Your Own Comedy Adventure – Review by Kristy Stanfield
Presented by Grimes Productions as a part of the 2023 Anywhere Festival, Queen and Friend is a show made up entirely on the spot with two expert story weavers and…
Read MoreA Drop Too Many – Review by Catherine Lawrence
Created in response to the SEQ/Northern NSW floods and droughts, A Drop Too Many is a physical theatre work that highlights community strength in the presence of disaster—reminding audiences of the equal…
Read MoreThe Hänz On Experience – Review by Catherine Lawrence
It really isn’t surprising that the alter ego of Hänz Gunter (Stefan Cooper-Fox) is a successful photographer, whose career also includes working as an MC, event entertainer and actor. Thanks…
Read MoreEco-Worrier: A Climate Cabaret – Review by Blue Curtains Brisbane
With so many layers to its both big and small messaging, there is much to take away from experience of “Eco-Worrier: A Climate Cabaret”. The honesty, passion and inventiveness with…
Read MoreBeverly Kills Presents: Heaven & Hell – Review by Shea Dawson
A group of sinners walk into an old church. Next-door, the raucous applause, screams and shouts of the NRL Magic Round boom through Suncorp Stadium; the echoes of Sweet Caroline…
Read MoreDate Night – Review by Catherine Lawrence
Chris Martin and Taylor Edwards are a double act in both senses of the phrase: a couple, and a great comedy partnership. So it’s not surprising that a ‘silly sketch…
Read MoreAre You Lonesome Tonight? – Review by Catherine Lawrence
It’s easy to see why. An intimate show (maximum audience size is 60), with high-quality performers who use the event as the opportunity to showcase some of their best-loved works—or,…
Read MoreSAFE: written by Tony Glazer and Anthony Ruivivar [CANCELLED]
THIS EVENT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN CANCELLED. ALL TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR REFUNDS. Presented by Hereafter Production Co. and Anywhere Festival. Armed robbers force five unwilling strangers into a…
Read MoreSAFE: written by Tony Glazer and Anthony Ruivivar [CANCELLED]
THIS EVENT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN CANCELLED. ALL TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR REFUNDS. Presented by Hereafter Production Co. and Anywhere Festival. Armed robbers force five unwilling strangers into a…
Read MoreSAFE: written by Tony Glazer and Anthony Ruivivar [CANCELLED]
THIS EVENT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN CANCELLED. ALL TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR REFUNDS. Presented by Hereafter Production Co. and Anywhere Festival. Armed robbers force five unwilling strangers into a…
Read MoreUnder the Vultures Eye (or:) The Tell-Tale Heart (CANCELLED)
Presented By Jackson Fryer and Anywhere Festival. Unfortunately, the producer of UNDER THE VULTURE’S EYE, Jackson Fryer, contacted Anywhere Festival on 26 April to cancel all performances. All tickets will…
Read MoreTHE RIOT – Happy Tears Tour [CANCELLED]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND ALL TICKET PURCHASES WILL BE REFUNDED. Presented by THE RIOT and Anywhere Festival. THE RIOT couldn’t have taken any other name. The noun that…
Read MoreIncendia
Presented by Verum Arts and Anywhere Festival. Building a new world on foundations of ash. These are the stories at the end of the world. As humanity teeters on the edge…
Read MoreIncendia
Presented by Verum Arts and Anywhere Festival Building a new world on foundations of ash. These are the stories at the end of the world. As humanity teeters on the edge…
Read MoreIncendia
Presented by Verum Arts and Anywhere Festival. Building a new world on foundations of ash. These are the stories at the end of the world. As humanity teeters on the edge…
Read MoreIncendia
Presented by Verum Arts and Anywhere Festival. Building a new world on foundations of ash. These are the stories at the end of the world. As humanity teeters on the edge…
Read MoreIncendia
Presented by Verum Arts and Anywhere Festival. Building a new world on foundations of ash. These are the stories at the end of the world. As humanity teeters on the edge…
Read MoreIncendia
Presented by Verum Arts and Anywhere Festival Building a new world on foundations of ash. These are the stories at the end of the world. As humanity teeters on the edge…
Read MoreSAFE: written by Tony Glazer and Anthony Ruivivar [CANCELLED]
THIS EVENT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN CANCELLED. ALL TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR REFUNDS. Presented by Hereafter Production Co. and Anywhere Festival. Armed robbers force five unwilling strangers into a…
Read MoreAngel Strings at the PLANETARIUM
Presented by Angel Strings and Anywhere Festival. Angel Strings usher you through space, merging the divine majesty of the outer universe with sublime string quartet repertoire. Featuring works by Philip…
Read MoreK MAK at the PLANETARIUM
Presented by K Mak and Anywhere Festival. ARTPOP JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE. K Mak weaves strings, synths, beats and vocals into lush, cinematic soundscapes. A distillation of classical, alternative and…
Read MorePPL PWR
Presented by CONNECT DANCE ENSEMBLE and Anywhere Festival. PPL PWR (People Power), is an immersive work of contemporary dance that explores how we communicate with each other visually, verbally, and…
Read MorePPL PWR
Presented by CONNECT DANCE ENSEMBLE and Anywhere Festival. PPL PWR (People Power), is an immersive work of contemporary dance that explores how we communicate with each other visually, verbally, and…
Read MorePPL PWR
Presented by CONNECT DANCE ENSEMBLE and Anywhere Festival. PPL PWR (People Power), is an immersive work of contemporary dance that explores how we communicate with each other visually, verbally, and…
Read MoreBlind in the Rabbit Hole
Presented by Screech Arts and Anywhere Festival. Screech Arts ‘Actors Ensemble’ and ‘Dance Troupe’ come together in Blind in the Rabbit Hole; stigma through the looking glass. A contemporary heavy…
Read MoreBlind in the Rabbit Hole
THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THE LAST TICKET AS THAT IS RESERVED. Presented by Screech Arts and Anywhere Festival. Screech Arts ‘Actors Ensemble’ and ‘Dance Troupe’…
Read MoreBlind in the Rabbit Hole
Presented by Screech Arts and Anywhere Festival. Screech Arts ‘Actors Ensemble’ and ‘Dance Troupe’ come together in Blind in the Rabbit Hole; stigma through the looking glass. A contemporary heavy…
Read MoreBlind in the Rabbit Hole
Presented by Screech Arts and Anywhere Festival. Screech Arts ‘Actors Ensemble’ and ‘Dance Troupe’ come together in Blind in the Rabbit Hole; stigma through the looking glass. A contemporary heavy…
Read MoreReview by Rebecca Lynne of “Servitude” Presented by Pigasus Productions
Pigasus Productions brings West End an easy-going afternoon of funny and familiar customer service stories.
Read MoreReview by Rebecca Lynne of “Murder on the ‘Not-So’ Orient Express”, Presented by Mystify Events
Presented by Mystify Events, an event planning and entertainment group, Murder on the ‘Not-So’ Orient Express is a murder mystery set in an alternate 1920’s Brisbane. With heavy references to…
Read MoreReview by Catherine Lawrence of Silver Sircus: Home/Truth, presented by Silver Sircus
Silver Sircus has a musical style that is as eclectic and individual as Shaw’s compelling dark cabaret performance.
Read MoreReview by Catherine Lawrence of 7 Mortal Sinners, presented by Glitter Martini
7 Mortal Sinners has to be one of the most unusual events I have ever attended in a church.
Read MoreReview by Elise Lawrence of Putting On The Mask, presented by Haus of Beaver Productions
Claire Fitzpatrick presented a moving one-woman performance exploring the wide-ranging emotional impacts of loss. Seated at a small table facing the audience, Fitzpatrick performed the rituals of getting ready in…
Read MoreReview by Catherine Lawrence of Murder on the ‘Not-So’ Orient Express, presented by Mystify
Mystify’s ‘Murder on the ‘Not-So Orient Express’ promised to be an entertaining 80 minutes of mayhem, mystery, intrigue and entertainment—and certainly had all the hallmarks of popular interactive murder mysteries. A 1930s journey on a train, a body, a cast of apparent strangers (but are they?), and a mystery or two to be solved. But this particular mystery had a few too many twists, turns and revelations for a show that ran for 80+ minutes.
Read MoreReview by Elise Lawrence of Oberon 11 presented by Inscape Assembly
Put on your detective hat for intergalactic immersive theatre by InScape Assembly Oberon 11 is an intergalactic prison, verging on purgatory, which houses four prisoners: a 19th century French socialite,…
Read MoreReview by Catherine Lawrence of Wind of Wall Street, presented by Corporate Dancers
Wind of Wall Street was perfectly located in the UQ GCI, as a fabulous stage for a dance work that questions traditional ways of working, and the toll the ‘Wall Street’ lifestyle takes on participants. Just as the UQ GCI building is designed to encourage a rethinking of office design, Wind of Wall Street asks whether the winds of change might ‘blow through’ the ways of office-work-lives.
Read MoreReview by Eleanor Surtees of Almost, Maine presented by Company ‘22 QCGU and Anywhere Festival
Almost, Maine is unlike anything I’ve watched before. The play focuses on the short stories of nine loosely connected couples in the fictional, almost-town of Almost. The awkwardness, hilarity, hope,…
Read MoreReview by Catherine Lawrence of If You Build It…, presented by High Tide Circus
The world premiere of ‘If You Build It’ was an entertaining way to spend a damp Sunday evening. The show was a veritable toolbox of delights: from creative calisthenics and amazing acrobatics, through to lyrical lyra, unicycle-riding, fun hula, and impressive juggling. Plus a couple of entertaining audience participation interludes.
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