Review (Creative Futures) All Smoke, No Script

Watching the detectives in 'All Smoke, No Script' at the 2026 Anywhere Festival (image credit Creative Futures Photography).

All Smoke, No Script is a long-form improv noir comedy piece of theatre, presented, starring, and co-created by Ben Spalding and Andrew Oxford. They are a great team, bringing their complementary skills in improvised/devised theatre, sound design, and composition to the work. And a great idea to draw in the support of fellow creatives, Remi Thiesfield (stage manager) and Riley Montesin (lighting designer and programmer).

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Review (Creative Futures): Punk Rock Potter

Cetima Leedy Villarin and Mali Just star in Role Initiative Theatre Company's Punk Rock Potter, during the 2026 Anywhere festival Moreton Bay (Image Credit: Creative Futures Photography).

Catherine Lawrence enjoyed Punk Rock Potter, commenting that ‘in the style of the best children’s theatre, Punk Rock Potter has a script that is written for children but also has plenty to make their parents and accompanying adults laugh out loud.’ Tickets for the two 2026 Anywhere Festival Moreton Bay Role Initiative Theatre Company shows may still be available …

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Review (Creative Futures): The Story of the Life of Charlie Chaplin

Smile: The story of the life of Charlie Chaplin, Marcel Cole at the 2026 Anywhere Festival Brisbane, (Credit Creative Futures Photography).

Describing Smile: The story of the life of Charlie Chaplin as timeless, charming story-telling, Catherine highlights the importance of booking Anywhere Festival shows early, as ‘it is unsurprising that Marcel Cole has created another festival gem that sells out very quickly.’
To read more about this entertaining Anywhere Festival Brisbane show, turn to the full Creative Futures Photography review…

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Review: Murder At The Bowlo

Picture: The talented Improv Queensland cast of Murder At The Bowlo (Credit: Creative Futures Photography).

If you get the opportunity to catch the final two Improv Queensland shows in the 2025 Anywhere Festival I strongly recommend getting a group together and going along for the…

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Review: Jaws For Kids!

Picture (L to R): The excellent Jaws: For Kids! stars, Act React’s Natalie Bochenski and Ellie Hardisty (image credit: Creative Futures Photography).

Jaws: For Kids! is highly recommended as a really entertaining show for adults and kids. You will come away with a raft of ‘fun facts’(ting) about the importance of sharks,…

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Review: The Amazing Bubble Show

Picture: Enthralling the audience at The Amazing Bubble Show (Image credit: Creative Futures Photography)

Magic Glen’s Amazing Bubble Show is a kid-friendly 45-minute event that is exactly what you’d expect from the title… and a little bit more. By the end of the set…

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Review: 2004 Slumber Party

Catherine Lawrence congratulates Darcie Rae Boatswain and the Glitter Martini crew, on another strong addition to their menu. Pjs, UGGs, audience participation galore… plus artistic hula, fabulous pole dance, impressive…

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IKEA WARS – MEDIA RELEASE

One of the smash hits of the 2024 Adelaide Fringe comes to Brisbane for three shows only as part of the Anywhere Festival. After three years of Kieran Bullock building…

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Review 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.

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Starter Boyfriend | Squirt Productions

A review by Lauren Hale for Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane. Starter Boyfriend investigates how we relate to each other in an increasingly digital and glaringly heteronormative world. Read the…

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