‘Mistero Buffo’ // Metro Arts and Brisbane Festival
'Mistero Buffo' was wayfaring.
Presented at Metro Arts, ‘Mistero Buffo’ takes a step into the absurd to explore the role of the storyteller …
Author: El Waddingham
El Waddingham (they/them) is an emerging performer, writer, director and dancer from Yugumbeh Land. A proud queer artist, they describe their work as a slap in the face with a palm full of biodegradable glitter. El is currently the artistic director of theatrePUNK co, and in their second year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting & Dance) at QUT.
‘Holding Achilles’ // Dead Puppet Society and Brisbane Festival
'Holding Achilles' was transformative.
QPAC’s Playhouse stage was transported into the grandiose mythical world of ‘The Illiad’ for Dead Pup…
‘An Ideal Husband’ // La Boite Theatre
‘An Ideal Husband’ was vivacious. What do a rubber John Howard mask and Oscar Wilde have in common? On the surface, not much, but in…
‘Three 2.0’ // Australasian Dance Collective
‘Three 2.0’ was alive. The acclaimed contemporary dance company, Australasian Dance Collective took over the Brisbane Powerhouse to present their acclaimed returning production, ‘THREE 2.0’.…
‘Robyn Archer: An Australian Songbook’ // Queensland Theatre
‘Robyn Archer: An Australian Songbook’ was poignant. When the very presence of Australian theatre icon, Robyn Archer, is enough to provoke cheers and thundering applause…
‘Club Extimacy’ // The Black Box Collective
‘Club Extimacy’ was intimate. With a floor littered with empty cups and haphazard caution tape sectioning off visitors, audiences attending Black Box Collective’s ‘Club Extimacy’ knew…
Anywhere Festival presents awards for 2022
The Anywhere Festival has officially concluded for 2022 with its annual presentation of their Anywhere Awards, held at Elements Collective. This year marked one of…
‘Once Upon A Time In Sacramento ‘ // Abadon Productions
‘Once Upon A Time In Sacramento ’ was alluring. Abadon Productions stepped into the mysterious, glamorous world of golden-age era show-business with their new work…
‘Tainted’ // Anywhere Festival
‘Tainted’ was efflorescent. Entering the Paint Factory in Yeronga feels like entering somewhere you shouldn’t be allowed, and ‘Tainted’ tells the stories that we’ve been…
‘Putting on a Mask’ // Anywhere Festival
‘Putting on the Mask’ was viscerous. Claire Fitzpatrick’s new performance-art piece, ‘Putting on the Mask’, staged as a part of Anywhere Festival, was the closest…