Category: Community Reviews

‘Cats’ was paw-some. In a rendition that was filled with many paw-sitive aspects, Queensland Musical Theatre (QMT) has successfully presented the infamous musical, ‘Cats’. Often…

‘Ladies in Black’ was determined. With a 71 year history, Villanova Players have marked their 310th production, by presenting ‘Ladies in Black’ at the Ron…

‘Nunsense’ was sensational. It was 1985 when Dan Goggin’s ‘Nunsense’ first hit the stage, and while some may think the productions jokes may be a…

‘Jekyll & Hyde’ was fearsome.  Nineteenth century London – a world in the midst of technological and social evolution. It is into this context that…

‘The Father’ was unforgettable.  There is a common thread woven throughout the contemporary plays that have emerged from France in the twenty-first century. Upon stages…

‘Straight’ was vanilla. In alignment with the final night of Brisbane Pride, Nash Theatre presented Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola’s intriguing play ‘Straight’ at the…

‘Flashdance’ was flashy.  There is no way to say this lightly: the script for ‘Flashdance’ is bad.  The billing for this show lists Tom Hedley…

‘The Boy From Oz’ was colourful.  With such an iconic Australian personality at the centre of the show, Savoyards Musical Theatre had a massive feat…

‘Kelly’ was revisionary.  The Ned Kelly mythos is pervasive in Australian culture and has been for over a century. Indeed, the first-ever feature film was…

‘The Actress’ was theatrical.  Playwright Peter Quilter has built a career by his rare talent to write to a particular character demographic, namely women –…