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Salad Days Collective produced the Queensland premiere season of Miriam Battye’s Scenes With Girls at PIP Theatre in 202...
15/09/2026

Salad Days Collective produced the Queensland premiere season of Miriam Battye’s Scenes With Girls at PIP Theatre in 2024, their first year of works, and now bring it to Queensland Theatre Company as part of its DOOR 3 program and Brisbane Festival.

Delivered with authentic emotion and a deep sense of recognition, Scenes With Girls maps the shifting tectonic plates of formative female friendships with care and complexity. Playing until 19 September 💖

Read my full review online via Limelight.

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In the old CFA hall on the outskirts of town, a group of locals come together to sing and connect. Aseni, Barbara, Mack,...
12/09/2026

In the old CFA hall on the outskirts of town, a group of locals come together to sing and connect. Aseni, Barbara, Mack, Savannah and Totty have splintered from their original choir on a matter of principle and are intent on forging their own path. They have a new name, a space to rehearse, and a public debut booked. All they need now is to right the wrongs of the past...and find a song that pairs perfectly with the local winery’s Sangiovese.

The Heartbreak Choir is playing at PIP Theatre until 19 September.

The Heartbreak Choir 9 – 19 September 2026 PIP Theatre, Milton In the old CFA hall on the outskirts of town, a small group of locals come together to sing, and to connect. Aseni, Barbara, Mac…

Hannah arrives in Seoul to get to know her birth mother, but Umma is busy working every day in her convenience store. Un...
11/09/2026

Hannah arrives in Seoul to get to know her birth mother, but Umma is busy working every day in her convenience store. Under the fluorescent lights, the two women search for connection across generational and cultural divides.

Michelle Lim Davidson’s funny and heartfelt playwriting debut is a story of inter-country adoption, imperfect motherhood, the search for home, and how we try to understand ourselves by understanding where we come from.

Read my full review via Limelight. Koreaboo is playing at La Boite Theatre until 19 September as part of Brisbane Festival.

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A standing ovation in the QPAC Playhouse greeted the world premiere of Suzie Miller’s Strong is the New Pretty, a snappy...
10/09/2026

A standing ovation in the QPAC Playhouse greeted the world premiere of Suzie Miller’s Strong is the New Pretty, a snappy 80-minute origin story of the AFLW presented as part of Brisbane Festival.

Miller’s heroic version of events distils years of training and campaigning into a neatly packaged overview of the AFLW’s origins, tethered by the infectious, inspiring energy of its early stars and supporters.

Read my full review online 🏈 Strong is the New Pretty plays until 19 September.

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Salad Days Collective brings Scenes With Girls back for a Brisbane Festival season filled with guts, chaos, laughter and...
09/09/2026

Salad Days Collective brings Scenes With Girls back for a Brisbane Festival season filled with guts, chaos, laughter and heartbreak.

Best friends and housemates Tosh and Lou have rejected the modern pressures of romance and dating, believing that having each other is enough. But when the outside world begins to creep in, their all-consuming bond is quietly put to the test.

Playing 4 - 19 September at Queensland Theatre Company as part of their DOOR 3 program.

Scenes with Girls 4 – 19 September 2026​ Diane Cilento Studio After a sold-out 2024 season that sparked rave reviews (and prompted at least one audience member to break up with her boyfriend), Mati…

An accomplished cast brings Patricia Cornelius’ play about dementia, dying and doomed explorers to life at Queensland Th...
19/08/2026

An accomplished cast brings Patricia Cornelius’ play about dementia, dying and doomed explorers to life at Queensland Theatre Company, but textual density obscures emotional depth.

Finely honed performances and a stirring score squeeze bursts of deep emotion from this dense work about looking toward, or looking forward to, the end of our lives.

Read my full review via Limelight. Do Not Go Gentle is playing until 30 August.

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Second Coming, co-produced by Playlab Theatre and La Boite Theatre, is a contemplation of humanity’s near future, but so...
14/08/2026

Second Coming, co-produced by Playlab Theatre and La Boite Theatre, is a contemplation of humanity’s near future, but so thematically crowded that it loses touch with the play’s human heart. This world premiere about a Mars mission in 2065 is weighed down by its own admirable ambition and the result, despite well-crafted design and strong actor performances, is ultimately a directionless scream into the void of space.

Read my full review via Limelight. Second Coming is playing until 22 August.

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Prospero Arts promises an evening of elegance, wit, and iconic melodies with Gilbert & Sullivan: A Soiree of Song & Sati...
10/08/2026

Prospero Arts promises an evening of elegance, wit, and iconic melodies with Gilbert & Sullivan: A Soiree of Song & Satire, celebrating the undisputed kings of theatrical chaos.

This production, directed by Stuart Maunder AM and Musical Director James Dobinson, features a cast of beloved Queensland stars and national stage royalty, accompanied by a 19-piece orchestra on stage.

Four shows only, 6 – 9 September 2026 at the QPAC Concert Hall.

Gilbert & Sullivan: A Soiree of Song & Satire 6 – 9 September 2026 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Prospero Arts has announced the arrival of Gilbert & Sullivan: A Soiree of Song &a…

Inside the warm glow of Maraczek’s Parfumerie, Georg Nowack and Amalia Balash clash at every turn; yet outside working h...
07/08/2026

Inside the warm glow of Maraczek’s Parfumerie, Georg Nowack and Amalia Balash clash at every turn; yet outside working hours, each pours out their heart in letters to an anonymous correspondent who seems like the perfect match. Both dream of finally meeting this ideal partner, as their real lives remain tangled in frustration and misunderstanding.

Phoenix Ensemble presents She Loves Me, adapted from the classic story that inspired generations of romantic comedies, from 7 - 29 August 💖

She Loves Me 7 – 29 August 2026 The Tin Shed, 60-74 James Street, Beenleigh Showgrounds, Beenleigh The sweetest love story they never saw coming. Inside the warm glow of Maraczek’s Parfumerie…

Call centre employee Sloane has been receiving signs from the universe. The ‘Hanging Man’ tarot card keeps appearing in ...
03/08/2026

Call centre employee Sloane has been receiving signs from the universe. The ‘Hanging Man’ tarot card keeps appearing in her library books, and her early period is an omen of impending doom. Now, there’s a dead bat hanging from the power lines, which all points to one meaning: she must kill her evil boss and save her coworkers. Obviously.

Observatory Theatre presents the premiere of a new comedy thriller by Brisbane writer Samantha Hill, playing PIP Theatre, Milton, from 26 August – 5 September🦇

Image credit: Kris Anderson / Images by Anderson Dead Bat on the Night Shift 26 August – 5 September 2026 PIP Theatre, Milton Cosmic order meets corporate chaos this August in Observatory The…

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