Lisette Drew

Lisette Drew is a surfer, storyteller and arts advocate, chasing tales across stage, screen and sea. She has worked nationally and overseas on over 50 theatrical productions. Her play, Breakwater, was shortlisted for two playwriting awards and her novel The Cloud Factory was longlisted for The Hawkeye Prize. From backstage at Australia’s top theatre companies to bylines in major mastheads, Lisette collects stories and catches waves wherever she roams. www.lisettedrew.com

Lisette Drew's Latest Articles

Whitefella Yella Tree. Photo: STC / Prudence Upton.
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Whitefella Yella Tree review: first contact and first love collide

The award-winning Whitefella Yella Tree returns to tell a heart wrenching and vital coming-of-age story.

Malacañang Made Us. Image: Queensland Theatre Company.
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Malacañang Made Us review: cancel culture meets martial law

Malacañang Made Us, presented by Queensland Theatre Company, shows how one act of resistance can ripple across generations.

Bri Lee. Image: Saskia Wilson. Simon & Schuster.
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Seed review: Bri Lee is back

Lee’s second novel, Seed, might have readers turning pages more for the fate of the planet than the fate of…

The Lovers. Image: Brisbane Festival.
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The Lovers review: Shakespeare shaken and stirred for the TikTok generation

Teens and young adults scream, boo, giggle and gasp like they're at a gig during Laura Murphy's The Lovers.

The cast of The Visitors - Seven people in suits either sitting or standing on a rock-like formation.
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The Visitors review: a play's reimagining of the First Fleet from an Indigenous perspective

'The Visitors' invites us to see our past from a different storyline.

Two panels. On the left is a young woman, Madeleine Ryan, with long brown hair. She is sitting on a brown couch. On the right is the cover of her book, 'The Knowing' which has a bunch of flowers on it.
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Book review: The Knowing, Madeleine Ryan

A restless mind, a train ride and a day that questions everything.

Two panels. On the left is author Zoë  Foster Blake, wearing a tan long sleeve top. She has short dark hair. On the right is the cover of her book, in white handwriting against a clash of different colours and design.
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Book review: Things Will Calm Down Soon, Zoë Foster Blake

The pitfalls and rewards of juggling business and a personal life: a guide in fictional form.

Two panels. On the left is the cover of the book with 'The Work' written on a diagonal slant in white and yellow against a skyscraper background. On the right is a blonde woman wearing a white blouse standing against large window panes.
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Book review: The Work, Bri Lee

Old and new art mix with old and new values in this debut novel from Bri Lee.

Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband. Image on left is a black and white author headshot of a 40-something white woman with a blonde fringed bob and glasses, and an open necked shirt, smiling at the camera. On the right is a book cover depicting a large blue expanse of the sea and a bird's eye view of a small boat with a white triangular wake coming from it.
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Book review: Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband, Kerstin Pilz

'Till death do us part' is put to the test in this heartbreaking memoir.

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Concert review: Spirit of Christmas, QPAC

The Christmas spirit was well and truly alive at QPAC.

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