Reviews
Musical review: Hairspray
This new production reprises the original classic musical but the large venue dwarfs the spectacle.
Circus review: A Cabaret Somewhere Hot and Sticky
Circa Cairns presented a saucy mix of cabaret and acrobatics, capturing a spectrum of moments between bodies moving and connecting…
Exhibition review: Susan Jacobs, Buxton Contemporary
Part of Jacobs’ latest solo exhibition is to question whether it’s the world as we ‘know’ it or the world…
Book review: Red, Felicity McLean
A reimagining of the Ned Kelly myth through a contemporary female protagonist.
Concert review: Tragedy to Triumph
The music may have been full of tragedy but the orchestra was triumphant!
Cabaret review: Blanc de Blanc Encore
The Spiegeltent hosts a night of ribald humour, aerial stunts, extravagant costumes and a pillow fight.
Theatre review: The Glass Menagerie
Black Swan's reimagining of a classic play loses none of the original's power and pathos.
Theatre review: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The team behind the adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray once again mix theatre and cinema.
Theatre review: Laurinda
Alice Pung's acclaimed young adult novel about the nexus between race and class is adapted for the stage.
Musical review: 42nd Street
The famous Broadway musical, full of show-stopping numbers, was given a marvellous production by the musical theatre students at Queensland…