Doug Robins

Douglas Robins is an Arts worker in far north Queensland, is fanatical about theatre and believes theatre should always be inclusive to all. He completed a B.A. in Theatre and English at James Cook University, Cairns in 2011. An author of short plays and theatre reviews, an actor, director and president of community theatre company Tropical Arts Inc.

Doug Robins's Latest Articles

A forest setting. A man and woman are at the bottom right hand corner.
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Theatre review: O, Ophelia, Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, Cairns

Shakespeare's Ophelia is the protagonist in this timeless tale about coercive control.

Doug Robins

Mar 25, 2025
GRIT. Image is four young people on a stage against a black backdrop. A man at the front has a mic and is shielding his eyes from the light with his hand. Behind him two woman are also singing into mics, while a third woman is closer to the front sitting on a seat with crossed legs and lacing her fingers around her knee.
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Performance review: GRIT, Perseverance Street Studio, Queensland

Captivating songs and stories about regional towns.

Doug Robins

Mar 27, 2024
The Great Travelling Médecin Show. A range of actors in various eclectic costumes are variously standing and sitting on the stage reaching out toward an actor in a white tunic with a top hat and a doctor's bag.
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Theatre review: The Great Travelling Médecin Show, Cairns Performing Arts Centre 

Gods were pitted against medical science in this experimental piece.

Doug Robins

Mar 18, 2024
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Theatre review: Higher Faster Louder, Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, Queensland

Take to the skies in a play based on the experiences of one of the world’s first female commercial pilots.

Doug Robins

Aug 31, 2023
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Circus review: The Wet, Cairns Performing Arts Centre

A First Nations led ensemble turns to the force and beauty of nature for its inspiration.

Doug Robins

Feb 27, 2023
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Circus review: From Old Things, Circa Cairns

Marvels from a First Nations-led, Cairns-based contemporary circus.

Doug Robins

Nov 7, 2022
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Theatre review: I is Maggie

A clear-eyed insight into the conditions of migrant labour in an industrial laundry.

Doug Robins

Oct 18, 2022
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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…

Doug Robins

Aug 18, 2022
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Theatre review: From Campfire to Stage Light

A captivating Indigenous life story told through words and music.

Doug Robins

Jul 12, 2022
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Theatre review: Queenslander, Jute Theatre Company

A family political drama with Orwellian overtones

Doug Robins

Mar 16, 2022
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