Doug Robins
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Performance review: GRIT, Perseverance Street Studio, Queensland
Captivating songs and stories about regional towns.
Theatre review: The Great Travelling Médecin Show, Cairns Performing Arts Centre
Gods were pitted against medical science in this experimental piece.
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.
Circus review: The Wet, Cairns Performing Arts Centre
A First Nations led ensemble turns to the force and beauty of nature for its inspiration.
Circus review: From Old Things, Circa Cairns
Marvels from a First Nations-led, Cairns-based contemporary circus.
Theatre review: I is Maggie
A clear-eyed insight into the conditions of migrant labour in an industrial laundry.
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…
Theatre review: From Campfire to Stage Light
A captivating Indigenous life story told through words and music.
Theatre review: Queenslander, Jute Theatre Company
A family political drama with Orwellian overtones
Theatre review: La Bella Figura
A family-focussed musical dramedy.