Suzannah Conway, Author at ArtsHub Australia

Suzannah Conway

Suzannah Conway is an experienced arts administrator, having been CEO of Opera Queensland, the Brisbane Riverfestival and the Centenary of Federation celebrations for Queensland. She is a freelance arts writer and has been writing reviews and articles for over 20 years, regularly reviewing classical music, opera and musical theatre in particular for The Australian and Limelight magazine as well as other journals. Most recently she was Arts Hub's Brisbane-based Arts Feature Writer.

Suzannah Conway's Latest Articles

Prospero Arts and QPAC's 2024 production of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance – in Concert'. Two actors kneel on the stage, with the orchestra and conductor visible behind them. The woman wears a red and orange Victorian dress and straw hat; she is smiling broadly at a young man in a blue and yellow jacket, opened to reveal his white short and white trousers. He wears high black boots and a colourful scarf dangles from his waist.

Performance review: The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert, QPAC

Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser, which offers an all-star cast with many musical gems.

Suzannah Conway

Dec 6, 2024

Margi Brown Ash, a old woman wearing pink glasses and colourful clothes is sitting next to Zac , a trans man in shorts and a blue tank top in 'Wanderings'.

Theatre review: Wanderings, Queensland Theatre

Nest Ensemble’s latest production is a thoughtful, well-conceived two-hander that examines important current societal issues.

Suzannah Conway

Dec 5, 2024

A string quartet wave their bows in the air on stage.

Features

A fond farewell to a Goldner era

After 30 years of playing music together, the Goldner String Quartet has called time with a final Farewell Concert on…

Suzannah Conway

Dec 4, 2024

A crowd scene from "Round The Twist The Musical'. People are standing against a backdrop of a building and a moon.

Musical review: Round The Twist The Musical, QPAC

The acclaimed children’s television series reshaped into a powerful musical production sure to delight fans of all ages.

Suzannah Conway

Dec 2, 2024

A wall of black and white photos. Two people with their backs to the camera, are wearing white. Their hair too is in shades of white/grey.

Exhibition review: New Light: Photography Now + Then, Museum of Brisbane

Brisbane’s history is framed in a new light through photography past and present.

Suzannah Conway

Aug 19, 2024

An Indigenous man in dark clothing with one hand to his throat. A didgeridoo is standing next to him.

Music review: Festival Farewell, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville Civic Theatre

The finale to the 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music celebrated the joy of music with a heartfelt farewell to…

Suzannah Conway

Aug 6, 2024

Four people in black are huddled together, looking down, each one holding onto saxophones.

Music review: Australian Festival of Chamber Music, various Townsville venues

A reflection on some key concerts and events at the 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

Suzannah Conway

Aug 6, 2024

Wonderful World. An orchestra is playing on the stage with a cellist front and centre, spotlit. Behind them is a large screen of a tract of land peeking through what could be either clouds or crashing waves.

Concert review: Wonderful World, Townsville Civic Theatre

A diverse musical program across environmentally conscious themes in a powerful humanistic ode to nature.

Suzannah Conway

Aug 4, 2024

Two men dressed casually in hoodies stand between another man who is stuck inside a tall, caged structure.

Theatre review: Famished Future Feeders, New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts

Exploring diverse elements of a darkly dystopian future, this well-staged production features promising new talent.

Suzannah Conway

Jul 8, 2024

A woman is lying in a bathtub covered in bubbles. A man in a blue checkered shirt and t shirt sits nearby her and looks down at her.

Theatre review: Cost of Living, Queensland Theatre

'Cost of Living' is a play for our times about the price we all pay to be human.

Suzannah Conway

Jun 24, 2024

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