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A new adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice opens Queensland Theatre's 2025 season. Image is a man and a woman in regency dress lying on the grass and looking up at the camera.
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A Jane Austen classic opens a new era for Queensland Theatre

Opening his tenure as Queensland Theatre's Artistic Director, Daniel Evans co-directs a new adaptation of a Jane Austen classic.

David Burton

Jan 28, 2025
A transwoman, Bayley Turner, in a black dress is seated. Below her are scattered Barbie dolls on the ground. Thirty-Six
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Theatre reviews: Thirty-Six and Medium, midsumma festival

Two very different shows at midsumma festival.

Kim Hitchcock

Jan 28, 2025
Rob Carlton seated with a cockatoo on his shoulder. He is a Caucasian man with balding hair and glasses, wearing a black tshirt and jeans.
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Performance review: Willing Participant, FRINGE WORLD

A warm and engaging piece of theatre from Rob Carlton.

Tiffany Barton

Jan 24, 2025
Interior cutout of a two-storey house in a production of 'The Barber of Seville'. There are people crowded in each room.
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Opera review: The Barber of Seville, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House

Fast-paced and hilarious, Opera Australia’s 'The Barber of Seville' will please opera buffs and newcomers alike. 

Peter Hackney

Jan 21, 2025
A pair of orange football shoes next to an orange and white football.
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Performance review: The Game, FRINGE WORLD

Power and misogyny portrayed in this multimedia show about Australian Women's Football.

Tiffany Barton

Jan 20, 2025
A sell-out production of Joanna Murray-Smith's Berlin returns to Melbourne for a limited season.

Joanna Murray-Smith's 'Berlin' returns to Melbourne

An enduringly popular romantic thriller, Berlin returns to Melbourne in an intimate independent production.

David Burton

Jan 20, 2025
Rarmian Newton as Frodo Baggins and Laurence Boxhall as Gollum in 'Lord of The Rings - A Musical Tale'. Newton is dressed in a white shirt, red vest and brown knickerbockers. Boxhall is crouching and topless, wearing raggedy white pants. He is covered in white make-up with blood stains.
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Musical review: Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, State Theatre Sydney

It’s not seamless but most will enjoy this spirited take on Tolkien’s epic tale.

Peter Hackney

Jan 15, 2025
Two panels. On the left is of Scott F. Harrison and Jessical O'Bryan at the launch of their book, a cover photo of which is placed on the podium that they are standing between. They are both dressed in formal black and white clothes. On the right is the cover of their book, 'Musical Theatre Education and Training in the 21st Century', which features a photo of an emoting woman wearing a maroon suit.
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Book review: Musical Theatre Education and Training in the 21st Century, Jessica O’Bryan and Scott D. Harrison 

A wide-ranging examination of the musical theatre profession focusing on current practices with valuable input from the profession and its…

Suzannah Conway

Jan 13, 2025
Bek Schilling and Sean Donehue in 'Bearded'. Shilling is on the left and has dyed platinum blonde hair with pink tips. Thye are mock playing and holding Sean Donehue's mouth open.
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Musical review: Bearded, Theatre Works

A queer musical set in the middle of Australia’s 2017 marriage equality debate.

Kim Hitchcock

Jan 13, 2025
Large video screen with image of blonde wigged woman with glasses and actors below. Dark Noon
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Theatre review: Dark Noon, Sydney Festival 2025

An active theatre work that rewrites the narrative of the Wild West with contemporary subtextural readings.

Gina Fairley

Jan 10, 2025
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