
Written by first time playwright Julia Rose-Lewis, Samson covers a lot of ground in a short time, but at its heart it is a play about friendship, grief and guilt.

Orchestra, curtains, lights and a plethora of pirates with a whole lotta ‘aaarrrrrrr’ burst onto the stage on Friday night at the Concert Hall, QPAC.

The Sixteen is on of the great choral ensembles currently on the world stage. Founded in the late 70s, it is still directed by its founder, Harry Christophers, who has been decorated for his work with the ensemble over several decades. It was a great privilege to hear the ensemble in Brisbane last night.

From the Land of Oz our story sprung, with some early-college-antics where our two witches became best, worst, best and ‘whatever’ friends, setting the scene for the show to follow. And what a show followed.

With his trademark mix of sly metaphor and sarcastic humour, Ben Elton’s satirical offering Gasp!, now showing at QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre for QTC, both delights and demands attention from audiences.

How To Keep An Alien is a mostly one-woman show, and Sonya Kelly, as the key performer is simply wonderful to watch on stage.

Monkey…Journey to the West combines the beautiful multi-artform presentation of Theatre of Image and an old Chinese story steeped in tradition to make its mark in the last few days of Brisbane Festival.