Mamma Mia! has certainly set the tone for the New Year for Brisbane theatre goers. It promised to be “the party of the year” and it is.
Within moments of sitting down we spot the infamous 'Manuel from Barcelona', frantically bobbing around, snatching glasses from people's hands and prodding people from their relaxed chairs.
I'm so whisked up in the controlled chaos of it all I am not even sure of my own thoughts any more, and all I know is I am suddenly very aware of my own shortcomings as a human. Next to me I hear my companion whisper “What have I done with my life?”
How often do you have the opportunity to relive your childhood, with your own adult ‘child’ next to you?
When was the last time you let yourself really dream? That was what Queensland Ballet invited audiences to do last night with an energetic and lively telling of Peter Pan at QPAC’s Playhouse.
Eugène Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros is currently being staged by heartBeast Theatre, the Brisbane company choosing a fittingly absurd play to perform for an increasingly absurd world.
An Octoroon is a production of contrasts. Bright white stage and pitch-dark blackouts. Raucous comedy and stark reality. Black face and white face. Loud rap music and uncomfortable silence. The rights afforded to characters of white skin, and the treatment of all others.