Brisbane Powerhouse Archives - The Creative Issue - News for Creatives
Women of Woodstock celebrates the famous festival 50 years on
July 14, 2019 | Kaylee Randall
Woodstock, arguably the most famous and prolific music festival of all time, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Well-known for changing the world of music and art, what you may not know is that only four women ever graced the Woodstock stage.
La Silhouette’s Daniel Gough immerses audiences into queer Brisbane
June 3, 2019 | Kaylee Randall
Taking you through Brisbane’s rich history of queerness as you’re ushered into the world of La Silhouette, artistic director Daniel Gough is helping you reach out and touch the incredible stories of our LGBTIQ+ community at the MELT Festival from 27-30 June.
Oh Sweet Charity!
January 30, 2019 | Auran Abraham
The minute you walked in the room, I could tell this was going to be a production to remember. A real big number.
Chanteuse Clara Luciani brings Paris to the Powerhouse
January 17, 2019 | Fran Gibson
You needn’t have chafed under the yoke of the Norman Conquest for a millennium to understand implicitly that the French do it better. Food. Wine. Kissing. French is best. Read More
Elixir: suggestive circus wows Wonderland
December 5, 2018 | Fran Gibson
Did someone say smouldering, suggestive, somersaulting, sultry, subversive, sci-fi circus? Read More
Rumble! at Wonderland Reviewed
December 4, 2018 | Fran Gibson
‘I’ve seen both their genitals!’ boasts Tina Bikki of Egson Ham and Rosie Rivette, tonight’s Rumble contenders.
Tarantino in an hour with Two Man Tarantino
December 4, 2018 | Paige Duffy
Two people in a rundown video store battle for the title of Quentin Tarantino’s biggest fan in Two Man Tarantino.
Wonderfully Strong Wombs
December 4, 2018 | Auran Abraham
The combination of genuine hilarious humour, high flying gymnastic prowess and underlying unease from the core messages being put forward and the impact of this on the world, make The WonderWombs a strange beast.
Making magic with Matt
December 2, 2018 | Auran Abraham
How does it feel to be lied to? To be deceived? How does it feel when the liar, tells you in no uncertain terms, that they are lying, do you trust them? Do you let them inspire you?
Happily Ever After: A Cabaret Delight
December 2, 2018 | Paige Duffy
The Babushka ensemble presents their brand new show, Happily Ever After, as part of Wonderland festival 2019. Read More
The Epicurean Shark
December 2, 2018 | Fran Gibson
The Epicurean Shark bills itself as a comedy show seeking answers to one of life’s biggies: why does being bad feel so good? Read More
Jury’s out on Bitch on Heat
November 29, 2018 | Fran Gibson
‘It was moving poetry!’
‘It was problematic!’
‘It was honest. Haven’t you ever felt like that?’
‘I’d have walked out if the genders had been the other way round.’
If nothing else, Bitch on Heat is divisive. Read More
Things are heating up with Heatwave
November 25, 2018 | Auran Abraham
When things get hot, the best thing to do is obviously turn up the heat and sweat to stay cool.
A woman, a lush, a beer and a voice
November 24, 2018 | Auran Abraham
In the haze of a dive bar, a woman downs a pint of beer in seconds, and proceeds to sing her soulful, alcohol fueled story to the bar’s patrons.