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Hitting the Dusty trail towards comedy: Dusty Rich
January 26, 2019 | Auran Abraham
Brandishing his manic comedy stylings, Dusty Rich returns to Brisbane Comedy Festival in 2019 with two new, and very contrasting shows, The Lying King and Brain Grenade.
Elixir: suggestive circus wows Wonderland
December 5, 2018 | Fran Gibson
Did someone say smouldering, suggestive, somersaulting, sultry, subversive, sci-fi circus? Read More
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.
Emily Gilhome talks MELT 2019 and an ideal world
November 22, 2018 | Paige Duffy
MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture returns to Brisbane’s Powerhouse in 2019 with Emily Gilhome as Guest Director. Read More
Brad Sherwood talks Whose Line and the martial art of Improv
October 27, 2018 | Paige Duffy
Whose Line is it Anyway, the show where everything is made up, and the points don’t matter. Read More
Steen Raskopoulos’s Stay
September 22, 2018 | Paige Duffy
Raskopoulos balances light and dark in his one-man show Stay, guiding the audience through a layered performance of various characters, memories, and interactions. Read More
Romeo is (thankfully) Not the Only Fruit
September 21, 2018 | Paige Duffy
It is a truth universally acknowledged that all queer love stories must be told through the use of song, dance, and, in the case of Romeo is not the Only Fruit, a reminder of all the tropes plaguing queer romances in popular culture. Read More
David Baddiel – My Family: Not the Sitcom
September 15, 2018 | Paige Duffy
David Baddiel had the audience roaring in this comedic, one-man memoir, performed as part of Brisbane Festival 2018. Read More
Upcoming in The Anywhere Festival: Private Lives
May 11, 2018 | Connor Foley
The time is upon us again. The annual Anywhere Theatre Festival returns this year from the 10th of May until the 27th. Read More
The Death of Stalin Review: Political satire at it’s best
May 4, 2018 | Nathan McMillan
Comedy is not a word generally associated with one of the worst tyrants the worlds ever seen, but The Death of Stalin manages to do just that. Read More
Anywhere Festival
April 23, 2018 | Connor Foley
Anywhere Festival returns again this May to Brisbane, Noosa and the Sunshine Coast for its eighth annual year. Read More
Review: Emily Tresidder’s No, You Hang Up
March 28, 2018 | Nahima Kern
How do you like your comedy? Shaken or Stirred? Maybe chewed and then spat out? Well Emily Tresidder certainly knows how to stir things up onstage. With her new show No You Hang Up, which debuted at the … Read More
Emily Tresidder Hung Up First
March 19, 2018 | Auran Abraham
Relatable humourist and stand-up comedian Emily Tresidder, is more than meets the eye. We recently had a chance to chat with her about the comedy scene, the struggles she’s faced, and of course her forthcoming show “No You Hang Up!”