Tracker | Australian Dance Theatre
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Tracker | Australian Dance Theatre

Wiradjuri choreographer and Australian Dance Theatre Artistic Director, Daniel Riley, has brought together a talented team of creatives and artists to create a show that focuses on Daniel Riley’s exploration of the life of his Great-Great Uncle, Alec "Tracker" Riley.

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Glass Child | The Farm & Kayah and Maitreyah Guenther
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Glass Child | The Farm & Kayah and Maitreyah Guenther

In the past two days, I have found myself continuously contemplating every aspect of the performance. The show had so many subtle details that made it truly special. As someone who enjoys revisiting past reviews to gauge a show’s lasting impact and reflect on any evolving opinions, I can confidently say that Glass Child has already left an indelible mark on me. It is a production that I will undoubtedly continue to think about for months to come.

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Constellations by Nick Payne | All Entertainment
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Constellations by Nick Payne | All Entertainment

It is a great work out to be onstage essentially unending for an hour and a half and both Katie and William held their space and power for the entire time. They were able to create seamless transitions between the scenes and had some exciting choices and exploration with the dialogue and repeated scenes.

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Moon With A View | Moth Light Theatre
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Moon With A View | Moth Light Theatre

Moon with a View is a whimsical and wacky mixture that is often Monty Pythonesque—and occasionally reminiscent of Michael Bentine’s Potty Time—showcasing Calum Johnston’s acting, improv, balloon-manipulation, and comedic talents.

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Cool Story Bro | Big Fork Theatre
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Cool Story Bro | Big Fork Theatre

One of the coolest parts of Cool Story Bro is that every show night is its own opening and closing night. What happened on Friday night will never happen again, and the only people in the world who got to experience it are those who were in the room. So for all those reading this, I’m sorry, but you will never, ever, get to experience the pure extasy of watching a group of people spontaneously assume the role of sperms and egg in the fight for fertilisation.

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Circus in a Teacup | Vulcana Circus
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Circus in a Teacup | Vulcana Circus

The stories that the women told were deeply personal, and yet they were evocative of the experiences of many women. I thought of my mother, my sister, my best friends, and the many women who touched my life. I thought about the shared experiences, the coping mechanisms, and the healing processes. I was reminded of how resilient women can be.

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yana marumba (Walk Good) |Wynnum Fringe Opening Ceremony
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yana marumba (Walk Good) |Wynnum Fringe Opening Ceremony

We made our way onto the Wynnum Boardwalk where we were introduced to Uncle Josh, a Nunagal man and a traditional custodian on Qaundamooka country. We were told stories of the land and the importance of keeping those stories alive, and not to let them fade away as well as pay our respects to our ancestors: Indigenous or non-indigenous, everyone’s ancestors that has moved on from this world.

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Restless Dream | Bob Weatherall, Halfway, Digi Youth Arts & Alethea Beetson
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Restless Dream | Bob Weatherall, Halfway, Digi Youth Arts & Alethea Beetson

It’s through Uncle Bob Weatherall where the reality hits that we are experiencing more than art and performance - it’s truth telling performed with rawness and honesty. Restless Dream tells the real-life journey of Uncle Bob’s efforts of repatriation and bringing back the ancestral remains of those who have died to be buried back on their country, back to Kamilaroi. Bringing peace and ensuring a real passing can happen.

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Wrecked | Life Out Loud Storytelling
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Wrecked | Life Out Loud Storytelling

Last weekend I went to Brisbane’s hottest storytelling group, Life Out Loud Storytelling, for a night of storytelling fun. The night’s theme was wrecked: stories about rust and ruin, which was quite frankly what had drawn me to the event in the first place. I’ve been to many storytelling cabaret-esque themed nights when the theme has been very airy fairy, so it was quite nourishing to the soul to have a theme that had some grit to it.

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Dear Adults | Virag Dombay and Harry Fritsch
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Dear Adults | Virag Dombay and Harry Fritsch

Dear Adults is a verbatim piece performed by children that explores different dynamics they have with adults and provides a stage for their questions and concerns to be heard. It’s the kind of show that I wished I would’ve had access to as a child, especially with growing up in a rural town and the difficulties that arose there. To be able to have those honest discussions with the adults in my life is something I yearned for when I was younger and still do to some extent.

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It Takes A Lot Not To End Up Dead | NiK NaK Productions
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It Takes A Lot Not To End Up Dead | NiK NaK Productions

In this unique musical cabaret, local folk singer-songwriter Lizzie Flynn takes us on a heartwarming journey through her youth via the key people and events that inspired her repertoire of original songs. It Takes A Lot Not To End Up Dead is a fun and wholesome time. I’m a big fan of putting singing and storytelling together. Singing itself is storytelling, but add a sprinkle of honest, in-character storytelling and you’ve got something extra special.

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Intoxication | Before Shot
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Intoxication | Before Shot

At its core, the show is about love and relationships and the anxiety, self-doubt, self-loathing, and questions of worth that can come along with it. Christopher addressed audience members as if they were people in his life, people he admired, desired, despised. The audience became participants, watching and being watched in the circle.

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Sex, Lies & Betrayal – Memoirs of a Hollywood Star | JTM Productions
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Sex, Lies & Betrayal – Memoirs of a Hollywood Star | JTM Productions

As we enter the room, we are soon introduced to Miss Nightingale, played by the talented Karla Hillam. Immediately I was captivated and engaged, with the intimacy of the setting it made you feel at times like a fly on the wall of something real. Karla brought the confidence required to play a charismatic Hollywood Legend, along with the elegance of a Grace Kelly, and the depth to show the struggle, pain, and haunting memories.

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Bigger & Blacker | Steven Oliver
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Bigger & Blacker | Steven Oliver

Accompanied by Helpmann-Award winner Michael Griffiths on piano, the duo titillated the audience with their ‘naughty’, fun, original score. The spicy banter between Michael and Steven was nothing short of sensational, making them a formidable duo on stage.

Add a disco ball to the mix and you have a flawless match made in heaven!

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Glass Child | The Farm
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Glass Child | The Farm

This is hands down the best piece of storytelling I’ve seen this year. This is a genuine challenge to any other productions to top it for sheer vibrating power. From the first scene, where Maitreyah’s voice cracks just ever so slightly, I know I am witness to something extraordinary. What follows is a whirlwind of emotions, for each of them, and most definitely for me.

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