Month: November 2025
Review: Cirque Du Sleigh At Wynnum Wonderland
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I knew I wasn’t in for a standard Christmas show the second I walked up to the Augathella Spiegeltent. It has that slightly worn-in charm that immediately tells you something odd or brilliant is about to happen. Even with that in mind, Cirque Du Sleigh still caught me off guard. This is…
Review: Congratulations, Get Rich! Sings A Story Of Love, Legacy & Ghosts
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Congratulations, Get Rich! is the latest triumph to hit the Sydney Theatre Company stage. A co-production with La Boite Theatre in Brisbane and the Singapore Repertory Theatre, this phenomenal production is a beautiful tribute to the power of love, legacy and song. The story begins on the opening night of…
Review: Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland Is A Magic Experience
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There’s no other wish more special for a child than wanting to visit Santa in his magical North Pole at Christmas time. And as my 10-year-old daughter gazed around the giant circus dome at Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland with starry eyes, she told me it was a dream come true! On a…
Film Review: A Life Illuminated 2025 Brisbane International Film Festival
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Last night, Brisbane’s Star Casino Leisure Deck was transformed into a mystical sanctuary of technicolour. All ages were welcomed to bask in the magnificence of deep-sea exploration for the Australian premiere of A Life Illuminated as part of the 2025 Brisbane International Film Festival. In 2012, the film’s Director Tasha…
Announcing Principal Cast For The Lion King
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Disney today announced the principal performers that will lead THE LION KING cast when the global phenomenon returns to Australia next year. Opening at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney from April 2026, THE LION KING is the world’s #1 musical and has been seen by more than 124 million worldwide.…
Film Review: Careless Reveals The Truth About Ageing
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Australia has a habit of treating ageing as something taboo, to segregate away. Careless, directed by award-winning filmmaker Sue Thomson, refuses that framing. The film premiered at the 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. It lands with humour, anger and something more tender; a reminder that…
Announcing Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company 2026 Season
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In 2026, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company dives deep into the themes that connect us all – family, identity, and legacy – brought to life with honesty, wit and joyful laughter. Artistic Director Maitland Schnaars believes that 2026 will see the continued growth and development of Yirra Yaakin as a significant theatre company…
Review: Queensland Theatre’s A Few Good Men Is A Triumph
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Let’s begin with a confession. I’ve never seen A Few Good Men. I know. A film graduate who has managed to dodge one of the most quoted courtroom dramas on the planet. In my defence, I’m not alone – because neither had a lot of the younger cast! And it’s not…
Review: Carol Is An Homage To The Carnage Of Christmas
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If you’re looking for a Christmas show filled with emotional depth, quirky radio quizzes, dry Australian humour and a triumphant ending, Andrea Gibbs’ Carol, presented by the Black Swan Theatre Company, delivers just that. The Christmas season is often painted as one of joyous family reunions and festive celebrations. But for…
Review: Medea In Exile Strikes With Youthful Fury & Ancient Grief
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Set within varied locations around the Bedford Park campus, Flinders University Drama Centre brings to life Medea In Exile. The work is an imagined continuation of Medea’s story, which is traditionally only glimpsed in various plays in Greek mythology. Students from Flinders Drama Centre’s Bachelor of Performance courses in Acting,…
Review: BIG Live’s The Nutcracker Shines With Seasonal Charm
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Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker has been danced, re-danced, reinvented and fiercely protected since its 1892 premiere at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre. Australian audiences have seen everything from the grand, gilded Russian interpretations to streamlined contemporary versions. BIG Live, an emerging company, takes the classicist route. Clean lines. Faithful storytelling. Plush Victorian nostalgia. With…
Geelong Arts Centre Announces Its Most Ambitious Season 2026
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Last night, Geelong Arts Centre unveiled its SEASON 2026 to a diverse crowd in an exciting Season Launch event entitled Worlds Open Up, hosted by Gillian Cosgriff. In 2026, audiences are invited to step through the door into a year of world premieres, Victorian exclusives and stories that open new…
Review: The Seagull Is Chekhov Reborn With Sharp Contemporary Bite
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There are some opening nights where you feel you are watching a slice of the city’s theatre history forming in real time. Sitting at KXT for Montague Basement’s The Seagull, I had that rare feeling. Maybe it was the sight of 120 props arranged with chaotic precision. Maybe it was the…
Holden Street Theatres Unveils A Thrilling 2026 Season
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Holden Street Theatres (HST) proudly launches its 2026 Season, a bold, exhilarating program that champions exceptional storytelling, celebrates local and national talent, puts 19 actors on stage, creates jobs for arts workers and cements HST’s reputation as one of Australia’s leading independent theatre producers. The 2026 Season marks the first…
Review: When It Rains, An Elizabeth Stonebridge Mystery Leaves You Guessing
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When It Rains, presented by UTS Backstage, is an original murder mystery play with an artfully constructed winding narrative. This is a show that takes you for a ride that will leave you constantly wondering what will happen next. The period piece is written and produced by James Neiro and…
Film Review: Moss & Freud 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival
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The glitzy zone of fast fashion meets the hermetic, brooding art world in the film Moss & Freud, written and directed by James Lucas. It’s an irresistible prospect for fashionistas and art lovers alike: Kate Moss and Lucien Freud, an insight into an unlikely pairing. Now screening at the Russell…
Announcing Steel Magnolias National Tour In 2026
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The iconic story that made us laugh, cry, and fall in love with six extraordinary women is back — live on stage in a dazzling new Australian production. Written by Robert Harling, the timeless tale of STEEL MAGNOLIAS will come alive under the direction of Lee Lewis and a cast of six…
Review: RED Paints A Captivating Canvas Of Contradictions
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Directed by Iain Sinclair, Little Life Productions’ and Company 16’s staging of RED is a masterpiece. The Tony Award-winning show examines Mark Rothko’s relentless pursuit of artistic purity and intensity. Written by John Logan, it expands on true events: Rothko’s commission to paint a series of murals for the Four…
Review: Jaws In Concert Thrills In A Short Season With A Big Bite
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The Metropolitan Orchestra Brisbane gave a riveting performance of the JAWS score live as the movie screened at QPAC on Saturday. JAWS in Concert opened in Brisbane with a relaxed feel as the audience, many wearing JAWS T-shirts and some with shark-themed caps, took their seats in the packed Concert Hall. …
S,B&W Foundation Announces Grants & Winner of RS Playwright Award
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As it approaches its 40th Anniversary year, the Seaborn, Broughton & Walford (S,B&W) Foundation, a charity established to assist the performing arts in Australia, announced substantial Grants for 2026 and a significant playwright’s award to a packed gathering of theatre practitioners and supporters at the S,B&W Foundation’s annual Christmas celebration,…
Review: The True History Of The Life And Death Of King Lear & His Three Daughters
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Colin Friels’ King Lear stepped onto the bare square stage, chalk in hand, and drew a perfect circle at its centre. It was a simple gesture, but it set the tone for the play: a world drawn in plain sight, full of rules we recognise but struggle to obey. That…
Review: Bell Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet Has A Steady Hand & Strong Heart
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Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliet in the mid-1590s. It has been staged in almost every style imaginable: corseted Victorians, gritty street gangs, full-tilt modern realism, even futuristic neon worlds. Bell Shakespeare first performed the play in 1992 during its founding year, establishing the company’s commitment to rigorous, actor-focused interpretations of Shakespeare’s most…
Olympics Themed Comedy 8 More Years To Debut At Toucan Club Festival
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Brisbane’s upcoming Olympic Games has inspired a new Australian play, 8 More Years, premiering at PIP Theatre’s annual Toucan Club Festival this December. 8 More Years, written by Amelia Slatter, is a quintessentially Australian comedy with relatable flavour. It centres around the classic suburban family with all its petty dramas…
Review: Much Ado About Nothing Melbourne Theatre Company
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The opening night of Melbourne Theatre Company’s Much Ado About Nothing was a night of glamorous spectacle. A full house packed into the Sumner Theatre to witness the latest offering from the state’s premier theatre company. The comedy at the centre of Much Ado About Nothing is very farcical and melodramatic, but director…
Announcing Waitress For Melbourne In May 2026
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Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live today announced that Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS will be baking its way to Melbourne in 2026. The inspiring musical from pop sensation Sara Bareilles will open at Her Majesty’s Theatre in May, prior to a season at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from August 2026. Waitlist now…
Win Tickets To The Whoop Dee Doo Revue At Melbourne Spiegel Haus
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Step back in time with some Late Night Jazz at Whoop Dee Doo Revue. The spirit of the golden age of mid-century burlesque clubs comes alive in a glamorous display of striptease and live music at the Melbourne Spiegel Haus for one night only on 27 November 2025! The Scoop is giving…
Brisbane Rolls Out The Red Carpet For A Blockbuster Four Days Of World Class Cinema
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Brisbane is rolling out the red carpet (and the riverfront, rooftops and piazza) for four spectacular days of world-class cinema as the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) makes its highly anticipated return next week from Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 November 2025. This year’s reimagined program of 60+ films, including 29 Australian premieres, opens a window on a world of experiences and perspectives inviting audiences…
A Night At The Musicals Heads On Tour This Summer
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A Night At The Musicals Inc. is taking its celebrated concert series on the road in 2026, bringing the magic of musical theatre to audiences across South East Queensland. Following a string of sold-out performances in Brisbane, the company will perform three exclusive shows in Toowoomba, Caloundra, and Ipswich this January and February. Audiences…
NIDA Partners With Australians In Film To Provide Pathways For Students & Alumni
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The National institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is proud to announce a new supporting partnership with Australians in Film (AiF) in Los Angeles. The AiF partnership launches as NIDA’s graduating actors take to the stage and screen in the 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting Showcase for industry. The partnership…
Review: Don’t Panic! (It’s Happened Before) Old Fitz Theatre
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Watching Don’t Panic! (It’s Happened Before), written and performed by Sam Bowden, feels like a drunk conversation with friends. Bowden turns pop culture references, conspiracy theories and ‘impolite descriptions of the English’ into a wonderful tale of hope. The one-man show first graced stages at the Sydney Fringe Festival in 2023.…
