Author: Cassandra Houghton
Review: VISTA Is A Powerful Reframing Of Reality
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★★★★☆ As one enters any dimly lit theatre for a contemporary dance performance, there is a sense of intrigue and anticipation. At Stephanie Lake Company’s VISTA, it is sustained throughout its distinct two-act production. While Night Feast colours the Brisbane Powerhouse’s forecourt outside, the audience inside remains on the edge…
Review: Hamlet By Queensland Ballet Is Shakespeare At Its Most Beautiful
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★★★★☆ There’s Netflix, and then there’s live Shakespeare. Choose any feeling: love, madness, vengeance, and you’ll experience it in Queensland Ballet’s stunning reimagined Hamlet, currently at the Thomas Dixon Centre. Brisbane’s mild winter evening was a stark contrast to the beautifully gothic Denmark audiences witnessed within the Company’s home theatre in…
Review: Strings A Triple Bill By Queensland Ballet
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A mesmerised audience filled the QPAC Playhouse theatre on Friday night, as Queensland Ballet premiered its new triple bill, Strings. The blend of hypnotic movement and music, performed with precision across three distinct ballets, cast a spell over an appreciative crowd of dance and music lovers alike. Most Queensland Ballet seasons…
Review: Steel Magnolias Is A Heartwarming Star-Studded Triumph
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★★★★☆ It’s often said true stories make the best stories, and Steel Magnolias is evidently one of them. The 2026 Australian tour of the iconic 1980s play premiered in Brisbane last night to an enthusiastic audience that devoured every quip and conversation delivered by an all-star cast on QPAC’s Playhouse stage. But…
Review: Toy Story In Concert Goes To Infinity & Beyond
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★★★★☆ Cast your mind back about 31 years to the mid-1990s, if you can, and you might recall a time of Nintendo 64s, The Spice Girls, Myspace – and a little film called Toy Story. It was this sense of warm nostalgia that sprinkled charm across a packed QPAC Concert Hall…
