Author: Sebastien Skubala
Meet Jake Speer: Your New Mrs. Doubtfire
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This morning it was announced that Jake Speer will play the title role in the Australian premiere tour of Mrs. Doubtfire, the hit musical based on the beloved Robin Williams film. Jake is known for his role as Oscar Macguire in Home and Away, and has appeared in recent plays…
Film Review: Disney’s Moana Makes Waves In Live Action Remake
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★★★½ The sea is calling… or more accurately, Disney is calling audiences back to cinemas with its live-action remake of Moana. Since its release in 2016, Moana has become Disney’s most-streamed film on Disney+. Between 2020 and 2025 alone, audiences streamed 37 billion minutes of the beloved adventure, cementing its place as one…
Hello! Catching Up With The Stars Of The Book Of Mormon
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The Mormons are coming! After a highly successful 2025 season in Sydney, The Book of Mormon is touring the country this year, with a current season in Melbourne and upcoming seasons in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Leading the cast is Sean Johnston as Elder Price and Nick Cox as Elder…
Film Review: Toy Story 5 Makes Heartfelt & Timely Comeback
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★★★★★ Reach for the sky…or a screen. In Toy Story 5, the rise of technology can only mean one thing…extinction for toys and relegation to a dreaded place: long-term storage. Writer-directors Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris, alongside the team at Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, have put together an…
Love, Laughter & Chaos: Sarah McNally Returns To The Comedy Of Errors
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For more than four centuries, The Comedy of Errors has delighted audiences with its whirlwind of mistaken identities, romantic misunderstandings and escalating chaos. Next month, Shepherd’s Purse Theatre Company breathes fresh life into Shakespeare’s enduring comedy with an immersive dinner theatre production staged throughout the enchanting surrounds of Flutterbies Cottage…
Review: The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me
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★★★★☆ 14,000 words. Fifteen vignettes. Thirteen characters. Three decades. One man. Like a whirlwind romance, CJ de Mooi takes audiences on a dizzying journey through love, loss and identity in The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me, now playing at BackDock Arts. Written by Dan Butler in 1994,…
Hair Runs In The Family For Phoenix Jackson Mendoza
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First performed in Australia in 1969, Hair the tribal love-rock musical opens in Sydney this weekend after a successful Melbourne 2025 season. Stepping into the role of Tina is Phoenix Jackson Mendoza. The Scoop sat down with Phoenix ahead of opening night. Phoenix talks all things Hair, including the full…
Film Review: The Audience National Theatre Live
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★★★★½ Prime Minister…The Queen is waiting. Since 2009, National Theatre Live has screened world-class filmed productions across the globe. Australian audiences can experience Dame Helen Mirren at the height of her powers when the celebrated 2013 production of The Audience makes its return to the screen. Each week at approximately…
Alison Whyte: We Need Human Stories Now More Than Ever
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Following widespread acclaim in 2023-2024, Arthur Miller’s timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Death of a Salesman starring Anthony La Paglia and Alison Whyte will return to Melbourne for a limited season in August, before making its Brisbane debut. A gripping and emotional exploration of the American Dream and its consequences, Death of a Salesman has resonated…
Film Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu Brings Star Wars Back To The Cinema
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★★★★☆ A short time ago in a cinema not very far away… Ladies and gentlemen, this is it. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. The first live-action Star Wars film to hit cinemas since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. In a surprising pivot away from Disney+, director and co-writer Jon Favreau takes what could…
Jessica Redmayne Blossoms As Shelby In Steel Magnolias
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The dazzling new Australian tour of Steel Magnolias is well underway, following a successful Brisbane season and now playing in Sydney. Jessica Redmayne stars as Shelby, the iconic role that marked Nicole Kidman’s professional stage debut and later earned Julia Roberts her first Academy Award nomination in the film adaptation.…
Lynn Ahrens On The Enduring Magic Of Anastasia
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Making its way across the globe, the beloved musical Anastasia has arrived in Sydney as part of its Australian tour, following a celebrated premiere season in Melbourne and a recent run in Perth. With its sweeping score and heartfelt story of identity, memory and belonging, the production continues to captivate…
Three Sisters, One Vision: Last Waltz Dances With Chekhov
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This week, Last Waltz Productions opens Chekhov’s Three Sisters at the Old Fitz Theatre, the second production since making their debut in 2025. The Scoop sat down with two of the company’s co-founders, Madeline Li and Clara Voda ahead of the season. Madeline, who also in the cast, and Clara, who is directing,…
Review: Code Of Conduct Is Workplace Theatre Like You’ve Never Seen
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★★★★★ If you’re curious about whether to see Code of Conduct, stop reading and go book tickets. Now. I’m seriously not kidding. The world premiere of Code of Conduct is the 2026 season opener from Australasian Dance Collective and takes place on Level 20 in one of the glittering crown…
Very Short Film Festival Special Event In Brisbane
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The Very Short Film Festival (VSFF) is bringing bold, inspirational and touching new Australian stories to the big screen in Brisbane for the very first time, with a special event at Five Star Cinemas, New Farm on Thursday 17 July. Audiences will experience the Top 20 Finalist Films from the…
Review: Hudsons Circus Might Just Be The Greatest Show on Earth
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Hudsons Circus is one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. It had everything: death-defying, nausea-inducing tightrope acts, seemingly impossible motorbike stunts, an endless parade of animals, and a classic circus clown. Hudsons Circus is currently on tour in Queensland and is billed as a traditional circus with a…
