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BWW Review: CIRCUS IN A TEACUP by Vulcana Circus
by Virag Dombay - December 17, 2021

Last night I went to the opening night of Vulcana Circus's Circus in a Teacup, a show which came about as a result of a collaboration between Vulcana Circus, Brisbane Domestic Violence Service and Micah Projects. The cast features both circus members and survivors of gender-based abuse to tell thei...

BWW Review: CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY by The Little Red Company
by Virag Dombay - December 15, 2021

The Little Red Company's production of Christmas Actually is a joyous, toe-tapping evening of theatre that provides us with the wholesome, festive content that we need....

BWW Review: LESBIAN LOVE STORIES at Wynnum Fringe
by Virag Dombay - November 22, 2021

Created by The Local Lesbians, Lesbian Love Stories is a joyous yet occasionally heartbreaking depiction of sapphic tales from around the world...

BWW Review: GREASE by the Musical Theatre students of the Queensland Conservatorium
by Virag Dombay - November 10, 2021

The Musical Theatre Students of the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's production of Grease was of a high calibre, but the weight of its outdated message was too heavy to ignore...

BWW Review: AWAY at La Boite
by Virag Dombay - October 30, 2021

Set in the 1960s, first performed in the 1980s, Away is an Australian classic which tells the story of three stories woven together with an embedded Shakespearean text of A Midsummer Night's Dream and ending with a passage from King Lear. Filled with pop culture references to going away, it's a show...

BWW Review: FOURTHCOMING by shake & stir
by Virag Dombay - October 29, 2021

shake & stir's Fourthcoming is refreshing, joyous and innovative. If you love reality tv or if you want to experience a night of sexyness, laughter and exquisite stagecraft and writing, this is the show for you....

BWW Review: MAZE by The Naughty Corner Collective
by Virag Dombay - September 30, 2021

Presented by The Naughty Corner Collective, DPS Academy with Dead Puppet Society and Brisbane Powerhouse, MAZE is a visually striking hybrid form of theatre which brings to new light the story of The Bastard Beast of Crete....

BWW Review: LET'S BE FRIENDS FUREVER at The Good Room
by Virag Dombay - September 22, 2021

The Good Room's Let's Be Friends Furever is a cozy, heartfelt blanket for both canines and humans. Presented as a series of vignettes, this work shares the true stories of dog owners past and present and how having a furry four-legged creature as their pet has profoundly impacted their lives. These ...

BWW Review: AUNTIE'S FIAFIA NIGHT by Cassus Circus
by Virag Dombay - September 10, 2021

Directed by Natano Fa'anana, in collaboration with local Pasifika community groups, Auntie's Fiafia Night is a colourful, vibrant and energetic celebration of Polynesian culture, legends and art....

BWW Review: DEMOLITION by Polytoxic
by Virag Dombay - September 08, 2021

Making its world premiere at Brisbane Festival, Polytoxic’s Demolition is an explosive construction-site cabaret written by women, performed by women about what it is to be a woman and more specifically, a woman of colour in the twenty-first century....

Review | FIRST NATIONS FASHION: WALKING IN TWO WORLDS AT BRISBANE FESTIVAL
by Virag Dombay - September 07, 2021

Last night I had the honour and privilege to be one of the hundreds of spectators at the First Nations Fashion: Walking in Two Worlds Fashion Show. Even before the models entered the runway, the atmosphere was buzzing with electricity, wonder and, most of all, love and compassion that we could all b...

BWW Review: Clerks and Recreation by the UQ Law Society
by Virag Dombay - September 04, 2021

The University of Queensland Law Society’s Clerks and Recreation by the UQ Law Society was a night of frivolity and fun...

Review | OF MICE AND MEN by AD ASTRA
by Virag Dombay - September 03, 2021

Ad Astra's Of Mice and Men tells a story of hope, loss and the power of camaraderie. It is a tale that despite being set in the thirties, still feels incredibly relevant today. Featuring a powerhouse of Brisbane's finest, this is not one to be missed....

REVIEW | TITANIC: THE MOVIE, THE PLAY by Act React
by Virag Dombay - August 20, 2021

A show with many Roses, Act React's Titanic: The Move, the Play is a hilarious adapatation of one of cinema's biggest blockbusters and to be honest, I actually think it's better than the movie and I've never even watched the movie in English......

BWW Review: PRIMA FACIE at Queensland Theatre
by Virag Dombay - August 17, 2021

It's taken me a few days since seeing Griffin Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre's production of Prima Facie to write this review, as I've been struggling with finding the right words to summarise what a profound and confronting impact playwright Suzie Miller has threaded through her words, dire...

Review: A MIDNIGHT VISIT
by Virag Dombay - August 15, 2021

.A Midnight's Visit is an immersive and equally mad playground of Edgar Allan Poe haunting, gothic world which seemingly had no rules. ...

Review WEST SIDE STORY at QPAC
by Virag Dombay - July 25, 2021

If you're out for a night of good music, dazzling choreography, a touch of nostalgia and a story that still hits too close to home, West Side Story is the place to go....

Review | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Lynch & Patterson
by Virag Dombay - July 11, 2021

I went in with quite high hopes but unfortunately, I left feeling like not all of those hopes had been realised by this production.......

BWW Review: ANIMAL FARM by shake & stir theatre co
by Virag Dombay - June 12, 2021

shake & stir's Animal Farm is an intellectual feast and the cleverest adaption of a book that I've seen. A  frighteningly relevant looking glass of our contemporary political landscape...

Review | JEKYLL AND HYDE by A Slightly Isolated Dog
by Virag Dombay - June 03, 2021

A Slightly Isolated Dog's production of Jekyll & Hyde was a spicy French, comedic telling of a classic gothic story is something I never knew I wanted but turns out I needed it all along....

BWW Review: THE ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE at Metro Arts
by Virag Dombay - May 20, 2021

ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE By Alice Birch | Directed by Catarina Hebbard Presented by Metro Arts and BC Productions Qld in association with e.g and Big Scary Anima...

Review | I AM KING. I AM QUEEN at Anywhere Festival
by Virag Dombay - May 15, 2021

Review | I AM KING. I AM QUEEN at Anywhere Festival...

BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WASTED at Anywhere Festival
by Virag Dombay - May 10, 2021

Presented by Act React and Anywhere Festival, The Importance of Being Wasted is a show set to leave you in hysterics. There's nothing quite like watching one of Oscar Wilde's comedies on stage, but to have the actors performing the show being drunk take's it to a whole new level. ...

Review: THE TIME TRAVEL CAFE at Anywhere Festival
by Virag Dombay - May 07, 2021

Now performing until the 22nd of May at the Canvas Cafe Woolongabba...

BWW Review: The Distraction by the Umbilical Brothers at QPAC
by Virag Dombay - April 29, 2021

The Umbilical Brothers: The Distraction playing at the Playhouse Theatre from 27 Apr to 2 May 2021...