What I learnt from this 12-hour theatre marathon
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What I learnt from this 12-hour theatre marathon

Our critics take in the latest performances around town.

  • byJohn Shand andPeter McCallum

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Saddle up,Brisbane:Calamity Jane gallops into town a Wild West winner
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Saddle up,Brisbane:Calamity Jane gallops into town a Wild West winner

After selling out in capitals around the country,this outrageously entertaining indie smash has finally arrived in Brisbane.

  • byNick Dent
The secret process that helps this trainer prepare dogs for stage and screen stardom

The secret process that helps this trainer prepare dogs for stage and screen stardom

Luke Hura had the job of getting two groodles ready to play the dog Sandy in the beloved musical Annie at the Capitol Theatre. Here’s how he did it.

  • byNick Galvin
First-timer has a fresh take on Shakespeare’s ‘badass’ king

First-timer has a fresh take on Shakespeare’s ‘badass’ king

Liam Gamble brings a unique take on Richard III as part of Sport for Jove’s cycle of history plays.

  • byJohn Shand
Western Sydney pleads for PM to rescue $270m theatre revamp

Western Sydney pleads for PM to rescue $270m theatre revamp

On budget eve,lobbying is under way for the government to cough up $50m so plans for a 1500-seat Broadway-style lyric theatre in Parramatta can get back on track.

  • byLinda Morris
Why the co-creator of Utopia made this unlikely musical

Why the co-creator of Utopia made this unlikely musical

Tom Gleisner has written,directed and performed in cult movies and beloved TV comedies,but writing a new Australian musical was a particular challenge.

  • byLenny Ann Low
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After 400 years we still have much to learn from this play

After 400 years we still have much to learn from this play

The themes of Shakespeare’s Henry V area as relevant as ever in the uncertain modern world.

  • byMatthew Westwood
‘I get to play a king’:Women of colour take on war and masculinity in Macbeth

‘I get to play a king’:Women of colour take on war and masculinity in Macbeth

The three witches seize the spotlight in La Boite’s reimagining of Shakespeare’s bloody “Scottish play”.

  • byNick Dent
A hilarious Pride and Prejudice hits the stage
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A hilarious Pride and Prejudice hits the stage

Big on LOLs and brilliantly cast,Queensland Theatre’s take on the classic novel is every bit the crowd pleaser it aims to be.

  • byNick Dent
Agatha Christie’s work is everywhere – so why do we overlook the woman herself?

Agatha Christie’s work is everywhere – so why do we overlook the woman herself?

As we approach 50 years since her death,it’s easy to lose sight of how remarkable the author was both in her life and work.

  • byElizabeth Flux
The horrifying gift that shocked national treasure Robyn Nevin

The horrifying gift that shocked national treasure Robyn Nevin

The 82-year-old legendary thespian is directing a new version of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

  • byCassidy Knowlton