Reviews

‘Too often, when we see young people on a stage or screen, we get the impression that the writer doesn’t remember what it was like to be young,’ states director George Jankovic, ‘Lonergan does remember – all too clearly – and for better or worse, he has chosen to omit nothing, even the ugly parts…there is a lot of truth in the ugly parts.’ Whilst Jankovic’s conceit may be debateable, particularly writers not remembering ‘what it was like to be young’, nonetheless, he is correct in Kenneth Lonergan’s capturing the voice

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s holiday offering is the emotive and beautiful Hachikō The Loyal Dog, a story from Japan about a dog whose loyalty to his owner knew no bounds.

The fifth annual Brisbane Music Festival started on the weekend with four performances in the intimate space of the Salvation Army Brisbane City Temple. The opening gigs showcased the style of events that Artistic Director, Alex Raineri, has programmed for this year – new Australian works (the opening night featured a new composition by Alex Turley in a performance featuring Claire Edwardes on percussion and Alex on piano), early morning music, and late-night sessions in a number of intimate and surprising performance spaces across Brisbane.

Primadonna Productions youth edition of Oklahoma! is much more than OK - a great theatrical celebration and a showcase of emerging talent.

With minimal settings, the large cast fills the stage and is allowed to shine, looking lovely in “of the era” costumes, The show is sympathetically lit by Grace Crawford and Terry Peckover, and sound design is by Michael Rogers.