Reviews

So? 9 to 5. I found myself in the middle of a packed audience in Coolum, which consisted mainly of women. Mamma Mia!, all over again. They were there for a really good time, they whooped, laughed and applauded at a genuinely funny – and quite silly - show. 

Wanderings is an incredible new play written by Margi Brown Ash, Zac Callaghan and Leah Mercer. It’s one of those works one feels privileged to have experienced. The script is deeply moving, brilliantly clever, and superbly funny. It deals with transitions of two different kinds. One is a transition of gender, and the other a transition of age and lifestyle.

The two-hander lovingly shares the story of Stella (Margi Brown Ash), a woman in her 70s who is living with dementia, and her transgender son Kidd (Zac Callaghan).

F Christmas is not for the faint hearted or for those who have a serious attachment to traditional Christmas festivities. The X rated language and full-frontal nudity that feature heavily in the show are far from its most controversial elements. Irreverence for the cheesiest traditions related to Christmas come under direct attack. The performance is a queer and eclectic collection of singing, dancing, circus acts and cabaret that turn Christmas completely on its head.

Oh My God I’m Blak! is directed by Maryanne Sam and co-devised with Patricia Cornelius and Irine Vela. An enchanting story reflects on vivid family memories set against the struggles of cultural identity. In a one-woman show Miela Anich portrays Mary, who yearns to head back to  her roots after her nomadic and traumatic childhood.