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Anastasia, at the Regent Theatre – musical theatre review

Alex First1 week ago4 days ago03 mins

Grand performances, stunning staging and striking costuming characterise a musical adaptation of the 1997 animated film of the same name. The story concerns a legend surrounding the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. The tale begins in St Petersburg in 1906 when the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Romanov (Nancye Hayes) bids farewell to her youngest…

Bananaland (Brisbane Festival and QPAC) – theatre review

Meredith Walker2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

Bananaland opens in the wake of Covid’s decimation of the performing arts sector. Only the determined can survive, and lead singer of Kitty Litter, 21-year-old Ruby Semblance (Maz McKenna) is certainly determined… uncompromising in her pursuit to have society wake up and also realise her unconventional onstage artistry. It’s all quite tongue-in-cheek as along with…

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Anastasia, at the Regent Theatre – musical theatre review

Bananaland (Brisbane Festival and QPAC) – theatre review