A gritty, art house, coming of age tale about a young boy who is bullied and brought up by a single druggie mother, Moonlight plays out as a slice-of-life reality piece. It chronicles a black youngster from primary school age until his early 30s, as he struggles to find his place in the world while…
The Black Dog takes hold and there is no letting go. That wake-up call is at the heart of the world premiere production of Erasers, which tackles the broader issue of disconnection. The latter is manifest in many ways, the disengagement between males and females, parents and children, blacks and whites, the gay and the…
The Palms at Crown is rockin’ out to some of the legends of the music business – from Prince to Michael Jackson, Madonna to Elvis and more besides with Legends in Concert. The original, largest and widely regarded as the world’s greatest live celebrity tribute show is out here directly from Las Vegas. Complete with…
It has the look and feel of a video game – that, of course, is where it came from – with not a great deal of dialogue you can make sense of. The opening gives us the back story in a matter of minutes and then it becomes a special effects extravaganza, with rapid fire…
“This performance you are about to witness is unofficial, unauthorised and not at all like the 1993 film”, a start-of-show Jurassic Park The Musical announcement declares. Regardless, like its movie muse, the show begins with a mosquito. From there, however, things detour from the specifics of the science-fiction adventure film, to delightful comedic effect. The…
Which Way Home is a play by Katie Beckett. It is a kind of ‘love letter’ to her father. She wanted, she writes in the program notes to the production, ‘to give him something so he knows how special he is and what he means to me.’ Set in a car on a road journey…
– Loving – Only in cinemas from 16 March 2017 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, the man behind the highly acclaimed film, Mud, LOVING tells the true story of a couple whose love would come…
A first for Brisbane, the inaugural SUPERCELL: Festival of Contemporary Dance Brisbane presents contemporary dance in all its wildest forms from around the world, starting tomorrow. The festival will be held at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts from 18 through 25 February 2017 with a packed program of local and international artists, performances,…
Natasha Lester’s A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald was one of my favourite reads of 2016. Her commitment to writing inspires me, so I was more than a little keen to read her next novel, Her Mother’s Secret. Here’s the blurb: 1918, England. Armistice Day should bring peace into Leonora’s life. Rather than secretly making cosmetics…
– Miss Sloane – Only in cinemas from 2 March 2017 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Roadshow Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Starring Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Alison Pill and Jake Lacy, MISS SLOANE tells the thrilling story of Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain), the most sought-after and…
