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Review - Honeymoon in Vegas: Hooray for Hollywood and Vegas.

Nov 17, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy

By Douglas Kennedy. Honeymoon in VegasThe New Broadway Musical Based on the Dreamworks Motion Picture. Book by Andrew Bergman and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Gold Coast Little Theatre. Directed by Tony Campbell. Music director Julie Whiting. Choreographers Natalie Cassaniti and Andrew King. Bookings www.gclt.com.au Tel: 0755322096. Season ends December 7.
Gold Coast review - Lord of the Flies: a great fable for our times

Sep 4, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy |William Golding

By Douglas KennedyLord of the FliesBy William Golding Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams Gold Coast Little Theatre. Directed by Joshua McCann-ThomsonPhotos TLL Photography For booking www.gclt.com.au Tel: 07 5532 2096. Season ends September 21. The Gold Coast Little Theatre has brought William Goldings’ classic tale of how youngsters cast away on a tropical desert island, who have no adult supervision, cope with fending for themselves.
Gold Coast review: Kimberly Akimbo: complex bitter-sweet tale

Sep 2, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy

By Douglas KennedyKimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire at the Javeenbah Theatre Company. Directed by Kaela Gray. Features Cassie Baan, Sam Modra, Rory Schiele, Naomi Thompson, Maegan WeirDavid Lindsay-Abaine’s Kimberly Akimbo (Naomi Thompson) is a complex bitter-sweet tale with laughs generated by the fate of a 16-year-old who is dying. That causesKimberly – known as Kim – who has a condition like progeria to age at four and a half times as fast as normal.
Gold Coast review - One Act Wonders: Entertaining, thought provoking theatre

Jul 16, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy

By Douglas KennedyOne Act Wonders Javeenbah Theatre Company Producer Jake Goodall Plays: Mothers’ Group: Uncorked by Monique Durmaine, Battle of the Boy Friends by Jack Lovett, Radio Waves by Hunter Wall, Angelique’s World by Kate Squires, Don’t Do Drugs (Unless They’re Free) by Mikayla Maree Melo. Mothers' Group: UncorkedNerang’s popular little community theatre, Javeenbah, is breaking new ground with an annual celebration of homemade talent under the umbrella title, One Act Wonders.
Gold Coast review - Hair: one to enjoy regardless of age

Jul 1, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy |Eric Scott

By Douglas KennedyThe Tribal Rock Musical Hair Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado Music by Galt MacDermottDirected by Amy-Louise Anderson and Kim ReynoldsBooking www.gclt.com.au Phone: 07 55322096. Season ends July 20Running time two hours (with 20-minute intermission). Photo from Trina Power Creative, David and Beau Reynolds\The sixties musical theatre sensation, Hair, is tipped to be The Gold Coast Little Theatre’s box office smash for 2024.
Gold Coast review - Picnic at Hanging Rock: a timeless mystery

Jun 17, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy

By Douglas KennedyPicnic at Hanging Rock from a novel by Joan LindsayAdapted for the stage by Tom Wright. Directed by Hunter Wall. Javeenbah Theatre CompanySeason ends Saturday June 29. Bookings: Javeenbah.org.au Box Office phone: 0417004466. Running time two hours with an intermission. Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock, is the mother of all Australian scary stories with its haunting mysterious themes and mesmerizing overtures.
Brisbane review - The Woman in Black: classic spine-tingling ghost story

May 3, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy

By Douglas KennedySusan Hill’s The Woman in BlackAdapted by Stephen Mallatratt. Directed by Robin Herford. Presented by PW Productions, Woodward Productions and Neil Gooding Productions. The Brisbane season at QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre runs until May 11. Running time two hours (including interval.
GJold Coast review - The Graduate: thoroughly engaging

Feb 8, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy

By Douglas KennedyThe Graduate Adapted by Terry Johnson based on the novella by Charles Webb Gold Coast Little Theatre. Directed by Michelle WatkinsBooking www.gclt.com.au Phone: 07 55322096. Season ends February 24. Timing two hours (with interval). The Simon and Garfunkel theme, which includes the line ‘And here’s to you Mrs. Robinson,’ is as familiar to Baby Boomers as the 1960s.
Review - 35MM A Musical Exhibition: strong theatrical concepts

Feb 8, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy

By Douglas Kennedy35MM A Musical Exhibition. Music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver. Based on photographs by Matthew Murphy. Javeenbah Theatre Company Production. Timing 90 minutes with interval. Composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver’s 35MM; a musical exhibition is a collection of 22 songs presented in a mix of artistic formats by six vocalists on a bare stage dressed in black. This production, which opened the Javeenbah Theatre Company’s 2024 season, is a concert with and photographic support.
Brisbane review - Rent: a sensational night at the theatre

Jan 31, 2024 | absolutetheatre.com.au | Douglas Kennedy

By Douglas KennedyRent the musical. Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Directed by Shaun RennieMusical director Andrew Warboys. Choreography by Luca DinardoThe Playhouse, QPACBookings: qpac.com.au or phone 136 246. Groups 10+ call ( 07) 3840 7466. Playing until February 11.Running time two hours 35 min including intervalThe award-wining 1990s rock musical Rent, set in the seamy, sensual tenements of New York’s East Village is back with a mega punch.