The world’s favourite feel good musical Mamma Mia! is coming to The Star Gold Coast for a limited season from 4 September, with a blue carpet premiere on Saturday 5 September. The Very Popular Theatre Company have cast 31 dynamite stage performers from across the country, with five Gold Coast and Brisbane cast members in principal roles. he global phenomenon will bring its joyous energy to South East Queensland fans, who are encouraged to sing along to 22 of ABBA’s greatest

By Lilian Harrington Production: Hot Tub Writer: Lewis Treston Company: Ad Astra Location: 210 Petrie Tce. Brisbane City Season: August 3- 29 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday evgs.@ 7 30pnMat Sat. at 2 pm Bookings www.trybooking / Hot Tub, or 0417 001 292, This Australian tragic- comedy dream fever, directed by Daniel Lammin, for Ad Astra is written by young Aussie writer Lewis Treston, who grew up on the Gold Coast. He has set Hot Tub on th

By Lilian Harrington Production: Do Not Go Gentle Writer: Patricia Cornelius Company: Queensland Theatre Co. Location: Bille Browne Theatre, 78 Montague Rd. South Brisbane. Season: August 11- 30 7: 30 pm Evgs. and 2 pm Mat. Bookings: QTIX 136246 /tickets and reception 1800 355 628 Have you ever considered what it’s like for your elders, or what life will be like for yourself, as you move closer to the unknown years, when you become less ab

By Deanne Scott Choreography John Cranko Staged by Yseult Lendvai and Mark Kay Composer Sergei Prokofiev Set and costume design Jürgen Rose Lighting design Jon Buswell Relighter (Brisbane) Jason Morphett Lyric Theatre, QPAC. Season 15 — 22 August 2026 Duration 156 mins / 2 Intervals Romeo and Juliet (Cranko) Grace Carroll and Davi Ramos. Image by David Kelly Each year, I look forward to The Australian Ballet’s visit to Brisbane, and my expectations are always high. Tonig

By Lilian Harrington Production: The Murder Room Company: New Farm Nash Theatre Director: Sharon White Location: The Brunswick Room, Merthyr Uniting Church, 52 Merthyr Rd New Farm Season: 7-23 August @ 7 30pm Sat Mat. 2 pm Bookings: www.trybooking.com1493375 / or phone 0418719300 New Farm Nash Theatre‘s third production this year is directed by Sharon White and comes from the pen of English writer Jack Sharkey. The ‘Murder Room’ is a funny Eng

By David Wilson Phoenix Ensemble Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Book by Joe Masteroff Based on Parfumerie by Miklós László Directed by Sherryl-Lee Secomb Musical Direction by Emma Erdis (they/them) Choreography by Jaime O’Donoghue Costume Design by Emma Parkinson Lighting Design by Liam Gilliand Sound Engineer Luke O’Hagan phoenixensemble.com.au/shows/she-loves-me Season 7–29 August 2026 Venue The Tin Shed, James Street, Beenleigh Tickets $45 | $38 concession

By Lilian Harrington Production: Blithe Spirit Writer: Noel Coward Director: Roslyn Johnson Company: Villanova Players Location: The Ron Hurley Theatre, 28 Tallowwood St., Seven Hills Season: 17- 26 July 7. 30 pm Evg. Fri / Sat. and 2 pm Mat Sat / Sun. Bookings: info@villanovaplayers.com or call 0423920832 Popular British writer, composer, director, and singer, Noel Coward, has been a great influence on theatre repertoire over the year

At last Blaize Maguire is up and running. After 14 years my epic 400 page novel has been published. I genuinely believe it is the best thing I have ever written. I hope readers think the same thing. It’s been a long journey. Blaze turned up initially in a chapter of an unpublished novel about the coach company Cobb and Co. she was a young prostitute named Nellie Maguire who worked in a Ballarat music hall. I enjoyed the character so much I made her the lead character in a one

By Lilian Harrington Production: 74 Redland Grove Writer /lyrics: Mark Westby Company: Sunnybank Theatre Group Directors: Chris O’Leary & Tammy Sarah Linde Location: Sunnybank Theatre 14 Mains Rd. Sunnybank Qld.4109 Season: July 3 -18 Fri / Sat evgs. 7 30 pm and mats 2 pm. Bookings: Box Office: 0411277157. Or email; boxoffice@sunnybanktheatre.com Directed by Chris O’Leary and Tammy Sarah Linde, “74 Redland Grove” the musical, premieres at Sunnybank Theatre Group this Ju

By Douglas Kennedy Cage aux Folles Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman Book by Harvey Fierstein; based on the play by Jean Poiret Directed by Joshua McCann-Thomson, with musical direction by Steven Days and choreography by Jackson Kook and Lucy Taylor. Featuring Tomer Dimanstein and David Valks. Presented by arrangement with Origin, on behalf of Samuel French. Season ends July 18. La Cage aux Folles, the 1983 musical that won six Tony Awards, is notable as the first hit Broa