Single Asian Female is a homegrown comedy written by Michelle Law with three strong female lead characters. The play is set in a suburban Sunshine Coast Chinese restaurant about a family comes to terms with living in Australia, men and money. Pearl (Hsiao-Ling Tang) is the Tiger Mum who is trying her best to balance running a business with raising her two young daughters. … [Read more...] about Single Asian Female Review
Performing Arts
3 Hours To Depthless
On Thursday, November 29th, I was asked to attend and review a performance titled “Depthless” at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The performance began at 7:30 p.m. 4.6.7.9. Nothing happened. “Damn it.” I looked down at the ‘#’ key and pressed it. Voila! It came to an open. I rolled underneath the gate and … [Read more...] about 3 Hours To Depthless
American Strut: Seduction with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Rain flooded the streets and I was late to wake up. It was 10 am. I had to be at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre by 11 to meet with Brisbane artist Alana Wilkie. Alana’s my ex and we split up earlier in the year when we were still living in the Gold Coast. Now that some time had past, and we both ended up in Brisbane, we thought we’d try for a friendship. In the months … [Read more...] about American Strut: Seduction with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Beautiful The Carole King Musical – Review
It's hard to conceive the number of Billboard chart hits written by Carole King. And while some may scratch their head as to 'Carole who?', the tunes are certainly recognisable. Together with wordsmith (and future husband) Gerry Goffin, King is noted as one of the most influential songwriters of the second half of 20th century. While not strictly sticking to chronology, … [Read more...] about Beautiful The Carole King Musical – Review
Jasper Jones – Queensland Theatre
A re-staging of the Melbourne Theatre Company Production, Jasper Jones has arrived in Brisbane to entertain audiences until the 18th August 2018. Inspired by Harper Lee's classic To Kill A Mockingbird and the cult coming-of-age film Stand By Me, Jasper Jones is at once shocking, confronting, joyous and bittersweet as it details the 1965 summer where bookish teen Charlie … [Read more...] about Jasper Jones – Queensland Theatre