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Image courtesy of https://vanessawest.com.au/the-puccini-effect As the saying goes, behind every great man there is a great woman. In the case of Giacomo Puccini, however, that sentiment may be more accurately expressed in the plural. Celebrated as one of history’s greatest opera composers, Puccini gifted the world enduring masterpieces such as La Bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, works that continue to captivate audiences more than a century after their creation. Yet whil

All images courtesy of Dancenorth Australia Melbourne-based choreographer and director Alisdair Macindoe brings his innovative contemporary dance work Plagiary to Townsville for a limited three-night season. The production might be likened to a sophisticated and thought-provoking reimagining of Simon Says, with an AI-generated narrator delivering real-time prompts to the performers through earpieces, who must respond immediately with movement and choreography that has not bee

Going into this show, I’ll admit I wasn’t particularly familiar with Luca Brasi’s catalogue. To prepare, I spent some time diving into If This Is All We’re Going to Be, the album at the centre of their current tour celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Around the time Luca Brasi first started appearing on Triple J, I was gradually making the switch to commercial radio, where the soundtrack of my own youth was easier to find and my young kids were less likely to encounter the o

It was a different experience at The Warehouse, with tables and chairs arranged throughout the usually standing-only venue. The setup created an intimate, stripped-back atmosphere that suited the crowd of fans, both old and new, or, as Lee so eloquently put it, those who applauded with enthusiasm and those who applauded simply out of politeness. After all, this was show 58 of a 60-show run across regional Australia, and as Lee remarked, “the freaks come out at night.” Some in

Two years ago, Townsville had the pleasure of welcoming this father–daughter duo, and judging by two sold-out shows, it’s crystal clear that the appetite for their brand of hilariously crude, unapologetically Aussie humour is still alive and kicking. Warming up the crowd was Jenny Talia, who delivered a confident and polished set blending familiar favourites with fresh material. Sporting her trademark cheeky grin, she quickly settled into her groove, mixing storytelling with

Photos and images credited to Budd Photography, Seraf Design, Katrina Guazzo and William Bell It’s time to dig out those blue suede shoes and get along to this show. All Shook Up is a tribute to 1950s rock ’n’ roll culture and the music of Elvis Presley, cleverly interwoven into a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. At first, this jukebox musical feels like the love child of Grease and Happy Days, but beneath its energetic exterior lies a story that explores the power