Arts

No rest for the Wicked

Suzanna Clarke IT WAS on a snorkelling trip more than a decade ago that the fate of one of the world's most popular musicals was decided.

John Waters revisits love of music

Suzanna Clarke BEST known for his television roles, John Waters wants to get back to his ''real'' self on stage, all while giving people a sense of the famously honest John Lennon.

After floods, show must go on

LATEST Suzanna Clarke FIVE more season-opening performances of the hit musical Wicked have been cancelled after the riverside QPAC battles to recover from last week's flood.

Mission to lift off theatre festival

Suzanna Clarke The World Theatre Festival offers the point of view of a new generation and of theatre as a global art form.

QPAC closes, cancels Wicked shows

QPAC has decided to close due to the severity of the flooding in Brisbane, cancelling performances of the hit musical Wicked.

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Alice inspires dance wonderland

Fiona Purdon Queensland's best young talent will bring Lewis Carroll's work to life at QPAC.

Simulated sex on stage set to shock

By Kate McMahon SHAKESPEARE Australia is preparing to launch its raunchiest play - including simulated sex and full- frontal nudity.

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Witches wicked to the core

Rodney Chester ON STAGE they play opposites. One is blonde, the other is green. One is shallow, the other sincere. One is known to be good, the other is apparently wicked.