Photo Daniel Grant Joe Lui squats in the front corner of the photo, with a guitar. He is wearing a cowboy hat and outfit in red and black. In the background is Phoebe Sullivan, who wears tight, sensual red and black garments and poses seductively. Digging into desire
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Digging into desire

20 January 2022

In their new burlesque-cabaret work, local theatre makers Joe Lui and Phoebe Sullivan dive into desire, to strip away some ugly truths. But what prompted them to lay these issues bare?

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A stage with the curtain down. The curtain is red and lit with several spotlights. When a classic becomes controversial: Part II
Opinion

When a classic becomes controversial: Part II

21 September 2021

In part two of our conversation about what we do when beloved classic works perpetuate outdated – and potentially damaging – views and values, local writer, director, designer and composer Joe Paradise Lui dives into the fray.

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Woman with snake like tendrils of hair Medusa
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Medusa

20 October 2018

The Blue Room Theatre, 16 Oct – 3 Nov · Presented by Renegade Productions, Bow and Dagger and The Blue Room Theatre · I am the …

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