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Coral Drouyn explores a new play which ponders what would have happened if the most famous victim of the Holocaust had lived?

Whether you’re old enough to have seen it at the movies, or on TV, or maybe classic video, who amongst us doesn’t remember the moment when the Nazi cars were heard outside that Amsterdam apartment? Millie Perkins (Anne Frank) and Richard Beymer (Peter Van Daan) fell into each other’s arms and kissed. The voice-over told us “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”

Beth Keehn reports

For one week from 22 to 27 September 2025, Undercover Artist Festival (UAF) will take over Queensland Theatre’s (QT’s) stages. Festival Director, Maddie Little, launched her PUSH IT! program with a packed studio of fans and followers at QT’s Diane Cilento Studio on 19 June.

Tim McCallum (The Wizard of Oz, The Voice, Jesus Christ Superstar) is bringing a new version of his freewheeling, swinging singing show, The Crooners, to the Redland Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) for one night only on 12 June. Beth Keehn caught up with the show’s creator, director and star, and his co-director/producer, Paul Adam (Matilda Awards, IndelArts), to find out more about The Crooners: Swinging and Spinning, and the group’s quest for inclusive casting and accessible theatre.

Following its debut season at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre, the new musical, The Lucky Country, about what it means to be Australian, will open at Melbourne’s Lawler Theatre from Monday 13 October, before heading to Brisbane Powerhouse as part of MELT Festival.