The Making of Pinocchio

Overview

In the past few years, Pinocchio has rarely been far from screens. Disney added the tale to its live-action remakes, a fantastical Italian movie also stuck with actors and, in animation, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio won an Oscar. Next, the classic story is hitting the Brisbane stage; however, The Making of Pinocchio isn't just a simple adaptation of Carlo Collodi 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Making its Australian premiere at Brisbane Festival 2023 — in an Australian exclusive, too — this theatre production comes with international acclaim and a personal account of gender transition. Hailing from artists Rosana Cade and Ivor MacAskill, who are also partners, the show sees the pair explore their relationship, plus truth and creativity, through Pinocchio.

Yousef Iskandar

Again, when it comes to the famous wooden puppet with dreams of becoming a real boy, this isn't the kind of riff that you see every day. The imaginative queer piece takes to Brisbane Powerhouse's stage across Wednesday, September 13–Saturday, September 16.

First debuting at the London International Festival of Theatre, The Making of Pinocchio takes place in a fictional film studio, in a production that its guiding hands have been working on since 2018.

Yousef Iskandar