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Tenielle Plunkett’s solo performance, We Were Promised Honey!, is set to captivate Milton audiences at PIP Theatre with a series of vivid, surreal scenes exploring human experience and the distant future.

A Festival Highlight

The intimate 60-minute show We Were Promised Honey! features surreal scenes, from a baby born in a lighthouse to a spaceship on the edge of a black hole, exploring the fate of its audience across time. Everything in the narrative is predetermined, creating a meditation on endings and what comes after.

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The show runs from 15 November to 5 December 2025, with 7:00 pm evening performances, and tickets are available through the PIP Theatre box office and online. It is part of PIP Theatre’s annual Toucan Club festival, which brings experimental theatre to Brisbane’s inner suburbs and engages local audiences with bold storytelling.

About the Performance

Plunkett’s performance explores extreme and symbolic scenarios, including a person on fire in a desert, lovers reunited in a sun-scorched city, and other moments that stretch imagination and emotional boundaries.

The production’s abstract narrative does not follow a traditional timeline, instead presenting isolated, surreal vignettes that ask the audience to reflect on life, endings, and the distant future.

Community Engagement

The PIP Theatre presentation offers Milton residents a rare opportunity to experience international-calibre theatre locally.

The venue encourages community attendance and engagement, inviting audiences to reflect on universal themes within a compact, immersive space. The festival fosters dialogue and connection among theatre-goers, highlighting local cultural participation.

Ticketing and Accessibility

Tickets for the show range from $40 to $50, with concession and group pricing available.

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Audience members are advised the performance contains adult themes, loud noises, strobe lighting, and coarse language.

PIP Theatre encourages early booking due to limited seating and the show’s intimate format.

Published 9-October-2025

A unique and interactive comedy show exploring the quirky teachings of New Age speaker “Esther Hicks” is set to entertain audiences at PIP Theatre’s Toucan Club Festival in Milton.

A Comedy with a New Age Twist Comes to Milton

The show, titled “Esther Hicks is Vibrationally Speaking,” running from 27 to 30 November, is the brainchild of local writer and performer Claire Pearson, who brings her 20 years of theatre experience back to Brisbane after a stint in Melbourne. The production has gained popularity for its humorous take on the teachings of real-life figures Esther and Jerry Hicks, known for promoting ideas around the “Law of Attraction” and manifesting one’s desires through positive thinking.

Originally staged in Melbourne, where it garnered strong reviews for its originality and humour, “Esther Hicks is Vibrationally Speaking” will now make its Brisbane debut at the PIP Theatre as part of the annual Toucan Club Live Arts & Cabaret Festival. Ms Pearson, an Indooroopilly-based talent, stars in the show alongside comedian Kyle Walmsley, a RAW National finalist from 2012.

About the Show

In “Esther Hicks is Vibrationally Speaking,” Ms Pearson plays “Esther,” who channels a non-physical entity called “Abraham” and imparts New Age wisdom in a comedic, workshop-like setting. Her husband, “Jerry,” portrayed by Mr Walmsley, adds to the absurdity as they guide the audience through the strange concepts of the vortex, manifestation, and other beliefs associated with the Law of Attraction. The show’s humour is rooted in its satirical approach to these teachings, engaging the audience with interactive elements that make each performance unique and unpredictable.

Directed by award-winning director Elizabeth Millington, the performance promises laughs and an immersive experience as the audience is encouraged to dive into the bizarre world of “vibrational speaking.” Past viewers have described the show as “absurd, unpredictable, and utterly hilarious,” with Ms Pearson’s comedic timing and Walmsley’s quick wit keeping the energy high throughout.

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Returning to Brisbane for Local Audiences

Ms Pearson is thrilled to bring this show to Brisbane, highlighting the local communities of Milton, Indooroopilly, and Toowong. Having performed in Melbourne for over a decade, Ms Pearson is now based in Brisbane and eager to reconnect with audiences in her home city.

She expressed excitement about the opportunity to showcase her work at PIP Theatre, known for supporting independent artists and promoting live performances in the local community. With Brisbane audiences set to experience the show for the first time, Ms Pearson hopes to introduce them to the humour and insight that made the Melbourne shows such a hit.

The Toucan Club Festival, held annually at PIP Theatre in Milton, celebrates live arts and cabaret that attracts diverse local talent and audiences. This year’s festival is expected to draw interest from residents and comedy fans alike, especially those intrigued by New Age culture and the humour of self-help parodies.

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Published 15-Nov-2024

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We Were Promised Honey! Brings Surreal Theatre to PIP Theatre