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Sandra Harman as Paulina Salas and Tom Coyle as Dr Roberto Miranda. Photographed by Christopher Sharman. Content warning: This production contains coarse language, adult themes, and sexual references, including descriptions of sexual violence and torture. This production also contains strobe lighting. Ad Astra present the heart-pounding psychological thriller Death and the Maiden to close their 2021... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Symphonic Santa 9:30am, 11am, and 1:30pm, 11 December 2021 Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio, South Brisbane Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s family Christmas concerts are back, full of cheeky mischief, much merriment and, of course, marvellous music. Written, composed, and arranged by the Orchestra’s Craig Allister Young, Symphonic Santa tells the story of Sneezy the Reindeer and... Continue Reading →
Kim Wilson artworks. Image supplied by Mitchell Fine Art. Twenty 10 November - 22 December 2021 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley A group exhibition showcasing the depth and diversity of Mitchell Fine Art Gallery's stable of female artists, Twenty is an eclectic collection of represented, gallery and invited artists and includes paintings, drawings, sculptures,... Continue Reading →
Death and the Maiden 19 November - 4 December Ad Astra, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Ad Astra’s final production for 2021 is the chilling Death and the Maiden, written by Ariel Dorfman and directed by Jacqueline Kerr. Set in Latin America, the story centres on Paulina Salas (played by Sandra Harman), a woman whose... Continue Reading →
If you’ve followed along with 12 Days of Christmas at Backstreet Brisbane – thank you! Supporting local means a lot to me and it’s great to see so many others with the same enthusiasm. This year, the twelfth and final day of Backstreet Brisbane’s 12 Days of Christmas is about giving the gift of an... Continue Reading →
There’s always plenty of champagne and six packs in our family fridge for Christmas (and usually heaps left over for New Year’s celebrations) but here are some local tipples you might like to bring home to the family this year. Cheers! Newstead Brewing Co 85 Doggett St, Newstead 67 Castlemaine St, Milton Beginning in an... Continue Reading →
Holidays are so often centred around food, and it's a great gifting choice if the people you love have enough 'stuff' in their lives - from locally made sweet treats to fresh produce, check out these local businesses for your food-loving loved ones! Noosa Chocolate Factory Factory Cafe, 156 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City Factory Cafe,... Continue Reading →
Gifts and goodies for the children in your family, whether they be two-legged, four-legged, or otherwise! Works at Play A small family business based in Brisbane, Works at Play was started by Early Childhood Teacher and mum of 4 Melissa, who is passionate about children learning through play and started building play furniture in 2014.... Continue Reading →
We were fortunate growing up to have a mum who spent a lot of time crafting with us - from the scrapbooking craze that saw our photo boxes looking a little serial-killer-y as we cut out faces for our projects, to sewing (and resewing) clothes and learning embroidery and glue and glitter of every kind.... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Imperfect Creatives Sometimes It's Hot Like The Sun 5-7 & 12-14 November Elements Collective, Fortitude Valley A post-apocalyptic love song to humanity, re-framing an environmental crisis to explore femininity at the end of the world. Directed by Zed Hopkins & Karina White, Sometimes It’s Hot Like the Sun is a bubbling exploration... Continue Reading →
Celebrate an evergreen Aussie Christmas with living gifts that will keep on giving for years to come, for the green thumbs and plant mums in your life. All the Green Things 29 Vulture St, West End 97 Boundary St, West End (inside West Village) Exactly like it sounds, All the Green Things is the place... Continue Reading →
When I was growing up, the kettle was always boiling, especially in the holiday season – people dropped in for a cup of tea, friends came over for playdates, and I assume mum and dad drank their fair share of coffee to deal with our school holiday enthusiasm. Cups of tea and mugs of coffee... Continue Reading →
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