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Entries are now open for the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award (QPDA) 2020-2021. The program assists writers and performance makers develop their first drafts or pitch documents, into a world premiere professional production, with the winner programmed into Queensland Theatre’s 2021 Season. Now in its 17th year, this prestigious national award continues a legacy of successful partnership between... Continue Reading →
Spencer 23-24 August QUT Gardens Theatre Tickets: Adults $49 | Concession $44 | Pensioner & Full-time student $37 How much does family define who we are? And do we ever really grow up? Katy Warner's Spencer is a rapid-fire comedy-drama exploring the fate of one gloriously dysfunctional Australian family across a weekend of love, laughs and... Continue Reading →
L'Appartement August 3 – 31, 2019 Cremorne Theatre, QPAC It’s a dream holiday for Aussie couple Meg and Rooster – a decadent getaway in Paris in a swanky Airbnb, with fine wine, lavish food, and best of all, no three-year-old twins in tow – a chance for these parents to look after themselves, kick back... Continue Reading →
Brisbane Writers Festival 5 - 8 September 2019 State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane The 2019 Brisbane Writers Festival will see over 160 internationally renowned writers, thinkers and opinion makers appearing at State Library of Queensland. Now in its 57th year, Brisbane Writers Festival celebrates and champions the work of writers who contemplate the big... Continue Reading →
Storm Boy July 29 – August 17, 2019 Playhouse, QPAC A Melbourne Theatre Company co-production in association with Dead Puppet Society Auslan Interpreted Mon 5 Aug 2019, 6.30pm Audio Described Thu 15 Aug 2019, 7.30pm + Sat 17 Aug 2019, 2pm Relaxed Performance Sat 10 Aug 2019, 2pm Young Storm Boy lives a simple yet... Continue Reading →
People so quickly forget their past selves. Helene Alving’s married life has been held together by lies, but with her only child Oswald returning to Norway from his bohemian artist’s life in Paris, Helene hopes to liberate them both from past taboos after one final gesture of duty to her famous, but secretly debauched, late... Continue Reading →
Tune up your air guitar and stick it to the man – following an acclaimed debut season in Melbourne and a tour of China, the Australian production of School of Rock has opened in Brisbane and it SERIOUSLY rocks! Dewey Finn is a guitarist with delusions of grandeur, struggling to pay rent with his rock... Continue Reading →
We had the opportunity to see a preview screening of the new Rudolf Nureyev biopic by Ralph Fiennes, The White Crow, thanks to Universal Pictures. The film will be in Australian cinemas from 18 July 2019. Partway between the film adaptations of Billy Elliot and Mao's Last Dancer sits The White Crow, a Rudolf Nureyev biopic that is... Continue Reading →
Dry humour and dry martinis are served up in Rouge Theatre Company's highly polished first production, directed by Sarah Drew, exploring the dark side of casual dating and the media myth of the modern woman who "has it all". Written by Brisbane artist Fiona Sprott in 1998, I Often Find That I Am Naked is... Continue Reading →
Chris Mann has taken the reins as Head Chef of Pony Dining, bringing over a decade of culinary experience to the kitchen and, now, unveiling a winter menu full of delicate, natural flavours showcasing Australian produce. We were fortunate to be invited to experience an array of dishes from this new menu on Monday night,... Continue Reading →
Warmly hosted by the charismatic and multi-talented Marissa Burgess, longest-serving performer of the Moulin Rouge, Cabaret de Paris was an exciting and delighting Parisian-themed revue frothing with feathers and sequins, featuring dazzling costuming, intriguing illusions, and high-energy dancing. The dancing in this 90-minute production was, frankly, of a higher calibre than the Moulin Rouge dancers when... Continue Reading →
I Often Find That I Am Naked 17 & 18 July 2019 Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley Rouge Theatre Company present their first production, I Often Find That I am Naked by Brisbane artist Fiona Sprott. The work was originally showcased at Metro Arts Theatre, starring the playwright. The show is a darkly comic journey through the mayhem... Continue Reading →
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