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Daniel Müller-Schott performs Elgar's cello concerto with Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Elgar and Mahler, Queensland Symphony Orchestra's first Maestro concert under the baton of recently appointed Chief Conductor Designate Umberto Clerici, was a rich and contemplative concert full of sweeping emotion and ideas. Joining QSO for Sir Edward Elgar's Concerto in E... Continue Reading →
Hannah Davies and Michael Ware as Mrs and Mr Sowerberry with Jeremiah Rees as Oliver. Photographed by Sharyn Hall. Content note: Oliver! contains mature and adult themes, depictions of physical violence, strobe and haze smoke effects, and loud noises. Savoyards has returned to the Iona Performing Arts Centre stage with their production of Lionel Bart’s... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Important Aboriginal Art #1 21 June - 16 July 2022 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley A collection of exceptional paintings by some of Australia’s foremost Aboriginal artists feature in this exhibition. Image supplied The first in a series of exhibitions in this theme, this collection of artworks features predominantly Central Australian artists... Continue Reading →
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 6 - 9 July 2022 Emerge Church, 1 Coorparoo Rd, Warner Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee features an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents who vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime, while candidly... Continue Reading →
The Ugly One 1 - 9 July 2022 PIP Theatre, 20 Park Road, Milton Independent theatre company Allentertainment will present a one-act comedy by German playwright Marius Von Mayenburg, translated by Maja Zade, in Brisbane’s newest theatre venue. Directed by Calum Johnston, The Ugly Ones confronts what it means to be beautiful: Lette is a... Continue Reading →
Imagery supplied by Ad Astra Content note: Brilliant Traces includes mature themes and simulated violence. Ad Astra have transformed their black box theatre in Fortitude Valley into an Alaskan cabin for Cindy Lou Johnson’s Brilliant Traces. Directed by Fiona Kennedy, with production consultation by Leonard Meenach, this is an intense and engaging two-hander exploring love... Continue Reading →
The cast of Control, photographed by Geoff Lawrence: Creative Futures Photography. Content note: Control includes coarse language, mature themes, and simulated violence, as well as flashing lights and loud noises. Keziah Warner’s dystopian science fiction triptych has made its Queensland premiere at the Queensland Multicultural Centre, presented by Observatory Theatre. Originally commissioned by Red Stitch... Continue Reading →
Casey Donovan, Marina Prior, Erin Clare and The Ensemble © David Hooley Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical has arrived at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre, and it is a fast-paced and surprisingly risqué night out. Inspired by the hit 1980 film of the same name, starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda, 9 to... Continue Reading →
Brilliant Traces 16 June - 8 July 2022 Ad Astra Theatre, 57 Misterton St, Fortitude Valley Fiona Kennedy will direct Brilliant Traces, by Cindy Lou Johnson, for Ad Astra this June and July. In a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska, as a blizzard rages outside, Henry Harry, lies sleeping. Suddenly, he is awakened... Continue Reading →
A humorous hour of misdirection, miracles, and magic. Aaron Ducker brought together magic and stand-up comedy to present Master of Delusions: False Profits, an hour-long show that focused on debunking conmen and charlatans through the ages, all while performing a series of impressive magic tricks. From Jim Jones and John Edward to Queen Elizabeth I’s... Continue Reading →
Amanda McErlean as Goneril in King Lear Monster Show!. Photographed by Naz Mulla. Content note: King Lear Monster Show! includes strong coarse language, simulated violence and drug use, adult themes, and scenes of a highly sexualised nature. The Curators’ Theatre recommends this production for ages 15+. The Curators’ Theatre have opened their 2022 season with... Continue Reading →
Claire Fitzpatrick presented a moving one-woman performance exploring the wide-ranging emotional impacts of loss. Seated at a small table facing the audience, Fitzpatrick performed the rituals of getting ready in the morning - brushing her hair, washing her face, applying makeup. She did not speak during the half-hour performance, which was backed by a series... Continue Reading →
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