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Content warning: partial nudity, sexual references, loud noises, strobing light effects, prop weapons. The X Collective presents an electric and engrossing production of David Ives’ Venus in Fur, directed by Wayne McPhee and starring AJ and Nick Sinclair. Power, fantasy, and desire collide in this exploration of interpersonal dynamics, especially as they relate to love, sex,... Continue Reading →
Camerata performs Heartstrings at the QPAC Concert Hall, with guest pianist Alex Raineri, photographed by Alex Jamieson Camerata opened their 2023 season with Heartstrings, a collection of romantic and passionate pieces from Europe and North America. The program was curated by Camerata Artistic Director and Principal Violin Brendan Joyce, and the Brisbane concert was dedicated... Continue Reading →
Tegan Braithwaite performs in Perfect World. Image supplied. Theatreroo’s "serious political comedy" Perfect World was a musical revue about the geopolitical events that have shaped the first two decades of the twenty-first century, focusing specifically on war and climate change. Written by Clarry Evans and Denny Lawrence, and directed by Lawrence, Perfect World initially premiered... Continue Reading →
Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Brisbane Chamber Choir in Beethoven's ninth symphony, photographed by Sarah Marshall Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s first Maestro concert of the year, and their first with Umberto Clerici formally appointed as Chief Conductor, Ode to Joy had three performances at the QPAC Concert Hall. Featuring a program of Beethoven and... Continue Reading →
Francis McMahon and Jesse Richardson as Robert and John, photographed by Fraser Smith Content warning: Strong coarse language, reference to self harm Ad Astra have opened their 2023 season with David Mamet's comedy A Life in the Theatre, directed by Pierce Gordon with Assistant Director Caitlin Hill. A punchy two-handed comedy that focuses on the... Continue Reading →
Owen Salomé (far right) and the Brisbane Tango Orchestra perform at the Old Museum, photographed by Alex Jamieson Brisbane Tango Orchestra presented a unique and engaging afternoon of music at the Old Museum, performing a concert of original compositions by Owen Salomé with the composer himself as a guest soloist. Salomé and the Brisbane Tango... Continue Reading →
Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Peter Wallis Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s first Music on Sundays concert of 2023, Dance Around the World, was an exciting and energetic collection of dance pieces, from classical ballet to waltzes, folk dance, and tango, at the QPAC Concert Hall, under the baton of new Chief... Continue Reading →
Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Joy and Sorrow at the QSO Studio, photographed by Sarah Marshall Queensland Symphony Orchestra opened their 2023 season, and their new Up Close series, with Joy and Sorrow at the QSO Studio in South Bank. This intimate chamber concert also marked the first public performance of QSO Chief... Continue Reading →
Charli Burrowes as Bloom Girl Multidisciplinary artist Charli Burrowes has christened the Talbot Theatre, part of the newly renovated Thomas Dixon Centre in West End, with her debut theatre show Bloom Girl. An 80-minute solo show written, performed, and co-produced by Burrowes and directed by Elise Lamb, Bloom Girl tackles social media, authenticity, and the... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Musical Theatre Gala, photographed by Peter Wallis Queensland Symphony Orchestra brought a broad selection of musical theatre classics to the QPAC Concert Hall for their special Musical Theatre Gala event, hosted and conducted by Guy Noble. Following a successful gala in 2021, the 2022 concert was made even longer, with a programme... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Peter Wallis Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Viennese Classics concert drew together a series of seven works by great composers who made their names, found artistic inspiration, and created enduring works in the Austrian capital city of Vienna. With a programme including Beethoven, Strauss, Mahler, and Schubert, among others, Viennese Classics was... Continue Reading →
Samuel Valentine, Stephen Geronimos, and Aidan O'Donnell Review of 12 October performance Content warnings: Violence, partial nudity, strong coarse language, offensive language, scenes of binge drinking/alcohol consumption, ableism, adult themes, murder, and discussion of physical and sexual violence. PIP Theatre presented Gordon Graham’s haunting suburban drama The Boys in October, directed by Cienda McNamara. Drawing... Continue Reading →
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