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Australian String Quartet, photographed by Jacqui Way Florescence 19 October, 2023 Ithaca Auditorium, Brisbane City Hall The Australian String Quartet's latest concert celebrates the string quartet across continents and contexts. A dramatic proclamation sets the scene as Australian composer Justin Williams’ Movement for String Quartet begins this concert with an exploration of distinct and juxtaposing musical material.... Continue Reading →
Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters & A Woman of No Importance 30 November - 2 December 2023 Latvian Hall, Woolloongabba Talking Heads is a series of dramatic, kitchen-table monologues written for BBC television by British playwright Alan Bennett. These intimate monologues cover a variety of subjects and explore recurring themes, such as death, illness,... Continue Reading →
The Bed Party 12 - 28 October 2023 PIP Theatre, Milton Fluff up your pillows and climb in for the party! The Bed Party, a new Australian play by Sophia Davidson Gluyas, makes its Brisbane debut at PIP Theatre after a critically acclaimed season in Sydney. Five feminist comrades take to bed one messy weekend... Continue Reading →
IRL 6 – 25 November 2023 La Boite Theatre, Kelvin Grove. The final show of La Boite's 2023 mainstage season is the world premiere of Lewis Treston's IRL, which promises to be "a pop culture fuelled romp full of big laughs, sharp dialogue, iconic costumes, and just enough romance to set hearts racing." The play... Continue Reading →
Plantapalooza 6am to 1pm, Saturday 7 October 2023 Saturday Fresh Market, 385 Sherwood Road, Rocklea $2 entry The Plantapalooza plant festival, celebrating spring and all things plants, returns to the Saturday Fresh Market in October. Located at the new undercover venue at 385 Sherwood Road, Rocklea, Plantapalooza will feature thousands of indoor and outdoor plants,... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Ross Ritchie The Little Mermaid - Live on Stage 13 - 22 October 2023 Twelfth Night Theatre, Bowen Hills Be transported to a kingdom beneath the sea with Queensland Musical Theatre’s latest musical offering, the spellbinding aquatic adventure, The Little Mermaid – Live on Stage, accompanied by a live orchestra. Embark on an... Continue Reading →
David West as Harold Hill and Jeremiah Rees as Winthrop, photographed by Sharyn Hall The Music Man 23 September - 7 October 2023 Iona Performing Arts Centre, Lindum With music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, The Music Man has been entertaining audiences for decades, winning multiple Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Revival of... Continue Reading →
An official still from the film Life is Beautiful The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) 14 - 17 September 2023 Elizabeth Street Picture Theatre, Brisbane City The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) returns in 2023, showcasing an impressive line-up of highly acclaimed and captivating Korean films across genres and showcasing the brilliance and diversity of... Continue Reading →
Pallas Sister Rising 24 - 27 August 2023 Backdock Arts, Fortitude Valley We don’t see shit like us on the TV. You can call it bizarre, I call it fucking scary. Pallas Sister Rising is a raw new work by emerging Australian playwright Grace Wilson, directed by El Waddingham. Taking the myth of Pallas Athena... Continue Reading →
Checked Out 25 - 26 August 2023 Merthyr Rd Uniting Church, New Farm Content warnings: discussions of abortion and emotional abuse, coarse language, sexual references Checked Out is a new musical comedy presented by Inscape Assembly that invites you into the inner lives of several young employees through the trials and tribulations of both the... Continue Reading →
Reverie - music for clarinet and strings 20 August, 2023 St David’s Anglican Church, Chelmer Professional chamber music collective Riverbend Ensemble, led by Oxley resident and violinist Helen Carvolth, will present a concert of music for clarinet and strings at St David's Anglican Church, including the world premiere of a new piece by Alys Rayner.... Continue Reading →
The Penelopiad 25 August - 10 September 2023 PIP Theatre, Milton “Now that I am dead I know everything…” The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble will bring Margaret Atwood’s epic novella-turned-play, The Penelopiad to Brisbane with PIP Theatre, directed by Rebecca Murphy. Penelope, dutiful wife of Odysseus and less beautiful cousin of Helen, is ready to tell... Continue Reading →
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