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Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra, photographed by Peter Wallis Ode to Joy 17 - 19 February 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Queensland Symphony Orchestra will open their 2023 season, lead by Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, with the Maestro concert Ode to Joy. In Ode to Joy, QSO will be joined by... Continue Reading →
UpLate: Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra 6 - 8pm, 3 March 2023 Museum of Brisbane, Level 3, City Hall, Brisbane City All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult) Show off your dance moves and play amid the art at Museum of Brisbane (MoB), as Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra brings the Play Moves exhibition... Continue Reading →
Bloom Girl 3 - 11 Feburary Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre, West End Brisbane independent artist and filmmaker Charli Burrowes will make her national theatre debut in Bloom Girl, a solo show about what it means to be liked, loved, or just real in the social media age. Directed by Elise Lamb, the show is... Continue Reading →
Brisbane Tango Orchestra. Image credit: Alex Jamieson Owen Salomé and the Brisbane Tango Orchestra 12 February 2023 The Old Museum, Fortitude Valley. Also touring to Maleny, Tugun, Redland, and Beaudesert (10 - 18 February) The Brisbane Tango Orchestra will welcome internationally acclaimed composer and bandoneón soloist Owen Salomé to perform a series of concerts across South East Queensland in... Continue Reading →
To Barbra With Love, with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Image credit: Nico Keenan To Barbra, With Love 3 - 4 February 2023 QPAC Concert Hall Elise McCann and Ryan Gonzalez join Australia’s own musical theatre royalty Caroline O’Connor and genre-hopping vocalist Katie Noonan for these concerts celebrating the inimitable Barbra Streisand. With Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Vanessa Scammell,... Continue Reading →
Garden Party 11 - 23 January 2023 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Following on from their show A Bee Story, ARC Circus present a new adventure featuring Queen Bee and Worker Bee. Garden Party is a uniquely Australian circus and physical theatre show for children and families, incorporating a kaleidoscope of acrobatics, dance, magic... Continue Reading →
Hold Me Closer Tony Danza 24 - 28 January 2023 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End Recommended for audiences aged 18+ A commonly misheard song lyric contains a deeper proposition about how we form meaning and a provocation that perhaps our understanding of the world is intrinsically flawed. Presented by Metro Arts, Hold Me... Continue Reading →
Northshore Christmas Boat Parade 18 December 2022 Northshore, Hamilton Seafarers and spectators alike are invited to experience Brisbane’s newest Christmas tradition, the inaugural Northshore Christmas Boat Parade, on Sunday 18 December. The Brisbane River will light up with a glittering cavalcade of illuminated boats, parading the length of Northshore Brisbane to a soundtrack of Christmas classics and merry... Continue Reading →
Bear with Me 7 - 10 December 2022 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End Brisbane ukulele duo Tyrone and Lesley present their playful music and theatre show Bear with Me, which is specifically made for children and their bears. This is the 10th anniversary season of the show, written by David Megarrity, which has... Continue Reading →
GODZ 16 November - 4 December 2022 Wynnum Fringe Festival, George Clayton Park Please note that GODZ is for audiences aged 18+ Following an award-winning season at Melbourne Fringe, Head First Acrobats is bringing their sexy, stunt-filled production GODZ to Brisbane for Wynnum Fringe Festival. Head First Acrobats company director Thomas Gorham said the bare... Continue Reading →
Islander 18 - 27 November 2022 PIP Theatre, Savoir Faire, 20 Park Rd, Milton THE MIST UNFURLS. AN ISLAND DIVIDES. A FUTURE IS BORN. A girl stares out to sea and dreams of a new life beyond her lonely island. Myth and reality collide when the tide washes a mysterious stranger onto her beach. Recently... Continue Reading →
Brisbane Improv Festival 12 - 19 November 2022 Big Fork Theatre, Level 2, 252 St Paul's Terrace, Fortitude Valley The second Brisbane Improv Festival will be presented by Big Fork Theatre this November, with 8 days and 7 nights of live shows and workshops hosted in their purpose-built improv and comedy theatre in Fortitude Valley,... Continue Reading →
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