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Image supplied Brisbane Writers Festival 7 – 9 May 2021 State Library of Queensland, South Bank, various Brisbane venues, and online Brisbane Writers Festival begins a new chapter of engaging storytelling with a hybrid program of more than 100 live and virtual events across three days. One of Queensland’s longest-running festivals, Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF)... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Invisible Border 10 April - 5 June 2021 Institute of Modern Art, Fortitude Valley Free entry Hazara artist Khadim Ali explores the normalisation of war and the experience of refugees through a series of poetic installations and textile works in his largest Australian solo exhibition to date. Featuring existing work alongside new commissions... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Lynch & Paterson The Pirates of Penzance 16 - 18 April 2021 Twelfth Night Theatre, 4 Cintra Road, Bowen Hills Lynch & Paterson’s production of The Pirates of Penzance returns to Brisbane, promising to hit the spot after a long dry spell in the Brisbane musical theatre scene. With two hours of non-stop... Continue Reading →
Candyland Putt Putt 1 April - 8 May 2022 Victoria Park, Herston Creators of the popular Christmas Putt Putt course, Victoria Park are hopping into Easter with Candyland Putt Putt. The Victoria Park Putt Putt course has transformed into a candy-coloured wonderland just in time for Easter with giant ice creams, lollies and Easter eggs for all ages to take a... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Lamb 30 & 31 March 2021 QUT Gardens Theatre, Brisbane City Directed by Green Room Award winner Julian Meyrick, Jane Bodie’s Lamb is a play charting two generations of a farming family, with original songs by Mark Seymour. Spanning 40 years of life on an Australian sheep farm, Bodie’s bittersweet story explores the... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Another Ed Sheeran Tribute 24 April 2021 Sandgate Town Hall, Sandgate For a one-night-only performance, Another Ed Sheeran Tribute will fill the Sandgate Town Hall with a journey through the love songs of the ever-talented British ginger. First performed as part of Your Theatrics International Cabaret at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2015, the... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Mitchell Fine Art Augustus Tower | George Gittoes Exhibition 10 March - 1 April Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Driven by a desire for peace and social justice, George Gittoes AM has created an exhibition that confronts global environmental concerns, economies, and the implications of both for the future. Created during the period... Continue Reading →
Hell Ship 22 & 23 March QUT Gardens Theatre, Brisbane City Renowned writer, historian and performer Michael Veitch brings his one-man show Hell Ship to Gardens Theatre, telling the true story of one of the most dramatic, yet now forgotten chapters of Australia’s early maritime history. Hell Ship is the tale of hardship and heroism,... Continue Reading →
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2021 17 March - 13 April Palace Barracks and Palace James Street cinemas Transport yourself to France and experience that Gallic ‘joie de vivre’ when Alliance Française French Film Festival 2021 touches down in Brisbane during its ‘Tour d’Australie’. New Artistic Director Karine Mauris is passionate about nurturing new talent and discovering... Continue Reading →
Original Australian company, photographed by Jeff Busby Come From Away 28 March - 2 May QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Bank Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Come From Away, will open at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre from 28 March 2021 for a strictly limited season. It will be the first major musical to open in Queensland since the COVID-enforced shutdown.... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Aruga PR Curiocity Brisbane 12-28 March Various locations throughout Brisbane City and South Bank From interactive and immersive installations to thought-provoking conversations, Curiocity Brisbane has unveiled an intriguing program of curious events and ideas that will spark inspiration from 12 to 28 March. The 17-day celebration of science, art and technology transforms Brisbane... Continue Reading →
Lorelei 6 - 13 March 2021 QPAC Concert Hall This production contains coarse language and adult themes. Recommended for ages 15+. By arrangement with Victorian Opera, Opera Queensland presents the much-anticipated Queensland premier of new Australian opera cabaret Lorelei, after being postponed in 2020. The sumptuous, female-led production tells the story of the Lorelei, three sirens... Continue Reading →
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