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Tosca 13 - 22 June QPAC Lyric Theatre Opera Queensland present a new production of Puccini’s politically-charged thriller Tosca, directed by the company's Artistic Director, Patrick Nolan, and starring award-winning Australian soprano Rachelle Durkin. This production will transplant the opera to 1970s Italy, where political and religious tensions are at breaking point in an era of labour strikes, political... Continue Reading →
In a hugely exciting coup, Queensland Theatre has secured the rights for the world premiere season of the stage version of Brisbane-born author Trent Dalton’s award-winning and much acclaimed debut novel, Boy Swallows Universe, to be produced with Brisbane Festival. Queensland Theatre’s Artistic Director Sam Strong will direct an adaptation by Tim McGarry, premiering as part of Queensland... Continue Reading →
English Baroque 7:30pm 21 May, 2019 QPAC Concert Hall Part of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s 30th Anniversary celebrations, English Baroque with Circa is a thrilling collision of contemporary circus and music from the English Baroque. Having previously collaborated to devise acclaimed shows around French and Spanish music, Brandenburg Artistic Director Paul Dyer and Circa Artistic Director Yaron... Continue Reading →
Oklahoma! 22 June - 6 July 2019 Iona Performing Arts Centre, Wynnum Tickets: $28 - $50 Following their spectacular sell-out seasons of Les Miserables and Chicago last year, Savoyards begin their 2019 season with Rogers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! A classic American musical, Oklahoma! has won multiple international awards, including a Pulitzer, Tony's and Academy award. It has also been made into... Continue Reading →
Paniyiri Greek Festival 18 (from noon) & 19 (from 10am) May, 2019 Musgrave Park & The Greek Club, Edmondstone Street, South Brisbane Tickets: Adults (13+) $12, Pensioners $5, Children (<12) free. Available online and at the gate. Free travel with a pre-purchased Paniyiri Greek Festival ticket to the event on all regular network-wide Brisbane City... Continue Reading →
Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT 21 - 23 June, 2019 Gardens Theatre, QUT X-Block, Gardens Point Precinct Tickets: $54.85 ($48.85 concession & group bookings) Can you hear the sound of hysteria? Brisbane-based independent theatre company Pannic Productions are bringing the Queensland community theatre premiere of Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT to The Gardens Theatre, QUT for a strictly limited... Continue Reading →
Barbara and the Camp Dogs 1 – 25 May, 2019 Bille Brown Theatre Barbara (Ursula Yovich) and her band, The Camp Dogs, have been trying to make it in Sydney, but it’s a tough town for musicians. In all the relentless demands of city life, the wild and unpredictable Barbara craves a sense of belonging.... Continue Reading →
Disney on Ice Celebrates Mickey and Friends June 28 - July 1 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Skating into Brisbane in time for the mid-year school holidays, this new Disney on Ice production celebrates 90 years of the iconic character of Mickey Mouse and honours the legacy of Walt Disney by bringing his magical characters to life... Continue Reading →
Cluedo! The Interactive Game 17 April – 25 May, 2019 Baedeker Wine Bar, Fortitude Valley $79 (without dinner package) / $109 (with dinner package) + booking fee Was it Professor Plum, in the Drawing Room, with the Candlestick? Or Miss Scarlett, in the Conservatory, with the Revolver? The classic board game Cluedo comes to life... Continue Reading →
The Dinner Party 10 - 18 May, 2019 Cremorne Theatre, QPAC Expressions Dance Company’s (EDC) The Dinner Party, which debuted to glowing reviews as The Host in 2015, returns for a second helping with a new cast, new character developments, and under the eye of the company’s new Artistic Director, Amy Hollingsworth. An elegant dinner party... Continue Reading →
Cabaret de Paris 7:30pm Friday, July 5 2019 2pm & 7:30pm Saturday, July 6 2019 Playhouse Theatre, QPAC Following sell-out shows across Australia and internationally, Cabaret de Paris returns to QPAC to dazzle Brisbane audiences. The Parisian-themed revue show returns with its biggest ever cast, adorned in feathers, sequins, rhinestones, jewels...over a quarter of a million dollars worth... Continue Reading →
Requiem A co-production with Bleach* Festival 27 April 2019 Home of the Arts (HOTA), Gold Coast A special event and the company’s first co-production with Bleach*, Patrick Nolan will direct Requiem at HOTA on April 27, 2019. Sometimes referred to as “an opera in ecclesiastical vestments”, Verdi’s gift for dramatic writing will be on full display in this... Continue Reading →
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