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Queensland Ballet have launched their 2019 Season with the tagline ‘Move Boldly’, unveiling a program that Artistic Director Li Cunxin says promises more breadth than ever before. The season is laid out in full below: Dangerous Liaisons 22 March – 6 April A new ballet and world premiere ‘for mature audiences’ based on Pierre... Continue Reading →
WIN a double pass (there are two up for grabs!) to see Queensland Symphony Orchestra's The Bard and Beyond, with guest conductor Carlos Kalmar and acclaimed violinist Arabella Steinbacher. Head over to my Instagram to enter now. If every piece of music is like an act in a play, then together these three pieces of music create a... Continue Reading →
Rhys Muldoon, who will play the role of Isaac Newton, with playwright David Williamson. Photographed by Jono Searle. Where? The brand new Bille Brown Theatre! 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane When? October 6 – November 3 Tickets: Available via queenslandtheatre.com.au or by calling 1800 355 528 Queensland Theatre will christen the newly redesigned Bille Brown Theatre,... Continue Reading →
Win a double pass (there are five up for grabs!) to see #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carve the Markand the Divergent Series Veronica Roth at a truly one of a kind event. Join Veronica and Kim Wilkins (Sisters of Fire) for this very special festival cosplay event (ages 16+), featuring a... Continue Reading →
Where? Roma Street Parklands Amphitheatre When? August 25 – September 9, 2018 In a first for the company, an ensemble of 15 actors from Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble will present Hamlet and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead in ‘rep’ – alternating shows each night with actors playing the same role in both plays. Hamlet –... Continue Reading →
Where? QPAC’s Concert Hall When? Saturday, August 25, 7.30pm (pre-concert talk, 6.30pm) Leonard Bernstein – superstar conductor, composer, educator, musician, cultural ambassador, and humanitarian – was born a century ago. Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Alondra de la Parra has chosen to mark this event with four of his most wonderful works, and Backstreet... Continue Reading →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra has launched their 2019 season, promising ‘Orchestra for Everyone’ with a wide variety of performances for every age and stage. In their commitment to showcasing Australian artists and works, the exciting line-up includes six Australian conductors, thirteen Australian soloists, three Australian choirs, eight Australian composers, and ten Australian compositions, as well as... Continue Reading →
Executive Chef Richard Ousby, Bar Manager Becki Parker, and Operations Manager Peter McMahon Brisbane's beautiful Stoke Bar, beside iconic Stokehouse restaurant and looking out across the river to the city, has closed – but only briefly. It will be back, bigger and better than ever, from September 3, 2018 with a new look and... Continue Reading →
Joanna Nash as Velma Kelly, Joshua Moore as Billy Flynn, and Heidi Enchelmaier as Roxie Hart. Photographed by Chris Thomas. Where? Iona Performing Arts Centre, Lindum. When? September 29 - October 13 Savoyards, Brisbane’s oldest continuously running musical theatre company, is bringing a new production of CHICAGO to the stage this September and October. Directed by... Continue Reading →
Where?Holy Trinity Church Hall, Church St, Fortitude Valley. When? August 31 – September 1 (7pm & 8.30pm) and September 2 (7pm only). Following a sold out run at Anywhere Theatre Festival earlier this year (you can read my full review of that performance here), Republic of Song brings their haunting tale of a... Continue Reading →
Brisbane Writers Festival 2018 will be held from 6 – 9 September, with a line-up of over 150 internationally renowned writers, thinkers, and opinion makers considering this year’s theme: what does the world need now? With the Festival fast approaching, Backstreet Brisbane has a day pass to give away to one lucky reader --... Continue Reading →
When? Saturday, August 4, 2018 Where? QPAC’s Concert Hall, South Bank Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director, Alondra de la Parra will return to conduct her first Maestro series concert of the year, Soloists and Spontaneity, leading QSO with Artist in Residence Sergio Tiempo on the piano. Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks kicks off proceedings and recalls Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos... Continue Reading →
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