Australian Open 8 - 18 January 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton PIP Theatre launches its 2025 season with 7th Floor Theatre’s production of Angus Cameron’s Australian Open. This sharp and fast-paced exploration of wits and relationships will take centre court starring Sandro Colarelli, Lisa Hickey, Whitney Duff, Tye Shepherd and Jackson Paul. It’s Felix’s 31st birthday, but all his parents... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Sister Act the Musical (Live Nation)
Casey Donovan and Genevieve Lemon in Sister Act the Musical, photographed by Benny Capp Sister Act the Musical From 8 February 2025 Lyric Theatre, QPAC, South Bank The most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act will debut in Brisbane led by Casey Donovan as Deloris Van Cartier, the role made famous by Whoopi Goldberg in the hit... Continue Reading →
Review: Dreams & Stories (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
William Barton performing with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Katharina Wincor. Photographed by Darren Thomas. Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Dreams & Stories concert brought together an interesting range of pieces and composers, from guest soloist William Barton to John Williams, Sculthorpe, Mendelssohn, and Stravinsky. Part of the orchestra’s Music on Sundays series, Dreams & Stories was... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Christmas Actually (The Little Red Company)
Christmas Actually 10 - 15 December 2024 Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm Naomi Price and a sparkling cast of Australian music theatre sweethearts unite to deliver all the hits from beloved holiday classic Love Actually, wrapped up with comedy and charm. Relive the magic musical moments from your favourite festive film including songs by Mariah Carey,... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Christmas Putt Putt at Victoria Park
Christmas Putt Putt Until 2 January 2025 Victoria Park Putt Putt Course, Herston Victoria Park's Christmas Putt Putt has returned for another year. It’s a tee-riffic Christmas activity that will have you feeling merry and bright, with festive fairways decked out in bows, bells, and twinkling lights. The fully licensed course will be open from... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Alex Raineri, Brisbane Music Festival Artistic Director and Producer
Alex Raineri, photographed by Trish Dean How did the Brisbane Music Festival (BMF) begin, and how has it evolved? BMF began in 2018, this is the seventh season in 2024! It began as a way to focus all of my curatorial ideas. I’m passionate about commissioning new works and collaborating with both performers and composers.... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Brisbane Music Festival 2024 – December
Brisbane Music Festival (BMF)'s seventh year has spanned August 10 + 23-25, October 25-27 and will continue from December 13-15. Tickets are $25 for all performances at FourthWall Arts on Queen Street, Brisbane City, and the programme features 21 events by more than 30 creatives, including 11 world premieres and 13 Australian premieres. Read more... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Effervescence (Ensemble Trivium)
Effervescence 3pm, 7 December 2024 Elm House, Mt Glorious Escape the summer heat and head to the cool rainforest of Mt Glorious to experience an enchanting afternoon of sparkling chamber music in the atmospheric and newly renovated Elm House. Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D major, KV 285 opens the program with elegance and charm, followed by Jean Françaix’s String Trio,... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Next 14 Seconds (Phluxus2 Dance Collective)
Image by Jade Ellis Photography, Arabella Walker and Sean Dowling Design The Next 14 Seconds 28 - 29 November 2024 Cremorne Theatre, QPAC, South Bank Quicker than an intake of breath our universe hurled itself into existence. Hot. Dense. A single point moving at unimaginable speeds, stretching, and expanding towards being, towards discovering, understanding, knowing,... Continue Reading →
Review: Love Lies Bleeding (Ad Astra)
Carla Haynes, Helen Howard, and Greg Gesch, photographed by Barbara Lowing Ad Astra end their 2024 season with a poignant and thought-provoking drama asking big questions about life, death, and the space in between. Written by American novelist and playwright Don DeLillo, who also directed the 2005 premiere production at Boise Contemporary Theater, Love Lies... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Cinematic (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Cinematic 22 - 23 November 2024 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Enjoy film scores from A to Zimmer, as you soar with the epic space odyssey of Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar and feel the bloom of a tender romance with Carl Davis’s soul-stirring accompaniment to Pride and Prejudice. With iconic themes from Forrest Gump, Batman, Downtown Abbey and many more, and with... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Dylan Sarra exhibition, Embers of Heritage (Mitchell Fine Art)
Embers of Heritage 29 October – 14 December 2024 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley Brisbane proudly presents the first solo exhibition of Brisbane artist Dylan Sarra. Dylan Sarra was born in the Bundaberg region and belongs to the Gooreng Goreng people. Graduating from the Queensland College of Art... Continue Reading →