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Yoga Play 7 - 23 November 2024 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove La Boite Theatre is limbering up to present an Australian-first season of Dipika Guha’s Yoga Play, a tale of downward dog and downward profits, in collaboration with the National Theatre of Parramatta. Brisbane stars Andrea Moor and Thomas Larkin will bring the... Continue Reading →
Camerata & Davide Monti: Baroque Labyrinth Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 7pm Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane Baroque Labyrinth sees the long-awaited return of one of Camerata’s favourite collaborators, the Italian Baroque violin virtuoso Davide Monti. A much sought-after director, soloist, and chamber musician, Davide teams ups with Camerata to uncover a labyrinth of bold, adventurous baroque... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Red Anchor Media CAKE 6 - 16 November 2024 Metro Arts, West Village, West End Join Marie Antoinette’s Royal Court and witness her cascade through parties, PR disasters and debauchery on the road to her inevitable beheading. Returning by popular request for a second serving, CAKE is a provocative comedy, inviting audiences to... Continue Reading →
Magic, Mystique and Melancholy 20 October 2024 Concert Hall, QPAC, South Bank Drawing inspiration from Stravinsky's enchanting yet poignant ballet Petrushka and the iconic Ballets Russe, this program evokes an atmosphere of enchantment and allure whilst embracing the bittersweet essence of the human experience. From Russian émigré maestros to the dazzling Belle Époque era of... Continue Reading →
A Night With The Villains 29 - 31 October 2024 Ron Hurley Theatre, Seven Hills A Night With The Villains returns for Halloween – bigger, badder, and boasting an all-new cast of local talent. This musical parody concert promises the ultimate Halloween experience with thrilling performances, dark humour, and spine-tingling villainy. Following its successful 2023... Continue Reading →
Eat Slay Zombie 6 - 9 November 2024 Cremorne Theatre, QPAC, South Bank Playlab Theatre’s latest mainstage production, written by emerging playwright and Githabul, Migunberri-Yugumbeh woman Alinta McGrady, Eat Slay Zombie is a horror/comedy about colonisation, friendship and state occupation – except its zombies. The zombie apocalypse has finally happened and TikTok is the sole... Continue Reading →
Image credit: RJS Foto and Images by Anderson Midnight at the Cemetery 15 & 16 November 2024 Queensland Multicultural Centre, Kangaroo Point Don't miss out on this hilarious and spooky new production from Blue Roo Theatre Company Inc.®️ This spine-tingling production follows vlogger Nick as he investigates mysterious happenings at Hauntmoor Cemetery. When was the last... Continue Reading →
Functional Bottom 7 - 9 November 2024 Brisbane Powerhouse Riverside Terrace, New Farm Internationally renowned, award winning non-binary artist, journalist and storyteller, Jessi Ryan returns to MELT festival with their breakout Melbourne International Comedy Festival hit show Functional Bottom. A fusion of storytelling, contemporary performance art, filth, provocation and tears probably, Functional Bottom is a... Continue Reading →
Nicholas Tam and Kat Augustakis, photographed by Paul Lee String Revolution 19 & 20 October 2024 Honour Productions, 3/61 Holdsworth Street, Coorparoo From Rachmaninoff to Bon Jovi, String Revolution is an eclectic showcase of the bowed string instrument and its limitless potential in music throughout the ages. In an ever-changing musical environment, string instruments like... Continue Reading →
Cleansed 17 October - 2 November 2024 Holy Trinity Church Hall, Fortitude Valley Content note: Please be advised this production contains simulations of sexual intimacy, extreme sexual & physical violence, drug consumption and suicide themes. In a world stripped bare of mercy and convention, Cleansed transports audiences to a place where love, pain, and redemption... Continue Reading →
Audience of Adrift, photographed by Morgan Roberts Counterpilot brought their oceanic participatory theatre experience Adrift back to Metro Arts as part of Brisbane Festival, submerging audiences in the storytelling through audio-based instruction and immersion. Before entering the theatre, we were each fitted with an individual wristband, headphones, and a vest. Voices whispered in the headphones,... Continue Reading →
Kitchen Studio is a gallery installation and series of activations at Metro Arts, West End, devised by artist Elizabeth Willing and presented as part of Brisbane Festival. The immersive, multisensory activations utilised small audience numbers and video design by Chris Howlett to be instructive and contemplative, delivering five "courses" that encouraged participants to consider the... Continue Reading →
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