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Tibian Wyles, Benjin Maza, and Lenny Donahue, photographed by Morgan Roberts Dear Brother, a co-production between Blak Dance and Queensland Theatre, has made its world premiere to a standing ovation as part of Brisbane Festival. Co-written by Lenny Donahue and Tibian Wyles, Dear Brother is directed by Isaac Drandic, who has recently been appointed Head... Continue Reading →
Alethea Beetson in Meet Your Maker, photographed by Jade Ellis Alethea Beetson’s theatrical debut Meet Your Maker was a colourful fantasy full of original pop songs, set in an alternate timeline where land was returned to First Nations communities in the 80s. Created and performed by Beetson, Meet Your Maker took the audience on a... Continue Reading →
Desiree Frahn as Ellen, photographed by Billie Wilson-Coffey Eucalyptus – The Opera made its world premiere as part of Brisbane Festival, adapted from Murray Bail’s Miles Franklin Award-winning Australian Gothic novel. Ellen has been raised by her protective father, Holland, on a large property in New South Wales. Alongside his only child, Holland has dedicated... Continue Reading →
The opening night of Limbo - The Return and The West End Electric, photographed by Camilo Hernandez Strut & Fret have christened their new permanent entertainment venue, The West End Electric theatre, with Limbo – The Return as part of Brisbane Festival. A new iteration of their award-winning variety show, it's full of feathers, fire,... Continue Reading →
Luke Murphy and Will Thompson perform Volcano, photographed by Emilija Jefremova Luke Murphy has brought his colossal, episodic dance theatre work Volcano to the Brisbane Powerhouse as part of Brisbane Festival 2024, and it is everything you could want from a festival work – big on ambition and impact, flawlessly delivered, and resisting convention and... Continue Reading →
Clarise Ooi and Anna Yen, photographed by Naz Mulla AI May 17 - 27 October 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton AI May is an original bilingual theatre production by Embodi Theatre, and all performances will be surtitled in Traditional Chinese and English. Set in Brisbane 2035, this poignant drama blends futuristic realism, movement, artificial intelligence, and multimedia... Continue Reading →
10 Reasons 19 September 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton For one night only, 10 Reasons showcases and celebrates the talent of Brisbane's female creative community, with 10 female performers bringing to life 10 one-acts of 10 minutes each. 10 Reasons will star Virginia Gray, Stephanie O’Shea, Nicky Whichelow, Peta Townend, Kailan Tyler-Moss, Lara Hinton, Traci Sumpter,... Continue Reading →
Speaking in Tongues 5 - 28 September 2024 Ad Astra, Fortitude Valley Nine lives weave together in ways known and unknown in Andrew Bovell’s piercing drama, Speaking in Tongues. Leon is married to Sonja, Jane is married to Pete. By chance, each spouse meets the other’s one night and wind up in motel rooms. Pete... Continue Reading →
Not Really Billy: a celebration of Billy Bragg's Workers Playtime 21 September 2024 It's Still A Secret, South Brisbane Join award-winning playwright and musician David Megarrity (Friends of the Iguana, The Goodbye Notes, Tyrone & Lesley) and Samuel Vincent (Trichotomy, Estampa, Tyrone & Lesley) alongside emerging singer songwriter Isabel Yamazaki for a great leaping celebration of Billy... Continue Reading →
Quiet and Still exhibition, photographed by Josef Ruckli Quiet and Still 3 - 28 September 2024 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Archibald Prize finalist Mirra Whale returns to Mitchell Fine Art with her third solo show exhibition of still life paintings from 3 September. The works in the show were inspired and created during... Continue Reading →
Luminsecence 28 September 2024 Old Government House, QUT Gardens Point Campus Float away from the mundane and find yourself adrift in an ethereal soundscape of some of the most beautiful works written for flute, viola and harp. Experience a soothing Telemann Sonata, Ravel’s luscious Sonatine en Trio and bathe in the exquisite stillness of Takemitsu’s And I Knew ‘twas Wind,... Continue Reading →
Aurelie Roque as Alison Bechdel and Adam Bartlett as Bruce Bechdel, photographed by Kris Anderson / Images by Anderson PIP Theatre has brought Fun Home, the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s award winning graphic novel, to Brisbane for the first time. Directed by Sherryl-Lee Secomb, this moving production holds all the complex emotion and intellectual... Continue Reading →
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