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Brush and Bow - Art + Music 23 - 24 August 2024 Corinda Bowls Club (23 August) and Graceville Uniting Church (24 August) Riverbend Ensemble, led by violinist Helen Carvolth, will present a unique double-header of string quartet music fused with art. Ms Carvolth was awarded a Creative Sparks Program grant by Brisbane City Council... Continue Reading →
The Cat Empire with Queensland Symphony Orchestra 19 September 2024 Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) will join forces with The Cat Empire for one night only at the Fortitude Music Hall on Thursday 19 September. The electrifying performance fuses the band’s most beloved tunes and exuberant new music with the might... Continue Reading →
Run The River 24 August 2024 Northshore Brisbane Run The River, a scenic celebration of Brisbane road running, makes its debut at Northshore Brisbane with five events on Saturday 24 August. Run The River’s signature Half-Marathon challenges runners to put their best feet forward on a 21.1km track along the breezy Brisbane River, passing iconic city landmarks. Individual runners... Continue Reading →
Psycho Beach Party 8 - 24 August 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton Surf’s up, and murder’s afoot, as Psycho Beach Party mashes up ’50s psychodramas, ’60s surfer films and ’80s slasher horror flicks into a truly madcap comedy. Think Gidget meet’s Mommie Dearest! It’s 1962 and teenage tomboy Chicklet Forrest desperately wants to be a part... Continue Reading →
Julian Curtis and Ashlee Lollback as Cole and Sky. Imagery supplied by Playlab Theatre. Review of preview performance, 31 July 2024 A contemporary Australian Gothic play by Maxine Mellor, Horizon sees young couple Sky and Cole hitting the highway. Sky is on vacation from her high-stress legal job; Cole is returning to his family home... Continue Reading →
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conducted by Daniel Hyde. Photographed by James Grant. The sublime voices of the Choir of King’s College came from Cambridge to QPAC as part of their national tour. In their most characteristic formation, the choir accompanied by an organ, the performance was conducted by Director of Music Daniel Hyde.... Continue Reading →
Right Place, Right Time 23 July - 10 August 2024 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Brisbane Portrait Prize 2024 finalist Peter Hudson presents a body of en-plein air paintings and the allure of the natural landscape in his new exhibition at Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley from 23rd July. Peter Hudson is a... Continue Reading →
Image credit: PIF Productions Fun Home 29 August - 14 September 2024 PIP Theatre, Milton Adapted from Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic novel, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story... Continue Reading →
Fancy Long Legs 12 - 22 September 2024 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Suitable for ages 3+ Rachel Burke’s Fancy Long Legs, an all-ages musical that celebrates individuality and creativity, will make its debut at La Boite Theatre from 12 to 22 September. The colourful and fantastical production follows sparkly spider Fancy and her... Continue Reading →
Riley Finn Anderson as Archibald Jordan and Rob Wainwright as Sandy. Photographed by Geoff Lawrence, Creative Futures Photography Presented in the Holy Trinity Church Hall in Fortitude Valley as part of Anywhere Festival, As Told By The Boys Who Fed Me Apples was a moving story of conflict and companionship, told in a novel way... Continue Reading →
Imagery supplied by Silent Sky Set Me On Fire, the premiere work of Silent Sky theatre collective, filled the Backdock Arts theatre with a nostalgia for young love, presented as part of Anywhere Festival 2024. Written by Samara Louise and directed by Cale Dennis, the artistic team behind Silent Sky, Set Me On Fire is... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Daniel East Photography The Drowsy Chaperone 26 July - 4 August 2024 Fire Station 101, Ipswich Swich Up Productions and Ipswich Civic Centre present the Tony Award-winning The Drowsy Chaperone, a send-up of classic Broadway musicals. Get ready for witty commentary, outrageous characters (think gangsters disguised as pastry chefs!), and show-stopping song and... Continue Reading →
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