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Camerata, Lou Bennett & Lior: Ngapa William Cooper Saturday, 7 September 2024 Concert Hall, QPAC, South Bank Lior, Nigel Westlake and Lou Bennett’s moving song cycle Ngapa William Cooper, exploring the extraordinarily powerful story of Yorta Yorta man Uncle William Cooper, will make its Queensland premiere as part of Brisbane Festival. Ngapa William Cooper was... Continue Reading →
Audrey Allen-Moore, Chris Kellett, and Ophelia Novak. Image credit: Images by Anderson. Disney Off Ice has made its world premiere at Studio 1, Yeerongpilly, presented by Observatory Theatre. This outrageous satire, the first script to be commissioned and developed through Observatory’s Telescope New Writing Program, is funny and absurd and asks interesting questions about the... Continue Reading →
Lachlan Driscoll Lachlan Driscoll is a Brisbane-based creative producer and theatre maker, and the Founder & Creative Producer of Observatory Theatre. I sat down with Lachlan to discuss his current creative endeavours, what he looks for in a new work, and his collaborative approach to directing and producing. How would you describe your creative practice?... Continue Reading →
Photographed by Nathaniel Knight Presented by The Reaction Theory and BIPOC Arts Australia, Nathan Joe’s Scenes From A Yellow Peril is a theatrical mosaic that pulses with passion, and a powerful commentary on the experience of trans-Tasman Asian identity. This is the second production in Queensland Theatre's inaugural DOOR 3 program, which provides opportunities for... Continue Reading →
(L to R) Daniel Kirkby, Hayden Parsons, Bailey Dunnage / Aubrey Haive, Connor Scoble, and Justin Ryan. Image supplied by The X Collective. Presented by The X Collective at PIP Theatre in Milton, Psycho Beach Party is camp, crass, and chaotic in all the best ways. Set over one summer in Malibu Beach, the play... Continue Reading →
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 →
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