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Image supplied Another Ed Sheeran Tribute 24 April 2021 Sandgate Town Hall, Sandgate For a one-night-only performance, Another Ed Sheeran Tribute will fill the Sandgate Town Hall with a journey through the love songs of the ever-talented British ginger. First performed as part of Your Theatrics International Cabaret at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2015, the... Continue Reading →
Photography by Morgan Roberts Steven Oliver’s whirlwind cabaret Bigger & Blacker is sexy, irreverent, and hysterical, as expected, but also deeply personal and moving as he sings about love, loss, and life. Photography by Morgan Roberts Steven Oliver cements himself further as a man of a million talents with this world premiere, a cabaret show... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Mitchell Fine Art Augustus Tower | George Gittoes Exhibition 10 March - 1 April Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Driven by a desire for peace and social justice, George Gittoes AM has created an exhibition that confronts global environmental concerns, economies, and the implications of both for the future. Created during the period... Continue Reading →
Hell Ship 22 & 23 March QUT Gardens Theatre, Brisbane City Renowned writer, historian and performer Michael Veitch brings his one-man show Hell Ship to Gardens Theatre, telling the true story of one of the most dramatic, yet now forgotten chapters of Australia’s early maritime history. Hell Ship is the tale of hardship and heroism,... Continue Reading →
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2021 17 March - 13 April Palace Barracks and Palace James Street cinemas Transport yourself to France and experience that Gallic ‘joie de vivre’ when Alliance Française French Film Festival 2021 touches down in Brisbane during its ‘Tour d’Australie’. New Artistic Director Karine Mauris is passionate about nurturing new talent and discovering... Continue Reading →
Original Australian company, photographed by Jeff Busby Come From Away 28 March - 2 May QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Bank Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Come From Away, will open at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre from 28 March 2021 for a strictly limited season. It will be the first major musical to open in Queensland since the COVID-enforced shutdown.... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Jade Ferguson @visualpoetssociety. Provided by Opera Queensland. Content and trigger warning: This production contains strong coarse language and adult themes. After being postponed for a year due to COVID-19, Lorelei has finally made it to the QPAC Concert Hall and it is a witty, provocative, political work of operatic cabaret that turns a... Continue Reading →
Lauren Roche as Charlotte Corday in The Revolutionists. Images: NAZ MULLA. Content and trigger warning: This production contains coarse language, and spoken references to historical violence. The Curators’ Theatre have opened their 2021 season with the Australian premiere of The Revolutionists by American playwright Lauren Gunderson. Directed and designed by Michael Beh, this metatheatrical dramatic... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Aruga PR Curiocity Brisbane 12-28 March Various locations throughout Brisbane City and South Bank From interactive and immersive installations to thought-provoking conversations, Curiocity Brisbane has unveiled an intriguing program of curious events and ideas that will spark inspiration from 12 to 28 March. The 17-day celebration of science, art and technology transforms Brisbane... Continue Reading →
Lorelei 6 - 13 March 2021 QPAC Concert Hall This production contains coarse language and adult themes. Recommended for ages 15+. By arrangement with Victorian Opera, Opera Queensland presents the much-anticipated Queensland premier of new Australian opera cabaret Lorelei, after being postponed in 2020. The sumptuous, female-led production tells the story of the Lorelei, three sirens... Continue Reading →
Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble Artistic Director, and director of A Sleep of Prisoners, Rob Pensalfini. Image supplied by Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble. A Sleep of Prisoners 4 March 2021 St John's Cathedral, Brisbane City Tickets $15 A slice of Queensland entertainment history will be recreated next month with a performance tribute to the 60th anniversary of the... Continue Reading →
This Wide Night 18 February - 7 March 2021 Backdock Arts, 103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley Starring Julia Johnson and Shardé Anne, with direction and design by Michael Beh and produced by Terry Hansen, This Wide Night explores the importance and uniqueness of relationships formed in prison: how they can, or perhaps cannot, exist in another... Continue Reading →
