Review: Queensland’s Finest (Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Brisbane Festival)

Dane Lam conducts Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photographed by Peter Wallis. Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Brisbane Festival brought together three brilliant Queensland musicians for their recent concert, aptly named Queensland’s Finest: conductor Dane Lam, who grew up in Brisbane and is now nationally and internationally acclaimed; award-winning pianist Jayson Gillham, raised in Dalby and now performing... Continue Reading →

6 Sep 2021 0

Review: Romeo & Juliet (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble)

Liliana Macarone as Romeo and Sarah Doyle as Juliet. Image Credit: Benjamin Prindable Photography. Celebrating their 20th birthday in 2021, Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble returns to the Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre with their first full production of Romeo & Juliet. Directed by QSE Artistic Director Rob Pensalfini, who also played Friar Lawrence, and starring Liliana Macarone... Continue Reading →

6 Sep 2021 0

What’s On: Wynnum Fringe Festival

Wynnum Fringe Festival 16 – 21 November 2021 Various locations in Wynnum After a successful inaugural festival in 2020, Wynnum Fringe returns to the bayside – bigger and bolder than before – with a star-studded lineup of local, national, and international acts across six days. With an expanded programme of free and ticketed events, Wynnum Fringe 2021 will... Continue Reading →

30 Aug 2021 0

What’s On: Undercover Artist Festival

Performance artist Lauren Watson, image supplied Undercover Artist Festival 16 – 18 September Queensland Theatre, South Brisbane With a programme of free and ticketed events, Undercover Artist Festival will showcase theatre, dance, comedy, circus, music, cabaret, poetry and more from performing artists with disability, in partnership with Brisbane Festival. The three-day disability-led performing arts festival exists to profile... Continue Reading →

30 Aug 2021 0

What’s On: Matthew Cheyne exhibition, Picnic (Mitchell Fine Art)

Imagery supplied by Mitchell Fine Art Picnic 25 August - 2 October 2021 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Mixed media artworks, sculptures, and couture form part of an inaugural exhibition for Ipswich-based artist Matthew Cheyne. Picnic will be Cheyne’s first commercial exhibition in Australia for almost ten years. A graduate of the Queensland College... Continue Reading →

19 Aug 2021 0

What’s On: Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers & Festival of Food and Wine

Photographed by Matt Edwards Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers 1 - 30 September, 2021 Toowoomba Petal power! The multi-award-winning Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers (TCOF) has unveiled a month-long program of flowers and flavours for 2021, an extension of the 10-day event that has taken place in Queensland’s city on the range for the past 72 years.... Continue Reading →

15 Aug 2021 0

What’s On: Forgery (Australasian Dance Collective, QPAC & Brisbane Festival)

Photo by David Kelly, edited by Alisdair Macindoe Forgery 22 September - 2 October 2021 Cremorne Theatre, QPAC, South Bank What happens when a computer has creative control of six dancers? The theatre darkens and the lights come up on a performance that is completely unknown - for not just the audience, but the dancers... Continue Reading →

8 Aug 2021 0

What’s On: Romeo & Juliet (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble)

Romeo & Juliet26 August – 12 September, 2021 Preview 26 AugustRelaxed Performance 2pm, 4 SeptemberPost Show Q&A, 1 September Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre This spring, for their 20th birthday year, Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble returns to the Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre to present their first full production of Romeo & Juliet with an ensemble of 13 actors.... Continue Reading →

8 Aug 2021 0

What’s On: A Poet’s Love (Opera Queensland)

Image supplied Opera Queensland’s Studio Series: A Poet’s Love 26 & 27 November 2021 Opera Queensland Studio, South Bank Part of Opera Queensland’s Studio Series, a program of intimate recitals and performances in the Opera Queensland’s newly refurbished Studio at South Bank, A Poet's Love is presented in partnership with the Brisbane Music Festival (BMF).... Continue Reading →

1 Aug 2021 0

Review: West Side Story (Opera Australia & GWB Entertainment)

Pictured is dress rehearsal for West Side Story production on June 26, 2021 at Crown Theatre in Perth, Australia. Photo by Will Russell. Content warning: this production contains coarse language, adult themes, racial slur,s and sexual violence. West Side Story has opened at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre, directed by Joey McKneely and featuring a cast studded... Continue Reading →

30 Jul 2021 0

What’s On: Topsy Peterson Napangardi exhibition (Mitchell Fine Art)

Image supplied by Mitchell Fine Art Topsy Peterson Napangardi 21 July - 21 August 2021 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Mitchell Fine Art presents a follow up exhibition of paintings portraying the Australian desert landscape, highlighting the contrast of artistic influences between family members. Topsy Peterson Napangardi was born in the remote desert of... Continue Reading →

23 Jul 2021 0

What’s On: CAESAR (La Boite Theatre Company)

Giema Contini, Billy Fogarty, and Chenoa Deemal, photographed by Morgan Roberts CAESAR 23 July – 7 August 2021. Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove With Shakespeare’s five acts adapted by five fierce, female-identifying and non-binary playwrights - Claire Christian, Jean Tong, Megan Wilding, Merlynn Tong and Zoey Dawson - CAESAR is a provocative contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s... Continue Reading →

21 Jul 2021 0