Imagery supplied by Kath Rose & Associates Hosted by Guy Noble, Tradies and Artists will explore the idea that great tradespeople – like classical musicians – can tell you the story of how, where, and when they learned their craft. Many also use tools or instruments passed down through generations. The Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted... Continue Reading →
Queensland Ballet launch Season 2019 – Move Boldly
Queensland Ballet have launched their 2019 Season with the tagline ‘Move Boldly’, unveiling a program that Artistic Director Li Cunxin says promises more breadth than ever before. The season is laid out in full below: Dangerous Liaisons 22 March – 6 April A new ballet and world premiere ‘for mature audiences’ based on Pierre... Continue Reading →
What’s On: The Ballad of Rosie Quinn (Republic of Song)
Where?Holy Trinity Church Hall, Church St, Fortitude Valley. When? August 31 – September 1 (7pm & 8.30pm) and September 2 (7pm only). Following a sold out run at Anywhere Theatre Festival earlier this year (you can read my full review of that performance here), Republic of Song brings their haunting tale of a... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Jasper Jones (Queensland Theatre)
Nicholas Denton and Melanie Zanetti. Imagery via Kath Rose & Associates. Where? Playhouse Theatre, QPAC When? 28 July – August 18 Part regional coming-of-age story and part gothic mystery, Queensland Theatre’s Jasper Jones has hit the Playhouse Theatre. Adapted from Craig Silvey’s classic Australian novel by Kate Mulvany and directed by Queensland Theatre’s Artistic Director... Continue Reading →
Queensland Theatre Transformation! The new Bille Brown Theatre
Queensland Theatre's Youth Ensemble in the soon-to-be Bille Brown Theatre with Minister for the Arts, the Hon Leeanne Enoch; QT Artistic Director Sam Strong and Executive Director Amanda Jolly; and QT artists and leading Queensland actors Bryan Probets and Hsiao-Ling Tang.West End’s Bille Brown Studio is currently undergoing a multi-million-dollar transformation and will re-open as... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Les Misérables (Savoyards Musical Theatre Brisbane)
Photographed by Michelle Thomas, Christopher Thomas Photography Where? Iona Performing Arts Centre, Lindum. When? June 23 – July 7 Brisbane’s oldest continuously running musical theatre company, Savoyards, present the epic and uplifting musical theatre classic Les Misérables at the Iona Performing Arts Centre this June-July, directed by Robbie Parkin and with Geoffrey Secomb as Musical... Continue Reading →
Les Miserables (Savoyards Musical Theatre Brisbane)
Photograph by Mark Duffus Where?The Iona Performing Arts Centre, North Road, Lindum, Qld. When?23 June – 7 July, 2018 Brisbane’s oldest continuously running musical theatre company, Savoyards, present the epic and uplifting musical theatre classic Les Misérables at the Iona Performing Arts Centre this June-July. Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: 4Seasons (Expressions Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Company, QPAC)
Alana Sargent and Ivan CHAN in Natalie Weir's '4Seasons', photographed by Mak Where? QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre When? June 14-22 Expressions Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Company (Hong Kong), and Queensland Performing Arts Centre present a breathtaking triple bill of new contemporary works, filled with powerful imagery and messages about our humanity and its impacts.... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: The Mathematics of Longing (La Boite, The Farm & The Uncertainty Principle)
Where? La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove When? June 2 – 23 La Boite’s new production, The Mathematics of Longing, blends physics and mathematics principles with human metaphor to question the nature of reality, and somehow it all makes beautiful sense. Written by Suzie Miller and co-presented with The Uncertainty Principle, of which Miller... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Carmen & The Firebird (Queensland Ballet)
Where? QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre When? May 25 – June 3 Queensland Ballet present their much-anticipated double bill of Carlos Acosta’s contemporary Carmen and Liam Scarlett’s dark and thrilling The Firebird. The two works were expected to be disparate, but unfortunately this comparison could also be made in quality as well as thematic and balletic... Continue Reading →
GIVEAWAY: 4Seasons (Expressions Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Company, QPAC)
Image by Dylan Evans featuring Alana Sargent, courtesy of Expressions Dance Company Where?QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre When?14-22 June, 2018 Expressions Dance Company, Hong Kong’s City Contemporary Dance Company, and Queensland Performing Arts Centre co-present a compelling triple bill of new contemporary works, and Backstreet Brisbane has five (5) double passes to give away! Head... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: S**t Storm (A Very Theatre Company)
A Very Theatre Company tells a messy, close-to-home tale with plenty of toilet humour. Lounge in a deckchair in the UQ Museum Courtyard to witness the imperfect crime unfolding in the heart of Brisbane’s bureaucracy – the Parks Maintenance department of the Brisbane City Council. Downtrodden Council worker Lenny has a difficult time finding... Continue Reading →