Live like a local – explore like a tourist
Curtains 21 September - 5 October 2024 Iona Performing Arts Centre, Wynnum West From the creators of Chicago and Cabaret, Curtains is a hilarious musical theatre parody of whodunnit classics. Savoyards Musical Comedy Society presents this fully staged, live orchestra production showcasing some of Brisbane’s finest performers in a strictly limited season. Intelligent and funny, Curtains is a great night out for music... Continue Reading →
Not Really Billy: a celebration of Billy Bragg's Workers Playtime 21 September 2024 It's Still A Secret, South Brisbane Join award-winning playwright and musician David Megarrity (Friends of the Iguana, The Goodbye Notes, Tyrone & Lesley) and Samuel Vincent (Trichotomy, Estampa, Tyrone & Lesley) alongside emerging singer songwriter Isabel Yamazaki for a great leaping celebration of Billy... 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 →
Anna Dowsley and Sebastian Maclaine as Dido and Aeneas, with the Circa ensemble. Photographed by David Kelly. Opera Queensland and Circa join forces once again for a lustrous new interpretation of Henry Purcell's Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas, bursting with glamour and gravity-defying acrobatics. Purcell's Dido and Aeneas was first performed in 1689, with the... Continue Reading →
Karin Schaupp performs with Camerata, photographed by Alex Jamieson Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra collaborated with classical guitarist Karin Schaupp for Serenade, a strings concert that showcased contemporary Australian work, brought new perspectives to classics, and highlighted emerging Brisbane artists, all threaded through with serenades by Dvořák. Dvořák's Serenade for Strings was sprinkled throughout, beginning... Continue Reading →
Head Over Heels ensemble Ally Hickey, Jaya Fisher-Smith, Bella Gordon, Chloe Kiloh, Sam Caruana, and Nathaniel Savy, photographed by Brit Creative. Head Over Heels 31 May - 1 June 2024 Ipswich Civic Centre, 50 Nicholas Street, Ipswich QLD 4305 Groundbreaking queer musical comedy Head Over Heels will premiere in Ipswich for a limited season.A bold,... Continue Reading →
Esmé Quartet, photographed by Tony McDonough Touring Australia for the first time, Berlin-based string ensemble Esmé Quartet made their Brisbane debut with a concert that revolved thematically around youth and passion, performed for one night only at the Conservatorium Theatre in South Bank. This is the ninth year of the Esmé Quartet, which is comprised... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Marnie Vaughn Dance24 22 May - 1 June 2024 Metro Arts, West Village, West End A celebration of dance and creativity, Dance24 is set to take centre stage over two weeks at Metro Arts. The event serves as a testament to the transformative power of dance, igniting inspiration and connection among industry professionals,... Continue Reading →
The Norman Mailer Anecdote will make its world premiere at the Bille Brown Theatre in May 2024, the playwrighting debut of award-winning Australian screenwriter Anthony Mullins. I sat down with the show’s director, Julian Curtis, to discuss the play’s pertinent themes, his directorial debut for the stage, and being the first show presented in Queensland... Continue Reading →
Images by Vlad Da Cunha / Vlad Photo Amor 10 - 18 May 2024 Black Box Theatre, The Old Ambulance Station, Nambour D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective, the award-winning Sunshine Coast-based contemporary theatre company, proudly announces its newest production, Amor, a devised physical theatre spectacle that delves into the intricate nuances of love's enigmatic essence. Directed by... Continue Reading →
Jessica Pratt as Lucia, photographed by Murray Summerville Presented as part of Opera Queensland’s inaugural Brisbane Bel Canto festival, Lucia di Lammermoor is a pared-back production that serves to showcase the astonishing virtuosity of starring soprano Jessica Pratt. Lucia di Lammermoor is a three-act tragic opera by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was... Continue Reading →
Hyung Suk Bae in Recital 4 May 2024 Judith Wright Arts Centre, Fortitude Valley Hyung Suk Bae, Acting Principal Cello of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, is a graduate of Julliard and has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Sydney Opera House. Take a journey and see the evolution of solo cello... Continue Reading →
Backstreet Brisbane 