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White China 7 - 17 June 2023 Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm Playlab Theatre’s latest mainstage production, White China, premieres this June at Brisbane Powerhouse, directed by Ian Lawson and starring Tegan Braithwaite, Deborah Faye Lee, Elise Greig, Emily Liu, and Tracey Tainsh (aka Isheeni). The experience of Brisbane’s flooding rivers has been etched... Continue Reading →
Proof 15 June - 8 July Ad Astra, Misterton Street, Fortitude Valley On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister,... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Jax Oliver Break 21 – 24 June 2023 Metro Arts, West End Content warning: Adult themes, haze, strobe Presented by Metro Arts, this new work from The Farm and Cecilia (Ceci) Martin is an intensely personal exploration of how we define ourselves, what it is to fall apart and how we recover when... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Pier Andrea Morolli Garrick Ohlsson in recital 1 June 2023 Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank Musica Viva Australia is delighted to present Garrick Ohlsson in recital, an exhilarating national tour opening in Brisbane and concluding in Perth, featuring one of the world’s finest pianists. A native of White Plains, New York, Ohlsson has been... Continue Reading →
Grand Horizons 11 - 27 May PIP Theatre, Milton Fifty years into their marriage, Bill and Nancy want a divorce. While they seem unfazed by the decision, their two adult sons are shaken to the core, forced to reexamine everything they thought they knew about their parents’ outwardly happy lives. As the family grapples with... Continue Reading →
The Turquoise Elephant 2 - 11 June 2023 Studio1, 190 Station Road, Yeerongpilly Observatory Theatre will open their 2023 season with the outrageous black comedy The Turquoise Elephant by award-winning Brisbane playwright Stephen Carleton, exploring the absurd delays on global climate change through fast-paced theatre and dark humour. Directed by Observatory Theatre's Founder and Creative... Continue Reading →
The Unheard Of Tyrone & Lesley 20 May 2023 Junk Bar, Ashgrove As part of Anywhere Festival 2023, award-winning uke and double bass duo Tyrone and Lesley play the tunes that got away on a night just for you: rarities, requests, song dedications and a rewarding chance to bring your uke and Strumalong. If you... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Jacqui Way Utopias 19 May 2023 Queensland Conservatorium Theatre The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) brings an imaginative and moving musical journey to Brisbane audiences during their national tour of Utopias. The Utopias programme features a carefully curated selection of works that explore the themes of imagined worlds and inner reflections, showcasing the ASQ’s... Continue Reading →
From My Homeland 25 May 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Presented by Camerata, evocative Australian music takes centre stage with ARIA Award-nominated didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton and captivating violinist Veronique Serret. This performance for chamber orchestra will conjure vivid Australian soundscapes and the universal stories and experiences that we tie to our homeland. Camerata will intertwine works... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Creative Street CATS 12 - 21 May 2023 Twelfth Night Theatre, Bowen Hills Andrew Llyod Webber's classic musical CATS is pouncing onto the Twelfth Night Theatre stage this May, served up by a troupe of local performers from Queensland Musical Theatre. This West End and Broadway hit is based on T.S. Eliot’s poetry collection, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and was reworked by the original... Continue Reading →
Content warning: partial nudity, sexual references, loud noises, strobing light effects, prop weapons. The X Collective presents an electric and engrossing production of David Ives’ Venus in Fur, directed by Wayne McPhee and starring AJ and Nick Sinclair. Power, fantasy, and desire collide in this exploration of interpersonal dynamics, especially as they relate to love, sex,... Continue Reading →
The Reunion 11 - 13 May Blutes Bar, Fortitude Valley The Reunion will also be performed at Hills District Community Centre, Arana Hills, on 26 & 27 May You’re invited to the class of 2013’s 10 year reunion! We are so excited to hear how your education at Mt. St. Celine has fuelled your success.... Continue Reading →
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