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Prime Time Broadway 14-15 June 2025 3/61 Holdsworth St, Coorparoo Back for its 4th year, Prime Time Broadway returns to Brisbane, celebrating musical theatre favourites and fresh new musicals. Featuring a powerhouse collection of performances from Spring Awakening, Last Five Years, Muriel’s Wedding, and The Color Purple, and introducing fresh new songs from musicals, In... Continue Reading →
(L to R) Terry Hansen, Amanda McErlean, and Julia Johnson in The Children, photographed by Kris Anderson / Images by Anderson Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children has made its Queensland premiere at PIP Theatre, a powerfully provocative play that sinks its teeth into aging, dying, and social conscience in the age of escalating environmental disasters. Co-produced... Continue Reading →
Laughing Out Loud! 13-14 June 2025 Queensland Multicultural Centre102 Main St, Kangaroo Point An original, family-friendly show filled with clowning, music, dancing and a whole lot of laughter! Laughing Out Loud is a comedy and melodrama extravaganza in collaboration with renowned performer Clint Bolster: a unique, interactive, joyful and inclusive production showing for two performances only.... Continue Reading →
(L to R) The Children director Heidi Gledhill, and co-producers and cast members Amanda McErlean, Julia Johnson, and Terry Hansen. Image credit: Backstreet Brisbane Lucy Kirkwood’s play The Children will make its Queensland premiere this month in Milton, co-presented by PIP Theatre, A Moveable Theatre, and Amanda McErlean. During a break in their rehearsals, I... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Georgia Haupt Blushing 19 - 29 June 2025 Holy Trinity Church, Fortitude Valley An exploration of human touch and intimacy, Blushing is an innovative physical theatre work directed by Indiah Morris with Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre. After an original sold-out 2024 In The Raw Studio Season in the same venue, Blushing returns... Continue Reading →
Good In Everything: An Annual Appeal Celebration 13 June 2025 Avalon Theatre, University of Queensland All tickets $20 Join the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble for a joyful evening of Shakespeare-themed revelry as they celebrate their Annual Appeal with Good In Everything: a night of community, creativity, and delightful chaos! For just $20, your ticket includes nibbles,... Continue Reading →
From the Inside, Looking Out 13-31 May 2025 Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Acclaimed artist Bernard Ollis OAM invites art lovers to experience his latest exhibition, From the Inside Looking Out. Known for his vibrant and dynamic depictions of life, Ollis presents a fresh collection of works that transform everyday scenes into immersive, colourful... Continue Reading →
Caroline Sparrow and Dudley Powell, photographed by Geoff Lawrence - Creative Futures Photography Octopolis is a two-handed drama about academics and an octopus trying to co-exist in close quarters, bubbling with intellectual, emotional, and existential tensions. Written by UK playwright Marek Horn and first produced in 2023 at Hampstead Theatre, this co-production between Observatory Theatre... Continue Reading →
Sustainable BNE Festival 25 May 2025 Roma Street Parklands Free entry After 17 years, the Green Heart Fair will start a new chapter as the Sustainable BNE Festival to better reflect its mission to promote sustainable lifestyles. After starting out as a suburban gathering of 500 people, it has grown into a major event that attracts more... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Vlad Da Cunha Identity 23 & 24 May 2025, North Lakes Community Centre 30 May – 4 June 2025, Black Box Theatre, Nambour 7 June 2025, Perseverance Street Theatre, Gympie Sunshine Coast-based D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective invites audiences to experience Identity — a new production that speaks to the heart of what it means to... Continue Reading →
Pearls 3pm, 1 June 2025 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Experience music that transcends time and embraces the soul when Southern Cross Soloists return to QPAC's Concert Hall this June with Pearls — a luminous program with guest soloists, pianist and composer Joe Chindamo OAM, soprano Nina Korbe (pictured above), alongside Southern Cross Soloists. Featuring... Continue Reading →
Julia Johnson and Terry Hansen (back) and Amanda McErlean (front), photographed by Naz Mulla The Children 4 - 21 June 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton Australians recently voted in a federal election where one major party sought a mandate for a nuclear-powered future. Olivier Award-winning playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s play The Children asks us all: when do... Continue Reading →
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