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Grinspoon Are Aus Rock Royalty, with Good Reason
November 13, 2019 | Harry Wallace
There was a sense of splendour to the latest show at The Fortitude Music Hall. Read More
You’re Invited: Awesome Ocean Party Returns to Brisbane
November 13, 2019 | Julia Bates
Giema Contini invites you to the most magical birthday party Brisbane has ever seen. Awesome Ocean Party is heading to Brisbane Powerhouse from November 21-24, and it’s going to be a whole lot of fun.
HOTA Releases 2020 Program Sneak Peek
November 3, 2019 | Madi Paulsen
With only two months left of the year, HOTA are raring to go for their 2020 season and have released a sneak peek of their upcoming program. Read More
What’s On: The Revisionist at Metro Arts
November 1, 2019 | Nahima Kern
Refraction Theatre presents the Australian premier of The Revisionist by Jesse Eisenberg of The Social Network fame. Read More
Monthly Gig Guide: November 2019
November 1, 2019 | Julia Bates
November is bringing a huge variety of festivals and acts to Brisbane, ranging from classic bands like KISS to Aussie favourites Lime Cordiale and DZ Deathrays. Shows are selling out fast, so get your November schedule sorted ASAP.
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OQ and Circa are fearless: Orpheus and Eurydice is a must-see
October 30, 2019 | Kaylee Randall
As you make your way into the theatre, an image of two large hands in black and white appear on the curtains. They grasp for one another but slip away after a brief touch. It sets the tone for what is to come. Hope, love, loss.
Queensland Theatre – Antigone
October 25, 2019 | Jennifer Brown
Queensland Theatre brings you Antigone, their final show for this season. Read More
OQ and Circa blend circus with opera this October
October 4, 2019 | Kaylee Randall
It’s true that opera is often seen as conservative and old-fashioned. Even powerhouse opera countertenor Owen Willets agrees that elitism sometimes reigns supreme across the genre. However, he also attests to the cutting edge nature of opera, stating that it’s always been on the cusp of what’s new.
Monthly Gig Guide: October 2019
October 1, 2019 | Julia Bates
The weather is starting to heat up, and so is the line up heading to Brisbane this October. Acts include The Jungle Giants, Tones and I, and Busby Marou.
Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale spills on his worst gig and recording with Dave Grohl
September 27, 2019 | Lily-Rose Davies
After selling out theatres, stadiums and festivals across Europe and America, Wolfmother is back on the Australian festival circuit. Read More
Daniele Constance Asks Us to ‘Explain Normal’
September 23, 2019 | Madi Paulsen
It can be difficult to define what is ‘normal’ without first exiling some ideas or behaviours as “other”. One individual’s normal may be someone else’s abnormal. Daniele Constance has taken on the task of unpacking this concept in her latest dance theatre work, Explain Normal. Read More
La Boite Announces 2020 Season
September 22, 2019 | Julia Bates
Yesterday afternoon Brisbane’s own La Boite Theatre Company launched their 2020 Season amid the festive backdrop of Brisbane Festival and QUT’s Theatre Republic.
Brisbane Festival: The Bluebird Mechanicals
September 21, 2019 | Harry Wallace
It’s a safe bet that The Bluebird Mechanicals is like no play you’ve ever seen before. Read More
Brisbane Festival: Bedtime Stories
September 20, 2019 | Harry Wallace
Who among us is not beguiled by secrets, entranced by stories and intrigued by mystery? Who among us would not lean in with curiosity at a crack of thunder and the words, ‘It was a dark and lonesome night…’ Read More