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A Day In The Life: Alix Langley
March 30, 2020 | Bianca Aniceto
Like many of us Alix Langley, a professional model, is working through the effects and mayhem of COVID-19 on the fashion and modelling industry. Read More
BeerFest 2020
March 8, 2020 | Tom Linkins
Is there anything more Australian than beer? Cracking open a coldie with your mates after a hard week’s yakka? Short answer; no. Read More
On Being A Queerstorian: Claire Christian
March 2, 2020 | Ashlee Smale
There’s more to being queer, than coming out and getting married,” said Maeve Marsden, so she curated a show for a community to tell stories on a larger scale. Cue Queerstories.
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Opera Queensland’s Lorelei – An Alluring New Show
February 28, 2020 | Claire Matthews
Opera Queensland’s enchanting new show, Lorelei, showing at the Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank, from 27 March to 4 April, will start the season with a fresh, feminine take on the traditional siren myth. Read More
Success for Queensland at the 2019 Matilda Awards
February 19, 2020 | Nahima Kern
It’s that time of year again. With the Oscars just gone it’s time for another award ceremony like no other. Read More
‘That’s What She Said’ Sends Off Metro Arts, With Love
January 31, 2020 | Madi Paulsen
As Metro Arts’ 40th birthday approaches, it is only fitting that a festival imbued with culture and history gives the Edward Street venue a proper farewell. Read More
Queensland Theatre – Antigone
October 25, 2019 | Jennifer Brown
Queensland Theatre brings you Antigone, their final show for this season. Read More
Neighbours become storytellers in Open Homes
October 11, 2019 | Kaylee Randall
Getting to know your neighbours takes new form with Open Homes presented by La Boite, Backbone, and Jeffrey Tan. From 25 October to 1 November, Brisbanites are welcoming audiences into their homes for authentic storytelling and genuine connection.
Women in Voice Returns With Alison St Ledger
October 7, 2019 | Madi Paulsen
Women in Voice is back for another year and veteran Alison St Ledger couldn’t be more enthusiastic about the show’s return to the stage. 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.
Aussie Dancer on Ship Life, Dance Training, Career Moves
September 24, 2019 | Kaylee Randall
Brooke Barlow sums up her ship life experience as “hard to explain” and if you know anyone who’s lived and worked on a cruise ship, you’ve probably heard the same thing.
Barlow is a dancer from Perth who took to the high seas with Celebrity Cruises, so far completing five contracts as dance captain with the luxury line and currently wrapping up rehearsals for her sixth.
QT Welcomes New Artistic Director, Lee Lewis
September 23, 2019 | Jennifer Brown
Next year, QT will be celebrating its 50-year milestone. Since then is has become the national home of new stories. Hitting new theatre records of audiences and growth. It has also welcomed a wider diversity in voices and stories, and a new generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories.
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