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Shake & Stir Theatre Co reimagine Shakespeare’s Macbeth for the age of drone warfare, live-streamed atrocities, and soci...
16/06/2026

Shake & Stir Theatre Co reimagine Shakespeare’s Macbeth for the age of drone warfare, live-streamed atrocities, and social media scrutiny, building a contemporary theatrical spectacle around a 400-year-old text about prophecy, power, and ambition.

My full review is online via Limelight and Macbeth is playing at the QPAC Playhouse until 21 June 🏴󠁧󠁢🗡

Read the Limelioght review.

Opera Queensland’s La Cenerentola was a delight to revisit, blooming again at QPAC last month with magnificent costumes,...
27/05/2026

Opera Queensland’s La Cenerentola was a delight to revisit, blooming again at QPAC last month with magnificent costumes, excellent comedic timing, and astonishing voices. This semi-staged Cinderella story was sans fairy godmothers and glass slippers, but love and kindness triumphed in a flurry of flower petals. Read my full review online now 💐✨️

The cast of La Cenerentola, photographed by David Kelly Opera Queensland’s bloomed again on the QPAC Concert Hall stage as part of the Brisbane Bel Canto festival, now in its third year. Directed a…

Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra shakes things up with Revolution Remixed, a program packed with bold ideas and...
15/05/2026

Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra shakes things up with Revolution Remixed, a program packed with bold ideas and big emotion.

At the centre is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 Eroica, a work that rewrote the rules of orchestral music and still feels powerful, dramatic and modern. In striking contrast is Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, in chamber arrangement by Australian composer Julian Yu. Inspired by an art exhibition, these musical vignettes transform sketches into soundscapes that sparkle with connection and curiosity.

29 May at QPAC Concert Hall

Revolution Remixed 29 May 2026 QPAC Concert Hall Think classical music is all polite applause and predictable melodies? Think again. Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra shakes things up…

Blending Greek mythology with roller-disco chaos, Xanadu follows a mysterious muse who descends from Mount Olympus to in...
13/05/2026

Blending Greek mythology with roller-disco chaos, Xanadu follows a mysterious muse who descends from Mount Olympus to inspire a struggling artist – sparking a whirlwind of love, ambition and glittering 80s spectacle.

Roller skates, Greek gods and 80s dreams are set to take over Brisbane as Xanadu rolls into the Ron Hurley Theatre for a limited season from 21 - 24 May, presented by Mira Ball Productions.

Xanadu 21 – 24 May 2026 Ron Hurley Theatre, Seven Hills Roller skates, Greek gods and 80s dreams are set to take over Brisbane as Xanadu rolls into Ron Hurley Theatre for a limited season. Bl…

A chimney full of straw orphans, Marie Antoinette’s croquet mallet, and a very bloody pastry: Murder Village: An Improvi...
11/05/2026

A chimney full of straw orphans, Marie Antoinette’s croquet mallet, and a very bloody pastry: Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit returned to Brisbane Comedy Festival for more improvised murder and mystery.

Wonderfully unhinged, hysterically entertaining, and consistently excellent, Murder Village adds a new spin to the long storytelling tradition of small-town murder mysteries. Different every time, it is worth seeing again and again.

Read my full review online now 🕵️‍♂️

(back, L to R) Lliam Amor as Monsieur Aragon Pewter, Kathryn Tohill as Posy Flutterby, David Massingham as Detective Inspector Owen Gullet, and Rik Brown (front) as murder victim Norman De Plume. P…

Joanna Murray Smith’s The Female of the Species has lived in Australian theatre memory for over two decades. Matilda awa...
06/05/2026

Joanna Murray Smith’s The Female of the Species has lived in Australian theatre memory for over two decades. Matilda award-winning independent theatre company Cut & Run Productions promise not simply to restage it, but to reignite it and throw it headfirst back into the conversation.

Playing 7-16 May at PIP Theatre

The Female of the Species 7 – 16 May 2026 PIP Theatre, Milton Joana Murray Smith’s The Female of the Species has lived in Australian theatre memory for over two decades. Matilda award-winning…

Framed as an MTV documentary capturing the final days of rehearsals before the Dangerous tour, MJ the Musical Australia ...
04/05/2026

Framed as an MTV documentary capturing the final days of rehearsals before the Dangerous tour, MJ the Musical Australia is stacked with iconic music and choreography, awe-inspiring design, and phenomenal performances. From an electrifying opening number to a lengthy standing ovation, this jukebox musical celebrated Michael Jackson’s boundary-pushing vision, ambitious artistry, and legacy as one of history’s greatest entertainers.

Playing at the QPAC Lyric Theatre until 24 May ✨

Image credit: Daniel Boud Framed as an MTV documentary capturing the final days of rehearsals before the 1992-3 Dangerous tour, MJ The Musical is stacked with iconic music and choreography, awe-ins…

Daniel Bruschweiler's stand-up hour Square Peg, Bonus Hole tackles masculinity, relationships, and navigating the world ...
29/04/2026

Daniel Bruschweiler's stand-up hour Square Peg, Bonus Hole tackles masculinity, relationships, and navigating the world as one of the internet’s favourite punching bags: a millennial (with some trans stuff thrown in, but luckily no one hates trans people).

A night of absurd, self-aware comedy that strips away society’s expectations and asks the big questions: Who are we supposed to be? Who are we really? And why does Daniel, deep down, just wants to be Jason Statham with hair?

Playing 7-10 May at BRISBANE POWERHOUSE as part of Brisbane Comedy Festival

Square Peg, Bonus Hole 7 – 10 May 2026 Park Mezzanine, Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm In a world where anyone can be anything…there is a comedy show that identifies as hilarious. Join Daniel B…

Mitchell Fine Art presents Autumn Salon, an exhibition of Indigenous and contemporary artworks symbolising a powerful pe...
27/04/2026

Mitchell Fine Art presents Autumn Salon, an exhibition of Indigenous and contemporary artworks symbolising a powerful period of transition, marking the shift from active growth to quiet reflection, harvest, and release. The colours are rich, warm, and earthy, with features of vibrant reds, deep oranges, golden yellows, muted beiges and olive greens.

Showing until 2 May.

Autumn Salon 14 April – 2 May Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley Mitchell Fine Art presents Autumn Salon, an exhibition symbolising a powerful period of transition, marking the shift…

Pyramids. Pharaohs. Spells. Few civilisations capture the imagination quite like Ancient Egypt: a world of mystery, magi...
22/04/2026

Pyramids. Pharaohs. Spells. Few civilisations capture the imagination quite like Ancient Egypt: a world of mystery, magic, and mildly concerning burial practices. Award-winning comedian and amateur Egyptologist AJ Lamarque returns with new comedy hour A Beginner’s Guide to Ancient Egypt, a historically accurate, adults-only edutainment hour that blends sharp humour, storytelling and cultural insight.

Playing at BRISBANE POWERHOUSE as part of Brisbane Comedy Festival from 30 April - 3 May.

A Beginner’s Guide to Ancient Egypt 30 April – 3 May 2026 Brisbane Powerhouse Pyramids. Pharaohs. Spells. Few civilisations capture the imagination quite like Ancient Egypt: a world of myster…

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