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Cluedo! The Interactive Game: The Christmas Edition Theatre Review

So starts the night when Brisbane Immersive Ensemble deliver their special brand of magic and bring the popular board game Cluedo to life for some real live action. The evening begins with a room filled with merry makers along with Professor Plum, Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard, Dr. Black and the rest of the Cluedo cast dressed to the hilt and totally in character.   //   As the adult refreshments flow and the discussions climb in volume, there is suddenly a loud scream ...

Gabriel Iglesias – One Show Fits All touring Australia this January!

Iglesias can be heard voicing top roles in many animated films including the "Head Clerk" in the animated hit film Coco, the voice of "Rufus the Dog" in The Star, "Cuatro" in Ferdinand, the Smurfs: The Lost Village, Norm of the North, The Book of Life, The Nut Job and Disney's Planes.   //   Iglesias starred in the theatrical stand-up concert comedy film, The Fluffy Movie and co-starred in A Haunted House 2. He hosted and executive produced three seasons of the hit ...

Friday Nights at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Bella Gaia is a poetical musical journey around planet Earth, blending NASA science visualisations with cultural scenes from ancient Egypt to modern cities. It explores the relationship between human civilization and our ecosystem, and simulates the new perspectives gained by orbiting astronauts.   //   Come along for a unique Friday night at the Planetarium. Duration: approximately 45 minutes, inclusive of night sky tour. For more information about the Sir Thomas ...

Two Man Tarantino Theatre Review

One man (Stephen Hirst) and one woman (Emily Kristopher) meet at the Red Apple Video store during its dying day. He behind the counter and soon to be out of work and her dropping off those overdue discs and still in the throes of a bad break up. Together they engage in a titanic riff off, quoting their favourite QT moments from Reservoir Dogs all the way to The Hateful Eight.   //   The battle include everyday items used as props and more than a little physicality as ...

Hedda by Queensland Theatre is now playing!

The story: Hedda Gabler is railing against her life. She didn’t marry drug slinger George Tesman so she could play housewife in a monstrous Gold Coast mansion with white leather couches, blingy chandeliers and endless rounds of Aperol Spritz. She wants something much more and now her old flame, Ejlert Løvborg, is out of prison and off the junk. Is he about to slice off a piece of George’s empire? Maybe Hedda can pull some strings to work this to her advantage. The story is brought ...

The King And I: from the Palladium Review

Rendered in high definition and featuring the best seats in the house, the presentation is almost faultless. Kelli O’Hara as Anna is strong of voice and her expressive stage craft is outstanding. Seeing Ruthie Ann Miles return to stage as Lady Thiang is very inspiring after the tragedies she’s had to endure and Ken Watanabe puts in a workman like take on the King of Siam. The songs are as memorable as ever and the young cast are uniformly cute.   //   The multi-award ...

Depthless is coming to Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Art!

“Depthless is a brilliantly navigated transit along the edges of conflict and power, a meditation on who we are, how we connect and the many ways we fail to.   //   With stunning songwriting by multi-ARIA award winning musician Ben Ely (Regurgitator), performed by Guy Webster and with powerful dance by choreographer Kate Harman, Depthless is both remarkably vulnerable and explosively urgent.” Depthless November 29 - December 1 2018 Judith Wright Centre for ...

Win double tickets to Cluedo! The Interactive Game: The Christmas Edition!

Was it Professor Plum, in the conservatory with the candlestick, or Miss Scarlett, in the billiard room with the dagger? Cluedo, the adored murder-mystery board game, comes to life in Brisbane for an immersive evening of twists, turns, melodrama and bloody execution on December 8 where audience guests are called upon to collect the clues and solve the crime. The scene of the scandal is Fortitude Valley heritage gem Baedeker Wine Bar, the suspects a cohort of lavishly-costumed charac...

Two Man Tarantino is making is Australian debut at Brisbane Powerhouse!

Written by the co-creator of the international comedy sensation The Naked Magicians, Brisbane’s own Christopher Wayne, the national premiere season of Two Man Tarantino in Brisbane promises to be an hilarious and nostalgic theatrical experience for anyone who ever stepped inside a video store. And for anyone who loves a good Quentin Tarantino epic! So, what’s it all about?? Two people. One video store. Every cult classic. Set in a video store on the last night of video stores, one ...

Check out the fearless new look and 2019 season for Opera Queensland!

With a vision to lead a change in opera, while continuing to enrich the lives of their diverse audience, Opera Queensland’s Season 2019 offers a fearless line up of works, including A Flowering Tree, Tosca, Orpheus and Eurydice and Verdi Requiem, a collaboration with Bleach* Festival - celebrating the classics and bringing to life new works. In his first season as Artistic Director of Opera Queensland, Patrick Nolan presents three main stage productions, along with regional and school ...