From the iconic romcom NOTTING HILL and the 80s gem DIRTY DANCING to the Audrey Hepburn classic BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S and the 90s comedy smash CLUELESS, there’s something for everyone on this bill.

Join us from Thursday, 20 March – Thursday 10 April for some retro nostalgia in the picturesque surrounds of New Farm Park right next to the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse and experience Brisbane’s only all year round outdoor cinema.

NOTTING HILL (1999), starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant tells the story of William Thacker a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop.

A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.
Screening Thursday, 20 March

DIRTY DANCING (1987), starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey features one of the most iconic soundtracks, one of the most quoted movie lines and one of the most memorable dance scenes attempted across dancefloors for decades.

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Screening Thursday, 27 March

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961), starring Audrey Hepburn tells the story of Holly Golightly, an eccentric but beautiful socialite and New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

Henry Mancini’s ‘Moon River’, sung by Hepburn in the film went on to win the ACADEMY AWARD® for Best Original Song.
Screening Thursday, 3 April

CLUELESS (1995), starring Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd follows shallow, rich and socially successful Cher (Silverstone) who is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school’s pecking scale.

Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was — and falls for him.
Screening Thursday, 10 April

Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinemas Retro Thursdays
20 March – 10 April 2025
Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinemas – Brisbane
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

Runt has already captured the hearts of readers, sweeping major Australian literary awards including the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year for Young Readers, and Book of the Year for Younger Children at the Australian Book Industry Awards. Now, this heartwarming tale makes its way to the big screen, starring Lily LaTorre, Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber, Deborah Mailman, Matt Day, and Jack Thompson.

Set in the picturesque country town of Upson Downs, Runt follows 11-year-old Annie and her adopted stray dog, Runt, as they embark on an incredible journey to save her family’s farm. Their adventures take them from their small Australian town to the World Dog Championships in London in a story filled with kindness, friendship, and the courage to live your truth.

To celebrate the film’s release, STUDIOCANAL and Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema is hosting a special dog-friendly outdoor screening:

RUNT FAMILY PREVIEW SCREENING: BEST RUNT IN SHOW

• Date: Wednesday, September 11
• Time:
  o 5:00 PM: Arrivals and Doggie Wares
  o 5:30 PM: Best Runt In Show Parade judged by author Craig Silvey
  o 6:30 PM: Preview Screening of Runt
• Location: Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema
• Tickets: $20 Adults & $18.50 Children (includes a drink on arrival)

Event Highlights:

• First 50 Bookings: Receive an exclusive Runt doggie bandana!
• Doggie Market: Browse unique products for your furry friends
• Best Runt In Show Parade: Show off your adorable four legged friend in a parade judged by Runt author Craig Silvey, with a chance to win fabulous prizes.
• Preview Screening of Runt: Enjoy the film with an audience of fellow dog enthusiasts.
• Free Doggie Samples: Treat your pup to some tasty freebies.

This outdoor screening offers a unique opportunity for families and dog lovers to enjoy a film under the stars with their beloved pet pooch.

Don’t miss out on this tail-wagging event – join us for an evening of fur, fun, and film at the Runt Family Preview Screening!

Runt Dog Friendly Screening
Wednesday 11 September 2024
Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

Avoid the cabin fever and thaw out this winter with this hot offer – $15 tickets with 25% off for Club Dendy Members to all our general sessions at Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema for a limited time.

Snuggle up under the night sky and enjoy a cosy movie night with mulled wine, warm popcorn, tasty toasties, gourmet pies, hot chocolate and our selection of hot Byron Bay Pizzas fresh from the oven.

Stay toasty warm with a cosy fleece blanket and let the stars and the screen light up your winter nights at Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema in the beautiful New Farm Park.

No need to hide out in hibernation with a great selection of films from the family-friendly IF; THE GARFIELD MOVE; INSIDE OUT 2 and DESPICABLE ME 4 to Kevin Costner’s Highly Anticipated HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA, CHAPTER 1 and CHAPTER 2; A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE; THE BIKERIDERS starring Austin Butler and Tom Hardy; the absurd KINDS OF KINDNESS; Marvel’s DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE and TWISTERS.

It’s the perfect reason to cuddle up with your date, catch up with friends or enjoy a budget-friendly night out with the family.
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

Oh, but it is with Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema’s Dog-Friendly screening of MEAN GIRLS on Sunday, February 11 – Fetch is going to be music to you and your pup’s ears.

Because we wear pink on Wednesdays (and in this case – Sundays too), dress to impress in your finest pink with a $100 Pet Barn Voucher up for grabs for the best dressed doggo and their human. All you need to do is post a photo tagging Dendy Powerhouse (#dendypowerhouse #dendypowerhouseoutdoorcinema @dendy.au) to go in the running for this great prize.

Plus, we have a very cool best-dressed giveaway on the day thanks to our friends at Doglato.

In Mean Girls, new student Cady is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite popular girls called ‘The Plastics’ ruled by their queen bee Regina George with her minions Gretchen and Karen. With the help of her outcast friends Janis and Damian Cady sets out to take down this apex predator.

Gates open at 6pm with the film commencing at last light.

Dendy Powerhouse Dog-Friendly Screening: Mean Girls
11 February 2024
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

Terms and conditions, for the safety and enjoyment of all:
All dogs must be kept on a short leash (2 metres or under). All dog owners are required to respect the park as well as other patrons by picking up after their dog and keeping it quiet during the film. Please bring a drinking container and plenty of water for your dog. Dog owners with aggressive dogs or dogs that must be muzzled will be denied entry. If a dog becomes aggressive or fights with another dog once inside the venue, the owner will be asked to immediately remove their dog from the venue.

When I heard my pawrents speak of this colourful movie with my kindred spirit Margot Robbie, I knew I had to see it. Now let’s dispel a rumour right now, we of the furry kind can see moving images on a screen even if red and green are sort of difficult. What member of my fellow brethren doesn’t like to bark at those Hollywood doggos when we see them on the screen?

Now how to get my way? The bigger of my two pawrents had this stack of paper on the coffee table with an image of Margot on it, so I chewed up everything but that lovely face and even though I don’t think they enjoyed the mess, it must have planted a seed because only a few days later I walked up in my finest, plus that damn plastic thing to an outdoor space filled with chairs and fellow furry friends.

The mix of smells was wonderful and I even fancied a big pooch sitting regally a small distance away. Everyone was in such a good mood, the cuddles came from everywhere, although it does help that I’m cute as a button. I had such a good time I left my calling card as often as I could on the walk back to the steel box that moves. The next day the pawrents were saying something about another outdoor event with something called Mean Girls. I will be going to that as I already have a few ideas, just hope this stupid plastic thing is gone by then.

The Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Theatre with have a second dog-friendly screening of the film Mean Girls on Sunday February 11. Info at:www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au
Nina Hudson

Nothing big planned. Just a giant outdoor screen with all the adorable dogs, at the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse, and the perfect movie.

You should stop by and hang out with Queensland’s superstar cavoodle, Miss Mia (@SassyMiss_Mia). Remember to dress to impress, with the best dressed doggo and their human winning a $100 Pet Barn Voucher, just post a photo tagging Dendy Powerhouse to go in the running!

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colourful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Barbie Dog Friendly Screening
Dendy Powerhouse
Sunday January 14, 2024
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

Terms and conditions:
All dogs must be kept on a short leash (2 meters or under)
All dog owners are required to respect the park as well as other patrons by picking up after their dog and keeping it quiet during the film.
Please bring a drinking container and plenty of water for your dog.
Dog owners with aggressive dogs or dogs that must be muzzled will be denied entry. If a dog becomes aggressive or fights with another dog once inside the venue, the owner will be asked to immediately remove their dog from the venue.

DENDY POWERHOUSE OUTDOOR CINEMA is a new and innovative concept from the independent cinema group with traditional cinema locations already cemented into the Brisbane cinema scene at Coorparoo and Portside Wharf. Dendy now invites you to experience a new era in Brisbane entertainment with the first permanent outdoor cinema for the city.

Nothing says you’re in Queensland more than gathering with your friends and family and enjoying the outdoor lifestyle year-round so what better way to mix our love of film and cinema going than with the ultimate outdoor movie experience. No longer do you have to stay inside for your cultural fix.

Dendy Cinemas CEO, Sharon Strickland expressed the collective excitement of this new venture saying, “We are delighted to be partnering with the Brisbane Powerhouse to deliver a stylish and sophisticated, all year round, outdoor cinema experience for the Brisbane community. True to the Dendy brand, Dendy Powerhouse will screen high quality curated content across a wide range of genres, aiming to transport audiences on a journey like never before”.

With such an iconic landmark as Brisbane Powerhouse and set alongside the picturesque New Farm Park and the Brisbane River, it is the perfect backdrop to set the stage for a stylish, comfortable and unique escape into the world of movies.

Brisbane Powerhouse CEO/Artistic Director Kate Gould says, “We’re thrilled to partner with Dendy on this new Outdoor Cinema, a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to showcasing diverse art forms at Brisbane Powerhouse. This cinema will feature Dendy’s impressive film selection alongside our festival programming, offering audiences a range of films, from blockbusters to artistically diverse creations.”

Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema will be showcasing a program of films every Thursday – Sunday evenings catering for movie enthusiasts of all ages with a carefully curated mix of our unique blend of arthouse and mainstream programming.

In line with this programming strategy, Dendy will look to any opportunity that may present itself – be it arthouse breakouts, marquee blockbusters, concert films, children’s content, theatre productions, as well as restorations and re-releases.

Given that Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema will operate all year-round, the goal will be to maintain a broad but curated program with an emphasis on quality and balance for all that is synonymous with the Dendy brand.

The unique relationship with the Powerhouse team will allow Dendy to coordinate and align with their upcoming programs and exhibitions. Dendy will screen content and events that are both thematically complementary, and contrasting, to upcoming curations and exhibitions to maintain audience engagement in ways that a standard cinema isn’t able to.

Patrons will be fully immersed with a massive outdoor screen atop custom-made 40ft shipping containers and wireless headphones with superior sound quality, whilst reclining back in outdoor lounge chairs with wide armrests. Patrons can order a glass of wine or beer, pair it with a cheese-box or partake in one of Dendy’s classic cinema snacks, including the lovingly hand-scooped choc tops all from the comfort of their seat via a QR code.

Central Ward Councillor Vicki Howard says “Dendy Powerhouse is an exciting cultural offering for Brisbane which takes advantage of the city’s beautiful weather and tropical gardens. This cinema under the stars is sure to attract residents and visitors wanting to try an outdoor movie experience.”

Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema opens Friday, November 10 with the highly anticipated film, THE MARVELS followed by the perfect Dendy mix of blockbusters and arthouse with a film line-up including THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLED OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, DUMB MONEY, THE KILLER, BAD BEHAVIOUR, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, THE ROYAL HOTEL and SALTBURN.

Tickets are now available for purchase. See our Summer line-up, session times and book your seats exclusively online at dendy.com.au.

Dendy Powerhouse is supported by Brisbane City Council and Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, an Australian Government Initiative.
www.powerhouse.dendy.com.au

While this may look like your ordinary beauty pageant, we challenge our contestants to show us their true beauty, whatever form that may take. Join in the chaos as the contestants go head to head across a number categories, all vying for the role of Brisbane’s most vivacious drag queen, drag king or gender blending beauty.

Join an all-star judging panel and the infamous Tina Bikki as host for a sickening selection of some of Brisbane’s best drag performers!

Melt Beauty Pageant
21 May 2021
Brisbane Powerhouse
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

Having had to close the curtains on their 10th Anniversary Celebration in April, Bombshell Burlesque are back with more glamour and glitter to make the most of 2020. Celebrating 10 years of Tease, Queensland’s premier showgirls invite you to join them to raise a toast to fun and frivolity!

A fast-paced hour of sparkling sin, you’re in for a night of striptease, giggles and a touch of danger, capturing Bombshell Burlesque’s most iconic routines and brand new acts ready to capture your heart.

This award-winning cast has assembled for this season only, so don’t miss out on your tickets to Celebration!

Bombshell Burlesque – Celebration
27 – 28 November 2020
Powerhouse Theatre
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

From Johnny to Jack canvasses the incredible roller-coaster journey of a teen pop idol’s rise and fall, and the making of a rock and roll icon who would become known as ‘The Voice’.

Twenty years before Whispering Jack became the highest selling album in Australian history, a teenager named Johnny Farnham stormed onto the Australian music scene with the unconventional smash hit Sadie (The Cleaning Lady).

From Johnny to Jack explores the greatest untold comeback story in Australian rock and roll history.

Journey with Australian vocal superstar Luke Kennedy (The Voice, The Ten Tenors, Swing On This) and his world-class band through an extraordinary catalogue of Farnham’s hits including Playing To Win, One, Don’t You Know It’s Magic, Please Don’t Ask Me, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Sadie, and You’re The Voice.

From Johnny to Jack
Brisbane Powerhouse
15-16 February 2019
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org