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Face to Face is coming to Metro Arts this March!

However, one girl just like her, her niece Maddie, has just shown up on her doorstep in the middle of the night, disillusioned and far away from the same community that Leila left behind, and she’s about to make her understand just how far she’s strayed from home.   //   Face to Face is an intimate drama about two women navigating the complex effects of disconnecting from Country, and criticism from your community, your family, and above all, yourself. This is one ...

9 to 5 The Musical is coming to Brisbane this May!

New tickets for performances up to 12 June go on sale this week in Brisbane, with pre-sales from tomorrow and GP on-sale from Friday 11 February. Internationally acclaimed and loved by audiences and critics alike, 9 TO 5 is pure gold carat fun! The producers have assembled a top line cast to inhabit these iconic and much loved roles. Marina Prior will play Violet Newstead, a smart, sassy and efficient woman who has worked all her life at Consolidated Industries. She has all it takes to ...

Kári Gíslason and Richard Fidler in Conversation is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!

Born in Iceland, Kári has set his latest epic and compelling novel against the dramatic backdrop of his birthplace and celebrates one woman’s quest, taking a sidelined figure from the Viking tales and finally putting her where she belongs – at the centre of the story. Kári Gíslason and Richard Fidler in Conversation 27 February 2022 Brisbane Powerhouse www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

seven methods of killing kylie jenner is coming to La Boite!

“Look it’s two tweets that helped me vent my frustrations. It’s really not that deep…”   //   As URL beef brings up IRL tensions, Cleo and Kara have more issues than getting #blocked will solve. If Black Twitter hasn’t snatched your edges yet, these two bawss-babes surely will. seven methods of killing kylie jenner is a deep dive into the murky waters of colourism and the commodification of Black women. seven methods of killing kylie jenner 24 February - ...

Blue Bones by Merlynn Tong is coming to Metro Arts!

Just in time for the return of international travel, be transported to Singapore with all its beauty, rigidity and insistent chaos for this funny, confronting, but ultimately uplifting story of love, abuse and survival - Blue Bones by nationally renowned performer and playwright Merlynn Tong. When a woman finds scars left by her ex-boyfriend of many years ago etched into her bones, she is compelled to unpack her past and discover how he got under her skin. Based on the true story of two ...

A Girl’s Guide to World War is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!

In 1916, a handful of Australian lady doctors decide they want to go to war. When the army turns them down – they go anyway. What follows is a year that changes their lives forever, a year filled with passion, freedom and power. Featuring the award-winning all-girl band Vix and the Slick Chix, as well as unforgettable characters, stirring songs and rollicking humour, it is at its heart a truly uplifting love story. After sell-out shows, this home-grown smash-hit won the 2019 Matilda ...

Ballet International Gala is coming to QPAC this January!

In an Australian first, principal dancers from The Royal Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre, and Astana Opera will collaborate with our world class body of Australian artists, each performing from a carefully curated selection of pas de deux from the most iconic ballets over seven intimate performances at the Playhouse, QPAC. BIG will feature performances from American Ballet Theatre principals, Skylar Brandt and Aran Bell as they grace the stage with their performance from Le Corsaire, ...

Jimmy Rees is bring Meanwhile in Australia to QPAC

Jimmy and his characters that have basically kept us all going throughout the pandemic, will travel around the country with their special brand of #lol, concluding the tour at Brisbane’s QPAC Concert Hall on May 11.   //   Funnyman Jimmy Rees has spent more than a decade as an Australian household name, having entertained the masses as a beloved TV & radio personality, comedian, performer and now a viral internet success. Bringing his daily antics to the world ...

The Kaye Hole is coming to QPAC this summer!

Don’t miss the hottest ticket in town this summer where the queerest, dirtiest, and wildest circus, comedy, burlesque, drag, and cabaret acts let loose, dripping in sweat and backed by a live band. Hosted by internationally renowned cabaret icon Reuben Kaye “the evil love child of Liza Minnelli and Jim Carrey” (British Theatre Guide), you’ll be guided through a diverse line up of thrilling entertainment including the bewitching burlesque star Jacqueline Furey, Australia’s ...

Dolly Parton’s smash hit musical is coming to Brisbane!

Two of Australia’s favourite musical theatre stars have already been announced to play lead roles, with the rest of the cast to be announced shortly. Caroline O’Connor will play busy-body Roz Keith, the administration assistant who is fiercely - and unrequitedly - in love with her boss Franklin Hart Jnr. Most recently seen in Melbourne Theatre Company’s Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Caroline has played lead roles on Broadway, in the West End, France and across Australia, including Chicago, ...