Brisbane Season Announced for the Shawshank Redemption!
Acclaimed television, film and theatre actor David Berry (Outlander, A Place To Call Home, Home and Away) will play Andy Dufresne, the quiet, smart former banker wrongly sentenced to life for murdering his wife and her lover. Cast as “Red” Redding, a long-term inmate known for smuggling contraband items into the prison who develops a friendship with Andy, is prolific stage and television actor Bert LaBonté (currently starring in The Book of Mormon in Brisbane, Colin From Accounts, ...
Dinosaur World Live is roaming Australia this Summer!
Following hugely successful tours across the UK, USA, Canada and China, the Olivier Award-winning interactive family show will visit Melbourne, Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Perth from December 2026 to January 2027.
Australian producer Andrew Kay said Dinosaur World Live offered families the chance to experience the wonder of dinosaurs in a way that simply couldn’t be replicated on a screen.
“Dinosaurs have this extraordinary ability to capture children’s ...
The World’s Favourite Detective is Returning to QPAC!
Starring Eugene Gilfedder as Sherlock Holmes, Ian Stenlake as Dr. Watson and Bryan Probets as Professor Moriarty, witness one of the most legendary minds in all of literature brought boldly to life on stage in this fast-paced thriller. With spectacular staging and cinematic projections, Sherlock Holmes – The Mystery of the Valkyrie will keep you guessing right up to its final, breathless reveal.
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The clues are all there. Whether you spot them is another matter ...
Pride & Prejudice (Sort Of) is coming to QPAC from September 2026!
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is finally coming to QPAC! Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story. Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance.
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This “smart, laugh out loud funny” (Daily ...
Check out the first highlights of the 2026 St ALi Italian Film Festival!
Palace is delighted to announce the following highlights, with the full line up to be revealed in late August.
The 2026 Festival Special Presentation is bittersweet romantic drama THREE GOODBYES (Tre ciotole), based on the bestselling novel by Michela Murgia. When a couple (played by acclaimed actors Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano) split up after what seems like a trivial argument, their lives dramatically change in this emotional, ultimately life-affirming tale from director Isabel ...
Attention Cat Lovers! CATVIDEOFEST 2026 is coming to Dendy Cinemas!
CATVIDEOFEST 2026 is the most joyous cinema experience around, with the latest and greatest cat videos from around the world shown the way they should be seen: on the big screen!
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Plus, 10% of every ticket sold directly supports cats in need with Dendy Cinemas partnering with Pet Rescue in 2026.
CATVIDEOFEST 2026
August 14-16 2026
Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo & Dendy Cinemas Portside
www.dendy.com.au
The full programme of the 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival has been announced!
Naming rights partner for the second year, Hurtigruten, are long associated with the Nordic region. Damian Perry, Managing Director APAC, Hurtigruten says, "As the original and undisputed travel expert in the region and along Norway’s stunning coastline for over 130 years, Hurtigruten has always been about genuine and authentic experiences with a deep connection to the Nordic people. We're proud to partner with Palace to celebrate the richness of Nordic storytelling. which is a natural ...
National Indian Film Festival is coming to Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo!
Building on an extraordinary 2025 debut, NIFFA returns in 2026 with an expanded and more ambitious program, showcasing the very best of Indian cinema - from regional and independent voices to major mainstream icons.
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Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo will present 17 films across four days including films in Manipuri, Hindi, Assamese, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Kannada, Marathi and English with a Red Carpet Opening Night Gala on Thursday, 2 July at 6pm followed by a screening of BOONG at ...
OVER THE FENCE – Comedy Film Festival 2026 is coming to Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo!
Catch all the fun at the Dendy Coorparoo screening of OVER THE FENCE, a short comedy film festival that not only delights in observing life on planet earth but adores celebrating it.
This year’s program features 15 short comedy films, each capturing a different slice of the wonderfully chaotic rhythm of Life. as it Goes! Filmmakers capture the spirit perfectly with humour as “one of the most powerful tools for change.” The festival is “a beacon for like‑minds who see the ...
2026 HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival – A Loose End Movie Review
It starts with two mysterious people in a car talking about astrology, who soon spot a lone pedestrian walking down the street and run him down. It’s out of character violence is never to return, and the sense of urgent provocation is replaced by a sense of mystery as to what the collective tissue is that binds these divergent people together.
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This Spanish film is a co-production between Uruguay, Argentina and Spain and is a work that is sprinkled with elements ...
