Brisbane

Scottish words, Australian voices and a Queensland story
Queensland Theatre’s first post-pandemic play is a localised production of the electrifying Scottish drama, Mouthpiece.

Why we need the joy that art provides
The 2020 Brisbane Festival aims to 'surprise and delight' its audience, says Artistic Director Louise Bezzina.

Metro Arts opens fit-for-purpose new home in Brisbane’s West End
Creating the new home of Metro Arts was ‘seven months of building hell,’ according to Creative Director and CEO Jo…

Custom-built circus centre to open in Brisbane in 2021
Flipside’s uniquely designed new building will be a home for community and social circus training while also accessible to the…

Review: Discover by Musica Viva
As a response to the Covid-19 lockdown, Musica Viva is presenting an online concert program, the Discover series. The first…

Book Review: Nancy by Bruno Lloret
Nancy uses visual cues and minimalist prose to create an atmospheric, expansive story of melancholy.

Book review: Shirl by Wayne Marshall
Marshall fuses Australiana with magical realism by blending beast, man, fact and fiction in his debut short story collection.

Book review: Death of a Typographer by Nick Gadd
Death of a Typographer is a Melbourne-noir murder mystery with a successfully fantastical and complex plot.

Review: MSO Live | Stravinsky Double Bill
With concert halls closed for the foreseeable future, the MSO is presenting livestream and pre-recorded concerts online.

Book review: Coniston by Michael Bradley
What could be Australia’s last and least known genocide is laid bare in Coniston, which occurred just more than 100…