Queensland
Why we need the joy that art provides
The 2020 Brisbane Festival aims to 'surprise and delight' its audience, says Artistic Director Louise Bezzina.
Theatre Review: Much Ado about Nothing by TheatreiNQ
The Bard’s most farcical play was a flawless choice for TheatreiNQ's pandemic-aware return to the stage.
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…
Queensland announces $22.5 million arts recovery package
Described as a significant investment in the future of Queensland’s arts sector, the latest recovery package includes a First Nations…
Review: Belvoir in Concert – Belvoir St Theatre
In these times of compulsory virus lock-down, performing arts companies across the globe have hit the airways and social media.
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.