Performing Arts
Laugh your cares away at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2025
Like a swarm of LOLcusts, the country’s best comedians – and local talents aplenty – are about to descend on…
Funny Tonne – part two, MICF 2025
The second batch of reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2025.
Comedy review: Chris Demos: Actually Kinda Hot, The Butterfly Club, MICF 2025
Want to hear some cringey dating stories?
Theatre review: Big Girls Don't Cry, Belvoir St Theatre
1960s Redfern as seen through the perspectives of a group of Aboriginal women.
5 Australian plays that feel like Netflix's Adolescence
One of the most talked about shows of the year, Netflix's 'Adolescence' feels closer to theatre than TV, with themes…
Ticket chaos as Australian fans pay big for Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga is returning to Australia for the first time in 11 years, and fans are paying hundreds of dollars…
Opportunities and awards
Enter the 2024 Australian Event Awards, plus winners of Dobell Drawing Prize and Walk of Fame nominees, and more!
Circus review: Cirque Alice, Concert Hall, QPAC
A high-energy, Las Vegas-styled spectacular featuring some of the world’s best circus artists lands in Brisbane.
Public invited to name new QPAC theatre
The long overdue new QPAC theatre is now set to open in 2026. All are invited to submit their ideas…
Comedy review: Nazeem Hussain: You Paid for This, various venues, MICF 2025
Sri Lankan-Australian social media and TV star delivers the provocative goods.Â