Brisbane
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Steve Hughes @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
There’s a truth behind every joke; a saying that haunts most comedians. But not Steve Hughes. He’ll just give you the truth and you’ll be left hoping it was a joke.
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Tom Ballard @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Former triple j breakfast host and, you know, that guy you’ve probably seen somewhere, Tom Ballard is one of the more exciting, young voices in Australian
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Wondered: Alice Returns To Brisbane
Alice's final trip to Wonderland will be the maddest tea party this Easter.
Inspired by Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland', writer and director of... -
70 Years Of The Blind Boys Of Alabama: Jimmy Carter Looks Back
People get ready: The Blind Boys Of Alabama are coming.
With a career spanning seven decades, The Blind Boys are legends of the industry, and this month they're... -
5 B-Side Songs With Silver Sircus' James Lees
Brisbane band Silver Sircus will return to the stage this weekend (Woolly Mammoth 19 March) for the first time in 2016 (aside from the core band performing the Ziggy Stardust
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Brisbane Baroque Returns With Stellar Cast For Agrippina
After an award-winning first season, Leo Schofield's Brisbane Baroque returns in 2016 with a new festival of unmatched creative energy.
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Steen Raskopoulos @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Steen Raskopoulos doesn’t so much as put on a show, but create a world in which the audience are his puppets.
His approach is far from traditional, creating humour... -
Dear Albert @ World Science Festival Brisbane Review
Dramatic readings have gone out of fashion over the years. We like our theatre events to have pizazz: fog machines, lighting changes and people flung about the stage like
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Peter Helliar @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
As part of the Brisbane Comedy Festival, 'The Project' host Peter Helliar brought 'One Hot Mess' to the Powerhouse (12 March), asking the important questions like “if you
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Tripod @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
When you’ve been writing comedy songs for two decades, you’re bound to have a lot of music that doesn’t get the airtime it deserves.
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15 Ways To Be A Patriot With True Australian Patriots
Visit the True Australian Patriots Facebook page and their 'About' message says it all: 'We are against HALAL and other philosophys destroy AUSSIE WAY OF LIFE! Hands off our
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Big Gay Day 2016 @ The Wickham Hotel Review
It’s Sunday morning (13 March) and the heavens have opened with rain on the day of the 16th annual Big Gay Day at The Wickham Hotel.
I am praying for sunshine, and... -
Not 4 Kidz @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
I’m a sucker for twisted re-imagining of kids TV.
Whether it’s the boundary demolishing 'Wonder Showzen', the pseudo-education of 'Look Around You' or the more... -
Damian Callinan @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
At most comedy festivals, you get your big names, your phoning-it-ins, and your ambitious up-and-comers bringing their ‘A’ game to every performance, even if it’s just
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La Boite & Circa: When One Door Closes
Three literary masterpieces of late-19th Century classicist drama will be brought to vivid life courtesy of a unique collaboration between La Boite Theatre and Brisbane-based
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Mike Nock Trio's Smooth Jazz Arrives At QPAC
Composer, pianist and bandleader Mike Nock is returning to Brisbane this April, bringing his award-winning, smooth jazz sounds to QPAC.
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Australia And PNG: It's Complicated In 'Bastard Territory'
Identity in multicultural Australia captivates Stephen Carleton's celebrated play ‘Bastard Territory’.
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The Syncopators: It’s Getting Hot In Here
Who’s that whispering in the trees? It’s The Syncopators and they’re headlining the Brisbane Hot Jazz Festival.
So dust off your zoot suit and get ready to sweat.... -
Melissa Etheridge: Still Evolving
With the dust from this year's Academy Awards still settling, Melissa Etheridge remains amazed at her 2006 win for Best Original Song.
“When I was growing up in... -
Aunty Donna @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
With the rise of YouTube, anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can grasp for that 15 minutes of fame they feel they rightly deserve.
When they do...