How our grumpy reviewer fell in love with Frozen
Frozen has a diehard following of true believer fans but this musical extravaganza from Disney even managed to convinced our toughest critic Phil Brown.
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Where Dr Karl really gets his loud shirts from: Burning questions answered at World Science Festival
Great artistic and scientific minds will come together next month at Brisbane’s action-packed World Science Festival, with Curiocity set to fill the city with interactive installations
Evolution and seasickness: The story of Charles Darwin’s epic voyage
A play about the naturalist Charles Darwin sounds like something you might like to snooze through but The Wider Earth is a riveting, rollicking story that is as charming as it is edifying.
Experience the magic of Disney at Queensland Museum
Discover how all your favourite stories came to life as the Queensland Museum jumps on the Disney train to host an exciting exhibition the whole family can enjoy. SEE THE DATES
Ballet’s biggest hits rock Brisbane stage
It’s the equivalent of a greatest hits show for ballet, complete with a band on stage. You don’t have to be a dance nut to enjoy it, it’s just pure entertainment, writes Phil Brown.
Don’t get it: Who made tennis the boss of summer anyway?
While a lot of people are glued to the television and the Australian Open this week, Phil Brown is discreetly looking the other way.
Why Phil Brown hates working from home
Phil Brown has always been sceptical about people who “work from home”. Now that he’s had a taste of toiling remotely, he can see why some people like it, but there’s one big thing that turns him off.
‘Kick in the guts’: QPAC show ‘An American in Paris’ postponed amid Covid outbreak
The Australian premiere QPAC season of the musical An American in Paris has been postponed as Covid shuts down the show with multiple virus outbreaks among the cast.
Frozen songwriters reveal family secret behind fairytale success
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez have written hit songs for the Frozen movie and the musical, coming to Brisbane. The talented duo reveal the secret to Frozen’s success.
‘It was amateur hour’: Phil Brown’s take on the best and worst shows of 2021
With apologies to Charles Dickens it was the best of times and the worst of times for shows in 2021 and Arts Editor Phil Brown sings the praises of some and takes a blowtorch to others.
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