Moulin Rouge! The Musical coming to Brisbane
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film has come to life on stage, wowing audiences from Broadway to London’s West End … and soon Brisbane.
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‘Hard time’: Pain behind haunting, award-winning portrait
The winners of this year’s Brisbane Portrait Prize have been announced, including who took out the top gong. FULL LIST
Sweet treats and trashy reality TV: Why guilty pleasures are so important
Stop beating yourself up – we all need guilty pleasures in life, and these are my mine, Phil Brown says.
Rough sex, ‘dead in a swamp’: Famous ballet’s dark twists
It’s an adult ballet that thrills with beautiful dancing and gorgeous music, but Manon is also controversial for its rough sex, writes Phil Brown.
‘Something in the water up north’: Brisbane Festival’s must-watch show
Like the North Queensland Cowboys, Dancenorth are hitting a sweet spot and their Brisbane show is positively transcendental, writes Phil Brown.
Review: Opera Queensland is just phoning it in
The star sopranos spend their time on stage on the phone in Opera Queensland’s Brisbane Festival double bill but that is just fine, writes Phil Brown
Brisbane Music Festival’s home ground advantage
You would think a festival that takes up half the year would be hard to program. Not for Brisbane pianist Alex Raineri.
Festival’s 18+ romp funny, full of talent and saucy as hell
REVIEW: I would normally be tucked up in bed with a good book, but late-night Brisbane Festival offering The Purple Rabbit is a great reason to stay up late, writes Phil Brown.
VOTE NOW: People’s Choice open for Brisbane Portrait Prize
Finalists have been sorted and the personal stories behind the works are as brilliant as the works themselves. Judging is a few weeks away but you can vote now for the People’s Choice.
‘One of the top artists in the country’: Li Cunxin reveals his leading lady
Li Cunxin has named her one of the best ballerinas in the country and now Queensland Ballet’s Mia Heathcote is about to have her moment in the sun.
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