Opera Queensland says “Kiss me quick” with Kiss Me, Kate!
If you’ve never been to the opera, but think you might like it, today’s news from Opera Queensland (OperaQ) could be just the ticket. In line with their [...]
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Rumour Has It Naomi Price is back in town
“I once said to me mum that had it not been for the Brit School, I’d have been a teen mum. She said to me, ‘no babes, it’s cos you was fat and ginger what saved [...]
The Friendly Fire of Riverfire
I was sitting at my desk writing when the Super Hornets began their flyovers across the city – practice runs for Riverfire, a celebration of pyrotechnics and music that [...]
Desirelines at the Judy
Desire Lines, both physical and metaphorical, are single moments of defiance that quickly become the norm as others follow suit. They are the beaten dirt tracks [...]
At QPAC, Anything Goes
There are times when I really do have to pinch myself at how lucky I am to do the things I do as a result of this blog. Even though it’s work, it does seem a [...]
Absinthe by Spiegelworld
“Everyone should be fucking clapping right now, unless you’re that one asshole who won’t clap for anything the whole show.” And so begins the latest [...]
Seven Stages of Australia Maturing
Last night at the opening of Queensland Theatre Company’s 7 Stages of Grieving, I made a big statement that I don’t really write about theatre. Not because I [...]
Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on the Stage
Here’s an interesting one… Today, 8 December, marks the 354th anniversary of women first appearing professionally on the English stage as actresses. Funny, [...]
Le Noir: the dark side of cirque
I don’t know about you, but when I think of the circus I don’t immediately think of g-strings, suspender belts and feathers. Call me old fashioned, but that [...]
SHIFT by WRUFFnTUMBLE
So, I have this friend called Oscar. Or Panda. Or Pandasaurus Rex. Really it depends on who you’re talking to. Whatever you call him, he’s a total firecracker [...]
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