Arts

ABBA silicone figures at ABBA - The Museum - Newsreel

The curious case of Australia and ABBAmania

By Shane Rodgers For anyone growing up in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s, Swedish musical group ABBA was an enduring part of the pop culture fabric. Looking back, the
Read more 21 March 2025
Affordable Art Fair Brisbane 2025

The Affordable Art Fair returns to Brisbane

Global art phenomenon the Affordable Art Fair will return to Brisbane from May 8-11 after a successful inaugural event in the city last year. The Fair has revolutionised
Read more 20 March 2025
Many regional live music venues have closed across Australia - Newsreel

Live music venues close as operators feel the strain

More than 1300 live music venues and stages are estimated to have closed over the past four years as operators face financial and personal strain. A study by
Read more 19 March 2025
BRISBANE-POWERHOUSE Comedy Festival 2025

Laugh out loud at the 2025 Brisbane Comedy Festival

The 2025 Brisbane Comedy festival has a $25 ticket special until Wednesday (March 19) for many of their participating performers. This year the festival promises more
Read more 18 March 2025
Romeo & Juliet Queensland Ballet

Rising star to dance in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet

One of the world’s best young ballerinas will star in the greatest love story of all time – Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet – beginning this Friday at
Read more 17 March 2025
Danie Mellor

Marru exhibition brings new dimensions to art

Audiences can examine new ways of seeing the world with Danie Mellor’s Marru/ the unseen visible exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery. “Marru” means
Read more 17 March 2025
Here you come again musical. | Newsreel

Here we go again, no Brisbane show for Dolly fans

Brisbane fans of Dolly Parton will need to start saving for plane tickets with a hit musical featuring the songs of the American country music legend skipping Queensland
Read more 13 March 2025
Crowd at live music event. | Newsreel

Tax relief call for live music industry

A tax offset was one of a raft of recommendations handed down by a Government inquiry into Australia’s live music industry. The House of Representatives Standing
Read more 11 March 2025
Crowded House 2007. | Newsreel

Something so strong in Aussie documentary industry

Documentaries on iconic band Crowded House and the Federal Government Robodebt scandal are among projects to receive Screen Australia funding. Screen Australia Head of
Read more 5 March 2025
La Boite's production of Macbeth. | Newsreel

Witches’ toil and trouble bubbles to the surface at La Boite

With witches currently taking centre stage in many productions, it is timely that La Boite’s latest offering allows the witches of Macbeth to star. The Brisbane
Read more 3 March 2025