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Queensland Ballet Unveils 2027: An Evita Premiere, a Narrated Little Prince and a Season on the Road
Arts & Entertainment

Queensland Ballet Unveils 2027: An Evita Premiere, a Narrated Little Prince and a Season on the Road

Phillipe Blake·6 October 2026·2 min read
The Social Reckoning review: the algorithm in the dock
Arts & Entertainment

The Social Reckoning review: the algorithm in the dock

9 October 2026
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Unveils Monumental 80th Anniversary Season for 2027
Arts & Entertainment1 October 2026
The Balm of the Sea: Sarah Philips Brings Coastal Reverie to West End in Traces
Arts & Entertainment9 October 2026
Rachel Chinouriri Plays Laneway Brisbane, and Bruno Mars Locks In Two Nights at Suncorp
Arts & Entertainment6 October 2026
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Hilary Duff Is Coming to Brisbane, and She's Bringing the Cat in the Hat
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Hilary Duff Is Coming to Brisbane, and She's Bringing the Cat in the Hat

Hilary Duff plays the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday 22 October, with La Roux as special guest, as her new song CATastrophe lands…

Phillipe Blake—6 October 2026·2 min read
The Neighbours Are Back: Avenue Q Opens Its 2027 Tour in Brisbane
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The Neighbours Are Back: Avenue Q Opens Its 2027 Tour in Brisbane

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Phillipe Blake—6 October 2026·2 min read
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Walking Through Light and Country: NightGlow Takes Over Mt Coot-tha

Botanic by Night: NightGlow turns an 800-metre walk through Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha into a night-time exhibition of First Natio…

Phillipe Blake—5 October 2026·2 min read
Dialogue in Motion: Queensland Ballet's Bespoke 2026
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Dialogue in Motion: Queensland Ballet's Bespoke 2026

Queensland Ballet's annual Bespoke season returns with three world premieres — a triple bill of ecological grief, psychological tension, and…

Phillipe Blake—3 October 2026·2 min read
Coast Meets Cocoa: Noosa Chocolate Factory Lands on Hastings Street
Food

Coast Meets Cocoa: Noosa Chocolate Factory Lands on Hastings Street

Small-batch Queensland confectionery has found a chic new coastal home: Noosa Chocolate Factory opens its sixth store, and first on Hastings…

Phillipe Blake—30 September 2026·2 min read
Stevie Wonder Marks 50 Years of Songs in the Key of Life With Four Unreleased Tracks
Culture

Stevie Wonder Marks 50 Years of Songs in the Key of Life With Four Unreleased Tracks

Fifty years after the sessions wrapped at 4:54am, Stevie Wonder has personally curated a four-song EP of previously unreleased recordings fr…

Phillipe Blake—29 September 2026·2 min read
Justene Williams' Riotous World Takes Over QAGOMA This October
Culture

Justene Williams' Riotous World Takes Over QAGOMA This October

Brisbane artist Justene Williams brings three decades of riotous, genre-bending work to Queensland Art Gallery this October, in the largest …

Phillipe Blake—29 September 2026·2 min read
Elisa Jane Carmichael Named 2026 Wandima Fellow
Culture

Elisa Jane Carmichael Named 2026 Wandima Fellow

Ngugi artist Elisa Jane Carmichael will spend the next year folding glass into a practice already built on cyanotype and weaving, ahead of a…

Phillipe Blake—28 September 2026·2 min read
The Brisbane Curator Who Spent Three Years Bringing Fraggle Rock Home
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The Brisbane Curator Who Spent Three Years Bringing Fraggle Rock Home

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Phillipe Blake—26 September 2026·2 min read
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