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The Urbanite's Culture desk covers Brisbane's arts scene in depth — theatre, opera, ballet, exhibitions and the ideas shaping the city's creative life. From opening night reviews to artist profiles, this is where we track what's worth your attention on stage and in the gallery.
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Circa’s director on why he finds theatre really boring, and on Show Me Love, a world-premiere venue takeover at Brisbane Powerhouse from 5 t…
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album) arrives on 13 November with 29 tracks, from Noah Kahan and Stevie Nicks to The Cure and…
Back to the Beginning, Ozzy Osbourne's last concert and the final Black Sabbath show, is out on 4K Blu-ray, CD, double vinyl and digital on …
Gin Wigmore's first two albums are getting their first vinyl pressings on 11 December 2026, with pre-orders open now.…
The Brisbane-made preschool series that won a 2025 Kidscreen Award is now free on ABC Kids and ABC iview. Here is the team behind it.…
The second single from JISOO's first full-length solo album is out now, with a music video. The album has no release date yet.…
Maple's Pet Dinosaur released her debut EP, Child's Play, on 30 October. She supports Waterparks at The Tivoli on 21 February.…
Five extra songs, including 'Out of Nowhere' and the vinyl exclusive 'Crazy Girl', arrive on 20 November.…
The actor who gave Star Trek its conscience and the X-Men their moral centre died on Wednesday in Los Angeles, after a private illness his f…
Our review of Queensland Theatre's Small Mouth Sounds, a silent comedy where every seat has headphones and the smallest sound becomes the st…
Cashless & Care-Free puts the unseen, unpaid work of looking after people at the centre of a promenade performance in Morningside, 20 to 22 …
In the duo's telling, Haute and Freddy are circus runaways. The Los Angeles pop pair release their Halloween single 'Film Noir' and play Bri…
Every night on his sold-out European tour, Jude York asked fans for secret love letters. On Thursday the Toowoomba-born singer plays Melt at…
Taika Waititi's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel is sweet, lush in texture and full of joyful, tender moments, with Jenna Ortega as a so…
Two sisters inherit their mother's casting agency in Joy Hopwood's Australian indie dramedy, which screens for one night only at Reading Cin…
Olivia Rodrigo's “expectations” remix with Chappell Roan is out now, and the video turns it into a retro game show hosted by David Byrne.…
Co-director Bridget Boyle on Queensland Theatre's silent comedy, where every audience member wears headphones and the smallest sounds become…
Fifty years on, Rock of the Westies returns on 20 November with nine unreleased piano-and-vocal versions, and the 'Street Kids' take is stre…
Elsewhere in Australia: Mackenzie Dunn and Javon King lead Perryman Theatre Company's new staging of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Year…
Brisbane independent company Yeah Nah Theatre stages Queensland playwright Liam Lowth's new dinner-party drama Lucky at Queensland Theatre's…
Brisbane painter Sarah Philips fills West End's Vacant Assembly with candlelit seascapes in her solo show Traces, open until Sunday 11 Octob…
Aaron Sorkin's companion to The Social Network is in Australian cinemas now. After the Brisbane preview, Nicholas Blake found it clear, dryl…
Queensland Ballet's 2027 season brings the Australian premiere of Doña Perón: The Story of Evita, a world premiere Little Prince narrated by…
Laneway 2027 hits Brisbane Showgrounds on 13 February with tickets now on general sale, and Rachel Chinouriri's second album lands on 16 Oct…
Hilary Duff plays the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday 22 October, with La Roux as special guest, as her new song CATastrophe lands…
Avenue Q, the Tony Award-winning musical about puppets, rent and bad decisions, returns to Australia in 2027, opening its tour at QPAC's Lyr…
Queensland Ballet's annual Bespoke season returns with three world premieres — a triple bill of ecological grief, psychological tension, and…
