Arts & Entertainment
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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Confessions II: Madonna Still Owns the Dance Floor
Madonna's Confessions II is out now. Our verdict on her fifteenth studio album, a proper sequel to Confessions on a Dance Floor.…

The Gold Coast's Most Magical Winter Dining Experience Is Inside an Igloo
JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort and Spa's Private Dining Under the Stars is an intimate igloo dining experience beside the iconic saltwater la…

MJ The Musical Takes Its Final Australian Bow After 67 Weeks and 875,000 Fans
After 67 weeks, 532 performances and 875,000 audience members, MJ The Musical has taken its final Australian bow across Sydney, Melbourne, B…

The Rolling Stones — Foreign Tongues Review

Cascada Is Bringing Everytime We Touch Back to Brisbane — 20 Years On
Cascada is heading back to Australia for her first-ever solo headline tour, celebrating 20 years of Everytime We Touch — with a Brisbane dat…

Madonna Is Back on the Dance Floor, and Brisbane's About to Feel It
Confessions II lands July 3 on Warner Records. Here's the Coachella surprise, the Tribeca-premiered short film, and everything else that's b…

Opera Queensland's Rusalka Is a Spellbinding Ode to the Human Voice

Six Voices, Five Centuries: The Gesualdo Six at QPAC

Queensland Ballet's Hamlet Is a Bold Statement for Brisbane's Arts Scene
Croatian choreographer Leo Mujić brings the Australian premiere of his acclaimed Hamlet to Queensland Ballet — a production that is assured,…

Brisbane Finally Gets Its Own Central Perk
The FRIENDS™ Experience is open on Queen Street Mall — and thirty years on, it turns out the world still isn't done with this show.…

Toy Story 5 Review: Pixar's Best in Years
We attended the exclusive Brisbane premiere of Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 — and left genuinely moved. Brindusa Muresan reviews.…

Shake & Stir Bring Macbeth to QPAC — and It’s Shakespeare Like You’ve Never Seen It
Shake & Stir Theatre Co tackle Shakespeare’s Macbeth for the first time on the QPAC mainstage — a multimedia, camera-driven retelling for th…

Queensland Ballet's Hamlet Brings Shakespeare's Masterpiece to Life Through Dance
Queensland Ballet presents the Australian premiere of Hamlet — a bold and contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare's iconic tragedy, choreogr…

Review: Why ‘All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane’ is the Heartfelt Homecoming We Need

The Sapphires: A Night at the Bille Brown That Won't Be Forgotten Quickly

Stripping Back to the Soul: Queensland Ballet’s Strings

Inside Resinate: Jeremy Kay Brings Light to Life at ART+ for Vivid Sydney
Byron-based artist Jeremy Kay transforms a Potts Point gallery into a glowing resin landscape for one of Vivid Sydney's most intimate after-…

Beetlejuice The Musical Returns to Brisbane — And This Time, Broadway Comes with It
The ghost-with-the-most is back at QPAC's Lyric Theatre from 7 June, this time led by Broadway star Andy Karl — and all performances are now…

Brisbane Puts the World on Notice: QAGOMA Takes Its Asia Pacific Vision to the V&A
A landmark exhibition now open at London's Victoria & Albert Museum draws on more than 30 years of QAGOMA's Asia Pacific Triennial — and it'…

The Mandalorian and Grogu: A Masterclass in Cinematic Spectacle

Last Chance to See MJ The Musical at QPAC — and It's Unmissable
Brisbane's season of MJ The Musical closes on 24 May. Broadway sensation Ilario Grant leads an extraordinary cast in this Olivier and Tony A…

Where Faith Meets Art: Inside QAGOMA's Extraordinary Raja Ravi Varma Exhibition
The God of Small Things: Faith and Popular Culture at QAGOMA is one of Brisbane's most quietly remarkable exhibitions — 48 embellished oleog…

Where Business Meets the Arts: How the Creative Brisbane Collab. is Building a City's Soul

Paul McCartney Announces First New Solo Album in Five Years: The Boys of Dungeon Lane

Brisbane’s Prodigal Daughter Returns: The "Spiritual Sequel" Two Decades in the Making

GRIMM: Tales from the Brothers Grimm Heads to Melbourne
Shake & Stir Theatre Co's smash-hit GRIMM: Tales from the Brothers Grimm heads to Arts Centre Melbourne for a season from 25 August to 12 Se…



