Dance
Acclaimed choreographer refocuses The Nutcracker for Queensland Ballet

British choreographer Derek Deane is in town creating a new version of The Nutcracker for Queensland Ballet – but we’ll have to wait a year to see it.

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Film & TV

Hallelujah. Buckley biopic to close BIFF on a bittersweet note

Jeff Buckley’s tragic death at 30 robbed the world of a brilliant singer-songwriter. A biopic of his extraordinary life is the closing film of this year’s BIFF, followed by a live concert of his music.

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Bite on this! Why we’re obsessed with bloody shark flicks

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Grief is the word – and beyond – at the British flick fest

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The sun also rises … at the Japanese Film Festival

Music
Crowded House makes me see red – but I love Split Enz

Is it possible to love Split Enz but dislike Crowded House? Apparently, it is.

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Visual Art
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Visual Art

Where the wild things are: The art of Kim Wilson

Kim Wilson is one half of Brisbane’s most intrepid artistic couple and her art explores wild places far from home and a few gum trees just down the road.

Books & Poetry
Peyton Place revisited … where you least expect it

Social realism and the author of Peyton Place inspired Stuart Everly-Wilson to write his latest novel, inspired by the small and somewhat notorious northern NSW town he calls home.

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Books & Poetry
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Books & Poetry

Bookends: The story behind running a successful book club

There are things that make a book club run smoothly and these include important issues like the right number of members and, of course, wine.

Theatre
No elephants or lions but plenty of clowns when Cirque du Soleil comes to town

KOOZA is Cirque du Soleil’s 20th original touring production and it will be setting up its Big Top in Brisbane next year.

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No elephants or lions but plenty of clowns when Cirque du Soleil comes to town

KOOZA is Cirque du Soleil’s 20th original touring production and it will be setting up its Big Top in Brisbane next year.

PBBYPhil Brown
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Opera Queensland ‘away with the fairies’ in 2026

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Truly, madly, deeply … get in touch with your feelings at QTC

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Acclaimed choreographer refocuses The Nutcracker for Queensland Ballet

Music
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Music

Crowded House makes me see red – but I love Split Enz

Is it possible to love Split Enz but dislike Crowded House? Apparently, it is.

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