InReview | InDaily, Inside Queensland

Books & Poetry

From failure success flowed: What Mao’s Last Dancer did next

Li Cunxin was too busy to write a sequel to Mao’s Last Dancer until ill health caused his retirement and inspired him to complete The Lucky Son.

Read

Thumbnail for From failure success flowed: What Mao’s Last Dancer did next

Film & TV

The price of glory: Screen icon to reflect on his ‘flawed hero’ of the Australian Outback

Forgotten classic of Aussie cinema Burke & Wills is being revived to open the 2026 Asia Pacific Screen Forum on the Gold Coast, with one of the film’s stars, Jack Thompson, on hand to introduce it.

SVBYStephen Vagg

Thumbnail for The price of glory: Screen icon to reflect on his ‘flawed hero’ of the Australian Outback

Giddy-up: The jaded spies of Slough House are back

Family ties: Oasis reunites … on the big screen

Sarandon delivers sparks for Bertolucci’s last script – a portrait of love and addiction

Music

Song writing legend delivers on love and other bruises

Don Walker’s song writing for Cold Chisel influenced generations and his latest album again proves why he is the boss.

Read

Thumbnail for Song writing legend delivers on love and other bruises

Visual Art

Veterans triumph at Brisbane Portrait Prize

A charming family portrait by one of Queensland’s most renowned artists has taken out the top gong at this year’s Brisbane Portrait Prize.

PBBYPhil Brown

Thumbnail for Veterans triumph at Brisbane Portrait Prize

Finding the extraordinary in the rather ordinary

Muppet magic makes the world a better place

Smart moves: Dancing to the rhythm of an iconic modernist

Theatre

Aussie screen icon leads the charge for QTC’s season 2027

Queensland Theatre Company launches season 2027 today and it’s a spicy year ahead – with David Wenham up front.

Read

Thumbnail for Aussie screen icon leads the charge for QTC’s season 2027

Books & Poetry

Puppet masters of truth: How pollies script their own reality

Historian and speechwriter Joshua Black provides an eye-opening account of how Australian politicians have become experts at fashioning stories about themselves, their lives, personal ambitions and political entanglements.