Commentary
Unscripted, uncensored, unplugged: Welcome to The Room

New York was home to Letterman. Oprah ruled the talk show world from her TV studio. Michael Parkinson was chat show royalty in the UK and Australia. Get ready, Brisbane, as Rebecca Levingston is inviting you to The Room.

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Film & TV

Keep calm and carry on … with the best of British cinema

This year’s Russell Hobbs British Film Festival showcases a program of 36 films celebrating British cinema, acting and storytelling – and it’s shaping up as the best one yet.

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Take a seat: That Twilight guy is now Oscar material

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

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Family ties: Oasis reunites … on the big screen

Review
Are yesteryear’s fairy tale dreams the nightmare reality of today?

Psycho-siren Leah Shelton brings her theatricality, dark humour and high-camp performance art to a subject that has been keeping her awake at night.

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Visual Art
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Visual Art

Money, money, money: Major boost to Brisbane Portrait Prize

Brisbane City Council is digging deep to boost the cash pool for next year’s Brisbane Portrait Prize.

Theatre
Be careful what you wish for …when you go into the woods

Fresh off her starring gig in comic parody Pride and Prejudice (*sort of), Amy Lehpamer reflects on the idea of ‘happily ever after’ in a Sondheim classic heading to QPAC.

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Books & Poetry
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Books & Poetry

Murder hits a high note in thriller even Hitchcock didn’t see coming

Scotsman Robert J. Harris created the famous fantasy board game Talisman before trying his hand at crime thrillers and historical pastiches, like his latest novel, a Hollywood noir thriller in which a struggling mystery writer hired by Alfred Hitchcock gets pulled into a real-life web of murder and sabotage.

Books & Poetry
Murder for breakfast and other delectable literary delights

Canungra author Dieter Luske is a late starter in the fiction stakes, but he’s on a roll and has lots of advice for budding authors.

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Theatre
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Commentary

Unscripted, uncensored, unplugged: Welcome to The Room

New York was home to Letterman. Oprah ruled the talk show world from her TV studio. Michael Parkinson was chat show royalty in the UK and Australia. Get ready, Brisbane, as Rebecca Levingston is inviting you to The Room.

Music
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Music

Opera soloists and 200 choristers bring to life Handel’s masterpiece … for one night only

Originally composed as an oratorio for Lent, Handel’s Messiah is now regarded as an indispensable lead-up to Christmas, with this year’s production at QPAC expected to enthrall and delight.