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Karis Oka as Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice the Musical. Photo: Benny Capp.
Interviews

Karis Oka on Beetlejuice the Musical: ‘I've always loved the dark and macabre’

For rising star Karis Oka, playing Lydia in the Australian production of Beetlejuice the Musical feels like a fated role.

Nina Korbe in QPAC's The Drover's Wife. Photo: David Kelly.
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The Drover's Wife review: Leah Purcell debuts her powerful new Australian opera

It's been a long wait, but Leah Purcell has finally brought her musical adaption of Henry Lawson’s famous short story…

In 2026, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music takes place in Cairns. Photo: Supplied.
Features

These music festivals are thriving – here's what they're doing right

While the big music festivals are struggling, these smaller community events are drawing loyal audiences.

Exhibitions

Royal Queensland Art Society Brisbane Branch Inc

Artists Call Out: Audrey Gibbs Art Prize

Entries are currently open for the Audrey Gibbs Art Prize! Celebrating genre painting in Pastel, Watercolour, Pencil (including coloured), and…

Sting in The Last Ship. Photo: Mark Senior.
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The Last Ship review: Sting performs his 'deeply personal' musical in Brisbane

Sting’s childhood-inspired musical The Last Ship is a beautifully crafted, well-realised story of defiance tempered with hope.

Image: Marcin Sajur on Unsplash.
News

Lack of clarity in new hate speech laws impacting artists, arts bodies warn

The National Association for the Visual Arts and the Australian Cartoonists Association have expressed concerns over 'hastily introduced' new hate…

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Exhibitions

State Library of Queensland

Through Mununjali eyes: photojournalist Wayne Coolwell

Through Mununjali eyes brings together 5 decades of photojournalist Wayne Coolwell’s photographs, honouring his legacy – where story, culture and…

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Exhibitions

State Library of Queensland

Dearly Departed: death in life

Dearly Departed: death in life invites visitors into a bold exploration of mortality across Queensland’s past, present and future.

Ilya Gringolts performs in the ACO's The Devil's Violin. Photo: Charlie Kinross.
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The Devil’s Violin review: ACO brings style and flair to a lively program

In The Devil's Violin, the ACO musicians showcase their strengths on stunning Golden Age instruments.

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Exhibitions

UQ Anthropology Museum

Shields: Design and functionality

UQ Anthropology Museum presents the major collection exhibition Shields: Design and functionality, celebrating over 130 Aboriginal shields from throughout the…

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