Regional Queensland

Theatre review: Measure for Measure, Queens Gardens, Townsville
Style and substance succeed in this little-staged Shakespeare play.

An accessible tour guide of a beachside sculpture festival
Visiting this year's SWELL Sculpture Festival from the perspective of a person who uses a wheelchair.

Theatre review: Higher Faster Louder, Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, Queensland
Take to the skies in a play based on the experiences of one of the world’s first female commercial pilots.

Theatre show tackles the tricky subject of consent education
The award-winning Aotearoa New Zealand production YES YES YES is undertaking an Australian tour as consent education is mandated in…

Regional arts get a boost with a record prize pool
Flying Arts Alliance announces a massive increase in support and sponsorship for its annual signature event, the Queensland Regional Arts…

Twenty-year strong sculpture festival builds connections for intergenerational audiences
Co-Founder and Artistic Director Natasha Edwards shares insights from seeing SWELL Sculpture Festival grow and evolve over the last two…

How to stage a festival in a city with no CBD
The Gold Coast is a city with no identifiable CBD, so how does its unique geography impact the annual BLEACH*…

What composers contribute to a music festival
Sally Beamish and Stephen Johnson were invited to the Australian Festival of Chamber Music as much for their musical insights…

What does it take to be a virtuosic pianist?
Jeonghwan Kim recently won the prestigious 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition and is now on a recital tour around Australia.

Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.