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Against a row of pigeonholes you can see silhouettes of two people descending a stairs. In the background is a close up of a woman's face. The Dictionary of Lost Words
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Theatre review: The Dictionary of Lost Words, Playhouse Theatre, Brisbane

The Dictionary of Lost Words is a worthy and thought-provoking play but lacks dramatic excitement. 

A woman dressed as the Red Queen ( a red robe with white trim over spangled gold costume) and another dressed as Alice (white flouncy dress)
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Circus review: Cirque Alice, Concert Hall, QPAC

A high-energy, Las Vegas-styled spectacular featuring some of the world’s best circus artists lands in Brisbane.

Two women wearing white shirts, olive vests and brown skirts. There is a red cross behind them in the left hand corner.
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Theatre review: A Girl's Guide to World War, Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

A remarkable story of the bravery of female medical pioneers, exploring the strictures of the early 20th century within a…

A group of musicians playing string instruments.
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Music review: Grand Septet, QPAC

A world premiere and some rarely performed works for string and woodwind open Ensemble Q’s 2025 QPAC series.

A classical concert with musicians on stage.
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Music review: Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra, QPAC

Camerata’s first concert of 2025 offered three exceptional classical works, with the addition of wind, brass and percussion players.  

Conductor Umberto Clerici is conducting musicians in foreground. Behind him are several performers on the ground in different poses.
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Music review: The Rite of Spring, Concert Hall, QPAC

Works that changed the course of modern music, alongside some bold reimagining, created a successful opening for Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s…

Prospero Arts and QPAC's 2024 production of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance – in Concert'. Two actors kneel on the stage, with the orchestra and conductor visible behind them. The woman wears a red and orange Victorian dress and straw hat; she is smiling broadly at a young man in a blue and yellow jacket, opened to reveal his white short and white trousers. He wears high black boots and a colourful scarf dangles from his waist.
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Performance review: The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert, QPAC

Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser, which offers an all-star cast with many musical gems.

A crowd scene from "Round The Twist The Musical'. People are standing against a backdrop of a building and a moon.
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Musical review: Round The Twist The Musical, QPAC

The acclaimed children’s television series reshaped into a powerful musical production sure to delight fans of all ages.  

On a dark stage a blonde woman is seated and a man is standing. They are both dressed casually. There is a board between them that says 'Sentimental writer collecting love stories.'
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Theatre review: Love Stories, QPAC

Trent Dalton's book has been adapted for the stage as part of Brisbane Festival.

Standing at a podium, his eyes closed in concentration, a bald-headed white man wearing a black suit and white shirt conducts an orchestra.
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Singapore Symphony Orchestra set for 2025 Australian debut

Praised as one of the best orchestras in the world, the SSO performs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in February…

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