Entertainment
Brisbane Festival: These fairy tales are not for kids
Shake & Stir’s darkly funny Grimm leans into the sex and violence of European folk stories.
- by Nick Dent
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Gallery: Bigsound in pictures
Brisbane photographer Morgan Roberts heads out to Fortitude Valley to document Bigsound 2024.
Bigsound amplifies Brisbane’s unique role in shaping Australia’s music future
Music industry leaders and artists have descended on the city for three days of panel discussions and live performances.
- by Courtney Kruk
★★★½
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Black Mirror in a box: Brisbane Festival’s Volcano is an all-dancing space oddity
It wouldn’t be an arts festival if there was not at least one show that was challenging and a little bewildering.
- by Nick Dent
★★★★
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Brisbane Festival: Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show is no Eurotrash
The autobiographical revue by fashion’s ultimate gender bender is a saucy crowd-pleaser bursting at the seams with talent and creativity.
- by Nick Dent
Meet Australia’s ‘Hydraulic Press Girl’, dancing the undanceable to millions online
Sarah McCreanor, a Brisbane dancer who now lives in Los Angeles, talks about her TikTok fame and physical — as well as funny — work.
- by Margaret Fuhrer
‘Forgotten’ Bowie movie resurfaces in GOMA film season
Bowie was born for the big screen, but among his famous roles is an obscure gem that Brisbane audiences now have the chance to see.
- by Nick Dent
‘A month’s worth of rain’: Downpour sees Ekka events postponed
The Ekka’s grand parade was taken off the agenda for People’s Day, which attracted just half the usual number of visitors.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Riverfire and other free shows to see at Brisbane Festival 2024
Heading to Riverfire on Saturday? Here is everything you need to know.
- by Nick Dent
Their speed at building railways made them legends. What was their secret?
Brisbane Festival show Straight from the Strait ensures Torres Strait Islander workers of the WA mining boom are no longer unsung heroes.
- by Nick Dent
‘Overwhelming public support’ for new Suncorp Stadium plan
Queensland premier Steven Miles has backed the proposal after more than 80 per cent of surveyed residents voted in favour.
- by William Davis