Tag: QPAC
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On the run: Comedy capers spliced with thrills and spills in The 39 Steps
Lisa McCune as a German spy … that sounds intriguing. Of course, she could play it straight and just use her regular voice but The 39 Steps, the Oliver and Tony Award-winning show, is a comedy as well as a thriller. So, McCune may be hamming it up a bit. Why not? Everyone else will…
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Noni Hazlehurst brings one-woman show to QPAC
Written by Daniel Keene and directed by Matt Scholten, the show will premiere at Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC) Cremorne Theatre from Wednesday October 15 to Sunday 26. Hazlehurst will reunite with the creative team responsible for the critically acclaimed production Mother, a role that won her the Matilda Award for Best Performance by an…
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Don’t feed the plants! Little Shop of Horrors returns with bite-sized terror and toe-tapping tunes
It was an Off-Off-Broadway hit that went on to Broadway then became a global success. And now Little Shop of Horrors is returning to QPAC. In association with local outfit Woodward Productions, QPAC has announced a revival of the Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, which will open in the Cremorne Theatre from January 3 next.…
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Life begins at 40: Happy Birthday celebrations at QPAC!
Queensland Performing Art Centre is turning 40? Really? As QPAC doesn’t look a day over … well, 40. Still, our premier performing arts centre still seems pretty youthful and is still as fit for purpose as it was when it was brand new. Interesting to note that QPAC was built and opened under the Bjelke-Petersen…
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Up close and personal with our first female PM
Is Australian politics boring? I remember one pundit saying this was the case before the last election. I disagree. I think Australian politics is fascinating and the Queensland premiere of Joanna Murray-Smitgh’s play Julia is proof of that. It’s almost a one-woman tour de force. I say almost because while Justine Clark is front and…
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QPAC unveils name of its newest venue – Glasshouse Theatre
As it turns out, the decision was a no-brainer. When the public were given a choice of four names for QPAC’s newly completed venue, almost half of the more than 5000 people who voted backed the name Glasshouse Theatre. And so it will be known as the Glasshouse, with the added kudos that QPAC’s stunning…
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Everything’s Alright, ’cause Jesus Christ is still a Superstar
It’s ironic that Judas Iscariot upstages Jesus of Nazareth in Jesus Christ Superstar. After all, Judas is the bad guy, right, and Jesus is the Messiah. But Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the musical primarily to tell the story of the last week of Jesus’s life from the perspective of Judas, humanising the…
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Pace setter: It’s a whirlwind ride through The 39 Steps
Mix Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller with a dash of Monty Python-style chaos and you get The 39 Steps, a turbo-charged, Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy smash. After thrilling more than three million fans across 39 countries, from London’s West End to Broadway, the classic tale has been reimagined and is coming to Australia. Directed…
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Expect the unexpected in a stunning take on Swan Lake
There’s nothing like Swan Lake to get people flocking to the theatre. The world’s most iconic and popular ballet is a drawcard for balletomanes and newcomers alike, although a heads-up that Ballet Preljocaj’s version isn’t traditional might set expectations for the exclusive QPAC International Series season, running until Saturday. Arts lovers are naturally celebrating the…
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We only want to be with Dusty! The ’60s icon returns in concert
Dusty Springfield is a 1960s icon whose musical legacy is being saluted in a new show. Queensland’s Prospero Arts has announced a stellar line-up of homegrown and national talent for Dusty The Musical – In Concert, hitting the Concert Hall at QPAC for six performances from June 5. Dusty Springfield took the world by storm…