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Theatre
PUFFS The Play
FRI 23 AUG– SUN 29 SEP, 2019
Comedy
Josh Thomas
WED 30 OCT–SAT 02 NOV, 2019
Ideas
Writers+Ideas
YEAR-ROUND
Series
The Bridge
VARIOUS
Festival
Wonderland Festival 2019
THU 21 NOV–SUN 01 DEC, 2019
A photography exhibition of over four decades of street art and graffiti
Visual
Martha Cooper
Street Shots 1970 - 2019
WED 14 AUG–SUN 22 SEP, 2019
Hilarious & heartwarming award-winning musical about growing up…
Music Theatre
Becoming Bill
WED 14–SUN 25 AUG, 2019
Seven increasingly eventful years at a certain school of magic & magic
Livewired Comedy is back!
Free
Livewired Comedy
EVERY SUN FROM 14 JULY
Ben Folds discusses his reflections on art, life and music.
Ben Folds: A Dream About Lightning Bugs
In conversation with Myf Warhurst
MON 26 AUG, 2019
Free, weekly creative play workshops for children aged 0-5 years & their grown-ups
Kids
Powerkids: Little Artists at Play
Canopy by Thom Browning
EVERY TUESDAY (EXCEPT DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS)
Watch as new theatre makers battle it out!
Survival Of The Fittest
School2Stage
TUE 27–SAT 31 AUG, 2019
For over forty years, Don Walker’s songwriting has captured what it is to be Australian.
Don Walker: SONGS
In conversation with Troy Cassar-Daley
WED 04 SEP, 2019
Laugh, cringe and transform your love life
Air Your Dirty Laundry – Live
with Belinda Love
FRI 06–SAT 07 SEP, 2019
Turtle Juice Records perform the infectious songs of Culture Club
Music
MELT VINYL: Culture Club
Colour By Numbers
SAT 14 SEP, 2019
Kristy Apps and guests perform Melissa Etheridge’s passionate debut album
MELT VINYL: Melissa Etheridge
Performed by Kristy Apps and guests
FRI 20 + SAT 21 SEP, 2019
The perfect love story, written one letter at a time.
Daddy Long Legs
THU 26 SEP–SAT 05 OCT, 2019
Showcasing the best in contemporary portraiture and celebrating Brisbane
Brisbane Portrait Prize
MON 30 SEP–THU 31 OCT, 2019
Don't be a dozy dinosaur! Join Andy on his first ever Australian tour.
Andy’s Amazing Adventures
Live on Stage
SAT 05–SUN 06 OCT, 2019
Celebrating women in music
Australian Women in Music Awards 2019
TUE 08 + WED 09 OCT, 2019
New Orlean’s music legend brings a Dyna-mite night of music
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Dyna-Mite World Tour
FRI 11 OCT, 2019
The Festival's Funniest in One Hilarious Night!
Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase
SAT 12 OCT, 2019
Writer/Director John Waters in his world acclaimed one-man show, Make Trouble.
John Waters: Make Trouble
WED 16 OCT, 2019
A circus spectacle fusing live biometric data and acrobatic virtuosity
Circus
Statum
THU 17–SAT 26 OCT, 2019
Brisbane’s iconic cabaret institution returns
Women in Voice 2019
FRI 18–SUN 20 OCT, 2019
Scotland’s award-winning Daniel Sloss returns to Brisbane this October
Daniel Sloss
X
MON 21 OCT, 2019
Dynamic action sports films, programmed for maximum excitement
Film
Radical Reels Tour 2019
TUE 22–FRI 25 OCT, 2019
Kitty discusses her long awaited new book, 488 Rules for Life.
Kitty Flanagan & Rebecca De Unamuno
In Conversation About 488 Rules For Life
SAT 26 OCT, 2019
As seen on Have You Been Paying Attention and heard on Nova
Marty Sheargold
SUN 27 OCT, 2019
Josh returns to Australia after global success, book now!
Whoopsie Daisy
An exclusive pop-up party for hire this summer!
The Garden Lounge
NOV–DEC, 2019
Clare Bowditch's no-holds-barred memoir, Your Own Kind of Girl
Clare Bowditch: Speaking Frankly tour
In conversation with ABC Radio's Myf Warhurst
FRI 1 NOV, 2019
