| FILM: Tropfest Filmmakers across Australia are rolling out their video cameras with the Movie Extra Tropfest 2009 call for entries officially now open! The 2009 Tropfest Signature Item (TSI) is SPRING – apt as the festival, to be held on Sunday 22 February 2009, has been the spring board for launching many an aspiring Aussie filmmaker’s career. Get in quick and look at the entry details before the Thursday 15 January 2009 deadline. |
| ART: ‘Contemporary Australia: Optimism’ is the first in a major new national triennial series of thematic contemporary Australian art exhibitions. Encompassing many facets of contemporary Australian visual art and culture, the exhibition includes painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, installation, video and video installation, cinema, animation, performance, music and comedy. GoMA until February 22nd 2009 |
| COMEDY: Brisbane Comedy Festival Fri 6 – Sat 28 Mar 09 Brace yourselves for the first, the biggest, the best, LOL comedy festival Brisbane has ever seen. The inaugural Brisbane Comedy Festival takes over Brisbane Powerhouse Friday 6 – Sunday 29 March 2009 …that is just under a month of laugh-a-minute moments courtesy of some of the craziest talent from near and far! |
| THEATRE: The Alchemist Start the year with Ben Johnson’s satirical masterpiece and a parade of wildly extravagant characters in this outrageously funny co-production with Bell Shakespeare. All that glitters might not be gold, but The Alchemist is a dazzling 24-carrat comedy classic. QPAC: 23 Feb to 14 Mar 2009 |