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Proof

I have a double pass to PROOF, for any performance from 15 June – 8 July, at Ad Astra Theatre, Fortitude Valley.

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Follow @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: What quality have you inherited from your parents?

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the hashtag #Proof, tagging @reviewbrisbane), Facebook, or on our website!

SEASON RUNS JUNE 15 – JULY 8

SYNOPSIS:

On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness—or genius—will she inherit?

In a #MeToo era with the issue of Believing Women still a day-to-day battle, and with less than 30% of women making up Australia’s STEM-qualified workforce, David Auburn’s Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play is perhaps more timely now than it was in 2001.

For tickets head to https://www.adastracreativity.com/productions/proof

Thanks to Ad Astra Theatre

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Theatre

Ordinary Days

I have 3 double passes to ORDINARY DAYS, at 141 Brookes St, Fortitude Valley for any performance from 15-25 June.

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Follow @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: What do you like doing on just a plain Ordinary Day?

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the hashtag #OrdinaryDays, tagging @reviewbrisbane), Facebook, or on our website!

SEASON RUNS JUNE 15-25

SYNOPSIS:

Join us for the Brisbane professional premiere of cult-hit musical, Ordinary Days, by American composer and lyricist Adam Gwon!

The city that never sleeps is buzzing! Step into the lives of four extraordinary young people as their journeys intersect in the most amazing, hilarious and sometimes sad, ways! New Worlds Stage is transforming the beautiful, heritage-listed Holy Trinity Church Hall into the bustling Times Square in New York City.

Featuring exceptional Australian talent: Chelsea Burton, Daniel Kirkby, Stephanie Williams and Cal Silberstein, alongside swing/stand-by Jessica Kate Ryan and pianist/répétiteur Alexandra Angus. Musical Direction by Dr Dan Jess and Lighting Design by Nathaniel Knight.

For tickets head to https://www.neworldstage.au/ordinary-days

Thanks to New World Stage

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Film

Cats In The Museum

I have 5 x Family in-season passes (admit 4) to CATS IN THE MUSEUM

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Make sure you’re following @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post,
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: If you got (another) pet cat, what would you name it?”

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the #CatsInTheMuseum, tagging @reviewbrisbane), Facebook, or below!

In Cinemas JUNE 10

SYNOPSIS:

A young cat named Vincent, in the company of Maurice the mouse, escapes from the flood in an old harpsichord, which is picked up by sailors and sent to St. Petersburg, where it ends up in the Hermitage. There, Vincent meets an elite feline squad that has been protecting artwork from mice and other pests for centuries. Vincent dreams of finding a real cat family, but does not want to lose his friend Maurice, who saved his life. Vincent has to hide a friend, who also has one “little weakness” – Maurice loves to gnaw on masterpieces of painting. The situation becomes even more complicated when one of the greatest paintings of mankind, the Mona Lisa, arrives in the Hermitage, and it is the dream of all mice to gnaw it. But neither Vincent, nor Maurice, nor the cats of the Hermitage suspect that the painting is going to be stolen. And now Vincent will have to show all his resourcefulness and courage in order to save the masterpiece, protect the honour of the museum and win the love of a cat named Cleopatra from the Egyptian hall.

Thanks to Rialto Distribution

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Theatre

The Turquoise Elephant

I have a double pass to THE TURQUOISE ELEPHANT, at Studio1, 190 Station Rd, Yeerongpilly, on 7:30pm, Saturday 10 June.

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Follow @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: What small change do you make for the environment?

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the hashtag #TurquoiseElephant, tagging @reviewbrisbane), Facebook, or on our website!

SEASON RUNS JUNE 2-11

SYNOPSIS:

From award-winning writer Stephen Carleton, The Turquoise Elephant explores our ridiculously slow response to climate change. Set in the future, this stage play shows Australia in the grip of climate change, with an absurd twist. Sea levels are rising. Species are dying. Cities are flooding. Basra, a journalist, knows she must do something, but what? Can she save the world one blog at a time? Combining social commentary with laugh-out-loud satire, The Turquoise Elephant asks all of us how far we would go to protect our environment.

For tickets head to https://www.observatorytheatre.com/the-turquoise-elephant

Thanks to Observatory Theatre

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event

Spanish Film Festival

I have 5 double in-season passes to a film of your choice as part of the SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL 2023 at Palace Cinemas.

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Follow @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: “What film would you love to see most as part of the Spanish Film Festival?

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the hashtag #SpanishFilmFest, tagging @reviewbrisbane), Facebook, or on our website!

IN CINEMAS 14 June – 5 July

SYNOPSIS:

The HSBC Spanish Film Festival presented by Palace, an annual celebration of film and culture from Spain and Latin America, will screen at Palace Cinemas, from this June to July.

The highly anticipated Festival is celebrating 25 years in 2023 and befitting such a milestone, will be presenting a thirty-two-film strong lineup that offers exciting, inspiring and entertaining viewing from the region. The many highlights include a focus on Women in Filmmaking, featuring the work of seven prominent Spanish and Latin American female directors, a comprehensive Carlos Saura retrospective, a Uruguayan documentary with an
Australian connection and much, much more.

For film details and ticketing, head to https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/

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Film

The Endangered Generation?

I have 1 double pass to the special Q&A Preview Screening  of THE ENDANGERED GENERATION? 6:30pm, Tuesday 6 June, at Dendy Coorparoo

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Make sure you’re following @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post,
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: “How do you like to connect with nature?”

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the #EndangeredGeneration), Facebook, or below!

ONLY IN CINEMAS JUNE 8

SYNOPSIS:

Combining Modern Science with Ancient First Nations Knowledge this documentary seeks new ways of thinking about the many crises facing our planet.

THE ENDANGERED GENERATION? challenges the myth that our world is driven by selfishness and competition – a story that for centuries has shaped our understanding of humankind and nature. Instead, we see a positive and hopeful journey to reconnect with our environment and with each other.

Supported by narration from Laura Dern trek into a deeper understanding of our physical, psychological and spiritual connection to our world.

Our panel of inspiring Australian and international thought leaders will include Film Director Celeste Greer, QLD Indigenous Community Leader and Songman Fred Leone, and Director of the Indigenous Research Lab at Monash University Professor Brian Martin.

See trailer and purchase tickets here: https://www.dendy.com.au/movies/the-endangered-generation

Thanks to Dendy Brisbane

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Film

Sweet As @ Dendy

I have 1 double in-season pass to SWEET AS, at either Dendy Coorparoo, or Dendy Portside.

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Make sure you’re following @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post,
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: “What is your favourite sweet?”

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the #SweetAs), Facebook, or below!

ONLY IN CINEMAS JUNE 1

SYNOPSIS:

SWEET AS is an Australian coming-of-age drama film based in remote Pilbara country in Western Australia.

Troubled 16 year old Indigenous girl Murra finds herself abandoned after an explosive incident with her drug-fuelled mother. On the cusp of being lost in the ‘Child Protection’ system, an unusual lifeline is thrown her way by her uncle Ian, the local cop, in the form of a unique Photo Safari. Before Murra knows it, she is careening down a dusty highway with a minibus full of ‘at risk’ teens and two charismatic team leaders.

Thanks to Dendy Brisbane

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Film

The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry

I have 10 double passes to the preview screening of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, Tuesday 30 May at 6:30pm, at Palace Barracks Cinema.

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Make sure you’re following @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post,
2) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
3) Let me know: “What chance do you want to take at the moment?”

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the #HaroldFry, tagging @reviewbrisbane), Facebook, or below!

ONLY IN CINEMAS JUNE 8

SYNOPSIS:

THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY is the story of an unremarkable man who sets off on a remarkable journey. Harold lives a life without purpose until he learns an old friend is dying and vows that in walking across England to see her, his journey can keep her alive. Based on the 2012 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller of the same name, this heartfelt and original take on the coming-of-age narrative will resonate with audiences of all ages. 

Recently retired, Harold Fry is well into his 60s and content to fade quietly into the background of life. Harold’s life with his wife Maureen is uneventful and their marriage frozen, due to an unspeakable conflict relating to the absence of their son, until one day, Harold learns his old friend Queenie is dying. He sets off to the post office to send her a letter and decides to keep walking: all the way to her hospice, 450 miles away. A story of rediscovery and transformation,  HAROLD FRY is an uplifting reminder that you’re never too old to take a chance, and that kindness is less rare than you think. 

Thanks to Transmission Films

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Film

The Little Mermaid @ Dendy

I have 1 double pass to the special Red Carpet Preview Screening  of THE LITTLE MERMAID, 6:30pm, Wednesday 24 May, at either Dendy Portside or Dendy Coorparoo

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Make sure you’re following @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post,
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: “What is your favourite song in The Little Mermaid?”
5) If you’d prefer to attend Dendy Portside or Dendy Coopraroo

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the #DendyLittleMermaid), Facebook, or below!

ONLY IN CINEMAS MAY 25

SYNOPSIS:

Join us and be the first to see the highly anticipated Disney live-action adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID at our Red Carpet Preview Screening on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30pm accompanied by our delicious Mermaid Splash cocktail on arrival! Adapted from the cherished 1989 animated classic and starring Halle Bailey, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy, this epic reimagining of Ariel’s daring journey above the waves is not to be missed.

THE LITTLE MERMAID is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

See trailer and purchase tickets here: https://www.dendy.com.au/events/the-little-mermaid-red-carpet-preview

Thanks to Dendy Brisbane

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Film

John Farnham: Finding The Voice

I have 30 double passes to the preview screening of JOHN FARNHAM: FINDING THE VOICE, Thursday 11 May at 6:30pm, at Event Cinemas, Mt Gravatt.

For your chance to win a double pass,
1) Make sure you’re following @reviewbrisbane
2) Like this post,
3) Tag who you’d like to take along with you, and
4) Let me know: “What is your favourite John Farnham song?”

Put your answer on Twitter, Instagram (with the #JohnFarnhamMovie, tagging @reviewbrisbane), Facebook, or below!

ONLY IN CINEMAS MAY 18!

SYNOPSIS:

John Farnham: Finding the Voice tells the untold story of an Australian music icon. In this first authorised feature documentary, we follow Farnham’s life from the innocent suburbs of Melbourne to ‘60s pop fame, through incredible highs and lows, and ultimately to record-breaking success as ‘Australia’s Voice’. John Farnham was 38 years old when Whispering Jack was released. Nobody ever questioned that Farnham could sing — but the challenge to find his artistic voice and become Australia’s most trusted and beloved performer took half a lifetime. Whispering Jack is still the highest selling Australian album of all time, and this powerful documentary tracks the personal and public journey that has made Farnham Australia’s greatest and most beloved musical artist.

Thanks to Sony Pictures Australia