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CAPED CRUSADERS, COSMONAUTS AND CHILD STARS

The mythical Icarus, pop-cultural icon Superman and a fictional Soviet cosmonaut named Omon Ra… the Restaged Histories project explores these three young men and their thwarted attempts to fly in YOUTHvsPHYSICS in the Powerhouse Theatre from Wednesday 2 to Saturday 5 June.

BRISBANE POWERHOUSE GOES WIRELESS!

Power Up Your Laptop then Get Online at Brisbane Powerhouse - On The House! It can now be said that Brisbane Powerhouse really does have it all… you can see a show here - dance, theatre, comedy and more - you can see a band, you can have a drink, a great meal…you can bring your kids, you can just come for the coffee and the view…well now you can even get out of the dreary surrounds of your office, bring your laptop and get online here with FREE wireless internet access being offered in our public spaces from Thursday 6 May.

HAUNTING JOURNEY THROUGH SCARS INFLICTED BY WAR

There are currently over forty conflicts or wars taking place across the globe but some are barely known at all. Australian photographers collective, Degree South bring attention to this topic when they bring their visually arresting exhibition, War, to Brisbane Powerhouse from Wednesday 5 to Sunday 30 May.

BROADWAY STAR MAKES EXCLUSIVE VISIT TO BRISBANE TO PERFORM FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT THE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE!

Shoshana Bean, star of the Broadway smash hits WICKED and HAIRSPRAY, is coming to Brisbane for a one night only concert that no musical theatre lover can afford to miss!

MORE MUSIC FROM MAY TO AUGUST!

By now, Brisbane is well aware that the place to spend your weekends if you love music is the Weekend Sessions at Brisbane Powerhouse, our ever revolving and constantly evolving program of FREE music across the entire weekend, no matter what your taste. The year so far has been a ripper and May to August promises even more.

MAKE IT BIG BY MAKING THEM LAUGH

Are you the king or queen of classroom gags? Do you think you’re hilarious, or more importantly, do other people think you are? Take the challenge and test out you comedic skill in front of the professionals and an audience during Class Clowns. The annual event, held every year at Brisbane Powerhouse, will be a complete crack up from Wednesday 28 April – Friday 30 April 2010 with the state final on Saturday 22 May.

GO ON…GRIN, GIGGLE AND GUFFAW

Proving Brisbane has a simply insatiable appetite for comedy, we’ve got some more for you as the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow 10 rolls into town from Wednesday 28 April to Sunday 2 May. Roadshow is Australia’s biggest giggle because it brings all the laughs to you! So, if you don’t feel like you’ve been laughing enough since Brisbane Comedy Festival ended, grab your ticket fast and get on down here for a good crack-up.

DELICATE DRAMA OF CULTURAL IDENTITY AND DISPLACEMENT

Three generations of women shared a goal: to leave the poverty and uncertainty of their homeland for the promises of the First World. Such is the story behind Urban Theatre Project’s critically acclaimed work, The Folding Wife, showing in the intimate surrounds of the Visy Theatre from Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 May.

PICTURES CAPTURE CHANGE, COMPLEXITY AND CONTRADICTIONS

Social and political change comes to life in the images collected by Paul Weinberg for the fascinating exhibition Then and Now: Eight South African Photographers, showing at Brisbane Powerhouse from Thursday 8 April to Sunday 2 May.

TEN CANDLES FOR TEN FANTASTIC YEARS

They say time flies when you are having fun but it is still hard to believe Brisbane Powerhouse will be TEN years old on Monday 10 May 2010. Since being opened as an arts centre on 10 May, 2000 by Lord Mayor Jim Soorley, Brisbane Powerhouse has been committed to providing the people of Brisbane with access to world class art forms –theatre, dance, music, comedy, kids programs, visual arts, film and beyond – presenting a consistently diverse program and bravely taking chances on new work.