Aphiwe Nyezi stars as Simba in the musical The Lion King.

The Lion King to play in Brisbane,but will it rule the box office?

Disney is betting the king of stage musicals can put bums on seats during a cost of living crisis.

  • Nick Dent

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Acting Olympics Minister Andrew Powell,Premier David Crisafulli and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie at the ceremonial first sod turning at Victoria Park.

Test your knowledge of the year so far with the Brisbane Times Quiz

With 2026 half over,how much can you recall of local,national and international news?

  • Nick Dent
Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in South Brisbane.

‘We thought it might go straight in the bin’:The design rule the architects of GOMA ignored

How did Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art get built,and how does it stack up 20 years since it opened? Its architects are returning to the building to reveal its secrets.

  • Nick Dent
Andrew Cory is director of the Brisbane Clown Festival.

When did clowns become monsters,and can they make a comeback?

One of the brains behind Bluey’s World is launching a Brisbane clowning festival,a celebration of “human failure”. First he has to overcome the horror tropes.

  • Nick Dent
South Ripley’s Providence housing estate,where Tim Ryan and wife Julie bought land in 2021.

Which Brisbane suburb is the fastest growing? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

Catch up on the week’s local,national and international news with the new-look trivia challenge.

  • Nick Dent
Birdwood by Peter Besley - a residential winner in the Queensland Architecture Awards 2026,

Peter designed a Brisbane house that breaks all the rules. Now it’s an award winner

It looks nothing like a traditional Queenslander or a sleek modern villa,but the way this Mount Coot-tha home handles heat helped secure it a Queensland Architecture Award.

  • Nick Dent
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Rusalka is a 1900 opera by the Czechian composer Antonin Dvorak.

A dark and twisted Little Mermaid tale swims into the Glasshouse Theatre

Opera Queensland’s major production Rusalka is captivating and bizarre,and happy endings are not guaranteed.

  • Nick Dent
The Red Wedding,in which the family of the groom is massacred,was one of the bloodiest scenes in Game of Thrones.

Which UK politician is nicknamed the King of the North? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

Catch up on local,national and international stories with our new-look quiz challenge.

  • Nick Dent
INXS have won the Hottest 100 Australian songs of all time with their 1989 hit Never Tear Us Apart.

A new sensation:INXS ballet to premiere on the Gold Coast

Band member Andrew Farriss says the unlikely Queensland Ballet collaboration offers “a fresh artistic interpretation” of INXS’s music.

  • Nick Dent
Actor Suzy Eddie Izzard and ballet maker Leo Mujic are both staging Hamlet in Brisbane.

Hamlet v Hamlet:Izzard’s show clashes with Queensland Ballet in Brisbane

Two unconventional Hamlets are happening in Brisbane theatres simultaneously. We brought their makers together to compare notes on reimagining a classic.

  • Nick Dent