Brisbane Culture
Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm (tel: (07) 3358 8600; www.brisbanepowerhouse.org), is one of the city's landmark arts centres, presenting cutting-edge local, national and international performances of drama, music, cabaret and comedy. La Boite is an alternative theatre company that performs at the Roundhouse Theatre, 6-8 Musk Avenue in Kelvin Grove (tel: (07) 3007 8600; www.laboite.com.au).
There are several mainstream cinemas on the Queen Street Mall, including the Brisbane City Regent (tel: (07) 3229 5949; www.eventcinemas.com.au). The Schonell, on Union Road at the University of Queensland (tel: (07) 3377 2229; www.schonell.com), opened in 1970 and is Brisbane's original independent arthouse cinema. There are outdoor cinema screenings in summer at the Brisbane Powerhouse at New Farm Park, 119 Lamington Street (www.moonlight.com.au) and sometimes on the South Bank too.
For further information on what's on in the city, head to the visitor information centre of check www.ourbrisbane.com/whatson.
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