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(
www.artstheatre.com.au
;
210 Petrie Tce, Petrie Terrace)
Intimate community theatre built in 1936;
catch improvisation troupes, children's theatre or classic plays.
Paddo Tavern
(
www.standup.com.au
;
186 Given Tce, Paddington; 10am-late)
If a carwash married its supermarket
cousin, their first-born would probably look like this ugly Paddington pub, which has in-
congruously adopted a Wild West theme inside (stetsons, saddle seats, old rifles on the
wall). But it's one of the best places in Brisbane to see stand-up comedy: check the web-
site for listings.
COMEDY
Sport
Like most other Australians, Brisbanites are sports-mad. You can catch some interstate or
411 Vulture St, Woolloongabba)
, south of Kangaroo Point. The cricket season runs from October
to March: if you're new to the game, try and get along to a Twenty20 match - cricket at its
most explosive.
The Gabba is also a home ground for the Brisbane Lions, an
Australian Football League
(AFL;
www.afl.com.au
)
team which dominated the league in the early 2000s (lately, not so
much). Watch them in action, often at night under lights, between March and September.
Rugby league is also a massive spectator sport in Brizzy. The Brisbane Broncos, part of
(between Petrie Terrace and Paddington). In rugby union, the Queensland Reds in the Su-
per Rugby comp and the national Wallabies team also play at Suncorp and have strong
followings.
Also calling Suncorp home are the Queensland Roar football (soccer) team, part of the
A-League
(
www.aleague.com.au
)
, attracting fat crowds in recent years. The domestic football sea-
son lasts from August to February.
Shopping
Brisbane is home to some fabulous riverside markets, eye-catching boutiques and galler-
ies, plus one-of-a-kind shops - particularly around Fortitude Valley and Paddington -
