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Theatre For Babies Returns To Brisbane With WHAT'S IN THE WOODS?
by Stephi Wild - December 31, 2024


Following two sell-out runs in 2024, Backbone Theatre For Babies and Brymore Productions have announced a new season of their immersive and engaging production for babies, infants and toddlers.

TRAIN Returns to Australia for First Time in Eight Years with New Tour
by Josh Sharpe - December 09, 2024


Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, diamond-selling band TRAIN is fresh off the heels of an epic summer tour that took in nearly 50 U.S. cities, and has announced their long-awaited return to Australia in May 2025.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Tickets On Sale This Week For Brisbane Season
by Blair Ingenthron - December 08, 2024


Tickets are on pre-sale now and on general public sales from Friday for the Brisbane season of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, which will open at Brisbane's Lyric Theatre from 29 June.

Voting Open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards
by BWW Awards - December 06, 2024


Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Concert Hall, QPAC
by Jake Goodall - December 06, 2024


Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho A Pirate's Life for Me! Get those swords ready and protect thy daughters as The Pirates of Penzance swing into QPAC's Concert Hall this weekend! This classic Gilbert & Sullivan production follows the young pirate, Frederic, who after completing his 21st year as an apprentice pirate, is released and meets Mabel, the daughter of the incompetent Major-General Stanley. However, Frederic soon learns that he was born on the 29th of February and has his birthday only once a leap year, meaning his duty to the pirate king is still bound until his 21st birthday (some 40+ years away). With many other characters and stories interweaving in the classic, this beautiful piece of opera is a shining light for what modern adaptions can be. 

DANCING QUEEN: A TRIBUTE TO ABBA Comes to The Star Gold Coast This December
by A.A. Cristi - December 04, 2024


Those on the Gold Coast this holiday season will get the chance to dance into the New Year with Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA, playing three shows only at The Star Gold Coast, 29th to 31st December 2024.

7th Floor Theatre to Present The Queensland Premiere Of Angus Cameron's AUSTRALIAN OPEN
by Blair Ingenthron - November 23, 2024


7th Floor Theatre will partner with PIP Theatre to launch its 2025 season with Angus Cameron's Australian Open. This exploration of wits and relationships takes centre court at PIP Theatre, Milton, for a limited season.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns to QPAC
by Stephi Wild - November 21, 2024


This December, the much-loved stage spectacle, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by Shake & Stir Theatre Co, will return once again to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC) Playhouse.

Queensland Museum Hosts SECRETS Exhibition
by Stephi Wild - November 21, 2024


Queensland Museum is lifting the veil on some of its more unusual objects in its new exhibition Secrets: Objects of Intrigue opening next month. Learn more here!

MAHO MAGIC BAR Extends Brisbane Season
by Stephi Wild - November 20, 2024


By popular demand, the hit Japanese immersive magic show currently playing in Brisbane, MAHO MAGIC BAR, has been extended to run for an additional two weeks. 

CIRQUE ALICE Comes to QPAC in April 2025
by Stephi Wild - November 18, 2024


Queensland Performing Arts Centre has announced the world premiere season of Cirque Alice, an epic new show from the creators of the global smash hit The Illusionists that will transform the Concert Hall into a Wonderland.

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Returns to QPAC This Holiday Season
by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2024


The Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s festive celebration, Spirit of Christmas, will return to the iconic Concert Hall this holiday season. Learn more about the event here!

CIRCUS IN A TEA CUP Comes to QPAC
by Stephi Wild - October 29, 2024


Following its inaugural 2021 season at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), Vulcana Circus’ empowering Circus in a Tea Cup will return from 5 to 7 December 2024.

Submissions Close 10/31 for Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards
by BWW Awards - October 28, 2024


Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!

THE WHARF REVUE Will Bring its Final Show to QPAC
by Stephi Wild - October 22, 2024


The Wharf Revue will be returning to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC) Playhouse from 11 to 16 February 2025 for its last show – ever!

Last Chance To Submit Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards
by BWW Awards - October 21, 2024


Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!

Collective of Brisbane Creatives Brings Dance Production to QPAC This November
by Stephi Wild - October 21, 2024


Award-winning Phluxus2 Dance Collective will bring together an impressive list of local creatives including Nerida Matthaei (Angel Monster, Love Stories, Boy Swallows Universe), Ben Ely (Brisbane band Regurgitator) and Lisa Fa’alafi (of well-known arts collective Polytoxic) to present a genre-defying production in QPAC’s Cremorne Theatre from 28 to 29 November 2024.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Will Play Brisbane Beginning in June 2025
by Blair Ingenthron - October 20, 2024


A Brisbane season has been announced as part of the Australian tour of the award-winning Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble Presents JULIUS CAESAR
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2024


Experience the political intrigue of JULIUS CAESAR at The Avalon Theatre from November 7-24. Witness the power struggles and alliances as Shakespeare's classic tale unfolds in a modern 2024 setting.

Submit Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards – 2 Weeks Left!
by BWW Awards - October 14, 2024


There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE Comes to  The West End Electric
by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2024


Global powerhouse production house Strut & Fret will bring their infamous cheeky circus-cabaret, Blanc de Blanc Encore, to Brisbane’s bespoke new theatre and bar The West End Electric. 

New Seats Are Available For SISTER ACT in Brisbane
by Stephi Wild - October 08, 2024


New seats go on sale today for the Brisbane season of the most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act. Starring Casey Donovan as Deloris Van Cartier as well as Genevieve Lemon and Rhonda Burchmore, Sister Act will open in February at QPAC for a strictly limited season.

THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS Comes to QPAC Next Year
by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2024


The breakout Australian hit play The Dictionary of Lost Words, based on Pip Williams’ award-winning novel of the same name, will be performed in Brisbane for the first time when it comes to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC) Playhouse from 26 April to 10 May 2025.

Cat Power Will Perform Bob Dylan at QPAC
by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2024


The songs of Bob Dylan will echo through Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)'s Concert Hall when the great Cat Power performs Dylan’s fabled and transformative 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert set on Wednesday 12 March 2025.

Ballet Preljocaj Season Exclusive to Brisbane as QPAC International Series Returns for 40th Birthday
by Stephi Wild - September 23, 2024


Queensland Performing Arts Centre announced an exclusive Australian season of Ballet Preljocaj’s Swan Lake in the Lyric Theatre from 31 May to 7 June 2025 as part of the QPAC International Series and the Centre’s 40th Anniversary celebrations. 


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