Australia - Brisbane Theatre Newsroom

Joy, inclusion, gathering and stories will be the hero themes for 2025 at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) as it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Learn more here!

The world's most successful dance show, Lord of the Dance, is set to return to Australia for the first time since 2015, exploding onto stages across the country in August and September 2025.

The world's most successful dance show, Lord of the Dance, is set to return to Australia for the first time since 2015, exploding onto stages across the country in August and September 2025.

The Hives will kick off their upcoming world tour in Australia this July. They will be making the following state visits: four headline shows in Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane – their first live dates down under since 2015. 

With two Brisbane shows already sold out and demand still high, a third and final Brisbane show has been added for singer-songwriter David Gray. He will be bringing his Past & Present Tour to Australia this November. 

Fresh off three successful worldwide comedy tours, Road to Beijing; Imaginary Living Room Olympian and Fun & Slutty – Jonathan Van Ness is bringing his brand new show Hot & Healed to Australia and New Zealand.

Fresh off three successful worldwide comedy tours, Road to Beijing; Imaginary Living Room Olympian and Fun & Slutty – Jonathan Van Ness is bringing his brand new show Hot & Healed to Australia and New Zealand.

Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live announced a Brisbane season of the ever- popular Broadway musical Annie at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC from December following seasons at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and Melbourne’s Princess Theatre.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre announced the return of The Tallis Scholars performing Chant, a superbly curated program inspired by Gregorian chant, in the Concert Hall on 10 October 2025.

Brisbane's live music scene will heat up this winter as the Queensland Performing Arts Centre will present two nights of  international music as part of Brisbane's Open Season.

Additional shows have been added in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for David Gray’s Past & Present Tour of Australia this November. Tickets to the original dates and new shows are on sale Thursday 20 March (2pm local time). 

A laugh out loud all-new Australian production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) will premiere at Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC).

Queensland's own Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) will mark its 40th anniversary with Blue, a triple bill that honours the past, embraces the present and looks boldly to the future.

Audiences will be a part of the magic of Disney as they join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and friends from around the Disney Kingdom on a journey through timeless tales when Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero skates into six cities.

Due to demand, new performances have been released for the Brisbane season of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

World Science Festival Brisbane has announced that NASA astronaut Christina Koch will be attending the 2025 festival. Learn more about Koch and her appearances here!

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre's Out of the Box festival will return to take over the entire venue in June. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

Following acclaimed seasons in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, Shake & Stir Theatre Co is bringing its electrifying stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein back to the Playhouse at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). Frankenstein will play for a strictly limited season from 24 May to 8 June, 2025.

Following seasons in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, Shake & Stir Theatre Co is bringing its stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein back to the Playhouse at Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre in association with Oombarra Productions will present the return season of the play Is That You, Ruthie?, adapted for the stage by Leah Purcell, in the Cremorne Theatre.

Timothy O’Connor, ex-CEO of Harvest Rain Theatre Company, has been confirmed as the accused in a case involving 48 charges of sexual offences against boys and men.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Brisbane Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The Australian Youth Orchestra has announced its Queensland performances, with just weeks remaining until its extraordinary 'Striking and Beautiful' concerts in Caloundra and Brisbane.

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.

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.