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A passionate and inspirational new work by independent theatre company Midnight Feast, Chrystalis, written by Stephen Sewell, Emily Dash and Warwick Allsopp, will have its World Premiere season at The Studio,Sydney Opera House on Thursday, November 16 at 7pm and Friday, November 17 at 2pm and 7pm.

It's there whenever Australians want to quell their fears, steel their resolve, express their joy, celebrate their victories or lament their defeats.

Beloved Brisbane band The Boxties will make its triumphant return to the newly refurbished Cremorne Theatre at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from 7 to 9 December with a genre-busting evening conjuring tales of the sea through one of the world's best-selling artists, Sting.

Aur lie Roque is not in Kansas anymore, as she gets set to arrive at The Arts Centre Gold Coast this November 3 and 4, performing her new cabaret, Ruby Slipper Chronicles.

The iconic Brisbane Powerhouse is set to transform into a paramilitary-protected compound when Australia's first large-scale interactive zombie adventure game takes over this October.

Queensland's Chamber Orchestra promises to deliver their trademark energy as it takes to QPAC's Concert Hall in its highly anticipated season finale on Sunday 3 December.

From the award-winning company who brought you Carrie the Musical comes a powerful and provocative new work, making its international debut here in Queensland. In November 2017, Brisbane audiences will be introduced to four lovable larrikins as they shamelessly (and sometimes naked-ly!) burst onto the stage of Brisbane Powerhouse's Visy Theatre, in a fast-paced dark comedy about trying to be a bloke in a world where no one really knows what that means.

WOMEN OF LETTERS are inviting you to local hotspot The Zoo to celebrate a glorious selection of the country's finest and most wonderful all-male talent. These chaps will go where no man has gone before (or at least since last year) - into the celebration of the lost art of letter writing.

The Choir of Hard Knocks choirmaster extraordinaire Dr Jonathon Welch AM has assembled a choir of more than 100 voices to learn to sing, harmonise and perform ahead of a special Hand in Hand concert on the Sunshine Coast on Sunday 15 October to celebrate Mental Health Week 2017.

Australian theatrical powerhouse Dead Puppet Society returns from New York City to premiere their most ambitious production to date: Laser Beak Man; an eye-popping extravaganza based on the drawings of award-winning Queensland artist Tim Sharp.

This year, as part of Queensland Mental Health Week, Access Arts will open Undercover Artist Festival the second disability arts festival of its kind in the State's history - showcasing theatre, dance and music that promises inspiring, exciting, thought-provoking, untried, collaborative, obscure and edgy experiences for audiences to engage within the performing arts.

Indie rock icons The Shins will appear for the first time in Brisbane in more than 10 years for one night only at the Concert Hall at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on Tuesday 5 December 2017.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and Circa Contemporary Circus today announced a three-year partnership that will further enable the internationally renowned ensemble to push the boundaries of the art form and grow the opportunities to present ground-breaking works to audiences in Queensland.

The diversity and excellence of literature from Queensland and across Australia has been recognised with the announcement of the finalists for the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards (QLAs).

Australian theatrical powerhouse Dead Puppet Society returns from New York City to premiere their most ambitious production to date: Laser Beak Man; an eye-popping extravaganza based on the drawings of award-winning Queensland artist Tim Sharp.

Local Queensland musical theatre stars of tomorrow will receive valuable showbiz tips direct from an award-winning Broadway star in Brisbane next month as part of an initiative of Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).

Australian theatrical powerhouse Dead Puppet Society returns from New York City to premiere their most ambitious production to date: Laser Beak Man; an eye-popping extravaganza based on the drawings of award-winning Queensland artist Tim Sharp.

Ensemble Diaspora is a culturally diverse World music ensemble that originally came together at in 2013.

The iconic Brisbane Powerhouse is set to transform into a paramilitary-protected compound when Australia's first large-scale interactive zombie adventure game takes over this October.

In case you weren't excited enough for your yearly live music pilgrimage to Brisbane's Fortitude Valley Live Music Precinct for a sensory overload of music, BIGSOUND Festival has shown all its cards, dropping all the tools you need today to choose your own sonic adventure. 

Ensemble Diaspora is a culturally diverse World music ensemble that originally came together at in 2013.

Australian theatrical powerhouse Dead Puppet Society returns from New York City to premiere their most ambitious production to date: Laser Beak Man; an eye-popping extravaganza based on the drawings of award-winning Queensland artist Tim Sharp.

Frontier Comedy are pleased to announce that due to overwhelming demand, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane dates have been added to US comedian and actor Chris D'Elia's upcoming debut Australian stand-up tour this October.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will present Barking Gecko Theatre Company's enchanting Helpmann Award-winning show Bambert's Book of Lost Stories from 11 to 15 October 2017.

The Underground Opera Company (UOC) will this August present West End to Broadway - in the Reservoir (Volume 4), debuting its newest cast member, Brisbane-favourite, John Peek.