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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors of this land, their spirits and their legacy. The foundations laid by these ancestors give strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both First Nations and non-First Nations peoples, towards creating a better Queensland.

  • The Next 14 Seconds

    The Next 14 Seconds

    28 – 29 Nov 2024

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  • Circus in a Tea Cup

    Circus in a Tea Cup

    5 - 7 Dec 2024

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  • Round The Twist The Musical

    Queensland Theatre Round The Twist The Musical

    12 Nov - 8 Dec 2024

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  • Operation Ouch Live

    OPERATION OUCH LIVE: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!

    6 - 8 Jan 2025

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  • Nils Frahm – Music for Brisbane

    Nils Frahm: Music for Brisbane

    2 Mar 2025, 8pm

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  • The Next 14 Seconds

    The Next 14 Seconds

    28 – 29 Nov 2024

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  • Circus in a Tea Cup

    Circus in a Tea Cup

    5 - 7 Dec 2024

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  • Round The Twist The Musical

    Queensland Theatre Round The Twist The Musical

    12 Nov - 8 Dec 2024

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  • Operation Ouch Live

    OPERATION OUCH LIVE: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!

    6 - 8 Jan 2025

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Welcome to QPAC

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  • Australasian Dance Collective – Blue David Kelly

    Australasian Dance Collective Blue

    14 - 17 May 2025
    Playhouse

    Celebrate 40 years of dance with Blue, a triple bill that honours the past, embraces the present, and looks boldly toward the future

  • Songs From The Canyon

    Songs From The Canyon

    30 May 2025, 8pm
    Concert Hall

    A night of music from Laurel Canyon including the songs of Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Beach Boys, Carole King, The Doors, The Byrds, The Mamas and the Papas and more.

  • Bangarra Dance Theatre – Illume

    Bangarra Dance Theatre Illume

    1 - 9 Aug 2025
    Playhouse

    Step out of the shadows and into the phenomena of light to experience this new theatrical experience, drawing together music, visual arts and dance.

  • La Cenerentola

    Opera Queensland La Cenerentola – A Cinderella Story

    4 & 8 Mar 2025
    Concert Hall

    A tale of heart and humour full of clever disguises, unlikely heroes, a midnight ball and the kindness of one very determined young woman.

  • An Evening with Bob Geldof

    An Evening with Bob Geldof

    1 Apr 2025, 7:30pm
    Concert Hall

    Join Bob Geldof for an incredible evening as he shares stories of his activist past and also performs his biggest hits!

  • Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann

    13 Mar 2025, 7:30pm
    Concert Hall

    Camerata’s Artistic Director Brendan Joyce on solo violin in a symphonic concert, featuring Camerata’s wind, brass, and percussion sections.

  • Camerata & Paul Grabowsky: The Art Of

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Camerata & Paul Grabowsky: The Art Of

    7 May 2025, 7pm
    Concert Hall

    An inspiring and refreshing collaboration between QPAC’s The Art of the Possible artist Paul Grabowsky AO, with Camerata.

  • Camerata: Your Eternal Memories

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Camerata: Your Eternal Memories

    13 Sep 2025, 7pm
    Concert Hall

    Eternal memories, words, and music will weave together in this concert that is sure to be moving, nostalgic, and hopefully, a little bit funny.

  • Camerata & One Equal Music: Celestial Choral Baroque

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Camerata & One Equal Music: Celestial Choral Baroque

    20 Nov 2025, 7pm
    Concert Hall

    An otherworldly collaboration with one of Australia’s newest choirs, expect to be uplifted with this achingly beautiful music, both old and new.

    The Wharf Revue: The End Of The Wharf As We Know It

    11 - 16 Feb 2025
    Playhouse

    After twenty-five years in the harsh and unforgiving spotlight of politics, The Wharf Revue is coming to an end.

  • JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

    JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

    From June 2025
    Lyric Theatre

    The iconic global phenomenon, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, arrives at QPAC from July with a mesmerising new production.

  • Nils Frahm – Music for Brisbane

    Nils Frahm – Music for Brisbane

    2 Mar 2025, 8pm
    Concert Hall

    Celebrated German musician, Nils Frahm, brings his captivating neoclassical and electronic Music For live show to QPAC!

What’s On

Explore what’s on at QPAC.

  • No Such Thing As A Fish

    No Such Thing As A Fish

    8 Nov 2024, 8pm
    Concert Hall

    The gang are heading around the world to celebrate 10 years of podcasting with their Thundernerds tour.

  • Eat Slay Zombie

    Eat Slay Zombie

    6 - 9 Nov 2024
    Cremorne Theatre

    Eat Slay Zombie is a horror/comedy about colonisation, friendship and state occupation – except it’s zombies.

    WICKED

    Must Close 24 Nov 2024
    Lyric Theatre

    Experience the Broadway sensation WICKED at the Lyric Theatre this September! Winner of over 100 major awards, WICKED is a captivating musical that will make you laugh, cry, and think. 

  • Concierto

    The Art of the Possible with Paul Grabowsky Concierto

    9 Nov 2024, 7pm
    Concert Hall

    Immerse yourself in a captivating blend of jazz and classical traditions.

  • Australian Girls Choir – Annual Concert 2024

    Australian Girls Choir – Annual Concert 2024

    10 Nov 2024, 2:30pm & 6pm
    Concert Hall

    The Australian Girls Choir present a spectacular showcase at their 2024 Annual Concert.

  • Australian Chamber Orchestra Scotland Unbound

    Australian Chamber Orchestra Scotland Unbound

    11 Nov 2024, 7pm
    Concert Hall

    Experience the talent of Sean Shibe as he makes his Australian debut with a thrilling musical journey through the Scottish Highlands and beyond.

    Queensland Theatre Round The Twist The Musical

    12 Nov - 8 Dec 2024
    Playhouse

    A quintessentially Australian joyous celebration of oddballs and misfits – where if you stand out then you’ll fit right in!

  • Edges

    Edges

    12 - 16 Nov 2024
    Tony Gould Gallery

    This song-cycle by Tony-nominated duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul explores themes of love and identity and delves into the complexities of relationships and self-discovery.

  • Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Camerata & Davide Monti: Baroque Labyrinth

    13 Nov 2024, 7pm
    Concert Hall

    Davide Monti, acclaimed for his fresh and spontaneous playing, presents a program inspired by the historical fascination with labyrinths, featuring works by Handel, Bach, and Locatelli.

  • Queensland Symphony Orchestra Umberto & Natsuko

    15 - 16 Nov 2024
    Concert Hall

    Witness QSO's powerhouse musicians Umberto and Natsuko take centre stage, performing works by Shubert, Brahms, Wagner and Strauss.

  • Dame Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth

    ‘I Remember it Well’ with Dame Judi Dench

    Rent Now
    Digital Stage

    Join Dame Judi Dench and her friend Gyles Brandreth on a roller-coaster trip down memory lane.

  • Dolly Alderton

    An Evening with Dolly Alderton

    17 Nov 2024, 7:30pm
    Concert Hall

    Spend a heart-warming evening in the company of award-winning podcaster, author, screenwriter, and journalist Dolly Alderton.

Seasons and Festivals

Discover all Seasons and Festivals at QPAC.

  • Queensland Ballet

    Luminous, bold, and bright, Queensland Ballet's 2024 Season presents colourful characters and stories from literature, history, and imagination.

  • Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Discover Queensland Symphony Orchestra's 2025 Season, which centres on the 20th Century.

  • Southern Cross Soloists

    A musical voyage that delves into the concept of romanticism.

  • Opera Queensland

    This year's Opera Queensland's season showcases ambitious programming and fresh approaches to what opera can be.

  • Clancestry

    Clancestry returned in July 2024 with a program of First Nations arts and culture at QPAC. 

  • World Science Festival Brisbane 2024

    World Science Festival Brisbane

    Ask, and answer, some of the biggest questions facing humankind.

  • Ballet Preljocaj – Swan Lake Photography: JC Carbonne

    Ballet Preljocaj – Swan Lake

    Ballet Preljocaj returns to Australia in 2025 as part of the QPAC International Series with Swan Lake.

  • Queensland Theatre 2025

    Queensland Theatre

    The 2025 Season promises world premieres, award-winning works, big-name artists, Queensland stars and unmissable storytelling.

  • MVA 2025

    Musica Viva Australia

    Musica Viva Australia's season embraces how difference ignites creativity with seven national tours.

  • Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Alex Jamieson

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra

    Join Camerata for a season of uniquely inspiring music with their trademark innovation, passion, and energy, all with no conductor in sight.

  • Brisbane Festival 2024

    Brisbane Festival

    Boldly Brisbane at its heart, Brisbane Festival makes the impossible possible for three weeks each spring.

  • Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    In 2025 the world-renowned Australian Chamber Orchestra celebrates 50 years of pushing boundaries, igniting curiosity, transcending the ordinary and leading the way.

  • Changing the Conversation

    A series of thought-provoking discussions that explores and challenges our understandings of Australian identity.

  • Queensland Ballet

    Luminous, bold, and bright, Queensland Ballet's 2024 Season presents colourful characters and stories from literature, history, and imagination.

  • Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Discover Queensland Symphony Orchestra's 2025 Season, which centres on the 20th Century.

  • Southern Cross Soloists

    A musical voyage that delves into the concept of romanticism.

  • Opera Queensland

    This year's Opera Queensland's season showcases ambitious programming and fresh approaches to what opera can be.

  • Clancestry

    Clancestry returned in July 2024 with a program of First Nations arts and culture at QPAC. 

  • World Science Festival Brisbane 2024

    World Science Festival Brisbane

    Ask, and answer, some of the biggest questions facing humankind.

  • Ballet Preljocaj – Swan Lake Photography: JC Carbonne

    Ballet Preljocaj – Swan Lake

    Ballet Preljocaj returns to Australia in 2025 as part of the QPAC International Series with Swan Lake.

  • Queensland Theatre 2025

    Queensland Theatre

    The 2025 Season promises world premieres, award-winning works, big-name artists, Queensland stars and unmissable storytelling.

  • MVA 2025

    Musica Viva Australia

    Musica Viva Australia's season embraces how difference ignites creativity with seven national tours.

  • Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Alex Jamieson

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra

    Join Camerata for a season of uniquely inspiring music with their trademark innovation, passion, and energy, all with no conductor in sight.

  • Brisbane Festival 2024

    Brisbane Festival

    Boldly Brisbane at its heart, Brisbane Festival makes the impossible possible for three weeks each spring.

  • Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    In 2025 the world-renowned Australian Chamber Orchestra celebrates 50 years of pushing boundaries, igniting curiosity, transcending the ordinary and leading the way.

Newsroom

Stay updated with our latest newsroom articles. Read them here.

  • Circus in a Tea Cup

    Stories of resilience, strength and survival take centre stage this December at QPAC

    Tue 29 Oct 2024

    Following its inaugural 2021 season at QPAC, Vulcana Circus’ empowering Circus in a Tea Cup will return from 5 to 7 December 2024.

  • The Wharf Revue announce final show and retirement

    Tue 22 Oct 2024

    The Wharf Revue will be returning to QPAC's Playhouse from 11 to 16 February 2025 for its last show – ever!

  • The Next 14 Seconds

    Collective of Brisbane creatives brings dance production to QPAC this November

    Mon 21 Oct 2024

    Phluxus2 Dance Collective will bring together an impressive list of local creatives in the genre-defying production, The Next 14 Seconds, from 28 to 29 November 2024.

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words Lisa White

    The Dictionary of Lost Words finds its way to QPAC in 2025

    Thu 3 Oct 2024

    Breakout Australian hit play The Dictionary of Lost Words, based on the award-winning novel of the same name, will come to Brisbane for the first time at QPAC's Playhouse from 26 April to 10 May 2025.

  • Cat Power

    Cat Power relives Bob Dylan's life-changing 1966 set at QPAC in March

    Tue 1 Oct 2024

    The great Cat Power will perform Bob Dylan’s fabled and transformative 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert set in QPAC's Concert Hall on Wednesday 12 March 2025.

  • Ballet Preljocaj Season Exclusive to Brisbane as QPAC International Series Returns for 40th Birthday

    Mon 23 Sep 2024

    Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) have announced an exclusive Australian season of Ballet Preljocaj’s Swan Lake in 2025 as part of the QPAC International Series and the Centre’s 40th Anniversary celebrations.

  • The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert

    Prospero Arts announce treasured cast for The Pirates of Penzance - In Concert

    Tue 17 Sep 2024

    A brand new, semi-staged, concert version of the much-loved Gilbert and Sullivan classic, The Pirates of Penzance, will storm QPAC's Concert Hall from 5 to 8 December, and the cast will blow you away!

  • Eat Slay Zombie

    A bowling alley, two best friends and a tonne of zombies to descend upon QPAC this November

    Mon 16 Sep 2024

    Playlab Theatre’s latest mainstage production, Eat Slay Zombie, will premiere from 6 November 2024, in QPAC’s Cremorne Theatre.

Support and Engage

Through outreach programs and community events, we strive to create connections and foster a sense of belonging within our community. We invite you to join us on this journey of transformation, inspiration, and creativity. 

  • Watching from the wings. Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company (La Scala Ballet) perform Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote.

    Friends of QPAC

    Immerse yourself in the heart of QPAC with a Friends of QPAC membership, designed to celebrate our shared love for live performance.

  • Clancestry

    First Nations

    Our First Nations program is bold, resilient, and features fierce black work from local, regional and national First Nations artists.

  • Donate Today

    Donate to QPAC today and become a beacon of support for the arts. Your contribution matters, and your impact is profound.

  • Schools

    Our team is dedicated to creating memorable and educational experiences for students of all ages and backgrounds. 

  • Projects and Events

    QPAC is a creative hub where communities come together to celebrate, learn, and grow through the transformative power of the arts.

  • Partnerships

    Our Partners help us continue to inspire, educate, and entertain Queensland and beyond.

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower

To support and raise awareness of patrons with a non-visible disability QPAC is a proud member of the international Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program. Wearing a Sunflower is voluntary. By choosing to wear a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower, such as a lanyard or badge you can signal to our staff that you may need assistance or a little extra time during your visit.

To purchase your Sunflower ahead of your visit to QPAC and for more information, please visit Hidden Disability Sunflower.

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors of this land, their spirits and their legacy. The foundations laid by these ancestors give strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both First Nations and non-First Nations peoples, towards creating a better Queensland.

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