QPAC

The choir is QPAC’s longest running public engagement activity and is proudly presented each year as part of the artistic program.

Under the direction of Choir Master Timothy Sherlock, and with accompaniment by Anna Liu, the choir gathers weekly in the hospital's open foyer.

Our Behind the Scenes series takes you on an exclusive journey into the heart of QPAC, where the magic of the stage comes to life.

We spent five minutes with Jonathan Biggins who starred in The Gospel According to Paul he’s pure PJK with his wit, intellect and ego.

We spent five minutes with Noni Hazlehurst who is one of Australia’s best known, and most well-loved actors. In a career spanning decades Noni is a household name.

We spent five minutes with Laser Beak Man who was created by Tim in 1999 at aged 11. Since then Tim and Laser Beak Man have won fans all over the world.

We spent five minutes with Suzi Quatro who is a singer, songwriter, actor, activist, glam rock legend and role model. With 50 million albums sold, the she continues to delight in creating music.

We spent five minutes with John Cameron Mitchell who is a writer, director and actor that we’ve seen on stages and screens from infamous New York City night clubs and Broadway theatres.

We spent five minutes with Cyndi Lauper who won a Tony Award for her score for the Broadway musical Kinky Boots making her the first woman to ever win solo in that category.

We spent five minutes with Sarah McLeod who is an Australian singer-songwriter known both for her solo work and as the singer/guitarist of rock band The Superjesus.

We spent five minutes with Jimeoin, the English-born Irish stand-up comedian and actor, who is well known not only for his live gigs, but also for his television shows.

We spent five minutes with Eddie Perfect who is a singer-songwriter, pianist, comedian, writer and actor.

We spent five minutes with Vika and Linda Bull, an Australian vocal duo who came to prominence after singing backing vocals in Joe Camilleri's band The Black Sorrows from 1988.

We spent five minutes with Reuben Kaye, acclaimed comedian and cabaret icon who is described as “the evil love child of Liza Minnelli and Jim Carrey” (British Theatre Guide).

We spent five minutes with acclaimed actor Robert Grubb who played the dual roles of Admiral Boom and Chairman of the Bank in Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins.

We spent five minutes with Damien Leith whose career skyrocketed after winning Australian Idol in 2006, Since then, he’s been a singer, playwright and tv/radio host personality, sometimes all at once.

We spent five minutes with SOLCHLD to chat about her inspirations, what makes her laugh, and how the BlakBeats program has helped her as a musician.  

We spent five minutes with Brisbane-born performer Sami Afuni who thrilled audiences in HAMILTON, performing in the dual role of Hercules Mulligan/James Madison.

We spent five minutes with Brisbane playwright and actor Peter Cook who returned to his hometown in February 2023 with his compelling and uplifting one-man play, Breaking the Castle.

Stephen Anderson, who plays Willy Wonka, and Lucy Maunder, who plays Mrs Bucket, pick their favourite childhood songs and tell us what makes them special.

See what songs are on musical theatre star Philip Quast's playlist.

Listen to the ultimate musical playlist as chosen by three of musical theatres leading ladies.

We asked the talented violinists of Camerata to share their favourite music featuring the violin and why.

Find out what music makes the top ten play list for an internationally acclaimed coloratura soprano.

Children will be introduced to all of the orchestral instrument families: string, woodwind, brass and percussion by QSO horn player Vivienne Collier-Vickers.

QPAC brought Creative Fusions to Roma; a five-day music-making program for musicians aged 10 to 100 years.

Take a peek behind the scenes at the first day of rehearsals for Dead Puppet Society’s much anticipated world premiere production, Ishmael.

Actor Gideon Mzembe talks about his life and his career while he was at QPAC, performing in shake & stir theatre co’s sold-out return season of Animal Farm.

An Interview with An American in Paris Australian Staging Director Hannah Ryan, during the Australian premiere season at QPAC.

Read the interview with Frozen’s Costume Designer and Wigs associate Janet Hine who oversaw the creation of costumes for the Australian production of Frozen.

In their anniversary year, we review the life of the orchestra powered by music and inspired by the state it calls home.

The 2021 Artology Fanfare competition saw over 100 young Australian composers submit their very own attention-grabbing composition.

Tune into the music picks of these three superstar Australian performers who come together for an evening filled with opera arias and Broadway show tunes.

Circa Contemporary Circus calls QPAC’s Playhouse home for a season each year. Here’s a glimpse of the company warming up for its five-star show Humans.

Gather insight into Anthony’s life and his decades-long internationally acclaimed career. 

Dr Tony Gould AM was QPAC's founding Director. QPAC's Chief Executive, John Kotzas, sat down with Rebecca Levingston on ABC Radio Brisbane to remember him.

An artist, educator and activist, Noni Hazlehurst considers ideas of madness from her role in Mother and as an individual of our society today.

The Australian musical theatre legend and internationally acclaimed star of Broadway and The West End talks about her new solo show.

Internationally acclaimed Brisbane-based Circa has joined forces with animation studio Aardman to create a new circus-theatre production.

Regularly flexing creative muscle as children and adults builds arts literacy – the ability to identify, interpret & assess in varying arts forms and contexts.

We caught up with Biggins about the return season of The Gospel According to Paul.

QPAC asked a musical theatre star, an artistic director, a lighting designer and a professor of the arts for their tips on how to be creative.

The Fanfare competition invited young composers aged 12 to 21 years to submit their own short 30 second attention-grabbing composition.

Tembembe Ensamble member Leopoldo Novoa talks about his experience playing with early music superstar Jordi Savall.

We chatted with Isabella Swietlicki about her most treasured festive memories and what she loves most about Christmas