QPAC is proud to launch a brand-new Creative Learning program in 2026. This year’s program offers creative and transformative experiences that champion access, inclusion and cultural equity, while strengthening literacy and numeracy through arts‑based pedagogies.
There are multiple ways for schools to get involved - whether at QPAC, in‑classroom, in‑community, or online.
Performances at QPAC
Our curriculum‑aligned program features an exceptional suite of works across theatre, circus, puppetry, music and First Nations storytelling. Highlights in Semester One include:
- Duckpond – a schools edition by world‑renowned circus company Circa
- Dakota of the White Flats – a stage adaptation by New Zealand’s Red Leap Theatre
- Lose to Win – an autobiographical performance featuring Mandela Mathia, produced by Belvoir Street Theatre
- Productions by Shock Therapy Arts, Dead Puppet Society and the World Science Festival
Workshops & Interdisciplinary Learning
Extend learning beyond the stage with multi‑arts workshops and panel discussions available at QPAC or delivered on demand in your classroom. All Extend the Experiences come with comprehensive teaching resources.
If you would like to host a workshop at your school, please contact education@qpac.com.au to discuss how we can support you and your students.
Regional Programs
We’re proud to support regional performances of:
- Crossing the Divide (Shock Therapy Arts)
- Dakota of the White Flats (Red Leap Theatre)
- The Riddle of Washpool Gully (Dead Puppet Society)
Plus concerts, workshops and professional development delivered by Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra in schools, early learning centres and aged‑care communities across Charleville, Roma and Chinchilla.
Online – Digital Stage
Explore new performances now available on Digital Stage, including:
- MEDEA – Shock Therapy Arts
- A Girl’s Guide to World War – Musical Theatre Australia
- Wolfgang in the Stars – Circa
You’ll also find a suite of free resources that take you inside the creative process, featuring Queensland artists such as Yaron Lifschitz, Claire Christian, Quincy Grant and Liesel Zink.
For enquiries and more information email education@qpac.com.au.
School Bookings
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QPAC's Creative Learning Program
Semester 1 - 2026
Tuesday 27 January to Friday 26 June 2026
Explore the upcoming semester's schedule and bring the magic of performing arts to your students.
Dakota of the White Flats
Years 7 to 12
13 - 15 May 2026 | Cremorne Theatre
A high-action punk noir that snatches the classic coming-of-age story out of the hands of a gang of boys, and passes it to two unapologetic, brave young women.
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GRIMM - Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Years 10 to 12
22 May 2026 - 13 Jun 2026 | Cremorne Theatre
Nationally-revered Shake & Stir Theatre Co invite you into a world where fairytales are reimagined with a profound intensity and irreverent glee. But be warned – these bedtime stories may cause nightmares.
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Macbeth
Years 9 to 12
6 - 21 Jun 2026 | Playhouse
This is Macbeth, as written by Shakespeare, reimagined at scale, for our age of clickbait and catastrophe: a dark, seductive, ratings-driven descent where perception is everything, loyalty is currency, and one couple’s hunger for the top spot threatens to bring their whole empire crashing down.
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Lose to Win
Years 10 to 12
24 - 27 Jun 2026 | Cremorne Theatre
A joy‑filled yet hard‑hitting autobiographical show that tracks Mandela Mathia’s journey from South Sudan to Australia and offers insight into the racism he has experienced since making his home here.
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Sheltering
Years 10 to 12
9 - 18 Jul 2026 | Glasshouse Theatre
Experience a program of three powerful works: Keeping Grounded, Brown Boys, and Sheoak, which honour the past while looking to the future.
Camp Culture
Years Prep to 8
30 Jul 2026 - 1 Aug 2026 | Cremorne Theatre
This high‑energy performance, hosted by seasoned camp leader Dale Woodbridge‑Brown, blends circus, comedy and storytelling as he shares his journey growing up as a Faboriginal kid from the bush.
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Extend the Experience
These activities for students are part of the Interdisciplinary Learning Program and are designed to extend the experience beyond the performance.
If you have a question regarding one of the workshops, please contact our Education Manager at education@qpac.com.au.
Red Leap Theatre Workshop
*Allocation exhausted*
Drama Workshop
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 11:30am
Duration: 70 mins
Pathways into Creative Industries
This panel introduces students to people who work in the creative industries — artists, producers and technical experts who make theatre, music, film and live performance for a living.
Storytelling for Healing
A panel discussion about the importance of storytelling in the healing journey for refugees.
Artist in the Classroom
Artist in the Classroom is part of QPAC’s Creative Learning Program, connecting professional artists with schools through inspiring, curriculum-linked experiences. Delivered in-school, the program offers literacy and numeracy workshops alongside interdisciplinary workshops and performances across Drama, Dance, Music and Interdisciplinary Practice.
If you would like to host a workshop at your school, please contact education@qpac.com.au to discuss how we can support you and your students.
Songs of Protest
Guided by First Nations musicians – Aunty Bridget Garay, Jungaji, Taitu’uga Wesche and MJ Hunter, students will explore how song becomes a voice for truth and transformation – investigating stories of colonialism, the Stolen Generations, and resilience.
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First Nations Storytelling: Caring for Country
Join Trevor Fourmile – Gimuy Walubara Yidinji man (Childrens Author/Playwright/Educator) and Nadine McDonald-Dowd – Yuwi woman (Director/Dramaturg/Performer) to explore how storytelling acts as a living practice that ensures important First Nations and Torres Strait Islander stories endure and maintain cultural continuity.
Lost and Found Workshop
Through drama, Writer/Director, Dave Burton and Emily Burton Director/Performer will lead students into the world of the play; playing, making, and creating. They’ll shape questions, discover their own answers, and finish with a creative writing task.
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What else is on for Schools
MJ the Musical
Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is set to thrill audiences, in the multiple Tony Award®-winning MJ the Musical.
BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Featuring a story and score that’s out of this Netherworld, don’t miss this touching show about making the most of every Day-O.
Queensland Theatre Company Pride & Prejudice
A dazzling retelling of Pride & Prejudice returns to QPAC, where Jane Austen’s timeless wit meets a luminous Queensland cast in a ode to romance and independence.
Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Music of Video Games
From Assassin’s Creed to Sonic the Hedgehog and more, experience the most unforgettable video game soundtracks in symphonic force.
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Education Concert: Cinematic
Experience famous film scores from Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, Up and more with this Education Concert.
Opera Queensland & Queensland Theatre Into the Woods
In a world where fairytales collide, this timeless musical asks what happens when the story ends and “... everyone lives happily ever after”.
ANASTASIA the Musical
ANASTASIA the Broadway Musical, the romantic and adventure-filled hit musical inspired by the beloved film, is coming to Brisbane from September!
Learning Resources
Learning Resources Library
Explore our collection of learning resources to support your creative learning at home and in the classroom. Our resources are curriculum aligned to the Arts, English, Humanities and Media and can be accessed from anywhere at anytime.
Digital Stage for Schools
Designed for schools and educators, the Digital Stage School Subscription provides access to a growing library of performances, educational resources, and behind-the-scenes content.
Bring the magic of the stage into your classroom
Digital Stage offers a School Annual Subscription and Classroom Access to a single production. Find out more about Digital Stage for Schools here.
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MEDEA Shock Therapy Arts MEDEA
Rent NowDigital StageAward-winning performance makers Shock Therapy Arts put their signature touch on this timely Greek Classic.
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A Girl’s Guide to World War A Girl’s Guide to World War
Rent NowDigital StageExperience this unforgettable story of courage and compassion, only on Digital Stage.
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Wolfgang in the Stars
Digital StageJoin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his loyal circus bear on their journey to seek inspiration for the beloved early masterpiece “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
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Dead Puppet Society The Wider Earth by David Morton
Rent NowDigital StageAn ensemble cast, remarkable puppetry and cinematic projections. Don't miss this gripping tale behind one of the most important discoveries in history.
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Dead Puppet Society and Legs On The Wall's Holding Achilles by David Morton
Rent NowDigital StagePresented by Dead Puppet Society and Legs On The Wall, this innovative production delves into the queer facets of The Iliad, underscored by a haunting score performed by Montaigne.
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A man holding a top hat and three acrobats twirling around the hatImage by Damian Bredberg Carnival of the Animals by Circa
Rent NowOnlineInspired by Camille Saint-Saëns' enchanting suite, this production by Circa transports you on a thrilling escapade through whimsical tales of creatures both on land and sea.
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Dead Puppet Society Ishmael by David Morton
Rent NowDigital StageExperience 'Ishmael' now on Digital Stage, a captivating space odyssey intertwining a climate refugee's fate with Captain Ahab's obsession.
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World Science Festival Brisbane
Watch NowDigital StageEnjoy this tribute to the relentless spirit of scientific inquiry. Now available to stream free on Digital Stage.