Overview
A school musical like no other.
As featured in the ABC Landline documentary Outback Musical, students from Longreach School of Distance Education (LSODE) unite from across remote Queensland to create and perform their own original production despite living thousands of kilometres apart.
In their 7th biennial musical, 100 student performers will travel to Brisbane for the first time, bringing their energy and talent to the Playhouse stage in Grossbusters, a hilarious and high-spirited work by American playwright Craig Hawes.
Oozing with catchy songs, crazy characters and comic chaos, Grossbusters is a monstrously hilarious musical that celebrates difference, champions individuality, and proves that being yourself is the bravest thing of all.
If you're looking for a show that's a guaranteed monster hit, who ya gonna call? Grossbusters!
QPAC’s Creative Learning Program
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Image by Andi Crown Photography For Schools: Dakota of the White Flats
13 - 15 May 2026Cremorne TheatrePart of QPAC's Creative Learning Program, Dakota of the White Flats is a finely crafted narrative shot through with comedy, horror, immersive soundscape and live music.
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Image by Andi Crown Photography Red Leap Theatre Workshop
14 & 15 May 2026, 11:30amLyric LoungeDakota of the White Flat’s Director will lead a student workshop to build drama skills and explore the themes of the production.
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Panel: Pathways into Creative Industries
15 May 2026, 11:30amCremorne TheatreThis 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.
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Shake & Stir Theatre Co's GRIMMJoel Devereux For Schools: GRIMM - Tales from the Brothers Grimm
22 May - 13 Jun 2026Cremorne TheatrePart of QPAC's Creative Learning Program, this bold adaption of tales from the Brothers Grimm is a bewitching theatre experience.
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Macbeth Macbeth
6 - 21 Jun 2026PlayhouseIn celebration of its 20th anniversary, revered production house Shake & Stir Theatre Co tackle Shakespeare’s most-gripping tragedy, Macbeth.
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Macbeth For Schools: Macbeth
6 - 21 Jun 2026PlayhousePart of QPAC's Creative Learning Program, this production is reimagined at scale, for our age of clickbait and catastrophe.
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For Schools: Lose to Win
24 - 27 Jun 2026Cremorne TheatrePart of QPAC's Creative Learning Program,
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Lose to Win For Schools: Lose to Win
24 - 27 Jun 2026Cremorne TheatrePart of QPAC's Creative Learning Program, this production is a celebration of the South Sudanese community, of resilience, and the power of imagination.