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Tickets now on sale as the sizzling star-studded cast announced for Chicago!

“The sharpest, slickest show on the block” (The Times UK) will play at Crown Theatre, Perth from November, the Lyric Theatre QPAC from January 2024, and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne from March 2024. It was also announced that CHICAGO will play at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney from June 2024 – waitlist now at www.chicagomusical.com.au to be first to buy tickets. Returning to the stage to play the powerful and glamorous Velma Kelly is one of Australia’s favourite actors, ...

Opera Queensland gets playful with Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte

Greek Maestra Zoe Zeniodi returns to Brisbane to lead the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the cast of six and a chorus of eight in the production directed by Opera Queensland CEO & Artistic Director Patrick Nolan. Opera Queensland’s Così fan tutte features a cast of leading Australian singers, comprised of Samantha Clarke as Fiorgiligi, Anna Dowsley as Dorabella, Jeremy Kleeman as Guglielmo and Brenton Spiteri as Ferrando, three of whom are returning from seasons in London to be a ...

Chicago set to Sizzle at QPAC in Brisbane from January 2024!

CHICAGO will play at Crown Theatre, Perth from November, the Lyric Theatre QPAC from January 2024 and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne from March 2024. The longest-running American musical in Broadway and West End history, this scorching hot masterpiece includes a glittering score that includes All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango and Razzle Dazzle. Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, who last week was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tony Awards, Fred Ebb ...

From My Homeland by Camerata is coming to Brisbane and Toowoomba!

On 25 & 26 May, Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra will present an all-Australian music program full of heartfelt and mesmerising music. Camerata will intertwine works from esteemed Australian composers Margaret Sutherland, Frederick Septimus Kelly, Brenda Gifford, Cameron Patrick, and William Barton and Véronique Serret, in an expressive and heartfelt performance for chamber orchestra. These evocative works conjure vivid Australian soundscapes and the universal stories ...

Dancers and drones partner up in pioneering new ADC work!

Brisbane-based ADC makes history with the ground-breaking production where drones are choreographed using movement patterns to mirror human emotions and personalities. Conceived by ADC Artistic Director Amy Hollingsworth, Lucie In the Sky blends art and technology in an exploration of what it means to be human. “Contemporary dance and technology push boundaries and connect people. I wanted to explore this through not only melding drones and dancers but, ultimately, humanising the ...

MAMMA MIA! The Musical is returning to Brisbane this August!

Featuring 22 of ABBA’s greatest hits, including “Dancing Queen”, “Voulez Vous”, “S.O.S” and “Take a Chance On Me”, the iconic songs you know and love are guaranteed to have you dancing in the aisles at QPAC once again. //   A celebration of love, laughter and friendship, MAMMA MIA! The Musical is a fabulous night out for all ages! Seen and loved by over 65 million people around the world, this smash hit phenomenon is your ticket to join the party of a lifetim...

Lin-Manuel Miranda in conversation with Leigh Sales to be broadcast on ABC TV and ABC iView

In his first trip to Australia to meet the local company, HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, sat down with ABC journalist Leigh Sales in Brisbane – in front of an audience of what are affectionately known around the world as #Hamilfans; for a special Q&A to recognise his contribution to the cultural zeitgeist and to discuss the impact that HAMILTON is having around the world. Miranda was honest and candid with Sales about the challenges he faced bringing HAMILTON to the stage, ...

The Mystery of the Valkyrie is coming to QPAC for a strictly limited season!

This coming March 2023 at QPAC, one of the most legendary characters of literature and screen comes to life on stage with this highly-anticipated new Australian work. Journey back to 221B Baker Street with Holmes, Watson, Adler and Moriarty, as this fast-paced dramatic thriller explodes onto the Playhouse stage with extraordinary staging and projections.   //   Written and Directed by the extraordinary Michael Futcher, this epic play will have you on the edge of your ...

Macbeth in Concert is coming to QPAC this March!

Fueled by treachery, superstition and a lust for power that knows no bounds, Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tale for our times. Incoming Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici leads the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the mighty Opera Queensland Chorus, in a thrilling concert performance of Verdi’s murderous tale.   //   With José Carbó as Macbeth, Anna Louise-Cole as Lady Macbeth, and Rosario La Spina as Macduff, the passion and fury of Verdi’s renowned score will be ...

Max Hurley: A Designer’s Life Exhibition is currently showing at QPAC

For more than 60 years, prolific designer and visual artist Max Hurley shared his prodigious talent with Queensland audiences and theatre makers.   //   Here we recall his extraordinary theatrical legacy through set, costume and graphic design, his involvement with pivotal moments in Queensland theatrical history, his fine art practice and demonstrated capacity to sustain a long and successful career as a creative practitioner. In his lifetime Max Hurley brought his ...