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The Owl and the Pussycat is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!

The Owl and the Pussycat is an enchanting and intimate theatrical experience for families, based on Edward Lear’s beloved childhood poem. Created by a national team of award-winning artists, be swept away in this all-new opera, featuring stunning vocals, theatre, puppetry and a Puffin.   //   Aboard a giant magical pea green boat moored at Brisbane Powerhouse, meet our pair’s colourful and eccentric new friends, as they are brought to life on deck. Ahoy! Come set ...

Experience Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic Alice in Wonderland Live on Stage at QPAC this school holidays!

“The most hilarious madcap fun” - Broadwayworld.com This glorious production features breathtaking costuming and puppetry using ingenious stagecraft and limitless imagination, will thrill children and adults alike. Meet the White Rabbit, the eccentric Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and of course the boisterous Queen of Hearts as a cast of brilliant actors bring over 20 curious characters to life.   //   “The perfect holiday treat” - Stage Whispers True to the ...

Two Man Tarantino is returning to the Brisbane Powerhouse this March!

From Pulp Fiction to Kill Bill, Django to Jackie Brown, and every other cult classic – Two Man Tarantino brings every film and character of the iconic director to life in 70 hilarious minutes!   //   Set in the last video store in Australia on its final night of trading, the shopkeeper and customer get caught in a game that leaves them scrambling to recreate every Quentin Tarantino film in 60 minutes, using only the items left around them. Two Man Tarantino is a ...

Steven Oliver’s autobiographical comedy cabaret, Bigger & Blacker is coming to La Boite!

This is cabaret as you’ve never seen it before! Bigger & Blacker is a comedy cabaret guaranteed to get you laughing, thinking and shimmying in your seats over one action-packed hour of entertainment. Steven Oliver, the star of ABC’s hit television series Black Comedy, is fresh and fabulous in the world premiere production, based on his own life.   //   Bigger & Blacker combines comedy and contemplation with saucy stories, reflections on love and loss ...

There’s Something About Music is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!

Fall in love with your favourite films all over again with this homage to cinematic rom coms breathing new life into those heartstring plucking soundtracks that defined the genre. If you've been wishin and hopin to hear your favourite songs from films such as There Something About Mary, Notting Hill, My Best Friend s Wedding, 10 Things I Hate About You, Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally you re in luck. A dream cast of Australian stage and screen sweethearts, ...

Global Hit Musical Come From Away is coming to Brisbane this March!

Set to inspire audiences, COME FROM AWAY follows the incredible real-life journey of 7,000 air passengers who became grounded in Gander, Newfoundland in Canada in the wake of the September 11 tragedy. The small community that welcomed the ‘come from aways’ into their lives provided hope and compassion to those in need. Award-winning husband and wife duo David Hein and Irene Sankoff (book, music and lyrics), travelled to Newfoundland and interviewed thousands of locals, compiling ...

Shaun the Sheep’s Circus Show is coming to QPAC this March!

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that Queensland had secured the World Premiere season to be held at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre in March 2021. “Thanks to the way Queenslanders have managed the coronavirus pandemic, we’re now able to return to the theatre,” the Premier said. “Today’s announcement is a great win for Queensland, not only for our arts community but also for our economy as we continue to rebuild from the pandemic. “Shaun the Sheep is a global phenomenon. ...

MZAZA – The Birth & Death of Stars is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!

The Birth & Death of Stars, based on the award-nominated album of the same name, draws inspiration from history’s philosophers and astronomers, leading us on a surreal voyage through the ether to explore what links us to each other and the world around us.   //   Sitting comfortably between music and theatre, the show is a powerful collaboration of creative minds featuring director Benjamin Knapton, Finnish animator Laura Matikainen and writer Pauline Maudy. T...

Aftermath is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse this February!

A rousing aural, visual and sensory trip, Australasian Dance Collective and The Kite String Tangle’s Danny Harley hurtle us through a cascade of events towards a high-octane climax in Aftermath. Set to a searing new score by the acclaimed producer, vocalist and songwriter behind The Kite String Tangle, Aftermath opens into a haunting world of disquiet, both familiar and unfamiliar. Through a landscape of fragmented memories and imperfect recollection, we slowly piece together the ...

Naked & Screaming is making its world premiere at La Boite this February!

With Simon in LA for work, a sleep-deprived Emily is left alone to care for baby Dylan, triggering a chain reaction that will alter everyone’s lives. Audiences are in for a heart-stopping psychological thrill ride, not knowing who to trust and who to believe, as the couple’s relationship unravels.   //   The world premiere of Naked & Screaming is a new Australian family tragedy with a savage script by award-winning playwright Mark Rogers (2019 Griffin Award, ...