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(Postponed – Date TBA) Beset by chaos on all sides, a run-in with the local crime king and his henchman sets a 13 year old with the old soul on a journey to find out what kind of a man he is going to be.

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(Postponed – Date TBA) Suzie Miller’s urgent, gripping one-woman show combines wry humour, raw emotion and an unforgettable character. In a post-#MeToo world, it’s a stinging rebuke to a flawed legal system, and a clarion call to change the rules.

TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage!

Cancelled

(Postponed – Date TBA) The Holidays is a show for sons, fathers, grandfathers, and anyone who loves one.

Cancelled

New date will be announced soon

Cancelled

From the wickedly funny pen of Australian-born, New York-based playwright, comedienne and performer Glace Chase, this play is an hilarious, honest and emotionally affecting look at entitlement, hypocrisy, and the realities of love.

Join host Maeve Marsden, along with a line up of stars and strangers, for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

Australia’s sirens of comedy hit the stage together in a laugh-out-loud evening in support of ActionAid and their work promoting women’s rights across more than 40 countries.

The Neighbourhood promises an evening of honest, authentic, and deeply moving theatre, imbued with a sense of hope, power and recognition. 

What better way to kick off the Festival than a spectacular line-up of the funniest comedians in two hours of laughs.

Decades after it was written, David Williamson’s 1987 classic is as sharp as ever; a satirical skewering of the extravagance of yesterday that could have been written today.

After Kate Miller-Heidke’s gravity-defying win at Eurovision – Australia Decides in 2019, who will wear the crown next for Australia?

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

The Coolangatta Christmas Carols are proudly presented by Connecting Southern Gold Coast and City of Gold Coast Division 14 Cr Gail O’Neill.

Sit back, relax, and join in the carolling fun with local community groups, schools, and a marquee carolling performance from 3pm.

Come on down to the City of Logan Christmas Carols, Griffith University, Logan Campus on Saturday the 14th of December for a great time!

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

Celebrate the Christmas spirit with the 2019 Carols by Candlelight with Auslan!

Catch all the action from around Scarborough Park with roving Christmas performers, twilight markets, and free Christmas activities and workshops.

The Musical Theatre department staff and students celebrate Christmas through music and drama in the stunning surrounds of St John’s Cathedral.

See the world’s most-loved movie soundtrack live on stage. After a sell-out season in 2018, don’t miss this feel-good festive season production!

With lots of family-friendly entertainment on offer, everyone can get into the spirit of the season.

School and local community event on the school oval!

Join us as we celebrate the festive season on Sunday 24th November 2019 at Centenary Lakes Park and sing-along to your favourite Christmas songs at the Caboolture Christmas Carols.

AUS vs Pakistan – Anthem Ceremony , pre match ceremony

Join host Maeve Marsden, along with a line up of stars and strangers, for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

Join host Maeve Marsden, along with a line up of stars and strangers, for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

The post performance Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

This stunning new production, featuring original music, written and performed live on stage by multi ARIA Award winner Sarah McLeod, will set a fire blazing in your soul.

A great city has been torn apart by a civil war between two brothers. THE EPIC ARGUMENT RAGES ON.

Explain Normal is a new dance theatre work directed by participatory artist Daniele Constance.

The post performance Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

One of the most loved and hilarious Aussie films of all time comes to life on stage in this big, brash and very cheeky new musical!

Kids get ready for a land of fun, excitement and adventure!

The speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

The world of Laser Beak Man is brought to life in puppet form by the creative minds of Dead Puppet Society.

Staged in a huge warehouse in Yeerongpilly, Invisible Cities is perhaps the most ambitious project ever presented by Brisbane Festival.

Bighouse Dreaming is a provocative and urgent performance that holds an unflinching lens to the justice system, youth prisons and Australian masculinity – black and white.

A gripping, darkly funny drama about a spiritual force and a family’s need to connect with it.

Many people have a favourite piece of orchestral music, even if they don’t think of themselves as classical music fans. Maybe they only know one piece – something heard as a child, or known from a film, or linked with a big life event – but it’s music that occupies a special place.

This art-meets-technology water fountain, light-and-laser spectacle will illuminate the night and our river.

THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY ABOUT A POORLY UNDERSTOOD FORCE OF NATURE

From the award-winning MALAPROP Theatre Company, LOVE+ is a one-woman two-hander about the inevitability of human/robot relationships.

“An Inspiring collaboration – illustrating the vital work of Hummingbird House and the skills of the Flipside Circus creatives.”CREATIVE FUTURES

This art-meets-technology water fountain, light-and-laser spectacle will illuminate the night and our river.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

A COMEDY THAT ASKS IF GOOD INTENTIONS ARE THE ULTIMATE CRIME OF THE MIDDLE CLASS

Young Storm Boy lives a simple yet free life on the coastal wilds of the South Australian Coorong, combing the beaches with his reclusive father, Hideaway Tom.

(DGVIAT is a farce, a comedy, with adult themes, no coarse language)

A BATTLE CRY FROM THE FRONT LINE OF AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends.

La Boite brings to the stage a modern re-imagining of Shakespeare’s iconic love story whilst remaining true to the original play.

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of a series deciding Origin prior to kick off! The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

The Mabo Oration is a biennial event presented by the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland and QPAC.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

Silver Lining is a hilarious comedy by Sandi Toksvig. It tells the tale of a group of extraordinary yet forgotten women, who come together one treacherous night to recreate The Great Escape – senior-citizen style.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

Hitting the big time is tough when the only booking your kick-ass band can score is a pub gig. But the boisterous, bolshie Barbara and her rockers the Camp Dogs are in it for the long haul.

Drawing on the traditional and the everyday, the political and the personal, Ghenoa Gela tells a story that’s irreverent, provocative and moving.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

“Hilarious and moving…achingly funny and piercingly sad.” – The Daily Telegraph

Tom doesn’t have a real job any more. Please come and give him some of your hard-earned money in exchange for the product of laughter.

Award-winning Sue Smith weaves the original writings of two of Australia’s literary icons into a moving relationship drama.

Australia’s sirens of comedy hit the stage together in a laugh-out-loud evening in support of ActionAid and their work promoting women’s rights across more than 40 countries.

Join host Maeve Marsden and your favourite LGBTQI+ comedians for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and of course, humour.

A heartfelt-comedy about family, culture and the strength of women. “Joyful, and laugh-out-loud funny from start to end…” Suzy Wrong

What better way to kick off the Festival than a spectacular line-up of the funniest comedians in two hours of laughs.

Arthur Miller’s towering classic is a timeless meditation on the human need to feel special, a withering commentary on capitalism, and a tragic portrait of a fallout between father and son.

AUS vs Sri Lanka – 1st TEST

AUS vs Sri Lanka – 1st TEST

Celebrate the Christmas spirit with the 2018 Carols by Candlelight with Auslan!

The Musical Theatre department staff and students celebrate Christmas through music and drama in the stunning surrounds of St John’s Cathedral.

Loops and knots: a festival of weaving across waters is part of the IMA’s current exhibition: The commute.

A nail-biting thriller – the play probes the psychology of jealousy in the shadow of a savage and brutal murder

Logie Award-winning actor Danielle Cormack (Wentworth, Rake) is the Hedda we’ve all been waiting to see. Melissa Bubnic gives us a local version of the Henrik Ibsen classic that is as dangerous and surprising as its heroine.

The adult gap-year you never knew you needed.

Featuring performances by award winning songstress Katie Noonan and renowned New Zealand baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, the concert will be sound-tracked by songs of remembrance, as a reflection of war and peace.

Featuring performances by award winning songstress Katie Noonan and renowned New Zealand baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, the concert will be sound-tracked by songs of remembrance, as a reflection of war and peace.

Based on the Oscar-winning film, PRISCILLA is the hilarious adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus bound for Alice Springs to put on the show of a lifetime.

Isaac Newton’s laws of motion are the foundation of countless human advancements. This is the story of how one of the greatest moments of scientific illumination almost didn’t happen. 

A new work from Australia’s leading physical theatre company tells the story of an Australian family – three Aboriginal kids from a small town – and how two choose to survive when one is lost.

Poetic, uplifting, dark, and funny, Outside Mullingar is a compassionate work about how sometimes the very things we’re looking for happen to be right in front of us the whole time.

Aboard a magical pea-green boat, this charming work explores universal themes of love, harmony and acceptance.

If you love your children but hate boring kids’ shows, come get a taste of this!

“Love and Anger isn’t merely funny, it really is hilarious. And genius.” (AUSTRALIAN STAGE)

Woven from true stories and wild machinations, this epic adventure will resonate with audiences of all ages.

Hamnet is too young to understand Shakespeare. And he is one letter away from being a great man. We are too old to understand Hamnet. We meet in the middle, in a theatre.

The inspirational true story of Carole King’s remarkable rise from teenage songwriter to global superstar.

On Monday August 20, we’ll be revealing our SEASON 2019 to the world. 

Aristophanes crossed with a girl group power-ballad served with a plate of your Grandma’s best CWA scones. 

The smash-hit stage adaptation of the classic Australia coming-of-age mystery.

Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin…’.

Limited Seats! An irreverent but tender memoir of a father, a son and a question of faith.

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of a series deciding Origin prior to kick off! The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

Watch classic nursery rhyme characters magically come to life as the pages of the storybook are turned in this exciting new production, ‘Once Upon A Time’.

Celebrate the legacy of Disney in this ice skating spectacular!

The Mathematics of Longing is a love story of whimsical delight and earnest gravity;