How can we overturn cultural pressure and tradition, and raise men who are happy, emotionally secure, capable of love and tears?

Get your group together, because the biggest selling Boy Band of all time (100 million albums), the BACKSTREET BOYS are heading back to Australia

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.

Cancelled

POSTPONED – new date tba

POSTPONED – new date TBA

Cancelled

CANCELLED

This is a community event and everyone is invited to come along and enjoy the musical.

CANCELLED

Five acts. Five writers. One electrifying theatrical experience.

This is a community event and everyone is invited to come along and enjoy the musical.

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.

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

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of Origin! The anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground. Hope you enjoy it if you are there!

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

In the boardroom of Clearday cosmetics, beauty is only (white) skin deep.

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of Origin! The anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground. Hope you enjoy it if you are there!

Ampol Women’s State of Origin

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted (after the 1.30pm performance)

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of Origin! The anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground. Hope you enjoy it if you are there!

One stage, one microphone, countless young voices demanding to be heard.

Lights! Camera! Action! The suitors are lining up to woo movie mogul Baptista’s enchanting film star daughter, Bianca. But there’s a catch: Bianca can’t marry until her elder sister is wed.

Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show is heading back to QPAC!!! 

Played by kids, for kids, ‘Dogs in the Schoolyard’ is a high octane, visually stunning exploration of what it means as a child to be new, to make a friend, to belong to a group, and even how we overcome feeling like we don’t belong.

On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all.

One of the most-read and famous children’s books of all time, The Very Hungry Caterpillar emerges off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for children 18 months+ and their adults.

Come and join the offical launch of the movie “Unsound”

Shaun the Sheep’s Circus Show is must-see family entertainment full of heart-warming comedy delights.

“Watch this show and you’ll be a convert” The Courier-Mail

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.

Comedy and television sensation Steven Oliver is black royalty (yes, he’s a big black queen, and still single if you must know).

There’s more to being queer than coming out and getting married.

Naked & Screaming, a chamber play for two actors, throws a dagger into the heart of relationships in Australia right now.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town has long been America’s most performed play. It reminds us to look to the future with hope, to see the beauty in the everyday world and to cherish the people we love.

See Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad as you’ve never seen them before

SHREK THE MUSICAL, part romance, part twisted fairy-tale and all irreverent fun for everyone!

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

***CANCELLED – due to bad weather.

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

This carols event will host a variety of Australia’s most renowned singers and entertainers as they ignite the big stage in this joyous and magical celebration of Christmas.

Join us as we celebrate the festive season on Sunday 29th November 2020 at Centenary Lakes Park and sing-along to your favourite Christmas songs at the Caboolture Christmas Carols.

The Holidays is a show for sons, fathers, grandfathers, and anyone who loves one.

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

A cliff. Night. A woman stands on the edge. Her dreams crumble around her. But this ledge belongs to Declan. It is his only safe space. She’s trespassing. They should never have met.

A unique opportunity to roll up your sleeves and up-skill through a host of specialist workshops and masterclasses,

Auslan interpreter will be present for pre and post match speeches.

Live stage shows, activities, workshops, roving performers, food trucks, market stalls and more!

Post-pandemic, can the theatre industry be rebuilt stronger than ever? How do artists stay responsive? Can the performing arts enact positive and lasting change?

Cancelled

(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.

An inspiring panel discussion on the future of the Arts Industry

Cancelled

Cancelled

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.