The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is a place where audiences and artists come together to connect, learn, share stories and celebrate.
The proud home of live performance in Queensland for almost 40 years, QPAC welcomes more than 1.5 million visitors to over 1,200 performances each year. To these many visitors, QPAC delivers performance that they can feel and share and that can take them to a place of pure joy. These shared experiences help us to better understand the world around us and contribute to building a more resilient and inclusive community.
Located in the Cultural Precinct, Cnr Grey and Melbourne Street, South Brisbane QLD, 4101.
What's on at QPAC
WICKED
The Broadway sensation WICKED looks at what happened in the Land of Oz… but from a different angle. Flying into the Lyric Theatre from September 2024.
Queensland Theatre Round The Twist The Musical
A quintessentially Australian joyous celebration of oddballs and misfits – where if you stand out then you’ll fit right in!
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Cinematic
Lights, Camera, Action! Cinematic is back for a fifth year of film favourites with conductor and host Nicholas Buc.
Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Night 2024
Join Jon Ronson in 2024 for an electrifying journey into the enigmatic world of psychopaths and the perplexing concept of normalcy
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Beethoven's Ode to Joy
Under the baton of Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, immerse yourself in Beethoven's exploration of human emotion, culminating in the glorious finale, Ode to Joy.
The Next 14 Seconds
A collision of physical and visual languages, The Next 14 Seconds draws from the disciplines of dance, theatre, visual and sound design to explore a rich tapestry inspired by human evolution.
Queensland Ballet The Lady of the Camellias
The Lady of the Camellias, featuring the Shanghai Ballet, will draw you into a world of love and tragedy in 19th century Paris.
Prospero Arts Concert Series The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert
Celebrate 40 years of The Pirates of Penzance with a hilarious, semi-staged concert featuring iconic songs, a talented cast, and a full orchestra!
Circus in a Tea Cup
Witness this beautiful circus performance, where survivors of domestic violence move through true stories of celebration, recovery, and triumph.
A Christmas Carol
This December, the award-winning stage spectacle – Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – is returning!
Queensland Ballet The Nutcracker
A sparkling winter wonderland awaits in the delightful holiday ballet that takes place one frosty Christmas Eve night.
The Holiday in Concert
Don’t miss the beloved Christmas romcom, The Holiday presented live in concert this festive season with the film’s legendary Hans Zimmer score played live-to-film by Southern Cross Symphony.
A Cracker Kransky Christmas
The Kransky Sisters are bringing the party back to QPAC with Christmas carols like you’ve never heard them before.
Spirit of Christmas
An occasion to rejoice and reflect on the year that has passed and embrace the season’s enduring message of Peace, Love and Joy.
Blush – Circus for Grown Ups
Escape the everyday with the surprising, subversive and the supremely sexy, award-winning adult circus Blush.
Qld Pops Orchestra 40th Anniversary NYE Gala Concert
Qld Pops takes the stage for Brisbane’s jewel in the crown: a special 40th Anniversary New Year’s Eve Gala Concert, returning in 2024.
SIX the Musical
Divorced. Beheaded. Live! Get Down with the Queens of SIX as they remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into this high-octane phenomenon.
GREASE The Musical
GREASE is back, in an all-new production, and it’s slicker, sexier, and more electrifying than ever before!
OPERATION OUCH LIVE: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!
TV’s favourite doctors return to QPAC this January with a gigantic brand-new show!
360 ALLSTARS
BMX, basketball, breakdancing, acrobatics, drumming and more! This smash hit returns to QPAC bigger and better than ever before!
Steve Backshall: Ocean
A love letter to the most exciting environment on our planet and a great way to learn more about what we need to do to save our seas.
The Others
Prepare for an extraordinary musical experience as Paul Grabowsky, James Morrison, Kram and William Barton deliver an unforgettable night.
Ballet Theatre Queensland Snow White
Be transported to the land of fantasy in Ballet Theatre Queensland’s brand new production of Snow White.
Penn & Teller
Penn & Teller will start their 50th anniversary in Australia in 2025 with a suite of brand-new mind-bending tricks.