Browse photos from theatre in Australia - Brisbane including opening nights, red carpets, production shots, concerts & special events.
Brisbane Festival has released the complete program for Festival Village at South Bank, featuring sunrise ceremonies, DAYBREAKER, wellbeing sessions, live music and nightly entertainment along the riverfront precinct.
Disney's THE LION KING will return to Melbourne for the first time since 2015, with performances set to begin at the Regent Theatre as part of the musical's third Australian tour.
TEG Dainty will present THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CULTS, a live show hosted by cult investigator Mike King, with performances across six Australian cities.
VOU's FIJIAN FLYING CIRCUS will tour Darwin, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney from August 2026 through January 2027, with the company also presenting FIJI UNTOLD at select theatres including HOTA and Talbot Theatre.
Brisbane Festival will expand its opening-night fireworks display with a sixth barge positioned between the Victoria Bridge and Neville Bonner Bridge, bringing the show closer to South Bank and the CBD.
Michael Cassel Group has appointed Zachary Baer to the newly created role of Head of Producing & Creative Development, North America, as the company expands its senior leadership team.
Comedian and mental health advocate Nat's What I Reckon will bring his new show, PANIC AT THE BISTRO, to venues across Australia, following sold-out festival runs in Adelaide and Darwin.
Love Actually In Concert will bring the heart, humour, and intertwined stories of Richard Curtis' beloved Christmas classic in four special screenings to be performed in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.
Catherine Alcorn, Sally Bourne, Lena Cruz and Chelsea Gibb will star in a new Australian production touring Geelong, Parramatta, Melbourne, Newcastle, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra.
The Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels will come to cinemas across the US, the UK, Canada, Australia and selected international territories for a limited engagement beginning in October.
Esther Perel, the psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author and host of the podcast Where Should We Begin?, will return to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane this December.
Australian composer Alanya Bridge released a six-track EP for FROM WATER TO AIR, featuring Broadway performers including Keri René Fuller and Kennedy Caughell, now streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.
Bryan Adams announced a second Melbourne date for his Roll With The Punches arena tour after the first sold out, with Natalie Imbruglia joining as special guest at Rod Laver Arena.
A new Australian tour of American Psycho will launch in Melbourne this October before heading to Brisbane in 2027.
Australian stage and screen veteran John Waters has joined the Australian cast of Fiddler on the Roof as Lazar Wolf.
The stage adaptation of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, direct from its acclaimed UK tour, announced an Australian run across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide, with additional cities to be revealed.
Disney's THE LION KING is set to return to Queensland Performing Arts Centre for its second Brisbane season, more than ten years after its record-breaking 2014 run sold out its entire 19-week engagement.
Irish rock band Picture This announced as special guests on The Script's Australian Man In The Arena Tour, marking the band's twelfth Australian headline tour with Frontier Touring, stopping in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
Rehearsals are officially underway with just two weeks until the Australian return of SIX the Musical.
Prospero Arts will present GILBERT & SULLIVAN: A SOIREE OF SONG & SATIRE at QPAC Brisbane, following a successful Melbourne season with Opera Australia.
Mark Trevorrow, Rupert Noffs and ARIA Award-winning musical director Bev Kennedy reunite for OLD FRIENDS, with Sydney performances at Ginger's at The Oxford Hotel followed by a national tour across Australia.
Spiderbait announced local openers for all dates on their Ivy & the Big Apples 30th Anniversary Tour, featuring female and gender diverse artists across Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, and Newcastle.
The full cast for GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents' production of DEATH OF A SALESMAN has been announced, with Anthony LaPaglia reprising his role as Willy Loman for limited seasons in Melbourne and Brisbane.
Brisbane Festival, Sydney Theatre Company, and Trish Wadley Productions announced the full cast for the world premiere of Suzie Miller's STRONG IS THE NEW PRETTY, directed by Sarah Giles, with Lucy Bell, Amber McMahon, and Tara Morice among the ensemble.
Brisbane Festival announced its 2026 program, the inaugural vision of new Artistic Director Ebony Bott, featuring 700 performances, world premieres, international productions, and free events across the city.
Acclaimed English comedian Simon Brodkin announced an Australian tour, with stops in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth as part of his UNLEASHED stand-up show.
The eight-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway production BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL is set to open at QPAC's Lyric Theatre in Brisbane, led by Broadway star Andy Karl, with Australian performer Jenni Little joining the cast as Barbara Maitland.
Troy Sussman will lead the Australian cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF as Tevye, joined by Sigrid Thornton as Yente, in a national tour opening at Theatre Royal Sydney before traveling to Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth.
QPAC announced the free program for its CLANCESTRY festival, celebrating First Nations art and culture with music, performance, family events, and markets at South Bank Cultural Forecourt in Brisbane.
The new production of STARLIGHT EXPRESS, which won an Olivier Award during its London run, will tour the UK and beyond, with stops in Leicester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Sunderland, Birmingham, and Southampton.
CIRQUE NOUVELLE will present a limited season of performances in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, featuring acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and balancing artists exploring the evolution of circus through theatrical storytelling.
Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony winner Anthony LaPaglia will reprise his role as Willy Loman in DEATH OF A SALESMAN, returning to Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre and making its Brisbane debut at QPAC.
Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will bring his live speaking tour, The Sky is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space, to five Australian cities, including Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.
Mischief's CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG will return to London's Wyndham's Theatre for a limited West End run, while also embarking on a second UK tour, a North American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, and an Australian run.
Arizona-born stand-up comedian and podcaster Jessie 'Jetski' Johnson will bring her first-ever Australian tour to four cities, with stops in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.
SIX THE MUSICAL has announced a new Australian cast for its upcoming return, with seasons at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre, Theatre Royal Sydney, and QPAC's Playhouse Theatre featuring six queens including Sarah Murr, Mia Paris Scalise, and Lorinda May Merrypor.
THE CHOIR OF MAN, the Olivier Award-nominated West End hit, will make its long-awaited Queensland premiere at Brisbane Festival, performing in the returning Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent at South Bank Cultural Forecourt.
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Shakespeare Scene Study Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble (10/03-10/05) |
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The DPS Lab The Princess Theatre (8/19-8/19) |
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A Night At The Musicals Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse (10/15-10/17) |
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Port Douglas Oaks Port Douglas Resort (8/27-8/28) |
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Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of) Playhouse, QPAC (9/30-10/18) VIDEOS |
