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New Farm, Queensland QLD 4005


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Review: SONGS FROM THE BOOK OF LIFE at Queensland Performing Arts Centre


by Jake Goodall - April 12, 2024

Every year, as the pages of the Book of Life turn, Deborah Conway's name finds its place once again, etched into the history books. Come and step into the captivating narrative of her life as she weaves her story through song, monologue, and dance, inviting audiences on a journey that spans the dept...

Review: PROUDFOOT + FRIENDS at Queensland Performing Arts Centre


by Jake Goodall - March 10, 2024

What did our critic think of PROUDFOOT + FRIENDS at Queensland Performing Arts Centre?...

Review: JERSEY BOYS at Queensland Performing Arts Centre


by Jake Goodall - February 08, 2024

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at Queensland Performing Arts Centre? Before there was Beggin' by Måneskin and Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You by Andy Williams, there was Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, which is the source for the hit Jukebox Musical: Jersey Boys!...

Review: RENT: THE MUSICAL at Playhouse, QPAC


by Jake Goodall - January 30, 2024

What did our critic think of RENT: THE MUSICAL at Playhouse, QPAC?...

Review: DANGEROUS GOODS at Cremorne Theatre, QPAC


by Jake Goodall - January 13, 2024

Don't miss this 5 star production performing until February 4 at QPAC!...

Review: METAVERSE OF MAGIC at Queensland Performing Arts Centre


by Jake Goodall - January 05, 2024

Are you ready for a night of wonder, bewilderment and magic? Then look no further than the Metaverse of Magic playing at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's Concert Hall until January 14, 2024!...

INTERVIEW: Guest Writer Hums Engineer Interviews Tyran Parke, Artistic Director of the Australian Musical Theatre Festival


by Jade Kops - April 24, 2023

BWWAustralia's Guest Writer Hums Engineer chats with Tyran Parke, Artistic Director of the Australian Musical Theatre Festival being held in Launceston, Tasmania from 17 - 21 May 2023...

Review: SUNSHINE SUPER GIRL at Brisbane Festival


by Virag Dombay - September 23, 2022

Brisbane Festival's Sunshine Super Girl was a grand slam night of storytelling....

Review: TIDDAS at La Boite


by Virag Dombay - September 14, 2022

What did our critic think ofThere is certainly enjoyment to be had while watching Tiddas and a sense of empowerment from it's characters, however, it is another example of a play that needed dramaturgical support in it's adaption from a book to a play; especially a book that some critics have deemed...

Past Shows

Powerkids
2/9 - 3/30/2022

Paul McDermott
2/5 - 2/6/2022

AKMAL
AKMAL
8/11 - 8/21/2016


His return coincides with the unprecedented popularity of small men of Middle Eastern appearance that’s sweeping the country....

Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase


Following three sold out shows at Brisbane Powerhouse, Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase will be tearing up the freeways of Australia for the fourth year in ...

DAAS: Near Death Experience
DAAS: Near Death Experience
6/30 - 7/2/2016


The ingredients for a great night of comedy! After their 100% sellout world-tour, the Doug Anthony All-Stars (DAAS) are back. Paul McDermott, Paul ‘Flacco’ Livingston ...

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow


Our travelling band of intrepid funny-makers is taking over Australia, one town at a time, with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow! Join a rotating ...

An Evening with Mr Paul Foot


A caboodle of burning church keys flying through the debonair strike Clumpy Claud in his unclerical face. Seaside divorcees clatter as a parliament of owls ...

Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty


For the first time, children aged three and up can experience dancers of The Australian Ballet dazzle and sparkle on stage in a fairytale ballet ...

Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty


For the first time, children aged three and up can experience dancers of The Australian Ballet dazzle and sparkle on stage in a fairytale ballet ...

Frank Woodley
Frank Woodley
3/1 - 3/6/2016


A brand new hour of comedy from “one of our most naturally gifted comedians.” – The Age Frank Woodley fashions comic nonsense from any topic ...

Matt Okine
Matt Okine
3/3 - 3/6/2016


Award-winning comic and triple j breakfast host Matt Okine returns to Brisbane with a hilarious new show after taking out the 2015 ARIA Award for ...

Huang Yi & KUKA
Huang Yi & KUKA
2/18 - 2/20/2016


See the line between humanity and robots blur as award-winning dancer, choreographer and inventor Huang Yi transfers his human qualities to his robot, KUKA. As ...

Dave Hughes
Dave Hughes
11/10 - 11/14/2015


After a massive year on the road in 2014 Dave Hughes is sharper than ever and he can’t wait to get back out there with ...

Lawrence Mooney


As seen on Dirty Laundry Live and It’s A Date, Lawrence Mooney presents his brand new show – Surely Not! Surely Not! is Lawrence’s reaction ...

The Confidence Man
The Confidence Man
10/28 - 10/31/2015


n The Confidence Man you’re invited to become one of the characters in this gripping thriller. Perform or observe in this exciting interactive theatre experience ...

Lior
Lior
10/24


Renowned singer-songwriter Lior is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of his ARIA-nominated debut album Autumn Flow with a national tour. Lior became one of Australia’s most ...

Arj Barker
Arj Barker
9/29 - 10/18/2015


Arj Barker is arguably Australia’s favourite American comedian and he returns to Brisbane with his new show Get in My Head. What are you waiting ...

Velvet
Velvet
9/16 - 9/26/2015


Welcome to Wonderland… Boogie Wonderland! Featuring the legendary diva Marcia Hines, Velvet redefines cabaret as a disco inferno that shocks, surprises and scintillates at every ...

David Williamson’s The Removalists


The Removalists is a searing portrayal of suburban Australia in the 1970s. Set in a police station and the nearby apartment of young dysfunctional couple, ...

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!
Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!
7/1 - 7/4/2014


DJ Lance Rock and everyone’s favourite cast of colourful characters will take some of the all-time Gabba favourites like “I Like To Dance” and “Party ...

Suzanne Vega with Special Guest Seth Lakeman


In performances devoid of outward drama that nevertheless convey deep emotion, Suzanne Vega sings in a distinctive, clear vibrato-less voice that has been described as ...

Alex Williamson: Dumb Things I’ve Done


Alex began performing stand up in 2007, going on to feature in the high profile RAW Comedy national talent search run by Melbourne International Comedy ...

Frank Woodley: Fool’s Gold


Stand-up comedy at its most physical. Guaranteed to give you that tingly feeling you’re left with after you’ve laughed like a crazy person....

Abandon
Abandon
2/21 - 2/23/2014


Abandon takes Händel’s gems and infuses them with thrilling physicality. Feel the energy of this inspiring ensemble of singers, dancers and musicians in a unique ...

All That Fall
All That Fall
2/11 - 2/16/2014


Get comfortable in your rocking chair and let the lilting tones of Ireland’s finest actors wash over you as they bring to life Nobel Prize-winning ...

Paul McDermott: The Dark Garden Unplugged


Paul McDermott returns to Brisbane, the city of his birth, with The Dark Garden for two shows only. See TV’s favourite iconoclast and the master ...

An Evening With David Sedaris


With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David has become one of the world’s pre-eminent humour writers. The great skill with which he slices through ...

The Tempest
The Tempest
1/20 - 1/21/2014


The top 30 competitors from the Inaugural QLD Youth Shakespeare Festival combine their powers in this multi-arts exploration of Shakespeare’s late great work, The Tempest....

Amanda Harrison: Up Close and Reasonably Personal


Up Close and Reasonably Personal with Amanda Harrison (Wicked, We Will Rock You and Officer and a Gentleman) is a candid evening of song and ...

So Frenchy So Chic: Lou Doillon


While Lou Doillon might be considered French pop royalty (daughter of Jane Birkin, half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg), the acclaim for her debut album, Places, has ...

‘It Takes Two, Baby!’


From The Everly Brothers to Elvis’s ‘Love Me Tender’, the Righteous Brothers’ ‘You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’ to Jagger and Bowie’s ‘Dancing in the Streets’, ...

Dust
Dust
11/22 - 11/24/2013


Written by Donna Jackson, Dust features a choir of 50 who come together in concert with Mark Seymour from the iconic Australian band Hunters and ...

The Idea Of North: 20th Anniversary Concert


This will be a night of reminiscing with beautiful music, the usual TION-style hilarity and the launch of a brand new album to mark this ...

The Seven Seas


The Good Ship return to Brisbane Powerhouse to present their music cabaret work The Seven Seas, a performance to launch their new album of the ...

Hair
Hair
10/30 - 11/2/2013


Hair is the groundbreaking Rock Musical from the 1960s that changed the face of musical theatre. While the ‘Age of Aquarius’ may have dawned a ...

Kate Ceberano: Kensal Road Live


Kate Ceberano, Australia’s premier singer and performer celebrates her new album Kensal Road with a live tour, showcasing her first original album in 10 years ...

STATESPEARE
STATESPEARE
10/16 - 10/17/2013


STATESPEARE, the Helpmann Award-nominated show that audiences (of all ages) across the country adored, is back and Barder than ever… For two nights only! Is ...

School Dance
7/31 - 8/3/2013


A sell-out when it premiered at the Adelaide Festival in 2012 and a Ruby Award winner for best drama, School Dance mashes together some '80s ...

Little Orphan TrAshley
7/17 - 7/20/2013


Direct from a sell-out season at the Sydney Opera House, the writers who brought you the smash hit Fat Swan (Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott) ...


Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is back, with a big night of comedy from some of the world’s funniest comedians. Our cast of intrepid travelling ...


Following a sold-out debut season in Melbourne, Perfect Tripod Australian Songs arrives with its hand-picked playlist of fair-dinkum winners, filtered through four of the most ...


Amos has charmed and entertained audiences all over the world with his easy, relaxed style, intelligent wit and honest warm-hearted joie de vivre. The last ...


It's 1965 and everything is just about to happen. The German/British collective Gob Squad invites you to take the hand of the King of Pop ...

A Doll House
2/13 - 2/17/2013


It’s Christmas and Nora Helmer is going crazy squirreling away presents and decorations, spending the money her husband hasn’t yet earned as the new bank ...


The music of Deva Premal & Miten has been called “pure magic” by best-selling author Eckhart Tolle, and for the last twenty years, worldwide fans ...

Bob Downe: 20 Golden Greats
12/12 - 12/15/2012


Bob Downe is coming back to Brisbane to sing and swing his way through 20 Golden Greats. Hot on the heels of hit seasons in ...


After years of requests and good natured hassling, The Idea of North have finally recorded their favourite Christmas songs, masterfully arranged in their signature, harmony-driven ...

Meow Meow
11/29 - 12/1/2012


Meow Meow’s unique brand of kamikaze cabaret kitsch and performance art exotica has inspired and hypnotised audiences worldwide. The spectacular crowd-surfing queen of song drags ...

Dance 2012
11/24 - 11/25/2012


Over 180 Dancers take to the stage aged from 2yrs through to adult. Various styles of dance including Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop and Classical Ballet ...

Videos


The Woman In Black in Australia - Brisbane The Woman In Black
The Empire Theatre (4/27 - 4/27)
VIDEOS
Beauty and the Beast the Musical in Australia - Brisbane Beauty and the Beast the Musical
Lyric Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (2/17 - 5/19)
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap in Australia - Brisbane Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
The Empire (7/23 - 7/24)
VIDEOS
FOOLS! in Australia - Brisbane FOOLS!
PIP Theatre (4/21 - 4/28)
The Woman In Black in Australia - Brisbane The Woman In Black
QPAC - Playhouse (4/30 - 5/11)
VIDEOS
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Brisbane in Australia - Brisbane Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Brisbane
The Brisbane Golf Club (3/8 - 12/6)
PHOTOS
Blood Brothers in Australia - Brisbane Blood Brothers
Ghostlight Theatre Co. (4/19 - 5/4)
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