West End hit The Choir of Man is coming to Brisbane as part of the 2026 Brisbane Festival line-up.
The production will be staged in the South Bank Cultural Forecourt from September 3–13. Tickets go on sale at 10am on April 24 via QTIX.
It is part of the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, which returns to Brisbane after a six-year hiatus, and includes hit songs from Queen, Adele, Sia, Paul Simon, Luther Vandross, Guns N’ Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry.
Brisbane Festival Artistic Director Ebony Bott said the event this year would move with the rhythm of the city “from first light to late night, creating space for people to gather, connect and revel”.
She said bringing the festival back to the Cultural Forecourt allowed it to establish a true civic heart.
“With the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent at its centre we are building a high-energy Festival Village that feels intimate, generous and alive,” Ms Bott said.
“The Choir of Man leads the program because it captures that spirit so completely. It is exceptional, full of drive and vitality, and transforms the venue into something shared, like a neighbourhood local lifted to a world-class stage.”
The Choir of Man was created by Andrew Kay and Nic Doodson and first premiered at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 before spending five years on London’s West End and later touring globally.
More than three million people worldwide have attended the production.
Since its Australian debut in 2019, The Choir of Man has played to packed houses in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. The show was originally set to open in Brisbane in April 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic just days before its first performance.
The full Brisbane Festival program will be announced in June. Brisbane Festival 2026 runs September 4-26, 2026.
