Christmas comedy gala at HOTA
Some of Australia’s funniest comedians will take to the stage in the first Christmas Comedy Gala at HOTA Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast.
Bringing the laughs will
Read more22 October 2026Theatre
Counting and Cracking makes its Queensland debut
Award-winning play Counting and Cracking will have its Queensland debut at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2027.
The play has won the Helpmann Award seven times, including
Read more8 October 2026
Bluey live QPAC stage show sales begin
Pre-sales for the Bluey stage show at QPAC have begun and general sales will be underway on Friday, October 9, 2026.
Bluey’s Big Play – The Stage Show is being
Read more7 October 2026
Gold Coast BLEACH Festival 2026 opens
The dawn spectacle of a person suspended over a three-tonne block of ice greeted Gold Coast early risers this morning to launch the Gold Coast’s iconic BLEACH Festival
Read more1 October 2026
Brisbane Powerhouse welcomes new venue
The Brisbane Powerhouse will gain a new venue in the form of a Spiegeltent which is being moved from Wynnum, to the site of the former Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor
Read more16 September 2026
Theatre struggles for profits despite audience growth
By Linda Lorenza and Robert Vanderburg
Recent cancellations of major musical theatre productions, including Waitress and Beetlejuice, have raised an obvious question:
Read more9 September 2026
Sherlock Holmes mystery returns to QPAC
Sherlock Holmes – The Mystery of the Valkyrie is returning to QPAC’s Playhouse from November 14-29, 2026.
The play, written and directed by Brisbane playwright
Read more26 August 2026
Neil Diamond musical coming to Brisbane in March
The hit Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise: the Neil Diamond Musical is coming to Brisbane in 2027.
It will open at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre on March 20, 2027.
Tickets
Read more24 August 2026
Mamma Mia! on The Gold Coast in September 2026
Hit musical Mamma Mia will bring the Greek islands to the Gold Coast shores when it premieres at The Star from September 4-20, 2026.
The feel-good musical features 22 of
Read more20 August 2026
Record Lion King sales defy live theatre challenges
Live theatre has received some good news this week with Disney’s The Lion King setting a new record for presale of a musical at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Read more23 July 2026