In need of a serious dose of culture? Set your sights on these performance venues known for theatre – curated by the Time Out community. Brisbane companies highlight local talent as well as traditional and avant-garde pieces.
If you’ve been craving another fix of this smash hit musical, this is your final chance
A former power station built in the 1920s by the river next to beautiful New Farm Park, Brisbane Powerhouse reopened in 2000 as a...
Sydney has the Opera House. Melbourne has the Arts Centre. And in Brisbane, the home to the best shows in town since 1985 has been the Queensland Performing...
The theatre closed for most of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Actor Bille Brown died tragically at just 61 after an impressive career in both the...
Surfers Paradise is not just a paradise for surfers – arts lovers have a terrific facility they can visit too. Perched on the Nerang River behind the...
Queensland Theatre – formerly the Queensland Theatre Company – has a long and distinguished history as the state's flagship theatre company....
Brisbane Arts Theatre has sat up on Petrie Terrace as a monument to community theatre in the Sunshine State since 1961. An intimate 151-seat venue,...
Diane Cilento (1932-2011) was an Australian actress born in Mooloolaba, Queensland, who is most famous for her Oscar-nominated performance in 1963's Tom...
La Boite is Australia's oldest continuously running theatre company, having its origins in the 1920s when Barbara Sisley had the idea of forming a repertory...
After 40 years in a heritage listed six-storey building in Edward Street, Brisbane's independent performance and visual arts venue began a new...
Oddly enough, the Gardens Theatre on the campus at the Queensland University of Technology is the only performing arts complex within the Brisbane CBD. It's...
This 2,158-seater, equipped with all the audio and lighting bells and whistles, is home to a range of arts, music, sport and fitness events.
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From unreal offers to exciting new cast members – should you need more reasons to visit Sydney to see the smash-hit musical, here they are
The Fortitude Music Hall is big. Like, really big. It exists on an altogether grander scale than other music venues, and Brisbane has no shortage of...
There isn't a Brisbane music lover under the age of 50 who doesn't have fond memories of the Zoo. Opened way back in 1992 under a period of draconian...
The Foundry features a bandroom that holds 300 people plus a bar and beer garden. It's also home to Foundry Records and Foundry Studios.
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