Give a lifetime of memories
A gift of live performance can deliver a lifetime of memories for your friend or family member. To help you find a gift, we’ve made a few suggestions below based on occasions and interests.
Gift Certificate
Gift Certificates
The gift that comes with applause!
Perfect for any arts lover, our QPAC Gift Certificate covers blockbuster musicals, elegant opera, gripping theatre, and family-friendly shows. Valid for three (3) years, it offers the flexibility to choose from QPAC's full range of productions. Elevate your gift-giving and let them dive into captivating performances at QPAC!
Friends of QPAC 2025 Membership Gift Certificate
Celebrate a shared love of live performance with your family and friends with a Friends of QPAC 2025 membership gift certificate.
The gift certificate is redeemable for a Friends of QPAC 2025 membership, specifically curated to offer a deeper connection to QPAC and a peek behind the curtain at what it takes to create pure entertainment, connection, and deeper understanding for audiences.
’Tis the season
Give loved ones the gift of live theatre this Christmas.
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2025 QPAC International Series Ballet Preljocaj – Swan Lake
31 May - 7 Jun 2025Lyric TheatreA Swan Lake like no other. Experience the breathtaking artistry of Ballet Preljocaj, exclusive to Brisbane.
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OPERATION OUCH LIVE: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!
6 - 8 Jan 2025Concert HallTV’s favourite doctors return to Australia this January with a gigantic brand-new show!
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Ballet Theatre Queensland Snow White
23 - 26 Jan 2025Concert HallBe transported to the land of fantasy in Ballet Theatre Queensland’s brand new production of Snow White.
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Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra
Join Camerata for a season of uniquely inspiring music with their trademark innovation, passion, and energy, all with no conductor in sight.
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The Dictionary of Lost Words
26 Apr - 10 May 2025PlayhousePip Williams’ New York Times bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words is brought to vivid life in this wildly popular stage adaptation.
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GREASE The Musical
3 Jan - 1 Feb 2025Lyric TheatreGREASE is back, in an all-new production, and it’s slicker, sexier, and more electrifying than ever before!
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Cirque Alice
10 - 22 Apr 2025Concert HallStep into magical ‘Wonderland’ as Cirque Alice reimagines Lewis Carroll’s classic adventure with breathtaking twists & astonishing, gravity-defying feats.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela
13 Apr 2025, 7pmPlayhouseCatch Grammy-winning guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela live at QPAC Brisbane this April, for a mesmerising fusion of rock and flamenco.
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Penn & Teller
29 Jan - 7 Feb 2025Concert HallPenn & Teller are returning with a suite of brand-new mind-bending tricks.
Date night
A chance to spend some quality time with someone special.
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The Holiday in Concert
14 Dec 2024, 3pm & 7:30pmConcert HallDon’t miss the beloved Christmas romcom, The Holiday presented live in concert this festive season with the film’s legendary Hans Zimmer score played live-to-film by Southern Cross Symphony.
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Max Richter – World Tour
10 - 11 Feb 2025Concert HallSecond show just announced! Join Max Richter as he performs works from The Blue Notebooks and from his newly released album, In A Landscape.
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Singapore Symphony Orchestra: Romantic Masterpieces
16 Feb 2025, 3pmConcert HallSingapore Symphony Orchestra, joined by teenage violin sensation Chloe Chua, make their highly anticipated Australian debut in February 2025.
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Nils Frahm – Music for Brisbane
2 Mar 2025, 8pmConcert HallCelebrated German musician, Nils Frahm, brings his captivating neoclassical and electronic Music For live show to QPAC!
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Alison Moyet – KEY Live 2025
29 May 2025, 7:30pmConcert HallExperience the unmistakable voice of Alison Moyet live on her highly-anticipated world tour!
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Sjaella – Among the Branches
10 Jul 2025, 7pmConcert HallRenowned for their mesmerising and crystal-clear singing, don’t miss German a cappella ensemble, Sjaella at their QPAC debut!
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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Circa & The Art of Fugue
5 Aug 2025, 7pmConcert HallThis extraordinary multi-artform experience combines Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Art of Fugue with contemporary acrobatics.
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Ballet International Gala VI
6 Aug 2025, 7pmConcert HallThe Ballet International Gala returns to the Concert Hall for its annual sell-out season in August 2025.
Touch the soul
Be moved and nourish your soul.
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The Art of the Possible with Paul Grabowsky The Others
17 Jan 2025, 7pmConcert HallPrepare for an extraordinary musical experience as Paul Grabowsky, James Morrison, Kram and William Barton deliver an unforgettable night.
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Musica Viva Australia The Hollywood Songbook
8 May 2025, 7pmConcert HallBerlin-based Signum Saxophone Quartet and renegade opera star, Ali McGregor, reclaim the Hollywood Songbook in a journey from moody monochrome to vibrant technicolour.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Strauss Gala
10 - 11 May 2025Concert HallLeap out of your seat and back in time to an era of golden opulence, as we celebrate 200 years of the king of the Viennese waltz, Johann Strauss II.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique
16 - 17 May 2025Concert HallIt’s always fun to hear musical comedy from a serious composer, and we’ll be cracking a smile with you in the Concert Hall at QPAC.
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Musica Viva Australia Takács Quartet with Angie Milliken
20 Aug 2025, 7pmConcert HallThe undimmed brilliance of the Takács Quartet shines through masterpieces by Beethoven and Haydn framing a new commission from Australian composer Cathy Milliken.
Tell me a story
Take your seat to experience a story.
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A Christmas Carol
12 - 24 Dec 2024PlayhouseThis December, the award-winning stage spectacle – Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – is returning!
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SIX the Musical
2 Jan - 9 Feb 2025PlayhouseDivorced. Beheaded. Live! Get Down with the Queens of SIX as they remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into this high-octane phenomenon.
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The Wharf Revue: The End Of The Wharf As We Know It
11 - 16 Feb 2025PlayhouseAfter twenty-five years in the harsh and unforgiving spotlight of politics, The Wharf Revue is coming to an end.
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Queensland Theatre Pride & Prejudice
20 Feb - 9 Mar 2025PlayhouseA dazzling retelling of Pride & Prejudice, where Jane Austen’s timeless wit meets a luminous Queensland cast in a ode to romance and independence.
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Jeff Arcuri: Whole Wide World Tour
10 - 11 Mar 2025Concert HallJeff Arcuri is on his way to QPAC with his tour, Whole Wide World Tour. Hurry, this will sell out!
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Peter and the Starcatcher
From 14 Mar 2025PlayhouseThis visually stunning production delves into the untold story of Neverland, featuring over 100 unforgettable characters, puppetry, live music, and technical wizardry.
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Guenther Steiner Unfiltered Live
18 Mar 2025, 7:30pmConcert HallFasten your seatbelts for a conversation spanning a decade inside Formula 1, with former Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner, star of Netflix’s docuseries Drive to Survive.
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Breaking the Castle
19 - 22 Mar 2025Cremorne TheatreThis extraordinary, often hilarious, true story about the indomitable nature of the human spirit is not to be missed.
Try something new
See a brand new work or experience a genre you’ve not tried before.
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Blush – Circus for Grown Ups
From 28 Dec 2024Cremorne TheatreEscape the everyday with the surprising, subversive and the supremely sexy, award-winning adult circus Blush.
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Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann
13 Mar 2025, 7:30pmConcert HallCamerata’s Artistic Director Brendan Joyce on solo violin in a symphonic concert, featuring Camerata’s wind, brass, and percussion sections.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra Barber & Prokofiev
14 - 15 Mar 2025Concert HallSetting the stage for the 2025 Maestro Season, Barber & Prokofiev offers up three daring works, each different and powerful.
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World Science Festival Brisbane Brian Greene: The Search for Quantum Reality
27 Mar 2025, 7pmConcert HallBrian Greene journeys into the enigmatic realm of the quantum, celebrating the theory’s remarkable achievements and the profound mysteries of the universe.
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World Science Festival Brisbane Science Smackdown: The Ultimate Debate
29 Mar 2025, 8pmConcert HallHosted by ABC's Big Ideas presenter, Natasha Mitchell, this event promises to turn science into a showdown of epic proportions.
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World Science Festival Brisbane Dr Julia Baird: The Science of Awe
30 Mar 2025, 2pmCremorne TheatreAward-winning journalist and “awe-hunter” Julia Baird makes her World Science Festival debut with an inspiring discussion about the science of awe.
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Australian Chamber Orchestra Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond
12 May 2025, 7pmConcert HallExplore new musical frontiers as you take a deep dive into the thrilling soundworld of the theremin, the world’s first electronic instrument.
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Queensland Ballet Triple Bill
27 Jun - 5 Jul 2025PlayhouseShowcasing the best of Australian artistry in this stunning production featuring acclaimed choreographers Natalie Weir, Jack Lister, and Greg Horsman, with live music by Camerata.
Escape
Let your hair down and enjoy some pure entertainment.
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The Holiday in Concert
14 Dec 2024, 3pm & 7:30pmConcert HallDon’t miss the beloved Christmas romcom, The Holiday presented live in concert this festive season with the film’s legendary Hans Zimmer score played live-to-film by Southern Cross Symphony.
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A Cracker Kransky Christmas
17 - 22 Dec 2024Cremorne TheatreThe Kransky Sisters are bringing the party back to QPAC with Christmas carols like you’ve never heard them before.
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Steve Backshall: Ocean
13 Jan 2025, 7pmConcert HallA love letter to the most exciting environment on our planet and a great way to learn more about what we need to do to save our seas.
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Ballet Theatre Queensland Snow White
23 - 26 Jan 2025Concert HallBe transported to the land of fantasy in Ballet Theatre Queensland’s brand new production of Snow White.
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Penn & Teller
29 Jan - 7 Feb 2025Concert HallPenn & Teller are returning with a suite of brand-new mind-bending tricks.
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Sister Act
From 8 Feb 2025Lyric TheatrePraise be! The habit is coming to Brisbane. A musical sent from above, Sister Act is the brilliant, must-see show which raises the spirits and warms the soul time after time.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra Our Classical Favourites
8 - 9 Feb 2025Concert HallCelebrating timeless beauty and energy, this is a favourites concert not to be missed.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Rite of Spring
20 - 22 Feb 2025Concert HallThe Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet marvel, sent shockwaves through the course of 20th century music.
One night only
All star performances to suit every taste.
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Qld Pops Orchestra 40th Anniversary NYE Gala Concert
31 Dec 2024, 5pm & 9pmConcert HallQld Pops takes the stage for Brisbane’s jewel in the crown: a special 40th Anniversary New Year’s Eve Gala Concert, returning in 2024.
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Dionne Warwick – One Last Time Tour
14 Jan 2025, 7pmConcert HallFive-time Grammy Award-winning music legend Dionne Warwick returns for the One Last Time Tour next January.
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Kurtis Conner
12 Feb 2025, 7pmConcert HallA sell-out performer, podcaster, and global YouTube sensation, Conner is bringing his freshest, funniest material yet to the stage.
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John Williamson 55 Years – My Travellin’ Days Are Done!
14 Feb 2025, 7pmConcert HallJoin John Williamson as he celebrates 55 years in the music industry.
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Kate Miller-Heidke: The Telling Tales Tour
15 Feb 2025, 8pmConcert HallA celebration of Kate Miller-Heidke's songs old and new, of voice, storytelling, emotion, humour, and music that transports and transcends.
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Australian Chamber Orchestra Brahms & Beethoven
17 Feb 2025, 7pmConcert HallBrahms’s Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 form an epic opener to the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary Season.
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Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
12 Mar 2025, 7:30pmConcert HallAlmost 59 years to the day, Cat Power will perform Bob Dylan’s fabled and transformative 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert set.
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Country by Candlelight
19 Mar 2025, 7:30pmConcert HallDirect from the UK and featuring a cast of world class vocalists, experience the best of country music, performed by candlelight.
Family
Performances the whole family will love.
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A Christmas Carol
12 - 24 Dec 2024PlayhouseThis December, the award-winning stage spectacle – Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – is returning!
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Spirit of Christmas
20 - 21 Dec 2024Concert HallAn occasion to rejoice and reflect on the year that has passed and embrace the season’s enduring message of Peace, Love and Joy.
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GREASE The Musical
3 Jan - 1 Feb 2025Lyric TheatreGREASE is back, in an all-new production, and it’s slicker, sexier, and more electrifying than ever before!
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OPERATION OUCH LIVE: Quest for the Jurassic Fart!
6 - 8 Jan 2025Concert HallTV’s favourite doctors return to Australia this January with a gigantic brand-new show!
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360 ALLSTARS
10 - 19 Jan 2025Concert HallBMX, basketball, breaking, acrobatics, drumming and more! This smash hit returns to QPAC bigger and better than ever before!
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Peter and the Starcatcher
From 14 Mar 2025PlayhouseThis visually stunning production delves into the untold story of Neverland, featuring over 100 unforgettable characters, puppetry, live music, and technical wizardry.
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The Wiggles Bouncing Balls Tour!
5 - 6 Apr 2025Concert HallExperience the magic of this interactive and engaging live show experience set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning.
Watch it now
Experience the magic right now and gift your loved ones a showstopper on Digital Stage.
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A Night In with Stephen Fry: Troy
Rent NowDigital StageJoin Stephen Fry, the multi-award-winning comedian, actor, presenter, and masterful storyteller, for a captivating evening as he tells the passionate and powerful story of Troy.
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Spirit of Christmas on Digital Stage
24 Dec 2024, from 5pmDigital StageJoin us online this Christmas Eve to Boxing Day for QPAC’s Spirit of Christmas, only available on Digital Stage!
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Dame Sheila Hancock: Old Rage
Rent NowDigital StageDame Sheila Hancock opens up about her ninth decade in a gloriously irreverent talk celebrating the publication of her latest book, Old Rage.
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An Evening with Joanna Lumley and Gyles Brandreth
Rent NowDigital StageDon't miss Gyles Brandreth in conversation with national treasure Joanna Lumley as they discuss her extraordinary life and career, along with performances of her favourite poetry pieces.
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An Evening with Miriam Margolyes
Rent NowDigital StageFrom her iconic roles to her bestselling memoir, Miriam takes you on an extraordinary adventure through her independent mind and experiences.
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London Symphony Orchestra In Conversation with Sir Simon Rattle
Watch NowDigital StageJoin London Symphony Orchestra Music Director conductor, Sir Simon Rattle in conversation with Martin Buzacott.
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Dead Puppet Society Puppet Manipulation Workshop
Digital StageThis unique program guides participants through a series of exercises using common household materials to gain skills in puppetry manipulation and performance.
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Dead Puppet Society Puppet Construction Workshop
Digital StageDesign and build a basic puppet using easily accessible household materials in this Puppet Construction Workshop.