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13 things on

QPAC’s program at the corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets splits fairly evenly between music and theatre, with a little comedy and the odd kids’ show. Of the 19 upcoming dates we hold, 13 are music and 12 theatre. The weekend is busiest, Saturday and Sunday, though midweek is strong too, with plenty landing on Wednesday and Thursday.

South Brisbane station sits opposite QPAC on Grey Street, so the train is the easy option. Buses run to the Cultural Centre on Melbourne Street, and the South Bank CityCat stop is a short walk along the river. Drivers can use the Performing Arts Car Park (P1), entered from Stanley Place. There are wheelchair spaces at all performances, booked through the Box Office on 136 246, and P1 holds 16 accessible spaces allocated first come, first served. Assisted-listening receivers are available from the cloakroom, and QPAC is a Companion Card affiliate, so a cardholder’s companion ticket is free.

By Jess Kinnear · updated 9 Oct 2026

Address: Corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets, South Brisbane QLD 4101

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Our picks this week

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Tue 13 Oct1 thing

7pmTue 13 Oct

Our pickFiddler on the Roof

A stage production of Fiddler on the Roof that comes here straight from London's West End, where it drew strong reviews.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre · South Brisbane

Wed 14 Oct2 things

1pmWed 14 Oct

ANASTASIA the Musical

A Broadway musical of romance and adventure, adapted from the film of the same name.

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2pmWed 14 Oct

Our pickPride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

A stage comedy where five women act out Jane Austen's story of romance and mayhem, playing loose with the original as the title suggests.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre · South Brisbane

Fri 16 Oct2 things

7:30pmFri 16 Oct

Our pickQSO Maestro 8: Scheherazade

From $83

Queensland Symphony Orchestra plays Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, with the concertmaster on solo violin, and Grieg's Piano Concerto with pianist Piers Lane. Ella Macens' piece Release opens the evening.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre · South Brisbane

Fri 23 Oct1 thing

7:30pmFri 23 Oct

Cinematic: The Wonder of Animation

From $104

Queensland Symphony Orchestra plays music from animated films, tracing early Disney fairy tales through to modern CGI, with tunes from Toy Story and Up. Nicholas Buc conducts, the players wear costumes and you're welcome to dress up too.

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Wed 28 Oct1 thing

7pmWed 28 Oct

Orava Quartet

Camerata's quartet-in-residence of the last ten years plays a chamber program of Haydn, Janáček and Mendelssohn, moving from Haydn's poised writing to Janáček's drama and the young Mendelssohn's energy.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre · South Brisbane

Fri 20 Nov1 thing

10amFri 20 Nov

QPAC Discovery Tour

A guided walk through the backstage areas of the heritage-listed performing arts centre, with a guide pointing out the building's architecture along the way.

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Mon 30 Nov1 thing

7pmMon 30 Nov

Handel’s Messiah

A performance of Handel's Messiah to open the festive season, back again after earlier years.

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Sat 12 Dec1 thing

3pmSat 12 Dec

The Holiday in Concert

The 2006 festive romcom screens in full while Southern Cross Symphony plays Hans Zimmer's score live alongside the film.

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Wed 13 Jan1 thing

9:30amWed 13 Jan

Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Bluey and the Heeler family return in a live stage show, bringing the characters out in person in front of a theatre audience.

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Thu 22 July1 thing

7pmThu 22 July

Don Giovanni

Mozart's opera, staged as a production that mixes seduction, humour and danger in a world with no moral compass.

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Tue 27 July1 thing