IVAN ARISTEGUIETA HAS REACHED THE FOURTH FLOOR TOURING AUSTRALIA FEBRUARY-MAY 2019 ‘Congratulations – you made it to the Fourth Floor’. This is how Venezuelans wish each other happy birthday when they turn 40. Now that Ivan is celebrating that milestone, he wants to share the floor with everyone in his new Australian home, in the […]

AFTER THREE LONG YEARS, FELICITY WARD IS BACK AND BUSTING A NUT Comedian Felicity Ward is busting a proverbial nut as she returns to Australia for the Comedy Festival season for the first time in years, hot on the heels of her sell-out Busting A Nut UK tour and following her nomination for the most […]

ABC TV STAR SAMMY J TAKES HIS MAJOR PARTY ON THE ROAD TOURING AUSTRALIA JUNE-JULY 2019 Australia, are you ready to party? Because Sammy J is bringing all his characters, favourite songs and new sketches to the stage next year in one massive variety show. The comedian, author and self-proclaimed nerd has been entertaining crowds […]

Queensland’s most dazzling celebration of LGBTIQ+ arts and culture will have added sparkle in 2019 with the appointment of prominent theatre maker Emily Gilhome as MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture Guest Director. Shining the spotlight on queer culture, the 10-day festival will promote visibility and inclusivity among the LGBTIQ+ community when it returns […]

Emma Dean presents Broken Romantics: A Unicorn’s Quest For Love Brisbane audiences are about to be reacquainted with acclaimed Australian songstress, writer and director, Emma Dean in the return season of her thrilling cabaret about heartbreak, healing, and unleashing your inner unicorn. Emma Dean stars in the show which has been aptly described as ‘gig […]

“A production of rare skill and beauty: despite its high-tech form, the storytelling remains simple, deep and exquisite” Broadway Baby ★★★★★ It’s 1995 and it’s 11-year-old Meera’s first sleepover with best friends Lily and Shaun. Cassetterecordings from the radio and Sega Mega Drive distract them from theories about Ashleigh’sdisappearance. Outside, on the Great Barrier Reef, […]

“The Gizmo is a fun production that has just the right amount of silliness and nonsense to make it appealing to all ages.” Glam Adelaide Brisbane Powerhouse is bringing the family fun these September school holidays with the hilarious misadventures of The Gizmo, an adaption of the popular Paul Jennings book and written for the […]

The world-renowned exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, makes its Brisbane Powerhouse debut on Saturday 1 September as part of an international tour. The 100 extraordinary images celebrate the diversity of the natural world, from intimate animal portraits to astonishing wild landscapes. Wildlife Photographer of the […]

Brisbane will be plunged into hysterics from 23 February – 25 Marchwhenthe city’s largest ever lineup of the best Aussie and international acts lay comical siege to three venues – Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane City Hall and new venue SunPAC – as part of Brisbane Comedy Festival 2018. The ninth instalment of Australia’s fastest growing comedy […]

Following a record-breaking 2017, Brisbane Powerhouse’s adored Wonderland Festival returns for 11 salacious nights of revelry from 22 November. Now in its fifth year, Wonderland Festival brings together talented performers for a unique carnival of comedy, burlesque, circus, music, magic and more. Brisbane Powerhouse Artistic Director Kris Stewart said Wonderland Festival 2018 will make the […]

THE MOST COMPELLING, CONTROVERSIAL AND INTIMATE MOMENTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE The annual World Press Photo Exhibition returns to Brisbane Powerhouse in June to showcase the world’s top press photographers within the past 12 months. Presenting works from the most prestigious international award in photojournalism and digital storytelling, the exhibition, which tours through 45 countries, […]

An exciting collaboration between acclaimed Brisbane theatre and music companies Now Look Here and Electric Moon, this original work celebrates the internationally renowned songwriting talent of Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. When an old mixed tape is unearthed, four friends rewind to Brisbane in the 1990s. Through a series of monologues interwoven with the songs […]