Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)

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Enjoy the live entertainment or tour the Lyric Theatre and Concert Hall. View Brisbane based artist Martin Smith’s tunnel exhibition and a photography exhibition featuring Reina Irmer, in the Tony Gould Gallery.

When to go: 9am – 4pm

Where to go: Cultural Centre, South Bank

Tours:
Rolling guided backstage tours 9am – 4pm
Self guided tours of front of house 9am – 4pm
Klais Grand Organ Experience 3 – 3:30pm
Register for tours on the day at Reception on the Ticket Sales Foyer.

Building type: Performing arts venue

Built: 1985, refurbished in 2009

Architects: Original design Robin Gibson & Partners, 2009 refurbishment Cox Rayner

Awards
Robin Gibson and Partners were awarded with the "25 Year Award for Enduring Architecture" by the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Did you know…
Since opening, QPAC has hosted many of the world's major musicals including Cats, Phantom of the Opera, CHICAGO, Mamma Mia!, The Boy form OZ, Dirty Dancing, We Will Rock You and Les Miserables. QPAC’s longest running production The Phantom of the Opera, achieved a staggering 99.4 percent capacity during its record-breaking 23 week season from November 1996 to April 1997.