Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is a place where audiences and artists come together to connect, learn, share stories and celebrate.

The proud home of live performance in Queensland for 40 years, QPAC, welcomes more than 1.6 million visitors to over 1,200 performances each year. QPAC delivers performances that allow audiences shared experiences that bring joy and help people better understand the world, contributing to building a more resilient and inclusive community.

As a venue, QPAC provides an inspiring and welcoming environment for audiences, artists and presenting companies. As a producer, QPAC broadens the choice of live performance available to Queenslanders through creative development and the presentation or co-presentation of a diverse range of local, national and international artists and companies. As an investor, QPAC both collaborates with commercial producers on national and international tours and nurtures emerging artists through pathways to professional development.

The opening of the Glasshouse Theatre in March 2026 has made QPAC the largest performing arts centre under one roof in Australia. The new venue paves the way for QPAC to increase its visitation by an extra 300,000 people to 1.6 million visitors per year.

Designed by Brisbane-based architects Blight Rayner in collaboration with Snøhetta (Oslo), the Glasshouse Theatre is an architectural feat with its already iconic curved glass façade. The waves and ripples of the glass reference the adjacent Brisbane River and is a nod to the flowing lines of theatre drapes and stage curtains.

Materials used in the Glasshouse Theatre take inspiration from many of the special characteristics of Queensland, including locally sourced grey Ironbark timber, green auditorium carpet that references the state’s rainforests, and ochre foyer carpet and sand-coloured precast concrete which is a nod to its beaches. Brian Robinson’s Floriate, a four-metre-high bronze sculpture inspired by Queensland’s native flora and its connection to First Nations Peoples, takes pride of place in the external entry plaza.

At QPAC’s core is the pursuit of excellence in live performance and cultural thinking to help sustain and grow our vibrant arts community.