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#Upcoming Events

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Mickey Bartlett
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Lawrence Mooney
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Daniel Muggleton
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Dilruk Jayasinha
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Fern Brady
Sold Out
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Nazeem Hussain
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Damien Power
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Chris Martin & Taylor Edwards
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Luke Heggie
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Felicity Ward
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Sonio Di lorio
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
The Stevenson Experience
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Ting Lim
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Bronwyn Kuss
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Schalk Bezuidenhout
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Ray O'Leary
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
The Umbilical Brothers
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Ben Kochan
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Ivan Aristeguieta
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Tom Cashman
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Tommy Little
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Danielle Walker
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Ben Russell
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Ed Byrne
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Late Laughs
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Sam Taunton
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Mel Buttle
Recommended Ages 15+
GC Laughs Festival
Tom Walker
Recommended 18+
GC Laughs Festival
Those Who Rock 2024
Free
All Ages
Mon 1 Apr - Wed 31 Jul

Those Who Rock 2024

Morgan Evans | Life Upside Down Tour
All Ages
Tue 2 Apr

Morgan Evans | Life Upside Down Tour

Presented by Frontier Touring, Chugg Entertainment & Potts Entertainment

TATAU
Free
All Ages
Experiences
Wed 3 - Sat 6 Apr

TATAU

Yirinda
All Ages
Thu 4 Apr

Yirinda

Didirri
Fri 5 Apr

Didirri

Little ArtLab | Bold and Brazen Tiles
Kids under five
Little ArtLab
Wild Dogs Under My Skirt
Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 6 Apr

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

Presented by HOTA and F.C.C

World of Musicals
Musicals
Ready or Not
Wed 10 - Fri 12 Apr

Ready or Not

Presented by Ainslee Palmer

The Imperfects
All Ages
Red Gold by Cold Ghost | Album Launch
All Ages
Sun 14 Apr

Red Gold by Cold Ghost | Album Launch

The development of this album was proudly supported by HOTA's ArtKeeper program.

Spellbound
All Ages
Experiences
Mon 15 Apr

Spellbound

A Night of Magic & Grand Illusion

Stephen K Amos | Oxymoron
Recommended Ages 15+
VR Experience: Sorella's Story
Recommended Ages 14+
Education
Experiences
Sat 4 - Sun 12 May

VR Experience: Sorella's Story

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

The Occumentary
Sun 5 May

The Occumentary

25th Anniversary

Behind the Scenes Tour
All Ages
Education
Wed 8 May - Tue 15 Oct

Behind the Scenes Tour

Tina Arena | Love Saves Tour
All Ages
Romeo and Juliet
All Ages
Fri 17 - Sat 18 May

Romeo and Juliet

Presented by BIG Live

Behind the Mask Charity Gala
Experiences
Sat 18 May

Behind the Mask Charity Gala

Presented by Holmwood Highgate Pty Ltd on behalf of ptsd resurrected inc.

Missy Higgins
All Ages
Sat 25 May

Missy Higgins

The Second Act Tour 2024

The Gospel According to Paul
Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 25 May

The Gospel According to Paul

Presented by HOTA and Soft Tread

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
7+
Education
Wed 29 May - Sun 2 Jun

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap

HOTA in association with John Frost for Crossroads Live and Shake & Stir Theatre Co presents

Lady Sings The Blues Vol 2
All Ages
Fri 31 May

Lady Sings The Blues Vol 2

Prinnie Stevens

You Are A Doughnut
Education
Auslan
Thu 6 - Fri 7 Jun

You Are A Doughnut

By That Science Gang

How to Catch A Star
Auslan
Fri 14 - Sat 15 Jun

How to Catch A Star

Australian Chamber Orchestra

An Evening with the ACO Collective Quartet
Education
Sat 15 Jun

An Evening with the ACO Collective Quartet

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Comedy Underground | Daniel Townes
Sat 15 Jun

Comedy Underground | Daniel Townes

Presented by Based Comedy

MOTION | Youth Visual Arts Program
Education
Workshop
From Campfire to Stage Light
Fri 12 Jul

From Campfire to Stage Light

Presented by Jute Theatre Company & Didge-Ralia

Joel Creasey: Boom!
All Ages
Wayfinder
Education
Fri 26 Jul

Wayfinder

by Dancenorth

FOURTEEN
Recommended Ages 14+
Education
Auslan
Fri 2 Aug

FOURTEEN

Adapted by Shake & Stir Theatre Co with Shannon Molloy

Maui Hip Hop Workshops
Education
Thu 22 Aug

Maui Hip Hop Workshops

by Fresh Movement Arts and Freshmans Dance Crew

MAUI
All Ages
Fri 23 - Sat 24 Aug

MAUI

By Fresh Movement Arts and Freshman's Dance Crew

Kate Miller-Heidke | Catching Diamonds Tour
All Ages
Fri 6 Sep

Kate Miller-Heidke | Catching Diamonds Tour

Presented by Craft Music and One Louder

Redemption - An evening of Burlesque
Fri 13 - Sat 14 Sep

Redemption - An evening of Burlesque

Sass and Soul Dance

Music of the Night
All Ages
Sun 20 Oct

Music of the Night

Australia's Premier Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber

Waru - Journey of the Small Turtle
Wed 23 Oct

Waru - Journey of the Small Turtle

Presented by Bangarra Dance Theatre

Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Favourites
Education
Sat 26 Oct

Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Favourites

Beloved Melodies with Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Coppélia
Fri 1 - Sat 2 Nov

Coppélia

Presented by HOTA, in association with Queensland Ballet


#Stories

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ArtKeeper 2024: Lisa Smith

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ArtKeeper 2024: Lisa Smith

In 2012 Lisa returned to the Gold Coast where she founded White Rabbit Thea...

ArtKeeper 2024: Samuel Leighton-Dore

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ArtKeeper 2024: Samuel Leighton-Dore

Working predominantly across ceramics, illustration and animation, he’s int...

ArtKeeper 2024: Tal Fitzpatrick

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ArtKeeper 2024: Tal Fitzpatrick

She holds a PhD from the Victorian College of the Arts (2018) and a Bachelo...

ArtKeeper 2024: Lachlan Woods

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ArtKeeper 2024: Lachlan Woods

He graduated with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts from the Victorian College of...

ArtKeeper 2024: Loki Liddle

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ArtKeeper 2024: Loki Liddle

His practise includes being the lead singer and songwriter of the Gold Coas...



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