Symphony Under the Stars is a free community concert presented by Gladstone Regional Council and Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Be serenaded by the magical sounds of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra while surrounded by your family and friends at this free all-ages event.

Friday 14 August 2020 | 7pm

The highs and lows of romance on and off stage mirrored through iconic duets, swirling dance sequences and songs from silver screen to stage blockbusters.

Tuesday 25 August 2020

Morning Tea from 9.30am | Show 11am

Ticket Prices

Adult $15

GECC Loyalty $12

Shannon Gralow and Justin Tamblyn, two of Queensland’s multi-talented rising music theatre co-stars are Love Sick, sharing their real life romance through music and dance.

Alluring, passionate and charming!

They were known as America’s most successful musical theatre writing team and their partnership has been called the greatest of the 20th Century.

Tuesday 15 September 2020

Morning Tea from 9.30am | Show 11am

Ticket Prices

Adult $15

GECC Loyalty $12

We have all heard their songs and we have all enjoyed their musicals. They were known as America’s most successful musical theatre writing team and their partnership has been called the greatest of the 20th Century. Join us for a very special event paying tribute to the timeless music from the legendary Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.

Featuring your favourite tunes from Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific, The Sound of Music and many more, Some Enchanted Evening is truly an enchanted concert of exquisite songs from the golden age of musicals.

Imagine a show where comedians say something that they’ve never said in public before? Australian Comedy stars funny men Glenn Robbins and Dave O’Neil do just that.

Friday 9 October 2020 | 8pm

Ticket Prices

Adult $45

GECC Loyalty $43

Concession $43

Student $43

Groups of 10+ $43 per person

Recommend for ages 12+, no small children 

It’s storytelling at its best where the comedian with the most revealing moment wins the game. A night of stand-up, stories and huge laughs. Glenn Robbins is an Aussie Comedy icon also known as Uncle Arthur, Kel Knight from ‘Kath and Kym’ and Russell Coight. Dave O’Neil is a comedy legend ,best known for his 55 appearances on ‘Spicks and Specks.’

Darren Coggan welcomes us to his campfire, articulating moments of laughter and reflection through timeless tunes that the whole world sang along with.

Tuesday 20 October 2020

Morning Tea from 9.30am | Show 11am

Ticket Prices

Adult $15

GECC Loyalty $12

Darren Coggan is one of Australia’s most exciting and diverse artists, a masterful storyteller with a knack of weaving fascinating and perceptive tales through his songs.

In an intimate performance, around a campfire, Darren introduces songs from his award winning albums and celebrates the artists he has remarkably re-created throughout his career, including, Glen Campbell, James Taylor, John Denver and of course his hugely successful and critically acclaimed portrait of Cat Stevens, ‘Peace Train – The Cat Stevens Story’.

The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood…

Monday 26 October 2020 |6pm

Ticket Prices

General Admission $16

GECC Loyalty Member $12

Family $60

GECC Loyalty Member Family $45

Adapted from the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler published by Macmillan Children’s Books.

The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood…

If you loved The Gruffalo, don’t miss the sequel, which returns following previous sell-out Australian tours – now in a new West End production! Join the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in this magical musical adaptation of the much-loved picture book.

One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the deep dark wood. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist… does he?

The team behind The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and The 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- & 91-Storey Treehouses return with The Gruffalo’s Child, bringing together physical theatre, music and puppetry to deliver songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up, and their adults…

Every year, an everyday family go on a beach holiday. This isn’t just any beach – it’s Magic Beach, where everything you can imagine becomes real.

Wednesday 4 November 2020 | 6pm

Ticket Prices

General Admission $16

GECC Loyalty Member $12

Family $60

GECC Loyalty Member Family $45

Every year, an everyday family go on a beach holiday. This isn’t just any beach – it’s Magic Beach, where everything you can imagine becomes real. But this year is different. As the eldest child begins to grow up, does she have to leave the magic behind?

Alison Lester AM’s classic book comes to life on stage in a wonderful world of text, song, light, shadow and movement for children aged 3-8 and their adults.

From the team behind The Gruffalo and The 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- and 91-Storey Treehouses, this new Australian adaptation from multi-award winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is a celebration of the power of the imagination and the differences that make every child special.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

A Stalwart of Australian comedy and all round likeable rogue, comedian Jimeoin in his new stand up show Ramble On! happily imparts his clever and quirky observations on everyday suburban life in his trademark devil-may-care style.

Thursday 12 November 2020 | 8pm

Ticket Prices

Adult $59.90

GECC Loyalty $54.90

Concession $54.90

Student $54.90

Groups of 6+ $54.90

Show Recommendations – MA15+

‘Recalls the familiar at fantastically silly level, boiling his audience down to a tear-filled, gibbering mess’ (Scotland on Sunday).

‘Hilarious… If laughter’s the best medicine, Jimeoin is a course of steroids… Don’t miss it!’ (Edinburgh Evening News).