Come alive! Come test drive!

Maybe you’re new to the performing arts or maybe it’s been a while since you’ve experienced the magic of a being part of an audience at a live show. Either way we’d like you to join us – on the house! Come and see why there is nothing that quite compares with the experience of a live performance.

You could be eligible to receive two complimentary tickets to Test Drive the Arts. To register online for tickets follow these 3 easy steps:

Step 1: find a show near you by selecting your region below

Step 2: register for your complimentary Test Drive tickets

Step 3: test drive, enjoy and give us your verdict

If you’re not eligible or you’ve already taken a Test Drive, why not tell a friend and help us spread the word?

North Queensland

* Just Us Theatre Company JUTE (Cairns)
* Riverway Arts Centre (Thuringowa)
* Tropic Sun Theatre Company (Townsville)
* Dancenorth (Townsville)

Central Queensland

* Mackay Entertainment Centre

Darling Downs

* Empire Theatre (Toowoomba)

Sunshine Coast

* The Events Centre (Caloundra)

Greater Brisbane

* Circa
* Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
* La Boite Theatre Company
* Logan Entertainment Centre
* Musica Viva
* Opera Queensland
* Queensland Ballet
* Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
* Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)
* Queensland Theatre Company
* QUT Gardens Point Theatre
* Roundhouse Theatre
* The Queensland Orchestra
* Queensland Music Festival

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About Test Drive

About Us
Find out more about the Test Drive the Arts program.

Frequently Asked Questions
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Terms and Conditions
The full Terms and Conditions of the Test Drive the Arts program.

Getting with the Program
Information for performing arts venues and companies.

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Your Feedback

Feedback in 60 Seconds

If you have already been to a Test Drive performance please take a minute to give us your feedback.

Our online survey is quick and easy and you will be helping us to improve the Test Drive program.

Here's what recent test drivers have said:

‘Thank you for the opportunity to go to the theatre. It was wonderful and I’ll be back.’ Toowoomba

‘I was thrilled. My husband and I loved the show and the actors were hilarious. We laughed all the way through. I’ll certainly be back to see more.’ Townsville

‘I took my son, it was his first theatre experience and he loved it!’ Toowoomba

‘The best thing was the opportunity to test drive. The performance itself was good, but I’d like to come again to try and find something even better.’ Brisbane

Read more audience verdicts.

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The Events Centre: The Taming of the Shrew

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The Events Centre: Tarnished

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