Would you call it Glasshouse? Public to choose name for Brisbane theatre from four ideas​on April 10, 2025 at 4:15 am

As construction nears completion on South Bank’s new theatre, Queenslanders have been invited to help name it.

The “85 per cent complete” theatre, with its undulating glass facade, will not host performances until 2026.

The $175 million theatre was previously expected to open in the middle of 2025 after issues including Brisbane’s 2022 floods delayed work.

Minister for Public Works Sam O’Connor said the theatre would be “an artistic masterpiece” and “a showcase for our state”.

Minister for the Arts John-Paul Langbroek encouraged the community to submit their naming ideas for the theatre, or vote on one of four pre-selected names, at the Arts Queensland website.

“The pre-selected names of Glasshouse and Lantern are inspired by the theatre’s shimmering facade, while Watershed and Russell reference the theatre’s location and proximity to the river,” Langbroek said.

The 1500-capacity theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre will be the venue’s fifth theatre, making QPAC Australia’s largest performing arts centre under one roof.

The invitation to name it specifies that suggestions should reflect a connection to place, Queensland, or to the design, location or purpose of the theatre, and should complement the names of the existing QPAC venues.