Arts Minister Leeanne Enoch has announced a new 1500-seat theatre to be built in South Bank next year, with Lendlease picked to be the contractor. 

The performing arts theatre will make the Queensland Performing Arts Centre the largest centre in Australia.

Deputy Premier Jackie Trad says the State Government has committed $125 million to the project, the largest investment in the arts since the Gallery of Modern Art.

The theatre is due for completion in 2022, hosting ballet, opera, drama and more.

 

Image: Brisbane Times

Proposed design for the arts centre