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Develop your on-stage talents with our free seniors' program and learn from the best entertainers in the business.

About the Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret

The Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret is a free development program that provides Brisbane seniors the opportunity to learn from the best in the biz and develop their creative and artistic talents in a non-competitive, supportive environment. Prepare, deliver, succeed - if you can dream it, you can do it!

Whether you’re an experienced performer or you’ve never performed on the stage before, register to work alongside top industry professionals in a series of masterclasses. Some participants will also be given the opportunity to perform at the showcase concerts in September and at the Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret Gala at Brisbane City Hall in October.

The theme for 2025 is ‘A Music Journey through the Decades’. It offers participants and audience members a musical trip down memory lane. Join the celebration of how music has evolved over time. 

How to register

The Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret program is free for all participants. No auditions are required.

Registrations for the 2025 program are now closed. 

What's involved

The Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret program is made up of three parts.

Throughout July and August participants will take part in free masterclasses across Brisbane, working one-on-one with some of Australia's top professional mentors to develop their skills and talents.

The focus of the Masterclass sessions includes:

  • choirs/vocals groups only sessions
  • soloist, duos, trios
  • comedians, poetry, musicians
  • learning stage craft
  • ukulele and voice
  • dancing only sessions
  • learning a group song and dance item.

Masterclass dates

Masterclasses morning sessions run from 10am to 1pm and afternoon sessions from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on the following:

  • Wednesday 23 July (morning), SunPAC, Sunnybank with Jo Nash
  • Wednesday 23 July (afternoon), SunPAC, Sunnybank with Jo Nash
  • Thursday 24 July (morning), Sandgate Town Hall with Billy Bourchier
  • Thursday 24 July (afternoon), Sandgate Town Hall with Billy Bourchier
  • Wednesday 30 July (morning), Hamilton Town Hall with Ashleigh Denning
  • Thursday 31 July (morning), Old Museum Building, Bowen Hills with Timothy Sherlock
  • Tuesday 5 August (morning), Wynnum Municipal Hall with Renae Suttie
  • Wednesday 6 August (morning), Seven Hills Hub, Ron Hurley Theatre with Angela Toohey
  • Thursday 7 August (morning), Moorooka Community Centre with Vic Kena
  • Tuesday 12 August (morning), Northgate Hall with Asabi Goodman
  • Tuesday 12 August (afternoon), Northgate Hall with Asabi Goodman
  • Wednesday 13 August (morning), Burnie Brae Community Centre, Chermside with Dr Daniel Robinson
  • Wednesday 13 August (afternoon), Burnie Brae Community Centre, Chermside with Dr Daniel Robinson
  • Thursday 14 August (morning), Toombul Shire Hall with Gregory Moore.

After completing the masterclasses, some participants have the opportunity to perform in a showcase and set the stage alight with their singing, dancing and instrumental skills in various venues across Brisbane.

Showcases run from 11am to 12.15pm (unless otherwise stated) on the following:

  • Tuesday 2 September, Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown
  • Wednesday 3 September, Burnie Brae Community Centre, Chermside
  • Tuesday 9 September, Kedron-Wavell Services Club, Chermside
  • Wednesday 10 September, Seven Hills Hub, Ron Hurley Theatre
  • Tuesday 16 September, Wynnum Municipal Hall
  • Wednesday 17 September, Arana Leagues Club
  • Wednesday 24 September, Sandgate Town Hall
  • Tuesday 30 September (12 noon to 1pm), Brisbane City Hall
  • Sunday 5 October (12 noon to 1pm), Queen Street Mall main stage.

The Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret Gala: A Music journey through the Decades will be held on Sunday 19 October at 3pm at Brisbane City Hall.

This special event will include spectacular performances by the experts, as well as some of the participants from this year’s program.

Tickets will go on sale late September and are $5 each. Further details will be provided.