Catch the world premiere of a rambunctious modern fable with Betsy Balloon and the Very Great Terrible Flood at QPAC this September 2026. Presented as part of Brisbane Festival, this whimsical story features original music and illustrations, offering local Brisbane families and children a delightful, creative day out at the theater.
Betsy Balloon and the Very Great Terrible Flood
See the world premiere of a rambunctious modern fable at QPAC this Brisbane Festival.
Welcome to the island of Helium where Betsy lives with her balloon-factory-owning family.
They’re cheerful, a bit money-mad and life is on the up. But when the world turns against balloons, their world pops and Betsy must start a new life in a faraway city with her eccentric uncle, Hercules Snark, an inventor of mostly half-finished things.
Unfortunately, Snark has problems of his own. In his city, it never stops raining. The streets are flooding. And things, quite literally, are starting to sink.
Betsy Balloon is a rambunctious modern fable presented with original music and illustration based on a story by Bill Manhire. Betsy Balloon and the Very Great Terrible Flood is part of Brisbane Festival.
Audio Described and Auslan Interpreted are on Friday at 11am.
plan your visit
When: Wednesday 23rd – Saturday 26th September 2026; 2pm – 3pm plus 11am sessions on Friday and Saturday.
Where: Cremorne Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Melbourne St, South Brisbane 4101
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