The full program for the annual Brisbane Festival has been released offering a dizzying array of events covering theatre, music, dance, circus, opera and major public events.

Over 23 days in September there will be more than 83 shows and 454 performances expected to entertain around a million people.

This year’s festival is Artistic Director David Berthold’s last after five years at the helm and he tells Mark it will be his most ambitious program yet.

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