Camerata’s Fire and Finesse at the Armitage Centre, Toowoomba: 7pm Saturday 14 November, Mozart and Sculthorpe, Tickets From $25, Parking Free After 11:30am (QLD)

Camerata’s Fire and Finesse plays the Armitage Centre at the Empire Theatres, Toowoomba, at 7:00pm on Saturday 14 November 2026, runs 90 minutes with no interval, and has tickets from $25.00 to $80.00. Saturday parking at the Empire is free after 11:30am, so a 7:00pm start falls inside the free period, in the car parks on Neil Street opposite the theatre, on the corner of Julia and Hume Streets and at the Neil Street Bus Interchange.

This guide uses the Empire’s own Camerata page, its Plan Your Visit, FAQ, Accessibility and Theatres pages, all read on Tuesday 10 November 2026. The Empire is the venue and ticket seller.

What is on the programme?

The Empire’s page describes the concert as Mozart in Motion, built around Mozart’s two G minor symphonies: No. 25, which it calls fiery, and No. 40, which it calls a masterpiece of passion and grace. Between them are Jean Francaix’s Variations for cello and strings, featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra Principal Cellist Hyung Suk Bae, and Peter Sculthorpe’s Lament for cello and strings.

Order	Composer	Work
1	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K.183
2	Jean Francaix	Variations for cello and strings
3	Peter Sculthorpe	Lament for cello and strings
4	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550

The Empire lists the show as presented by Camerata, in the classical music genre, with a run time of 90 minutes and no interval. It also says you can get discounted tickets to Orava Quartet when you buy any concert package.

Where is the Armitage Centre?

The Empire’s Theatres page describes the Armitage Centre as the newest addition to the Empire Theatres precinct, a 350-seat black box performance space with retractable tiered seating, an attractive forecourt and foyer and bar spaces, open since September 2014. The Empire’s venue list gives its maximum capacity as 351. The Camerata page lists the Armitage Centre as the venue and warns that it is a seating bank, so you may need to climb stairs.

The Empire’s pages do not give a separate street address or door times for the Armitage Centre; its parking and visitor information is the same as for the Empire at 56 Neil Street, and the FAQ says the foyer doors and the ticket office open one hour before each show, with seating doors 15 minutes before. The Camerata page does not repeat these times, so 6:00pm and 6:45pm are the FAQ’s general rule, not a time stated for this concert.

What if I am late?

The Empire says it can most often accommodate latecomers, but the performing company may set a lockout period, in which case you wait a few minutes before being let in at a suitable moment. In much rarer cases you are only allowed in during an interval. It does not offer refunds or partial refunds for missing part of a show. The Camerata page does not state a lockout rule for this concert, and there is no interval.

How much are tickets for Fire and Finesse?

The Empire’s Camerata page lists two seating levels, A Reserve and B Reserve, and says a transaction fee of $5 applies per online transaction. Prices are as of 10 November 2026.

Ticket type	A Reserve	B Reserve
Adult	$80.00	$70.00
Empire Cardholder	Not listed	$60.00
Concession	Not listed	$60.00
Youth under 35	Not listed	$35.00
Student or child	Not listed	$25.00

The page lists A Reserve as a single price of $80.00 and does not say which rows are A or B.

You can buy online, by phone on 1300 655 299 or at the Ticket Office at 56 Neil Street. The Empire’s FAQ says the office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm, and for one hour before performances, and the phone line is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm. You choose your seat when you buy, and all ticket purchases are final apart from what the Live Performance Australia Ticketing Code requires. Tickets can be added to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet from your ticketing account. If you lose them, the Ticket Office can arrange replacements to pick up on the night.

Where do I park for the Empire Theatres?

The Empire’s Plan Your Visit page says parking, including wheelchair-accessible parking, is available in a choice of two car parks on Neil Street, as well as on Julia Street, reached via Neil Street. The FAQ gives a second description: two car parks in Neil Street opposite the theatre, plus parking on the corner of Julia and Hume Streets and at the Neil Street Bus Interchange.

When	Parking at the Empire
Monday to Friday after 5:00pm	Free of charge
Saturday after 11:30am	Free of charge
All day Sunday	Free of charge

A Saturday 7:00pm concert falls after 11:30am, inside the free Saturday period. One warning from the FAQ: the Empire Theatre staff car park on Julia Street is for staff only, and cars without authorisation will be towed.

Can I get there by bus, on foot or by bike?

The Empire says Bus Queensland provides local bus services around Toowoomba city, Highfields and Crows Nest, and points to the Translink Toowoomba route maps and the council’s bus pages for routes and timetables. We did not check evening or weekend services. For travel from outside the region, it lists Greyhound, Murrays and Bus Queensland long-distance services to Toowoomba.

If you live nearby, the Empire encourages walking or cycling. It says shared paths and laneways run along the creeks and through the city centre, with bicycle parking hoops in Margaret Street and Ruthven Street. The theatre sits in the CBD, which the Empire describes as an easy 90-minute drive west of Brisbane, less than two and a half hours from the Gold Coast and a three-hour drive from the Sunshine Coast.

What about accessibility at the Armitage Centre?

The Camerata page says the Armitage Centre is a seating bank and you may need to climb stairs. It says wheelchair seating or Companion Card bookings (a limited number is available) go through the Ticket Office or by phone on 1300 655 299. The Empire says all its venues are wheelchair accessible; its Plan Your Visit page says wheelchair-accessible parking is in the same car parks listed above. The hearing loop the Empire lists covers rows A to M of the Empire Theatre, not the Armitage Centre.

Where can I eat nearby, and is there an ATM?

The Empire lists three nearby partners that give ticket holders 10 per cent off on the day of the show, if you present your ticket when you order or book:

Partner	What the Empire says
The Rock	10% discount when dining on the day of your show, with ticket presented when ordering
Press’d Coffee & Wine	10% discount on the day of your show; barista coffee by day, wine and beer by night, and you can bring your own dinner
Toowoomba Central Plaza	10% discount on a stay for ticket holders

There is no ATM inside the theatre, but the bars have EFTPOS. The FAQ says a Westpac ATM is within a few minutes’ walk on Ruthven Street at the front of the Walton Stores precinct.

Sources

• The Empire — Camerata: Fire and Finesse (date, time, prices, programme; checked 10 November 2026)
• The Empire — Theatres (Armitage Centre description)
• The Empire — Plan Your Visit (parking, buses, walking and cycling, dining partners)
• The Empire — Frequently Asked Questions (doors, parking, late entry, tickets, ATM)
• The Empire — Accessibility

Featured image: Queens Park in Toowoomba, photographed in June 2014 (photo: Chris Olszewski / CC BY-SA 4.0) (text added)

OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with The Empire, Empire Theatres Pty Ltd, Camerata or the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Times, prices and parking rules can change.