5.00pm. Twilight Music Series. The beautiful Brisbane River provides the perfect backdrop for a series of free live musical performances at South Bank at twilight during Brisbane Festival. South Bank. Free with more info available here.

7.00pm. The Shadow King. Epic and provocative, The Shadow King reworks Shakespeare's timeless tragedy King Lear as a sprawling blood-soaked tale of two indigenous families in Australia's north. Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm. Tickets $33-$45 available online.

7.30pm. DESH. This is a full-length contemporary solo by celebrated choreographer and performer, Akram Khan, whose body and voice bring to life his struggle to find balance in an unstable world. Khan is joined in this intimate yet epic production by Oscar-winning visual artist Tim Yip and Olivier Award winning composer Jocelyn Pook. Playhouse, QPAC. Tickets $55-$60/$50 available online.

7.30pm. A Doll's House. Nora seems to have it all - a successful husband, adorable children and a beautiful home. But this picture is actually a complicated trap of secrets and lies. Henrik Ibsen's play is brilliantly plotted, boasts striking characters, and tells a story that's still as charged and moving as it was 135 years ago. Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove. Tickets $25-$59 available online.

7.30pm. I Want To Know What Love Is. Based on love stories submitted by you, your friends and your exes, I Want To Know What Love Is forges a theatrical work out of the fragments of love, yearning, schmaltz and heartbreak submitted via the especially built website wewantyourlove.com. Theatre Republic, Kelvin Grove. Tickets $27.50-$30 available online.

7.30pm. Ronny Chieng. A regular on lists of rising comedians and faces to watch, Ronny Chieng won Best Newcomer Award at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival for his debut stand up show, The Ron Way. The critically acclaimed show sold out its entire season and received rave reviews the same year. Cultural Forecourt, South Bank. Tickets $26-$32 available online.

7.30pm. SOAP. Returning to Brisbane Festival after a sold out 2012 season, SOAP is a splash filled fusion of contemporary circus, comedy and cabaret featuring an opera singer, comedians and six acrobats performing in, on and around bathtubs. The Courier Mall Plaza, South Bank. Tickets $28-$40 available online.

7.30pm. The Shrink And Swell Of Knots. An energetic, optimistic, masculine solo show about struggle. Overflowing with music and ideas, practical information and poetry, transformation and grunt, this surprisingly touching piece will stay with you long after the hour is over. Theatre Republic, Kelvin Grove. Tickets $20-$25 available online.

8.00pm. Klutz - A Tragicomedy. From the director of the Matilda Award-wining A Tribute of Sorts hails a new tragicomedy, equal parts dark and hilarious. In his final bid to end it all, Melchior is abruptly met by Hendrick Nacht, a badminton enthusiast and neighbour. Here the pair makes a peculiar pact. Theatre Republic, Kelvin Grove. Tickets $20-$25 available online.

8.15pm & 9.15pm. Tears Before Bedtime. Much loved cabaret provocateur and dissident diva, Yana Alana, invites you into her bedroom for an intimate live art cabaret experience; as a handful of lucky participants take a curious journey through Yana's subconscious.Theatre Republic, Kelvin Grove. Tickets $15 available online.

9.30pm. Limbo. A dirty and dangerous circus-cabaret, whisking audiences into a sinister netherworld of jaw-dropping contortion, gut-churning aerial acrobatics, nail-biting stunts and staggering illusions. Cultural Forecourt, South Bank. Tickets $48-$60 available online.

9.30pm. RUN GIRL RUN. With signature physicality, striking imagery and dark humour, RUN GIRL RUN explores modern Australia's relationship with gender expression. High energy, high camp and grotesque - this is a show to make you sweat! Theatre Republic, Kelvin Grove. Tickets $20-$25 available online.