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Queensland Theatre has launched its 2020 Season – the company’s 50th season, , and its final under Artistic Director Sam Strong. As the company celebrates 50 seasons of stories, it is especially proud of the success of the immediate past. Under the Artistic Direction of Sam Strong and the executive leadership of Amanda Jolly, Queensland... Continue Reading →
Henry IV, Part I 22 August - 8 September, 2019 The Amphitheatre, Roma Street Parkland Tickets: Adult $35; Concession/Preview $28; Group Discount (10+) $28; School Groups $24 (contact education@qldshakespeare.org to arrange school group bookings). Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble returns to the beautiful surrounds of Roma Street Parkland to present Shakespeare's history, Henry IV Part I, this August and September.... Continue Reading →
Cock 21 - 31 August, 2019 Sue Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, Brisbane City Tickets: $34 - $44 + booking fee Recommended for audiences 15+ Newly-launched Brisbane theatre company Bosco Productions present Olivier Award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett's contemporary theatre work Cock, which explores the timeworn tradition of the love triangle in a new way, dissecting one... Continue Reading →
L'Appartement August 3 – 31, 2019 Cremorne Theatre, QPAC It’s a dream holiday for Aussie couple Meg and Rooster – a decadent getaway in Paris in a swanky Airbnb, with fine wine, lavish food, and best of all, no three-year-old twins in tow – a chance for these parents to look after themselves, kick back... Continue Reading →
People so quickly forget their past selves. Helene Alving’s married life has been held together by lies, but with her only child Oswald returning to Norway from his bohemian artist’s life in Paris, Helene hopes to liberate them both from past taboos after one final gesture of duty to her famous, but secretly debauched, late... Continue Reading →
Dry humour and dry martinis are served up in Rouge Theatre Company's highly polished first production, directed by Sarah Drew, exploring the dark side of casual dating and the media myth of the modern woman who "has it all". Written by Brisbane artist Fiona Sprott in 1998, I Often Find That I Am Naked is... Continue Reading →
I Often Find That I Am Naked 17 & 18 July 2019 Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley Rouge Theatre Company present their first production, I Often Find That I am Naked by Brisbane artist Fiona Sprott. The work was originally showcased at Metro Arts Theatre, starring the playwright. The show is a darkly comic journey through the mayhem... Continue Reading →
Raise your heart rate and your middle finger with the Queensland community theatre premiere of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT by Pannic Productions. Including the full track list from the 2004 album as well as a few hits from 21st Century Breakdown and Nimrod, AMERICAN IDIOT tells a familiar tale – disenchanted youth, big dreams that... Continue Reading →
After waiting 10 years for theatrical rights to become available, Pannic Productions move into the newly refurbished QUT Gardens Theatre this week in preparation for the Queensland community theatre premiere of Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT. The cast very kindly made time to sit down and chat with me about working on the show, their characters,... Continue Reading →
Ghosts 19 July - 4 August The Curators Vintage Pop Up Theatre, 28 St Barnabas Place, Red Hill Tickets: $15-$37. Discounts available for pensioners, seniors, students, MEAA, under 30s, groups of 10 or more. The Curators are enabling contemporary audiences to experience this acclaimed classic by Henrik Ibsen, the first time in 30 years this play... Continue Reading →
In a hugely exciting coup, Queensland Theatre has secured the rights for the world premiere season of the stage version of Brisbane-born author Trent Dalton’s award-winning and much acclaimed debut novel, Boy Swallows Universe, to be produced with Brisbane Festival. Queensland Theatre’s Artistic Director Sam Strong will direct an adaptation by Tim McGarry, premiering as part of Queensland... Continue Reading →
Oklahoma! 22 June - 6 July 2019 Iona Performing Arts Centre, Wynnum Tickets: $28 - $50 Following their spectacular sell-out seasons of Les Miserables and Chicago last year, Savoyards begin their 2019 season with Rogers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! A classic American musical, Oklahoma! has won multiple international awards, including a Pulitzer, Tony's and Academy award. It has also been made into... Continue Reading →
