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Lachlan Driscoll. Image credit: Backstreet Brisbane Ahead of Observatory Theatre’s 2026 season launch, I sat down with Artistic Director & Producer Lachlan Driscoll to discuss Act 1 of the programming, nurturing new stories, and taking Observatory and audiences to new heights and new worlds while sharing distinctly local stories. What will 2026 look like for... Continue Reading →
Observatory Theatre Founder and Creative Producer Lachlan Driscoll announces the 2025 season, photographed by Lucy Rayner-Toy Observatory Theatre has announced their 2025 season, including two mainstage productions and two new works in development through their Telescope New Writing program, which commissions up-and-coming playwrights to make their big, bold and ambitious concepts a reality on stage.... Continue Reading →
Audrey Allen-Moore, Chris Kellett, and Ophelia Novak. Image credit: Images by Anderson. Disney Off Ice has made its world premiere at Studio 1, Yeerongpilly, presented by Observatory Theatre. This outrageous satire, the first script to be commissioned and developed through Observatory’s Telescope New Writing Program, is funny and absurd and asks interesting questions about the... Continue Reading →
Lachlan Driscoll Lachlan Driscoll is a Brisbane-based creative producer and theatre maker, and the Founder & Creative Producer of Observatory Theatre. I sat down with Lachlan to discuss his current creative endeavours, what he looks for in a new work, and his collaborative approach to directing and producing. How would you describe your creative practice?... Continue Reading →
Riley Finn Anderson as Archibald Jordan and Rob Wainwright as Sandy. Photographed by Geoff Lawrence, Creative Futures Photography Presented in the Holy Trinity Church Hall in Fortitude Valley as part of Anywhere Festival, As Told By The Boys Who Fed Me Apples was a moving story of conflict and companionship, told in a novel way... Continue Reading →
Disney Off Ice August 16 - September 1 Studio1, Yeerongpilly The rumours are true...he's back! This August, Observatory Theatre will present the highly anticipated Disney Off Ice, an absurd lampoon that imagines the infamous urban legend of Walt Disney's cryonic freezing. After decades frozen in the cryonic tank, Disney is feeling refreshed and ready to make... Continue Reading →
The Turquoise Elephant 2 - 11 June 2023 Studio1, 190 Station Road, Yeerongpilly Observatory Theatre will open their 2023 season with the outrageous black comedy The Turquoise Elephant by award-winning Brisbane playwright Stephen Carleton, exploring the absurd delays on global climate change through fast-paced theatre and dark humour. Directed by Observatory Theatre's Founder and Creative... Continue Reading →
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