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As part of the launch of Queensland Theatre’s 2020 Season, I spoke with Trent Dalton, author of bestselling novel Boy Swallows Universe, and Tim McGarry, who is adapting the novel for the stage. Boy Swallows Universe is set in Brisbane in the 80s, and it has a very distinct sense of place and time. How... Continue Reading →
Mental Illness Is Not A Crime 7-8 May 2021 Elements Collective, Fortitude Valley Please note that this production is for patrons aged 18+ Award-winning speculative fiction author and performance artist Claire Fitzpatrick debuts her live interactive show at Anywhere Festival 2021, presented by Haus of Beaver Productions. Mental Illness Is Not A Crime is a... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by JTM Productions Sex, Lies & Betrayal - Memoirs of a Hollywood Star Thursday 6th May 7.30pm & Sunday 9th May 7.30pm | The Old Museum, Bowen Hills Friday 7th May 8.30pm & Saturday 8th May 9.30pm | Elements Collective, Fortitude Valley Saturday 8th May 7.00pm | Method Art Collective, Brendale Please note that this production is for patrons... Continue Reading →
Image supplied by Lynch & Paterson The Pirates of Penzance 16 - 18 April 2021 Twelfth Night Theatre, 4 Cintra Road, Bowen Hills Lynch & Paterson’s production of The Pirates of Penzance returns to Brisbane, promising to hit the spot after a long dry spell in the Brisbane musical theatre scene. With two hours of non-stop... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Lamb 30 & 31 March 2021 QUT Gardens Theatre, Brisbane City Directed by Green Room Award winner Julian Meyrick, Jane Bodie’s Lamb is a play charting two generations of a farming family, with original songs by Mark Seymour. Spanning 40 years of life on an Australian sheep farm, Bodie’s bittersweet story explores the... Continue Reading →
Hell Ship 22 & 23 March QUT Gardens Theatre, Brisbane City Renowned writer, historian and performer Michael Veitch brings his one-man show Hell Ship to Gardens Theatre, telling the true story of one of the most dramatic, yet now forgotten chapters of Australia’s early maritime history. Hell Ship is the tale of hardship and heroism,... Continue Reading →
Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble Artistic Director, and director of A Sleep of Prisoners, Rob Pensalfini. Image supplied by Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble. A Sleep of Prisoners 4 March 2021 St John's Cathedral, Brisbane City Tickets $15 A slice of Queensland entertainment history will be recreated next month with a performance tribute to the 60th anniversary of the... Continue Reading →
This Wide Night 18 February - 7 March 2021 Backdock Arts, 103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley Starring Julia Johnson and Shardé Anne, with direction and design by Michael Beh and produced by Terry Hansen, This Wide Night explores the importance and uniqueness of relationships formed in prison: how they can, or perhaps cannot, exist in another... Continue Reading →
Play Club: The Turquoise Elephant by Stephen Carleton Tuesday 23 June, 7.30pm Via Zoom webinar Tickets: Free, bookings required Queensland Theatre’s Play Club continues with the live reading of The Turquoise Elephant by Stephen Carleton (Bastard Territory) over Zoom webinar, a “shockingly black, black, black political farce" that is "urgent, contemporary and perilously close to being... Continue Reading →
Begotten: The Radio Play From May 16 Listen or watch online at the Minola Theatre website Join Minola Theatre for an opening night listening party on Saturday the 16th May as they present Begotten: The Radio Play. Dim the lights, crack a bottle, and let's listen together from our own cosy homes. Click here to... Continue Reading →
PLEASE NOTE: All remaining performances of TRIPLE X have been cancelled under the government guidelines and updated advice about the COVID-19 pandemic. If you were a ticketholder, Queensland Theatre's Box Office team will be working as quickly as possible to get in contact with you, in order of date of performance, so please be patient and... Continue Reading →
Into the Woods 7-14 March 2020 Star Theatre, Manly Tickets: $40 ($30 high school students) For the first time, Savoyards Musical Comedy Society is producing Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Brothers Grimm inspired musical, Into the Woods. The story follows The Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to... Continue Reading →
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