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Queensland Theatre Unveils Colourful 2021 Season
November 5, 2020 | Claire Matthews
Queensland Theatre has announced their 2021 season, will be a vibrant, bold comeback, with seven mainstage productions and a special concert.
Mouthpiece: Queensland Theatre’s Punchy New Show
November 4, 2020 | Claire Matthews
Mouthpiece is a story of class, privilege and power, raising important questions about theatre itself, the stories that connect us, and when inspiration becomes theft.
ENCORE: Opera Queensland Returns to the Stage
September 27, 2020 | Claire Matthews
Opera Queensland will once again fill the QPAC Concert Hall with soul-stirring music in Queensland’s Own: ENCORE on 23 & 24 October 2020. Read More
Queensland’s Own: Major Performing Arts Companies Return to QPAC
September 25, 2020 | Claire Matthews
QPAC has announced its home companies, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Theatre, Opera Queensland, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Circa will return to the stage in Queensland’s Own.
PLAY CLUB: AFTER DINNER by Andrew Bovell
July 11, 2020 | Tasha Porritt
This Tuesday the 14th of July at 7.30pm join Queensland Theatre live for a reading of After Dinner by Andrew Bovell. Since we can’t yet go out and enjoy the theatre in person, Queensland Theatre have created Play Club, bringing you readings of exciting new plays live and online. Read More
Brisbane Playwright Steve Pirie Wins Queensland Premier’s Drama Award
June 26, 2020 | Claire Matthews
Congratulations to Brisbane writer Steve Pirie, winner of The Queensland Premier’s Drama Award 2021-21, for his work Return to Dirt. Read More
Lee Lewis won’t let Queensland abandon its artists
June 5, 2020 | Charles Lawson
In an impassioned plea to the Federal Government, Queensland Theatre’s Artistic Director Lee Lewis has released a statement on the countless number of Australian artists who are ineligible for the JobKeeper payment.
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Queensland Theatre’s hopeful October Return
May 4, 2020 | Charles Lawson
After an influx of donations and community support the Queensland Theatre has provided an update on their 2020 status and schedule, going forward under new Covid-19 restrictions. Read More
Queensland’s Premier’s Drama Award to be announced
April 9, 2020 | Ashlee Smale
Theatres are closed, but talented artists are forging forward with new works. Read More
QT Welcomes New Artistic Director, Lee Lewis
September 23, 2019 | Jennifer Brown
Next year, QT will be celebrating its 50-year milestone. Since then is has become the national home of new stories. Hitting new theatre records of audiences and growth. It has also welcomed a wider diversity in voices and stories, and a new generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories.
Rock n Roll at Queensland Theatre with Barbara and the Camp Dogs
May 1, 2019 | Kaylee Randall
Coming to Brisbane for its second life, Barbara and the Camp Dogs is bringing rock n roll to Queensland Theatre in a celebration of First Nations women, hard family truths, and poignant commentary on the state of today’s music industry. Read More
Theatre Practically Anywhere: Anywhere Festival
April 10, 2019 | Auran Abraham
With performances in many diverse and unique locations in Brisbane, Noosa and the extended Sunshine Coast, Anywhere Festival truly lives up to its name in 2019.
The 2018 Matilda Awards – A Celebration For Queensland Theatre Industry
February 20, 2019 | Nahima Kern
On a balmy Monday night, a night ripe with anticipation as much as with dusky heat, Queensland theatre industry gathered together at the Brisbane Powerhouse to celebrate and congratulate, the 2018 Matilda Awards.
Faith and Science Clash in Nearer the Gods
October 6, 2018 | Fran Gibson
Isaac Newton – inventor of calculus, godfather of physics, and the scientist Einstein admired – is the subject of Nearer the Gods, David Williamson’s (The Perfectionist, Gallipoli) new play, premiering this weekend as the first performance in the Bille Brown Theatre. Read More