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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
Queensland Theatre 2019 – A Season of Dreamers
September 19, 2018 | Jennifer Brown
Just a few weeks ago, the Queensland Theatre announced their line up for next year’s season and the theatre productions that we can all look forward to. Read More
Jasper Jones: You Just Got to Get Brave
August 4, 2018 | Paige Duffy
The unthinkable happens in the small Australian bush town of Corrigan when a girl dies, a young man is blamed without a second thought, and secrets beg to be revealed. Read More
A chance to spend a night with Jimi and his family
July 27, 2017 | Claire Boughey
A night at the theatre is as much about the performers giving to the audience, as it is about the audience being open to the experience and the change offered by the journey on stage.
Laughter On at Noises Off
June 11, 2017 | Kayla Wratten
At Queensland Theatre’s production of ‘Noises Off,’ the audience’s genuine bursts of laughter were so consistent they became incidental background noise to the play itself. Or, more accurately, the play within a play.
Michael Gow: Once In Royal David’s City
May 5, 2017 | Barney Lewis
It’s opening night of Once In Royal David’s City and the Playhouse, QPAC is abuzz with the anticipation of sponsors, season ticket holders, aspiring playwrights and actors as well as a throng of well known industry participants. The stalls … Read More
An Aussie Twist On A French Classic: Tartuffe
November 19, 2016 | Nahima Kern
In these modern times and digital age when cons and scams are riddling the internet and puzzling the vulnerable it sometimes begs the question if this is anything new. It’s not. Read More