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2020 50 Seasons of Stories
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For 49 years we have been doing what theatre does
best. Our 50th season continues this tradition.
SAM
In 2020, this means throwing the spotlight on The Holidays transports us to one of those
theatre’s unique capacity to straddle the past, quintessential Queensland beach getaways for
present and future. Even if we are telling classic a touching meditation on mortality.
stories from previous generations, we are always
Even plays that aren’t literally set in Queensland
reflecting where we are right now, and more
engage with questions that pertain to all of us.
often than not, we are imagining the future as
Emerald City uses the hedonistic late 1980s as a
well. Some plays in the 2020 Season speak with
canvas to explore bigger – and ever more relevant
unapologetic directness to our present moment.
– concerns about compromising our ideals. From
Prima Facie mounts an irresistible call for change
contemporary New York, Triple X moves us and
through its powerful story of a defence barrister
makes us laugh through its dissection of gender
who finds herself on the wrong side of the system.
and sexuality in the 2020s.
Others look further ahead. The Children probes
our environmental legacy in the wake of a nuclear The first year of the new decade also marks my
disaster. Phaedra satirically transplants one of fourth and final season as Artistic Director of
drama's great heroines to a Queensland that has Queensland Theatre. I’m very grateful to have
seceded from the rest of Australia. had the privilege of living, working and sitting in
lots of theatres in Queensland, including the one
And this is just the start of how we will use our
we built together. Thank you for so generously
milestone year to reflect our State and City
embracing me and the Company’s work. Brisbane
like never before. The world premiere stage
really does have the warmest audiences in
version of Trent Dalton’s wildly successful
Australia. I can’t wait to return to those audiences
novel Boy Swallows Universe brings Brisbane
as a punter and as a director in 2020.
unforgettably to life. Shakespeare’s Othello finds
an evocative and effective setting in the Torres — Sam Strong, Artistic Director
Strait during the Second World War.
Australian Classic Art vs Money Anniversary
8 — 29 Feb Playhouse, QPAC
EMERALD CITY
A sparkling revival of
by David David Williamson’s finest comedy
Williamson
Directed by Fade in. Sydney in the 1980s. The Emerald City of
Oz, luring unsuspecting idealists with the promise
sam strong of fulfilled fantasies, and leaving them with their
dreams shattered on the pavement.
Colin is a one-time gun screenwriter who’s off his
game these days, and his wife Kate is a publisher
with a penchant for taking risks. Seduced by the
scent of success, they move their family to the
Emerald City in pursuit of a share of its fame and
fortune.
Colin teams with a hack writer to work on his pet
project screenplay, but soon finds himself faced
with a stark choice: make art or make a motza?
Decades after it was written, David Williamson’s
1987 classic is as sharp as ever; a satirical
skewering of the extravagance of yesterday that
could have been written today.
Associate Director Travis Dowling
Designer Dale Ferguson
Lighting Designer David Walters
Composer/Sound Designer
Russell Goldsmith
Cast includes: Ray Chong Nee (Hydra,
Noises Off), Nadine Garner (The Dr
Blake Mysteries, City Homicide),
Jason Klarwein (Once in Royal David's
City, Macbeth)
Pictured Jason Klarwein, Nadine Garner
‘The Emerald City of Oz.
Presentation Sponsors
Everyone comes here along their
yellow brick roads looking for the
answers to their problems and all
they find are the demons within
themselves.'
A Melbourne Theatre Company – David Williamson
co-production
2020 is David Williamson’s 50th
anniversary as a playwright.
14 Mar — 4 Apr Bille Brown Theatre
TRIPLE X
A deliciously naughty
By Glace Chase anti-romance
directed by
Paige Rattray Scotty has it all: a multimillion-dollar loft in
downtown Manhattan, a high-flying Wall Street
job, and he’s about to marry the perfect fiancée,
who also happens to be loaded. But when
he meets trans performance artist Dexie, he
discovers he wants something more. A friend?
A confidante? A lover?
When the secret of their affair gets out, it’s sure
to shock not only his dudebro Jase, his highly-
strung mother Deb, and his lesbian activist sister
Claire, but also a theatre audience strapped in for
the ride of their lives.
From the wickedly funny pen of Australian-
born, New York-based playwright, comedienne
and performer Glace Chase, this play is an
hilarious, honest and emotionally affecting look
at entitlement, hypocrisy, and the realities of love.
Designer Renée Mulder
Lighting Designer Ben Hughes
Composer/Sound Designer Kelly Ryall
Cast includes: Glace Chase (A Hoax,
Dream Queen Tours (NY)), Josh
McConville (Top End Wedding,
Outlaws), Christen O’Leary (Twelfth
Night, Ladies in Black), Contessa
Treffone (Harp in the South: Part I & II)
Pictured Glace Chase
As a playwright, Glace Chase has
won two Griffin Awards and the
Queensland Premier’s Literary
Award, and has been shortlisted
for almost every playwriting award
queensland theatre premiere in Australia.
A Sydney Theatre Company
co-production Back home in New York, Glace
Chase runs Dream Queen Tours of
Greenwich Village - a walking tour,
pub crawl and comedy show rolled
into one.
NYC Avocado Oil Drag Queens
WWII TSI Super Villains Classic
30 May — 27 Jun Bille Brown Theatre
OTHELLO
Shakespeare’s intimate tragedy
By WILLIAM lands in the Torres Strait
SHAKESPEARE
Directed by 1942, and the Imperial Japanese Navy is
bearing south. The bold Captain Othello and
Jason Klarwein his battalion of the Far North Queensland
Regiment are all that stands in their way. But off
the battlefield, Othello’s life is far from simple.
He’s just secretly married the daughter of a
wealthy cane farmer, and an envious, spurned
suitor has joined forces with a disloyal and
resentful officer in a deadly plot to bring down
the renowned military hero, at any cost.
William Shakespeare’s classic tale of
jealousy, betrayal and revenge is thrillingly
re-imagined by Jason Klarwein.
Lighting Designer Ben Hughes
Cast includes: Jimi Bani (My Name
is Jimi, Mabo), Richard Bani (My
Name is Jimi), Andrew Buchanan
(L’Appartement, The Family Law),
Emily Burton (Storm Boy, A Tribute of
Sorts), Eugene Gilfedder (Macbeth,
Sacre Bleu), Kevin Hides (Death of a
Salesman, A Conversation), Benjin
Maza (Stradbroke Dreamtime, From
Darkness), Sarah Ogden (Death of a
Salesman, An Octoroon)
Pictured Jimi Bani
‘O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;
it is the green-eyed monster
which doth mock the meat
it feeds on.’
– Iago
The Torres Strait Light Infantry
Battalion existed from 1941 to
Presentation Sponsor
1946 and nearly all its enlisted
men were Torres Strait Islanders,
making it the only Indigenous
Australian battalion in the
Australian Army’s history.11 Jul — 1 Aug Bille Brown Theatre
THE HOLIDAYS
A touching portrait of
by David megarrity memory and connection
directed by
Bridget Boyle The Holidays are on holiday: 12-year-old Oliver
has been pulled out of school for an unexpected
road trip with his mum and dad, en route to
grandad’s seaside shack. But grandad, an
eccentric artist, is not there. In this unkempt
place stuffed with memories, it seems that the
Holidays - instead of getting away from it all -
have taken a lot with them.
This Queensland Premier’s Drama Award-winning
play is a feast for the senses, a wistful and funny
journey combining live performance, music and
cutting-edge projection. A disarming and lyrical
chronicle about family, for families, The Holidays
is a show for sons, fathers, grandfathers, and
anyone who loves one.
Designer Sarah Winter
Projection Designer Nathan Sibthorpe
Composer Sean Foran
Cast includes: Bryan Probets (Hydra,
The 39 Steps)
Pictured Bryan Probets
Bridget Boyle last directed the
heartwarming and award-winning
production, The Longest Minute.
queensland theatre premiere Brisbane theatremaker, writer,
Queensland Theatre and composer, musician and
Queensland Government present academic David Megarrity
won the Queensland Premier’s
Drama Award 2018-19 for The
Holidays from a field of more
than 90 entrants.Fathers and Sons Beachside Sensory Feast
International Hit Love Triangle Bad Dancing
1 — 29 Aug Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
THE
CHILDREN
What’s our responsibility
by Lucy Kirkwood to the future?
directed by
Zoe Tuffin Chernobyl. Fukushima. Three Mile Island. Names
all loaded with dread to this day. But what if the
fallout from any one of those incidents had been
much, much worse?
Hazel and Robin are two retired nuclear scientists
living in a cottage on the English coast, still
haunted by a disaster at the power station
where they used to work, and still living in fear
of each click of the Geiger counter. Clutching at
normality, they farm, or do yoga, or do their best
to keep in touch with the world at large, which
has descended into chaos after the apocalypse
at the reactor.
When an old colleague turns up at their door, the
couple are forced to confront an uncomfortable
truth. The Children is a stunning, intense, slow-
burning drama by one of the UK’s hottest young
playwrights.
Designer Adam Gardnir
Lighting Designer
Christine Felmingham
Composer/Sound Designer Wil Hughes
Cast includes: Christine Amor (Quartet,
The School of Arts), Toni Scanlan (Once
in Royal David's City, Crownies)
Pictured Christine Amor
Presentation Sponsor
Playwright Lucy Kirkwood
‘Taut tale of human and was inspired to write the
atomic meltdown.’ play by the 2011 Fukushima
– The Guardian nuclear disaster in Japan.29 Aug — 19 Sep Playhouse, QPAC
Trent Dalton's
boy swallows
universe
The blockbuster Australian novel
Adapted for bursts onto the stage
the stage by
Tim McGarry Eli Bell’s childhood in the outer Brisbane suburbs
is far from the idyllic 1980s haze some kids would
directed by remember. His alcoholic dad has shot through,
his ex-druggie mum is in jail, his stepfather’s
Sam Strong dealing heroin, his brother Gus is a mute who
swirls cryptic messages in the air with his finger,
and his babysitter Slim is a convicted killer and
infamous escapee from Boggo Road Gaol.
Beset by chaos on all sides, a run-in with the local
crime king and his henchman sets the 13 year old
with the old soul on a journey to find out what
kind of a man he is going to be.
Boy Swallows Universe is adapted from the
smash hit novel loosely based on Brisbane author
Trent Dalton's own childhood. It’s an exhilarating
story of magic and madness, of beauty and
Designer Renée Mulder brutality, of joy and heartbreak, and of the
Lighting Designer Ben Hughes
Composer/Sound Designer power of love to triumph over the darkest of
Steve Francis circumstances.
Video Designer Craig Wilkinson
Movement Director Nerida Matthaei
Queensland Theatre and ‘Just superb. Boy Swallows Universe
Brisbane Festival premiere confirms Trent Dalton as a genuine
treasure of Australian letters.’
– Annabel Crabb
Arthur ‘Slim’ Halliday was known as the
Houdini of Boggo Road Gaol, successfully
Made possible by the generous support of the escaping from No. 2 Division twice. A section
Visionaries Landmark Productions Fund of the gaol wall is known as Halliday’s Leap.Dead Blue Wren True Crime QLD Coup
#MeToo Award-Winning Fearless
8 — 31 Oct Bille Brown Theatre
PRIMA FACIE
A tour de force indictment
by suzie miller of the legal system
directed by
Lee Lewis For criminal lawyer Tessa, the law is a thrilling
game that she loves to win, taking no prisoners.
She has fought every step of the way for her
position, and she’s the best there is. Her feelings
have no place in her work - just the rules. That’s
why, even when she’s called upon to defend
men accused of sexually assaulting women, she
detaches her feminism and her compassion in the
cut and thrust of the courtroom.
But when Tessa finds herself on the other side of
the bar - as a victim - the system she thought she
had mastered starts working against her.
Suzie Miller’s urgent, gripping one-woman show
combines wry humour, raw emotion and an
unforgettable character. In a post-#MeToo world,
it’s a stinging rebuke to a flawed legal system,
and a clarion call to change the rules.
Designer Renée Mulder
Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest
Composer/Sound Designer
Paul Charlier
Cast Sheridan Harbridge (Calamity
Jane, Muriel's Wedding the Musical)
Pictured Sheridan Harbridge
Playwright Suzie Miller’s Before she became
Prima Facie won the a playwright, Suzie
2018 Griffin Award, for Miller worked as
A Griffin Theatre Company
production
an outstanding play or a human rights
performance text that lawyer specialising
demonstrates an authentic, in children’s rights,
inventive and contemporary Indigenous rights and
Australian voice. in public interest law.14 Nov — 5 Dec Bille Brown Theatre
phAEDRA
Classic tragedy turns hilarious
by Katherine farce in Queensland
Lyall-Watson
directed by It’s the not-too-distant future, and with a defiant cry of
QUEENSLANDER!, we’ve broken away. Again.
Caroline Dunphy First Lady Phaedra and President Theseus are building
a mighty wall along Queensland's southern border to
keep the 'filthy' Newies from our gates. When Theseus
takes off with the triumphant Broncos on a morale-
boosting tour, Phaedra is left alone to run the country
and look after Theseus' teenage son, Hip, newly
arrived from boarding school.
Hip's arrival stirs something in Phaedra she never
expected and when Hip's mother shows up on the
doorstep, too … well you know what they say about
Queensland. Beautiful one day, tragic the next.
From the minds of Queensland’s own Belloo Creative,
this roaringly funny reimagining of an ancient myth is
at once a biting political satire, a feminist love song,
and a timely wake-up call to our home state.
Cast includes: Angie Milliken (Death of
a Salesman, MDA)
Pictured Angie Milliken
The last time Queensland
“seceded” was from New South
Wales in the 1800s. Queen
Victoria signed the letters
patent on June 6, 1859, and on
December 10, the first Governor
George Bowen proclaimed the
formal separation of the colony.
The first dramatic record we
have of Phaedra is in Euripides'
queensland theatre premiere Hippolytus in 428 BC.Myth Sex Comedy
We’re honouring our 50th season of
stories by doing what we do best —
putting on a show
50 years of theatre
(in one night)
Join us for a unique evening,
looking back at the plays, the
personalities and the passions that
have shaped the past 50 years.
Help us re-live some of our finest moments,
share your memories with artists and friends
and take a cheeky look at what our magnificent
Company could look like in the next 50 years.celebration celebration
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show discussion over coffee and cake, a tour of and special functions for the 2020 season are:
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$12 per performance to join. (23 July) and Prima Facie (22 October).
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50th Anniversary Gala Friday 8 May 7:30pm $150 per person
50th Anniversary Performances Saturday 9 May 1pm and 7:30pm $60 per personLeading from Queensland
For 50 years we have changed the lives of
audiences throughout Queensland, across
Australia and around the world
powering the next
50 years
We have developed the finest new stories and Together we have achieved so much. With your
new talent, introduced generations of young help we have made leading from Queensland a
people to the performing arts through our reality. With your continued support, we want
education and youth activities, and led the to apply the ambition and energy of the last half
country in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander century to the next.
storytelling.
Our first 50 years have been excellent. Let’s make
Fifty years is also a time to reflect on the the next 50 extraordinary.
people who have made our Company strong
— Amanda Jolly, Executive Director
– the artists, the technicians, the arts workers,
our audiences and our partners. Our donors
have shared our vision and generously
supported us to produce the very best
theatre and share it widely. Thank you.Building the future Sammie Fuller and Seamus Kenny, members of the Queensland Theatre Young Artists’ Training Ensemble.
Celebrate our 50th
by making a gift
Your donation will allow us to:
Foster the next Champion Aboriginal
generation of artists and Torres Strait Islander
and young people storytelling
Reach all Create landmark
Queenslanders Australian theatre
Commission Share our stories
new plays with the world
Thank you for your support
Gifts of $1,000+ become part of Queensland Theatre Visionaries (see over).
All donations over $2 are tax-deductible and matched by the Queensland Government.Share our vision for the next 50 years
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in theatre and its infinite possibilities. heart of Queensland Theatre.
Through philanthropic leadership, our Visionaries
contribute essential annual income towards
Patrons $1,000+
productions and special programs, and support
our far-reaching vision for the next 50 years of Collaborators $2,500+
theatre in Queensland. Benefactors $5,000+
A syndicate of Visionaries generously support Leaders $10,000+
our Landmark Productions Fund, cementing Artistic Director’s Circle $25,000+
Queensland Theatre as a national leader in Rainmakers $50,000+
the development of large-scale new work.
Together we will make
our ambitions a reality
To become a Queensland Theatre Visionary, or for more information, please contact our Director of
Development, Zoë Connolly on 07 3010 7602 or email zconnolly@queenslandtheatre.com.auAs a Visionary, you will enjoy exclusive events
designed to share the creative process
In conversation
with David Williamson, Playwright of
Emerald City
Wednesday, 12 February 6pm
Join the QT Team
before the performance of Triple X
Wednesday, 25 March 6:30pm
Enter the rehearsal space
with Director of Othello, Jason Klarwein
Thursday, 14 May 6pm
Take tea
with the Artistic Team of The Holidays
Wednesday, 22 July, matinee, following the
performance
Wine-tasting
before strolling across to The Children
Wednesday, 19 August 5:30pm
Celebrate with the Artistic Team
of Boy Swallows Universe
Wednesday, 9 September, evening, following
the performance
Hear the back story
of Prima Facie direct from Playwright Suzie Miller
Thursday, 15 October, following the performance
Join the Artistic Team
Buy your tickets on the same night as these of Phaedra with Belloo Creative
events to make the most of the program. Wednesday, 25 November 6:30pm
V VisionariesRACQ our Principal Partner
SPONSORS MAKE
IT POSSIBLE
Moving into the second year as Principal RACQ is also pleased to continue providing
Partner of Queensland Theatre, RACQ is excited opportunities for new audiences to experience
to be part of bringing 50 years of stories to their first Queensland Theatre production
Queenslanders of all ages and backgrounds. through the $20 ticket program. We’re thrilled
At RACQ we pride ourselves on being an active to help present an entertaining and thought-
contributor to the community, and partnering provoking array of productions throughout the
with Queensland Theatre has allowed us to 2020 Season, and hope you enjoy as many of
meaningfully connect with our members across them as possible.
the State.
Importantly this partnership also supports vital
education initiatives for young Queenslanders.
We have been able to bring road safety messages Ian A Gillespie
from RACQ’s ground-breaking Docudrama road Group Chief Executive Officer
safety program to Queensland Theatre’s The RACQ
Scene Project participants, empowering young
people to make positive decisions when on the
road, as both drivers and passengers.Our sponsors and partners
Join us as we lead from Queensland, offering sell-out theatre productions, inclusive education programs
and new plays that tell our own stories. Our partners have the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes to
see how theatre is made, meet with artists and attend Opening Nights. Exclusive corporate events can be
shaped to suit different client groups and extensive media and branding opportunities are available.
If you’d like to partner with Queensland Theatre, please contact our Director of Development
Zoë Connolly, on (07) 3010 7602 or email zconnolly@queenslandtheatre.com.au
Government Partners
Principal Partner Trust and Foundation Partners
Building Enhancement Partner Presentation Sponsors
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International
Legal Partner Airline Partner Season Sponsor Education Supporter Restaurant Partner
Season Supporters
Co-producer of Boy Swallows Universe,
Brisbane Festival, is an initative of the Queensland
Government and Brisbane City Council
Brisbane Festival is an initiative of the
Queensland Government and Brisbane City CouncilIn 2020, we will perform in Queensland Theatre’s
Bille Brown Theatre and QPAC’s Playhouse and
Cremorne Theatres
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Theatres
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank
The Cremorne Theatre entrance faces the South
Bank Cultural Forecourt and river. The foyer bar
Bille Brown Theatre, is open before each performance. There are
Queensland Theatre a number of car parks in the precinct - QPAC,
Cultural Centre, BCEC and South Bank Parklands.
78 Montague Road, South Brisbane
The area is home to a range of excellent bars and
The Bille Brown Theatre is located on the corner of restaurants to help you make the most of your visit.
Montague Road and Merivale Street, entrance via
Cordelia Street. The foyer bar opens 90 minutes
before each performance, offering a range Playhouse, QPAC
of beverages, snacks and light meals. Secure
Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank
undercover parking for all performances can be
pre-purchased with your Season Ticket. A Council Located at the South Bank Parklands end of QPAC,
car park is located adjacent to the theatre and opposite the ABC building. Enter via stairs or lift on
metered parking is available along Merivale Street, Russell Street. The Playhouse is serviced by three
with other parking available in nearby streets. We bars, with snacks and light meals available. There
recommend that patrons consider public transport are a number of car parks in the precinct - QPAC,
to the venue. Cultural Centre, BCEC and South Bank Parklands.Enhance your experience
at the Bille Brown Theatre
BRISBANE RIVER CITYCAT TERMINAL
SOUTH BANK PARKLANDS
KURILPA WALKING BRIDGE
VICTORIA BRIDGE
STATE LIBRARY
OF QUEENSLAND QUEENSLAND ART
GALLERY OF GALLERY (QAG)
MODERN ART
(GOMA) CREMORNE
QUEENSLAND
PLAYHOUSE
MUSEUM QUEENSLAND
PERFORMING
RUSSELL STREET
STANLEY PLACE
ARTS CENTRE
STANLEY PLACE
(QPAC)
WILLIAM JOLLY BRIDGE GREY STREET
MONTAGUE ROAD
MELBOURNE STREET
PEEL STREET
FLEET LANE
BRISBANE CONVENTION AND
EXHIBITION CENTRE
HOPE STREET
(BCEC)
GO BETWEEN BRIDGE MERIVALE STREET
BILLE BROWN QUEENSLAND
THEATRE THEATRE
CORDELIA STREET
Parking
Secure undercover parking for all
performances can be pre-purchased with
your Season Ticket. An outdoor Council car
Premium Food and park is also available adjacent to the theatre.
Beverage Packages
Jump the queue by pre-purchasing your
food and drink package with your Season Visionaries Events
Ticket. Cheese platters, antipasto platters and
A series of events for members of our
meal options can be pre-purchased along
Visionaries annual giving program take place
with a premium drink including red, white
at the Bille Brown Theatre, giving our donors
or sparkling wine, beer and soft drink.
behind-the-scenes experiences and the
Pre-ordering is also available for interval drinks. opportunity to meet our artists and creatives.Your Visit
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Play Briefings Complimentary Programs
Come and hear the cast and crew talk about the Programs can be emailed to you before
production you are about to experience. Play each performance. You can also visit
Briefings are held on the stage a few days before queenslandtheatre.com.au for more information
the first Preview, so you often get a sneak peek about each play, including behind-the-scenes
at the set as well! The Briefings are free and videos and production trailers. If you pick up a
typically run for an hour. You’ll receive an email program at the theatre please consider recycling
reminder before the date so you can let us know it in the bins provided.
if you are attending.For more information please
see queenslandtheatre.com.au,
email sales@queenslandtheatre.com.au
or call 1800 355 528
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For patrons with vision impairment, an Audio
Description service is available at most
productions courtesy of Vision Australia. Please let Parking
the Queensland Theatre Season Ticketing Team
know if this service is required at the time Parking can be pre-purchased through
of booking. Queensland Theatre for Bille Brown Theatre
productions, or via QTIX for QPAC shows.
/ Audio Described
Transport
Accessibility Needs A range of public transport options are available
Wheelchair access and facilities are available to all of our production venues.
at all theatres. Hearing enhancement systems
are available in the Bille Brown Theatre and in Auslan Interpretation
the Playhouse. Please let us know about your
accessibility needs when you book. For patrons who are part of the deaf community,
Auslan interpretation is scheduled for all
productions in 2020, provided by Auslan Stage
Patrons with Individual Needs
Left. Please let the Queensland Theatre Season
With advance notice we can accommodate Ticketing Team know if this service is required at
a range of individual needs. It is strongly the time of booking.
encouraged that patrons notify staff of
individual needs at the time of booking. / Auslan InterpretedChoose your plays, select a package,
include your donation and plan your visit
HOW TO BOOK
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Book online at Order by calling us
queenslandtheatre.com.au 9:30am-5pm,
or email us Monday to Friday
sales@queenslandtheatre.com.au Freecall 1800 355 528
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Queensland Theatre Queensland Theatre Season
Administration Ticketing Team
78 Montague Road, PO Box 3310, South Brisbane,
South Brisbane QLD 4101Quick FAQs
What is a Season Ticket? Can I exchange my tickets? What is a Preview performance?
A Season Ticket is a package Season Ticket Holders may Previews are the performances
of 8, 6, 5 or 3 plays, when you exchange their tickets up prior to Opening Night.
book all your performances in to 48 hours prior to the Actors may still be fine-tuning
advance. You can save up to 33% ticketed performance. Go to their performance, and on
on Single Ticket prices. You can queenslandtheatre.com.au/ rare occasions the director
always exchange to a new date exchanges and follow the steps may even interrupt the show
if something comes up. Season to upload a picture of your to make technical or other
Ticket Holders get the first pick of ticket/s destroyed. Email sales@ adjustments. Previews can give
the best seats. queenslandtheatre.com.au, you a fascinating insight into the
attach a picture of your ticket/s process of theatre making.
What is a Fully Flex Package? destroyed and tell us your new
P Preview
date. Post/In Person – mail or
It’s a type of subscription where present your ticket/s to
you receive vouchers now and 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, Can I pay by instalment?
you can book your shows later, QLD 4101. Exchange and upgrade You sure can. Choose our
once you know your availability. fees may apply. post-pay plan. You will then be
Please note: there is a processing
charged fortnightly over eight
fee of $25 at the time of booking. What is the policy on refunds?
instalments (donations, fees and
Multiple passes cannot be used
We follow ticketing guidelines gift vouchers included in first
to book for the same play. We
set down by Live Performance instalment).
recommend you redeem your
Australia (LPA). Visit
vouchers as early as you can as
liveperformance.com.au Can I sit with friends?
shows do sell out!
for more information.
If you wish to sit with a friend you
What discounts do we offer? What if I miss a performance? must submit your forms together.
We offer Senior, Concession If you miss a booked performance
and 35 & Under. To see what or fail to get an exchange in
discounts apply to you go to the on time, you can purchase a
booking form or see our website. Season Ticket replacement at a
special price of $30 (subject to For more comprehensive FAQs
availability). please visit our website.The 2020 Season
Emerald City 8 — 29 Feb Playhouse, QPAC
By David Williamson Play Briefing: Tuesday, 4 February 6pm
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8 7:30pmP
10 6:30pmP 11 6:30pmP 12 7:30pmV 13 7:30pmO 14 7:30pm 15 2pmQT 7:30pm
17 6:30pmN 18 6:30pm 19 1pm 7:30pm 20 7:30pmLC 21 7:30pm 22 2pm 7:30pm
24 6:30pm 25 6:30pm 26 1pm 7:30pm 27 7:30pm 28 7:30pm 29 2pm 7:30pm
Triple X 14 Mar — 4 Apr Bille Brown Theatre
By Glace Chase Play Briefing: Tuesday, 10 March 6pm
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
14 7:30pmP
16 6:30pmP 17 6:30pmP 18 7:30pmP 19 7:30pmO 20 7:30pm 21 2pmQT 7:30pm
23 6:30pmN 24 6:30pm 25 1pm 7:30pmV 26 7:30pm 27 7:30pm 28 2pm 7:30pm
30 6:30pm 31 6:30pm 1 1pm 7:30pm 2 7:30pm 3 7:30pm 4 2pm 7:30pm
50th Anniversary Celebration 8 — 9 May Bille Brown Theatre
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8 7:30pm 9 1pm 7:30pm
Othello 30 May — 27 Jun Bille Brown Theatre
By William Shakespeare Play Briefing: Monday, 25 May 6pm
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
30 7:30pmP
1 6:30pmP 2 6:30pmP 3 7:30pmP 4 7:30pmO 5 7:30pm 6 2pmQT 7:30pm
8 6:30pmN 9 6:30pm 10 1pm 7:30pm 11 7:30pm 12 7:30pm 13 2pm 7:30pm
15 6:30pm 16 6:30pm 17 1pm 7:30pm 18 7:30pm 19 7:30pm 20 2pm 7:30pm
22 6:30pm 23 6:30pm 24 1pm 7:30pm 25 7:30pm 26 7:30pm 27 2pm 7:30pm
The Holidays 11 Jul — 1 Aug Bille Brown Theatre
By David Megarrity Play Briefing: Monday, 6 July 6pm
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
11 7:30pmP
13 6:30pmP 14 6:30pmP 15 7:30pmP 16 7:30pmO 17 7:30pm 18 2pmQT 7:30pm
20 6:30pmN 21 6:30pm 22 1pmV 7:30pm 23 7:30pmLC 24 7:30pm 25 2pm 7:30pm
27 6:30pm 28 6:30pm 29 1pm 7:30pm 30 7:30pm 31 7:30pm 1 2pm 7:30pm
Audio Described Auslan Interpreted
N Night with the Artists O Opening Night P Preview PH Public Holiday QT QT Club LC Legal Chapter V VisionariesOFFICE USE ONLY PATRON ID SURNAME ORDER #
Queensland Theatre Season 2020 - Booking Form
Before completing this form, please consider using our easy online booking service at queenslandtheatre.com.au/season
Please note, if you wish to sit with a friend, you must submit your forms together.
Groups whose forms are not received together cannot be guaranteed requested seating.
Ways to book *Full terms and conditions can be found at our website queenslandtheatre.com.au
Jump online Call us Mail us Drop in
Book online at Order by calling us Queensland Theatre Queensland Theatre
queenslandtheatre.com.au 9:30am-5pm, Mon to Fri Season Ticketing Team Administration
Or email us Freecall 1800 355 528 PO Box 3310, 78 Montague Road,
sales@queenslandtheatre.com.au South Brisbane, QLD 4101 South Brisbane
STEP 1. SEASON TICKET HOLDER DETAILS
NO. 1: 2019 Season Ticket Holder New Season Ticket Holder Patron ID (if known)
Title First name Surname
Street Suburb State
Postcode Phone Mobile
Previous address
Email D.O.B. (Optional)
PACKAGE TYPE: PRICE TYPE: PRICING GUIDE:
8 6 Adult
5 3 Senior QLD Government Seniors Card, excludes Business and National Senior Cards
Year first subscribed Concession Pension Card Healthcare Card DVA Card Full Time Student Card^
35 & Under Official document providing birthdate (e.g. Licence)^
So we can assign your Senior/Concession Card No. Expiry Date
loyalty tier
^Please provide official document showing proof of age and/or student status for 35 & Under and Student prices
NO. 2: 2019 Season Ticket Holder New Season Ticket Holder Patron ID (if known)
Title First name Surname
Street Suburb State
Postcode Phone Mobile
Previous address
Email D.O.B. (Optional)
PACKAGE TYPE: PRICE TYPE: PRICING GUIDE:
8 6 Adult
5 3 Senior QLD Government Seniors Card, excludes Business and National Senior Cards
Year first subscribed Concession Pension Card Healthcare Card DVA Card Full Time Student Card^
35 & Under Official document providing birthdate (e.g. Licence)^
So we can assign your Senior/Concession Card No. Expiry Date
loyalty tier
^Please provide official document showing proof of age and/or student status for 35 & Under and Student pricesOFFICE USE ONLY DATE CHANNEL SOURCE
DETAILS CHECKED LINE ITEMS ADDED SEATED PAID INV SCH PROCESSED BY
DONATION DONATION PROCESSED BY
STEP 2. SIT WITH A FRIEND, SEATING SECTION AND ACCESS NEEDS
Do you wish to sit near a friend? If so, you need to submit both your booking forms together. Please enter friend/s names:
SEATING SECTION Front Middle Back Aisle Other, please specify
ACCESS NEEDS Manual Wheelchair Motorised Wheelchair Transfer to theatre seat Remain in wheelchair
Hard of Hearing Low Vision Other, please specify
STEP 3. PERFORMANCES (Fully Flex Season Ticket Holders go to next step)
THE PLAYS YOUR TICKETS DAY / DATE / TIME EXPERIENCE
No. of No. of 1st Preference 2nd Preference Food and
TOTAL
package additional Parking Beverage
TICKETS e.g. Sat 15 Feb 7:30pm e.g. Wed 19 Feb 7:30pm
tickets tickets Packages
Emerald City
8 — 29 Feb N/A N/A
Playhouse, QPAC
Triple X
14 Mar — 4 Apr
Bille Brown Theatre
Othello
30 May — 27 Jun
Bille Brown Theatre
The Holidays
11 Jul — 1 Aug
Bille Brown Theatre
The Children
1 — 29 Aug N/A N/A
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Boy Swallows
Universe N/A N/A
29 Aug — 19 Sep
Playhouse, QPAC
Prima Facie
8 — 31 Oct
Bille Brown Theatre
Phaedra
14 Nov — 5 Dec
Bille Brown Theatre
50th Anniversary
Celebration N/A
8 — 9 May
Bille Brown TheatreSTEP 4. PACKAGES, ADDITIONAL TICKETS AND EXPERIENCES
Additional
Additional tickets Bille
Packages 8 Plays 6 Plays 5 Plays 3 Plays tickets Brown Theatre
Playhouse / Cremorne
Theatre
Opening Night
Adult $1136 Includes post-performance parties and a $280 tax-deductible donation $
Saturday Evening
Adult $496 $426 $375 $240 $88 $79 $
Senior $472 $408 $355 $228 $84 $75 $
Concession $432 $372 $330 $210 $77 $69 $
Weeknights Monday - Friday Evening
Adult $488 $426 $370 $237 $87 $77 $
Senior $464 $402 $350 $225 $83 $73 $
Concession $424 $372 $325 $204 $77 $67 $
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday Afternoon
Adult $440 $384 $335 $213 $78 $68 $
Senior $416 $354 $310 $192 $70 $62 $
Concession $384 $330 $285 $177 $65 $57 $
Previews
Adult $336 $288 $250 $159 $58 $51 $
Senior $336 $288 $250 $159 $58 $51 $
Concession $336 $288 $250 $159 $58 $51 $
35 & Under $240 $180 $150 $90 $33 $33 $
Add
Fully Flex Package Choose your dates later (8, 6, 5 and 3 play packages) $
$25 per package
50 YEARS OF THEATRE CELEBRATIONS
Add
50th Anniversary Gala Event Friday 8 May 7:30pm $
$150 per person
Add
50th Anniversary Performances Saturday 9 May 1pm or 7:30pm $
$60 per person
ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Package includes tickets and function.
Add $377 single /
Legal Chapter LC Legal Chapter members make a minimum donation of $1000 and $
$754 double
become part of the Visionaries annual giving program. See Step 5
Pre-pay Bille Brown Theatre secure parking. Add
Parking $
(Parking for QPAC performances can be booked via QTIX 136 246) $15 per play
One beverage
$
Premium Food $28 per play
Cheese platter with premium beverage package
and Beverage Two beverages
Packages $
$40 per play
Jump the queue One beverage
and pre-order your $
$28 per play
food and beverage Antipasto platter with premium beverage package
packages. Two beverages
$
(Bille Brown $40 per play
Theatre only) Gourmet pie plus side, with one premium beverage $30
$
Vegetarian pie option plus side, with one premium beverage per person per play
QT Club QT Join our theatre lovers club. See brochure for details Add $12 per play $
TOTAL $STEP 5. DONATIONS, VISIONARIES AND GIFT VOUCHERS
DONATIONS: Help us power the next 50 years
Please consider including a gift with your Season Ticket purchase. All donations, large or small, make a difference. THANK YOU.
$5,000 $2,500 $1,000 $500 $250 $100 My choice $
I/We would like to be acknowledged as
Donations of $1,000 and above are part of our Visionaries annual giving program and are invited to the private events listed in the brochure. All
donations of $500 and above are acknowledged in our play programs and in our annual report. Donations over $250 are listed on our electronic donor
board. Donations to Queensland Theatre are tax-deductible.
GIFT VOUCHERS: Purchase a Gift Voucher of any value for family and friends.
$
Recipient Name/s
GRAND TOTAL $
STEP 6. PAYMENT DETAILS AND DELIVERY
PAYEE 1:
CHEQUE (payable to Queensland Theatre)
CREDIT CARD (in full)
POST-PAY PLAN (credit card instalments)
*Book and pay nothing upfront. You will be charged fortnightly over 8 instalments (donations, fees and gift vouchers are included in first instalment)
DONATE $50 for our 50th Anniversary - Happy birthday! $
GRAND TOTAL (PAYEE 1) $
CREDIT CARD DETAILS: Visa Mastercard NAME ON CARD:
CARD # | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EXP / CVC
PAYEE 2:
CHEQUE (payable to Queensland Theatre)
CREDIT CARD (in full)
POST-PAY PLAN (credit card instalments)
*Book and pay nothing upfront. You will be charged fortnightly over 8 instalments (donations, fees and gift vouchers are included in first instalment)
DONATE $50 for our 50th Anniversary - Happy birthday! $
GRAND TOTAL (PAYEE 2) $
CREDIT CARD DETAILS: Visa Mastercard NAME ON CARD:
CARD # | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EXP / CVC
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Disclaimer:
Every endeavour has been made to ensure that the content of this brochure is correct at the time of printing. However, things can change. Queensland Theatre reserves the right to vary
advertised programs and to add, withdraw or substitute artists as necessary.
Ticket delivery options: Collect at Box Office at each performance Post
Sign me up to receive: Queensland Theatre eNews Production programs in advance via email
Information about leaving a gift in my will to Queensland TheatreCalendar dates
The Children 1 — 29 Aug Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
By Lucy Kirkwood Play Briefing: Monday, 27 July 6pm
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 7:30pmP
3 6:30pmP 4 6:30pmP 5 7:30pmP 6 7:30pmO 7 7:30pm 8 2pmQT 7:30pm
10 6:30pmN 11 6:30pm 12 1pm 7:30pmPH 13 7:30pm 14 7:30pm 15 2pm 7:30pm
17 6:30pm 18 6:30pm 19 1pm 7:30pmV 20 7:30pm 21 7:30pm 22 2pm 7:30pm
24 6:30pm 25 6:30pm 26 1pm 7:30pm 27 7:30pm 28 7:30pm 29 2pm 7:30pm
Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe 29 Aug — 19 Sep Playhouse, QPAC
Adapted for the stage by Tim McGarry Play Briefing: Monday, 24 August 6pm
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
29 7:30pmP
31 6:30pmP 1 6:30pmP 2 7:30pmP 3 7:30pmP 4 7:30pmO 5 2pmQT 7:30pm
7 6:30pmN 8 6:30pm 9 1pm 7:30pmV 10 7:30pm 11 7:30pm 12 2pm 7:30pm
14 6:30pm 15 6:30pm 16 1pm 7:30pm 17 7:30pm 18 7:30pm 19 2pm 7:30pm
Prima Facie 8 — 31 Oct Bille Brown Theatre
By Suzie Miller Play Briefing: N/A
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8 7:30pmP 9 7:30pmP 10 7:30pmO
12 6:30pm 13 6:30pm 14 7:30pm 15 7:30pmV 16 7:30pm 17 2pmQT 7:30pm
19 6:30pmN 20 6:30pm 21 1pm 7:30pm 22 7:30pmLC 23 7:30pm 24 2pm 7:30pm
26 6:30pm 27 6:30pm 28 1pm 7:30pm 29 7:30pm 30 7:30pm 31 2pm 7:30pm
Phaedra 14 Nov — 5 Dec Bille Brown Theatre
By Katherine Lyall-Watson Play Briefing: Monday, 9 November 6pm
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
14 7:30pmP
16 6:30pmP 17 6:30pmP 18 7:30pmP 19 7:30pmO 20 7:30pm 21 2pmQT 7:30pm
23 6:30pmN 24 6:30pm 25 1pm 7:30pmV 26 7:30pm 27 7:30pm 28 2pm 7:30pm
30 6:30pm 1 6:30pm 2 1pm 7:30pm 3 7:30pm 4 7:30pm 5 2pm 7:30pm
Audio Described Auslan Interpreted
N Night with the Artists O Opening Night P Preview PH Public Holiday QT QT Club LC Legal Chapter V Visionaries
© The State of Queensland Queensland Theatre is a member of the
(Queensland Theatre) 2019 Australian Major Performing Arts Group.
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