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The 2018 Season
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A great season of theatre is like a great
album. It is a series of unique experiences
that, when put together, form a meaningful
whole and take you on a journey.
The journey across our nine in 2018 shows is
deliberately varied, but unified by our desire
to share the very best with Brisbane. You can
see urgent new Australian stories, the finest
new international plays, the hottest next
generation of talent, and the country’s most
outstanding artists. In reverse, we’re also
taking the best of Brisbane to the rest of the
state and country. We will world premiere
a show in Cairns, tour 11 Queensland
venues, take two shows to Melbourne,
two to Sydney, one to Perth and another
to Canberra. Queensland Theatre will be a
national force like never before.
Each of the plays in Season 2018 achieves
what theatre does best – puts human
experience under the microscope. We can
see ourselves reeling with chaos in the
workplace, enraptured in new romance,
navigating the parent-child relationship,
celebrating with family and wrestling with a
failing marriage.
Sam Strong
Artistic Director
Artistic Director Sam Strong
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First, a thank you. Thank you for so enthusiastically
embracing the 2017 Season. Together we set a twenty-
year record for Season Ticket Holders, played in more
places, and shared theatre with more people than
ever before.
If 2017 was about taking the talents of Queensland
to the rest of the country, 2018 sees us telling more
stories from our wonderful home state. In May, one of
the most dramatic sporting moments of all time will
form the springboard for a new play about football,
family and faith. In November, Ibsen’s classic heroine
Hedda Gabler will splash down poolside in a new
version set on the Gold Coast.
Like all great theatre, the 2018 Season transports
us to places we wouldn’t otherwise encounter (or
even imagine). The eight plays traverse centuries of
time, the breadth of our country, the expanse of the
globe, and the inner workings of diverse and brilliant
minds. In the coming year, you can be at the centre of
a food fight at the Christmas dinner from Hell, evade
pursuers across the Scottish highlands, wrestle with a
Kafkaesque bureaucracy in Tehran, help solve a 1960s
murder mystery in the Western Australian Wheatbelt,
become entangled in a 17th Century scientific feud, or
sing melancholy love songs to the exotic Duke of
a mythical realm.
All of this transportation will take place via the magic
of theatre. And in 2018, our home venue will itself be
the subject of a dramatic reveal. When it re-opens,
the Bille Brown Studio will have been transformed –
via a new stage, new seating and a new foyer – into the
Bille Brown Theatre.
Welcome to the 2018 Season.
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A razor sharp rom-com that blends
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
with Meet the Fockers
Two politically powerful families at war. A son and daughter
helplessly in love, defying their parents. You’ve heard this
story before – but what if Romeo was white, Juliet was black
and the war mainly fought on Twitter?
After a whirlwind romance, hotshot lawyer Charlotte Gibson
and penniless avant-garde cellist Francis Smith are engaged.
One thing stands in the way: Charlotte’s the favourite daughter
of Australia’s most charismatic Aboriginal politician, and Francis
is the son of his dour and stridently conservative rival. It’s been
mutual hatred for decades, sparked by an infamous shoe-
throwing incident on the floor of parliament.
As the two bitterly entrenched families collide in the Gibson’s
glitzy holiday mansion over an Aussie Christmas dinner, the
long-standing feud comes to a head. Cue a sharp-witted and
riotously funny struggle for dominance where barbed insults fly,
secrets come flooding out and hypocrisies of all kinds – race,
gender, religion, status – are mercilessly skewered.
Black is the New White sold out its world premiere season at
Sydney Theatre Company in 2017, a triumph for Queensland
Theatre’s director Paige Rattray, writer Nakkiah Lui and designer
Renée Mulder. Now it’s coming to Brisbane.
‘Big social issues with a Relationship services in Australia
whole heap of goofball’ experience a 50% spike in demand
– The Guardian in the first two weeks of January,
generally attributed to holiday
season stress.
By Nakkiah Lui
Directed by Paige Rattray
Family Feud LOL In-law Xmas Peter Andre Food Fight Prada Twittersphere
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1 — 17 February
Playhouse, QPAC
Designer Renée Mulder Cast Includes Kylie Bracknell (Kaarljilba A Sydney Theatre Company Production
Lighting Designer Ben Hughes Kaardn), Tony Briggs, Luke Carroll, Black is the New White was originally
Composer/Sound Designer Steve Toulmin Vanessa Downing, Geoff Morrell, commissioned by Sydney Theatre Company
Melodie Reynolds-Diarra, Shari Sebbens, with the support of the Malcolm Robertson
Tom Stokes, Anthony Taufa Foundation. Original production supported
by the STC Donor Syndicate.
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Tongue-in-cheek noir thrills as
four actors deliver hundreds of
characters and thousands of laughs
A night at the theatre goes spectacularly wrong for dashing
adventurer Richard Hannay, ending with a glamorous
secret agent dead in his arms. Stiffening his upper lip,
our handsome hero dives straight into a thrilling wartime
conspiracy in this ripping laugh-a-minute romp.
Classic film noir melds seamlessly with zany comedy as Hannay
clings to trains, dangles from bridges and is harried across the
moors by machine-gun fire – all recreated through fiendishly
inventive stage wizardry. With just four actors playing a titanic
cast of 139 characters, this riotous retro spy caper is performed
at breakneck speed with a knowing wink to the audience and a
tip of the hat to Alfred Hitchcock and Tony Hancock.
After a record-breaking season at State Theatre Company
South Australia, former Queensland Theatre Associate Director
Jon Halpin returns to Brisbane to direct an all-Queensland cast
including Hugh Parker and Leon Cain.
Scottish author John Buchan’s 1915
novel The Thirty-Nine Steps has
spawned multiple film adaptations
– most famously Alfred Hitchcock’s
1935 version.
‘A dizzy and theatrical
game played with wit
and versatility’
– The Times
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock
and the novel by John Buchan
Directed by Jon Halpin
Riotous Classic Skulduggery Quick Change Spy Ring Farce
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24 February — 24 March
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
In association with
State Theatre Company
South Australia
By arrangement with Edward
Designer Ailsa Paterson Cast Includes
Snape for Fiery Angel Limited
Composer/Sound Designer Stuart Day Leon Cain, Hugh Parker
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28 April — 19 May ‘…a 400-plus year-old comedy
(that) can still deliver the LOLs’
Playhouse, QPAC – Time Out London
‘Twelfth Night’ usually falls on 5
January, marking the end of the
Twelve Days of Christmas. The
play was probably written to be
performed as a bawdy bookend to
this period of carefree revelry at
Queen Elizabeth I’s court.
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sam Strong
Original music by Tim Finn
Mistaken Identity Autumnal Classic Gender Bender Live Music Eros
08Designer Tracy Grant Lord Cast Includes Jason Klarwein,
Lighting Designer Ben Hughes Christen O’Leary, Jessica Tovey
Tim Finn writes new songs for
Shakespeare’s dark comedy
A shipwreck sets in motion a wild and whimsical
tale of mistaken identities, separated twins,
rebellious servants, unrequited love and a pair
of ridiculous yellow stockings. After the twelfth
night, the land of Illyria will never be the same.
Washed ashore and separated from her twin brother, the plucky
Viola must learn to survive alone in an exotic foreign country.
Disguising herself as a man, she quickly becomes entangled in
a web of amorous pursuits gone awry. As Cupid’s arrows send
In association with dukes and countesses running in disastrous directions, a wacky
Queensland Performing entourage of servants and drunken freeloaders watch on in
Arts Centre
amusement. All the while, Viola must fight to ensure nothing
blows her cover.
Shakespeare’s hilarious and lovable characters are brought to life
Production Sponsor through all new songs by legendary composer Tim Finn (Ladies
in Black, Split Enz, Crowded House) and a cast of comedic greats
including Jason Klarwein, Christen O’Leary and Jessica Tovey.
09One football club, one family, and
one unforgettable NRL grand final
Where were you the night of the 2015 NRL Grand Final?
The night when long-time underdogs the North Queensland
Cowboys won in an all-QLD nail-biter that changed the
game, and the state, forever. For one family of Cowboys
diehards, their whole lives have led up to this moment.
Jess was born on the night of the North Queensland
Cowboys’ first game in Townsville. Daughter of Foley Shield
legend Frank ‘Black Flash’ Wright, she grew up as a footy
fanatic with big dreams, silky skills and boundless ambition
to play. But as a girl in a male-dominated sport, she faces
more than her fair share of knockbacks, just like the luckless
Cowboys. Despite their relentless string of losses, Jess still
dares to believe in her team, and herself.
Queensland Theatre joins forces with debase productions
and JUTE Theatre Company in Cairns to bring this iconically
Queensland story to audiences across the state.
In the 2015 grand final, the Cowboys
beat the Broncos 17-16 thanks to
a Johnathan Thurston field goal in
golden point.
‘Sport and theatre have so much in
common and I love them both: their
sense of drama and spectacle, of
heroes and villains, and triumphs
against the odds. The last few
minutes of the 2015 NRL Grand
Final is almost the perfect piece of
storytelling’
– Sam Strong
Written by Robert Kronk and
Nadine McDonald-Dowd
Directed by Bridget Boyle
Queenslander Fans Night Out JT World Premiere Take the Team Cowboys
10Designers Simona Cosentini,
Simone Tesorieri
Cast Includes Chenoa Deemal
26 May — 23 June
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
2 — 12 May 17 — 19 May
Centre of Contemporary Arts, Cairns Dancenorth, Townsville
Co-production with debase productions and Townsville dates co-
JUTE Theatre Company presented with Dancenorth
1112 — 28 July
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Supported by
A co-production with
Malthouse Theatre
Designer Romanie Harper
Lighting Designer Ben Hughes
Cast Includes Rodney Afif, Veronica Neave,
Osamah Sami
12‘G ood Muslim Boy stands out from
the pack for its success in rendering
Osamah Sami’s memoir Good Muslim the strange as familiar, and the
Boy, upon which the play is based, familiar as deeply strange’
won a 2016 New South Wales – The Australian
Premier’s Literary Award.
An irreverent but tender memoir of a
father, a son and a question of faith
What does it mean to be a good Muslim boy? You probably
shouldn’t gawk at girls in bikinis or fake a medical degree.
If you must be an actor, you shouldn’t play a gay man on
television, or Saddam Hussein in a post 9/11 American
musical. And you definitely, definitely shouldn’t leave an
arranged bride at the altar.
Meet Osamah Sami. He’s done all of the above. Interesting,
considering his father is one of the leading Islamic clerics in
Australia, having pulled his family out of war-torn Iran to settle in
suburban Melbourne.
But when his kindly and unorthodox dad dies suddenly during
a trip to Iran, Osamah must grapple with an inscrutable and
corrupt bureaucracy in his fight to bring his father’s body home
to Australia – all the while looking back on his life in a haunting,
hilarious and heart-wrenching retrospective.
By Osamah Sami, adapted for the stage by
Osamah Sami and Janice Muller
Directed by Janice Muller
Not PC Tragicomedy Quirky Quarter-life Crisis Rebel True Story
13The smash-hit stage adaptation
of the classic Australian
coming-of-age mystery
In the sizzling summer of 1965, a bookish 14 year-old boy
flees from the boredom and bullying of small-town life
by burying himself in stories of epic adventure. He never
thought he’d find himself living one.
Charlie Bucktin lives in a tiny, insignificant bush town where
nothing happens. Nothing, that is, until the town’s very own
Huckleberry Finn – the light-fingered and dark-skinned Jasper
Jones – stumbles upon a gruesome crime out by the dam.
Who else would he call on for help but the sharpest kid around?
A midnight tap at Charlie’s window sparks a race to solve a
murder and clear Jasper’s name.
Somewhere between Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and
classic movie Stand by Me, Kate Mulvany’s adaptation of Craig
Silvey’s novel is a bittersweet, joyous coming-of-age yarn set in a
community where every weatherboard house hides a dark secret.
‘A corker’
– The Age Sam Strong’s production of Jasper
Jones sold out its Melbourne Theatre
Company season and was nominated
for four Helpmann awards including
Best Play. Now Brisbane gets to see
what all the fuss is about.
Based on the novel by Craig Silvey
Adapted by Kate Mulvany
Directed by Sam Strong
Relive the 60s Australiana Normie Rowe Batman vs Superman Whodunnit
1428 July — 18 August
Playhouse, QPAC
Co-Production Sponsor A restaging of the Melbourne Theatre
Company Production
Designer Anna Cordingley
Lighting Designer Matt Scott
Composer/ Sound Designer Darrin Verhagen
Cast Includes Ian Bliss, Shaka Cook
15David Williamson meets Isaac
Newton on the verge of his
greatest scientific discovery
Isaac Newton’s laws of motion are the foundation
of countless human advancements. This is the
story of how one of the greatest moments of
scientific illumination almost didn’t happen.
It’s 1684, the dawn of the Enlightenment.
Bright young astronomer Edmund Halley must
somehow wrangle the secrets of the universe from
the brain of fickle and contrary Isaac Newton. At the
same time he must wrestle with his faith and risk his
home, family and reputation to find the money and
means to share this beautiful, powerful theory with
the world at large.
For all the celestial bodies and scientific laws named
after them, it’s easy to think of our 17th Century
giants of science as infallible geniuses. But here
are our most powerful minds laid bare: riddled with
self-doubt, squabbling over fame, and ensconced in
bitter intellectual rivalries.
Beloved playwright David Williamson bring us
a gripping and blackly funny drama about ideas that
would change the world. The all-star cast includes
Matthew Backer (Switzerland), William McInnes
(SeaChange, Time of our Lives) and Rhys Muldoon
(House Husbands).
‘Isaac Newton was not a pleasant man’
– Stephen Hawking
Edmund Halley is the namesake of
Halley’s Comet. He realised that
comets observed in 1531, 1607 and
1682 were in fact one comet passing
the earth every 76 years.
By David Williamson
Directed by Sam Strong
Legends Brought to Life Egos Science True Story Alchemy World Premiere
166 October — 3 November
Bille Brown Theatre
Designer Renée Mulder Cast Includes Matthew Backer,
Lighting Designer David Walters William McInnes, Rhys Muldoon
1710 November — 8 December
Bille Brown Theatre
Designer David Fleischer Cast Includes
Lighting Designer Emma Valente Jimi Bani, Danielle Cormack,
Jason Klarwein, Joss McWilliam,
Andrea Moor
18Ibsen’s fiercest leading lady lands
poolside on the Gold Coast
Hedda Gabler is railing against her life. She didn’t marry
bogan drug slinger George Tesman so she could play
housewife in a monstrous Gold Coast mansion with white
leather couches, blingy chandeliers and endless rounds of
Aperol Spritz.
She wants something much more. Now her old flame, Ejlert
Løvborg, is out of prison and off the junk. Is he about to slice
off a piece of George’s empire? Maybe Hedda can pull some
strings to work this to her advantage.
Logie Award-winning actor Danielle Cormack (Wentworth,
Rake) is the Hedda we’ve all been waiting to see. Melissa
Bubnic gives us a local version of the Henrik Ibsen classic
that is as dangerous and surprising as its heroine.
The role of Hedda Gabler is ‘Bubnic’s script is bitingly funny
considered the female acting and no one is spared the lash’
equivalent of Hamlet. – The Sydney Morning Herald
A re-imagining of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
By Melissa Bubnic
Directed by Paige Rattray
Pistols Sunny Place for Shady People Classic Glitter Strip Underbelly
19BECOME A
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HOLDER
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YOUR
JOURNEY
1 — 17 Feb 12 — 28 Jul
Black is the New White Good Muslim Boy
(Playhouse) (Cremorne Theatre)
24 Feb — 24 Mar 28 Jul — 18 Aug
The 39 Steps Jasper Jones
(Cremorne Theatre) (Playhouse)
28 Apr — 19 May 6 Oct — 3 Nov
Twelfth Night Nearer the Gods
(Playhouse) (Bille Brown Theatre)
26 May — 23 Jun 10 Nov — 8 Dec
The Longest Minute Hedda
(Cremorne Theatre) (Bille Brown Theatre)Of course, we think you should see all eight shows.
But if you need some help narrowing it down,
check out our suggestions below. Or just mix and
match as you like
About Impress your Great with
right now friends a drink
Come and see contemporary With your cultural knowledge, There’s an old saying amongst
society on stage. Right here, your extreme good taste, comedians: ‘The more you
right now. and inspiring post-show drink, the funnier we get.’
discussions.
Black is the New White Nearer the Gods The 39 Steps
Good Muslim Boy Hedda Twelfth Night
Hedda Twelfth Night Black is the New White
The Longest Minute Jasper Jones
Edge of Go Down Stranger than
your seat Under fiction
Stay thrilled and riveted with Stories as heart-warming Relive some of history’s
these gripping rides. and diverse as our greatest moments and see
great country. the world through someone
else’s eyes.
Hedda Jasper Jones The Longest Minute
Jasper Jones Good Muslim Boy Nearer the Gods
The 39 Steps The Longest Minute Good Muslim Boy
Nearer the Gods Black is the New White
23choose
YOUR
PACKAGE
AND DATES
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8 Plays 6 Plays 5 Plays 3 Plays Playhouse
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OPENING NIGHT O
Adult $1073 Includes post-performance parties and a $265 tax-deductible donation.
Saturday Evening
Adult $432 $378 $335 $225 $83 $62
Senior $408 $360 $320 $213 $78 $60
Concession $376 $336 $295 $198 $73 $55
Weeknights Monday - Friday Evening
Adult $416 $372 $325 $219 $80 $60
Senior $400 $354 $310 $207 $76 $56
Concession $368 $324 $285 $192 $70 $52
Matinees
Adult $384 $336 $295 $195 $72 $55
Senior $352 $312 $270 $177 $65 $52
Concession $328 $282 $250 $162 $59 $48
Previews
Adult $296 $258 $225 $144 $53 $44
Senior $296 $258 $225 $144 $53 $44
Concession $296 $258 $225 $144 $53 $44
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Under 30 $216 $186 $165 $102 $37 $33
FULLY FLEX PACKAGE - Choose your dates later (8, 6, 5 and 3 Play Packages) $25 per package
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25The 2018 Season
BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE 1 — 17 February
Playhouse, QPAC
By Nakkiah Lui Play Briefing: Monday, 29 January 6pm
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 7:30pm P 2 7:30pm P 3 7:30pm O
5 6:30pm N 6 6:30pm 7 1pm 7:30pm 8 7:30pm 9 7:30pm 10 2pm QT 7:30pm
12 6:30pm 13 6:30pm 14 1pm 7:30pm 15 7:30pm 16 7:30pm 17 2pm 7:30pm
THE 39 STEPS
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
24 February — 24 March
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock and the novel by John Buchan Play Briefing: Monday, 19 February 6pm
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
24 7:30pm P
26 6:30pm P 27 6:30pm P 28 7:30pm P 1 7:30pm O 2 7:30pm 3 2pm QT 7:30pm
5 6:30pm N 6 6:30pm 7 1pm 7:30pm 8 7:30pm 9 7:30pm 10 2pm 7:30pm
12 6:30pm 13 6:30pm 14 1pm 7:30pm 15 7:30pm 16 7:30pm 17 2pm 7:30pm
19 6:30pm 20 6:30pm 21 1pm 7:30pm 22 7:30pm 23 7:30pm 24 2pm 7:30pm
TWELFTH NIGHT 28 April — 19 May
Playhouse, QPAC
by William Shakespeare Play Briefing: Monday, 23 April 6pm
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
28 7:30pm P
30 6:30pm P 1 6:30pm P 2 7:30pm P 3 7:30pm O 4 7:30pm 5 2pm QT 7:30pm
7 6:30pm N PH 8 6:30pm 9 1pm 7:30pm 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
THE LONGEST MINUTE 26 May — 23 June
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Written by Robert Kronk and Nadine McDonald-Dowd Play Briefing: Tuesday, 22 May, 6pm
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
26 7:30pm P
28 6:30pm P 29 6:30pm P 30 7:30pm P 31 7:30pm O 1 7:30pm 2 2pm QT 7:30pm
4 6:30pm N 5 6:30pm 6 1pm 7:30pm 7 7:30pm 8 7:30pm 9 2pm 7:30pm
11 6:30pm 12 6:30pm 13 1pm 7:30pm 14 7:30pm 15 7:30pm 16 2pm 7:30pm
18 6:30pm 19 6:30pm 20 1pm 7:30pm 21 7:30pm 22 7:30pm 23 2pm 7:30pm
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GOOD MUSLIM BOY 12 — 28 July
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
By Osamah Sami, adapted for the stage by Osamah Sami and Janice Muller Play Briefing: Monday, 9 July 6pm
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
12 7:30pm P 13 7:30pm P 14 7:30pm O
16 6:30pm N 17 6:30pm 18 1pm 7:30pm 19 7:30pm 20 7:30pm 21 2pm QT 7:30pm
23 6:30pm 24 6:30pm 25 1pm 7:30pm 26 7:30pm 27 7:30pm 28 2pm 7:30pm
JASPER JONES 28 July — 18 August
Playhouse, QPAC
Based on the novel by Craig Silvey, adapted by Kate Mulvany Play Briefing: Monday, 23 July 6pm
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
28 7:30pm P
30 6:30pm P 31 6:30pm P 1 7:30pm P 2 7:30pm O 3 7:30pm 4 2pm QT 7:30pm
6 6:30pm N 7 6:30pm 8 1pm 7:30pm 9 7:30pm 10 7:30pm 11 2pm 7:30pm
13 6:30pm 14 6:30pm 15 1pm 7:30pm PH 16 7:30pm 17 7:30pm 18 2pm 7:30pm
NEARER THE GODS 6 October — 3 November
Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre
By David Williamson Play Briefing: Tuesday, 2 October 6pm
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
6 7:30pm P
8 6:30pm P 9 6:30pm P 10 7:30pm P 11 7:30pm O 12 7:30pm 13 2pm QT 7:30pm
15 6:30pm N 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
29 6:30pm 30 6:30pm 31 1pm 7:30pm 1 7:30pm 2 7:30pm 3 2pm 7:30pm
HEDDA 10 November — 8 December
Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre
A re-imagining of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler by Melissa Bubnic Play Briefing: Monday, 5 November 6pm
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
10 7:30pm P
12 6:30pm P 13 6:30pm P 14 7:30pm P 15 7:30pm O 16 7:30pm 17 2pm QT 7:30pm
19 6:30pm N 20 6:30pm 21 1pm 7:30pm 22 7:30pm 23 7:30pm 24 2pm 7:30pm
26 6:30pm 27 6:30pm 28 1pm 7:30pm 29 7:30pm 30 7:30pm 1 2pm 7:30pm
3 6:30pm 4 6:30pm 5 1pm 7:30pm 6 7:30pm 7 7:30pm 8 2pm 7:30pm
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LEAD FROM
QUEENSLAND
Education and Youth
Regional
New Stories – New Artists
Ways to SupportCollective experiences that change lives –
on and off the stage
‘Theatre companies too often think about the short term
and the visible - the next season or the stars that might
be in it. At Queensland Theatre we’re equally committed
to our long-term investment in Australian culture - the
development opportunities that will leave a legacy.
Our Education and Youth Programs expose young people
to the life changing magic of live theatre, including
those whose circumstances make it difficult for them to
participate. Our artist pathways initiatives help people
make a life out of what they love, cultivating the careers
of artists at all levels of experience, from all backgrounds.
Great new art does not spring into life fully formed.
It depends upon creating the environment from which
it can emerge.
Your support is what makes this work possible. We can’t
lead from Queensland without you.’
Sam Strong
Artistic Director
Dream Big Talent I Queensland Theatre Giving Back Thank You
29Education and Youth
The future of theatre lives here
Future audiences, future artists. All over Queensland. From youth
ensembles in Brisbane and Logan, to curated writers groups, open
masterclasses and artists in schools, we’re inspiring and motivating
tomorrow’s leaders and providing safe spaces for self-expression.
We’re investing in theatre education all over the state, providing
drama teachers with specialised resources, hands-on support and
artist-in-residence programs. The breadth, scale and innovation
of our Education and Youth Programs is leading the way for other
state theatre companies.
Queensland Theatre will
For more information about Education and Youth Programs reach over 15,500 young
contact 07 3010 7600 or mail@queenslandtheatre.com.au people in 2018.
Queensland Theatre’s Senior
Youth Ensemble perform
Constellations by Nick Payne.
30Regional
Queensland Theatre’s
Torres Strait Island production
My Name is Jimi toured Cairns,
Brisbane and Thursday Island.
Theatre from our whole state,
for the whole country
In 2018 Queensland At Queensland Theatre we live up to our name. We’re telling stories
Theatre will commission
or produce five plays
from every corner of our state, and giving voice to all our cultures,
featuring Queensland especially our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
stories.
We’re touring our work regionally and nationally, making sure our
artists and their stories are known and applauded across Australia.
Isaac Drandic, one of Australia’s leading Indigenous artists,
has joined us as Resident Dramaturg. Based in Cairns,
Isaac is helping discover new talent and develop
regional stories.
Regional students don’t miss out either. Our Education
and Youth team bring together students and teachers from
across regional Queensland to work with our artists and
share their performances with each other.
For more information about regional programs contact
07 3010 7600 or mail@queenslandtheatre.com.au
31New Stories – New Artists
New stories from new voices
We want to create the next landmark work of Australian theatre,
but this doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, resources
Queensland Theatre works
and strong creative teams. That’s why we are supporting and with over 100 independent
welcoming assistant directors, resident artists, playwrights and artists each year, supporting
independent artists into Queensland Theatre. We are a home for their development and
sharing resources.
artists and new ideas, empowering practitioners to grow and tell
the stories that define us.
Assistant Directors – artists who have Playwrights – Queensland Theatre works with
participated in this program and then directed more than 20 playwrights annually, assessing
for the Company include Jason Klarwein scripts, offering commissions, providing
(My Name is Jimi, Much Ado about Nothing), dramaturgical support and organising creative
Kat Henry (Constellations) and Travis Dowling development readings.
(The Scene Project).
Independent Artists – our ground-breaking
Resident Artists – designers, directors, Independent Residency Program continues
choreographers and other emerging theatre in 2018. A group of independent Queensland
professionals receive mentorship and artists will receive support curated specifically
experience at Queensland Theatre. to meet their needs.
For more information about artist development opportunities contact us on
07 3010 7600 or mail@queenslandtheatre.com.au
‘Working with industry leaders, inside
a professional theatre company, has
been a turning point in my career.
It’s the kind of opportunity all artists
need but so few are given.’
Vilma Mattila
Resident Designer
32Ways to Support
The work we do is
impossible without you
If you’re inspired by what we do, please
consider including a gift with your Season
Ticket purchase. All donations, large or small,
will go towards creating more collective
experiences that change lives.
Thank you for your support.
$80 $200 $500
An hour of mentorship 10 subsidised A bus service to
for a playwright theatre tickets for bring regional students
students and artists to a performance
$1000 $2000
A day of creative A scholarship to our
development for a Youth Ensemble
new script
All donations over $2 are tax-deductible
and matched, dollar-for-dollar by the Queensland Government.
33Sponsors Make it Possible
From our long-term friend
Philip Bacon
‘Queensland Theatre is a place
where some of Australia’s
best artists passionately and
intelligently explore the human
experience. Philip Bacon Galleries
does the same through the visual
medium. It is no surprise that we
share the values of excellence
and altruism, and the mission of
enriching lives through art.
I am proud of our long-standing
relationship, and can say that
Queensland Theatre is the perfect
partner for a business wishing
to distinguish itself as an active
contributor to the community.’
Queensland Theatre is experiencing an
unprecedented period of growth and success
We are breaking Season Ticket sales records and reaching more
Australian cities and people than ever before.
Our corporate partners are essential to We are dedicated to providing our business
ensuring we continue to deliver shows and partners with curated benefits that meet their
community programs of the highest quality. specific needs and objectives.
In return, we offer our sponsors premium
media exposure, the ultimate entertainment
experience and an opportunity to fulfil the role
of a good corporate citizen.
For further information, please contact us on
07 3010 7600 or mail@queenslandtheatre.com.auOur Sponsors & Partners
Government Partners
Major Program Partner Building Enhancement Partner
Foundation Partners
englishfamily
F OU N DATI O N
Production Sponsors
Season Sponsors Media Supporters International Airline Partner
Production Supporter
Season SupportersYour
Experience
A new theatre
In November 2017 we will begin the process of converting our existing
Bille Brown Studio into a sophisticated, state-of-the-art corner stage
theatre, complete with a lift and fixed seating. Nearer the Gods, followed
by Hedda, will open the new Bille Brown Theatre. Include these shows in
your Season Ticket package and be amongst the first to experience the
comfort and glamour of Brisbane’s newest theatre venue.Auslan Nights with Play Briefings
Interpretation the Artists
For patrons who are deaf or hard If you want to know about the Come and hear the cast and crew
of hearing, Auslan interpretation audition process for an actor, talk about the production you are
is scheduled for a selection of how a character was developed, about to experience.
performances in 2018. Please let or why that piece of music Play Briefings are held on the
the Queensland Theatre Season was chosen, consider booking stage a few days before the
Ticketing team know if this service the Night with the Artists first preview, so you often get
is required at the time of booking. performances on selected a sneak peek at the set as well!
For more information email Monday evenings at 6:30pm. The Briefings typically run for
sales@queenslandtheatre.com.au Following the show, the cast and about an hour and are free. You’ll
or call 1800 355 528 creatives discuss the process receive an email reminder before
with you. the date so you can let us know if
you are attending.
N Night with the Artists
/ Auslan Interpreted
Audio Descriptions Opening Nights Previews
For patrons with vision Purchase an 8 Play Opening It’s exciting to be a part of the
impairment, an Audio Description Night Package and mingle first performances in front of
service is available at all with the stars at every post- an audience. This is when the
Playhouse productions courtesy performance party. This package fine tuning happens, and your
of Vision Australia. Please let includes a $265 tax-deductible reactions will help shape the
the Queensland Theatre Season donation to Queensland Theatre. production. Only $37 per play
Ticketing team know if this in an 8 Play Package.
service is required at the time of
booking. For more information
please see: qpac.com.au
O Opening Night P Preview
/ Audio Described
Complimentary Patrons with Transport
Programs Individual Needs
A range of public transport
Programs can be emailed to you With advance notice we can options are available to all our
before each performance. accommodate a range of performance venues. For further
You can also visit individual needs. It is strongly information regarding public
queenslandtheatre.com.au for encouraged that patrons notify transport please go to the
more information about each staff of individual needs at the Contact Us section of
play including behind-the-scenes time of booking. queenslandtheatre.com.au
videos and production trailers.
Please consider recycling your
program in the bins provided.
37YOUR
visit
In 2018, we will perform in Queensland Theatre’s
new Bille Brown Theatre and QPAC’s Playhouse
and Cremorne TheatresFind Us
Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre
78 Montague Road, South Brisbane
The foyer bar offers a range of beverages, snacks and light meals and is open 90
minutes before each performance. Metered parking is available directly opposite the
venue and along Merivale Street, with other parking available in nearby streets. We also
offer a limited number of secure undercover parks for select performances in the Bille
Brown Theatre. Please ask our Season Ticketing Team for more details and for bookings.
We recommend patrons consider public transport to the venue (see map below).
Playhouse, QPAC Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets,
South Bank South Bank
Located at the South Bank Parklands end of The Cremorne Theatre entrance faces the
QPAC, opposite the ABC building. Enter via South Bank Cultural Forecourt and river.
stairs or lift on Russell Street. The Playhouse is The foyer bar is open before each
serviced by three bars, with snacks and light performance. There are a number of car parks
meals available. There are a number of car in the precinct (QPAC, Cultural Centre, BCEC
parks in the precinct - QPAC, Cultural Centre, and South Bank Parklands). The area is home
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book
Choose your plays
Select a package
Include your donation
Plan your visit
Ways to book
Jump online Call us
Book online at Order by calling us
queenslandtheatre.com.au 9:30am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Or email us Freecall 1800 355 528
mail@queenslandtheatre.com.au
Mail us Drop in
Queensland Theatre Season Queensland Theatre Administration
Ticketing Team 78 Montague Road,
PO Box 3310, South Brisbane
South Brisbane, QLD 4101OFFICE USE ONLY PATRON ID: SURNAME: ORDER #:
Queensland Theatre Season 2018 - Booking Form
Before completing this form, please consider using our easy online booking service at queenslandtheatre.com.au/Season-Tickets
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.
STEP 1. SEASON TICKET HOLDER DETAILS
NO. 1: 2017 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: 8 6 5 3 PRICE TYPE: Adult Under 30*
Companion Card* DVA Card* Full Time Student* Healthcare Card* Pension Card* Seniors Card*
Concession Card No: Expiry Date: Name:
Year first subscribed: Please tell us the first year of your continuous subscription so we can assign your loyalty tier.
NO. 2: 2017 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: 8 6 5 3 PRICE TYPE: Adult Under 30*
Companion Card* DVA Card* Full Time Student* Healthcare Card* Pension Card* Seniors Card*
Concession Card No: Expiry Date: Name:
Year first subscribed: Please tell us the first year of your continuous subscription so we can assign your loyalty tier.
If you are booking for more than two Season Ticket Holders, please attach their details by photocopying this form or downloading an additional form
from queenslandtheatre.com.au/Tickets/Season-Tickets-2018
* Concession (Companion, DVA, Full-time Student, Healthcare, Pension): Please provide your card number or a photocopy of your full-time student ID.
* Seniors: Please provide your government Seniors Card number (excludes Seniors Business Discount or National Seniors cards).
* Under 30: Please enclose a photocopy of an offical document providing birthdate (eg. licence).
Do you wish to sit near a friend? If so, you need to submit both your booking forms together.
Please write your friend’s name and patron ID (if known):OFFICE USE ONLY Date: Channel: Source:
Details Checked Line Items Added Seated Paid Inv sch Processed by:
Donation: Donation Processed:
STEP 2. SEATING PREFERENCES & ACCESS NEEDS
SEATING PREFERENCE: Front Middle Back Aisle Other, please specify:
Manual Wheelchair Motorised Wheelchair Transfer to theatre seat Remain in wheelchair
ACCESS NEEDS:
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
No. of No. of 1st Preference 2nd Preference
TOTAL
package additional
TICKETS e.g. Sat 25 Feb 7:30pm e.g. Sat 4 Feb 7:30pm
tickets tickets
BLACK IS THE
NEW WHITE
1 Feb - 17 Feb
Playhouse
THE 39 STEPS
24 Feb - 24 Mar
Cremorne Theatre
TWELFTH NIGHT
28 Apr - 19 May
Playhouse
THE LONGEST MINUTE
26 May - 23 Jun
Cremorne Theatre
GOOD MUSLIM BOY
12 - 28 July
Cremorne Theatre
JASPER JONES
28 July - 18 Aug
Playhouse
NEARER THE GODS
6 Oct - 3 Nov
Bille Brown Theatre
HEDDA
10 Nov - 8 Dec
Bille Brown TheatreSTEP 4. PACKAGES, ADDITIONAL TICKETS & DONATIONS
PACKAGES ADDITIONAL TICKETS TOTAL
Bille Brown
2018 Packages 8 Plays 6 Plays 5 Plays 3 Plays Playhouse Theatre /
Cremorne
Opening Night
Adult $1073 Includes post performance parties and a $265 tax-deductible donation. $
Saturday Evening
Adult $432 $378 $335 $225 $83 $62 $
Senior $408 $360 $320 $213 $78 $60 $
Concession $376 $336 $295 $198 $73 $55 $
Weeknights
Adult $416 $372 $325 $219 $80 $60 $
Senior $400 $354 $310 $207 $76 $56 $
Concession $368 $324 $285 $192 $70 $52 $
Matinees
Adult $384 $336 $295 $195 $72 $55 $
Senior $352 $312 $270 $177 $65 $52 $
Concession $328 $282 $250 $162 $59 $48 $
Preview
Adult $296 $258 $225 $144 $53 $44 $
Senior $296 $258 $225 $144 $53 $44 $
Concession $296 $258 $225 $144 $53 $44 $
Under 30 - Excludes Saturday Evenings.
Under 30 $216 $186 $165 $102 $37 $33 $
QT Club - Have a passion for live theatre and want to
attend with like-minded people? Select the QT Club QT CLUB
$
first Saturday matinee performances and enjoy a pre ADD $10 PER PERFORMANCE
and post-show discussion over coffee and cake.
Fully Flex Package (8, 6, 5 & 3 Play Packages)
If you wish to book your Season Ticket now, but want to
choose your dates later, you can take a FULLY FLEX PACKAGE
$
Fully Flex Package and redeem when you know your ADD $25 PER PACKAGE
commitments. Please note: there is a processing fee of
$25 at the time of booking your Season Ticket.
TOTAL $DONATIONS: TOGETHER WE CAN LEAD AUSTRALIA IN THE CREATION OF THEATRE THAT CHANGES LIVES.
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: Please send my receipt by email
Donations over $2 are tax-deductible and matched dollar-for-dollar by the Queensland Government. Donations over $250 are acknowledged in our
play programs, on honour boards and in the Annual Report.
VOUCHERS: Purchase a Gift Voucher of any value for family and friends^.
$
Recipient Name/s:
TICKET DELIVERY OPTIONS:
Collect at Box Office at each performance - $0 Post - $0 Express Post - Add $6 $
TOTAL $
STEP 5. PAYMENT DETAILS
PAYEE 1:
CHEQUE/MONEY ORDER (Payable to Queensland Theatre Company) CREDIT CARD (in full)
CREDIT CARD INSTALMENTS (Please divide my grand total payment into four equal instalments,
$
with the first to be paid now and the balance to by paid 31 Jan/28 Feb/30 Mar 2018.^ ADD $10 HANDLING FEE
Please consider rounding up your total as a TOTAL (PAYEE 1) $
valued donation to Queensland Theatre.
GRAND TOTAL (INCLUDING ROUND UP)
Donations over $2 are tax-deductible^. $
THANK YOU!
CREDIT CARD DETAILS: Visa Mastercard NAME ON CARD:
CARD # | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EXP / CCV
PAYEE 2:
CHEQUE/MONEY ORDER (Payable to Queensland Theatre Company) CREDIT CARD (in full)
CREDIT CARD INSTALMENTS (Please divide my grand total payment into four equal instalments,
$
with the first to be paid now and the balance to by paid 31 Jan/28 Feb/30 Mar 2018.^ ADD $10 HANDLING FEE
Please consider rounding up your total as a TOTAL (PAYEE 2) $
valued donation to Queensland Theatre.
GRAND TOTAL (INCLUDING ROUND UP)
Donations over $2 are tax-deductible^. $
THANK YOU!
CREDIT CARD DETAILS: Visa Mastercard NAME ON CARD:
CARD # | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EXP / CCV
^ Credit card instalments: Please divide my grand total payment into four equal instalments, with the first to be paid now and the balance to be paid 31 Jan/28 Feb/30 Mar 2018.
Add $10 per PACKAGE for instalments. Please note any gift vouchers, donations, postage and instalment fees will come out of the first instalment.
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website. 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.
Please provide me with more information on Queensland Theatre’s pre-paid car parking for productions in the Bille Brown Theatre
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STEP 6. WAYS TO BOOK You will receive confirmation of your order. Tickets will be posted weekly from early
September to the names/addresses on the booking form.
Jump online Call us Mail us Drop in
Book online at Order by calling 9:30am-5pm, Queensland Theatre Season Queensland Theatre
queenslandtheatre.com.au Monday to Friday. Ticketing Team Administration
Or email us Freecall 1800 355 528 PO Box 3310, 78 Montague Road,
mail@queenslandtheatre.com.au South Brisbane, QLD 4101 South Brisbane
* Full terms and conditions can be found at our website queenslandtheatre.com.auBook Early and Win
WIN a trip to Singapore!
BOOK before 15 October and be in the draw
to win two return flights from Brisbane to
Singapore courtesy of our International Airline
Partner, Singapore Airlines.
WIN a luxury
accommodation package
BOOK before 15 October and be in the draw
to win a two night luxury accommodation and
breakfast package, including valet parking at
Rydges South Bank Hotel.
The first 4,000 people to
subscribe WIN a digital
subscription
BOOK before 30 November and you will
receive a complimentary digital subscription
to Griffith Review. Valid to the first 4,000
Season Ticket Holders only.
* Full terms and conditions can be found at our website queenslandtheatre.com.au
With thanks
Brochure Design: For The People
Photography: Stephen Henry, Tim Jones, Jared Vethaak
Printing: Screen Offset Printing
Hair and Makeup: Katrina Anger
Queensland Theatre is a member of the © The State of Queensland
Australian Major Performing Arts Group. (Queensland Theatre) 201778 Montague Road,
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101
Tel: 07 3010 7600
Fax: 07 3010 7699
Ticketing: 1800 355 528
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