Argus – 5 May – 17 May – Bille Brown Studio, QTC

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by Dead Puppet Society

 

Queensland Theatre Company presents a Dead Puppet Society production

Hell bent on bringing their brand of magical entertainment to the world, the Dead Puppet Society creates puppet-based visual theatre that conjures immersive worlds for a wide range of audiences. The Society has worked in New York, South Africa and Australia, collaborating with companies including The Jim Henson Foundation and Handspring Puppet Company.

Step into this whimsical wonderland where table tops grow grass and water bottles become the depths of the ocean.
Making use of nothing but household objects and the performers’ hands, Argus transcends from the simple to the sublime exploring the fragile attempts of this little creature to find a home in a world where he just doesn’t fit in.
Working on principles of found objects and transformation, this quietly touching piece highlights the beauty of an impossible life; one that is full of playfulness, joy and laughter.
Argus will expand the imaginations of adults and children alike.

Developed with Brisbane Powerhouse.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Funding support for this project has been provided by The Jim Henson Foundation.

“It’s sweet and hilarious regardless of your age.”
-Australian Stage

 

Creative Producer: Nicholas Paine

Director and Designer: David Morton

Original Score: John Babbage (Topology)

Dramaturg: Richard Tulloch

Live Music: Topology

 

Oedipus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – 23 May – 13 June – Bille Brown Studio, QTC

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by Daniel Evans

Queensland Theatre Company and Queensland Government present

What if Oedipus lived next door? What if the whole street knew what he’d been up to with his own mother, because of the word daubed in fluorescent letters on his garage door?

Queensland Premier’s Drama Award winner Daniel Evans brings the drama and horror of an Ancient Greek myth to the sleepy cul-de-sacs of modern Australian disturbia in this wild, wonderful ride spinning off from Sophocles’ 2500-year-old Theban plays. Evans (The China Incident, I Want to Know What Love Is, I Should Have Drunk More Champagne) shines a blacklight into the bedrooms and basements of the most infamous family in mythology by reimagining them as the unseen but most gossiped-about family on the block.

In this dark and savagely funny play we’re led by a chorus of quirky characters into the secret, tragic, desperate lives of a family cursed to be the centre of attention. Evans asks what devils lurk in our own backyards? How do tight-knit communities cope with unspeakable tragedy? How do we point the finger when there’s nowhere to lay the blame? And who ends up playing the monster?

Oedipus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is the story of a tragedy no one saw coming, but everyone wants to talk about.

After: The Theban Plays by Sophocles

Director: Jason Klawein

Lighting Designer: Daniel Anderson

Cast Includes: Emily Burton and Toby Martin

Warning: Some coarse language

 

 

Country Song – 4 July – 8 August – Playhouse, QPAC

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by Reg Cribb | Original concept by Michael Tuahine

Queensland Theatre Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre present

As Sydney Opera House throws open its doors in 1973 with an extravagant gala concert, another Australian icon is having a backstage crisis. Indigenous singing superstar Jimmy Little is to croon for Queen Elizabeth II, but the words won’t come.

In Country Song, Jimmy is whisked on a road trip to his past as his story weaves into those of his contemporaries. Inspired by true life experiences of singers like Wilma Reading, Auriel Andrew, Bobby McLeod, Vic Simms, Roger Knox and Lionel Rose.

Once a smiling, cheeky child of Vaudevillians, now a poster boy for Indigenous performers, Jimmy wrestles with whether to take the Opera House stage or quietly fade away. Filled with Jimmy’s best-known tunes, Country Song is a beautiful, musical, witty and warming journey that celebrates the healing power of music.

Don’t miss the world premiere of this exciting new Indigenous work specially commissioned for Queensland Theatre Company and co-produced with QPAC.

Reg Cribb has won the Patrick White Playwrights’ Award, two WA Premier’s Literary Awards, the major WA Premier’s award, a NSW Premier’s Literary Award and a QLD Literary Premier’s Award. This script won the 2013 Rodney Seaborn Playwright’s Award for New Work.

Original Concept: Michael Tuahine

Director: Wesley Enoch

Cast Includes: Michael Tuahine

 

 

 

Rumour Has It – 8 July – 11 July – Bille Brown Studio, QTC

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by Adam Brunes & Naomi Price

 

Part MTV unplugged, part intimate bedroom lament, Rumour Has It marries a modern-day music legend with Australia’s fastest-rising cabaret star.

You’re invited to spend an evening with Adele: Grammy goddess, young mum, and potty-mouthed everywoman. Joined on stage by a big band of Australia’s best musicians, Adele spills all the intimate details about life on the road, love on the rocks, and the prick who took a sledgehammer to her heart.

Award-winning Rumour Has It stars Naomi Price, last seen in 2014’s smash hit Gloria, in her acclaimed portrayal of the pop idol, and features hits including Skyfall, Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You. The show has become one of Australia’s most-loved original cabarets.
In this brand new season, she’s busting out some new songs, with fresh arrangements – and her infamous, up-to-the-moment, scathing social satire, delivered the way only a loudmouthed Londoner can.

“Adele is a remarkable storyteller. She’s an accidental superstar ­– an underdog – and as we know, Australians love nothing more than getting behind the underdog.” Naomi Price

Originally produced in association with the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts.

 

“Price is glorious fun and leaves the audience smiling as she smashes through Adele’s soundtrack with the respect and honesty you would expect from the cabaret scene’s crème de la crème of talent …”
-Australian Stage

Cast Includes: Naomi Price with Mik Easterman, Rachel Everett-Jones, Andrew Johnson, Luke Kennedy, Michael Manikus, Jason McGregor and Lai Utovou

Musical Director: Jason McGregor

Original Arrangements: Naomi Price, Jason McGregor & Michael Manikus

Vocal Arrangements: Naomi Price & Luke Kennedy

Lighting Design: Jason Glenwright

Production Manager: Jamie Taylor

Coarse Language and adult themes. Recommended 15 years and over.

 

 

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