Queensland Theatre Company Season 2015 Brochure

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Welcome to Season 2015. 2014 has been a great year.

We have witnessed some amazing theatre at Queensland Theatre Company - Macbeth, Gloria, Australia Day, Black Diggers and a huge range of small and large works. Everyone will have their favourites and sometimes the surprise theatre experiences you didn’t expect. So many of our shows sold out in 2014 … did you miss out?

Well here is your chance to get in and secure your seats for the top theatre experiences in 2015. QTC has been the leader in Queensland theatre for 45 years and in 2015 we are bringing you a huge range of professional productions that show off the best talent from around the country. QTC has proven itself as a purveyor of high quality adventures and in 2015 we will bring you the most diverse and ambitious program we have ever staged. The range of shows on offer come from our nationally recognised Indigenous Program, our showcasing of local independent theatre groups, partnerships with commercial presenters, works commissioned from our New Works Program, the return of the musical and a special celebration of our amazing talented Queensland women in a suite of works called DIVA.

There’s something for everyone at QTC in 2015. Bring your mother to the stage adaptation of the hit TV show Mother & Son, bring the kids to a puppet show called Argus, organise a group of friends to see The Odd Couple or treat yourself to the music of Tim Finn in Ladies in Black, our 2015 production which is proudly supported by Arts Queensland through the Super Star Fund.

Flick through these pages and check out all the shows you want to see, chat with your friends and organise an outing to the theatre … and give yourself a treat and add in a few adventures you might think are risky because you never know when you’ll be surprised by something out of the blue.

Subscribe and save up to 30% on a full price ticket. If you’re a regular subscriber you know the benefits of a multi-play package – the savings, your guaranteed seat, the play briefings, information about the shows, regular updates, special offers and the feeling that you are part of the QTC family. The QTC family is broad and excitable. Jump online and book your tickets now. It is always a pleasure to welcome you to the theatre. Come on in and make yourself at home.

Love, Wesley

Wesley Enoch Artistic Director

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Queensland Theatre Company presents

BOSTON MARRIAGE By David Mamet 24 January – 15 February Playhouse, QPACDirector: Andrea MoorDesigner: Stephen Curtis

Cast includes: Amanda Muggleton

The erudite Anna and Claire dwell together on the fringes of the Boston elite, but to keep themselves in the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed, Anna has been accepting expensive presents from a wealthy married man who’s become besotted by her. Claire, meanwhile, is aging disgracefully and is set on seducing a much younger woman, and wants not only Anna’s blessing but her help.

Boston Marriage is a quick-fire comedy riddled with the wicked wit of the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer behind Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow, David Mamet. With sarcasm and ribald banter it chips away at the pretensions and proprieties of high society and blows apart class distinction, while exploring the compromise needed to keep a marriage alive.

Boston Marriage is directed by Andrea Moor, who delighted audiences and critics alike and won a Matilda Award for 2013’s Venus in Fur.

* On tour to ten Regional Queensland venues 17 February – 27 March

“One of Mamet’s most satisfying and accomplished plays, and one of the funniest American comedies in years.” New York Post

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Queensland Theatre Company presents a Joint Ventures / Lascorp Entertainment / Fractured Limb production

MOTHER & SON by Geoffery Atherden

18 February – 15 March Playhouse, QPACDirector: Roger HodgmanSet Designer: Shaun GurtonCostume Designer: Esther Marie HayesLighting Designer: Nigel Levings

Cast: Noeline BrownDarren GilshenanRob Carlton Nicki Wendt Rachael BeckRobyn Arthur

Geoffrey Atherden penned the first episodes of Mother & Son in 1984 creating an instant classic!

Now 30 years later he has done it again. From the creator of the hit TV series comes a brand new stage comedy featuring everyone’s favourite forgetful mum in this trip down loss-of-memory lane!

Long-suffering second son Arthur, who has sacrificed so much to care for his mother Maggie, would just like a few weeks’ holiday with his new flame Anita. His philandering dentist brother Robert is no help, and manipulative Maggie is out to sabotage Arthur’s chances.

Vague but vicious and more arsenic than old lace, Maggie would have Arthur tied to her apron strings for life, if she could just remember where she put the apron ...

Fresh from the world premiere season at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre, Mother & Son brings up to date a treasured Australian comedy icon with Atherden’s distinctive brand of acerbic wit.

“These two much-loved characters are reincarnated

live on stage by Noeline Brown (Maggie) and Darren Gilshenan

(Arthur), whose consummate comic skills do justice to these

treasured characters …”Herald Sun

Production Sponsor

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BRISBANE By Matthew Ryan World Premiere

11 April - 3 May Playhouse, QPACDirector: Iain Sinclair

Cast includes: Conrad Coleby Lucy Goleby Dash Kruck Melanie Zanetti

Brisbane, 1942: a big country town jumping at shadows, never knowing if that buzz in the air is a cicada or a squadron of merciless Japanese Zeroes. World War II took the city’s innocence, and that of 14-year-old Danny Fisher.

Danny's dashing pilot brother has been killed in the Bombing of Darwin. As Danny's devastated family unravels, the teen finds a surrogate sibling in Andy, one of the Americans stationed in Brisbane. The American pilot takes Danny under his wing, and as the tension begins to rise between the Yank and Aussie servicemen, Danny hatches a reckless revenge plan against those who took his brother.

A QTC world premiere drawing on true stories from the leafy streets of Brisbane in the middle of wartime, Matthew Ryan’s Brisbane is a life-affirming coming-of-age tale, with moments of sublime comedy amid a heartfelt tale of a family fragmented by tragedy. A living, breathing picture postcard from a time that could have been the making or breaking of a city.

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Country SongBY REG CRIBB ORIGINAL CONCEPT BY MICHAEL TUAHINE

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.

Queensland Theatre Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre present

COUNTRY SONG By Reg Cribb Original concept by Michael Tuahine World Premiere

4 July – 8 August Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

Director: Wesley Enoch

Cast includes: Michael Tuahine

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Queensland Theatre Company congratulates QPAC on its 30th Anniversary and is delighted to be co-presenting this production with them.

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Happy Days

Winnie is trapped. Buried to her waist in a desolate place, under the pitiless gaze of the sun, she kindles hope out of a hundred little rituals and distracts herself with chatter and her meagre bag of possessions as her slow sink into oblivion continues. Is this brave woman the eternal optimist – or just deep in denial?

Samuel Beckett’s absurd, surreal masterpiece Happy Days is a powerful tale of resilience and of one woman’s struggle to survive against the odds - a rueful hymn to the adaptability and indomitability of the human spirit, and an exploration of the meaning of life itself. Winnie is a tour-de-force role for a female actor, and Queensland theatre icon Carol Burns is set to bring her to life at the Bille Brown Studio.

“Winnie has a brave heart first and foremost. We are all trying to make our way through life as best we can and Winnie uses all the resources that are available to her, wisely husbanded, to get through the day. This script is like a piece of music and you must let yourself feel it through to the end, and then consider the journey.” Carol Burns


HAPPY DAYS By Samuel Beckett 18 July – 15 August Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouseDirector: Wesley Enoch

Cast includes: Carol Burns

“… the greatest role for a woman in Beckett’s work and has been described as the actress’s equivalent of King Lear.”The Telegraph

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THE SEAGULL By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Todd MacDonald and Daniel Evans

29 August – 26 September Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse

Directors: Todd MacDonald and Daniel Evans

Cast: Emily Burton Helen Cassidy Nicholas Gell Amy Ingram Jason Klarwein Barbara Lowing Brian Lucas Christen O’Leary Hugh Parker Lucas Stibbard

Gather artists in a room and sparks are going to fly. That’s why Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull and Queensland Theatre Company’s Actors Studio are perfect partners.

Artistic Associate Todd MacDonald works with Daniel Evans to marshal an ensemble cast of ten acclaimed Brisbane actors in this contemporary retelling of a play with grand themes that resonate down through the ages. When famed but fading theatrical diva Arkadina brings her entourage – including her writer lover Trigorin and tortured, unconventional playwright son Konstantin – to seek solace at her brother’s country hideaway, she unwittingly sets light to a powderkeg of repressed emotions as flames of passion are lit and extinguished and love triangles mesh together and drift apart.

The combined skills of a stellar cast take centre stage in QTC’s Actors Studio production. The enduring brilliance of the text is emphasised in this stripped-back, raw experience that cuts to the heart of the heartbreak in a classic play about all the things which still fascinate humankind – family, power, sex, fame and passion.

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“… Anton Chekhov casts an extraordinary spell over 21st-century theatre audiences. A century after his death, he speaks with a mix of wit, idealism, sadness and wisdom that connects with the hopes and fears of today’s audiences.” The Guardian

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Neil Simon’s THE ODD COUPLE

17 October - 8 November Playhouse, QPAC

Director: Wesley Enoch

Cast: Jason Klarwein Tama Matheson

Suddenly single after his wife throws him out on the street, despairing journalist Felix reluctantly accepts the hospitality of his buddy Oscar, a sportswriter and Grade A slob.

Oscar’s sprawling apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side would once have been palatial – but after his own recent divorce, he lives in the midst of an ever-growing midden of domestic detritus. A big spender, a problem gambler, a hedonist, a boozer and a rake, he’s everything the neurotically neat and fastidious Felix is not. They’re the best of pals, but living together is proving a bit of a stretch.

A classic comedy from Pulitzer Prize and multiple Tony Award-winning American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, The Odd Couple reteams the odd couple from 2013’s Design For Living, Jason Klarwein and Tama Matheson, as the housemates from hell. Director Wesley Enoch recreates the magic and chaos of the beloved 1968 film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

“There is scarcely a moment that is not hilarious.”The New York Times

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“[Madeleine] St John enthusiasts mention her work in the same breath as Chekhov, Muriel Spark …”The Sydney Morning Herald #qtcinblack

Queensland Theatre Company in association with Queensland Performing Arts Centre presents

LADIES IN BLACK Book by Carolyn Burns Music and lyrics by Tim Finn Adapted from the book THE WOMEN IN BLACK by Madeleine St John World Premiere Originally workshopped in Queensland with the support of QPAC

14 November – 6 December Playhouse, QPAC

Director: Simon Phillips

Cast includes: Christen O’Leary

Step through the doors of F.G. Goode’s department store and into a marvellous musical whirl of glitz and glamour with Ladies in Black. This world premiere adaptation of Madeleine St John’s 1993 novel, The Women in Black, is brought to life by internationally-acclaimed director Simon Phillips (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Love Never Dies) with original music from superstar singer and musician, Tim Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House).

Sydney is crossing the threshold between the stuffy repression of the 1950s and the glorious liberation of the 1960s. Bright-eyed bookish school leaver Lisa is to join the sales staff in the city’s most prestigious department store. In that summer of innocence, a world of possibilities opens up as she befriends the colourful denizens of the women’s frocks department – including her new mentor, the exotic European Magda, mysterious mistress of the gowns.

With a dash of delicate comedy, Ladies in Black is a magical modern-day fairytale set in a city on the cusp of becoming cosmopolitan, and marks the triumphant return of musical theatre to Queensland Theatre Company’s stage.

Ladies in Black is supported by Arts Queensland through the Super Star Fund, a Queensland Government program that delivers super star performances exclusive to the state.

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DIVAA Celebration of Female TalentWhat is a diva?

She’s a woman of exceptional skill and charisma. A woman who commands her audience to listen. She is a warrior, traveller, artist, mother, superstar, wife, sister, worker, healer, magician, leader. She is everywoman.

Queensland Theatre Company’s 2015 DIVA program brings together five theatrical goddesses, each taking centre stage in their own tour-de-force performances.

Chenoa Deemal tells touching, funny stories of tears and reconciliation in a celebration of Indigenous survival, The 7 Stages of Grieving.

Carol Burns is brave Winnie, buried to her waist in Samuel Beckett’s absurd, surreal masterpiece Happy Days.

Libby Munro is a deadly Air Force pilot brought back to earth with a bump when she falls pregnant in Grounded.

Margi Brown Ash shares her life story in Home, bouncing across several continents as actor, therapist, schoolgirl, soapie starlet, wife and mother.

And Naomi Price transforms into pop star Adele in Rumour Has it – a Grammy goddess ready to spill her guts about the man who wronged her.

Remaining a vital masterwork 20 years after it was penned by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman, The 7 Stages of Grieving is a wise and powerful play about the grief of Aboriginal people and the hope of reconciliation. In this one-everywoman show, Chenoa Deemal (Mother Courage and Her Children) spins poignant stories of different people from different mobs – tear-streaked tales of tragedy go hand-in-hand with jubilant celebrations of simple survival.

Funny, devastatingly sad, politically relevant and culturally profound as it traverses the phases of Aboriginal history, The 7 Stages of Grieving is an invitation to face hard truths, to join hands and grieve. It shares true and personal stories that need to keep being told. And perhaps most importantly, it opens a dialogue about the issues that separate and unite Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

“Watching that hit such an emotional chord, it stayed with me for years. Seeing a visual representation of a beautiful and established culture suddenly wiped clear with the stroke of a hand was emotionally jarring and brought to my attention how powerful theatre can be.” Chenoa Deemal

Queensland Theatre Company presents a Grin & Tonic Theatre Troupe production

THE 7 STAGES OF GRIEVING By Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman

17 – 28 March Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouseDirector: Jason Klarwein

Cast: Chenoa Deemal

“… The 7 Stages of Grieving still speaks to us. Wise, honest, tender, funny and eloquent ...” Australian Stage

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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

Warning: Coarse language and adult themes. Recommended 15 years and over.

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

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Queensland Theatre Company presents the little red company production

RUMOUR HAS IT Created by Adam Brunes & Naomi Price

8-11 July Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouseMusic Director: Jason McGregorOriginal Arrangements: Naomi Price, Jason McGregor & Michael Manikus Vocal Arrangements: Naomi Price & Luke KennedyLighting Design: Jason Glenwright Production Manager: Jamie Taylor

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

“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#qtcadele

HOMEQueensland Theatre Company presents a Force of Circumstance production

HOME14 – 25 July Studio 2, The GreenHouseWriter/Producer/Co-Director: Margi Brown AshCo-Director /Co-Deviser: Leah MercerDesigner: Bev JensenLighting Designer: Ben HughesComposer/Sound Designer: Travis Ash

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Part performance, part installation and part conversation, in Home spectators become co-creators as they share their stories of where they came from.

Laying bare her own personal yarns from an amazing life, Brisbane theatremaker Margi Brown Ash weaves backwards and forwards through time and criss-crosses the globe in this moving and uplifting story of belonging and not belonging. Her own life is one of movement and constant reincarnation – from a schoolgirl dreaming of the future in 1960s country NSW, to a Number 96 soapie starlet in ’70s Sydney, then an actor in ’80s New York. Yet Brisbane has become a constant, a safe port from the rolling seas and changing tides of life.

Home is a sensitive, affecting and intimate theatre experience. After development in Mexico, the USA and Brisbane’s Metro Arts and as part of La Boite’s indie season, the critically praised show has found a new home at QTC.

“The original idea of Home grew out of a letter I received from one of my daughters while they were living in Palestine, describing how a family’s house had just been bulldozed down. The next few years were spent writing this play, as a way to understand the importance of home.” Margi Brown Ash

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“This sensitive, lively work empowers the audience as

Brown Ash brings us all Home. A rare and refreshing theatrical

work that connects the whole audience. Not to be missed.”

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Margi Brown Ash will lead you in an evening of remembrance and awakening at a special workshop, designed to facilitate participants' own stories of ‘home’ through storytelling and other creative outlets. (See Dates p37).

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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.

Queensland Theatre Company presents a Dead Puppet Society production

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5 – 17 May Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse

Creative Producer: Nicholas Paine Director and Designer: David Morton Original Score: John Babbage (Topology)Dramaturg: Richard Tulloch Live music performed by Topology

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

Australian Stage

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GROUNDED By George Brant

29 July – 15 August Studio 2, The GreenHouseDirector: Andrea Moor

Cast: Libby Munro

She was the queen of the skies. The Air Force’s finest. Top Gun. She lived for the squeeze of the trigger as she rained missiles down on the minarets below. But then she fell in love, fell pregnant, and fell back to earth with a bump.

Rekindling her career, The Pilot finds warfare has changed. No longer soaring above the battlefield, instead she slumps in a chair in the Nevada desert, peering at images of a different desert half a world away for twelve hours at a time. She’s a Reaper drone pilot, remotely controlling a death-dealing robot, a pitiless $11 million eye in the sky that can obliterate a convoy or village in seconds.

As the sands of America and Afghanistan start to blur, The Pilot realises it’s one thing to go off to war, but quite another to fight a war wirelessly, clock off, and kiss your child goodnight. Featuring Libby Munro, who stunned audiences and critics with her blistering Matilda award winning performance in 2013's Venus in Fur, as The Pilot.

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BOSTON MARRIAGE BY DAVID MAMET 17 February – 27 March

After its Brisbane season, our opening production will travel to ten Regional Queensland venues.

Erudite fringe-dwellers Anna and Claire reach a crisis: to preserve their lifestyle, Anna has been accepting expensive presents from a wealthy married man who’s become besotted by her, but Claire is set on seducing a younger woman. A connection between their two paramours is set to put this Boston marriage on the rocks.

KELLY BY MATTHEW RYAN 10 March – 22 July

Kelly featured in QTC’s Season 2012 and will now be performed in 39 venues across 19 weeks throughout Australia.

Ned Kelly is about to hang for his crimes, but his final night in prison is interrupted by the arrival of his brother Dan, disguised as a priest. Supposedly killed at the siege of Glenrowan, Dan is intent on moving north to Queensland and forgetting his past. To do so, he needs Ned’s blessing and forgiveness. But the last time they saw each other, Dan tried to shoot Ned dead. So begins a brutal confrontation by two titans of Australian history. Facing the sins of their past, each blames the other for their downfall. And neither will escape unharmed.

BLACK DIGGERS BY TOM WRIGHT 2 March – 2 May

A sell-out season at the Sydney Festival in 2014 has been followed by another successful season at the Brisbane Festival. We are now thrilled to be taking this production to five centres across the country in 2015.

One hundred years ago, in 1914, a bullet from an assassin’s gun in Sarajevo sparked a war that ignited the globe. Patriotic young men all over the world lined up to join the fight – including hundreds of Indigenous Australians. Black Diggers is the story of these men – a story of honour and sacrifice that has been covered up and almost forgotten. It is the culmination of painstaking research into the lives and deaths of the thousand or so Indigenous soldiers who fought for the British Commonwealth in World War I.

HEAD FULL OF LOVE BY ALANA VALENTINE 2 June – 28 September

This tale also warmed the hearts of audiences in 2012. In 2015, it will be performed in over 20 venues across the country. This is the story of two remarkable women; one white, one black; and the unlikely but inspiring friendships which forms between them. It invites you to look differently at the possibilities of the humble beanie: a much-loved everyday item, and an extension of ourselves and the everyday lives we wear.

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“It’s exciting, heartbreaking, thrilling and uncomfortable – everything great theatre should be.” Wesley Enoch

Queensland Theatre Company and Queensland Government present

OEDIPUS DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE By Daniel Evans After The Theban Plays by Sophocles

World Premiere

23 May – 13 June 2015 Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse

Director: Jason KlaweinLighting Designer: Daniel Anderson

Cast includes: Emily Burton Toby Martin

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.

Warning: Some coarse language

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By Daniel Evans

Touring in 2015Queensland Theatre Company has a 30-year history of touring exciting and innovative productions and workshops into schools and venues across regional Queensland and throughout Australia.

These touring projects are supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts.

These projects have been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

For more information on these tours visit our website www.queenslandtheatre.com.au/touring or for a list of productions of QTC’s touring repertoire of works for children and mainstage, please contact our Touring and Regional Program Coordinator, Christine Johnstone on 07 3010 7630 or [email protected]

Tour produced by Performing Lines for Blak Lines, with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

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The Ultimate Money Can’t Buy PackageA Weekend with WesleyYou just can’t put a value on this opportunity, which one of our lucky subscribers won in 2014. In 2015, it could be you! Come work and play with one of Australia’s most renowned directors and playwrights. Just subscribe to our 2015 Season and we’ll give you the chance to win A Weekend with Wesley Enoch.

The lucky winner and their guest will get the ultimate QTC ‘backstage pass'; two days with our Artistic Director at the Adelaide Festival, witnessing first-hand the passion and devotion required to run the state’s flagship professional theatre company. You’ll take in a number of performances in the City of Churches as Wesley’s VIPs, and have plenty of time before and after shows to review and reflect on all your experiences. There’ll also be some time to take in the city sights and soak up all the Festival has to offer.

Money can’t buy this exclusive opportunity to take a peek behind the life of our Artistic Director. All you have to do is purchase a subscription for 2015 before 19 January, 2015 and your name will go into the draw to win. Get your friends to subscribe too – if they win they might just pick you to go with them.

* Winner must be able to travel during the Adelaide Festival period (27 February – 15 March).

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A garden inspired oasis nestled alongside Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens, Quay West is Brisbane’s only 5 star all suite apartment hotel offering unrivalled attentive service and stylish self-contained apartment accommodation. All apartments boast spectacular garden or panoramic city views and you’ll enjoy a buffet breakfast in McMahon’s Restaurant, renowned for their innovative menu combining each season’s finest ingredients in fresh and contemporary style.

“As winner of A Weekend with Wesley I wholeheartedly thank the Queensland Theatre Company and especially you, Wesley, for an absolutely extraordinary time packed full of fun and rare insights in your totally delightful company down in Sydney. The entire experience was truly a unique and precious one which I will always treasure.” Susan, winner of A Weekend with Wesley 2014

*New subscribers only. Subject to availability. Read full terms and conditions at www.queenslandtheatre.com.au

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Additional TicketsAs a subscriber you can purchase extra tickets for family and friends at a special discount of 10% off normal ticket prices, to all mainstage productions. The six productions you can add to your package (including the DIVA package) are available at reduced rates to subscribers.

Season 2015 Packages

Series Type 8 Plays 5 Plays 3 Plays

Additional Tickets

Playhouse (excluding

Mother & Son)+

Additional Tickets

Playhouse Mother &

Son (Premium)+

Additional Tickets

Cremorne

Additional Tickets

BBS (Happy Days & The

Seagull)

7 Stages Oedipus

Argus BBS

(Add-on)

DIVA Rumour

Has It BBS

(Add-on)

DIVA Home

Grounded Studio 2 (Add-on)

Adult priced 8 Plays

(without discount)^

#Save up to 30% or $154



Opening Night Adult $1058*

Saturday Evening

Adult $448 $330 $210 $74 $109.90 $61 $56 $25 $35 $22 $602

Senior $432 $315 $201 $70 $109.90 $58 $53 $25 $35 $22 $572

Concession $400 $290 $183 $65 $109.90 $54 $49 $25 $35 $22 $527

Weeknights Monday – Friday Evening

Adult $432 $315 $201 $70 $99.90 $58 $53 $25 $35 $22 $572

Senior $408 $300 $189 $67 $99.90 $55 $50 $25 $35 $22 $543

Concession $376 $275 $174 $61 $99.90 $50 $46 $25 $35 $22 $500

Under 30 $216 $135 $87 $29 $99.90 $29 $29 $25 $35 $22 $264

Matinees All Matinees

Adult $376 $265 $168 $59 $99.90 $54 $50 $25 $35 $22 $529

Senior $360 $250 $159 $56 $99.90 $51 $47 $25 $35 $22 $502

Concession $336 $230 $147 $51 $99.90 $48 $43 $25 $35 $22 $463

Under 30 $216 $135 $87 $29 $99.90 $29 $29 $25 $35 $22 $264

Preview Performances

prior to Opening

Adult $296 $210 $135 $47 $74.90 $41 $36 $25 $35 $22 $385

Senior $296 $210 $135 $47 $74.90 $41 $36 $25 $35 $22 $385

Concession $296 $210 $135 $47 $74.90 $41 $36 $25 $35 $22 $385

Under 30 $216 $135 $87 $29 $74.90 $29 $29 $25 $35 $22 $264

+PLEASE NOTE: An additional $25 applies to 5 and 3 Play Package subscribers who choose Mother & Son.

*Includes a $250 tax-deductible donation and post-performance party. # Save on Premium Adult price single ticket prices

^8 Plays at Premium single ticket prices

Our Season 2015 is our most ambitious yet and sees us perform in the Playhouse and Cremorne theatres at QPAC, as well as our beloved Bille Brown Studio. You’ll also be spoilt for choice with a number of additional plays to choose from in the Bille Brown Studio and Studio 2, including our DIVA program - all must-sees to add to whichever subscription package you choose.

Your Choice of Packages

In 2015, we will be presenting our mainstage and add-on productions in the Playhouse and Cremorne Theatre, QPAC, and the Bille Brown Studio and Studio 2, 78 Montague Road, South Brisbane.

Save up to 30% off Premium single ticket prices Your theatre calendar for 2015 is all taken care of when you purchase our 8 Play Package. As a loyal supporter you’ll receive up to 30% off Premium prices and can take advantage of a host of benefits. And we won’t charge you any exchange fees if you need to change your dates.You may also like to consider our Opening Night Package – Offered only to 8 Play Package holders, you can join the cast and creatives at the post-performance parties. A $250 tax-deductible donation is included in the price of this package. *See Terms and Conditions for more details Save up to 20% off Premium single ticket prices You still receive all the benefits as a subscriber with a 5 Play Package. Indulge yourself a bit more and consider upgrading to an 8 Play Package for only a few dollars more. Save up to 15% off Premium single ticket prices Tailor your own subscription and choose three plays out of our sensational line up. But if you’re the adventurous type and love a good deal, consider upgrading to the 8 or 5 Play Packages. For a few dollars more the savings are even greater.

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Playhouse, QPACCorner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank

Located at the South Bank Parklands end of QPAC, opposite the ABC building. Enter via stairs or lift on Russell Street. The Playhouse is serviced by three bars, including the Russell Street Wine Bar. A full range of drinks, snacks and light meals are available before the performance, as well as at interval. The Box Office is located on Stalls Level 1 (riverside).

Cremorne, QPACLocated on the river side of QPAC, with the entrance about half way along the building. The Box Office is on the ground floor and a bar with a range of drinks and snacks is located on Stalls Level 1.

A number of car parks are available in the precinct. (QPAC, Cultural Centre, BCEC and South Bank Parklands)

Bille Brown Studio and Studio 2, QTCLocated at The GreenHouse, 78 Montague Road, South Brisbane, the Bille Brown Studio and Studio 2 offer an exciting and intimate theatrical experience. The GreenHouse foyer bar offers a range of beverages and snacks. Parking (43 spaces) is available directly opposite the venue (metered 7am - 7pm Mon-Fri). Other metered and street parking is available in Montague Rd and nearby streets (Cordelia, Merivale and Boundary). We also recommend patrons consider public transport to the venue. We also have a number of parks available for Patrons with Individual Needs (please advise on booking if you require assistance).

For more details on venues, parking, dining options and individual patron needs visit our website queenslandtheatre.com.au For full terms and conditions please see queenslandtheatre.com.au or liveperformance.com.au for ticketing code guidelines.

Did you know that our spaces are also available for hire? Play host to your own event to remember in our venues where some of the nation’s theatrical greats have shone across the stage. QTC offers a range of spaces for large or small events, workshops and corporate functions.

Our premises are as exciting as they are versatile. Here you can comfortably host a private function, conference, launch or an AGM. From the landmark, intimate Bille Brown Studio to the contemporary GreenHouse there is a place for you here. The spaces include private meeting rooms, studios, bar and an outdoor garden space.

Your event can be themed with a range of incredible theatre props and the QTC team can organise catering, music, artists or even throw a barbecue.

For more information on venue hire visit our website or contact us on 07 3010 7674 or email [email protected]

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Theatre for the whole state Forty years ago Geoffrey Rush and Bille Brown started their careers at QTC, taking shows on the road to reach children and audiences all over Queensland. We’re still doing that today. QTC has always been the theatre company for the whole state, and in 2015 we’re determined to do even more. We’ll be travelling right up to Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, all the way west to Mount Isa, south to Cunnamulla and everywhere in between. Four of our main stage shows will be touring – Kelly, Black Diggers, Head Full of Love and Boston Marriage – and we’ll continue our incredible program of artists-in-schools, workshops and acting studios for young people in regional communities.

We want everyone to experience the thrill of live theatre, no matter where they live. We know how much it can enrich our lives and we don’t want anyone to miss out. But it’s expensive to reach the far corners of our enormous state, so we’re asking for your help.

Please consider including a donation towards our Regional Program with your subscription. With your support we’ll be able to reach even more people and make live theatre a part of every community.

Thank you for playing your part.

The Lost Property Rules (L-R) Louise Brehmer, Thomas Larkin and Steph Tandy.

Robby Nason, Geoffrey Rush, Robert Arthur, Bryan Nason from an image featured in the QPAC Museum exhibition A Slap-Up

Treat: Travelling Shakespeare in Australia, 2006

A young audience enjoying a show

The Lost Property Rules performance, St George 2014

Thank you for including a donation with your subscription.

All donations of more than $2 to QTC are tax-deductible. Donations over $250 are proudly recognised on honour boards, in theatre programs and in the Company’s Annual Report.

To learn more about our work in regional communities please contact our Philanthropy Manager on 07 3010 7621 or email [email protected]

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Season 2015 Mainstage DatesSeason 2015 Mainstage DatesPreview Opening Night Night with the Artists Audio Described Preview Opening Night Night with the Artists Audio Described Attend a double bill with Home or Grounded (see p37)

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Play One: Playhouse, QPAC Play Briefing: 19 January Public Holiday: 26 January

Play Five: Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse Play Briefing: 13 July Public Holiday: 12 August

Play Four: Cremorne, QPAC Play Briefing: 29 June

Play Eight: Playhouse, QPAC Play Briefing: 9 November

Play Three: Playhouse, QPAC Play Briefing: 7 April Public Holiday: 25 April

Play Seven: Playhouse, QPAC Play Briefing: 12 October

Play Two: Playhouse, QPAC Play Briefing: 17 February Play Six: Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse

Play Briefing: 24 August

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Season 2015 Add On DatesSeason 2015 Add On Dates

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11.00am 11.00am 6.30pm 11.00am 6.30pm 11.00am 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.00pm 7.30pm

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Add On: Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse


Add On: Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse Public Holiday: 8 June


Add On: Studio 2, The GreenHouse

Add On: Studio 2, The GreenHouse Public Holiday: 12 August

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HOME

Important DatesAll Subscription Bookings are processed in order of receipt according to the priority booking dates below.

29 SeptemberSeason 2015 Launch Online from 6pm

30 SeptemberIn-person, phone and mail bookings open

24 OctoberEarlybird offer closes

What happens next?

Online at queenslandtheatre.com.auOrder via our secure site any time (all major credit cards accepted) Bookings open online Monday, 29 September at 6pm.

In Person at our officeVisit us at 78 Montague Road, South Brisbane QLD 4101 from 9.00am-5pm Monday-Friday

Phone our officeAvailable from 30 September Freecall 1800 355 528 from 9.00am-5pm Monday-Friday

Mail us the booking form, enclosed with your brochure or download at queenslandtheatre.com.auComplete the booking form at the back of this brochure and mail it to QTC Season Tickets, PO Box 3310, South Brisbane QLD 4101

How to Book

We’ll send confirmation of your order to the primary Season Ticket booker, and then we’ll post your ticket/s out. Orders received by 30 November should be dispatched in December.

Preview Opening Night Night with the Artists Preview Opening Night Night with the Artists

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1 DecemberMagazine incentive closes. Single tickets on sale

19 JanuaryA Weekend with Wesley incentive closes

* Workshops: Monday 13 July and Monday 20 July.

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MOTHER & SON - Playhouse, QPAC

No. of Additional TicketsPlay Briefing: 17 February

18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb

24 Feb 25 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb 28 Feb 1 Mar


BRISBANE - Playhouse, QPAC

No. of Additional Tickets

Play Briefing: 7 April

Public Holiday: 25 April

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THE ODD COUPLE - Playhouse, QPAC

No. of Additional TicketsPlay Briefing: 12 October

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27 Oct 28 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 1.00pm 30 Oct 31 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov


LADIES IN BLACK - Playhouse, QPAC

No. of Additional TicketsPlay Briefing: 9 November

16 Nov 17 Nov 18 Nov 19 Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov 21 Nov

24 Nov 25 Nov 25 Nov 26 Nov 1.00pm 27 Nov 28 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov

1 Dec 2 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec

Please note: Exchange and upgrade fees may apply if you need to subsequently change your bookings. Opening Night Package - includes access to

Opening Night performances, post-show party package and includes a $250 tax-deductible donation. An additional $25 applies to 5 and 3 Play Package

subscribers who choose Mother & Son.



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COUNTRY SONG - Cremorne, QPAC

No. of Additional TicketsPlay Briefing: 29 June

THE SEAGULL - Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse

No. of Additional TicketsPlay Briefing: 24 August



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THE 7 STAGES OF GRIEVING - Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse No. of Additional Tickets

ARGUS - Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse No. of Additional Tickets

OEDIPUS DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE - Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse Public Holiday: 8 June No. of Additional Tickets

RUMOUR HAS IT - Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse No. of Additional Tickets

ADD-ONS: BILLE BROWN STUDIO

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HOME - Studio 2, The GreenHouse No. of Additional Tickets

GROUNDED - Studio 2, The GreenHouse Public Holiday: 12 August No. of Additional Tickets

Preview Opening Night Night with the Artists Audio Described Double Bill Preview Opening Night Night with the Artists Audio Described Double Bill

(STEP 3 CONTINUED) (STEP 3 CONTINUED) Mark your first preference date with a tick and your second preference with a “2”. If you prefer to choose your dates later, please note there are additional charges. See Step 7 of the booking form for details.

Mark your first preference date with a tick and your second preference with a “2”. If you prefer to choose your dates later, please note there are additional charges. See Step 7 of the booking form for details.

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BOSTON MARRIAGE - Playhouse, QPAC


Play Briefing: 19 January

Public Holiday: 26 January

26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Jan 31 Jan



HAPPY DAYS - Bille Brown Studio, The GreenHouse


Play Briefing: 13 July

Public Holiday: 12 August




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Make the most of your 2015 theatre experience Explore some of these ideas to enhance and deepen your enjoyment of live theatre or visit our website www.queenslandtheatre.com.au

Opening NightsThese exclusive performances are not on sale to the general public as single tickets. In order to attend, you must subscribe to an 8 Play Opening Night Package, which includes a $250 tax-deductible donation and your invitation to mingle with the stars at every post-performance party.

Audio Described Performances (Playhouse only)Audio Description brings shows to life for theatre-goers who are blind or have low vision. A team of trained volunteers provide commentary that complements the theatre experience by offering live descriptions of a play’s visual elements which listeners access through a small radio receiver and single earpiece. Throughout the play, concise descriptions of actions, expressions and gestures are transmitted during gaps between the dialogue of the onstage actors. To use this service, patrons collect headsets at the Playhouse Cloakroom and need to be seated 15 minutes before the performance to receive program details together with descriptions of costumes and stage settings.

Play BriefingsCome and hear the cast and crew talk about the production you are about to experience. Play Briefings are held on the stage a few days before the first preview, so you often get a sneak peek at the set as well! The events typically run for about an hour; they are free and we’ll send you a reminder before the date so you can let us know if you are attending.

Nights with the ArtistsIf you want to know how a character was developed, about the audition process for an actor to land a particular role, or why that piece of music was chosen to enhance the mood of a scene, consider booking the Night with the Artists performances. Following the show, the cast and creatives discuss the creative process with you.

Allocated SeatingWe now offer Allocated Seating for all the Bille Brown Studio performances. This means on booking, your seat is reserved. If you have individual seating needs please notify our friendly Season Ticketing team on booking your subscription.

Patrons with Individual NeedsWith advance notice we can accommodate a range of individual needs. It is strongly encouraged that patrons notify staff of any individual needs at the time of booking.

PreviewsIt’s exciting to be a part of the first performance in front of an audience. This is when the fine tuning happens, and your reactions will help shape the production. You get to be one of the first to see the show and tickets are priced accordingly. Only $36 per play in an 8 Play Package.

Complimentary programs in-theatre and online You’ll receive a free program before you enter the theatre but if you visit our website www.queenslandtheatre.com.au in the days leading up to the performance, you’ll find a lot more background material. You can read or download the full synopsis and information about each play, read about the cast and creative teams, or view behind-the-scenes videos and trailers about the production.

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Series Type 8 Plays 5 Plays 3 Plays

Additional Tickets

Playhouse (excluding Mother &

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Additional Tickets

Playhouse Mother &

Son (Premium)+

Additional Tickets

Cremorne

Additional Tickets

BBS (Happy Days & The

Seagull)

7 Stages Oedipus

Argus BBS

(Add-on)

DIVA Rumour

Has It BBS

(Add-on)

DIVA Home

Grounded Studio 2 (Add-on)

Adult priced 8 Plays

(without discount)^

Total




Opening Night Adult $1058*

Saturday Evening

Adult $448 $330 $210 $74 $109.90 $61 $56 $25 $35 $22 $602 $

Senior $432 $315 $201 $70 $109.90 $58 $53 $25 $35 $22 $572 $

Concession $400 $290 $183 $65 $109.90 $54 $49 $25 $35 $22 $527 $

Weeknights Monday – Friday Evening

Adult $432 $315 $201 $70 $99.90 $58 $53 $25 $35 $22 $572 $

Senior $408 $300 $189 $67 $99.90 $55 $50 $25 $35 $22 $543 $

Concession $376 $275 $174 $61 $99.90 $50 $46 $25 $35 $22 $500 $

Under 30 $216 $135 $87 $29 $99.90 $29 $29 $25 $35 $22 $264 $

Matinees All Matinees

Adult $376 $265 $168 $59 $99.90 $54 $50 $25 $35 $22 $529 $

Senior $360 $250 $159 $56 $99.90 $51 $47 $25 $35 $22 $502 $

Concession $336 $230 $147 $51 $99.90 $48 $43 $25 $35 $22 $463 $

Under 30 $216 $135 $87 $29 $99.90 $29 $29 $25 $35 $22 $264 $

Preview Performances

prior to Opening

Adult $296 $210 $135 $47 $74.90 $41 $36 $25 $35 $22 $385 $

Senior $296 $210 $135 $47 $74.90 $41 $36 $25 $35 $22 $385 $

Concession $296 $210 $135 $47 $74.90 $41 $36 $25 $35 $22 $385 $

Under 30 $216 $135 $87 $29 $74.90 $29 $29 $25 $35 $22 $264 $

+PLEASE NOTE: An additional $25 applies to 5 and 3 Play Package subscribers who choose Mother & Son.

*Includes a $250 tax-deductible donation and post-performance party. # Save on Premium Adult price single ticket prices

^8 Plays at Premium single ticket prices

Include all DIVA add-ons Add $98

TOTAL C $

Include Mother & Son Add $25

TOTAL B $

STEP 5: MOTHER & SON ADDITIONAL $25(applicable to 5 and 3 Play Package subscribers choosing Mother & Son)

Include all six add-ons Add $148

OR TOTAL C $

STEP 6A: CHOOSE ALL SIX ADD-ONS AT A SPECIAL DISCOUNTED PACKAGE PRICE(Includes all four DIVA plays, Oedipus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Argus)

STEP 6B: CHOOSE ALL DIVA ADD-ONS AT A SPECIAL DISCOUNTED PACKAGE PRICE(Includes The 7 Stages of Grieving, Rumour Has It, Home and Grounded)

STEP 4: CHOOSE YOUR PACKAGE & ADDITIONAL TICKETS

TOTAL A $

Season 2015BOOKING FORM FOR CURRENT AND NEW SUBSCRIBERS

YOUR DETAILS (PRIMARY) ADDITIONAL (1) ADDITIONAL (2)

Patron ID

First Name

Last Name

Title

Street address

Suburb

State

Postcode

Email

Phone

Mobile

Sign me up to receive QTC ENews Yes Yes Yes

Sign me up to receive production programs in advance via email: Yes Yes Yes

STEP 1: SUBSCRIBER DETAILS

STEP 3: CHOOSE YOUR THEATRE SERIES AND DATES(See Step 4 for series information)

If space is insufficient, please attach additional pages of information with your booking form.

Opening Night Saturday Evening Weeknight Matinee Preview

STEP 2: SEATING PREFERENCES

Do you have any special access requirements that we should know about? Even if you’re a renewing patron and told us last year, we need you to remind us.

Manual Wheelchair Motorised Wheelchair Wheelchair Transfer Other

Do you have a preferred section in our theatres? We’ll do our best to satisfy your requests.

Details:

Do you wish to sit next to a friend? If so, we need you to submit both your booking forms together. Please write your friend’s name and patron ID (if they have one) here:

Concession: Please provide your Pensioner, HealthCare or government issued Seniors Card number:

Under 30: Please enclose a photocopy of your licence or full-time student ID

Privacy Statement: By completing this form you consent to Queensland Theatre Company and its ticketing agents collecting and using your personal information. We require your details in order to provide you with our services. This may include sending information to you about our other products and services. We will not disclose your personal information to any third party without your consent unless required by law or by our ticketing agents in order to provide you with our services. More information about our Privacy Policy can be found at queenslandtheatre.com.au. If you have any questions about how we use your personal information, or would like to change your details, or do not wish to receive any further information, please write to Queensland Theatre Company, PO Box 3310 South Brisbane BC 4101 or email [email protected].

STEP 10: PAYMENT DETAILS (PLEASE PICK ONE OF THE THREE PAYMENT OPTIONS)I would like to pay by:

ConcessionWe require evidence of your concession in order to process your booking, even if you are a renewing customer.

Cheque/Money Order (payable to Queensland Theatre Company) Credit card, in full

Credit card instalments Please divide my grand total payment into two equal instalments, with the first to be paid now and the balance to be paid 2 February, 2015. Half payment is not available on donations. $5 (including GST) handling fee per booking form applies to this option, add here:

TOTAL G $

TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE A+B+C+D+E+F+G = $

VISA MASTERCARD DINERS AMEX

Card No: Card Holder Name__________________________________

EXP: CCV (required): ___________Signature

Credit card details (if applicable)

STEP 8: ADD A GIFT VOUCHERQueensland Theatre Company Gift Vouchers make an ideal Christmas present for a friend or family member, and you can choose any amount you like.

Add a Gift Voucher Recipient Name/s (optional) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

TOTAL E $

STEP 9: ADD A DONATION

Please accept my donation below. 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.

$1000 $500 $250 $100 $50 My choice $___________

I/We would like to be acknowledged as: Anonymous

TOTAL F $

I want to choose my dates later Add $25

TOTAL D $

You don’t have to select performance dates and times now, just the package of benefits and the number of plays you want to see. When we send your season ticket, we will include instructions about how to redeem individual plays. Please note if you reedeem a 5 Play Fully Flex Package in 2015 for Mother & Son, an additional $25 will apply.

STEP 7: FULLY FLEX PACKAGE(available on 8 and 5 Play Packages only)

What is a Subscription?You can purchase 8, 5 or 3 plays on a subscription – the more you buy, the more you save. Book all your preferred performance dates and times in advance and you can exchange if your commitments change. Or book into shows throughout the year when it’s convenient for you.

Who qualifies for a Concession, Seniors or Youth/Under 30 discount?We offer further discounted subscriptions to pensioners and people who hold a health care card or Seniors card. The card number must be provided at the time of booking. People under 30 years of age also receive further discount on presentation of ID showing age when booking for selected performances.

Can I sit with my other Subscriber friends? We will always do our absolute best to seat you next to your friends, so if you wish to sit together, you must book together. Please ensure you lodge your booking forms together and make mention of your desire to sit together in the ‘seating preferences’ section on both forms.

Can I exchange my tickets for another performance date?After 1 December 2014, subscribers only may exchange their tickets into another performance of the same play, up to two working days prior to the ticketed performance. Please mail or present your subscription ticket to Queensland Theatre Company, 78 Montague Road, South Brisbane to make an exchange. Subscription exchanges cannot be processed at QPAC or any other venue.

What are the fees involved in exchanging performances?For 8 Play Package Subscribers there are no exchange fees. From 1 December, all other subscribers will be charged a $3.40 (incl. GST) administration fee for each ticket exchange, plus any upgrade costs if applicable.

What if I miss a performance?If you miss a booked performance or fail to get an exchange in on time, you can purchase new tickets at a special price of $28 (subject to availability).

What if I lose my tickets? We will reprint tickets for you if you misplace them. Just email us at [email protected] or call us on 1800 355 528.

What is the policy on refunds?We follow ticketing guidelines set down by Live Performance Australia, the peak body for the live entertainment industry. All sales for subscriptions and single tickets are final and refunds are not available once a booking application has been received. Subscriptions cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, discount or promotion. To read the LPA ticketing code, visit www.liveperformance.com.au

I have specific accessibility needs. What do I do?We are committed to making our productions accessible to everyone, so please let us know about your individual needs when you book or use the ‘seating preferences’ section on our booking form. Wheelchair access and facilities are available at all theatres. Hearing enhancement systems are available in most venues and we offer audio description at select performances in the Playhouse, for people who are blind or visually impaired. If your needs change after making your booking please contact us for assistance. Throughout the year, we may schedule Auslan Interpreted Performances for deaf and hearing impaired patrons. Please visit our website for updated information or contact our ticketing team for more information.

I had a Fully Flex Package in 2014. Is this still being offered? If you wish to book your subscription now, but want to choose your dates later, you can take a Fully Flex Package and redeem when you know your commitments. Please note: there is a processing fee of $25 at the time of booking. Bookings must be made via phone 1800 355 528 or email [email protected]

For full Terms and Conditions and to find out more, visit our website queenslandtheatre.com.au, and while you are there join our mailing list to receive inside news and special offers.

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Brochure Design: Binge Advertising and DesignPhotography: Aaron Tait, Dylan Evans (Rumour Has It and Argus), Rob Maccoll (Macbeth, Kelly, Head Full of Love), Branco Gaica (Black Diggers), Stephen Henry (The Lost Property Rules, Weekend With Wesley/Black Diggers), QPAC Museum (A Slap-Up Treat: Travelling Shakespeare in Australia), Tony Lewis (Adelaide Festival) and Ian Golding (GreenHouse images).Hair and Make-up: Tiffany Beckwith-Skinner, Misha (The Seagull)Special thanks: Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Griffith University)

Thanks to our Sponsors

Media Supporters

Season Supporters

Season Sponsors

Program Sponsors

Production Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors

Government Partners

Sponsorship

Queensland Theatre Company

Sponsors of QTC enjoy unique and exclusive opportunities tailored specifically to meet your business objectives. In addition to enhancing your reputation as a corporate citizen, a sponsorship with QTC allows your clients to experience some of the best theatre in Australia and your employees will be engaged with stimulating, thought-provoking work. Attending the theatre will also offer them an opportunity to mix with their clients and colleagues in a social environment.

An exciting season of theatre is planned for 2015, including a dynamic season of eight mainstage productions backed up by extensive community work. In 2015, four QTC productions will be touring, reaching people all over Queensland and throughout Australia. Our outstanding Youth and Education programs will again be in high demand.

Exclusive corporate entertaining opportunities are available to our sponsors which includes an allocation of tickets right across the Season. Exclusive behind-the-scenes tours can be arranged prior to your pre-show function providing your clients with a unique insight into the production. Create memorable experiences for your guests through stimulating nights of theatre.

Join us in 2015 and you and your clients will be treated to a wonderful array of theatrical productions. For information regarding QTC’s Corporate Partnerships program, please contact Nikki Porter, Corporate Partnerships Manager on 07 3010 7612 or [email protected]

Director's CircleMembers of the Director's Circle are brought into the heart of QTC. In addition to attending selected Opening Nights during the Season, you will also enjoy a general ticket allocation which may be used across each play or as a group booking for a selected production for client entertaining. Your company will receive acknowledgement in each production program. As a valued member of the Director's Circle, additional invitations will be offered to other exclusive events during the course of the year.

Corporate EntertainingEnjoy exclusive nights at the theatre and let QTC co-ordinate your event for you. A range of function venues are available either at QPAC or QTC’s own GreenHouse which cater for up to 200 guests. QTC can assist you with invitations, guest registration, ticketing and hospitality. A range of packages are available and we would be delighted to assist you with a memorable occasion for you and your guests.

PatronHis Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey SC, Governor of Queensland

Members of the Board Richard Fotheringham (Chair) Julieanne Alroe (Deputy Chair) Kirstin Ferguson Erin Feros Simon Gallaher

Peter Hudson Elizabeth Jameson Nathan Jarro Liz Mellish

Artistic Director Wesley Enoch

Executive Director Sue Donnelly

Aurecon has partnered with Queensland Theatre Company to host our annual client events for the past few years. QTC supports us in providing our clients with a unique event and experience. Supporting the arts helps Aurecon achieve its goal of contributing to communities in which we live and work.

Neil Barr Aurecon, Brisbane Manager

Finely crafted wine and finely crafted performances go hand-in-hand, which is why Clovely Estate and QTC work so well together.

One initiative - Clovely and QTC’s ‘Wine Matched Mainstage Theatre Season’ – where each of QTC’s performances was matched with a premium Clovely Estate wine, created a unique experience for patrons at each performance, enhancing the sensory experience of theatre.

Clovely Estate is delighted to be a sponsor of Queensland Theatre Company. Our partnership, forged on creativity and passion, presents the opportunity to express common values, and enables us to continually support and strive towards enhancing and enriching the communities around us. Dr Susan Mercer Managing Director, Clovely Estate Winery, South Burnett

78 Montague Road, South Brisbane, QLD 4101Tel: 07 3010 7600Fax: 07 3010 7699Ticketing: 1800 355 [email protected]

© The State of Queensland (Queensland Theatre Company) 2014

Disclaimer: Every endeavour has been made to ensure that the contents of this brochure is correct at the time of printing. However, things can change. Queensland Theatre Company reserves the right to vary advertised programs and to add, withdraw or substitute artists as necessary.

Queensland Theatre Company is a member of the Australian Major Performing Arts Group.

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