AUTUMN 2015
MUSICAL Wicked
CABARET LA SOIRÉE
SPECIAL EVENT Brisbane Baroque
Celebrating three decades of storytelling Welcome
Hello. 2015 is QPAC’s 30th anniversary and we invite you to celebrate this milestone with us. There is much on o er across our stages and outdoor venues, special programs that are the result of a number of wonderful partnerships with artists and companies we enjoyed collaborating with across three decades. One of the most rewarding things about creating art in Queensland is the responsive audiences who are keen to try new things. It goes without saying that you, our audiences, are critical to our work. The conversation that takes place between artists and audiences, in that space between the stage and auditorium is what makes live performance magical. It’s also why it is constantly changing. Feeling the energy in a room shift and respond to what is being played live in front of you is something that you have to be there to share in…there really is no substitute. Over the course of 30 years QPAC has become part of the fabric of the city and a touchstone in the lives of many of you, who saw your fi rst live performance here, graduated from university in the Concert Hall, or simply had an incredible night out here. I hope you feel QPAC belongs to your community and that you are able to join us in celebrating three decades of storytelling. Thank you.
JOHN KOTZAS Chief Executive
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QPAC OPENING DAY CELEBRATION, 20 APRIL 1985. PHOTO RICHARD STRINGER 2 Milestones… Refl ecting on the key milestones over the past 30 years at QPAC.
On 20th April, QPAC celebrates its 30th anniversary. For the past three decades, QPAC has captivated audiences with an outstanding array of world-class performances. From the breathtaking beauty of the Paris Opera Ballet and exquisite tones of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, to blockbuster hits including 3 The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Les Misérables and Cats, QPAC has ensured Queensland has had access to an extraordinary selection of the best that the performing arts has had to o er.
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1 1984: construction of QPAC 2 1985: Box O ce at QPAC run manually 3 1986: fi rst production of the Spirit of Christmas, the only event featured every year since 4 1989: Man of La Mancha – QPAC’s fi rst investment in a major musical 5 1997: construction of Playhouse 6 1998: opening performance at QPAC Playhouse – Leah Purcell, Geo rey Rush and RICHARDS
David Sta ord in The Marriage of Figaro, Energex Brisbane Festival Drama Program 7 2001: Monopoly projection during Goodwill Games 8 2004: Zen Zen Zo becomes QPAC’s MICK fi rst company in residence 9 2009: The fi rst QPAC International Series event – La Bayadère, Paris Opera Ballet 10 2009: Refurbishment of QPAC Concert Hall and Lyric Theatre 11 2011: Brisbane fl oods reach QPAC 12 2011: WICKED opens at QPAC after being delayed by fl oods 13 2013: First Clancestry PHOTOGRAPHY
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LA SOIRÉE
Festival favourite LA SOIRÉE returns to Brisbane this May to introduce the newest members of its dysfunctional family alongside very dear old friends. Get ready to experience LA SOIRÉE’s potent cocktail of cabaret, new burlesque, circus sideshow and contemporary variety in a re-imagined QPAC Playhouse, where you’ll sit on stage within touching distance of the performers. Ten years bold and fresh from a sold out world tour with their hottest line-up yet, LA SOIRÉE continues to be a theatrical phenomenon, showcasing the crème de la crème of the cabaret world in a unique and inspirational night of live entertainment. So arrive early, get a drink and prepare for a night of thrills, shocks, laughter and disbelief as LA SOIRÉE – the original and the best – banishes the blues and leaves you wanting to see it all over again.
CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT.
Good nights out don’t get much better than LA SOIRÉE” DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK)
7 TO 24 MAY
PLAYHOUSE
PRESENTED BY QPAC AND LA SOIRÉE AUSTRALIA QPAC.COM.AU 7 8 SPECIAL EVENT
Brisbane Baroque
The phenomenally successful Hobart Baroque early music festival is heading north. Inaugurated in 2013, the festival gained near-instantaneous nationwide critical and public acclaim. In just two years, it garnered no fewer than fi ve Helpmann Award® nominations and won last year’s award for the Best Individual Classical Performance. Brisbane Baroque will debut in April with all events exclusive to Brisbane at QPAC and in key venues across the city. In a major coup, the festival has secured an acclaimed production direct from Göttingen International Handel Festival in Germany of one of Handel’s rarest operas, Faramondo, never before seen in Australia. World-renowned countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić will make his fi rst and only Australian appearance with Camerata of St John’s and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will join forces with Brisbane Baroque in Heavenly Handel which will feature sublime orchestral music, mighty choruses, and vocal fi reworks. A concert version of Dido & Aeneas will also feature, as well as many more recitals, free talks and master classes. The full program can be accessed at brisbanebaroque.com.au
With many festivals sprouting up across our national cultural garden, this one is special.”
MICHAEL SHMITH, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
10 TO 18 APRIL
PHOTO BY ALCIRO THEODORO DA SILVA CONCERT HALL & ACROSS BRISBANE
PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH QPAC QPAC.COM.AU 9 10 MUSICAL
WICKED
Prepare to be spellbound! The most awarded new musical and Broadway’s number one show is now playing at the Lyric Theatre. Awe inspiring and spectacular, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fi ery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the enthralling story of two unlikely friends and how they became the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. When WICKED opened on Broadway, it worked its magic on critics and audiences alike. Winner of 90 major awards including a Grammy®, three Tony Awards® and seven Helpmann Awards® including Best Musical.
The Defi ning Musical of the Decade”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
UNTIL 19 APRIL PHOTO BY JEFF BUSBY AUDIO DESCRIPTION PERFORMANCE LYRIC THEATRE
PRESENTED BY WICKED AUST LLC & THE GORDON FROST ORGANISATION QPAC.COM.AU 11 12 MUSICAL
HARVEST RAIN The Pirates of Penzance
The pirates are back to celebrate QPAC’s 30th anniversary in 2015 as Harvest Rain presents an all new production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved classic, The Pirates of Penzance, with Simon Gallaher in the director’s chair. Australian television personality Andrew O’Keefe will take on the iconic role of the Pirate King, who will be joined by Gold Logie Award-winning actor John Wood as Major-General Stanley and musical theatre legend Nancye Hayes playing the role of Ruth. 30 years ago when The Pirates of Penzance opened at QPAC, the show starred a young Simon Gallaher as Frederic and a then unknown Marina Prior as Mabel – this time around Frederic will be played by Billy Bourchier and Mabel will be played by Georgina Hopson. This updated production of everyone’s favourite musical comedy is a hilarious night at the theatre you can’t a ord to miss!
19 TO 22 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY HARVEST RAIN QPAC.COM.AU 13 14 MUSICAL
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage arrives in Brisbane in May as part of a special anniversary tour, as you’ve never seen it before! An unprecedented live experience, this worldwide smash-hit explodes with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing. Seen by millions across the globe, it’s the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fi ercely independent young spirits from di erent worlds, who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives. Featuring hit songs, including Hungry Eyes, Hey Baby, Do You Love Me? and the heart stopping (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life it’s an unforgettable live experience.
★★★★ Spectacular”
THE FINANCIAL TIMES
A wild night out”
DAILY TELEGRAPH
FROM 27 MAY PHOTO BY JEFF BUSBY AUDIO DESCRIPTION PERFORMANCE LYRIC THEATRE
PRESENTED BY SKYLINE THEATRICALS PTY LTD QPAC.COM.AU 15 16 OPERA
OPERA QUEENSLAND La traviata
Love, passion, an overprotective father and a life cut short are the ingredients in La traviata, Verdi’s greatest romantic tragedy. Rising star Emma Pearson sings the role of Violetta, a coveted courtesan trapped in a life of pleasure for payment. When she unexpectedly falls in love with Alfredo (Aldo di Toro) their brief a air soars, only to be torn apart and ultimately end in Violetta’s death. Sumptuous staging, twinkling chandeliers, champagne-fuelled parties and costumes that would make Dior envious bring the extravagant characters and setting of high society Paris to vivid life. Kate Cherry’s acclaimed production brings together some of Australia’s fi nest international artists, including celebrated baritone Jonathan Summers, with Maestro Johannes Fritzsch conducting the combined forces of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Opera Queensland Chorus. Boasting some of opera’s most adored arias and stirring choruses, La traviata is this season’s classic opera highlight. Come in the mood for champagne, but bring tissues for the ending…
SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH PROJECTED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS.
7 TO 16 MAY PHOTO STEPHANIE DO ROZARIO AUDIO DESCRIPTION PERFORMANCE LYRIC THEATRE
PRESENTED BY NEW ZEALAND OPERA, STATE OPERA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA QPAC.COM.AU 17 AND OPERA QUEENSLAND OPERA
PHOTO STEPHANIE DO ROZARIO OPERA QUEENSLAND A Morning with Emily and Hayley
Join OperaQ favourites soprano Emily Burke and mezzo Hayley Sugars as they take you through some of opera’s favourite moments in a morning full of popular operas, backstage stories and charming melodies. Queensland’s opera audiences know Emily and Hayley as vivacious and accomplished opera singers with gorgeous voices and fabulous careers on stages across Australia and Europe. What you don’t perhaps know is that the duo are also good friends who trained together at OperaQ. Beneath the glamour and discipline of their opera lives, Emily and Hayley share a wicked sense of humour! Emily and Hayley will share with you some of their favourite arias and music theatre numbers, including some of opera’s most luscious duets, such as the fl ower duets from Madama Butterfl y and Lakmé. Joining them on stage will be some surprise friends from the OperaQ family. We know you’ll enjoy this very personal perspective on opera, a chance to see a side of two terrifi c performers that you normally don’t get to see. You’re sure to go home smiling after spending A Morning with Emily and Hayley.
9 MAY
LYRIC THEATRE
18 QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY OPERA QUEENSLAND FAMILY
Cosentino TWISTED REALITY
Australia’s world-renowned entertainer and ‘International Magician of the Year’, Cosentino the Grand Illusionist, will be bringing his spectacular new live show Twisted Reality to Brisbane. Join Cosentino as he performs never before seen death-defying escapes that will thrill your senses, mind boggling stage illusions and cutting-edge street magic that twists your view of reality. His trademark blend of dance and magic with a touch of hilarious audience participation will take you on a journey that will captivate fans, new and old, until the very last mind-bending moment. With his own TV shows now airing in more than 40 countries around the world, Cosentino will be delivering an extraordinary display of magic and illusions live on stage. Don’t miss out on your chance to secure what promises to be one of the hottest, twisted shows of 2015.
24 APRIL
LYRIC THEATRE
PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION QPAC.COM.AU 19
FAMILY
FLUFF A STORY OF LOST TOYS
FLUFF: A Story of Lost Toys is a simple, joyful and humorous tale told with a twist. It has been acclaimed for its originality, warmth, clever use of comedy and extraordinary combination of song, movement, sampling, projection and audience participation. The Gingham family is very concerned for all of the lost and discarded toys in the world. They travel all around to retrieve them and bring them to their colourful home of odd shaped boxes where they welcome them to the family. Magical, playful, and a little o eat, FLUFF returns as part of QPAC’s 30th anniversary celebrations. First commissioned by QPAC for the Out of the Box festival for children in 2002, FLUFF has since delighted children and adults across the world, from Broadway in New York City to the International Arts Carnival in Hong Kong. Devised & Performed by Christine Johnston, Lisa O’Neill & Peter Nelson
9 TO 15 APRIL
CREMORNE THEATRE
PRESENTED BY QPAC IN ASSOCIATION WITH CRE8ION QPAC.COM.AU 21 22 DANCE
NATALIE WEIR’S The Host
An elegant dinner party hosted by an infl uential young man for his manipulative guests is thrown into turmoil when power meets greed, ambition and jealousy. As the evening wears on, The Host exposes society’s insatiable desire for control and status and the power play between the guests intensifi es as the accusations start to fl y. Who really holds the power at this sophisticated table? And who will be in control by the time co ee is served? Combining gripping dance theatre featuring the Expressions Dance Company ensemble with a touch of explosive fun, The Host will take you on a thrilling ride through the tenacious lifestyles of the power hungry. You will be struck by the luscious design on stage, including dazzling costumes by Brisbane-based fashion designer Gail Sorronda, and the enduring story told by multiple award- winning choreographer Natalie Weir in this world premiere production.
1 TO 9 MAY PHOTO MEGAN CULLEN CREMORNE THEATRE
PRESENTED BY EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY AND QPAC QPAC.COM.AU 23 24 DANCE
QUEENSLAND BALLET La Sylphide
Woken on his wedding morning by a beautiful, winged sylph, the Scotsman James is utterly bewitched. Elusive and playful, she professes her love for him. James’s obsessive pursuit of the otherworldly creature leads him to abandon his fi ancee and follow the sylph into the dangerous realm of the forest sprites. Here, he realises that in reaching for unattainable love, he has lost everything. La Sylphide was adapted by August Bournonville in 1836 from an earlier French ballet. It is a captivating work which remains one of the most loved romantic ballets to this day. This production from Danish choreographer Peter Schaufuss embraces the characteristic Bournonville style of graceful, seemingly e ortless dance, performed with great dramatic impact.
DANCERS MENG NINGNING AND SHANE WUERTHNER 20 TO 31 MARCH PHOTO GEORGES ANTONI AUDIO DESCRIPTION PERFORMANCE CREATIVE DIRECTION DESIGNFRONT PLAYHOUSE
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND BALLET QPAC.COM.AU 25 26 DRAMA
QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY Mother & Son
From Geo rey Atherden, the creator of the hit TV series Mother & Son, comes a brand new stage comedy featuring everyone’s favourite forgetful mum in this trip down loss-of-memory lane! Long-su ering second son Arthur, who has sacrifi ced so much to care for his mother Maggie, would just like a few weeks holiday with his new fl ame 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... Having made its world premiere at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre and fresh from its season at the Canberra Theatre Centre, Mother & Son brings up to date a treasured Australian comedy icon with Atherden’s distinctive brand of acerbic wit. With a stellar cast including Noeline Brown as Maggie, Darren Gilshenan as Arthur and Rob Carlton as Robert. Supported by well-known actors, Rachael Beck, Nicki Wendt, Robyn Arthur and Sharon Davies. Mother & Son translates beautifully to the stage.
UNTIL 15 MARCH AUDIO DESCRIPTION PERFORMANCE PLAYHOUSE
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY AS A JOINT VENTURE, QPAC.COM.AU 27 LASCORP ENTERTAINMENT AND FRACTURED LIMB PRODUCTION 28 DRAMA
QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY Brisbane
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 fi nds 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. Brisbane is a QTC world premiere drawing on true stories from the leafy streets of Brisbane in the middle of wartime featuring the talents of Dash Kruck, Conrad Coleby, Lucy Goleby, Hugh Parker, Daniel Murphy, Hayden Spencer, Matthew Backer and Melanie Zanetti. Matthew Ryan’s Brisbane is a life a rming 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.
11 APRIL TO 3 MAY AUDIO DESCRIPTION PERFORMANCE PLAYHOUSE
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY QPAC.COM.AU 29 DRAMA . GORMAN
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Legends!
Incomparable stars of screen and stage, Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills storm the stage in James Kirkwood’s hilarious and touching comedy, Legends! As the sun sets in Manhattan the claws come out as two famous but fading movie stars try to upstage one another. Leatrice Monsee (Hayley Mills) and Sylvia Glenn (Juliet Mills) are hustled by a theatre producer played by the versatile Maxwell Caulfi eld (Grease 2, Dynasty, The Colbys) to kick-start their once- luminous careers by starring in a Broadway–bound play. There’s just one problem: they loathe one another. The fast-paced play takes audiences on a joyous journey from the glamour of Hollywood to the excitement and promise of a new lease of life on Broadway.
28 MAY TO 7 JUNE
PLAYHOUSE
30 QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY MEERKAT THEATRICALS CONVERSATION
THIS INITIATIVE IS SUPPORTED BY ARTS QUEENSLAND THROUGH THE SUPER STAR FUND, A QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS SUPER STAR PERFORMANCES EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE.
PHOTO BY JANE BROWN David Lynch Geo rey Robertson IN CONVERSATION DREAMING TOO LOUD
David Lynch – the extraordinary artist surveyed A rare opportunity to see one of the leading in GOMA’s exhibition David Lynch: Between Two legal minds and thinkers of our time, Geo rey Worlds and the critically acclaimed director of Robertson’s fi rst one-man show will be an The Elephant Man 1980, Blue Velvet 1986, Wild entertaining and beguiling mix of gravitas and at Heart 1990, Mulholland Drive 2001 and the intellectual larrikinism. Internationally recognised television series Twin Peaks 1990-91 – makes a as one of the world’s leading human rights lawyers rare public appearance at QPAC. and as an intellectual inspiration for the global justice movement, Geo rey Robertson brings his In this exclusive to Brisbane conversation with passion and charisma witnessed in the television special guests, David will share insight into series Hypotheticals and pairs it with his unique his life, his work and his many passions . This brand of occasionally outrageous observation in discussion on harnessing the power of ideas Dreaming Too Loud. Featuring archival footage draws on his celebrated book about meditation as well as personal stories and revelations, don’t and the creative process, Catching the Big Fish: miss this compelling insight into one of our most Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity signifi cant national fi gures. (2006).
14 MARCH 12 MAY
CONCERT HALL CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY QAGOMAQPAC.COM.AU IN ASSOCIATION WITH QPAC PRESENTED BY QPACQPAC.COM.AU IN ASSOCIATION WITH ASIA THEATRICALS 31 COMEDY
Michael Palin Ross Noble THE EXPLORATIONS TANGENTLEMAN & PYTHONATIONS OF PALIN In the past year, Michael Palin has rediscovered Following 14 sell-out tours, the king of the joys of live performance, fi nding himself improvisational comedy is back with another relearning lines about dead parrots and Spanish mind-blowing Australian tour. Inquisitions that he’d written long ago. Ross Noble will be showcasing his talent in his Michael Palin – Live on Stage combines Michael brand new show Tangentleman. With an on-stage Palin’s love for travel and comedy. A whistle- presence like no other, his exuberance, stop tour of the globe, reliving the highlights, spontaneity and cerebral style have established the lowlights, the adventures and stu -ups of him as one his extraordinary life travelling the world... and of the world’s best-loved comedians. The master the iconic moments of his comedy career as a surrealist uses an infi nite imagination and plenty member of Monty Python whose sketches have of tomfoolery, which is sure to have audiences in taken on legendary status the world over. fi ts of laughter.
24 TO 27 MARCH 3 MARCH CONCERT HALL CONCERT HALL
32 PRESENTED BY LATERAL EVENTS PRESENTED BY A-LIST ENTERTAINMENT COMEDY
Ruby Wax AN EVENING WITH SANE NEW WORLD Noel Fielding
Having trouble with your own mind? Motor Noel Fielding, one half of the award winning mouth American Ruby Wax can help. comedy duo The Mighty Boosh, Team Captain of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and the star Based on her No. 1 bestselling book Sane New behind Luxury Comedy is heading to Australia in World: Taming the Mind, Ruby’s brand new solo 2015. An Evening with Noel Fielding promises show sees the queen of hilarious acerbic asides to be anything but a normal evening. Expect providing a tour of the human brain. Part comedy, a magical mix of Noel’s unique brand of stand part group therapy session, totally entertaining. up comedy, live animation, music and some Ruby Wax is a household name, known for of Fielding’s best-known TV characters (such collaborations with Dawn French and Jennifer as The Moon and Fantasy Man). There will Saunders, and her infamous interviews with also be muscular support from special guests Pamela Anderson, Sarah Ferguson Duchess of including Mike Fielding (Naboo/Smooth). York, Eddie Izzard, Boy George and Liza Minnelli, Don’t miss out, come along, bring your friends, among many others. fancy dress optional. Be quick as this will sell out!
27 & 28 APRIL 25 & 26 MARCH & 7 MAY
CREMORNE THEATRE CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY ADRIAN BOHM, TRIPLE J & JUST FOR LAUGHS 33 CONCERT
QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA With Honour We Serve – Our Tribute
Patrick Pickett will bring 37 years of experience within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to With Honour We Serve – Our Tribute that will commemorate 100 years of ADF service and celebrate the nation. We will take you from the Gallipoli landing to Armistice Day and the rekindled fear of the 1940s to the euphoric celebrations that followed. Music has stirred our hearts through the many confl icts around the world where Australians have taken part. Award winning Australian artist Darren Coggan, who boasts starring roles in Happy Days, Grease and Peace Train, will feature. His fourth album War Stories is a moving salute to the ANZACs, for which he was awarded his second Golden Guitar. Also appearing will be Deborah O’Toole, a serving member of the Australian Defence Force and entertainer of troops around the world. Queensland Police Pipes and Drums will perform the title piece With Honour We Serve written by Pipes Major Roddie MacDonald. Be uplifted, be refl ective, be patriotic but most of all enjoy the cultural life that those who served fought for.
7 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
34 QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® ADIOS TOUR
After 16 years thrilling audiences around the world, the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® is set to bid ‘Adios’ with a farewell world tour. The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® grew out of the 1997 release of the Grammy Award® winning, best-selling album Buena Vista Social Club, and its line-up continues to include a number of the original artists featured on the landmark recording and fi lm. Under the musical direction of band leader and trombonist Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos, the line-up for the Adios Tour will feature several of those who played on the original Buena Vista Social Club album and fi lm all those years ago, including the incomparable veteran diva Omara Portuondo, trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal and laud virtuoso Barbarito Torres. Don’t miss your fi nal chance to celebrate this fi nal chapter of the rich Buena Vista story.
9 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY QPAC BY ARRANGEMENT WITH MAGGIE GERRAND QPAC.COM.AU 35 CONCERT
CMC Music Awards Nana Mouskouri 2015 FAREWELL TOUR CMC Music Awards, now in its fi fth year, One of the top selling female vocalists of all allows fans the opportunity to vote for their time, the much loved White Rose of Athens, favourite Australian and International Country legendary Greek superstar Nana Mouskouri music artists. returns to Australia. Celebrating the greatest in Country music, CMC Nana Mouskouri has sold over 300 million albums Rocks QLD festival ticket holders can register to and this year celebrates her 80th birthday as well attend The 5th Annual CMC Music Awards by as the composers and writers who inspired her heading to countrymusicchannel.com.au singing throughout the years. The Awards will be hosted by Morgan Evans Renowned for her never ending farewells it is as (pictured). if she wants to thank each fan of hers personally. World tour after world tour, song after song, album after album, Nana Mouskouri never seems to age or to want to call it a day in a career that has fl ourished continuously since 1959.
12 MARCH 9 APRIL
CONCERT HALL CONCERT HALL
36 PRESENTED BY CMC PRESENTED BY ONE WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CONCERT
Sinéad O’Connor I’M NOT BOSSY, I’M THE BOSS
Responsible for some of the most iconic live moments since her ‘90s breakthrough Nothing Compares 2 U, Grammy Award®-winning Irish legend Sinéad O’Connor returns in defi ant spirit with a career-spanning set for only her second Australian appearance in nearly 30 years. Imbuing an intense spirituality and refreshing honesty into pop and rock songwriting with her recent release I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss, the 48 year old will perform her only Queensland performance here at QPAC on 11 March. Backed by her fi ve-piece band, O’Connor has hit a new high as her booming vocals belie a shyness, sensitivity, and profound passion for live performance. Now returning in a refl ective spirit with her anticipated memoir in the works, the songwriter will delve into her classic catalogue as she lifts audiences with one of the most inspiring voices to hit generation after generation.
11 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY QPAC QPAC.COM.AU 37 CONCERT
The Pink Floyd GPS Music Experience Showcase The internationally acclaimed The Pink Floyd This free event brings together the fi nest Experience are proud to announce their Wish secondary school student performers from the You Were Here tour in Australia. nine GPS Member Schools in the South-East Queensland area to form a Symphony Orchestra, This tour marks the 40th anniversary of Pink a Concert Band and a Choir. Floyd’s hugely successful album of the same title. Since its release in 1975, Wish You Were Come and enjoy a special evening of song and Here sold over 13 million copies worldwide. It music, celebrating the combined excellence achieved number one status in the US, UK and of these students and marvel at what can be Europe simultaneously, and remains one of the achieved after one day of rehearsals together with fastest selling albums of all time. their dedicated teachers and Guest Conductors. The band captures and conveys the spirit, sound and jaw-dropping visual e ects Pink Floyd are renowned for. Performing the album in full and other classic Pink Floyd tracks.
19 APRIL 30 APRIL
CONCERT HALL CONCERT HALL
38 PRESENTED BY JEFF LEWIS & PHIL BATHOLS PRESENTED BY THE GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INCORPORATED CONCERT
Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash & John Paloma Faith Denver Tribute Come and relive the magic of Glen Campbell, The exceptionally talented UK songstress Johnny Cash and John Denver in a truly unique Paloma Faith embarks on her long-awaited debut homage to three country superstars who Australian tour this May. dominated the charts in the 1960’s and 70’s. Following the release of her ARIA Top 5 album Graham Toole and Chris Callagan will mesmerise A Perfect Contradiction which includes the #1 you as they play hit after magical hit performed smash hit Only Love Can Hurt Like This, Paloma from Campbell, Cash and Denver’s massive will entertain and delight with her typically repertoire. From Rhinestone Cowboy to Rocky fl amboyant performance. Mountain High, Thank God I’m a Country Boy to Walk the Line, if you were part of the generation who admired these country music legends, then this is a must-see show for you.
2 MAY 8 MAY
CONCERT HALL CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY BEN MAIORANA ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION 39 CONCERT AGOSTINO ’ D
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Apia Good Times Damien Leith Tour THE PARTING GLASS Back by popular demand for a third year – the After its roaring success at The Adelaide Apia Good Times Tour - is back, bigger and better Cabaret Festival and at previews in Sydney and than ever! This year’s lineup features legendary Melbourne, Damien Leith brings his show The Aussie performers Brian Cadd, Joe Camilleri, Parting Glass - An Irish Journey to QPAC. Glenn Shorrock, plus special guest Kate Ceberano. Set in an Irish pub, Damien takes on the roles of These celebrated entertainers will come together both a father and son who are catching up on lost to perform their best hits for a show that will time over a few drinks. have audiences across the country rocking out to the good times! Don’t miss your chance to see Filled with great conversation and humour, this never-before-seen lineup of music royalty in heartfelt emotion and a repertoire of rousing and action! With songs such as Hit & Run, A Little Ray touching Irish songs (Danny Boy, Raglan Road, Of Sunshine, Help Is On Its Way, Touch and Pash – Toss the Feathers, Rocky Road to Dublin) The fans will be in for a treat with a solo set of hits from Parting Glass showcases Damien as not only an each performer, followed by an extraordinary fi nale exceptional musician and singer, but as a talented with all fi ve sharing the stage. and engaging actor.
14 MAY 16 MAY
CONCERT HALL CREMORNE THEATRE
40 PRESENTED BY APIA WITH PREMIERE ARTISTS PRESENTED BY THE HARBOUR AGENCY CONCERT
QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA Count Basie Viva Italia Supremo! Orchestra The music of Italy evokes passion, romance, red This year marks the 80th anniversary of one of the wine and pasta. The Pops transport you to the most prominent jazz groups of the swing era; the many cultural destinations in Italy with their legendary Count Basie Orchestra. To celebrate stylistically sensuous music. this magnifi cent milestone, the Count Basie Orchestra perform for one night only at QPAC. Anna-Maria La Spina will return to take you through a journey of songs recognised and tunes Founded by William James ‘Count’ Basie in 1935 that are very exciting! Tenori comprises the and surviving long well past the big band era and the talents of tenors David Kidd, Craig Atkinson and death of Basie in 1984, the orchestra has ammased Andrew Pryor in a dynamic, uplifting and hugely 18 Grammy Awards®, performed for royalty entertaining performance. and worked with many of the greatest soloists, composers, arrangers and vocalists in jazz history. Selena Pennetta will dance the Tarantella and Domenico Taraborrelli will play The Stomach Don’t miss the opportunity to see one of the most Steinway and perform some of the great infl uential jazz groups in history live. Neapolitan songs.
16 MAY 20 MAY
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PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA PRESENTED BY PHIL BATHOLS & JEFF LEWIS 41 CONCERT
Herbie Hancock and Beatlemania Chick Corea THE BEATLES 50 YEARS ON At long last, jazz royalty Herbie Hancock and The world’s premier ‘Beatles’ band, the Fabulous Chick Corea return to Australia, on stage together Beatle Boys bring their highly acclaimed for a series of rare and historic duo performances. recreation of the Beatles one and only tour of Australia to QPAC. For more than half a century, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea have been blazing their own paths of 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the artistic innovation at the keyboard. greatest music tour this country has ever seen or is ever likely to see again and now, 50 years on, Though both artists have established their own Beatlemania will be experienced all over again. indelible careers, they each share a similarly uncompromising approach to their craft. Through It changed social and cultural attitudes in this constant reinvention and a rich history of country overnight and created a whole new pop experimentation, both musicians have stood as culture. We changed and we never looked back. icons of progression, always straddling the divide between avant-garde and pop e ortlessly.
26 MAY 29 MAY
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42 PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION PRESENTED BY BEN MAIORANA ENTERTAINMENT CLASSICAL
SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS Bella España
Acclaimed guitarist Slava Grigoryan and outstanding pianist Alex Raineri join the Southern Cross Soloists to present Bella España, a fi ery program of Latin-infl uenced works celebrating dance and romance. Works by Rodrigo and de Milán are paired with the fl aming sounds of Villa Lobos’ Guitar Concerto and the enchanting De Falla piano concerto – Nights in the Garden of Spain. Also featured are Latin-inspired works by Australian composer Daniel Rojas, Russian composer Shchedrin and Vivaldi’s famous La Folia – a wild and frenetic Spanish dance once deemed too risqué for women! Help celebrate the Southern Cross Soloists 20th birthday with this fi rst sizzling concert in their 2015 season at QPAC.
1 MARCH
PHOTO DYLAN EVANS CONCERT HALL, REVERSE MODE
PRESENTED BY QPAC QPAC.COM.AU 43 CLASSICAL
MUSICA VIVA Tafelmusik - House of Dreams
The Baroque era comes alive through this stunning exploration of music, art and drama. Alison Mackay (creator of The Galileo Project) has woven together a magical journey where audiences step into the world of Bach and Vivaldi by visiting the very buildings where the great composers and their patrons once walked, played, and listened; and includes detailed projections of the now-famous paintings that they would have known when new. In this concert, the music is provided by the period instruments of the renowned Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Narrator Blair Williams is the tour guide, leading us through the hallways and salons, sharing stories of the people who lived, worked and dreamed in these remarkable homes.
4 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
44 QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY MUSICA VIVA CLASSICAL
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Song to Symphony At the Ballet
Frère Jacques morphs into the Mahler Symphony ‘Everyone at the theatre is raving about my No.1. music…’ wrote Tchaikovsky during rehearsals for his fi rst ballet, Swan Lake, and his unerring The simplicity of folk songs, world music and instinct for music that moves dancers and music of cultural signifi cance has been the emotions alike never left him. inspiration for composers throughout time. Just listen to it in modern ads. It’s the rhythm, Discover the songs, woven through music, on a of course, but most of all it’s in the melody, journey through time and style that reveal the animating the spirits of the The Nutcracker and source of composer inspiration, from The Little Sleeping Beauty. Birch Tree growing into Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4 to national anthems woven into the Only Coppelia and Giselle can rival them in 1812 Overture. popularity and in their memorable tunes, as you’ll
EDUCATION EVENT, PUBLIC WELCOME. hear in this delightful musical morning At the Ballet hosted by the entertaining Guy Noble.
5 MARCH 8 MARCH
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PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 45 CLASSICAL
The Sixteen THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN
After a sell-out 35 venue UK tour in 2013, The Sixteen bring their exquisite a capella program, The Queen of Heaven to Australia. As well as works by Italian Renaissance master, Giovanni Palestrina, the program features the ever-popular Allegri Miserere and a new setting of the Miserere by award-winning British composer, James MacMillan. Now in its 35th year, The Sixteen is recognised as one of world’s greatest choral ensembles, bringing total commitment to the music it performs. Drawing inspiration from the passions of Founder and Conductor Harry Christophers CBE, The Sixteen has a special reputation for performing early English polyphony, masterpieces of the Renaissance, bringing fresh insights into Baroque and early Classical music as well as an inspiring diversity of 20th and 21st century music.
A tiny soundbite of
8 MARCH heaven” THE TIMES, UK CONCERT HALL
46 QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY QPAC CLASSICAL
Fritzsch & Shlomo Mintz QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The majestic solitude of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto (1905 version) provides the perfect vehicle for this collaboration between QSO’s two biggest names — revered Laureate Conductor Johannes Fritzsch and incoming Soloist-in-Residence Shlomo Mintz. Like the Sibelius, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No.1 sounds Scandinavian, even if meant to depict the Sahara desert. Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra by R. Strauss is equally famous as wide-horizon daybreak music, ever since Stanley Kubrick used it in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Choose a morning or evening concert time.
13 & 14 MARCH QSO CONGRATULATES QPAC ON ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY 2015. AS QPAC’S RESIDENT ORCHESTRA, WE ARE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THESE CONCERTS AS A TRIBUTE TO OUR MAJOR VENUE PARTNER. CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA QPAC.COM.AU 47 CLASSICAL
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Refl ections QUEENSLAND YOUTH SYMPHONY on Gallipoli Best of Brass One of Australia’s great storytellers, Neil The Queensland Youth Symphony opens its Armfi eld, directs this heartfelt exploration of our 2015 season with internationally acclaimed ANZAC story through music, spoken text and soloists and an Australian Premiere. The concert visual imagery, where an Australian’s elegy for his begins with Leonard Bernstein’s dazzling friend brushes shoulders with the words of the overture to his musical Candide. Anticipating father of modern Turkey. Set to music in a new QYO’s 50th anniversary year in 2016, QYS work by Carl Vine featuring soprano Taryn Fiebig, performs Larry Sitsky’s apparitions, an Australian the program also features English works that are work commissioned in 1966 for the fi rst ever evocative of the era, including Elgar’s Sospiri and QYO concert and dedicated to conductor John Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, as well Curro AM MBE. The Australian premiere of as the music of the Ottoman Empire and 20th German composer Heinz Störrle’s Concerto for century Turkey. Brass Quintet and Orchestra follows, showcasing Brisbane’s brilliant Best of Brass quintet before the fi nal work, the mighty 20th century classic, Concerto for Orchestra by Lutoslawski.
23 MARCH 28 MARCH
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48 PRESENTED BY AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLASSICAL
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA QSO & QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Mischa Maisky QSO & Sarah Chang A night of music so emotional it could make a She auditioned for the New York Philharmonic stone weep. Mischa Maisky’s famously warm at age eight, and the next day was playing live tone will capture the aching, yearning feeling with them, without rehearsal. Sarah Chang still for home in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, written brings that immediacy to the stage, in Bruch’s in New York as he sat on the docks watching showstopping Violin Concerto with its immortal the steamers heading back toward Europe. And fi nale. Shostakovich too fl irts with danger in his then, prepare for inexhaustible melodies to tear Symphony No.5 about struggle for survival within at your heartstrings, brass fanfares to raise the oppression, with esteemed British conductor, roof, and some of music’s most riotous explosions Jessica Cottis, ensuring the slow movement brings of orchestral colour to pin you to the back of radiance into darkness, and warmth into the bitter your seat in Yan Pascal Tortelier’s grand vision of Soviet winter. This concert also features Chen Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4. Qigang’s Enchantements oubliés.
2 APRIL 18 APRIL
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PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 49 CLASSICAL
AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA Vivaldi Unwired
A shared belief in the transformative power of music and a spirit of intrepid adventure led award-winning British composer Max Richter to take a baroque classic – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – and reimagine it for orchestra and synthesiser, and for Paul Dyer AO to take up the challenge to present the recomposed piece with period instruments, and to take the reins of the synthesiser himself. The result is an audacious creation that takes the audience through the same landscape of spring, summer, autumn and winter but with a renewed sense of the genius of Vivaldi’s work. Staying faithful to the structure of the four concertos, Richter’s Recomposed Four Seasons is in turns beautiful, peaceful and serene, yet also wild, passionate and intensely emotional. Vivaldi Unwired includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, widely recognised as amongst the best baroque compositions written, C.P.E Bach’s Concerto for fl ute Wq 166 (arr. soprano saxophone) featuring Brandenburg favourite Christina Leonard, Vivaldi’s Concerto for two violins op.3 no. 8 RV 522 from L’estro armonico and fi nally discover Vivaldi, the indestructible baroque genius in a new light with Richter Recomposed – Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, beautifully led by Guest Concertmaster Brendan Joyce.
11 MAY & 19 MAY PHOTO PAUL DYER AO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR CONCERT HALL
50 QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA CLASSICAL
Don Juan
In a world premiere, Lord Byron’s Don Juan theatrically compares the life of Lord Byron himself with the hero of his greatest literary creation, Don Juan. Performed by acclaimed actor/director Tama Matheson and internationally renowned guitarist Karin Schaupp, the show moves seamlessly between the steamy world of Don Juan and the scandalous life of Lord Byron (Matheson) himself. Matheson captivatingly marries Byron’s life with the poem, moving between the real world and the fi ctional world of Don Juan. The setting is brought to life by Schaupp through the evocative Spanish guitar music of Turina, Pujol and Tarrega and by stepping into the drama to become part of the play herself. As the show goes on, Byron and Juan become refl ections of each other and it grows increasingly di cult to tell where fact ends and fi ction begins until they are both tied together in a great, heart-wrenching conclusion. After all, as Byron himself famously put it, ‘truth is strange, stranger than fi ction.’ Full of the wit, charm, elegance, adventure and horror of Byron’s great poem, but also the deep personal pathos of its great author, Don Juan will reveal a deep portrait of one of the greatest creative minds of the Romantic era, picked out in relief by his own creation. Don’t miss this exciting, varied and engrossing experience in the theatre. 17 MAY
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QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA QSO, Alondra & Sergio
In glorious Russian colour, Rimsky-Korsakov weaves musical tales of magic and mystery from the Arabian Nights, the concertmaster’s solo violin as spell-binding as the nightly tales Scheherazade tells to save her life. Meanwhile Sergio Tiempo brings powerhouse pianistics to heart-on-sleeve Tchaikovsky in his Piano Concerto No.1, and Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra shows why she’s fast becoming one of the brightest stars in classical music. This program will also be performed on 23 May.
22 MAY
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QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA QSO, Alondra QUEENSLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA & Sergio London Symphony Its premiere caused a riot, but whether it’s a scandal or a quintessential classic, Stravinsky’s The Queensland Youth Symphony presents a The Rite of Spring picks you up in a wave of program of romantic masterpieces and a world energy, leaving you invigorated and dazzled. premiere. The concert opens with the fi rst ever Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra shows performance of Concertato for Orchestra by why she’s fast becoming one of the brightest Melbourne-based composer Allan Zavod who stars in classical music. In glorious Russian colour, specialises in the classical-jazz fusion style. Four Rimsky-Korsakov weaves musical tales of magic outstanding musicians from QYS then take and mystery in Scheherazade, while Sergio centre stage as soloists in Schumann’s exuberant Tiempo brings powerhouse pianistics to heart-on- Konzertstück for four french horns and orchestra. sleeve Tchaikovsky with his Piano Concerto No.1. The fi nal work is the wonderfully evocative London Symphony by Vaughan Williams.
23 MAY 30 MAY
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QPAC 30 HONOUR •CELEBRATE •INVEST
The south bank of the Brisbane River was a gathering place and a hub for entertainment long before the building of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. First as a meeting place for the local Indigenous population, then, after white settlement, as a port, a rail head, and the location for theatres, clubs and dance halls, this stretch of river bank already had a rich history before the ambitious Cultural Centre was planned. When QPAC o cially opened on 20 April 1985, it became a vital part of this story. A place for people to gather and to explore the diversity of human experience: to laugh, to cry, to be challenged, to be entertained. Through costumes, artefacts, photographs and video, QPAC 30 surveys this diverse performing arts heritage. Drawing on the collection of the QPAC Museum, the exhibition honours what was happening before QPAC opened, celebrates the past 30 years of extraordinary activity, and the partners who helped make it a reality, and looks to plans for the future.
FROM 24 MARCH
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PHOTO PAUL SICKLING Front Yard Music
QPAC’s Melbourne Street Green is home to Friday night drinks and delicious food. Here, you’re welcome to enjoy the casual vibe of QPAC’s front yard while soaking in the free music and catching up with new and old friends on the lawn. Our free live music every Friday night* kicks o with our well known Green Jam Sessions on 6 March. The program for the year includes an eclectic mix of country, Indigenous, world music and the popular The Seed Project, featuring the best emerging indie bands. Front Yard Music is the perfect place to wrap up your working week and start the weekend wind down.
6 MARCH TO 20 NOV
*EXCLUDING FRIDAY 3 APRIL MELBOURNE STREET GREEN
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Lunchtime Live
Lunchtime Live is a snack sized 30 minutes of free weekly entertainment. Be surprised by a pop-up opera on the balcony or circus folly on the Playhouse green; chill out in the foyer to an ensemble’s sweet sounds or hear from the director’s mouth as you sneak behind the scenes. • The 1st Friday of every month is First Time Fridays where the best emerging artists take centre stage. • The 2nd Friday of every month is Classical Cuts where you can dine with the divine and harmonious sounds of a classical ensemble. • The 3rd Friday of every month is Back of House where we’ll take you to places you’ve never been before with exclusive behind the scenes experiences. • The 4th and 5th Friday of every month is Fringe Fridays where we dare you to be di erent and experience a program of edgy entertainment in alternative spaces. So, ditch the desk, loosen that tie and BYO lunch to QPAC from 12.30pm Fridays to be entertained by Lunchtime Live! Check out the full program from March on the QPAC website.
24 APRIL TO 13 NOVEMBER
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56 QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY QPAC A fresh approach
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QPAC’s corporate partners are vital to our continuing success and we strive to build long-lasting, mutually benefi cial partnerships. For further information and to discuss the opportunities available, please contact QPAC’s Partnership Team on 07 3840 7480. 60 Important information Bookings Late arrivals Online qpac.com.au Construction work around South Bank and other activity such as events at nearby stadiums Phone 136 246 9am-8.30pm Mon-Sat can cause delays in tra c. Please check the start In person QPAC Box O ce, time of your show and allow enough time to Level M, QPAC 9am-8.30pm cover possible delays. For most performances, Brisbane Visitor Information and Booking Centre latecomers cannot be admitted until a suitable Queen Street Mall, Brisbane break in the program. Ticket Central, Central Station, 9am-5pm South Bank Parklands Visitor Information Mobile phones and cameras Centre For the safety of performers and enjoyment State Library of Queensland Book Shop of other patrons, please ensure mobile phones Groups Phone 07 3840 7466 (including SMS and MMS messaging) are switched o and that cameras, including video Stay informed cameras are not used during the performance. You can stay up-to-date with all the latest events at QPAC by visiting qpac.com.au where Food and drink you’ll fi nd information, photo galleries, video Unless otherwise advised, food and drink are footage and reviews. qpac.com.au is now also not permitted in the theatres. Bottled water is accessible through your mobile. permitted. Accessibility Audio description For the convenience of patrons who have At some performances trained Audio Describers di culty walking, a specifi c set down area is provide a commentary with concise descriptions open in the QPAC basement 60 minutes prior of actions, expressions and gestures to to performances in the Concert Hall and Lyric complement the theatre experience for patrons Theatre. Entry to the set down area is from the who are blind or have low vision. Patrons collect tunnel entrance at Grey Street. headsets at the Cloakroom of each theatre If you require assistance due to mobility, hearing venue and need to be seated 15 minutes before or other access di culties, please mention your the performance to receive program details requirements when booking, or by telephone on together with descriptions of costumes and 136 246 before your visit. stage settings. To purchase tickets to audio- described performances phone qtix group sales Check your tickets (07) 3840 7466 or email [email protected] Please check your tickets carefully and make sure you know the date, time and location of your performance.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Queensland Performing Arts Trust is a statutory body of the State of Queensland and is partially funded by the Queensland Government Chair Chris Freeman AM The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP Deputy Chair Rhonda White AO Premier and Minister for the Arts Trustees Kylie Blucher, Simon Gallaher, Sophie Mitchell, Mick Power AM Director-General, Department of Premier and Cabinet: David Stewart Chief Executive John Kotzas Travelling to QPAC Designated set-down zones for patrons are available at Grey Street (for Lyric Theatre and Concert Hall), There are many easy ways to get to QPAC: and Russell Street (for Playhouse and Cremorne Walk from the city across Victoria Bridge. Theatre). Bus to Cultural Centre Busway Station. Train to South Brisbane Station, opposite QPAC Finding your theatre in Grey Street. There are four theatres and several levels within CityCat to South Bank Ferry Stop in South QPAC. Start your visit by checking your tickets for Bank Parklands. your theatre and door number. Taxi to the taxi set-down and pick-up area on Lyric Theatre located on the Melbourne Street/ the Grey Street side of QPAC. riverside corner of QPAC. Enter from the Melbourne Car via Melbourne Street, Victoria Bridge or Street entrance. Grey Street. Concert Hall located on the Melbourne Street/Grey Street corner of QPAC. Enter from the Melbourne For train, bus and CityCat timetable information visit Street entrance. translink.com.au or telephone TransLink on 131 230. Playhouse located at the South Bank Parklands end of QPAC. Entrances and lifts face the Parklands. Parking Cremorne Theatre located on the river side of For guaranteed and convenient parking, pre-purchase QPAC, with the entrance approximately half way your parking at the Performing Arts carpark with your along the building. tickets. Pre-paid parking must be purchased at least Cloak rooms are available at all theatres for cloaking one week prior to your performance and presented on large items or umbrellas. entry to the carpark.
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