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QPAC and Queensland Theatre present

Mouthpiece

By Kieran Hurley
Directed by Lee Lewis

Class Privilege Power
He has a story, and she has the voice to tell it... but does she have the right to? A cliff. Night. A woman stands on the edge. Her dreams crumble around her. But this ledge belongs to Declan. It is his only safe space. She’s trespassing. They should never have met. Mouthpiece i...

He has a story, and she has the voice to tell it... but does she have the right to?

A cliff. Night. A woman stands on the edge. Her dreams crumble around her. But this ledge belongs to Declan. It is his only safe space. She’s trespassing. They should never have met.

Mouthpiece is a bold collision of class, privilege, and power. Libby is a woman who has wasted her opportunities, while Declan is a young man who will never be offered any. He has a story, and she has the voice to tell it… but does she have the right to? When does inspiration become theft?

Stage luminary Christen O’Leary and Jayden Popik, in his Queensland Theatre debut, reignite the Playhouse with Kieran Hurley’s startling, audacious and gripping play — a production that pushes past the politics with humour, hope and fight.

Mouthpiece deftly questions the notion of theatre itself, exploring its unique ability to connect us all, while provoking audiences to search for where the lines should be drawn.

  • Dates
    31 OCT – 14 NOV [PAST EVENT]
  • Location
    Playhouse, QPAC
  • Times
    1pm / 2pm / 6.30pm / 7.30pm
    depending on dates
  • Night with the Artists

    Mon 9 Nov, 6.30pm

  • Duration
    1hr and 35 minutes (no interval)
  • Accessibility
    Mon 9 Nov, 6.30pm
  • Dates
    31 OCT – 14 NOV [PAST EVENT]
  • Location
    Playhouse, QPAC
  • Times
    1pm / 2pm / 6.30pm / 7.30pm
    depending on dates
  • Night with the Artists

    Mon 9 Nov, 6.30pm

  • Duration
    1hr and 35 minutes (no interval)
  • Accessibility
    Mon 9 Nov, 6.30pm

★★★★★ "This is the best play I’ve seen in a decade." - Scenestr

★★★★1/2 "Chemistry between the two actors was tense and electrifying." - Limelight Magazine

"The perfect way to start up theatre again." - The Courier Mail

"What an amazing, refreshing concept." - 4KQ

"Absolutely stellar performance that ripped right into your gut." - SheSociety

"Mouthpiece is a must-see piece of theatre." - The Blurb

Mouthpiece production program

Bringing Mouthpiece to the stage

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With Director Lee Lewis

Creatives

Writer Kieran Hurley
Director
Lee Lewis
Designer
Renée Mulder
Lighting Designer
Ben Hughes
Sound Designer
Tony Brumpton
Dialect Translation
Phil Spencer

Cast

Libby Christen O'Leary
Declan Jayden Popik

Thanks to our partner

Mouthpiece is funded through the Queensland Government’s $22.5 million two-year Arts and Cultural Recovery Package.


Creatives

  • Hurley Kieran BW

    Kieran Hurley

    Writer

    Photographer: Alex Aitchison

  • Lewis Lee BW

    Lee Lewis

    Director

  • MULDER Renee BW

    Renee Mulder

    Designer

  • Hughes Ben BW

    Ben Hughes

    Lighting Designer

  • BRUMPTON Tony BW

    Tony Brumpton

    Sound Designer

  • PS Headshot

    Phil Spencer

    Dialect translation by

Cast

  • Oleary christen BW

    Christen O’Leary

    Libby

  • Popik Jayden BW

    Jayden Popik

    Declan

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