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Wisdom Education Resource

Wisdom by David Burton A politically-charged dark comedy about eternal youth and revolution. It’s the near future, and we’ve cracked staying youthful. Thanks to a series of hormone injections, no ...

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Memorable Mothers

MRS MILES Carita Farrer-Spencer, Ladies in Black, 2015 Mrs Miles is the very model of a 1950s Aussie wife — she stays at home, hems clothing, has dinner on the table for her gruff, conservative, n ...

Meet Rod Ainsworth

Rod returned to Brisbane after working as Manager, Arts & Cultural Services with the Bundaberg Regional Council. There, he was managing the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, two regional galleri ...

FIFTY! Exhibition

Originally exhibited during the season of The Holidays (14 November to 12 December 2020) the exhibition includes over 120 photographs of productions from the archives and a screen presentation of ...

Shaping the next generation of performers

Live theatre can transform, transport and inspire. It can lift spirits, bring groups of people together, hold a mirror up to society and be a catalyst for change. It’s for all these reasons that ...

Othello

Shakespeare's most intimate tragedy lands in the Torres Strait. Othello, William Shakespeare’s classic tale of jealousy, betrayal and revenge is thrillingly re-imagined by Jimi Bani and Jason Kl ...

Queensland Premier’s Drama Award

Since 2002, Queensland Theatre, in partnership with the Queensland Government, had recognised outstanding playwrights. In 2026, the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award (QPDA), one of Australia’s most ...

Frequently Asked Questions

Q) I don’t live in Queensland, can I still enter? A) Yes. Furthermore, artists who progress to the finalist stage, whose usual place of residence is further than 100km from Brisbane, will have th ...

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Response to Prima Facie – Bri Lee

Her acclaimed 2018 book charted Bri’s experience through the Australian legal system as the daughter of a policeman, a law student, and as a judge’s associate in both metropolitan and regional Que ...

Michele Lee looks back at her QPDA experience

Her play Rice won the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award 2016–17 and made its world premiere in Queensland Theatre’s 2017 Season. Following seasons with Griffin Theatre Company and Hothouse Theatre, ...

David Megarrity reflects on his QPDA experience

David is a writer, composer, musician, performer and academic — creating at the intersection of music, performance and projected image. His play The Holidays won the Queensland Premier’s Drama Awa ...

Tickets for Purpose

The Queensland Theatre Company Tickets For Purpose Program demonstrates our commitment to supporting the communities that surround us. We are pleased to offer this program to registered charities ...

Character designs for Boy Swallows Universe

Queensland Premier's Drama Award Winners

Over two amazing decades, this national playwriting prize has discovered and developed exciting new voices — shaping careers and sharing stories that have connected with audiences both here and in ...

Rehearsal photos for Boy Swallows Universe

Photography by David Kelly

Image gallery for Boy Swallows Universe

Photography by David Kelly

Boy Swallows Universe stage show music credits

You Give Love A Bad Name (Richard Sambora/Desmond Child/ Jon Bon Jovi) © Aggressive Music/ Sony/ATV Tunes LLC Licensed by Sony Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Limited “You Give Love A Bad Name” W ...