Season Launch 2024

PIP THEATRE SEASON LAUNCH 2024

ART OF COURAGE UKRAINE PRESENTS

ART OF COURAGE CREATED BY SOPHIA HODYCH

SHOWING: 3RD - 17TH OF FEB In the heart of turmoil, Art of Courage unveils a gripping tale of hope and unwavering resilience. This immersive theatre experience takes you on a captivating journey through the soul of Ukraine. Experience ancient pagan traditions like Ivana Kupala and St. Andrew’s Mischiefs Day. Witness haunting readings, the bloom of young romances, and join a quest for the elusive fern flower – a symbol of hope in despair.

Art of Courage is a bittersweet tale, an ode to Ukrainian courage and a beacon of hope for freedom. Join us as we breathe life into this powerful narrative, leaving you with the undeniable truth that courage and unity can illuminate even the darkest of times.

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BANGING DENMARK

BY VAN BADHAM SHOWING: 7TH - 23RD OF MARCH Jake Newhouse is a pickup artist who sells seduction techniques to the lovelorn men of the internet. Ish Madigan is a feminist academic whose life’s been destroyed by male internet trolls.

They are natural enemies... until Jake grows desperate for a favour. He’s developed a crush on a Danish librarian who’s immune to his tricks and offers Ish a cool $50,000 to teach him her ways of feminist-friendly persuasion. She may be broke, but can she do it? Will he stand it? And has anyone thought to constul the librarian?!

Van Badham throws a bomb at the rom-com in a badly behaved comedy 5 of sex, love, modern manners and ancient vanities. Banging Denmark is breathless, relentless and a laugh-out-loud battle of the sexless.

THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY MUSIC & LYRICS BY NEIL BARTRAM BOOK BY BRIAN HILL

FOOTLIGHTS THEATRICAL INC PRESENTS SHOWING: 10TH - 14TH OF APRIL This unconventional new musical by Drama Desk Award nominees Neil Bartram and Brian Hill is a joyous and moving look at our surprisingly interconnected lives.

Through a seemingly unrelated collection of songs, scenes and monologues, The Theory of Relativity introduces a compelling array of characters experiencing the joys and heartbreaks, the liaisons and losses, the inevitability and the wonder of human connection.

Whether you’re allergic to cats, in love for the first or tenth time, a child of divorce, a germaphobe, or simply a unique individual, you’re sure to find yourself in this fresh new musical!

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35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION MUSIC & LYRICS BY RYAN SCOTT OLIVER ALLENTERTAINMENT & PASSION PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS SHOWING: APRIL 18TH - 4TH MAY A picture is worth 1,000 words -- what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen?

In 35mm, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

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Presented by industry leaders Passion Productions and Allentertainment, prepare to be enthralled by an unforgettable theatrical experience that transcends the ordinary.

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DIARY OF A MADMAN

BY DAVID HOLMAN

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MATRIX THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SHOWING: MAY 16TH - JUNE 1 In a hard-hearted world riddled by prejudice and privilege, lowly bureaucrat and outsider, Aksentii Poprishchin, is intent on climbing the greasy pole to success.

Alone and sequestered in an attic, he tries to escape the hopelessness of his existence by making entries in a diary lampooning those who have made his life a misery. He acts these out to his maid and audience via a series of hilarious vignettes and imaginative flights of fancy.

It slowly emerges however that the outside world is one he can’t keep up with, where people with a “difference” are not tolerated and mental illness is shunned. As he becomes increasingly alienated by his fellow workers, Poprishchin deteriorates into delusion, paranoia and finally, tragically, into insanity.

DIARY OF A MADMAN is a hilarious and heart-wrenching classic about alienation, unrequited love and the descent into madness.

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PROSPECT TERRACE

BY ANGELA MURPHY SHOWING: 6TH-22ND OF JUNE Set in a Queenslander in Queensland, Prospect Terrace is a funny, bitter and quirky take on the dynamics of a dysfunctional family.

Pepper’s once normal life is falling apart.

Her fractious father Jack has taken nasty to a new level, her spoilt younger sister Bunny dishes out unwanted social-worker advice and her far-away floundering brother Rob has continued his romance with the bottle. To top it off her estranged teenage daughter Megan has publicly blanked her.

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When 80-year-old Jack ends up is hospital, decisions need to be made about his future and the much-loved family home on Prospect Terrace. We watch as the family grapples with the past, as they rediscover forgotten truths, hidden treasures, and lost love.

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QUEENSLAND SHAKESPEARE ENSEMBLE PRESENTS

TARTUFFE

BY Molière SHOWING: 12TH - 28TH OF JULY “You see him as a saint. I’m far less awed; In fact, I see right through him. He’s a fraud.”

Orgon is a man who has it all: wealth, influence, happy children, and a doting wife. But when he falls under the spell of Tartuffe, the charismatic spiritual leader (or hypocritical fraud, depending on who you ask), he begins to lose his grasp on it all.

First performed and then speedily banned in 1664, Molière’s Tartuffe is a side-splitting satirical exploration of greed, seduction, piety, and deception.

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THE X COLLECTIVE PRESENTS

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY

BY CHARLES BUSCH

SHOWING: 8TH -24TH OF AUGUST Surf’s up, and murder’s afoot, as “Psycho Beach Party” mashes up ’50s psychodramas, ’60s surfer films and ’80s slasher horror flicks into a truly madcap comedy.

Think Gidget meet’s Mommie Dearest!

It’s 1962 and teenage tomboy Chicklet Forrest desperately wants to be a part of the surfer crowd on Malibu Beach. The one thing getting in her way, however, is her unfortunate tendency towards multiple personalities … and her most dangerous alter ego — voracious vixen Ann Bowman — has nothing less than world domination on her mind!

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FUN HOME | 9

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FUN HOME MUSIC BY JEANINE TESORI BOOK & LYRICS BY LISA KRON SHOWING: AUGUST 28TH - SEPTEMBER 14TH Alison is 9, begging her father to play with her. She is 19, overcome by the aching and joyous pain of first love. She is 43, an out lesbian hunting for the truth of her brilliant, volatile, and closeted father’s life and death.

She is all three at once, trying to untangle the central mystery of her childhood: How did she survive their shared hometown, when her father could not?

With a score that ranges from exuberant 70s pop to aching melodies and 19 dissonant harmonies of characters longing to be known, Fun Home is the Tony Award-winning story of a daughter and father, of coming out and coming to terms with a life shaped by a family’s secrets.

QUEEN BETTE

BY PETER MOUNTFORD & JEANETTE CRONIN

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G.BOD THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SHOWING: 24TH SEPTEMBER - 5TH OCTOBER “The Queen has no hour for love” Bette Davis was one of the most iconic and gifted film actors of the 20th Century.

This one-woman show retraces the remarkable steps of a true movie legend: from fledgling stage actress to an unrivalled glittering Hollywood career and her infamous battle against the Studios in an unprecedented attempt to gain independence as an artist.

In cabaret style, Queen Bette follows her incredible life and references many of her most famous screen roles – in particular her fascination with Queen Elizabeth I (whom she played twice in two different movies).

EMBODI THEATRE PRESENTS

AI MAY

BY AMY CHIEN-YU WANG

SHOWING: 17TH -27TH OF OCT Embodi Theatre’s exciting bilingual theatre production “AI May” weaves together elements of realism, movement, and multimedia to create a captivating theatrical experience.

This compelling sci-fi drama delves into the poignant themes of grief, solitude, and intergenerational trauma through the lens of a Chinese migrant mother, offering a unique perspective on the challenges of the modern age of artificial intelligence.

With a bold and thought-provoking exploration of the concept of machines substituting for lost loved ones, “AI May” resonates deeply in today’s context of ever-evolving digital realities. The narrative highlights the challenges faced by individuals, particularly Chinese migrants and 23 the elderly, as they grapple with their identities and sense of place in a rapidly changing world.

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TOUCAN CLUB. CABARET & LIVE ARTS FESTIVAL

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PIP THEATRE PRESENTS SHOWING: NOVEMBER - DECEMBER Welcome to PIP Theatre’s annual Toucan Club Cabaret Festival, a celebration of exceptional talent, delivering captivating and exhilarating performances like never before!

Every November to December PIP Theatre transforms into the ultimate entertainment hotspot. With a packed schedule featuring plenty of 1-hour shows all the way until Christmas, we’re excited to showcase performers from the realms of comedy, dance, improv, music, theatre, and more.

Celebrate the end of a busy year with us, we can’t wait to see you then!

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