Banging Denmark program

DIRECTORS NOTE BANGING DENMARK is more than just a comedy; it’s a mirror to the absurdity of the world we navigate in our quest for connection and love.

The play’s humour is a vehicle for deeper conversations about how we relate to one another in an era where digital personas can overshadow our true selves. It challenges us to question the narratives we subscribe to about gender, attraction, and what it means to genuinely connect with someone.

In staging this production, we aimed to bring to life the vibrant, chaotic, and sometimes bizarre world of internet culture, while also grounding the

characters in relatable, human emotions.

As you watch “Banging Denmark,” I invite you to laugh, reflect, and perhaps even reconsider the ways in which we pursue love and connection in the digital age. This play is a bold, unapologetic romp through the complexities of contemporary relationships, and I hope it sparks as much joy and thought for you as it has for our cast and crew.

We are excited to include the audience in this production, our final and most important element. Buckle up, we invite you to step into the arena with the actors.

Heidi Gledhill

Photos by Kris Anderson

CAST

TEGAN BRAITHWAITE Ishtar

RIJEN LAINE Jake / Guy de Wit

Tegan Braithwaite is a 2021 graduate from QUT with a Bachelor in Fine Arts (Acting).

Rijen Laine is making his PIP Theatre debut in Banging Denmark. A Brisbane based actor and voice over artist, Rijen has been working on stage and screen for the last decade.

She made her professional mainstage theatre debut with Playlab Theatre in their 2023 production of White China.

Other theatre credits include “Perfect World” (Theatreroo), “Hello Stranger” (The Drawer Productions), “Algorithm” (QUT), “Mr Burns, a post-electric play” (QUT) and “Twelfth Night” (QUT).

Also a screen actor, Tegan recently won the Víctor Israel Award for Best Lead at the Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival 2023 for her performance in short film Gummy.

Rijen has performed in many theatrical productions including “The Hunt” (Million Productions, “Cluedo: The New Suspects” (Brisbane Immersive) and “The Great Gatsby” (Viral Ventures). His on-screen credits include ABC’s “In Our Blood”, Netflix’s “Tidelands” and “A Story of Love”, currently making waves on the festival circuit.

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CAST

JANAKI GERARD Denyse

AMELIA SLATTER Anne

Janaki Gerard is an actor, writer and singer from Brisbane who has worked in London and New York City.

Amelia Slatter is a versatile creative professional with a focus on acting for both screen and stage, as well as creative development and theatre production. She has trained at QUT, majoring in Drama with a Bachelor of Creative Industries. Additionally, she completed the Screen Actors Studio course at NIDA.

Janaki was a top twenty finalist in the Stellar South Asian Women of 2022 Australia. Her mission for the future is to develop more platforms & projects for South Asian creatives in Australia.

Her performance credits include: “Proof” (Ad Astra Theatre Company).

“Item” (Dance Masala & Metro Arts).

“When Love Springs” (Steve Jaggi Company Feature Film). “A Wedding and a Murder” (Fever Immersive Theatre) “Honour” Queensland Theatre (Play club series) and Laboite Theatre’s Assembly Program. “Masala Monologues” (Theatre).

She holds an MFA in acting from East 15 acting school (UK). A BA in Journalism from Griffith University (AUS) and received her yoga certification from the Rishikesh Yoga teacher training center (India).

Her theatre credits include notable productions such as “Murder on the not-so Orient Express,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “The Caucasian Chalk Circle,” “Baal,” and “The Actor’s Nightmare.”

Amelia is also a familiar face at PIP Theatre working behind the scenes in production management, however this is her PIP Theatre acting debut.

DUDLEY POWELL Toby/Voice of Warhammerbob, MrTearsdry, CaptainAss Dudley Powell is making his PIP Theatre debut in Banging Denmark.

A graduate of James Cook University (2016) with a BA in Creative Industries: Performance, after graduation he received extensive classical training with the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble where he remains still as an associate artist, and has to this point been actively working in the industry for 9 years.

Dudley has performed in many theatrical productions including Benedick from “Much Ado About Nothing” (Tropical Arts Theatre Co.) and “Romeo from Instant Romeo and Juliet” (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble).

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CREW

HEIDI GLEDHILL Director / Intimacy Director

DESLEY MARTIN Dramaturg

ISABEL FOLLAND Stage Manager

HELENA TRUPP Set & Costume Designer

NOAH MILNE Lighting Design & Operation

TOMMI CIVILI Sound Composition, Design & Operation

Special Thanks NERIDAH WATERS - Dance Choreographer JASON MCKELL - Fight Director MARCUS OBORN - Voice Coach JENNA TODD - Marketing Director PIF PRODUCTIONS - Hero Shots/Videography KRIS ANDERSON - Production Photographer 8

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Set Design SET & COSTUME DESIGNER HELENA Banging Denmark’s playful and dynamic battle of the sexes is set on a stage reminiscent of a tennis match.

Watch as the actors serve, lob and drop shot’s between each other.

No need for elaborate set design, these characters bring all the colour and vibrancy to this simple stage design themselves.

SET MAP Jake’s Room

Anne’s Library/House Park

Ish’s Office

Photos by Kris Anderson

Show Dates: Apr 18th - May 4th Show Times: Thu - Sat 7:30pm Produced by: Passion Productions & Allentertainment

35MM: A Musical Exhibition Music & Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver

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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Show Dates: June 6th-22nd

Prospect Terrace

Show Times: Wed - Sat 7:30pm Sat 2pm matinee

Set in a Queenslander in Queensland, Prospect Terrace is a funny, bitter and quirky take on the dynamics of a dysfunctional family.

Produced by: PIP Theatre

By Angela Murphy

We watch as the family grapples with the past, as they rediscover forgotten truths, hidden treasures, and lost love.

Starring Steven Grieves, Natasha McDonald, Bernadette Pryde & Samantha Proctor, you wont want to miss this production!

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