@QPAC Winter 2018

What’s On at QPAC JUNE – AUGUST 2018 QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

Major Musicals

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Merry Widow

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Festivals

Out of the Box Festival for children 8 years and under

Theatre

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mother

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Welcome

Welcome to QPAC. The cooler months are upon us and this season our building is alive with much to see and do.

The Out of the Box Festival for children aged eight years and under returns to QPAC in June. Since 1992, Out of the Box has been entertaining and educating kids through a variety of arts experiences, and encouraging them to find their voice and explore the world around them. Two productions within the Festival – Air Play and The Arrival – will enjoy an extended season giving more people the chance to experience these remarkable shows.

Hit musical Aladdin finishes an incredible season at the Lyric Theatre in June, and from July, audiences will get to know the life and music of Carole King with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in its first Brisbane appearance. Those drawn to drama may be interested in internationally renowned play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which will show in the Concert Hall (converted to theatre mode). There’s also Noni Hazlehurst’s Brisbane theatre debut with the critically acclaimed Mother in the Cremorne Theatre.

Home and local companies will be seen and celebrated across QPAC, as well as national companies including Bangarra Dance Theatre with a new work, Dark Emu. And the next edition of our bi-annual Story magazine will be available from July.

With so much to see and do at QPAC this season, I hope you enjoy browsing the pages of this publication and look forward to welcoming you to QPAC soon.

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ABOUT QPAC Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is one of Australia’s leading centres for live performance. QPAC is a venue, a producer, an investor, a presenter and a public place.

Welcoming over 1.3 million visitors to approximately 1,200 performances each year, we embrace the best in live performance – the world renowned alongside the emerging, local and new – and connect to the stories and ideas at the heart of each production.

QPAC respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Lands across Queensland and pays respect to their ancestors who came before them and to Elders past, present and emerging.

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DISNEY’S ALADDIN – THE MUSICAL Until 3 June | Lyric Theatre 2 hours and 30 minutes (incl interval) From the producers of The Lion King and Mary Poppins, Disney’s Aladdin is ‘exactly what you wished for’ (NBC TV).

Breathtaking sets, mind blowing special effects, over 300 lavish costumes and a fabulous cast bring the magic of Disney’s Aladdin to life on the Brisbane stage.

Featuring all the songs from the classic Academy award winning film, including Friend like Me, A Whole New World and Arabian Nights, prepare to experience the unmissable theatrical magic that is Aladdin.

Now playing at QPAC, Disney’s Aladdin must close 3 June.

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“A Broadway Spectacular in a league of its own.“ THE AGE

“Comedy, glamour and razzle dazzle.

What a night at the theatre is all about.”

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Queensland’s flagship ballet company QUEENSLAND BALLET

DOUBLE BILL: CARMEN & THE FIREBIRD Until 3 June | Playhouse 2 hours and 15 minutes (incl interval) A fiery and dramatic double bill choreographed by two of ballet’s best.

Carlos Acosta, former Principal of The Royal Ballet and one of the most acclaimed dancers in the world, has distilled the famous operatic story, Carmen, into a powerful, theatrical ballet – a tour-de-force of raw, honest characters and thrilling dance.

Bizet’s electrifying music underscores a tale of passion and betrayal. Don José is hopelessly smitten by the free-spirited and sensual Carmen, but when she discards him for a dashing matador, his ardour turns to jealous rage.

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Famed choreographer Liam Scarlett brings his hallmark musicality and finely-crafted choreography to the iconic 20th century ballet, The Firebird. While paying homage to the ground-breaking original, Scarlett asserts its modern relevance with an unconventional twist to the powerful narrative.

Prince Ivan calls upon the magical Firebird to help him do battle with Immortal Kostcheï, whose evil soul is protected within an enchanted egg. In this mythical, dark tale, a mighty battle of wills and a burning love ignite the drama.

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Queensland’s flagship theatre company QUEENSLAND THEATRE

THE LONGEST MINUTE Until 23 June | Cremorne Theatre 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval) WRITTEN BY ROBERT KRONK AND NADINE MCDONALD-DOWD DIRECTED BY BRIDGET BOYLE

Where were you the night of the 2015 NRL Grand Final? The night when long-time underdogs the North Queensland Cowboys won in an all-QLD nail-biter that changed the game, and the state, forever. For one family of Cowboys diehards, their whole lives have led up to this moment.

Jess was born on the night of the North Queensland Cowboys’ first game in Townsville. Daughter of Foley Shield legend Frank ‘Black Flash’ Wright, she grew up as a footy fanatic with big dreams, silky skills and boundless ambition to play. But as a girl

in a male-dominated sport, she faces more than her fair share of knockbacks, just like the luckless Cowboys. Despite their relentless string of losses, Jess still dares to believe in her team, and herself.

Queensland Theatre joins forces with debase productions and JUTE Theatre Company in Cairns to bring this iconically Queensland story to audiences across the state.

QUEENSLAND THEATRE, DEBASE PRODUCTIONS

AND JUTE THEATRE COMPANY CO-PRODUCTION

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APIA GOOD TIMES TOUR 1 June | Concert Hall 3 hours (incl interval) The APIA Good Times Tour returns for its sixth consecutive year with its biggest line up of Oz music legends yet with Brian Cadd, Marcia Hines, Russell Morris, Leo Sayer and John Paul Young set to crisscross the country for this unique, once-in-a-lifetime concert experience.

of Sunshine, You, Your Love Still Brings Me to my Knees, The Real Thing, Wings of an Eagle, You Make me Feel Like Dancing, When I Need You, I Hate the Music and Love is in the Air. Each artist performs a solo set of their hits before joining in an extraordinary finale with all five sharing the stage.

2018’s line-up of legends has a huge array of hits to draw from including Ginger Man, A Little Ray

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QPAC initiative TWILIGHT NOTES

HANDWORK 4 June | Concert Hall, Reverse Mode 1 hour and 10 minutes (no interval) In the first Twilight Notes concert for 2018, virtuosi pianists Lisa Moore and Sonya Lifschitz join forces to present a powerhouse journey on two grand pianos featuring masterful music by J.S. Bach, Martin Bresnick and John Adams.

Hear the intricate ingenuity of Bach’s celebrated Goldberg Variations afresh, as this duo builds a kaleidoscopic tapestry of colour, rhythm and touch with luminous clarity.

Paired with bold, new American music – the mysteriously evocative Handwork by Martin Bresnick and John Adams’ rollicking jazzinfused Hallelujah Junction – Sonya and Lisa portray an electrifying and generous musical dialogue with explosive, sonic resonance.

Twilight has fallen. Exquisite musical discoveries await.

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MADELEINE PEYROUX 7 June | Concert Hall 2 hours Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux is an acclaimed performer with a dusky, lyrical style and a bent toward covering jazz and blues standards along with her own folky originals.

Bursting on to the international scene in the 90s, Peyroux drew favourable comparisons to legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. While her intimate sound certainly owes a debt to Holiday, Peyroux has carved out her own distinctive stylistic niche, balancing a modern pop sensibility with a respect for older vocal traditions.

In her live performances, Peyroux adds a further dimension to already powerful vocals with The New York Times writing “she emits a heady aura of places lived and music absorbed that floats around her like a ghostly multiple exposure of faces and voices from the past”.

Don’t make the mistake of missing Madeleine Peyroux in this very special concert event.

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QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

TIMELESS ODYSSEYS MYSTICAL AND MAJESTIC 8 & 9 June | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au Taken from Wagner’s opera, Parsifal, about Arthurian knight Parsifal’s quest for the Holy Grail, Good Friday Spell is inspirational as musically it tries to evoke a karmic instance of renewal.

Prokofiev’s Concerto No.2, meanwhile, is a true heart racer spiked with folksy tunes and lightning rushes up and down the piano keys. With Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin at the helm, this work remains one of the most technically formidable piano concertos in the standard repertoire.

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Strauss’ brass-fuelled Also sprach Zarathustra rounds out the trio and is – of course – instantly recognisable as the Sunrise theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Holy grails, heart racers and hits – what more could you ask for? *WAGNER’S

PARSIFAL NOT FEATURING IN TIMELESS ODYSSEYS ON 8 JUNE

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QPAC joint initiative EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY

4SEASONS 14 – 22 June | Playhouse 1 hour and 30 minutes (incl interval) Expressions Dance Company (EDC) and Hong Kong’s City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) unite to present the Australian premiere of 4Seasons, a compelling triple bill showcasing stunning new contemporary dance works. These fresh new works created

by Natalie Weir (Artistic Director, EDC), Dominic Wong (Assistant Artistic Director, CCDC) and Helpmann Award winning choreographer Kristina Chan brings together 20 dancers from the EDC and CCDC ensembles for a truly international event

showcasing world class artistry and exhilarating physicality.

Featuring moments from celebrated minimalist composer Max Richter (Woolf Works, The Royal Ballet) melded with Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, this uplifting triple bill brings sublime choreography, dance, music and lighting to the QPAC Playhouse stage.

PRESENTED BY EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY, CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY AND QPAC

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME 12 – 24 June | Concert Hall 2 hours and 40 minutes (incl interval) The National Theatre of Great Britain’s acclaimed production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is the winner of 5 Tony Awards® and 7 Olivier Awards, including Best Play, Best Director and Best Design. Tony Award® winner Marianne Elliott (War Horse) directs this “triumphant” (Sunday Telegraph, UK) adaptation by two time Olivier Award winning playwright Simon Stephens who brings Mark Haddon’s internationally best-selling novel to thrilling life on stage.

Fifteen year old Christopher Boone has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at math while ill equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. When Christopher falls under suspicion for killing his neighbour’s dog, his detective work to identify the true culprit, takes him on a journey that upturns his world.

Featuring remarkable, immersive staging and a full British and Irish cast, this is a global theatrical phenomenon that simply must not be missed.

PRESENTED BY LUNCHBOX THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

“A world-class theatre event, not to be missed.”

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OPERA QUEENSLAND

THE MERRY WIDOW 22 – 30 June | Lyric Theatre 2 hours and 40 minutes (incl interval) The Merry Widow is a delicious confection: a light-hearted look at love amid the champagne and glitter of Art Deco France. Ladies sweep into ballrooms in silk fishtail gowns, and dapper gents in suits and patent leather shoes kiss your hand and fill up your dance card.

Two of the country’s most popular and charismatic performers, David Hobson and Natalie Christie Peluso, return as perfectly paired lovers Hanna and Count Danilo, in Graeme Murphy’s spectacular new production of Franz Lehár’s ever popular musical.

Natalie Christie Peluso plays the beguiling widow, an inadvertent heiress of a city’s fortune after just eight days of marriage. Fearing the loss of their riches, the society set are determined that she must wed a local, and soon, before any foreigner catches her gaze. But she’s got a history with the man they’ve got in mind, and to complicate matters, the widow isn’t the only one turning heads. There’s plenty of love to go around in this story of amorous encounters and elegant romance.

PRESENTED BY OPERA QUEENSLAND

★★★★ THE AGE

“The Merry Widow is a bull’s-eye” SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

“…a Deco wonderland…superb set and costume design.”

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WAYNE BRADY 25 June | Lyric Theatre 2 hours (incl interval) Five time Emmy winner and Grammy nominee Wayne Brady returns to QPAC this June. Actor, singer, dancer, improviser, and songwriter – don’t miss the star of Whose Line is it Anyway? and Hamilton for an evening of ‘no holds barred, did he just say that, I make sh%$ up, that boy can sing!’ improvisation!

“If you’re in the mood for comedy, this is the best.”

LAS VEGAS EXAMINER

Don’t miss your chance to see The King of Improv as he brings it all to the stage, displaying his effortless ability and talent in Brady AF! PRESENTED BY A-LIST ENTERTAINMENT

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26 JUNE – 1 JULY 2018* For over 25 years, QPAC’s Out of the Box Festival has offered connected arts and educational experiences for children aged eight years and under.

In 2018, the Festival offers five days of in-theatre experiences, workshops, activities and exhibitions. For the affordable cost of a Day Pass, you’re invited to plan an entire day of discovery!

A day at Out of the Box Festival nurtures your child’s creativity and imagination, introducing them to rich early arts and educational experiences that celebrate and support learning, play, curiosity and discovery.

Come and experience why QPACs Out of the Box Festival is one of Australia’s longest running festivals just for children.

*Excludes Fri 29 Jun.

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AIR PLAY

THE ARRIVAL

26 June – 1 July | Concert Hall 1 hour (no interval)

26 June – 1 July | Playhouse 55 minutes (no interval)

Direct from New York, Air Play merges circus and street theatre performance art with sculptural artistry.

Adapted from the award winning graphic novel by Shaun Tan, The Arrival is a universal migrant tale set in a fantastical time and place.

Ride the wind and dream with Air Play, a modern spectacle that brings to life the very air we breathe.

Flying umbrellas, larger-than-life balloons, giant kites floating over the audience, and the biggest snow globe you’ve ever seen will make you gasp in wonder and laugh until it hurts.

Air Play is a circus-style adventure of two siblings journeying through a surreal world, transforming ordinary objects into uncommon beauty. Fabrics dance in the wind, balloons have a mind of their own, confetti turns into the night sky, and an enormous canopy of hovering silk forever alters their future.

PRESENTED BY QPAC’S OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL.

AN ACROBUFFOS PRODUCTION SUPPORTED BY LENDLEASE.

If you can’t make Out of the Box Festival, Air Play has an extended season from 5–8 July 2018.

A man flees his homeland and journeys across vast seas to arrive in a strange, wondrous new world where giant ships fly through the air and curious creatures abound. There he negotiates dazzling architecture, bizarre foods and foreign tongues to build a new life. On his travels the man meets fellow migrants, each with their own tale to tell.

Like Tan’s book this production is a tribute to migrants, refugees and displaced people worldwide. It is ultimately a story of overcoming hardship, of humanity and of hope.

PRESENTED BY QPAC’S OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL. A RED LEAP PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH OUT OF THE BOX AND UNICEF AUSTRALIA. AN ADAPTATION OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL BY SHAUN TAN.

If you can’t make Out of the Box Festival, The Arrival has an extended season from 5–8 July 2018.

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DUCK

SLAPDASH GALAXY

26 June – 1 July | Cremorne Theatre 40 minutes (no interval)

26 June – 1 July | Studio 1 55 minutes (no interval)

Duck is yellow and raggedy, smells like a blanket, feels soft and woolly, and can do nothing without his hero, and his best friend. Everything is rosy, until one day Duck goes missing...

Shadow puppets in space! Two brothers embark on an epic quest to find a new home planet.

Duck is a simple yet heartfelt story of friendship and love showing us that we need others as much as they need us. Through movement and live music, follow the story of a boy and his best friend as they spend every waking hour together – soaring through the air, building skyscrapers up! up! up! (and seeing them topple to the ground) – before Duck mysteriously goes missing. When the boy ventures to search for him without any luck, we’re left wondering, will Duck ever be found again?

Duck is a truly beautiful story to share with those you love. Children will giggle and gasp and parents will be taken back to their childhood once again.

This world premiere adaptation of Janet A. Holmes’ touching book, illustrated by Jonathon Bentley, is about the beloved things in our lives, and who we are without them.

This is the tale of Sam and Junior. Two brothers, who must flee their barren planet, and embark on an epic quest across the galaxy. Using the contents of your cleaning cupboard, Bunk Puppets’ David Geddes conjures up astonishing lo-fi theatrical wizardry using only old boxes, bubble wrap, drinking straws, tennis balls, ping pong bats and old toys. It’s a crazy shadow puppet universe, made from bits of rubbish.

Award-winning Bunk Puppets, creators of Swamp Juice and Sticks Stones Broken Bones, present this new, delicious, DIY theatre event.

Forget what you think you know about shadow puppets, buckle-in and tear open your imagination for an epic journey with two brothers as they battle the bad guys, and find strength in each other at warp speed.

PRESENTED BY QPAC’S OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL. A BUNK PUPPETS PRODUCTION. SUPPORTED BY YFG SHOPPING CENTRES.

PRESENTED BY OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL. AN OUT OF THE BOX PRODUCTION.

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KING OF THE KIDS 26 June – 1 July | Studio 2 30 minutes (no interval) No glitter – simply guitar, kazoo and rock ‘n’ roll rhymes with King of the Kids!

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The pied piper of little people, Tim Jackman will have you under his musical spell before you can say ‘Hickory Dickory Rock!’

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MADAME LARK 26 June – 1 July | Studio 2 30 minutes (no interval) See Madame Lark with her musical saw as she takes vocal flight at Out of the Box. Madame Lark is played by multi-talented Australian artist Christine Johnston, best known as one third of The Kransky Sisters. She will delight all ages with her harmonious symphony of ridiculousness.

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OUR CORKA KIDS 26 June – 1 July | Tony Gould Gallery 40 minutes (no interval) Bring your little one to their first ever performance – an Aboriginal contemporary dance work created just for them.

Our Corka Bubs is a gentle and interactive ‘play’formance that combines captivating storytelling with movement and music.

PRESENTED BY QPAC’S OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL. AN INSITE ARTS PRODUCTION.

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DANCE… LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING 26 June – 1 July | Melbourne Street Green 30 minutes (no interval) is an upbeat celebration of music and movement bringing all ages together in one giant dance party!

At the giant dance floor, you’re invited to drop-in and learn a series of choreographed dance moves, then bust out your own dance style as you groove to songs old and new.

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OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL

LITTLE YAWAR 26 June – 1 July | Tony Gould Gallery 40 minutes (no interval) Taking inspiration from QPAC’s Clancestry program Yawar – a coming together of clans, Little Yawar invites young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, also known as jarjum, to share and pass on their culture to their peers.

Children at the Festival will dance, sing, learn and weave their way through a rich cultural exchange from our Eldersin-training, learning what it means to be Indigenous in contemporary Australia.

PRESENTED BY QPAC’S OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL.

GURU DUDU An hilarious silent disco walking tour.

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HERE I AM

A SELF-PORTRAIT WORKSHOP A hands-on self-portraits workshop.

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26 June – 1 July 2018*

Experiences at Out of the Box Festival are booking up fast, so buy your Day Pass now to avoid disappointment.

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JARJUM LIFE MUSEUM

An exhibition featuring stories of children looking for home.

An exhibition curated

by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

ALL AGES BEFORE, DURING, AFTER Writers share ideas, works-in-progress and finished stories.

PLAY SPACES A place to relax and take a break.

ALL AGES

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QPAC initiative

PATTI LUPONE DON’T MONKEY WITH BROADWAY

27 June | Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University 2 hours (incl interval) Singer and actress Patti LuPone is a multiple Tony and Grammy® Award winner, inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006.

In Don’t Monkey with Broadway, Patti LuPone explores, through indelible interpretations of classic Broadway show tunes by the likes of Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Jule Styne, Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, how her life-long love affair with Broadway began and her concern for what Manhattan’s Theatre District – the Great White Way – is becoming today.

Queensland’s flagship opera company OPERA QUEENSLAND

OPERA ROMANCE 28 June | Lyric Theatre Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au Audiences will be treated to Opera Romance, an evening celebrating two colourful careers in opera with soprano Antoinette Halloran and tenor Rosario La Spina.

Halloran and La Spina, two of Australia’s finest operatic voices and longtime colleagues, will share backstage stories and perform their favourite opera arias and duets. Antoinette and Rosario will be joined by members of our Open Stage Community Chorus for this one evening only performance.

PRESENTED BY OPERA QUEENSLAND

Few performers show the kind of dedication and commitment to their material, and to connecting with their audience. It’s little exaggeration to state that Patti LuPone has outdone herself with her new show.

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QPAC joint initiative

THE ARRIVAL 5 – 8 July | Playhouse 55 minutes (no interval)

ON THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Adapted from the award winning graphic novel

by Shaun Tan, The Arrival follows the story of a man starting a new life amidst the extraordinary inhabitants of his new land.

emphasising the isolating experience everyone feels when arriving in a strange, new place. The beautifully illustrated work is accurately brought to life on stage through breathtaking sets, whimsical puppets and props, as well as a remarkable soundscape.

A man flees his homeland and journeys across vast seas to arrive in a strange, wondrous new world where giant ships fly through the air and curious creatures abound. There he negotiates dazzling architecture, bizarre foods and foreign tongues to build a new life. On his travels, the man meets fellow sympathetic strangers, each with their own tales to tell.

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Like Tan’s book, this is an emotionally moving production; a tribute to migrants, refugees and displaced people worldwide. It’s a pertinent story of overcoming hardship, of humanity and of hope.

The Arrival will touch anyone who has ever had to start anew or bid farewell to a loved one.

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AIR PLAY 5 – 8 July | Concert Hall 1 hour (no interval)

ON THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Direct from New York, Air Play merges circus and street theatre performance art with sculptural artistry.

Air Play is a circus-style adventure of two siblings journeying through a surreal world, transforming ordinary objects into uncommon beauty. Fabrics dance in the wind, balloons have a mind of their own, confetti turns into the night sky, and an enormous canopy of hovering silk forever alters their future.

Ride the wind and dream with Air Play, a modern spectacle that brings to life the very air we breathe.

Flying umbrellas, larger-than-life balloons, giant kites floating over the audience, and the biggest snow globe you’ve ever seen will make you gasp in wonder and laugh until it hurts.

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SENIOR MOMENTS

10 July | Concert Hall 2 hours and 30 minutes (incl interval)

11 – 15 July | Playhouse 90 minutes (no interval)

Enjoy the best-loved songs from the world’s greatest West End and Broadway musicals in one glittering concert.

A comedy revue about old people – and the young people they have to deal with.

Starring past principal performers from West End’s Les Misérables, the blockbuster two-hour show features hit songs from The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Wicked, Miss Saigon, West Side Story, Chicago, Crazy For You, Mamma Mia, Hamilton and of course Les Misérables.

The critically-acclaimed production has delighted audiences throughout the UK and Europe for 18 years, from the Royal Albert Hall to the Cunard liners, and now heads to Australia for the first time.

Starring Andy Reiss, (Jean Valjean), David Fawcett (Jean Valjean), Katie Leeming (Eponine) and Poppy Tierney (Cosette).

John Wood, Max Gillies and Benita Collings are having some Senior Moments with Geoff Harvey on piano in this somewhat silly show for otherwise sensible seniors.

With hilarious comedy sketches and brilliantly witty songs, Senior Moments is a comedy revue with fun and laughs and performers who are old enough to know better, all making merry fun of the trials and tribulations of growing old disgracefully Senior Moments. A seriously funny revue for slightly ‘old’ people. (That’s you. Be honest.)

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GOOD MUSLIM BOY 12 July – 4 August | Cremorne Theatre 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval) What does it mean to be a good Muslim boy? You probably shouldn’t gawk at girls in bikinis or fake a medical degree. If you must be an actor, you shouldn’t play a gay man on television, or Saddam Hussein in a post 9/11 American musical. And you definitely, definitely shouldn’t leave an arranged bride at the altar.

Meet Osamah Sami. He’s done all of the above.

Interesting, considering his father is one of the leading Islamic clerics in Australia, having pulled his family out of war-torn Iran to settle in suburban Melbourne. But when his kindly and unorthodox dad dies suddenly during a trip to Iran, Osamah must grapple with an inscrutable and corrupt

bureaucracy in his fight to bring his father’s body home to Australia – all the while looking back on his life in a haunting, hilarious and heart-wrenching retrospective.

Osamah Sami’s memoir Good Muslim Boy, upon which the play is based, won a 2016 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award.

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BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL From 13 July | Lyric Theatre 2 hours and 35 minutes (inc interval) Her voice inspired millions. Now discover her story.

Broadway Sensation, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is coming to QPAC this July.

Critics have hailed Beautiful as ‘sensationally entertaining’ (3AW) with ‘one hell of a song catalogue’ (The Age). It features hit songs from one of the great song writing eras, including Natural Woman, I Feel The Earth Move, You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling, You’ve Got A Friend, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and Locomotion.

Beautiful tells the inspirational true story of Carole King’s remarkable rise from teenage songwriter to global superstar; from her relationship with husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, their close friendship and playful rivalry with fellow song writing duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, to her remarkable rise to stardom.

She fought her way into the record industry as a teenager and sold her first hit, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, when she was just 17. By the time she was 20, she was writing number ones for the biggest acts in rock ‘n’ roll, including The Drifters, The Shirelles, Aretha Franklin and The Monkees.

But it wasn’t until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her own voice and step into the spotlight to become one of the most successful solo artists in pop music history.

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THE EVERLY BROTHERS & DEL SHANNON IN CONCERT

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

RUSSIAN MARVELS

13 July | Concert Hall 2 hours and 20 minutes (incl interval)

14 July | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au

The magical sounds of The Everly Brothers and Del Shannon come alive with Australia’s very own multi award winning vocal harmony duo and internationally renowned The Robertson Brothers and dynamic performer Jeff Fallon.

Open the caviar and say ‘dasvidaniya’ to Brisbane as you spend a night in Russia!

Hear the magical hits of The Everly Brothers such as Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie and All I Have to Do Is Dream. Del Shannon’s 1960s hits Black is Black, Little Town Flirt, Runaway and Keep Searching (Follow the Sun) will have you dancing in the aisles!

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Tchaikovsky’s recognition of the Serbian people, Marche Slave, kicks off the proceedings and this tuneful opener will immediately be familiar to fans of Disney’s Aladdin, whose score borrowed heavily from the piece. Pianist Stephen Hough then performs Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, comparing the theme to a ‘crisp white shirt’ in its infinite adaptability. Then, prepare for tears as Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 chronicles Stalin’s brutality. The third movement, believed to be a Stalin snapshot, is a chilling distorted march, while the slow-paced Finale’s bleak spaciousness reveals the Gulag prisoners’ despair.

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MEDICI CONCERTS

AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA

JAYSON GILLHAM

WITH ANDREY GUGNIN

15 July | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

16 July | Concert Hall 1 hour 50 minutes (incl interval)

Jayson Gillham’s magnificent recital program includes the Baroque splendour of the Bach/ Hess arrangement of Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, the passion and romance of Chopin, Debussy and Wagner/Liszt Liebestod, the heartbreakingly beautiful love story of Tristan and Isolde.

There’s no mistaking the opening bars of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 – it has been a favourite in concert halls around the globe for over a century.

London based Australian pianist Jayson Gillham has a flourishing international career performing with some of the world’s top orchestras. Critics have spoken of his, ‘star quality, technical prowess and natural musicality,’ evoking memories of the great Romantic pianist Arthur Rubinstein.

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The Australian Youth Orchestra will join forces with the winner of the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition, Andrey Gugnin, who displays the charming folk melodies of his home country in this triumphant Russian work. Join us for this sensational showcase of music, also featuring Britten’s Sinfonia da requiem and the Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, under the masterful baton of conductor Courtney Lewis.

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THE ORIGIN OF LOVE 17 July | Concert Hall 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval) The Tony® Award winning, Golden Globe nominated co-creator of Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell performs songs from the ground breaking rock musical and regales us with stories from 20 years of Hedwig’s history.

He’ll also preview songs from his upcoming musical podcast Anthem.

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So put on some makeup, turn on your eight track, it’s time to experience the original Hedwig!

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BOTH SIDES NOW – CELEBRATING THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL

WHITE ALBUM CONCERT

18 July | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

19 & 20 July | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

Singer, songwriter, painter, poet, activist and voice of a generation, Joni Mitchell is an essential part of the soundtrack to the twentieth century.

It’s one of the most successful Beatles events ever staged in Australia. After sold out tours in 2009 and 2014, Chris Cheney (The Living End), Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon), Tim Rogers (You Am I), and ARIA Award-winning solo artist Josh Pyke are reuniting for a 2018 tour in a nod to the 50th anniversary of this very special album.

In Both Sides Now, five unique Australian voices come together to express just how much this songwriting legend means to them – Kate Miller-Heidke, Ella Hooper, Wendy Matthews, Kristin Berardi and Rachel Gaudry are backed by an outstanding 12 piece band. Audiences can look forward to all those unforgettable songs – Both Sides Now, Blue, Woodstock, Circle Game and A Case Of You – songs that have become part of our lives.

Both Sides Now is a concert not just for Joni fans, but for anyone who loves real music, sung from the heart.

Chris, Josh, Phil and Tim are backed by a 17 piece rock orchestra including guitars, strings, horns and two drummers with musical direction by Rex Goh. The White Album songs will be performed in track order, starting with Back in the U.S.S.R and closing with Good Night. And for those in the know – yes, that includes Revolution 9.

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SUMI JO & JOSÉ CARBÓ MAD FOR LOVE

THE BAR AT BUENA VISTA

21 July | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

20 & 21 July | Concert Hall 2 hours and 5 minutes (incl interval)

One of the world’s greatest exponents of bel canto (beautiful singing), Sumi Jo, will make her eagerly anticipated return to Brisbane in a thrilling concert, Mad for Love.

Following a sell-out international smash hit tour, The Bar at Buena Vista – The Grandfathers of Cuban Music, returns to Australia in July.

The legendary soprano will be partnered by dashing Argentine born José Carbó, now one of Australia’s best loved baritones. Together, with acclaimed pianist Guy Noble, they will ignite the stage with passionate renditions of a diverse range of repertoire – from the well-known classics of opera and operetta, to the tango, and even a meltingly beautiful folk song from Sumi Jo’s native Korea.

Join us at the QPAC Concert Hall for an unparalleled night of romance and glamour.

This unique event is a passport to another time, to the downtown bar of a Havana Club in the 40s and 50s.

Filled with raunchy salsa, The Bar at Buena Vista is an unforgettable experience... a convivial cocktail of music and dance.

The legendary Cuban masters all return together with the original diva Siomara Avilla Valdes Lescay, and dancing legend, Eric Turro.

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QPAC joint initiative AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

STAR OF THE CONCERTGEBOUW

OSBORNE TOGNETTI VALVE IN RECITAL

22 July | Concert Hall 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval)

29 July | Concert Hall 1 hour 21 minutes (incl interval)

Miroslav Petkov, Principal Trumpet of the elite world orchestra, The Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam joins Southern Cross Soloists in a thrilling program of brilliance and flair.

Professional musicians are unique in that their work is often also their life’s passion. So when they get together to have fun, make music and create something special, you really don’t want to miss it.

Described as having ‘the eloquence of a great storyteller’ by the New York papers, Miroslav is one of the most dynamic trumpet soloists of today.

World-renowned pianist and frequent Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) guest Steven Osborne joins ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti and ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve for a warm and intimate program of Dvořák and Brahms piano trios. Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák’s Dumky Trio for piano, violin and cello is one of his most original and folkiest. In contrast Brahms’ trio is vast, herculean, and something of a musical juggernaut. (If you’re a movie lover, you might even hear the odd motif reappearing in the soundtrack of ET: The Extra Terrestrial.) A heartwarming homage to two beloved composers.

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Beginning with the precipitous virtuosity of the piccolo trumpet in Bach’s second Brandenburg concerto, the Soloists take you on a journey of emotion through Copland’s melancholic Quiet City, and Prokofiev’s passionate Romeo and Juliet suites. Bulgarian composer Georgii Cherkin’s footstamping Sevdana and Bulgarian Dance will lead into our tribute to the great Leonard Bernstein’s 100th anniversary, with Hindson’s Homage to Bernstein, and Bernstein’s own West Side Story.

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Queensland’s flagship theatre company QUEENSLAND THEATRE

JASPER JONES 28 July – 18 August | Playhouse 2 hours and 30 minutes (incl interval) Charlie Bucktin lives in a tiny, insignificant bush town where nothing happens. Nothing, that is, until the town’s very own Huckleberry Finn – the light-fingered and dark-skinned Jasper Jones – stumbles upon a gruesome crime out by the dam. Who else would he call on for help but the sharpest kid around? A midnight tap at Charlie’s window sparks a race to solve a murder and clear Jasper’s name. Somewhere between Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and classic movie Stand by Me, Kate Mulvany’s adaptation of Craig Silvey’s novel is a bittersweet, joyous coming-of-age yarn set in a community where every weatherboard house hides a dark secret.

Sam Strong’s production of Jasper Jones sold out its Melbourne Theatre Company season and was nominated for four Helpmann awards including Best Play.

Now Brisbane gets to see what all the fuss is about.

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SOLOISTS AND SPONTANEITY 3 & 4 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au It’s not just Alondra de la Parra and Sergio Tiempo who star in this concert – you can glimpse all of the orchestral players as soloists in these winning works.

Composed in 1909, Rachmaninov’s third piano concerto electrifies with its complex piano work and romantic melodies. Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra spotlights orchestral sections, duos and individuals in a firecracker of a finish. Bravo!

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AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA

THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

KARAKORUM: A MUSICAL JOURNEY

1 August | Concert Hall 2 hours and 20 minutes (incl interval)

7 August | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

A tribute to the great Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

The ‘medieval world folk’ ensemble, La Camera delle Lacrime, joins the Brandenburg in a performance that follows one man’s quest to convert the Great Khan to Christianity in the Mongol capital, Karakorum. The man was William of Rubruck, and this theatrical musical voyage is based on his manuscript and itinerarium.

Directed by veteran trumpeter Scotty Barnhart, the 18 piece orchestra features a peerless array of instrumentalists with combined credentials that have topped the upper echelons of the international jazz world for decades.

From Billie Holiday to Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra to Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan to Ella Fitzgerald, the Count Basie Orchestra has provided the supremely distinctive sound and swing behind some of the greatest singers of the modern age.

Special guest vocalist is the remarkable Carmen Bradford, who has performed with artists including Tony Bennett, James Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Frank Sinatra and George Benson.

Be transported back to the 13th Century on an expansive musical journey, exploring Christian, Islamic and Eurasian worlds. A small Brandenburg Choir joins La Camera delle Lacrime, who perform on an eclectic range of rare instruments, for a moving performance of forgotten hymns, melodies and chants.

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This tour is a rare chance to see a truly elite jazz ensemble.

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MOTHER 7 – 18 August | Cremorne Theatre 1 hour and 15 minutes (no interval) After a sell-out Sydney season earlier this year at Belvoir Street, one of Australia’s favourite and most respected actors and presenters Noni Hazlehurst makes her mainstage Brisbane theatre debut in the critically acclaimed production of Mother.

It gives voice to the fallen and dispossessed, to those who exist at the edge of safety, at the point of being undone.

Mother tells the story of Christie, a homeless woman in a world detached, unforgiving and destructive.

Written by acclaimed Australian playwright Daniel Keene, with his usual characteristic lyricism, Mother is a solo performance wrought with tenderness and loneliness in equal measure.

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(NOT) THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS

CAMERATA

9 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au

10 August | Concert Hall 1 hour and 20 minutes (no interval)

Join us at our annual (Not) the Last Night of the Proms concert for an evening of flag-waving and famous tunes. Be uplifted by Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue played by pianist Jorge Viladoms, in his Australian debut. Imagine three sailors and their madcap adventures on 24 hours’ shore leave in New York, while listening to Bernstein’s On the Town. Embrace your inner Brit while Brisbane Chorale and Queensland Symphony Orchestra join forces to deliver Elgar’s rousing Land of Hope and Glory (Pomp and Circumstance March No.1), Parry’s Jerusalem, Wood’s Fantasy on British Sea Songs and Arne’s Rule Britannia.

Keep calm and carry on!

Find yourself resting somewhere between a relaxed, smoky, honky tonk jazz piano bar and the ethereal American prairies that much of Copland’s music evokes in his Clarinet Concerto – the centrepiece of this concert. Commissioned by the “King of Swing”, legendary jazz clarinettist Benny Goodman, the work is infused with the spirit of Brazilian folk music that Copland heard when he was travelling in Latin America while writing it. The internationally acclaimed UK clarinet soloist Julian Bliss joins Camerata for this inspired work. Opening the concert is Beethoven’s Serioso Quartet – punchy yet packed with the excitement and drama that has come to be associated with this composer. Paquito’s sublime tango-flavoured work will be followed

by Camerata’s passionate string sound in Mahler’s exquisite Adagietto – heart-wrenching, dramatic and tender all in one.

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BROADWAY ON SCREEN

BRISBANE SINGS

11 August | Concert Hall 2 hours and 30 minutes (incl interval)

12 August | Concert Hall 2 hours and 15 minutes (incl interval)

Experience the thrill of the greatest musical theatre songs ever written – forever young, thanks to the magic of the silver screen. Relive all those golden movie moments as Patrick Pickett and the Queensland Pops Orchestra take you on a star-studded journey of Broadway screen greats with Lucy Durack, one of Australia’s leading ladies of stage and screen and the passionate young performers from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

Brisbane Sings is a community event featuring choirs from all over the city performing separately and together. A massed choir of over 500 voices and a stage band will join to present a highly entertaining show that celebrates singing in a choir. The event is fun, uplifting and a great chance for various musical and community groups to share ideas and create lasting and memorable experiences for their hundreds of members. After last year’s orange Latin party, Brisbane Sings will turn the QPAC Concert Hall into a blue 80’s party in 2018 in support of our charity partner Mummy’s Wish.

QPAC has a long tradition of staging some of Broadway’s most outstanding musicals, and we hope the Queensland Pops Orchestra’s Broadway on Screen stirs some truly wonderful memories as we celebrate the Broadway movie genre at its immortal best.

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GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

ELVIS – KING OF THE WORLD

13 August | Concert Hall 2 hours and 3 minutes (incl interval)

16 August | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) presents Bach’s iconic keyboard work in a celebration that brings together the old and the new in an utterly unique and illuminating way.

Be in the audience on the 41st anniversary of the passing of Elvis Presley.

Legend has it that a student of Bach’s used to play the Goldberg Variations to a friend who suffered from frequent bouts of insomnia. Despite its unwieldy title, there is no mistaking this body of work as one of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

Thomas Adès’ Nightfalls will set the nocturnal scene before the ACO presents the Australian premiere of Canadian composer/conductor Bernard Labadie’s string arrangement of Bach’s iconic keyboard work.

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Celebrate the life of The King of the World - Elvis Presley. This is the biggest Elvis concert ever staged with over 60 musicians and singers live on stage.

The world’s newest Elvis sensation, Jack Gatto, is Elvis in his prime; his voice and physical resemblance to ‘The King’ prompted Elvis’ first cousin Louise Smith to remark, ‘you were such a success in Memphis.’

Jack’s outfits, designed by Elvis’s original designer, paired with an amazing audio-visual presentation lift this production to another level.

Enjoy over two hours of classic Presley hits backed by an orchestra conducted by the show’s creator John St Peeters.

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RITE OF SPRING

LOVE AND OTHER CATASTROPHES

18 August | Concert Hall 2 hours (incl interval)

19 August | Concert Hall Duration will be confirmed at qpac.com.au

Famous for the uproar caused at its premiere in 1913, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring is an iconic and audacious work that changed the course of music.

Two of Australia’s leading musicians, Kristian Winther and Daniel Curro join the Queensland Youth Symphony (QYS) to perform Brahms’ swansong for orchestra, the Double Concerto, and the concert opens with a new work by talented Brisbane composer and QYS violist Alexander Voltz.

Australian conductor Daniel Carter directs emerging singers from Queensland’s prestigious Lisa Gasteen National Opera School in a concert that is all about the music of love. You’ll be surprised by the stylish vocal power of these emerging artists as they perform ravishing operatic arias, duets and choruses from some of the world’s favourite romantic operas.

This will be a morning full of operatic greats that will make your heart flutter!

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With Guy Noble as your guide, these Sunday morning concerts are a real treat - relaxed, fun and informative.

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SHAKE & STIR THEATRE CO

GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE

BY ROALD DAHL

21 August – 2 September | Cremorne Theatre 55 minutes (no interval) Direct from a sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House, George’s Marvellous Medicine returns to QPAC packed to the rafters with even more mischief, music, magic and mammoth laughs. Just remember – do not try this at home!

What starts as just another boring day for George quickly turns into a marvellous experiment of epic proportions! Cleverly adapted from the much loved book by Roald Dahl, George’s Marvellous

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Medicine bounds off the page in a spectacular live show for the whole family.

The award-winning team behind the multi-Helpmann Award nominated Australian production of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts brings you this new stage adaptation from the wacky mind of the World’s No.1 Storyteller.

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DAN & PHIL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BERNSTEIN BERNSTEIN AT 100

22 & 23 August | Concert Hall 1 hour and 50 minutes (incl interval)

24 & 25 August | Concert Hall Duration to be confirmed at qpac.com.au

Dan and Phil present their new stage show – Interactive Introverts. Two internet dwelling, insecure nerds standing under the spotlight to give the people what they want: an epic interactive experience of rants, roasts, battles, stories ... and surprises that will make you laugh, cry, cringe and puts the audience in control unlike anything before!

Join Queensland Symphony Orchestra in the worldwide celebration of the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein, the superstar composer, conductor, educator, musician, cultural ambassador and humanitarian.

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Music Director Alondra de la Parra has chosen to mark this event with a number of Bernstein’s most wonderful works, including The Age of Anxiety which is based on W.H. Auden’s six-part poem and Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, a dazzling conclusion of what many call ‘jeans-andsneakers-ballet music’ for this joyous celebration.

Peppered with finger clicks and police whistles, it’s a dazzler and a fitting conclusion to this extraordinary birthday party!

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DARK EMU 24 August – 1 September | Playhouse 1 hour and 10 minutes In superb form after its near sold-out season of Bennelong in 2017, Bangarra Dance Theatre returns with a major new dance work, Dark Emu. Inspired by Bruce Pascoe’s award-winning book of the same name, Dark Emu explores the vital life force of flora and fauna in a series of dance

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With long-time Bangarra collaborators Steve Francis (music), Jacob Nash (sets) and Jennifer Irwin (costumes) bringing their impeccable aesthetic to the production, Dark Emu will satisfy your spirit and connect you to Country.

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THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY

TWILIGHT NOTES

WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

26 August | Concert Hall 2 hours and 20 minutes (incl interval)

27 August | Concert Hall 1 hour and 30 minutes (no interval)

Following successful world tours, The Simon & Garfunkel Story returns to Australia!

Combining the rigour of classical music with the excitement and urbanity of jazz, Zoë Black and Joe Chindamo are a welcome new and distinctive voice on the Australian scene.

The Simon & Garfunkel Story tells the fascinating tale of how two young boys from Queens, New York went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time. Starting from their humble beginnings as 50s Rock n Roll duo Tom & Jerry, The Simon & Garfunkel Story takes you through all the songs and stories that shaped them, the dramatic split, their individual solo careers and ending with a stunning recreation of the legendary 1981 Central Park reunion concert.

The show features 1960s photographs and film footage projection, accompanied by a full band performing all their hits including Mrs Robinson’, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound, Scarborough Fair, The Boxer, The Sound of Silence and many more.

Zoë Black is a violinist’s violinist, known for her beauty of sound and natural virtuosity; an awardwinning composer, Joe Chindamo can comfortably take his place amongst the best jazz pianists in the world; together they blend consummate artistry with subtlety and wit.

With a daring disregard for boundaries, this fresh take on chamber music will ensure a transcendent musical experience.

Twilight has fallen. Exquisite musical discoveries await.

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PRESENTED BY PHIL BATHOLS & TIM WOODS

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ROY ORBISON ORCHESTRATED II 31 August | Concert Hall 2 hours and 40 minutes (incl interval) Come and relive the sound, the voice and all the magical hits of Music Legend Roy Orbison in an international authentic live production starring The World’s No.1 Roy Orbison Tribute Star Dean Bourne performing with the Australian Symphony Orchestra under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor George Ellis: 2018 sees Dean Bourne celebrating his 21st Anniversary performing and paying the ultimate tribute to The Big O showcasing all of Roy Orbison’s massive iconic hits such as Pretty Woman, Crying, Dream Baby, Leah and many more – together with a special celebration to the hugely popular The Traveling Wilburys.

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Deane Bourne is the world’s greatest exponent of the hits and music of Roy Orbison today. Audiences around the country are left speechless by Dean’s performances with comments such as – Brilliant, Amazing Voice, Astounding, Magnificent and more!

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“An unbelievable talent” LEADING RADIO BROADCASTER ALAN JONES

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GREEN JAM

5.30 – 7.30pm every Friday Melbourne Street Green QPAC’s mainstay Green Jam, presented with thanks to Principal Partner Heritage Bank, is back every Friday from 5.30pm.

Enjoy FREE live music on the Melbourne Street Green performed by local artists from South East Queensland including jazz students from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, musicians from JMC Academy, Jazz Music Institute and more.

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From jazz, folk, to contemporary rock, it’s always a chilled, easy vibe.

While you listen to the tunes, grab a drink from the bar or enjoy a Korean inspired dish from the Green Jam Eats menu, served up fresh on the night.

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AUGUST

QPAC initiative EXHIBITION

SHOW AND TELL 1 May – 16 June and 10 July – 1 September | Tony Gould Gallery FREE Show and Tell explores the power of objects and artefacts, including costumes, photographs, posters, programs and more from the QPAC museum collection.

It unearths serendipitous connections between people and stories, times and places, and takes you on a theatrical ramble down memory lane.

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Behind-the-scenes - Fanfare

Interview with author Andy Griffiths

Five minutes with Sarah McLeod

Resistance by Professor Jacqueline Rose

Fred Leone on songlines and dreamtime

Behind the Scenes – an acrobat’s warm up

Paul Grabowsky AO on improvised jazz

Everybody Moves – a doco about dance

A Life Through Music

Dive deeper. Be fearless in thought. Ask the question. Form an opinion. Discover. Learn. Provoke.

Bask in creativity. Take time, wonder about stuff. Be curious and imagine. Get sweaty, create.

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Calendar of events

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Disney’s Aladdin

Lyric Theatre

Until 3 Jun

Queensland Ballet Double Bill: Carmen & The Firebird

Playhouse

Until 23 Jun

Queensland Theatre The Longest Minute

Cremorne Theatre

1 Jun

APIA Good Times Tour

Concert Hall

4 Jun

Twilight Notes Handwork

Concert Hall

7 Jun

Madeleine Peyroux

Concert Hall

8 Jun

QSO Timeless Odysseys

Concert Hall

9 Jun

QSO Mystical and Majestic

Concert Hall

12 – 24 Jun

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Concert Hall

14 – 22 Jun

Expressions Dance Company 4Seasons

Playhouse

22 – 30 Jun

OQ The Merry Widow

Lyric Theatre

25 Jun

Wayne Brady

Lyric Theatre

26 Jun – 1 Jul

Out of the Box Festival

Various

28 Jun

Opera Queensland Opera Romance

Lyric Theatre

JULY 5 – 8 Jul

The Arrival

Playhouse

5 – 8 Jul

Air Play

Concert Hall

10 Jul

Beyond the Barricade

Concert Hall

11 Jul

Senior Moments

Playhouse

12 Jul – 4 Aug

Queensland Theatre Good Muslim Boy

Cremorne Theatre

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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Lyric Theatre

13 Jul

The Everly Brothers & Del Shannon in Concert

Concert Hall

14 Jul

QSO Russian Marvels

Concert Hall

15 Jul

Medici Concerts Jayson Gillham

Concert Hall

16 Jul

Australian Youth Orchestra with Andrey Gugnin Concert Hall

17 Jul

The Origin of Love

Concert Hall

18 Jul

Both Sides Now – Celebrating the Songs of Joni Mitchell

Concert Hall

19 & 20 Jul

The White Album Concert

Concert Hall

20 & 21 Jul

The Bar at Buena Vista

Playhouse

21 Jul

Sumi Jo & José Carbó in Mad for Love

Concert Hall

22 Jul

Southern Cross Soloists Star of the Concertgebouw

Concert Hall

28 Jul – 18 Aug

Queensland Theatre Jasper Jones

Playhouse

29 Jul

Australian Chamber Orchestra Osborne Tognetti Valve in Recital

Concert Hall

1 Aug

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra

Concert Hall

3 Aug

QSO Soloists

Concert Hall

4 Aug

QSO Soloists and Spontaneity

Concert Hall

7 Aug

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Karakorum: A Musical Journey

Concert Hall

7 – 18 Aug

Mother

Concert Hall

9 Aug

QSO (Not) The Last Night of the Proms

Concert Hall

10 Aug

Camerata Bliss

Concert Hall

11 Aug

Queensland Pops Orchestra Broadway on Screen

Concert Hall

12 Aug

Brisbane Sings

Concert Hall

13 Aug

Australian Chamber Orchestra Goldberg Variations

Concert Hall

16 Aug

Elvis – The King of the World

Concert Hall

18 Aug

Queensland Youth Symphony Rite of Spring

Concert Hall

19 Aug

QSO Love and Other Catastrophes

Concert Hall

21 Aug – 2 Sep

shake & stir theatre co George’s Marvellous Medicine

Cremorne Theatre

22 & 23 Sep

Dan & Phil

Concert Hall

24 Aug

QSO Happy Birthday Bernstein

Concert Hall

AUGUST

25 Aug

QSO Bernstein at 100

Concert Hall

24 Aug – 1 Sep

Bangarra Dance Theatre Dark Emu

Playhouse

27 Aug

Twilight Notes Without Boundaries

Concert Hall

31 Aug

Roy Orbison Orchestrated II

Concert Hall

IMPORTANT INFORMATION LOCATION

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR VISIT

QPAC is located at the corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank in South Brisbane.

Here are a few simple tips to help you make the most of your visit to QPAC.

TRAVELLING TO QPAC

Check your tickets Make sure you check the date, time and location of your performance before you come.

There are many easy ways to get to QPAC. • • • • • •

Walk from the city over Victoria Bridge Bus to Cultural Centre Train to South Brisbane CityCat to South Bank Taxi to Grey Street Car via Melbourne Street, Victoria Bridge or Grey Street

For timetables, visit translink.com.au or phone 131 230.

PARKING Closest parking is at Performing Arts car park, but additional parking is available at Queensland Art Gallery, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, SW1 and South Bank.

Visit qpac.com.au for parking details.

Pre-paid parking can only be used at Performing Arts car park.

ACCESSIBILITY Your visit to QPAC may involve some stairs. If you require assistance due to mobility or hearing difficulties, please mention at the time of booking or call 136 246 before your visit.

Set down areas Designated set down areas for patrons are available at Grey Street (for Lyric Theatre and Concert Hall) and Russell Street (for Playhouse and Cremorne Theatre).

Mobility difficulties For the convenience of visitors who have difficulty walking, a specific set down area is open in the QPAC basement 60 minutes before and after performances in the QPAC Concert Hall and Lyric Theatre. Entry to the set down area is from the tunnel entrance at Grey Street.

Audio description At some performances, trained Audio Describers provide a commentary with concise descriptions of actions, expressions and gestures to complement the theatre experience for patrons who are blind or have low vision.

Contact qtix Group Sales on (07) 3840 7466 or groups@qpac.com.au for information and bookings.

Plan to arrive early QPAC is located in a vibrant part of the city, with many events occurring, particularly on the weekend. Please plan to arrive early as, for most performances, latecomers cannot be admitted until a suitable break in the program.

Dine with us QPAC has four restaurants, all located just moments from your theatre seats, and bars in every theatre foyer. Arrive early to ensure a relaxing prelude to your performance Cloak it Cloak rooms are available at every theatre for large items and umbrellas.

Switch off Please ensure mobile phones (including messaging) are switched off and that cameras are not used during the performance.

STAY INFORMED It’s easy to stay up to date with all the latest events at QPAC. Visit the website qpac.com.au Sign up for eNews All the news about upcoming events delivered fresh to your inbox every fortnight.

Join us QPAC Members receive pre-sale emails for most events at QPAC, parking and dining discounts and many other benefits. Become a QPAC Member at qpac.com.au/membership

THE SAFEST WAY TO BUY QTIX is the official ticketing service for QPAC. Selected packages are sold through authorised sellers only. Any tickets purchased through unauthorised sales channels may be seized or cancelled without refund or exchange and the bearer of the ticket may be denied admission.

Unauthorised sales channels include Viagogo, eBay and Gumtree.

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LYRIC THEATRE

CASCADE COURT

PLAYHOUSE

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Chair Professor Peter Coaldrake AO

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Deputy Chair Leigh Tabrett PSM

The Queensland Performing Arts Trust is a statutory body of the State of Queensland and is partially funded by the Queensland Government

Trust Members Dare Power, Susan Rix AM, Professor Chris Sarra, Leanne de Souza, Chief Executive John Kotzas

The Honourable Leeanne Enoch MP, Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts Director-General, Department of Environment and Science: Jamie Merrick

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QPAC is grateful for the support of our valued Partners

Partnerships play a critical role in our ability to produce and present cultural projects.

We thank our partners and supporters for their continued investment in ensuring the growth and potential of live performance in Queensland.

QPAC GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

QPAC PRINCIPAL PARTNER 2018 QPAC INTERNATIONAL SERIES

GOVERNMENT PARTNER

DOMESTIC AIRLINE AND TRAVEL PARTNER

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE PARTNER

MAJOR PARTNER

ACCOMMODATION PARTNER

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNER

MAJOR SUPPORTER

CULTURAL PARTNER

PRODUCING PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNER

TRANSPORT PARTNER

EVENT SUPPORTERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

Siganto Family Foundation TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

MAJOR PARTNER

SUPPORTING PARTNER

Dr Cathryn Mittelheuser AM

Friends of Out of the Box

MAJOR BENEFACTOR

SUPPORTING BENEFACTOR

GREEN JAM PRINCIPAL PARTNER

CORPORATE MEMBER

QPAC’s corporate partners are vital to our continuing success and we strive to build long-lasting, mutually beneficial partnerships.

For further information and to discuss the opportunities available, please contact QPAC’s Partnership Team on 07 3840 7740.

What’s On at QPAC JUNE – AUGUST 2018 QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

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