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AUTUMN 2015 MUSICAL Wicked CABARET LA SOIRÉE SPECIAL EVENT Brisbane Baroque Celebrating three decades of storytelling
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AUTUMN2015
MUSICALWicked
CABARETLA SOIRÉE
SPECIAL EVENTBrisbane Baroque
Celebrating three decadesof storytelling
Hello.
2015 is QPAC’s 30th anniversary and we invite you to celebrate this milestone with us.
There is much on o� er across our stages and outdoor venues, special programs that are the result of a number of wonderful partnerships with artists and companies we enjoyed collaborating with across three decades.
One of the most rewarding things about creating art in Queensland is the responsive audiences who are keen to try new things. It goes without saying
that you, our audiences, are critical to our work. The conversation that takes place between artists and audiences, in that space between the stage and auditorium is what makes live performance magical. It’s also why it is constantly changing. Feeling the energy in a room shift and respond to what is being played live in front of you is something that you have to be there to share in…there really is no substitute.
Over the course of 30 years QPAC has become part of the fabric of the city and a touchstone in the lives of many of you, who saw your fi rst live performance here, graduated from university in the Concert Hall, or simply had an incredible night out here. I hope you feel QPAC belongs to your community and that you are able to join us in celebrating three decades of storytelling.
Thank you.
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COMEDY 32–33
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Celebrating three decadesof storytelling
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QPAC OPENING DAY CELEBRATION, 20 APRIL 1985. PHOTO RICHARD STRINGER
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Refl ecting on the key milestones over the past 30 years at QPAC. On 20th April, QPAC celebrates its 30th anniversary. For the past three decades, QPAC has captivated audiences with an outstanding array of world-class performances. From the breathtaking beauty of the Paris Opera Ballet and exquisite tones of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, to blockbuster hits including The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Les Misérables and Cats, QPAC has ensured Queensland has had access to an extraordinary selection of the best that the performing arts has had to o� er.
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1 1984: construction of QPAC 2 1985: Box O� ce at QPAC run manually 3 1986: fi rst production of the Spirit of Christmas, the only event featured every year since 4 1989: Man of La Mancha – QPAC’s fi rst investment in a major musical 5 1997: construction of Playhouse 6 1998: opening performance at QPAC Playhouse – Leah Purcell, Geo� rey Rush and David Sta� ord in The Marriage of Figaro, Energex Brisbane Festival Drama Program 7 2001: Monopoly projection during Goodwill Games 8 2004: Zen Zen Zo becomes QPAC’s fi rst company in residence 9 2009: The fi rst QPAC International Series event – La Bayadère, Paris Opera Ballet 10 2009: Refurbishment of QPAC Concert Hall and Lyric Theatre 11 2011: Brisbane fl oods reach QPAC 12 2011: WICKED opens at QPAC after being delayed by fl oods 13 2013: First Clancestry
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LA SOIRÉE
Festival favourite LA SOIRÉE returns to Brisbane this May to introduce the newest members of its dysfunctional family alongside very dear old friends. Get ready to experience LA SOIRÉE’s potent cocktail of cabaret, new burlesque, circus sideshow and contemporary variety in a re-imagined QPAC Playhouse, where you’ll sit on stage within touching distance of the performers.
Ten years bold and fresh from a sold out world tour with their hottest line-up yet, LA SOIRÉE continues to be a theatrical phenomenon, showcasing the crème de la crème of the cabaret world in a unique and inspirational night of live entertainment.
So arrive early, get a drink and prepare for a night of thrills, shocks, laughter and disbelief as LA SOIRÉE – the original and the best – banishes the blues and leaves you wanting to see it all over again.
CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT.
Good nights out don’t get much better than LA SOIRÉE”Good nights out don’t get much better than LA SOIRÉE”Good nights out don’t get much
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PRESENTED BY QPAC AND LA SOIRÉE AUSTRALIA
7 TO 24 MAY
PLAYHOUSE
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Brisbane BaroqueThe phenomenally successful Hobart Baroque early music festival is heading north. Inaugurated in 2013, the festival gained near-instantaneous nationwide critical and public acclaim. In just two years, it garnered no fewer than fi ve Helpmann Award® nominations and won last year’s award for the Best Individual Classical Performance.
Brisbane Baroque will debut in April with all events exclusive to Brisbane at QPAC and in key venues across the city.
In a major coup, the festival has secured an acclaimed production direct from Göttingen International Handel Festival in Germany of one of Handel’s rarest operas, Faramondo, never before seen in Australia. Faramondo, never before seen in Australia. FaramondoWorld-renowned countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić will make his fi rst and only Australian appearance with Camerata of St John’s and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will join forces with Brisbane Baroque in Heavenly Handel which will feature sublime orchestral music, mighty choruses, and vocal Heavenly Handel which will feature sublime orchestral music, mighty choruses, and vocal Heavenly Handelfi reworks. A concert version of Dido & Aeneas will also feature, as well as many more recitals, free talks Dido & Aeneas will also feature, as well as many more recitals, free talks Dido & Aeneasand master classes. The full program can be accessed at brisbanebaroque.com.au
With many festivals sprouting up across our national cultural garden, this one is special.”MICHAEL SHMITH, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH QPAC
PHOTO BY ALCIRO THEODORO DA SILVA
SPECIAL EVENT
10 TO 18 APRIL
CONCERT HALL& ACROSS BRISBANE
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WICKED
Prepare to be spellbound!
The most awarded new musical and Broadway’s number one show is now playing at the Lyric Theatre. Awe inspiring and spectacular, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fi ery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular.
WICKED tells the enthralling story of two unlikely friends and how they became the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
When WICKED opened on Broadway, it worked its magic on critics and audiences alike. Winner of 90 major awards including a Grammy®, three Tony Awards® and seven Helpmann Awards®
including Best Musical.
PRESENTED BY WICKED AUST LLC & THE GORDON FROST ORGANISATION
UNTIL 19 APRIL
LYRIC THEATRE
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The Defi ning Musical of the Decade” THE NEW YORK TIMES
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PRESENTED BY HARVEST RAIN
19 TO 22 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
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HARVEST RAIN
The Pirates of Penzance The pirates are back to celebrate QPAC’s 30th anniversary in 2015 as Harvest Rain presents an all new production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved classic, The Pirates of Penzance, with Simon The Pirates of Penzance, with Simon The Pirates of PenzanceGallaher in the director’s chair.
Australian television personality Andrew O’Keefe will take on the iconic role of the Pirate King, who will be joined by Gold Logie Award-winning actor John Wood as Major-General Stanley and musical theatre legend Nancye Hayes playing the role of Ruth. 30 years ago when The Pirates of Penzance opened at QPAC, the show starred a young Simon Gallaher as Frederic and a then of Penzance opened at QPAC, the show starred a young Simon Gallaher as Frederic and a then of Penzanceunknown Marina Prior as Mabel – this time around Frederic will be played by Billy Bourchier and Mabel will be played by Georgina Hopson.
This updated production of everyone’s favourite musical comedy is a hilarious night at the theatre you can’t a� ord to miss!
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PRESENTED BY SKYLINE THEATRICALS PTY LTD
FROM 27 MAY
LYRIC THEATRE
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Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage arrives in Brisbane in May as part of a special Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage arrives in Brisbane in May as part of a special Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stageanniversary tour, as you’ve never seen it before!
An unprecedented live experience, this worldwide smash-hit explodes with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing.
Seen by millions across the globe, it’s the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fi ercely independent young spirits from di� erent worlds, who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives.
Featuring hit songs, including Hungry Eyes, Hey Baby, Do You Love Me? and the heart Hey Baby, Do You Love Me? and the heart Hey Baby, Do You Love Me?stopping (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life it’s an unforgettable live experience.(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life it’s an unforgettable live experience.(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life
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★★★★Spectacular”THE FINANCIAL TIMES
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A wild night out”DAILY TELEGRAPH
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PRESENTED BY NEW ZEALAND OPERA, STATE OPERA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND OPERA QUEENSLAND
7 TO 16 MAY
LYRIC THEATRE
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OPERA QUEENSLAND
La traviataLove, passion, an overprotective father and a life cut short are the ingredients in La traviata, Verdi’s greatest romantic tragedy.
Rising star Emma Pearson sings the role of Violetta, a coveted courtesan trapped in a life of pleasure for payment. When she unexpectedly falls in love with Alfredo (Aldo di Toro) their brief a� air soars, only to be torn apart and ultimately end in Violetta’s death. Sumptuous staging, twinkling chandeliers, champagne-fuelled parties and costumes that would make Dior envious bring the extravagant characters and setting of high society Paris to vivid life.
Kate Cherry’s acclaimed production brings together some of Australia’s fi nest international artists, including celebrated baritone Jonathan Summers, with Maestro Johannes Fritzsch conducting the combined forces of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Opera Queensland Chorus.
Boasting some of opera’s most adored arias and stirring choruses, La traviata is this season’s classic La traviata is this season’s classic La traviataopera highlight. Come in the mood for champagne, but bring tissues for the ending…SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH PROJECTED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS.
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A Morning with Emily and HayleyJoin OperaQ favourites soprano Emily Burke and mezzo Hayley Sugars as they take you through some of opera’s favourite moments in a morning full of popular operas, backstage stories and charming melodies.
Queensland’s opera audiences know Emily and Hayley as vivacious and accomplished opera singers with gorgeous voices and fabulous careers on stages across Australia and Europe. What you don’t perhaps know is that the duo are also good friends who trained together at OperaQ. Beneath the glamour and discipline of their opera lives, Emily and Hayley share a wicked sense of humour!
Emily and Hayley will share with you some of their favourite arias and music theatre numbers, including some of opera’s most luscious duets, such as the fl ower duets from Madama Butterfl y and Madama Butterfl y and Madama Butterfl y Lakmé. Joining Lakmé. Joining Lakméthem on stage will be some surprise friends from the OperaQ family.
We know you’ll enjoy this very personal perspective on opera, a chance to see a side of two terrifi c performers that you normally don’t get to see. You’re sure to go home smiling after spending A Morning with Emily and Hayley.
PRESENTED BY OPERA QUEENSLAND
9 MAY
LYRIC THEATRE
QPAC.COM.AU
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CosentinoTWISTED REALITY
Australia’s world-renowned entertainer and ‘International Magician of the Year’, Cosentino the Grand Illusionist, will be bringing his spectacular new live show Twisted Reality to Brisbane. Twisted Reality to Brisbane. Twisted Reality
Join Cosentino as he performs never before seen death-defying escapes that will thrill your senses, mind boggling stage illusions and cutting-edge street magic that twists your view of reality. His trademark blend of dance and magic with a touch of hilarious audience participation will take you on a journey that will captivate fans, new and old, until the very last mind-bending moment.
With his own TV shows now airing in more than 40 countries around the world, Cosentino will be delivering an extraordinary display of magic and illusions live on stage. Don’t miss out on your chance to secure what promises to be one of the hottest, twisted shows of 2015.
24 APRIL
LYRIC THEATRE
QPAC.COM.AUPRESENTED BY LIVE NATION
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FLUFFA STORY OF LOST TOYS
FLUFF: A Story of Lost Toys is a simple, joyful and humorous tale told with a twist. It has been acclaimed for its originality, warmth, clever use of comedy and extraordinary combination of song, movement, sampling, projection and audience participation.
The Gingham family is very concerned for all of the lost and discarded toys in the world. They travel all around to retrieve them and bring them to their colourful home of odd shaped boxes where they welcome them to the family.
Magical, playful, and a little o� eat, FLUFF returns as part of QPAC’s 30th anniversary celebrations. FLUFF returns as part of QPAC’s 30th anniversary celebrations. FLUFFFirst commissioned by QPAC for the Out of the Box festival for children in 2002, FLUFF has since FLUFF has since FLUFFdelighted children and adults across the world, from Broadway in New York City to the International Arts Carnival in Hong Kong.
Devised & Performed by Christine Johnston, Lisa O’Neill & Peter Nelson
9 TO 15 APRIL
CREMORNE THEATRE
QPAC.COM.AUPRESENTED BY QPAC IN ASSOCIATION WITH CRE8ION
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NATALIE WEIR’S
The HostAn elegant dinner party hosted by an infl uential young man for his manipulative guests is thrown into turmoil when power meets greed, ambition and jealousy. As the evening wears on, The Host exposes society’s insatiable desire for control and status and the power play between The Host exposes society’s insatiable desire for control and status and the power play between The Hostthe guests intensifi es as the accusations start to fl y.
Who really holds the power at this sophisticated table? And who will be in control by the time co� ee is served?
Combining gripping dance theatre featuring the Expressions Dance Company ensemble with a touch of explosive fun, The Host will take you on a thrilling ride through the tenacious lifestyles of the power hungry. You will be struck by the luscious design on stage, including dazzling costumes by Brisbane-based fashion designer Gail Sorronda, and the enduring story told by multiple award-winning choreographer Natalie Weir in this world premiere production.
PRESENTED BY EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY AND QPAC
1 TO 9 MAY
CREMORNE THEATRE
QPAC.COM.AU
PHOTO MEGAN CULLEN
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QUEENSLAND BALLET
La SylphideWoken on his wedding morning by a beautiful, winged sylph, the Scotsman James is utterly bewitched.
Elusive and playful, she professes her love for him. James’s obsessive pursuit of the otherworldly creature leads him to abandon his fi ancee and follow the sylph into the dangerous realm of the forest sprites. Here, he realises that in reaching for unattainable love, he has lost everything.
La Sylphide was adapted by August Bournonville in 1836 from an earlier French ballet. It is a La Sylphide was adapted by August Bournonville in 1836 from an earlier French ballet. It is a La Sylphidecaptivating work which remains one of the most loved romantic ballets to this day. This production from Danish choreographer Peter Schaufuss embraces the characteristic Bournonville style of graceful, seemingly e� ortless dance, performed with great dramatic impact.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND BALLET
20 TO 31 MARCH
PLAYHOUSE
QPAC.COM.AU
AUDIO DESCRIPTION PERFORMANCEDANCERS MENG NINGNING AND SHANE WUERTHNERPHOTO GEORGES ANTONICREATIVE DIRECTION DESIGNFRONT
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Mother & SonFrom Geo� rey Atherden, the creator of the hit TV series Mother & Son, comes a brand new stage Mother & Son, comes a brand new stage Mother & Soncomedy featuring everyone’s favourite forgetful mum in this trip down loss-of-memory lane!
Long-su� ering second son Arthur, who has sacrifi ced so much to care for his mother Maggie, would just like a few weeks holiday with his new fl ame Anita. His philandering dentist brother Robert is no help, and manipulative Maggie is out to sabotage Arthur’s chances. Vague but vicious and more arsenic than old lace, Maggie would have Arthur tied to her apron strings for life, if she could just remember where she put the apron...
Having made its world premiere at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre and fresh from its season at the Canberra Theatre Centre, Mother & Son brings up to date a treasured Australian comedy Mother & Son brings up to date a treasured Australian comedy Mother & Sonicon with Atherden’s distinctive brand of acerbic wit. With a stellar cast including Noeline Brown as Maggie, Darren Gilshenan as Arthur and Rob Carlton as Robert. Supported by well-known actors, Rachael Beck, Nicki Wendt, Robyn Arthur and Sharon Davies. Mother & Son translates Mother & Son translates Mother & Sonbeautifully to the stage.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY AS A JOINT VENTURE, LASCORP ENTERTAINMENT AND FRACTURED LIMB PRODUCTION
UNTIL 15 MARCH
PLAYHOUSE
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BrisbaneBrisbane, 1942: a big country town jumping at shadows, never knowing if that buzz in the air is a cicada or a squadron of merciless Japanese Zeroes. World War II took the city’s innocence, and that of 14 year old Danny Fisher.
Danny’s dashing pilot brother has been killed in the Bombing of Darwin. As Danny’s devastated family unravels, the teen fi nds a surrogate sibling in Andy, one of the Americans stationed in Brisbane. The American pilot takes Danny under his wing, and as the tension begins to rise between the Yank and Aussie servicemen, Danny hatches a reckless revenge plan against those who took his brother.
Brisbane is a QTC world premiere drawing on true stories from the leafy streets of Brisbane in the middle of wartime featuring the talents of Dash Kruck, Conrad Coleby, Lucy Goleby, Hugh Parker, Daniel Murphy, Hayden Spencer, Matthew Backer and Melanie Zanetti. Matthew Ryan’s Brisbane is a life a� rming coming-of-age tale, with moments of sublime comedy amid a Brisbane is a life a� rming coming-of-age tale, with moments of sublime comedy amid a Brisbaneheartfelt tale of a family fragmented by tragedy. A living, breathing picture postcard from a time that could have been the making or breaking of a city.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY
11 APRIL TO 3 MAY
PLAYHOUSE
QPAC.COM.AU
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PRESENTED BY MEERKAT THEATRICALS
28 MAY TO 7 JUNE
PLAYHOUSE
QPAC.COM.AU
Legends!
Incomparable stars of screen and stage, Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills storm the stage in James Kirkwood’s hilarious and touching comedy, Legends!
As the sun sets in Manhattan the claws come out as two famous but fading movie stars try to upstage one another. Leatrice Monsee (Hayley Mills) and Sylvia Glenn (Juliet Mills) are hustled by a theatre producer played by the versatile Maxwell Caulfi eld (Grease 2, Dynasty, The Colbys) to kick-start their once-The Colbys) to kick-start their once-The Colbysluminous careers by starring in a Broadway–bound play. There’s just one problem: they loathe one another.
The fast-paced play takes audiences on a joyous journey from the glamour of Hollywood to the excitement and promise of a new lease of life on Broadway.
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12 MAY
CONCERT HALL
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Geo� rey RobertsonDREAMING TOO LOUD
A rare opportunity to see one of the leading legal minds and thinkers of our time, Geo� rey Robertson’s fi rst one-man show will be an entertaining and beguiling mix of gravitas and intellectual larrikinism. Internationally recognised as one of the world’s leading human rights lawyers and as an intellectual inspiration for the global justice movement, Geo� rey Robertson brings his passion and charisma witnessed in the television series Hypotheticals and pairs it with his unique Hypotheticals and pairs it with his unique Hypotheticalsbrand of occasionally outrageous observation in Dreaming Too Loud. Featuring archival footage as well as personal stories and revelations, don’t miss this compelling insight into one of our most signifi cant national fi gures.
PHOTO BY JANE BROWN
14 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
QPAC.COM.AUPRESENTED BY QAGOMA IN ASSOCIATION WITH QPACQPAC.COM.AUPRESENTED BY QAGOMA IN ASSOCIATION WITH QPACQPAC.COM.AU
David LynchIN CONVERSATION
David Lynch – the extraordinary artist surveyed in GOMA’s exhibition David Lynch: Between Two Worlds and the critically acclaimed director of Worlds and the critically acclaimed director of WorldsThe Elephant Man 1980, The Elephant Man 1980, The Elephant Man Blue Velvet 1986, Blue Velvet 1986, Blue Velvet Wild at Heart 1990, Mulholland Drive 2001 and the Mulholland Drive 2001 and the Mulholland Drivetelevision series Twin Peaks 1990-91 – makes a Twin Peaks 1990-91 – makes a Twin Peaksrare public appearance at QPAC.
In this exclusive to Brisbane conversation with special guests, David will share insight into his life, his work and his many passions . This discussion on harnessing the power of ideas draws on his celebrated book about meditation and the creative process, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity(2006).
THIS INITIATIVE IS SUPPORTED BY ARTS QUEENSLAND THROUGH THE SUPER STAR FUND, A QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS SUPER STAR PERFORMANCES EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE.
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Michael PalinTHE EXPLORATIONS
& PYTHONATIONS OF PALIN
In the past year, Michael Palin has rediscovered the joys of live performance, fi nding himself relearning lines about dead parrots and Spanish Inquisitions that he’d written long ago.
Michael Palin – Live on Stage combines Michael Michael Palin – Live on Stage combines Michael Michael Palin – Live on StagePalin’s love for travel and comedy. A whistle-stop tour of the globe, reliving the highlights, the lowlights, the adventures and stu� -ups of his extraordinary life travelling the world... and the iconic moments of his comedy career as a member of Monty Python whose sketches have taken on legendary status the world over.
PRESENTED BY LATERAL EVENTS
3 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
Ross NobleTANGENTLEMAN
Following 14 sell-out tours, the king of improvisational comedy is back with another mind-blowing Australian tour.
Ross Noble will be showcasing his talent in his brand new show Tangentleman. With an on-stage Tangentleman. With an on-stage Tangentlemanpresence like no other, his exuberance, spontaneity and cerebral style have established him as one of the world’s best-loved comedians. The master surrealist uses an infi nite imagination and plenty of tomfoolery, which is sure to have audiences in fi ts of laughter.
PRESENTED BY A-LIST ENTERTAINMENT
24 TO 27 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
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AN EVENING WITH
Noel FieldingNoel Fielding, one half of the award winning comedy duo The Mighty Boosh, Team Captain The Mighty Boosh, Team Captain The Mighty Booshof Never Mind the Buzzcocks and the star Never Mind the Buzzcocks and the star Never Mind the Buzzcocksbehind Luxury Comedy is heading to Australia in Luxury Comedy is heading to Australia in Luxury Comedy2015. An Evening with Noel Fielding promises An Evening with Noel Fielding promises An Evening with Noel Fieldingto be anything but a normal evening. Expect a magical mix of Noel’s unique brand of stand up comedy, live animation, music and some of Fielding’s best-known TV characters (such as The Moon and Fantasy Man). There will also be muscular support from special guests including Mike Fielding (Naboo/Smooth).
Don’t miss out, come along, bring your friends, fancy dress optional. Be quick as this will sell out!
PRESENTED BY ADRIAN BOHM, TRIPLE J & JUST FOR LAUGHS
27 & 28 APRIL & 7 MAY
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
Ruby WaxSANE NEW WORLD
Having trouble with your own mind? Motor mouth American Ruby Wax can help.
Based on her No. 1 bestselling book Sane New World: Taming the Mind, Ruby’s brand new solo show sees the queen of hilarious acerbic asides providing a tour of the human brain. Part comedy, part group therapy session, totally entertaining.
Ruby Wax is a household name, known for collaborations with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, and her infamous interviews with Pamela Anderson, Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York, Eddie Izzard, Boy George and Liza Minnelli, among many others.
25 & 26 MARCH
CREMORNE THEATRE
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QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA
With Honour We Serve – Our TributePatrick Pickett will bring 37 years of experience within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to With Honour We Serve – Our Tribute that will commemorate 100 years of ADF service and celebrate the nation.
We will take you from the Gallipoli landing to Armistice Day and the rekindled fear of the 1940s to the euphoric celebrations that followed. Music has stirred our hearts through the many confl icts around the world where Australians have taken part.
Award winning Australian artist Darren Coggan, who boasts starring roles in Happy Days, Grease and Grease and GreasePeace Train, will feature. His fourth album Peace Train, will feature. His fourth album Peace Train War Stories is a moving salute to the ANZACs, for which he War Stories is a moving salute to the ANZACs, for which he War Storieswas awarded his second Golden Guitar. Also appearing will be Deborah O’Toole, a serving member of the Australian Defence Force and entertainer of troops around the world. Queensland Police Pipes and Drums will perform the title piece With Honour We Serve written by Pipes Major Roddie MacDonald.
Be uplifted, be refl ective, be patriotic but most of all enjoy the cultural life that those who served fought for.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA
7 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
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9 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
QPAC.COM.AUPRESENTED BY QPAC BY ARRANGEMENT WITH MAGGIE GERRAND
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club®ADIOS TOUR
After 16 years thrilling audiences around the world, the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® is set to bid ‘Adios’ with a farewell world tour.
The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® grew out of the 1997 release of the Grammy Award® winning, best-selling album Buena Vista Social Club, and its line-up continues to include a number of the original Buena Vista Social Club, and its line-up continues to include a number of the original Buena Vista Social Clubartists featured on the landmark recording and fi lm.
Under the musical direction of band leader and trombonist Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos, the line-up for the Adios Tour will feature several of those who played on the original Tour will feature several of those who played on the original Tour Buena Vista Social Club album and fi lm all those Buena Vista Social Club album and fi lm all those Buena Vista Social Clubyears ago, including the incomparable veteran diva Omara Portuondo, trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal and laud virtuoso Barbarito Torres.
Don’t miss your fi nal chance to celebrate this fi nal chapter of the rich Buena Vista story.
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CONCERT HALL
9 APRIL
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY CMC PRESENTED BY ONE WORLD ENTERTAINMENT
CMC Music Awards 2015
Nana Mouskouri FAREWELL TOUR
CMC Music Awards, now in its fi fth year, allows fans the opportunity to vote for their favourite Australian and International Country music artists.
Celebrating the greatest in Country music, CMC Rocks QLD festival ticket holders can register to attend The 5th Annual CMC Music Awards by heading to countrymusicchannel.com.au
The Awards will be hosted by Morgan Evans (pictured).
One of the top selling female vocalists of all time, the much loved White Rose of Athens, legendary Greek superstar Nana Mouskouri returns to Australia.
Nana Mouskouri has sold over 300 million albums and this year celebrates her 80th birthday as well as the composers and writers who inspired her singing throughout the years.
Renowned for her never ending farewells it is as if she wants to thank each fan of hers personally. World tour after world tour, song after song, album after album, Nana Mouskouri never seems to age or to want to call it a day in a career that has fl ourished continuously since 1959.
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11 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
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Sinéad O’ConnorI’M NOT BOSSY, I’M THE BOSS
Responsible for some of the most iconic live moments since her ‘90s breakthrough Nothing Compares 2 U, Grammy Award®-winning Irish legend Sinéad O’Connor returns in defi ant spirit with a career-spanning set for only her second Australian appearance in nearly 30 years.
Imbuing an intense spirituality and refreshing honesty into pop and rock songwriting with her recent release I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss, the 48 year old will perform her only Queensland performance here at I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss, the 48 year old will perform her only Queensland performance here at I’m Not Bossy, I’m the BossQPAC on 11 March.
Backed by her fi ve-piece band, O’Connor has hit a new high as her booming vocals belie a shyness, sensitivity, and profound passion for live performance. Now returning in a refl ective spirit with her anticipated memoir in the works, the songwriter will delve into her classic catalogue as she lifts audiences with one of the most inspiring voices to hit generation after generation.
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The Pink Floyd Experience
The internationally acclaimed The Pink Floyd Experience are proud to announce their Wish You Were Here tour in Australia. You Were Here tour in Australia. You Were Here
This tour marks the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s hugely successful album of the same title. Since its release in 1975, Wish You Were Here sold over 13 million copies worldwide. It Here sold over 13 million copies worldwide. It Hereachieved number one status in the US, UK and Europe simultaneously, and remains one of the fastest selling albums of all time.
The band captures and conveys the spirit, sound and jaw-dropping visual e� ects Pink Floyd are renowned for. Performing the album in full and other classic Pink Floyd tracks.
19 APRIL
CONCERT HALL
CONCERT
PRESENTED BY THE GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INCORPORATED
GPS Music Showcase
This free event brings together the fi nest secondary school student performers from the nine GPS Member Schools in the South-East Queensland area to form a Symphony Orchestra, a Concert Band and a Choir.
Come and enjoy a special evening of song and music, celebrating the combined excellence of these students and marvel at what can be achieved after one day of rehearsals together with their dedicated teachers and Guest Conductors.
30 APRIL
CONCERT HALL
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CONCERT
8 MAY
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION
Paloma Faith
The exceptionally talented UK songstress Paloma Faith embarks on her long-awaited debut Australian tour this May.
Following the release of her ARIA Top 5 album A Perfect Contradiction which includes the #1 smash hit Only Love Can Hurt Like This, Paloma will entertain and delight with her typically fl amboyant performance.
PRESENTED BY BEN MAIORANA ENTERTAINMENT
Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash & John
Denver TributeCome and relive the magic of Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash and John Denver in a truly unique homage to three country superstars who dominated the charts in the 1960’s and 70’s.
Graham Toole and Chris Callagan will mesmerise you as they play hit after magical hit performed from Campbell, Cash and Denver’s massive repertoire. From Rhinestone Cowboy to Rhinestone Cowboy to Rhinestone Cowboy Rocky Mountain High, Thank God I’m a Country Boy to Thank God I’m a Country Boy to Thank God I’m a Country BoyWalk the Line, if you were part of the generation Walk the Line, if you were part of the generation Walk the Linewho admired these country music legends, then this is a must-see show for you.
2 MAY
CONCERT HALL
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PRESENTED BY THE HARBOUR AGENCY
Damien LeithTHE PARTING GLASS
After its roaring success at The Adelaide Cabaret Festival and at previews in Sydney and Melbourne, Damien Leith brings his show The Parting Glass - An Irish Journey to QPAC.
Set in an Irish pub, Damien takes on the roles of both a father and son who are catching up on lost time over a few drinks.
Filled with great conversation and humour, heartfelt emotion and a repertoire of rousing and touching Irish songs (Danny Boy, Raglan Road,Toss the Feathers, Rocky Road to Dublin) The Parting Glass showcases Damien as not only an exceptional musician and singer, but as a talented and engaging actor.
16 MAY
CREMORNE THEATRE
14 MAY
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY APIA WITH PREMIERE ARTISTS
Apia Good Times Tour
Back by popular demand for a third year – the Apia Good Times Tour - is back, bigger and better than ever! This year’s lineup features legendary Aussie performers Brian Cadd, Joe Camilleri, Glenn Shorrock, plus special guest Kate Ceberano. These celebrated entertainers will come together to perform their best hits for a show that will have audiences across the country rocking out to the good times! Don’t miss your chance to see this never-before-seen lineup of music royalty in action! With songs such as Hit & Run, A Little Ray Of Sunshine, Help Is On Its Way, Touch and Pash – fans will be in for a treat with a solo set of hits from each performer, followed by an extraordinary fi nale with all fi ve sharing the stage.
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CONCERT
20 MAY
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY PHIL BATHOLS & JEFF LEWIS
Count Basie Orchestra
This year marks the 80th anniversary of one of the most prominent jazz groups of the swing era; the legendary Count Basie Orchestra. To celebrate this magnifi cent milestone, the Count Basie Orchestra perform for one night only at QPAC.
Founded by William James ‘Count’ Basie in 1935 and surviving long well past the big band era and the death of Basie in 1984, the orchestra has ammased 18 Grammy Awards®, performed for royalty and worked with many of the greatest soloists, composers, arrangers and vocalists in jazz history.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see one of the most infl uential jazz groups in history live.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA
QUEENSLAND POPS ORCHESTRA
Viva Italia Supremo!The music of Italy evokes passion, romance, red wine and pasta. The Pops transport you to the many cultural destinations in Italy with their stylistically sensuous music.
Anna-Maria La Spina will return to take you through a journey of songs recognised and tunes that are very exciting! Tenori comprises the talents of tenors David Kidd, Craig Atkinson and Andrew Pryor in a dynamic, uplifting and hugely entertaining performance.
Selena Pennetta will dance the Tarantella and Domenico Taraborrelli will play The Stomach Steinway and perform some of the great Neapolitan songs.
16 MAY
CONCERT HALL
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PRESENTED BY BEN MAIORANA ENTERTAINMENT
Beatlemania THE BEATLES 50 YEARS ON
The world’s premier ‘Beatles’ band, the Fabulous Beatle Boys bring their highly acclaimed recreation of the Beatles one and only tour of Australia to QPAC.
2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the greatest music tour this country has ever seen or is ever likely to see again and now, 50 years on, Beatlemania will be experienced all over again.
It changed social and cultural attitudes in this country overnight and created a whole new pop culture. We changed and we never looked back.
29 MAY
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION
Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea
At long last, jazz royalty Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea return to Australia, on stage together for a series of rare and historic duo performances.
For more than half a century, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea have been blazing their own paths of artistic innovation at the keyboard.
Though both artists have established their own indelible careers, they each share a similarly uncompromising approach to their craft. Through constant reinvention and a rich history of experimentation, both musicians have stood as icons of progression, always straddling the divide between avant-garde and pop e� ortlessly.
26 MAY
CONCERT HALL
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CLASSICAL
1 MARCH
CONCERT HALL, REVERSE MODE
QPAC.COM.AUPRESENTED BY QPAC
SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS
Bella EspañaAcclaimed guitarist Slava Grigoryan and outstanding pianist Alex Raineri join the Southern Cross Soloists to present Bella España, a fi ery program of Latin-infl uenced works celebrating dance and romance.Bella España, a fi ery program of Latin-infl uenced works celebrating dance and romance.Bella España
Works by Rodrigo and de Milán are paired with the fl aming sounds of Villa Lobos’ Guitar Concerto and the enchanting De Falla piano concerto – Nights in the Garden of Spain. Also featured are Latin-inspired works Nights in the Garden of Spain. Also featured are Latin-inspired works Nights in the Garden of Spainby Australian composer Daniel Rojas, Russian composer Shchedrin and Vivaldi’s famous La Folia – a wild and La Folia – a wild and La Foliafrenetic Spanish dance once deemed too risqué for women!
Help celebrate the Southern Cross Soloists 20th birthday with this fi rst sizzling concert in their 2015 season at QPAC.
PHOTO DYLAN EVANS
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CLASSICAL
4 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY MUSICA VIVA
MUSICA VIVA
Tafelmusik - House of DreamsThe Baroque era comes alive through this stunning exploration of music, art and drama.
Alison Mackay (creator of The Galileo Project) has woven together a magical journey where audiences step The Galileo Project) has woven together a magical journey where audiences step The Galileo Projectinto the world of Bach and Vivaldi by visiting the very buildings where the great composers and their patrons once walked, played, and listened; and includes detailed projections of the now-famous paintings that they would have known when new.
In this concert, the music is provided by the period instruments of the renowned Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Narrator Blair Williams is the tour guide, leading us through the hallways and salons, sharing stories of the people who lived, worked and dreamed in these remarkable homes.
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CLASSICAL
5 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
8 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Song to SymphonyQUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
At the BalletFrère Jacques morphs into the Mahler Symphony Frère Jacques morphs into the Mahler Symphony Frère JacquesNo.1.
The simplicity of folk songs, world music and music of cultural signifi cance has been the inspiration for composers throughout time.
Discover the songs, woven through music, on a journey through time and style that reveal the source of composer inspiration, from The Little Birch Tree growing into Tchaikovsky’s Symphony Birch Tree growing into Tchaikovsky’s Symphony Birch TreeNo.4 to national anthems woven into the 1812 Overture. EDUCATION EVENT, PUBLIC WELCOME.
‘Everyone at the theatre is raving about my music…’ wrote Tchaikovsky during rehearsals for his fi rst ballet, Swan Lake, and his unerring Swan Lake, and his unerring Swan Lakeinstinct for music that moves dancers and emotions alike never left him.
Just listen to it in modern ads. It’s the rhythm, of course, but most of all it’s in the melody, animating the spirits of the The Nutcracker and Nutcracker and NutcrackerSleeping Beauty.
Only Coppelia and Coppelia and Coppelia Giselle can rival them in Giselle can rival them in Gisellepopularity and in their memorable tunes, as you’ll hear in this delightful musical morning At the Ballet hosted by the entertaining Guy Noble.
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A tiny soundbite of heaven”THE TIMES, UK
CLASSICAL
8 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
QPAC.COM.AU PRESENTED BY QPAC
The SixteenTHE QUEEN OF HEAVEN
After a sell-out 35 venue UK tour in 2013, The Sixteen bring their exquisite a capella program, The Queen of Heaven to Australia. As well as works by Italian Renaissance master, Giovanni Palestrina, the program of Heaven to Australia. As well as works by Italian Renaissance master, Giovanni Palestrina, the program of Heavenfeatures the ever-popular Allegri Miserere and a new setting of the Miserere and a new setting of the Miserere Miserere by award-winning British Miserere by award-winning British Misererecomposer, James MacMillan.
Now in its 35th year, The Sixteen is recognised as one of world’s greatest choral ensembles, bringing total commitment to the music it performs.
Drawing inspiration from the passions of Founder and Conductor Harry Christophers CBE, The Sixteen has a special reputation for performing early English polyphony, masterpieces of the Renaissance, bringing fresh insights into Baroque and early Classical music as well as an inspiring diversity of 20th and 21st century music.
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CLASSICAL
Fritzsch & Shlomo MintzQUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The majestic solitude of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto (1905 version) provides the perfect vehicle for this collaboration between QSO’s two biggest names — revered Laureate Conductor Johannes Fritzsch and incoming Soloist-in-Residence Shlomo Mintz.
Like the Sibelius, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No.1 sounds Scandinavian, even if meant to depict the Sahara desert. Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra by R. Strauss is equally famous as wide-horizon daybreak Also Sprach Zarathustra by R. Strauss is equally famous as wide-horizon daybreak Also Sprach Zarathustramusic, ever since Stanley Kubrick used it in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Choose a morning or evening concert time.
13 & 14 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
QPAC.COM.AU
QSO CONGRATULATES QPAC ON ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY 2015. AS QPAC’S RESIDENT ORCHESTRA, WE ARE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THESE CONCERTS AS A TRIBUTE TO OUR MAJOR VENUE PARTNER.
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QUEENSLAND YOUTH SYMPHONY
Best of BrassThe Queensland Youth Symphony opens its 2015 season with internationally acclaimed soloists and an Australian Premiere. The concert begins with Leonard Bernstein’s dazzling overture to his musical Candide. Anticipating QYO’s 50th anniversary year in 2016, QYS performs Larry Sitsky’s apparitions, an Australian work commissioned in 1966 for the fi rst ever QYO concert and dedicated to conductor John Curro AM MBE. The Australian premiere of German composer Heinz Störrle’s Concerto for Brass Quintet and Orchestra follows, showcasing Brisbane’s brilliant Best of Brass quintet before the fi nal work, the mighty 20th century classic, Concerto for Orchestra by Lutoslawski.
28 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
CLASSICAL
23 MARCH
CONCERT HALL
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Refl ections on Gallipoli
One of Australia’s great storytellers, Neil Armfi eld, directs this heartfelt exploration of our ANZAC story through music, spoken text and visual imagery, where an Australian’s elegy for his friend brushes shoulders with the words of the father of modern Turkey. Set to music in a new work by Carl Vine featuring soprano Taryn Fiebig, the program also features English works that are evocative of the era, including Elgar’s Sospiri and Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, as well as the music of the Ottoman Empire and 20th century Turkey.
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2 APRIL
CONCERT HALL
18 APRIL
CONCERT HALL
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QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
QSO & Sarah ChangShe auditioned for the New York Philharmonic at age eight, and the next day was playing live with them, without rehearsal. Sarah Chang still brings that immediacy to the stage, in Bruch’s showstopping Violin Concerto with its immortal fi nale. Shostakovich too fl irts with danger in his Symphony No.5 about struggle for survival within oppression, with esteemed British conductor, Jessica Cottis, ensuring the slow movement brings radiance into darkness, and warmth into the bitter Soviet winter. This concert also features Chen Qigang’s Enchantements oubliés.
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
QSO & Mischa Maisky
A night of music so emotional it could make a stone weep. Mischa Maisky’s famously warm tone will capture the aching, yearning feeling for home in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, written in New York as he sat on the docks watching the steamers heading back toward Europe. And then, prepare for inexhaustible melodies to tear at your heartstrings, brass fanfares to raise the roof, and some of music’s most riotous explosions of orchestral colour to pin you to the back of your seat in Yan Pascal Tortelier’s grand vision of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4.
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CLASSICAL
11 MAY & 19 MAY
CONCERT HALL
QPAC.COM.AU
AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA
Vivaldi UnwiredA shared belief in the transformative power of music and a spirit of intrepid adventure led award-winning British composer Max Richter to take a baroque classic – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – and reimagine it for orchestra and synthesiser, and for Paul Dyer AO to take up the challenge to present the recomposed piece with period instruments, and to take the reins of the synthesiser himself.
The result is an audacious creation that takes the audience through the same landscape of spring, summer, autumn and winter but with a renewed sense of the genius of Vivaldi’s work. Staying faithful to the structure of the four concertos, Richter’s Recomposed Four Seasons is in turns beautiful, peaceful and serene, yet also wild, passionate and intensely emotional.
Vivaldi Unwired includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, widely recognised as amongst the best baroque compositions written, C.P.E Bach’s Concerto for fl ute Wq 166 (arr. soprano saxophone) featuring Brandenburg favourite Christina Leonard, Vivaldi’s Concerto for two violins op.3 no. 8 RV 522 from L’estro armonico and fi nally discover Vivaldi, the indestructible baroque genius in a new light with Richter Recomposed – Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, beautifully led by Guest Concertmaster Brendan Joyce.
PRESENTED BY AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA
PHOTO PAUL DYER AO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR
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In a world premiere, Lord Byron’s Don Juan theatrically compares the life of Lord Byron himself with the hero of his greatest literary creation, Don Juan.
Performed by acclaimed actor/director Tama Matheson and internationally renowned guitarist Karin Schaupp, the show moves seamlessly between the steamy world of Don Juan and the scandalous life of Lord Byron (Matheson) himself. Matheson captivatingly marries Byron’s life with the poem, moving between the real world and the fi ctional world of Don Juan. The setting is brought to life by Schaupp through the evocative Spanish guitar music of Turina, Pujol and Tarrega and by stepping into the drama to become part of the play herself. As the show goes on, Byron and Juan become refl ections of each other and it grows increasingly di� cult to tell where fact ends and fi ction begins until they are both tied together in a great, heart-wrenching conclusion. After all, as Byron himself famously put it, ‘truth is strange, stranger than fi ction.’
Full of the wit, charm, elegance, adventure and horror of Byron’s great poem, but also the deep personal pathos of its great author, Don Juan will reveal a deep portrait of one of the greatest creative minds of the Romantic era, picked out in relief by his own creation. Don’t miss this exciting, varied and engrossing experience in the theatre.
Don Juan
CLASSICAL
17 MAY
CONCERT HALL,REVERSE MODE
QPAC.COM.AUPRESENTED BY QPAC
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CLASSICAL
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
22 MAY
CONCERT HALL
QPAC.COM.AU
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
QSO, Alondra & SergioIn glorious Russian colour, Rimsky-Korsakov weaves musical tales of magic and mystery from the Arabian Nights, the concertmaster’s solo violin as spell-binding as the nightly tales Scheherazade tells to save her life. Meanwhile Sergio Tiempo brings powerhouse pianistics to heart-on-sleeve Tchaikovsky in his Piano Concerto No.1, and Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra shows why she’s fast becoming one of the brightest stars in classical music. This program will also be performed on 23 May.
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QUEENSLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA
London Symphony
The Queensland Youth Symphony presents a program of romantic masterpieces and a world premiere. The concert opens with the fi rst ever performance of Concertato for Orchestra by Melbourne-based composer Allan Zavod who specialises in the classical-jazz fusion style. Four outstanding musicians from QYS then take centre stage as soloists in Schumann’s exuberant Konzertstück for four french horns and orchestra. The fi nal work is the wonderfully evocative London Symphony by Vaughan Williams.
CLASSICAL
23 MAY
CONCERT HALL
30 MAY
CONCERT HALL
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
QSO, Alondra & Sergio
Its premiere caused a riot, but whether it’s a scandal or a quintessential classic, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring picks you up in a wave of The Rite of Spring picks you up in a wave of The Rite of Springenergy, leaving you invigorated and dazzled. Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra shows why she’s fast becoming one of the brightest stars in classical music. In glorious Russian colour, Rimsky-Korsakov weaves musical tales of magic and mystery in Scheherazade, while Sergio Scheherazade, while Sergio ScheherazadeTiempo brings powerhouse pianistics to heart-on-sleeve Tchaikovsky with his Piano Concerto No.1.
PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTED BY QUEENSLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA
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EXHIBITION
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QPAC 30HONOUR •CELEBRATE •INVEST
The south bank of the Brisbane River was a gathering place and a hub for entertainment long before the building of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. First as a meeting place for the local Indigenous population, then, after white settlement, as a port, a rail head, and the location for theatres, clubs and dance halls, this stretch of river bank already had a rich history before the ambitious Cultural Centre was planned. When QPAC o� cially opened on 20 April 1985, it became a vital part of this story. A place for people to gather and to explore the diversity of human experience: to laugh, to cry, to be challenged, to be entertained.
Through costumes, artefacts, photographs and video, QPAC 30 surveys this diverse performing arts QPAC 30 surveys this diverse performing arts QPAC 30heritage. Drawing on the collection of the QPAC Museum, the exhibition honours what was happening before QPAC opened, celebrates the past 30 years of extraordinary activity, and the partners who helped make it a reality, and looks to plans for the future.
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QPAC’s Melbourne Street Green is home to Friday night drinks and delicious food. Here, you’re welcome to enjoy the casual vibe of QPAC’s front yard while soaking in the free music and catching up with new and old friends on the lawn.
Our free live music every Friday night* kicks o� with our well known Green Jam Sessions on 6 March. The program for the year includes an eclectic mix of country, Indigenous, world music and the popular The Seed Project, featuring the best emerging indie bands.
Front Yard Music is the perfect place to wrap up your working week and start the weekend wind down.
Front Yard Music
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*EXCLUDING FRIDAY 3 APRIL
6 MARCH TO 20 NOV
MELBOURNE STREET GREEN
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24 APRIL TO 13 NOVEMBER
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Lunchtime Live
Lunchtime Live is a snack sized 30 minutes of free weekly entertainment.
Be surprised by a pop-up opera on the balcony or circus folly on the Playhouse green; chill out in the foyer to an ensemble’s sweet sounds or hear from the director’s mouth as you sneak behind the scenes.
• The 1st Friday of every month is First Time Fridays where the best emerging artists take centre stage.
• The 2nd Friday of every month is Classical Cuts where you can dine with the divine and harmonious sounds of a classical ensemble.
• The 3rd Friday of every month is Back of House where we’ll take you to places you’ve never been before with exclusive behind the scenes experiences.
• The 4th and 5th Friday of every month is Fringe Fridays where we dare you to be di� erent and experience a program of edgy entertainment in alternative spaces.
So, ditch the desk, loosen that tie and BYO lunch to QPAC from 12.30pm Fridays to be entertained by Lunchtime Live! Check out the full program from March on the QPAC website.
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LyrebirdWith a bright new look and a menu that draws on the best produce from local and national growers and suppliers, the Lyrebird Restaurant serves up a delicious culinary cultural experience.
Join us for dinner Wednesday to Saturday.
Reservations 07 3840 7598
For menus, open hours and other dining options, visit qpac.com.au/dining
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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’s corporate partners are vital to our continuing success and we strive to build long-lasting, mutually benefi cial partnerships.
For further information and to discuss the opportunities available, please contact QPAC’s Partnership Team on 07 3840 7480.
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Online qpac.com.auPhone 136 246 9am-8.30pm Mon-SatIn person QPAC Box O� ce, Level M, QPAC 9am-8.30pmBrisbane Visitor Information and Booking Centre Queen Street Mall, BrisbaneTicket Central, Central Station, 9am-5pmSouth Bank Parklands Visitor Information CentreState Library of Queensland Book ShopGroups Phone 07 3840 7466
Stay informed You can stay up-to-date with all the latest events at QPAC by visiting qpac.com.au where you’ll fi nd information, photo galleries, video footage and reviews. qpac.com.au is now also accessible through your mobile.
Accessibility For the convenience of patrons who have di� culty walking, a specifi c set down area is open in the QPAC basement 60 minutes prior to performances in the Concert Hall and Lyric Theatre. Entry to the set down area is from the tunnel entrance at Grey Street. If you require assistance due to mobility, hearing or other access di� culties, please mention your requirements when booking, or by telephone on 136 246 before your visit.
Check your tickets Please check your tickets carefully and make sure you know the date, time and location of your performance.
Late arrivals Construction work around South Bank and other activity such as events at nearby stadiums can cause delays in tra� c. Please check the start time of your show and allow enough time to cover possible delays. For most performances, latecomers cannot be admitted until a suitable break in the program.
Mobile phones and camerasFor the safety of performers and enjoyment of other patrons, please ensure mobile phones (including SMS and MMS messaging) are switched o� and that cameras, including video cameras are not used during the performance.
Food and drinkUnless otherwise advised, food and drink are not permitted in the theatres. Bottled water is permitted.
Audio descriptionAt 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. Patrons collect headsets at the Cloakroom of each theatre venue and need to be seated 15 minutes before the performance to receive program details together with descriptions of costumes and stage settings. To purchase tickets to audio-described performances phone qtix group sales (07) 3840 7466 or email [email protected]
Important information
Chair Chris Freeman AMChair Chris Freeman AMChairDeputy Chair Rhonda White AOTrusteesKylie Blucher, Simon Gallaher, Sophie Mitchell, Mick Power AMChief Executive John Kotzas
ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe Queensland Performing Arts Trust is a statutory body of the State of Queensland and is partially funded by the Queensland GovernmentThe Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MPPremier and Minister for the Arts
Director-General, Department of Premier and Cabinet: David Stewart
Travelling to QPAC There are many easy ways to get to QPAC:Walk from the city across Victoria Bridge.Bus to Cultural Centre Busway Station. Train to South Brisbane Station, opposite QPAC in Grey Street. CityCat to South Bank Ferry Stop in South Bank Parklands.Taxi to the taxi set-down and pick-up area on the Grey Street side of QPAC.Car via Melbourne Street, Victoria Bridge or Grey Street.
For train, bus and CityCat timetable information visit translink.com.au or telephone TransLink on 131 230.
Parking For guaranteed and convenient parking, pre-purchase your parking at the Performing Arts carpark with your tickets. Pre-paid parking must be purchased at least one week prior to your performance and presented on entry to the carpark.
Designated set-down zones for patrons are available at Grey Street (for Lyric Theatre and Concert Hall), and Russell Street (for Playhouse and Cremorne Theatre).
Finding your theatre There are four theatres and several levels within QPAC. Start your visit by checking your tickets for your theatre and door number.Lyric Theatre located on the Melbourne Street/riverside corner of QPAC. Enter from the Melbourne Street entrance. Concert Hall located on the Melbourne Street/Grey Street corner of QPAC. Enter from the Melbourne Street entrance. Playhouse located at the South Bank Parklands end of QPAC. Entrances and lifts face the Parklands. Cremorne Theatre located on the river side of QPAC, with the entrance approximately half way along the building. Cloak rooms are available at all theatres for cloaking large items or umbrellas.
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