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Dear Brisbane Theatre … Who’s the media?

by Editor 11 April 2011

As I write this, an Arts Queensland sponsored tech forum ‘LowFi’ is just finishing up in Brisbane. I was due to attend what was planned as a day-long gathering of speakers, workshops and quick conversations on digital media and its application in the arts. I couldn’t make it so I’ve been following the proceedings today [...]

MEAA Showcase Agreement: breakthrough?

by Kate Foy 25 August 2010
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The ongoing discussion around the labels professional and amateur, independent, pro-am etc. continues elsewhere and will, undoubtedly, go on. I’ve written elsewhere on this issue – here and here. Last week I noticed that Katherine Lyall-Watson revived the discussion in a post called ‘Pro vs Am‘ on OurBrisbane.com. Along with a couple of others, I had [...]

Social Media and Theatre: it’s ROE not ROI that matters!

by Editor 22 June 2010

It’s return on engagement and not return on investment that Devon Smith‘s research shows is possibly the best way of considering social media and its current use by theatres in the United States.  I’m betting it’s much the same here.
Building audiences – which for many marketing managers equates to selling tickets – is really a [...]

Conversation with the audience: Sven Swenson (Interview 4)

by Editor 10 March 2010

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I’ve known Sven Swenson and admired his work since 1996, the year his first play Vertigo and the Virginia workshopped for Queensland Theatre Company.  Since then Sven’s completed 15 plays, but he notes there are 33 others “in various stages of disrepair.”  His latest work, The Bitterling premieres next week as the opening [...]

This Week in Queensland Theatre: March 8-14

by Editor 8 March 2010
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For show times check company websites
The big wet continues in the south-east and west of the state. Wonder how, if at all, this has affected box-office figures for companies.
There’s one week to go for Hamlet for La Boite and The Little Dog Laughed for Queensland Theatre Company; both close on Saturday. [...]

A New Year and a Greenroom Stocktake

by Editor 1 January 2010
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Happy New Year!  It’s great to be back after a wind-down, laid-back festivus season.  Not that some of our colleagues have been slumming it: Shake and Stir and Circa, Harvest Rain, OzFrank and QSE  are all at it during the nominal summer break with workshops as well as rehearsals for Season 2010.
Apart from the start [...]

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