Business and the Arts

Work in the theatre? A poll: Do you read reviews of your work?

by Editor 5 November 2009

I followed with interest the blogging of Jane Fonda earlier this year. She was rehearsing and appearing in 33 Variations on Broadway at the time. She wrote a post To Read or Not to Read – the reviews, that is – and it emerged that she was advised be her friend, fellow actor Christine Lahti [...]

Theatre conference? You want to be in Cats or something?

by Editor 28 October 2009

This post was contributed by Xanthe Coward, a COE09 conference delegate. Many thanks also to Xanthe for her live-tweeting during the sessions. You can catchup with all the hashtagged contributions to the Twitter stream by searching for #coe09
Why are doing a theatre conference? Why are you doing theatre? Do you want to be [...]

Keeping up: @ the Centre of the Edge independent theatre conference

by Editor 22 October 2009

For the next few days, from Friday 23 through Sunday 25th October to be exact, Jute Theatre from Cairns are getting together with !Metro Arts and Playlab Press in Brisbane for At the Centre of the Edge, a conference for independent theatre makers from around Australia. You can read more about it here. Now we [...]

Out of bed and on the job: David Burton (Interview 2)

by Editor 19 October 2009

I was delighted to speak with David – Dave to his friends – Burton late last week about his playwrighting, and especially his latest work Lazarus Won’t Get Out of Bed. I can tell from the outset that he is upbeat – excited even. It was a good opening night the preceding evening – the [...]

Welcome to Greenroom

by Editor 8 October 2009

This is Greenroom, a one-stop aggregator, index or directory for Queensland professional and independent theatre. Like a greenroom, it is also a place to share opinion and news.
Thanks for stopping by; why don’t you have a look around while you’re here. This post will tell you how Greenroom works.

So, this is what [...]

October already!

by Editor 3 October 2009

September has been a terrific month for theatre in Queensland. The biggest story was the Brisbane Festival with a wide array of local, national and international acts in town. Then there was the Under the Radar Festival of fringe theatre – both put a spring in the step of Queensland in the south-east. Closer to [...]

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