Snapshots of Brisbane Theatre 2009-2014
Monday 23rd 6.30pm One Night Only:
Hats off Brisvegas 2010! a variety concert fund-raiser for the Hope Fund to assist people in Queensland living with HIV-AIDS
Hosted by Bob Downe at the Playhouse QPAC
Opening:
Engine by Janis Balodis: La Boite Theatre at the Roundhouse (Wednesday)
Continuing:
April’s Fool by David Burton: Empire Theatre Projects Company at JWCoCA
Jesus Christ Superstar Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice: Harvest Rain Theatre at QPAC
Blackbird by John Rodgers and Megan Sarmardin: JUTE Theatre, Cairns
A Catch of the Breath by Robert Thwaites !MetroArts Independents
Greenroom has heard that Vision Australia is looking for some observant and articulate volunteers with a passion for the arts. That’s you, isn’t it?
Vision Australia in partnership with Access Arts Queensland will shortly introduce its Audio Description Services for designated performances at QPAC. Audio description is the art of putting into words the picture or the action that a sighted person is viewing. Like signed performances for people with varying levels of hearing impairment, audio description will help blind people and those with low vision to enjoy the excitement of live performance. It’s a great way for those of us who can see and hear onstage action to share our own love for the performing arts with others – perhaps for their first time.
If you can find the words to describe onstage action as it’s happening, or would like to – Vision Australia offers comprehensive training and ongoing support, then you might want to get along to the information session being held at Vision Australia, 373 Old Cleveland Road, Coorparoo on Thursday 2 September from 10.30-12.30
If you’d like more information, or want to let them know you’re coming, please get in touch with Richard Attwater on 37272277 or email him Richard.attwater@visionaustralia.org
Sounds like something theatre lovers would enjoy.
Betrayal by Harold Pinter
Could you keep an affair secret for ten years? Would you start an affair if you knew how it would end?
Harold Pinter’s Betrayal explores these questions and more as it shows a passionate love affair told in reverse, starring Paul Bishop, Sibylla Budd and Hugh Parker.
Robert and Jerry share many things – they work in publishing, have long lunches together and are both in love with Robert’s wife Emma.
Jerry and Emma betray Robert for seven years with their romance, and after it ends we discover that they were betraying each other as well…
Director: Jon Halpin
Composer/Sound Designer: Brett Collery
Designer: Bruce McKinven
Lighting Designer: Matt Scott
Assistant Director: Cienda McNamara
Cast includes: Paul Bishop, Sibylla Budd, Hugh Parker, Peter Scabissi
Venue: CREMORNE THEATRE
Running Time: 1 hour 45 mins (including interval)
Greenroom is fast approaching its first birthday! Yes, we’ve been tapping away here for nearly one year. In that time Greenroom has been investigating what kind of stories and posts its readers enjoy. There’s no doubt that reviews top the list, followed by interviews.
Along the way we’ve also discovered a few other indie theatre blogs (like this one) that we very much like. These now appear in the sidebar on the home page under the heading Theatre Blogs. There are only a handful so far, but we figure quality over quantity any day. We can highly recommend them all.
One which has made the list has yet to be tested, but its concept is just so much fun that we thought Critical Mass deserved a mention before the first edition hits the streets – i.e., when the Brisbane Festival kicks off at the top of September. So far the only entries have been the bios of the contributors. Critical Mass, the latest arts-focussed blog in the state is not quite unaffiliated however, given its links to the Brisbane Festival and its backing by Arts Queensland; both organisations provide disclaimers re the opinions expressed therein.
Critical Mass has invited 24 stalwart bloggers to produce commentary on the Brisbane Festival with, hopefully, readers chiming in. There will also be time for the quick tweet response to all of the fantastic shows that the Festival has lined up: just follow @brisfestival on Twitter and/or use the #criticalmass hashtag in your tweets. We see there is also a Brisbane Festival Facebook page, so it looks as though the backroom folks at the Brisbane Festival are right into social networking. Continue reading “Greenroom likes …”