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This Week in Queensland Theatre: February 15-21

Cover of "Hamlet"
Cover of Hamlet

For further details check company websites

The National Play Festival is in town with a huge range of readings, workshops and presentations.  You can get the details on their terrific website.   Hamlet and The Little Dog Laughed continue for La Boite and Queensland Theatre Company respectively.  Blog discussions on both productions can be found by following the links to posts in Greenroom’s live feed column on the home page.  Incidentally, you might be interested in this poster which just popped up out of nowhere; it’s from the the 2000 film production of Hamlet in which Ethan Hawke appeared as our film-student hero.

Opening:

The National Play Festival

Continuing:

Hamlet by William Shakespeare dir David Berthold at the Roundhouse

The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane dir Michael Gow at the Cremorne Theatre, QPAC


Other:

Commissioning W/rights Industry Panel at !Metro Arts Studio (6.3opm Tuesday) followed by a free performance of  Chasing the Lollyman by Mark Sheppard dir Liz Skitch Debase TC

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Staged Lives (conversation) State Library of Queensland

Will Eno, Michael Gow, and David Williamson talk about what playwrights talk about when they get together – themselves and their lives.  Jane O’Hara director of the Brisbane Writer’s Festival eggs them on.  Free at SLQ Auditorium 2 but you need to RSVP by Monday 1 March to info@playlab.org.au or by phone 3220 0841.

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This Week in Queensland Theatre: February 8-14

Opening night 'welcome mat' at QPAC Brisbane
Image by Dramagirl via Flickr

For dates and times check company websites

This week is marked by the start of Queensland Theatre Company‘s Season 2010 and two opening nights of productions by the two full-time professional company Artistic Directors: The Little Dog Laughed directed by Michael Gow for QTC, and La Boite Theatre‘s own production of Hamlet directed by David Berthold.  Chasing the Lollyman by Debase TC and the WTF program continues at the Powerhouse and elsewhere in the city.

Opening:

The Flowering by Donna Cameron dir Sue Rider JWCoCA (Tuesday)

Hamlet by William Shakespeare dir David Berthold (Wednesday)

The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane dir Michael Gow (Thursday)

Continuing:

Chasing the Lollyman by Mark Sheppard dir Liz Skitch Debase TC at !Metro Arts

WTF (World Theatre Festival) Powerhouse and various locations

Other:

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The Flowering: JWCoCA

Donna Cameron wrote and performs in her one-woman work directed by Sue Rider. Check the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts website for details.

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