The Year of Magical Thinking
In a true story of an intense love, Queensland Theatre Company presents The Year of Magical Thinking, a one-woman show directed by Cate Blanchett, starring Robyn Nevin and written by Joan Didion.
In the space of a year Didion, a renowned novelist, essayist and intellectual, lost her husband of 40 years and endured the long-term illness of her daughter. What followed was a year of ‘magical thinking’ – the refusal to come to terms with their deaths.
The Year of Magical Thinking is a work of surpassing clarity and honesty. It is a shimmering portrait of a marriage – and a life – that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband, wife or child.
Based on Didion’s best-selling memoir, the play is a compassionate and poignant exploration of an intensely personal yet universal experience. Woven through her account of the months after her husband’s death are fleeting memories of events and persistent snippets of past conversations.
Playwright Joan Didion describes The Year of Magical Thinking as a story “about death, about illness, about probability and luck, about good fortune and bad, about marriage and children and memory, about grief, about the ways in which people do and do not deal with the fact that life ends, about the shallowness of sanity, about life itself.”
Dates
Wed 16 September 2009 - Sat 17 October 2009
Times
Mon - Tues 6.30pm Wed - Sat 7.30pm Matinees Wed 1pm & Sat 2pm no Wed matinee in opening week
Venue
QPAC Cremorne Theatrecnr Grey and Melbourne Street, South Bank
Cost
$40 - $63, Under 30: $30
Further information
Queensland Theatre CompanyEmail: mail [at] qldtheatreco [dot] com [dot] au
Phone: 07 3010 7600
Web: www.qldtheatreco.com.au
Bookings
Location
Cremorne Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts ComplexCnr Melbourne & Grey Streets, South Bank
Seating guide
Take a look at the Cremorne Theatre seating plan to see how close you are to the stage.Public transport
Train: South Brisbane Station is opposite QPAC in Grey Street.Bus from city: Departs from Blue stop in Adelaide Street; Orange Stop in Ann Street; Kangaroo A and B stops underneath the Myer Centre; William Street opposite the Treasury Building.
Bus to city: Departs the Cultural Centre Busway on Melbourne Street.
CityCat: A CityCat terminal is located adjacent to QPAC at South Bank.
Taxi: An undercover taxi set-down and pick-up area is provided at the Stage Door of QPAC. Free taxi phones are located in the taxi set-down area, in the Cremorne Theatre Lobby and the coffee shop level of the Playhouse.
Parking
Parking is available on site at the QPAC carpark. Entry via Melbourne St (turn right just before you get onto Victoria Bridge).
Opening hours: Monday 7am-10pm, Tuesday to Friday 7am-midnight, Saturday 8.30am - midnight, Sunday 8.30am-10pm.
There is a pre-paid parking service which offers guaranteed, safe and convenient parking for your visit to the theatre. Car park tickets are issued with your show tickets when booked through Qtix. If booking online, the option to select parking will be displayed when you purchase with your credit card or call Qtix on 13 62 46.
More parking is available at:
- Museum and Art Gallery (entry off Grey Street - just before the dinosaur! Or Stanley Street tunnel)
- Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (entry via Merivale Street or Grey Street)
- South Bank Parklands (Entry via Grey Street)
Accessibility
If you need assistance due to mobility difficulties or other specific needs, please mention your requirements when booking.
The Cremorne Theatre has Sennheiser Infra-Red Sound Reinforcement Systems for patrons with hearing impairments. Please enquire when booking.
