In 2009 Queensland Theatre Company will celebrate the joy of facing life in all its wondrous extremes.
Their season of nine plays, from the latest Australian and international works to great theatre classics, provides blazingly honest and beautifully intense observations on the way we live.
And excitingly, you’ll see a whole lot more actors than usual in our 2009 season – with some big cast shows starring some of the best performers in the country.
QTC in 2009 promises a season of truth, beauty and courage. Here's a sneak peek:
The Alchemist
Start the year with Ben Jonson’s satirical masterpiece and a parade of wildly extravagant characters in this outrageously funny co-production with Bell Shakespeare. All that glitters might not be gold, but The Alchemist is a dazzling 24-carat comedy classic.
That Face
Polly Stenham’s sell-out debut play is both hilarious and unsettling, a sensitive and darkly comic exploration of the ties that bind a family, but can just as easily tear it apart.
God of Carnage
Yasmina Reza’s stinging satire of modern life and manners blazes with razor-sharp portraits of characters you’ll no doubt recognise.
25 Down
Richard Jordan’s award-winning new play is a heartfelt slice of sex in our very own city. Forget about Generation X – this is all about Generation Why?
The School of Arts
Bille Brown’s wonderfully comic new play is a tribute to an extraordinary time in Queensland’s cultural life that inspired many of our state’s leading artists, including the playwright himself.
Ninety
Ninety is the new play from Joanna Murray-Smith (The Female of the Species), starring Kim Gyngell, which shows that sometimes you can be more in love than you might realise or less than you care to admit.
The Year of Magical Thinking
Cate Blanchett directs Robyn Nevin in this critically acclaimed one-woman show, based on Joan Didion’s best-selling memoir. The Year of Magical Thinking is a love letter to a child and a tribute to an extraordinary marriage.
The Crucible
A cast of 19 actors will bring to life the Company’s contemporary take on Arthur Miller's gripping masterpiece that remains a profound plea for honesty, courage and reason.
Toy Symphony
Michael Gow’s long-awaited new play – and the toast of Sydney’s theatre scene in 2007 – is a compelling journey of personal self-discovery and regeneration, giving us a rare insight into the heart and mind of the artist and the inescapable power of memory.
Tickets for the 2009 season are on sale now. Visit the QTC website for more details.
