Pride and Prejudice returns, The Great Gatsby and more
Queensland Theater Artistic Director Daniel Evans.Credit: Georgia Haupt
“So, we’re bringing it back next year. It’s a really nice ending to the story,” he said.
Pride and Prejudice It’s one of four shows based on well-known IP in the company’s 2026 season.
The season opens in February with a new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great GatsbyIn collaboration with Brisbane’s Shake & Mice Theater Company.
“Part of my job is to get young people into the theatre, so something moving into the British curriculum will hopefully ignite a new generation for live performance,” Evans said.
SapphiresTony Briggs’s 2004 play about an indigenous girl group entertaining Australian troops in Vietnam returns under the aegis of its original director, former Queensland theater head Wesley Enoch.
like gatsbyIt was previously adapted into a movie.
Queensland Theatre, World Premiere of Suzie Miller’s Play strong new beautifulAbout the AFLW formation.Credit: Queensland Theater
Also familiar to movie goers are Stephen Sondheim’s Fairy Tale Musical to the forestIt was made into a 2014 movie starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Chris Pine.
Queensland Theater is collaborating with Opera Queensland and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra to stage musicals at the new Glashouse Theatre.
“Brisbane is a musical theater town, people absolutely adore the form and there is so much musical talent in our backyard,” Evans said.
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Other highlights include world premiere strong new beautifulThe new play by the famous Australian playwright Suzie Miller, whose previous works are: Prima facie, It won both Olivier and Tony Awards.
“This is the true story behind the creation of the AFL Women’s League and the players, mothers, fathers rallying to make sure women had their own league,” Evans said.
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