21—24 Sep
Brisbane Festival, Screen Queensland and
Queensland Performing Arts Centre present
Queen's City
Gonna steal ya hearts, like ya stole our land.
World Premiere
Every city is nestled on top of a watering hole, bursting with truths that have been hidden and controlled. Queen’s City is no different to any other bustling urban spot in so-called Australia. Except in the heart of this city lies All Ways — a karaoke bar and skating rink run by local matriarch, Truth, and her trusty attendants: Justice, Magick and Grace.
When politicians threaten to tear down All Ways to make way for new ‘cultural’ attractions, the crew from the ‘wrong’ side of Restriction Avenue have to find a way to rewrite the past to save their beloved place.
Set in the nostalgic Eighties, Queen's City is the debut work from Blak Social with an explosive story, plenty of laughs and a rocking original soundtrack.
Written and Directed by Alethea Beetson
Writer & Director Alethea Beetson
Set and Costume Design Jody Rallah
Set and Costume Shadow Rozina Suliman
Sound/ Music Design Jhindu-Pedro Lawrie, Loki Liddle, Busty Beats
Cast Paula Delaney-Nazarksi, Tibian Wyles, Garret Lyon, Perry Mooney, Loki Liddle, Matilda Brown, Nic Currie-Inns, Lenesha Duncan
Cultural Dramaturgy Aunty Colleen Wall, Uncle Charles Passi
Illustration Dylan Mooney
AV Design Ken Weston
This project has been funded by the Commonwealth Government through the Indigenous Languages and Arts Program, QASP - Arts Queensland, The first developments of Queen’s City were part of MoB’s Artist in Residence program, supported by Tim Fairfax AC. The project has been proudly supported by QPAC and the Dr Don Batchelor Award, QUT.
Image by Joel Devereux & Sean Dowling.
Production Partners
Price
$35 - $50 + Booking fee
Times
Matinee:
Sat, 1pm
Evenings:
Wed, Fri, Sat: 7pm
Thu: 6pm
Auslan performance: Thu 22 Sep, 6pm
Duration
1 hour 40 mins, no interval
Accessibility
Wheelchair access
Assistive listening systems available
Auslan interpreted events
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#Artist
Alethea Beetson
Alethea is a Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi + Wiradjuri writer, director and creative producer who has worked with Indigenous communities across multiple art forms to inspire new works responding to societal issues, cultural heritage and colonisation.
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How to get there
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC ›
Cnr Grey and Melbourne St,
South Brisbane QLD 4101