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For Schools

Shows for senior students

Our 2019 program of theatre selected from Gardens Theatre's 2019 professional season and the QUT acting students' showcase season provides an enriching and intimate learning opportunity for senior students studying Drama, Theatre Studies or English in Years 10– 12. After you've booked in to your chosen production, we invite you to consider booking a free pre-show workshop with QUT acting/drama student ambassadors through the Creative Industries Faculty.

Tickets and Bookings

Professional shows (marked Season 2019) are $25 p.p. for school groups over 10 people, with one supervisor per 10 students admitted free.

QUT Showcase (marked QUT Showcase) productions are $15–$20 p.p. for groups over 10 people, with one supervisor per 10 students admitted free.

Email groups@qtix.com.au
Phone (07) 3840 7466
Online www.qtix.com.au/group/school/ (search for your show via the drop-down menu)

Parking and access

Coaches may drop off or pick up passengers from Bus Zones near Alice Street, which is a 10-minute walk to Gardens Theatre. Visit Brisbane City Council's website for detailed and up-to-date information on coach parking in the CBD.

Visit our Getting Here page for information on car parking and public transport access.

Theatre etiquette

We recognise attending a live theatre performance may be a new and exciting experience for many students. Audience behavior affects both the performers and other patrons and different behavior standards apply than when going to the movies or a concert. We suggest the following tips to ensure students gain maximum benefit from their visit to the theatre:

Gardens Theatre reserves the right to expel any patrons if staff feel they fail to behave in a reasonable manner.

Season 2019

couple lying on the grass L'Amante Anglaise 28 – 29 June Learning areas: Drama, Theatre, English Syllabus links: Realism, non-linear Themes: True crime, lost passion, memory, insanity Suitability: Year 10+   Mandi Lodge in 'My Brilliant Divorce' My Brilliant Divorce 17 – 18 July Learning areas: Drama, Theatre Syllabus links: Solo performance, comedy Themes: Divorce, independence, survivial Suitability: Year 10+   father holding small child Spencer 23 – 24 August Learning areas: Drama, Drama in Practice, English, English Communication Syllabus links: Forming, presenting, responding, imaginative texts, creating characters with language Suitability: Year 11+ Post-Show Q&A with cast: 23 August 2 girls sneaking in war uniforms Hitler's Daughter 17 – 18 September Learning areas: English, Drama, History Syllabus links: Quality literature, drama forms, storytelling, historical concepts Themes: Morality, humanity, empathetic understanding Suitability: Year 5+  

QUT Showcase

The following QUT Showcase productions feature QUT acting students and are presented at The Loft, QUT Creative Industries Precinct (Kelvin Grove).
Download education notes for The Ladies (PDF 880kb) and Sons of the Prophet (PDF 890kb).

silhouette of man wearing crown Richard III | QUT Showcase 7 – 11 May Themes: Power, manipulation, desire, fate and free will Suitability: Year 10+ a dim empty lamplit bedroom at night The Dark Room 4 – 8 June Themes: Violence, sex, isolation Suitability: Year 11+ classic hills hoist and some pegs in a basket The Season at Sarsaparilla* 8 – 13 August Themes: Hypocrisy, repression, disillusionment, innocence, 1960s Australian suburbia Suitability: Year 10+ swirly cloudy forms in purple and yellow Incognito 17 – 23 October Themes: Identity, memory, string theory Suitability: Year 10+  

*The Season at Sarsaparilla is presented at QUT Gardens Theatre.

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