QUT Gardens Theatre has proudly presented a professional subscription theatre season since 2006, supporting independent artists, producers and theatre companies by bringing quality touring productions from around Australia to Brisbane audiences. In addition to presenting professional theatre, QUT Gardens Theatre continues to support the work of the Acting and Dance Performance students from the Creative Industries Faculty by producing and presenting their public showcase productions. You can find a full list of past professional and student productions below.
Past seasons
Gardens Theatre Season 2019
Two by Jim Cartwright
The Sapphiresby Tony Briggs
Mystery in the Airby Michael Veitch
L’amante Anglaiseby Marguerite Duras
My Brilliant Divorceby Geraldine Aron
Spencerby Katy Warner
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
The Ladies by Anne Washburn, dir. Andrea Moor
Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam, dir. Kate Wild
Richard III by William Shakespeare, dir. Travis Dowling
The Dark Room by Angela Betzien, dir. Matt Scholten
The Season at Sarsaparilla by Patrick White, dir. Jason Klarwein
Incognito by Nick Payne, dir. Daniel Evan
choreographed by Jake McLarnon, Csaba Buday, Graeme Collins, Richard Causer
Dance ’19 choreographed by Jeremy James, Elise May, Amy Hollingsworth, Steph Hutchison, Lina Limosani
Gardens Theatre Season 2018
A Prudent Man by Katy Warner
Around the World in 80 Days adapted from the novel by Jules Verne
Playhouse Creatures by April De Angelis
Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson
I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
3 Winters byTena Štivičić, dir. Andrea Moor
Ivanovby Anton Chekhov, adapted by Eamon Flack, dir. Daniel Evans
Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire, dir. Mark Radvan
Spike Heels by Theresa Rebeck, dir. Catarina Hebbard
Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionfriddo, dir. Sean Mee
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, dir. David Bell
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, dir. Francesca Savige
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ‘18 choreographed by Natalie Weir, Lisa Wilson, Matthew Lawrence, Csaba Buday
Dance ‘18 choreographed by Scott Ewan, Yasim Coronado Veranes, Adam Blanch, Daniel Riley
Gardens Theatre Season 2017
Stones in his Pockets by Marie Jones
The 7 Stages of Grieving by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell
Therese Raquin adapted from the Emile Zola novel by Gary Abrahams
Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs
Glorious! By Peter Quilter
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, adapted by Helen Edmundson, dir. Mark Radvan
Enemies by Maxim Gorky, adapted by Sir David Hare, dir. Michael Futcher
Detroit by Lisa D’Amour,dir. Peter Zazzali
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, dir. Benjamin Schostakowski
The Motherf*cker with the Hatby Stephen Adly Guirgis, dir. Andrea Moor
Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore, dir. David Bell
The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare, dir. Michael Futcher
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ‘17 choreographed by Shaaron Boughen, Matthew Lawrence, Vanessa Mafe-Keane, Natalie Weir with Elise May, Steph Hutchison, Jennifer Roche
Dance ‘17 choreographed by Csaba Buday, Jack Lister, Riannon McLean, Katina Olsen, Keith Hawley
Gardens Theatre Season 2016
Educating Rita by Willy Russell
Ladies Night by Anthony McCarten and Stephen Sinclair
Country Song by Reg Cribb
Always ... Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley
An Evening with Groucho by Frank Ferrante
The Peasant Prince adapted by Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge and Tim McGarry
The Wharf Revue by Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott
Super Girly by Lulu McClatchy
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by David Harrower, dir. David Bell
Children of the Sun by Maxim Gorky, dir. Michael Futcher
Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl, dir. Bridget Boyle
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, dir. Peter Zazzali
The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno, dir. Benjamin Schostakowski
Angels in America: Part 1 Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner, dir. Kate Cherry
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, dir. Michael Futcher
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ’16 choreographed by Courtney Scheu, Natalie Weir and Michelle Barnett, Louise Deleur, Yolande Brown, Lewis Major
Dance ’16 choreographed by Graeme MurphyAO, Joseph Simons, Richard Causer, Timothy Farrer, Gareth Belling
Gardens Theatre Season 2015
Just the Ticket by Peter Quilter
The Fabulous Singlettes
The One Day of the Year by Alan Seymour
Australia Day by Jonathan Biggins
The Cowgirl and the Showgirl by Beccy Cole and Libby O’Donovan
All My Love by Anne Brooksbank
Squaring the Wheel by Jens Altheimer
The Gruffalo’s Child
The 26-Storey Treehouse
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
The Man Who Came To Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, dir. Jennifer Flowers
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, dir. Michael Futcher
The Coast of Utopia (Voyage) by Tom Stoppard, dir. David Bell
Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson, dir. Robert Benedetti
Hamlet by William Shakespeare, dir. Mark Radvan
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ’15 choreographed by Matthew Lawrence, Natalie and Benjamin Chapman, Riannon McLean, Zaimon Vilmanis
Dance ’15 choreographed by Keith Hawley, Grant McLay,
Gardens Theatre Season 2014
The Long Way Home by Daniel Keene
When Dad Married Fury by David Williamson
Long Gone Lonesome Cowboys by Philip Dean
Love Letters by A. R. Gurney
An Evening with Groucho by Frank Ferrante
Managing Carmen by David Williamson
Bombshells by Joanna Murray-Smith
Vibes Virtuoso by Nick Parnell
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
Splendor in the Grass by William Inge, dir. Leonard Meenach
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, dir. Michael Futcher
Mnemonic by Theatre de Complicite, dir. Adam Cook
A Chorus of Disapproval by Alan Ayckbourn, dir. Terence ClarkeAM
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, dir. Jennifer Flowers
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ‘14 choreographed by Justin Rutzou, Lucas Jervies, Lisa Griffiths
Dance ‘14 choreographed by Jack Chambers, Natalie Weir, Gavin Webber, Jenny Roche, Graeme MurphyAO, Vanessa Mafe-Keane
Gardens Theatre Season 2013
Sundowner by David Denborough
The Book Club Adapted by Rodney Fisher from the play by Robert Hall
It’s My Party (And I’ll Die if I Want To) by Elizabeth Coleman
Frankenstein by Nick Dear
Chet Baker: Like Someone in Love by David Goldthorpe
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, dir. Leonard Meenach
The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, dir. Toni Scanlan
Cosi by Louis Nowra, dir. Andrew Blackman
Wintertime by Charles L. Mee, dir. Mel Shapiro
Julius Casear by William Shakespeare, dir. Jennifer Flowers
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ‘13 choreographed by Sammie Williams, Vanessa Mafe-Keane, Kym Stokes and Les Livesey, Lisa Wilson
Dance ‘13 choreographed by Jason Roberts, Natalie Weir, Gareth Belling, Daniel Riley McKinley, Csaba Buday, Shaaron Boughen
Gardens Theatre Season 2012
Wish I’d Said That by Henri Szeps
Biddies by Don Reid
Let the Sunshine by David Williamson
Syncopation by Alan Knee
Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica by David Williamson
Diving for Pearls by Katherine Thomson
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, dir. Leonard Meenach
Wild Honey by Anton Chekhov and Michael Frayn, dir. Jacobie Gray
Edward II by Christopher Marlowe, dir. David Berthold
The Crucible by Arthur Miller, dir. Mark Radvan
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, dir. Jennifer Flowers
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ‘13 choreographed by Shaaron Boughen, Elise May, Samantha Mitchell, Jane Pirani, Csaba Buday, Sammie Williams
Dance ‘13 choreographed by Grant McLay, Gareth Belling, Elise May and Samantha Mitchell, Keith Hawley
Gardens Theatre Season 2011
Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, based on the book by Mitch Albom
A Commercial Farce by Peter Houghton
Furiously Fertile by Rod Saunders
Gaijin by Ben Knapton and David Eastgate
The Sum of Us by David Stevens
The Wharf Revue by Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams, dir. Leonard Meenach
The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, dir. Sam Atwell
Festen by Thomas Vinterberg and Mogens Rokov, dir. Sean Mee
A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev, dir. Jennifer Flowers
As You Like It by William Shakespeare, dir. Michael Futcher and Helen Howard
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ’11 choreographed by Timothy Farrar, Riannon McLean, Richard Causer, Grant McLay, Shaaron Boughen, Tina Alinen, Leigh Warren
Dance ’11 choreographed by Jane Pirani, Csaba Buday, Shaaron Boughen, Elise May, Riannon McLean, Richard Causer, Natalie Weir
Gardens Theatre Season 2010
Pennies from Kevin: Wharf Revue by Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott
Dirty Dusting by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood
Shakespeare’s R&J Adapted by Joe Calarco
Lying Cheating Bastard by James Galea and Nicholas Hammond
Inside Out by Mary Rachel Brown
Halpern & Johnson by Lionel Goldstein
Peace Train: The Cat Stevens Story by John Misto, Peter Cox, Darren Coggan and Neil Clugston
Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, dir. Leonard Meenach
Jane Eyre Adapted from Charlotte Bronte’s novel by Polly Teale, dir. Michael Futcher
Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, dir. Oliver Torr
Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimps, dir. Sean Mee
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, dir. Jennifer Flowers
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ’11 choreographed by Andrew Pronger, Tina Alinen with the Tuki Community, Shaaron Boughen, Zaimon Vilmanis, Lisa Griffiths and Paul White
Dance ’11 choreographed by Daniel Jaber, Samantha Williams, Shaaron Boughen, Csaba Buday
Gardens Theatre Season 2009
The Seed by Kate Mulvany
The Debutante Diaries by Kate McLennan
A Stretch of the Imagination by Jack Hibberd
Menopause the Musical by Jeanie Linders
Dealer’s Choice by Patrick Marber
Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling
Embers by Campion Decent
The Needle and the Damage Done by Fiona Scott-Norman
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
Cymbeline by William Shakespeare, dir. Michael Futcher
The Arabian Nights by Mark Zimmerman, dir. Jennifer Flowers
The Golden Age by Louis Nowra, dir. Sean Mee
The Hypochondriac by Moliere, dir. Bille Brown
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, translated by Pam Gems, dir. Toni Scanlan
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ’09 choreographed by Clare Dyson, Angus Lugsdin, Fiona Malone, Shaaron Boughen, Yolande Brown, Csaba Buday, Kym Stokes and Les Livesey
Dance ’09 choreographed by Sam Williams, Vanessa Mafé, Paul Zivkovich, Alice Hinde
Gardens Theatre Season 2008
The Gospel According to Elvis by Andy Seymour, Ivan Tanner and Chris Naylor
The Club by David Williamson
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell
The Carpenters from Kempsey By Darren Mapes and Linda Nagle
Bombshells by Joanna Murray-Smith
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
Camino Real by Tennessee Williams, dir. Mel Shapiro
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, dir. Sean Mee
Road by Jim Cartwright, dir. Oliver Torr
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, new translation by Tom Murphy, dir. Toni Scanlan
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, dir. Leonard Meenach
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially Dance ’08 choreographed by Keith Hawley, Csaba Buday, Shaaron Boughen
Dance ’08 choreographed by Sarah-Jayne Howard, Justin Rutzou, Harold CollinsMBE, Natalie Weir
Gardens Theatre Season 2007
Love Child by Joanna Murray-Smith
The Messiah by Patrick Barlow
The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute
Educating Rita by Willy Russell
The Club by David Williamson
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
Blackrock by Nick Enright, dir. David Berthold
Our Town by Thornton Wilder, dir. Kate Cherry
Strider by Mark Rozovsky, dir. Leonard Meenach
The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, dir. Michael Futcher
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, dir. Bille Brown
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Essentially dance ’07 choreographed by Csaba Buday, Shaaron Boughen, Susan Street, Vanessa Mafé and Avril Huddy, Sue-Ellen Chester-MacCarthy
Dance ’07 choreographed by Diana Laska-Moore, Natalie Weir, Keith Hawley, Anton
Gardens Theatre Season 2006
It’s a Dad Thing
Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson
The Chatroom by Reg Cribb
Why Kids? by Henri Szeps
Soulmates by David Williamson
QUT Showcase Season
Featuring QUT Acting students
Lion in the Streets by Judith Thompson, dir. Leonard Meenach
Macbeth by William Shakespeare, dir. Peter Lavery and Dianne Eden
Once in a Lifetime by Kaufman and Hart, dir. Donn Finn
Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker, dir. Kate Cherry
The Crucible by Arthur Miller, dir. Michael Futcher
Featuring QUT Dance Performance students
Dance Bytes ’06 choreographed by Shaaron Boughen, Sue-Ellen Chester-MacCarthy, Hui-Chen Peng, Claire Marshall, Ong Yong Lock
Dance ’06 choreographed by Csaba Buday, Lisa Wilson, Brian Lucas