Whitlam: An Australian Fantasy
Written by: David Burton
Directed by: David Burton and Emily Burton
Well may we say God Save the Queen, because nothing will save the Governor-General…
Australian history meets Saturday Night Live and Have You Been Paying Attention? In a raucous new comedy from award-winning playwright David Burton. Witness the story of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, the only leader that’s ever been fired in Australian history. And that’s just the start of things…
There’s the raid on Aussie spy headquarters…
The secret affair with the Tantra-loving flight attendant…
The back door deal to smuggle $4 billion into Australia…
And a love story between a husband and wife. It would be beyond belief if it wasn’t true.
This hilarious satire with be sure to make you laugh and cry simultaneously.
FRAGMENTS: A Folio of Independent Theatre Works
Tickets are now available to see FRAGMENTS: A Folio of Independent Works! This Festival was conceived and created by the 3rd year theatre cohort of UniSQ, and features a collection of three one-person shows, performed by the acting students. All aspects of the production are designed and executed by the students themselves. Limited tickets are available, so don’t miss out! Follow the link to book yours.
Running in the UniSQ Concert Hall, Toowoomba from 5th-7th of June.
The Illumination of Janice Mills
This exhibition invites the audience to engage with artworks on a new level. Traditionally, viewers are not permitted to touch art in galleries; however, in this case, the sense of touch accompanies sight in an exploration of the amalgamation of painting and sculptural techniques. As the title indicates, natural and artificial light are included as mediums to introduce form, highlights and shadow to art with which an audience can physically connect.
These artworks also take Janice on a new, challenging path of exploration in her practice, which has previously concentrated on depicting the Australian landscape, to a place where she dares to be limited only by her imagination.
Image: Janice Mills, The Illumination of Janice Mills (2023)
Graduart
Graduart is an annual art exhibition that showcases artworks from graduating Visual Art students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The works represent a broad cross-section of emerging contemporary art practice, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, and mixed media work.
Opening at 5:30pm Friday November 8th
image: Kristen Flynn, Self Portrait – the maternal with dead bird, 2023
Telling Tales: Art as Personal Narrative
Telling Tales is a postgraduate and staff exhibition exploring the role of fiction as creative re-imaginings within personal art narrative research. The exhibition highlights a person-centred research approach within creative arts practice and its concerns for how fiction can provide insights into individual histories and notions of wellbeing.
Opening at 5.30pm on 20th September
Image: Linda Clark, Strange Comfort Grown (2023)
