Brisbane - Queensland Theatre Company

Overview

There's a reason Queensland Theatre Company's newest production bears the name of its hometown: this is a Brisbane story through and through. This isn't the city you know and love, though, unless you were alive more than seven decades ago. This is the war-torn times of 1942, when the state's capital was known as a big country town.

Welcome to the world premiere of Matthew Ryan's Brisbane, as directed by the no-holds-barred Iain Sinclair. The coming-of-age performance enters the life of 14-year-old Danny Fisher as he tries to cope with the death of his brother in the bombing of Darwin, warms to the company of an American pilot and plots revenge.

Not only does Brisbane bring the detail and devastation of the period to the stage, but it also draws upon true tales. It's a slice of history as well as a snapshot of the city at make or break point. Let's call it time travelling by theatre, and a good evening's entertainment.