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Spark the creativity and imaginations of your children and teenagers these October school holidays at The Joan and Penrith Regional Gallery with our range of concerts and interactive workshops. Experience the magic of music and animals in Carnival of the Animals, a special family-friendly concert for ages 3+ at The Joan. Be spell-bound as the […]

Listen to My88 FM Girls Just Wanna Afternoons Presenter, Madeleine Jaine Lobsey interview professional theatre artist, Randa Sayed about Q Theatre’s annual The Riff: Youth Theatre Festival 2024 – Down the Rabbit Hole. MEET THE PRESENTER AND INTERVIEWEE MADELEINE JAINE LOBSEY My88 FM Girls Just Wanna Afternoons Presenter Madeleine Jaine Lobsey is an autistic/ADHD theatre maker […]

Keep your children and teenagers entertained and spark their imaginations these Winter school holidays at The Joan and Penrith Regional Gallery. Develop new performance skills and build your confidence with Q Theatre’s interactive drama workshops for ages 5 – 18 at The Joan. Dive into the world of musical theatre or join us for our […]

Q Theatre’s hallmark project, Originate returns to The Joan to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Selected from a competitive application process, four pre-professional and emerging artists from Greater Western Sydney (aged 18+ and within the first five years of their practice), including Stephanie Laarakkers, Josephine Lee, Terence Nguyen and Jony Teperski, are set to take the […]

First came Flannofest, then Q Theatre’s Annual Youth Theatre Festival… After more than 30 years of providing local young people with opportunities to express their ideas and experience working in a professional theatre setting, Q Theatre’s key youth event, The Riff: Youth Theatre Festival, returns to the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on 28 June. […]

Q Theatre is seeking performers for a reading of I Lychee You, a new play by Kim Pham. This is a closed table reading as part of the play’s development and not a public presentation. There are four roles available.    Reading date & time: Tuesday 11 June, 10:30am – 2:30pm.  Venue: Joan Sutherland Performing […]

🎉 BOOK AN ALL-DAY WORKSHOP PACKAGE AND SAVE $20! Keep your 5 – 8 year old children entertained for the entire day these Summer School Holidays with Q Theatre’s special all-day package deal! Each package includes a morning and an afternoon workshop. Prepare to be whisked away to a fantasy world where the magic is […]

🎉 BOOK AN ALL-DAY WORKSHOP PACKAGE AND SAVE $20! Keep your 9 – 12 year old children entertained for the entire day these Summer School Holidays with Q Theatre’s special all-day package deal! Each package includes a morning and an afternoon workshop. Learn how to breathe life and character into discarded materials, fashioning them into […]

Expression of Interest for Emerging Theatre Artists For 60 years, Q Theatre has been bringing theatre to the people. In 2024, we continue to champion Western Sydney artists, stories, and communities; creating access to opportunities to learn, create, perform and participate. Originate is a six-month theatre performance training program for pre-professional and emerging artists aged […]

In this series of blogs, we take some time out to interview our wonderful Q Theatre team and Studio Q tutors. Today in our Artist Spotlight, we introduce you to Amber Virtue, an actor and teacher from Sydney. Amber currently teaches Studio Q’s Access Ensemble Blue Class on Fridays. Hi Amber. Can you please tell […]

THE VILLAGE By Tasnim Hossain Directed by Bali Padda Q Theatre Company is holding auditions for our upcoming season of The Village by Tasnim Hossain. This opportunity is open to actors of all levels of experience. Actors based in Western Sydney are strongly encouraged to audition. If you have any questions about the audition process, […]

Congratulations to everyone involved in Q Theatre’s key youth event The Riff: Youth Theatre Festival 2023! As the first year under it’s new name, six local high schools including Blue Mountains Grammar, Glenmore Park High School, Nagle College, Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Springwood High School and Wycliffe Christian School received direction from […]

In this series of blogs, we take some time out to interview our wonderful Q Theatre team and Studio Q tutors. Justin Butcha was born in Sydney and grew up in the Central West, NSW. After joining many school productions and community shows such as musicals and plays in the country and then in Sydney, […]

In this series of blogs, we take some time out to interview our wonderful Q Theatre team and Studio Q tutors. Kate Bobis is an artist, teacher and arts worker. She is currently one one of our Q Theatre Project Officers and teaches our Studio Q Access Ensemble drama classes for ages 18+ living with disability […]

PLEASE NOTE: Our ticketing system will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday 13 May 10pm – Sunday 14 May 4am.   Unfortunately, during this period, our ticketing system may be inaccessible and you might not be able to book tickets. We would appreciate if you would avoid booking tickets during this time. We apologise for the […]