Theatrical Brisbane Shows DB

The Brisbane shows DB is an integrated database of the theatrical history of Brisbane shows until 2000, updated very regularly.

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SHOWYEARAUTHORCOMPANYVENUEDIRECTORSTARFIRST DATEGENRENOTES
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater1985Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Clifford Hocking Enterprises Pty Ltd, Michael Edgley International, QPAC Lyric Theatre17-Sep-1985Modern Dance
Ballo in Maschera1985Australian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre9-Nov-1985Opera
Fiddler on the Roof1985Jerry BockAustralian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre8-Nov-1985Musical Theatre
The Mikado1985W.S.Gilbert and Arthur SullivanAustralian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre16-Nov-1985Operetta
A Descent Into The Maelstrom1986Australian Dance TheatreQPAC Lyric Theatre18-Jul-1986Modern Dance
Don Quixote1986Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre5-Jun-1986Ballet
Il Trovatore1986Giuseppe VerdiAustralian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre14-Nov-1986Opera
La Fille du Regiment1986Australian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre12-Nov-1986Opera
Love's Labour's Lost1986William ShakespeareRoyal Queensland Theatre Company (RQTC)QPAC Lyric TheatreSteven Tandy23-Sep-1986Comedy
Patience1986W.S.Gilbert and Arthur SullivanAustralian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Nov-1986Operetta
Richard III1986William ShakespeareRoyal Shakespeare CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre18-Jun-1986Drama
Sweet Bird of Youth1986Davis Morley Pty Ltd, Greg Hocking and Tim Woods Pty LtdQPAC Lyric Theatre8-Jun-1905Drama
The Best of Marcel Marceau1986Derek Glynne (London) Pty Ltd, Michael Edgley InternationalQPAC Lyric Theatre8-Sep-1986Mime
The Magic Flute1986Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAustralian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Nov-1986Opera
Carmen1987Georges BizetAustralian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Nov-1987Opera
Countess Maritza1987Australian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre10-Nov-1987Operetta
Don Giovanni1987Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAustralian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre9-Nov-1987Opera
La Cenerentola1987Australian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Nov-1987Opera
Run For Your Wife1987Michael Edgley International, Ray CooneyQPAC Lyric Theatre23-Nov-1987Drama
Shining1987Sydney Dance CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre23-Sep-1987Dance
The Rocky Horror Show1987Richard O'BrienRichard Farrington, Wilton Morley, Strada HoldingsQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Sep-1987Musical Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire1988Tennessee WilliamsJon Nicholls & Adrian Bohm, Bill Armstrong Investments, Wilton Morley, Queensland Performing Arts Trust, Australian Airlines, FAI Insurance GroupQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Dec-1988Drama
Cosmic Odyssey Nippon - Natura Morta1988World Expo on StageQPAC Lyric Theatre27-May-1988Multimedia
Line One1988Grips Theatre Company, World Expo on StageQPAC Lyric Theatre23-Aug-1988Musical Theatre
Mummenschanz1988Mummenschanz, World Expo on StageQPAC Lyric Theatre14-Jun-1988Mime
Nine1988Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)QPAC Lyric Theatre4-Feb-1988Musical Theatre
One Thousand Airplanes on the Roof1988World Expo on StageQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Sep-1988Experimental
Sonata for Seven / Giselle1988State Orchestra of Victoria, Australian Ballet, Australian Ballet Foundation, World Expo on Stage, Australian Ballet Society, Friends of the Australian Ballet, Sidney Myer FundQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Oct-1988Ballet
The Fall of Singapore1988World Expo on StageQPAC Lyric Theatre8-Jun-1988Puppetry
The Grand Kabuki 1988Kanze Noh Theatre, Michael Edgley InternationalQPAC Lyric Theatre10-Jul-1988Dance
The Rocky Horror Show1988Richard O'BrienRichard Farrington, Wilton Morley, Strada HoldingsQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Jan-1988Musical Theatre
The Turn of the Screw1988Australian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Aug-1988Opera
The Wars of the Roses1988English Shakespeare Company, World Expo on StageQPAC Lyric Theatre14-Sep-1988Drama
Vast1988Queensland Ballet CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Apr-1988Modern Dance
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1989Essington Entertainment, Gordon Frost OrganisationQPAC Lyric Theatre10-Apr-1989Musical Theatre
New Demons1989La La La Human StepsQPAC Lyric Theatre31-Jan-1989Dance
Slaves to Rhythm Masters of Movement Tour ( Retort III / Metro / Let's Do It / Bodyline / Never Mind the Bindies / A Far Cry )1989Drums of Chaos, Australian Dance TheatreQPAC Lyric Theatre29-Jul-1989Modern Dance
Slaves to the Rhythm - Masters of Movement1989Australian Dance TheatreQPAC Lyric Theatre29-Jul-1989Dance Theatre
Bran Nue Dae1990Kuckles, Bran Nue Dae Productions, Western Australian Theatre CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre12-Dec-1990Musical Theatre
Il Trovatore1990Giuseppe VerdiLyric Opera of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Aug-1990Opera
La Boheme1990Giacomo PucciniLyric Opera of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre11-Aug-1990Opera
Onegin1990Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Jun-1990Ballet
Sherwoodstock1990Tide Theatre CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre12-Jan-1990Musical Theatre
Siren1990Hocking & Woods, Kinselas ProductionsQPAC Lyric Theatre27-Jun-1990Drama
The Jungle Books1990Story Teller's TheatreQPAC Lyric Theatre8-Oct-1990Drama
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab1990Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)QPAC Lyric Theatre1-Sep-1990Dinner Theatre, Mystery
Cinderella1991Queensland Ballet CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Jun-1905Ballet
Drifting (Derives)1991Compagnie Philippe Genty, Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, Queensland Performing Arts TrustQPAC Lyric Theatre24-Jun-1991Dance Theatre, Mime, Music, Puppetry
Faust1991Charles GounodLyric Opera of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre29-May-1991Opera
Frankie and Johnny1991Queensland Ballet CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Jun-1905Ballet
Lend Me A Tenor1991QPAC Lyric Theatre14-Feb-1991Comedy Farce
Les Miserables1991Claude-Michel SchönbergCameron MackintoshQPAC Lyric Theatre9-Mar-1991Musical Theatre
Phantoad of the Opera1991ToadShowQPAC Lyric Theatre17-Jan-1991Youth Theatre
Steaming1991QPAC Lyric Theatre10-Oct-1991Comedy
The King and I1991Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein IIGordon Frost OrganisationQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Jul-1991Musical Theatre
The Wizard Of Oz - the Musical1991Brisbane Children's Ensemble, InspirationQPAC Lyric Theatre12-Dec-1991Musical Theatre
42nd Street1992Helen Montagu ProductionsQPAC Lyric Theatre15-Aug-1992Musical Theatre
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story1992Buddy Holly Production CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre18-Jul-1992Musical Theatre
Drac and the Gremlin1992Royal Queensland Theatre Company (RQTC)QPAC Lyric Theatre15-Jun-1992Children's Theatre
Grease1992Jim Jacobs and Warren CaseyQPAC Lyric Theatre1-May-1992Musical Theatre
Hamlet1992William ShakespeareBell Shakespeare CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre25-Mar-1992Tragedy
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell1992Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)QPAC Lyric Theatre14-Feb-1992Drama
Let's Go Folk1992Australian Folkloric Dance CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre15-Jun-1992Dance
Lost in Yonkers1992Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre5-Dec-1992Drama
Physical Feats1992Queensland University of Technology, Academy of the ArtsQPAC Lyric Theatre6-Nov-1992Ballet
Richard III1992William ShakespeareBell Shakespeare CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Mar-1992Tragedy
Salome1992East Productions, Gary Penny ProductionsQPAC Lyric Theatre3-Mar-1992Dance, Mime
The Merchant of Venice1992William ShakespeareBell Shakespeare CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre20-Mar-1992Drama
The Reading Boy1992Festival of Early Childhood, Handspan Theatre, Out of the Box FestivalQPAC Lyric Theatre15-Jun-1992Puppetry Children's Theatre
A Chorus Line1993Kevin Jacobsen ProductionsQPAC Lyric Theatre8-Dec-1993Musical Theatre
Agon / Oedipus Rex1993Lyric Opera of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre3-Jun-1993Ballet, Opera
Fallen Angels1993Gordon Frost OrganisationQPAC Lyric Theatre14-Jun-1993Comedy
High Society1993QPAC Lyric Theatre29-Oct-1993Musical Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat1993Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim RiceReally Useful Productions, Victorian Arts Centre, Victorian Arts Centre TrustQPAC Lyric Theatre4-Mar-1993Musical Theatre
La Forza del Destino1993Australian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre9-Oct-1993Opera
Return to the Forbidden Planet1993QPAC Lyric TheatreJan-1993Comedy, Musical
South Pacific1993Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein IIVictoria State Opera, Gordon Frost OrganisationQPAC Lyric Theatre2-Aug-1993Musical Theatre
Synergy with Synergy1993Synergy, Sydney Dance CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre9-Jun-1993Modern Dance
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story1994Everyday Productions Pty Ltd., Queensland Performing Arts TrustQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Apr-1994Musical Theatre
Cats1994Andrew Lloyd WebberReally Useful ProductionsQPAC Lyric Theatre28-Jul-1994Musical Theatre
Cyrano1994Lyric Theatre CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Oct-1994Musical Theatre
Don Quixote1994Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Jul-1994Dance
Forget Me Not1994Compagnie Philippe Genty, Gordon Frost OrganisationQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Jun-1994Puppetry
Forget Me Not1994QPAC Lyric Theatre23-Jun-1994Magic & Illusion
Look At Me When I'm Talking To You1994Duet ProductionsQPAC Lyric Theatre20-Jan-1994Comedy Satire
Manon1994Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre5-Jul-1994Dance
Me and My Girl1994Jon Nicholls ProductionsQPAC Lyric Theatre18-Feb-1994Musical Theatre
Rigoletto1994Giuseppe VerdiLyric Opera of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre14-May-1994Opera
Taking Flight1994Dancenorth, Out of the Box FestivalQPAC Lyric Theatre14-Jun-1994Children's Theatre
The Big Canoe1994Contact Youth Theatre, Out of the Box FestivalQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Jun-1994Children's Theatre
The Pirates of Penzance1994W.S.Gilbert and Arthur SullivanEssgee Entertainment, Lyric Opera Of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre20-May-1994Operetta
The Tin Soldier and The Paper Bag Princess1994Handspan Theatre, Out of the Box FestivalQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Jun-1994Children's Theatre
Twirled and Twisted Strands1994Out of the Box FestivalQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Jun-1994Children's Theatre
Candide1995George Bernard ShawQueensland Biennial Festival of MusicQPAC Lyric TheatreMay-1995Music
Carmen1995Georges BizetLyric Opera of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Oct-1995Opera
Hello, Dolly!1995Jerry HermanJohn FrostQPAC Lyric Theatre7-Mar-1995Musical Theatre
Hot Shoe Shuffle1995Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)QPAC Lyric Theatre28-Jan-1995Musical Theatre
Madame Butterfly1995Giacomo PucciniAustralian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Jul-1995Opera
The Competition1995Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Jul-1995Ballet
The Magic Flute1995Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLyric Opera of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Oct-1995Children's Theatre, Musical
The Mikado1995W.S.Gilbert and Arthur SullivanFabulous Singlettes, Essgee EntertainmentQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Jun-1995Operetta
The Secret Garden1995Lyric Opera of QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre27-Jul-1995Musical Theatre
West Side Story1995Leonard BernsteinInternational Management Group, Victoria State OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre28-Oct-1995Musical Theatre
Aurora1996Meryl Tankard CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Sep-1996Dance Theatre
Divergence1996Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Jul-1996Ballet
Free Radicals1996Sydney Dance CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre5-Sep-1996Modern Dance
Furioso1996Brisbane Festival, Meryl Tankard Australian Dance TheatreQPAC Lyric Theatre27-Aug-1996Modern Dance
Glamalot: Knights in White Satin1996ToadShowQPAC Lyric Theatre18-Jan-1996Musical Theatre
Hansel and Gretel1996Opera Queensland, Australian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre18-May-1996Opera
Momix1996QPAC Lyric Theatre2-Sep-1996Dance
My Fair Lady1996Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick LoeweVictoria State Opera, International Management Group, Commonwealth BankQPAC Lyric Theatre27-Mar-1996Opera
Otello1996Opera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre8-May-1996Opera
Parsons Dance Company1996QPAC Lyric Theatre30-Aug-1996Dance
Red Earth / La Sylphide1996Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre11-Jul-1996Ballet
Scary Snakes and Other Stuff1996DancenorthQPAC Lyric Theatre12-Jun-1996Children's Theatre
Smokey Joe's Cafe1996Gordon Frost OrganisationQPAC Lyric Theatre24-Jul-1996Musical, Rock
Stowaways1996Adelaide Festival CentreQPAC Lyric Theatre18-Jun-1996Puppetry
Taiko Drummers1996QPAC Lyric Theatre12-Jun-1996Children's Theatre
The Incredible Adventures of Jackpot Jessie1996Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Murray River Performing GroupQPAC Lyric Theatre10-Jun-1996Children's Theatre
The New Rocky Horror Show1996Paul DaintyQPAC Lyric Theatre10-Feb-1996Musical Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera1996Andrew Lloyd WebberReally Useful Productions, Cameron MackintoshQPAC Lyric Theatre31-Oct-1996Musical Theatre
Turandot1996Giacomo PucciniOpera Queensland, Australian OperaQPAC Lyric Theatre18-Sep-1996Opera
An Ideal Husband1997Oscar WildePeter Hall Company, Gordon Frost OrganisationQPAC Lyric Theatre6-Dec-1997Drama
Apollo1997Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre11-Jul-1997Ballet
Beauty and the Beast1997Sydney Dance CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre18-Jun-1997Modern Dance
Cinderella1997Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre1-Jul-1997Ballet
Falstaff1997Opera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre27-Sep-1997Opera
Giselle1997Queensland Ballet CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre21-Nov-1997Ballet
H.M.S. Pinafore1997W.S.Gilbert and Arthur SullivanEssgee Entertainment, Simon Gallaher PresentationsQPAC Lyric Theatre23-Jul-1997Operetta
La Boheme1997Giacomo PucciniOpera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre2-May-1997Opera
Little Shop of Horrors1997Howard Ashman & Alan MenkenDavid Atkins EnterprisesQPAC Lyric Theatre19-Oct-1997Comedy
Quantum Leaps1997Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre11-Jul-1997Dance
Romeo and Juliet1997William ShakespeareLes Ballets De Monte-CarloQPAC Lyric Theatre4-Jun-1997Ballet
Samson et Dalila1997Opera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre26-Apr-1997Opera
The Hobbit1997QPAC Lyric Theatre25-Aug-1997Puppetry
1914: A Story Told In Dance1998Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre4-Nov-1998Ballet
African Moves1998Vusa Dance CompanyQPAC Lyric TheatreSep-1998Dance
Beyond Opera1998QPAC Lyric Theatre22-May-1998Drama
Crazy for You1998QPAC Lyric Theatre3-Mar-1998Musical Theatre
Faust1998Charles GounodOpera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre16-May-1998Opera
Fledermaus1998Opera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre7-May-1998Operetta
International Gala 19981998Queensland Ballet CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre3-Jul-1998Ballet
Julius Caesar1998William ShakespeareOpera Australia, Opera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre3-Oct-1998Opera
La Bayadere1998Australian BalletQPAC Lyric Theatre29-Oct-1998Ballet
Salome1998Sydney Dance CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre3-Jun-1998Modern Dance
Steel City1998Sydney Theatre CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Nov-1998Dance
The Merry Widow1998Franz LehárEssgee Entertainment, Simon Gallaher PresentationsQPAC Lyric Theatre16-Jul-1998Operetta
Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish1998QPAC Lyric Theatre28-Aug-1998Children's Theatre
Air And Other Invisible Forces1999Sydney Dance CompanyQPAC Lyric Theatre10-Nov-1999Modern Dance
Jolson1999Jolson Australia Pty Ltd, Jon Nicholls & Michael Brereton, Laurie Mansfield & Greg Smith, Paul ElliottQPAC Lyric Theatre2-Dec-1999Musical Theatre
La traviata1999Giuseppe VerdiOpera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre9-Oct-1999Opera
Les Miserables1999Claude-Michel SchönbergQPAC Lyric Theatre9-Jun-1999Musical Theatre
Luuli1999Dance North Extensions, Mornington Island DancersQPAC Lyric Theatre15-Sep-1999Dance
Madama Butterfly1999Giacomo PucciniOpera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre8-May-1999Opera
MoDD: Madame Butterfly1999Opera QueenslandQPAC Lyric Theatre20-May-1999Dance, Theatrical
The Boy From Oz1999Gannon Fox Productions Pty LtdQPAC Lyric Theatre13-Jan-1999Musical Theatre

My full integrated database of the history of Brisbane theatrical shows, collating thousands of shows since 1847 until 2000 from various sources, including the addition of over 2,700 shows not in Ausstage, manually entered from information researched from theatre society minute books, theatrical magazines and books, program advertisements, grant submissions, government reports, Gregory Gesch, Arthur Frame, facebooks groups and web searches.

Thanks in particular to:
AusStageNational Library of Australiaabout the artistsQueensland GovernmentUniversity of Queensland Library State Library of Queensland Queensland University of Technology University of Queensland

It’s a work in progress. For recommended edits or adding omissions, please contact me with details.

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