Queensland Theatre's Quality Time podcast

Intimacy in the spotlight – Triple X

The latest episode of our Quality Time podcast features a fascinating chat with Nigel Poulton, the Intimacy and Fight Director for Triple X.

The support of someone with Nigel’s expertise is crucial for actors like Glace Chase and Josh McConville to be able to trust in the process and perform at their best while navigating vulnerable scenes. Tune in to find out more about how Nigel guides them.

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Theme music by Wil Hughes

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Joy through generations – Our Town

The cast of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town featured adored veterans of the theatre alongside dazzling newcomers making their mainstage debuts.

In this episode, hear from Roxanne McDonald, Luca Klarwein and Mia Foley about their experiences bringing this timeless work to the stage.

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Theme music by Wil Hughes

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Graduating onto the mainstage – Our Town

Imagine you’ve managed to secure a place in a highly competitive degree. It’s an intense three years, but after graduating you manage to land a role with the third largest Australian company in your industry. It’s amazing. This is what you’ve been working for. But how does a fresh face navigate a roomful of talent you’ve admired for years?

In this episode, Artistic Director Lee Lewis catches up with two recent QUT acting graduates (Lucy Heathcote and Egan Sun-Bin) who started 2021 in this exact position.

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Theme music by Wil Hughes

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Married at first sight – Our Town

It’s the first day of your new job. Your boss welcomes you into the room and introduces your teammate, who you learn will also be your husband for the next two months. Weird, right? But that can often be the reality for actors when they take on a new role. On the latest episode of our Quality Time podcast, Lee Lewis chats with Colin Smith and Libby Munro, who play Mr and Mrs Gibbs in Our Town.

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Theme music by Wil Hughes

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Unselling a season – Rory Killen

This week on the podcast our Artistic Director Lee Lewis sat down with our Database Trainer and Supervisor Rory Killen. In his role, Rory maintains the systems that help us connect with our audience — so that through time, we can better understand and accommodate your needs. In fact, it was Rory who helped rebuild our ticketing system after our theatre closed in March to assist everyone with the cancellation, donation, credit and refund of your tickets. It’s the geekier side of a theatre company but, just like the rigging of a set, an essential element of putting on a show.

Theme music and sound design by Wil Hughes

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Australian aesthetic – Renée Mulder

This week on the podcast Lee Lewis is joined by an old friend, the accomplished designer Renée Mulder. Renée has worked in the industry for 12 years and has designed over 40 mainstage productions nationwide including Triple X, Boy Swallows Universe and our recently announced upcoming season of Mouthpiece by Kieran Hurley.

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Finding your people – Travis Dowling

“Working with young people… there are moments in theatre I experience, that no one else gets to see… for me as a human and a theatre worker that’s where my craft grows, and my humanity grows. That is the privilege I get every day." – Travis Dowling

As Associate Director, Travis facilitates many of our Young Artist's Ensembles. Tune in to hear him and Lee discuss what they love about working with young people and their hopes for the program's continued growth.

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Making it rain – Lachlan Cross

This week Lee is joined for a chat by Lachlan Cross, our Technical Coordinator. Lachlan works closely with our Production Manager and creative teams to pull together the technical requirements for our shows (namely lighting, sound and projection). In the episode, he shares how he flawlessly made it rain in the Cremorne Theatre and managed to gut and hide hundreds of cables in a grand piano in the Playhouse. Tune in and learn more about Lachlan's job as a professional problem solver.

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Classrooms to centre stage – Laurel Collins

This week Lee chats about young artist pathways with Laurel Collins, our Director of Education, Youth and Regional Engagement. Laurel first worked for Queensland Theatre in 2003 as a full-time actor in the emerging artist ensemble. Since that time, she has had extensive experience as an actor, workshop facilitator and drama teacher.

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Matchmaking actors and directors – Sam French

Join us for a chat and a cuppa as we settle in for some Quality Time. Our sparkly new podcast offers you a peek behind the scenes at Queensland’s state theatre company. Hosted by our Artistic Director Lee Lewis, every fortnight we’ll be sharing conversations with our team members and artists. Hear how they came to work in the arts industry and the many exciting stories they’ve collected along the way.

Queensland Theatre’s Quality Time podcast turns the house lights up and invites you to get to know the people who have helped make our 50 Seasons of Stories possible.

For our first episode, Lee sits down with our Artistic Coordinator Sam French. A long-time member of the Queensland Theatre team, Sam works with directors and agents to organise and cast productions, as well as looking after the logistics of moving artists around the country and licensing intellectual property.

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