Season Tickets
Queensland Theatre 2023 Season Tickets are now available to purchase.
Queensland Theatre Family Values
28 Jan - 25 Feb 2023
Bille Brown Theatre
1 hour 30 minutes
(no interval, subject to change without notice)
$68 - $97
Season Announcements
qtfamilyvalues23 Family Values Queensland Theatre Theatre Queensland Theatre Family Values
28 Jan - 25 Feb 2023
Bille Brown Theatre
Overview
IS A PEACEFUL FAMILY GATHERING TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Roger is turning 70. No gifts and no fuss. Quality family time. That’s all he wants from his wife, Sue, and their three children. Maybe some balloons. It is a party after all.
But Emily, Lisa and Michael have other ideas. Emily is on a mission to save Saba, a detention centre escapee. All they need are the keys to dad’s holiday home and they’ll be on their way. Michael has found religion and is now following God’s plan. Lisa’s marriage has fallen apart with new love found in Noeline, a Border Force boat Commander. A simple family birthday get together, right?
It’s like your worst family Christmas lunch where deeply held beliefs are pulled apart and longheld resentments resurface. Crackling dialogue, perceptive insight and fierce humour that skewers hypocrisy. Classic David Williamson.
Special Events
Play Briefing
- Mon 23 Jan 2023, 6:00 PM
Night with the Artists
- Mon 6 Feb 2023, 6:30 PM
If you want to know about the audition process for an actor, how a character was developed, or why that piece of music was chosen, consider booking the Night with the Artists performances on selected evenings. Following the show, the cast and creatives discuss the process with you.
Creatives
- Written by David Williamson
- Directed by Lee Lewis
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