Auslan Interpreted
Sat 13 Sept 2025, 1:00 PM
Selected performances are professionally signed by Auslan interpreters.
The Platypus
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Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
10 - 13 Sep 2025
$65
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1 hour 30 minutes
(no interval, subject to change without notice)
The Platypus
Multiple genres, two actors, one black comedy, and possibly a platypus …
The Platypus is a strange creature. It’s composed of odds and ends, as though evolution got tired one afternoon and stopped paying attention to what it was doing. It seems wrong, strangely put together, a curiosity – just like this play about the messy end of a relationship.
Written and directed by well-known actor Francis Greenslade (Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, Winners and Losers) and performed by John Leary (The Good Place, Glitch, The Letdown, Upper Middle Bogan) and Rebecca Bower (The Spooky Files, Offspring, Wentworth), The Platypus is a genre-busting delight – an outrageously clever, wildly entertaining play about theatre, relationships, and the roles we all play.
The Platypus is part of Brisbane Festival.
There’s a bit of Shakespeare, a bit of Oscar Wilde and even some Sondheim-inspired musical theatre ... It reflects the struggles of a very recognisable family, with plenty of Easter eggs for theatre nerds thrown in.
Francis Greenslade
Accessibility
To book the below accessibility enhanced performances please call QTIX Group Sales: (07) 3840 7466 or email groups@qtix.com.au.
Audio Described
Sat 13 Sept 2025, 1:00 PM
Trained Audio Describers provide a commentary with concise descriptions of actions, expressions and gestures to compliment the theatre experience for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Description is relayed via a discreet headset using radio frequency.
Tactile Tour
Sat 13 Sept 2025, 12:00 PM
Tactile tours offer blind and low-vision patrons the chance to touch and examine props and costumes while learning about the visual aspects of the production.
This tour will be prior to the Audio Described matinee and run from 12pm to 12:30pm. Please meet in Cremorne Theatre Foyer.
Important Information
Warning
This production contains smoking on stage, adult themes and coarse language. This show contains a strict lockout period.
Age Recommendation
This production is suitable for those 15 years and over.
Accessibility at QPAC
For wheelchair users, Companion Card holders or those requiring assistance, dedicated seating options are available, and bookings can be made through QPAC's Call Centre by calling 136 246. You can also find information on access and accessibility
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Presented by Brisbane Festival and QPAC
