Queensland Theatre 2025 Season Tickets
Queensland Theatre 2025 Season Tickets are now available to purchase.
Queensland Theatre Malacañang Made Us
18 Oct - 1 Nov 2025
Bille Brown Theatre
1 hour 30 minutes
(no interval, subject to change without notice)
$70 - $85
Season Announcements
qtmalacanang25 Malacañang Made Us Queensland Theatre Theatre Queensland Theatre Malacañang Made Us
18 Oct - 1 Nov 2025
Bille Brown Theatre
Overview
The fall of a dictator and the reverberations on the generation he jeopardised
1986, Manila, the Philippines. The world finally looks on as history is being made by a society tearing at the fabric of a regime and demanding change.
On the fateful evening of President Ferdinand Marcos’ exile, young men climb the walls of Malacañang Palace, storm the hallways, and seat themselves on his throne. Among them are brothers Martin and Ernie – heroes... if only for a night.
Nearly 40 years later, the siblings reunite in Brisbane, where Martin’s teenage son Leo is incensed that the dictator’s heir is being elected to the presidency of the Philippines. With a fresh revolution and some old family secrets in the air, the three men will reconnect over the conditions of love, the question of duty and the price of rebellion.
In a watershed moment for Australian Filipino theatre, Jordan Shea’s Queensland Premier’s Drama Award-winning play draws on his multicultural experiences in an ambitious and haunting theatrical epic that celebrates the power of ordinary people to (re)discover their bravery and help shape history.
Special Events
Night with the Artists
- Tue 28 Oct 2025, 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.
Accessibility
To book the below accessibility enhanced performances please contact Queensland Theatre Ticketing Team on 1800 355 528 or email sales@queenslandtheatre.com.au.
Auslan Interpreted
- Fri 31 Oct 2025, 7:30 PM
Selected performances are professionally signed by Auslan interpreters.
Audio Described
- Fri 31 Oct 2025, 7:30 PM
- Sat 1 Nov 2025, 2:00 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 1 Nov 2025, 2:00 PM
Tactile tours offer blind and low-vision patrons the chance to touch and examine props and costumes and hear the cast and crew describe the visual aspects of the production.
Epic in its theatricality…an unforgettable journey through a tantalising collision of languages, times and places.
Cast & Creatives
- Cast Marty Alix
- Written by Jordan Shea
- Directed by Kenneth Moraleda
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