The Stage was built for men, until Nell arrived.

Nell Gwynn charts the rags-to-riches story of Nell, London’s first actor-ess (“female actor”), in a saucy, irreverent, not-entirely-historically-accurate but very entertaining look into this woman’s life. A true tale of Restoration theatre, the controversial introduction of female performers, a King’s desires and the trials and tribulations of breaking a glass ceiling within a possessive world of theatrical performers. Playwright Jessica Swale captures the quick wit of the time and turns it into a modern farce for today.

This production will feature two casts, the Cheapside cast and the Kensington cast (named after the areas in London in which Nell Gwynn lived). Listed below are the respective performance dates for each cast-

Performance 1- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 2.00 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 2- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 3- Tues. 3 March, 2026- 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 4 – Wed. 4 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 5- Thurs. 5 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 6- Fri. 6 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 7- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 12.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 8- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 5.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Warnings: 

Experience an unforgettable evening of music with the talented third year students from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University.

As they embark on their professional year, these emerging artists present a dynamic concert of personal storytelling. This performance offers a rare opportunity to witness the next generation of musical theatre stars at the brink of their careers.

The Stage was built for men, until Nell arrived.

Nell Gwynn charts the rags-to-riches story of Nell, London’s first actor-ess (“female actor”), in a saucy, irreverent, not-entirely-historically-accurate but very entertaining look into this woman’s life. A true tale of Restoration theatre, the controversial introduction of female performers, a King’s desires and the trials and tribulations of breaking a glass ceiling within a possessive world of theatrical performers. Playwright Jessica Swale captures the quick wit of the time and turns it into a modern farce for today.

This production will feature two casts, the Cheapside cast and the Kensington cast (named after the areas in London in which Nell Gwynn lived). Listed below are the respective performance dates for each cast-

Performance 1- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 2.00 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 2- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 3- Tues. 3 March, 2026- 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 4 – Wed. 4 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 5- Thurs. 5 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 6- Fri. 6 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 7- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 12.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 8- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 5.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Warnings: 

Experience an unforgettable evening of music with the talented third year students from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University.

As they embark on their professional year, these emerging artists present a dynamic concert of personal storytelling. This performance offers a rare opportunity to witness the next generation of musical theatre stars at the brink of their careers.

The Stage was built for men, until Nell arrived.

Nell Gwynn charts the rags-to-riches story of Nell, London’s first actor-ess (“female actor”), in a saucy, irreverent, not-entirely-historically-accurate but very entertaining look into this woman’s life. A true tale of Restoration theatre, the controversial introduction of female performers, a King’s desires and the trials and tribulations of breaking a glass ceiling within a possessive world of theatrical performers. Playwright Jessica Swale captures the quick wit of the time and turns it into a modern farce for today.

This production will feature two casts, the Cheapside cast and the Kensington cast (named after the areas in London in which Nell Gwynn lived). Listed below are the respective performance dates for each cast-

Performance 1- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 2.00 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 2- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 3- Tues. 3 March, 2026- 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 4 – Wed. 4 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 5- Thurs. 5 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 6- Fri. 6 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 7- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 12.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 8- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 5.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Warnings: 

Contemporary works for Trombone and Horn presented by Ben Marks and Ysolt Clark, accompanied by images of the universe.

Experience an unforgettable evening of music with the talented third year students from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University.

As they embark on their professional year, these emerging artists present a dynamic concert of personal storytelling. This performance offers a rare opportunity to witness the next generation of musical theatre stars at the brink of their careers.

The Stage was built for men, until Nell arrived.

Nell Gwynn charts the rags-to-riches story of Nell, London’s first actor-ess (“female actor”), in a saucy, irreverent, not-entirely-historically-accurate but very entertaining look into this woman’s life. A true tale of Restoration theatre, the controversial introduction of female performers, a King’s desires and the trials and tribulations of breaking a glass ceiling within a possessive world of theatrical performers. Playwright Jessica Swale captures the quick wit of the time and turns it into a modern farce for today.

This production will feature two casts, the Cheapside cast and the Kensington cast (named after the areas in London in which Nell Gwynn lived). Listed below are the respective performance dates for each cast-

Performance 1- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 2.00 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 2- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 3- Tues. 3 March, 2026- 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 4 – Wed. 4 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 5- Thurs. 5 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 6- Fri. 6 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 7- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 12.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 8- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 5.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Warnings: 

The Stage was built for men, until Nell arrived.

Nell Gwynn charts the rags-to-riches story of Nell, London’s first actor-ess (“female actor”), in a saucy, irreverent, not-entirely-historically-accurate but very entertaining look into this woman’s life. A true tale of Restoration theatre, the controversial introduction of female performers, a King’s desires and the trials and tribulations of breaking a glass ceiling within a possessive world of theatrical performers. Playwright Jessica Swale captures the quick wit of the time and turns it into a modern farce for today.

This production will feature two casts, the Cheapside cast and the Kensington cast (named after the areas in London in which Nell Gwynn lived). Listed below are the respective performance dates for each cast-

Performance 1- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 2.00 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 2- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 3- Tues. 3 March, 2026- 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 4 – Wed. 4 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 5- Thurs. 5 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 6- Fri. 6 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 7- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 12.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 8- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 5.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Warnings: 

Experience an unforgettable evening of music with the talented third year students from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University.

As they embark on their professional year, these emerging artists present a dynamic concert of personal storytelling. This performance offers a rare opportunity to witness the next generation of musical theatre stars at the brink of their careers.

The Stage was built for men, until Nell arrived.

Nell Gwynn charts the rags-to-riches story of Nell, London’s first actor-ess (“female actor”), in a saucy, irreverent, not-entirely-historically-accurate but very entertaining look into this woman’s life. A true tale of Restoration theatre, the controversial introduction of female performers, a King’s desires and the trials and tribulations of breaking a glass ceiling within a possessive world of theatrical performers. Playwright Jessica Swale captures the quick wit of the time and turns it into a modern farce for today.

This production will feature two casts, the Cheapside cast and the Kensington cast (named after the areas in London in which Nell Gwynn lived). Listed below are the respective performance dates for each cast-

Performance 1- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 2.00 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 2- Sat. 28 February, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 3- Tues. 3 March, 2026- 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 4 – Wed. 4 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 5- Thurs. 5 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Performance 6- Fri. 6 March, 2026. 7.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 7- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 12.30 pm- Cheapside cast. 

Performance 8- Sat. 7 March, 2026. 5.30 pm- Kensington cast. 

Warnings: 

Experience an unforgettable evening of music with the talented third year students from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University.

As they embark on their professional year, these emerging artists present a dynamic concert of personal storytelling. This performance offers a rare opportunity to witness the next generation of musical theatre stars at the brink of their careers.

Sounding Resistance: Sonic Acts for International Women’s Day, celebrates the creative voices of women, First Nations artists, and LGBTQIA+ communities through an evening of boundary‑expanding music and performance. Curated by Nicole Murphy and Rebecca Lloyd‑Jones, the program brings together staff, students, and alumni, who perform side by side in works by Nardi Simpson, Brenda Gifford, Holly Harrison, Nicole Murphy, and Liza Lim, as well as bold new compositions and interdisciplinary performances by alumni Chloe Forbes, Imogen Ferdinando, Tara Lynam, and Grace Sprinks.

Concert 1 at 12.30 pm is a free event .

Concert 2 at 7.30 pm is standard ticketing with free foyer performances from 6.00 pm with the Conservatorium Foyer Bar open.

Sounding Resistance: Sonic Acts for International Women’s Day, celebrates the creative voices of women, First Nations artists, and LGBTQIA+ communities through an evening of boundary‑expanding music and performance. Curated by Nicole Murphy and Rebecca Lloyd‑Jones, the program brings together staff, students, and alumni, who perform side by side in works by Nardi Simpson, Brenda Gifford, Holly Harrison, Nicole Murphy, and Liza Lim, as well as bold new compositions and interdisciplinary performances by alumni Chloe Forbes, Imogen Ferdinando, Tara Lynam, and Grace Sprinks.

Concert 1 at 12.30 pm is a free event .

Concert 2 at 7.30 pm is standard ticketing with free foyer performances from 6.00 pm with the Conservatorium Foyer Bar open.

This concert celebrates the cutting-edge work of staff, undergraduates, and higher degree by research students working in Contemporary Creative Practice and Artistic Research with a particular emphasis on Experimental Technologies. Come experience a showcase of new work that explores creative technological innovation across a range of sonic and audiovisual modalities.

Lose yourself in Fauré’s most enduring and beloved work.

Lose yourself in Fauré’s most enduring and beloved work.

The chamber vocal ensemble Soirées Musicales Quintette, now in its twelfth year, presents another special program of romantic song. Robert Schumann’s collection titled Myrthen (Myrtles) Op.25 is rarely performed complete, but it contains some of his most admired songs, such as Widmung (Devotion), Der Nussbaum (The Walnut Tree) and Die Lotusblume (The Lotus-flower). The work’s pervading theme of enduring love signifies its importance for the composer as a wedding gift for his beloved Clara Wieck, whom he married in 1840.

This program also features a set of piano Romances Op.11, composed around the same time by Clara. A special feature of this performance is the historic Streicher piano built in Vienna in 1843, which is the ideal vehicle for music by Robert and Clara Schumann.

Queensland Conservatorium’s Senior Lecturer in Vioin and Viola celebrates 50 years of playing the violin, with this concert, accompanied by esteemed pianist, Stephen Emmerson. Together, they will perform breathtaking works by Vitali, Ravel, Brahms, Doheny and Pärt. A concert not to be missed.

Launching their new album (recorded in Denmark in 2024), the Helical Quartet plays new compositions by Chris Stover. The compositions explore fractal relationships between space and time, turning musical ideas in manifold directions to explore what new possibilities emerge when component elements come into contact.

A lunchtime feast of masterworks for strings.

Queensland Conservatorium’s Head of Strings, Assoc. Professor Michele Walsh leads an ensemble of QCGU faculty and their friends and the rich variety of chamber music for strings and piano, as well as welcoming Artist in Residence, Caroline Henbest from ANAM in a programme celebrating the viola. The program will include Beethoven C Minor Quintet Op 104 and Dvořák Quintet in E Flat Op 97.

Join us for the first orchestral concert of 2026 as Peter Morris and Stefanie Smith conduct the combined Conservatorium and Young Conservatorium Wind Orchestras who’ll perform a program of new and classic works for wind.

Spend your lunchtime with the cream of the QCGU Wind Department crop.

Get ready to witness first hand the stars of the future as the Classical Voice Department shines the spotlight on the current vocal prize and sholarship winners in this intimate voice and piano recital.

New music from our Composition students.

The QCGU Brass Band will present a concert of classical works drawn from the great hymns and modern test pieces.

Conservatorium Contemporary Collective, semi-directed by Graeme Jennings as well as other Faculty members presents this exciting student ensemble of new and experiemenal music.

Exciting ensembles and mellow tunes from our Jazz students.

For the first major concert of the year, the Symphony Orchestra joins forces with  our actors, singers and other special guests to celebrate the many ways in which William Shakespeare has inspired music over the ages. From Renaissance music (of his day) to opera, theatre and modern works, there is so much to celebrate. We’ll present Mendelssohn’s iconic A Midsummer Night’s Dream incidental music presented with Shakespearian dialogue, selections from West Side Story, exquisite choral settings by John Rutter and more.

An evening concert of a 60-75 minute duration comprised of new works composed in the Art Song genre with lyrics based on novels.

Come and support our top talented QCGU piano students as they perform their newest pieces for a lunchtime audience.

QHorns present a diverse collection of works for Horn Ensemble.

A lunchtime feast of masterworks for strings.

This program is a setting of chamber music and lieder centred around the moon featuring instruments from the wind family. From Ross Edwards to Debussy to Schoenberg, this program guides the listener through the relationships composers have had with the moon and how they have expressed their emotional responses through music.

The Natural & the Divine features soprano Jacqueline Ward in a recital of breathtaking song—exploring the beauty, mystery, and wonder of the natural world intertwined with our connection to the Divine. From intimate Lieder to sacred arias and radiant song cycles, this performance offers a luminous, inspiring, and transcendent musical journey.

Inspired by the music of Brad Mehldau, Travis and his trio explore contemporary popular repertoire as templates for improvisation.

A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

A creative collaboration between Saxophones, Voice, Composition, on new students’ works for Voice, Sax(es) and Electronics.

Enjoy beautiful music from our talented guitar and harp students.

Exciting ensembles and mellow tunes from our Jazz students.

Pop Live and Loud hits the Ian Hanger Recital Hall as Queensland Conservatorium pop students take the stage in an electrifying showcase. Featuring original compositions alongside reimagined covers, this concert brings together performers from all three years of students, celebrating creativity and collaboration for what promises to be an incredible night.

A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

Building on our ever-strengthening relationship with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Wood (Director of Artistic Planning) takes the podium to lead the CSO in the breathtaking Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky. This will be complemented by a Queensland premiere of Momentum by famed Australian composer, Elena Katz-Chernin. Prior to his appointment at QSO, Matthew led a prolific life as a conductor, leading major orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Melbourne, Tasmanian, Queensland Orchestras) in addition to Lecturing in conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music.

A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre… This intricately woven collection of stories told through song re-imagines what the modern musical can be.

Come and support our top talented QCGU piano students as they perform their newest pieces for a lunchtime audience.

Exciting ensembles and mellow tunes from our Jazz students.

Qcrumpets, QLD Trombone Collective and Qubas will present a joint concert of works for trumpet, trombone and tuba ensemble.

A concert offering new works by composition students as they explore the rich and diverse world of expressive sounds.

Spend your lunchtime with the cream of the QCGU Wind Department crop.

Exciting ensembles and mellow tunes from our Jazz students.

The Riverside Guitar Ensemble, under the direction of Qld. Conservatorium’s Head of Guitar, Karin Schaupp, perform a spectacular concert of guitar favorites.

Join us as we mark National Reconciliation Week with this special event.

We live in a culture dominated by media technologies. This screening/concert asks: what is it to be ‘live’ in a virtual world?

Queensland Conservatorium’s Head of Chamber Music, Assoc. Professor Daniel de Borah, presents his students in a program of classic chamber music favorites.

Concert 1 at 12.30 pm is a free lunchtime concert.

Concert 2 at 7.00 pm is a standard ticketed event. ($22.00/$17.00)

Queensland Conservatorium’s Head of Chamber Music, Assoc. Professor Daniel de Borah, presents his students in a program of classic chamber music favorites.

Concert 1 at 12.30 pm is a free lunchtime concert.

Concert 2 at 7.00 pm is a standard ticketed event. ($22.00/$17.00)

Thomas Adès’ Alchymia has been hailed as ‘simply one of the best chamber music compositions of our time’ (Guardian). Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is excited to present the London-based Doric String Quartet performing this ‘magical and arresting’ (The Times) work with the ‘brilliance, charisma and sensitivity’ (The Mercury) of Australian clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff.

Then the Doric String Quartet invites us to join them for a while on their multi-year project performing and recording Beethoven’s complete string quartets. We’ve arrived at the first of Beethoven’s radical ‘Razumovsky’ Quartets, which combines profound emotion with daring originality. The Strad’s response to this latest leg of the journey says it all: ‘Intelligent, spontaneous-sounding, technically immaculate.’

Artists

Doric String Quartet
Maia Cabeza Violin
Ying Xue Violin
Emma Wernig Viola
John Myerscough Cello

Lloyd Van’t Hoff Basset Clarinet

Program

Britten Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
Adès Alchymia
Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’

A stage for tomorrow’s most exciting performers.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love – her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone”, “Roar”, “Baby One More Time”, “Larger Than Life”, “That’s The Way It Is” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

This coming-of-age jukebox musical which features the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin and a book by David West Read began in London’s West End, then moved over to Broadway in 2022 where it received nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical for the 2022-2023 season.

This production will be performed by all current Bachelor of Musical Theatre students, and feature 3rd years in principal roles.

In the intricate weave of sounds that make up a baroque ensemble, the lute is central. It’s fitting, then, that French-American lutenist Thomas Dunford is at the centre of some of the most exciting early music-making of the moment. A regular collaborator with everyone from Les Arts Florissants to his own band of all-stars, the Jupiter Ensemble, he has been dubbed the ‘Eric Clapton of the lute’ by BBC Music Magazine. It is with great delight that Musica Viva Australia presents Thomas Dunford’s Australian debut.

Thomas Dunford shares the stage with multi-award-winning cellist Nicolas Altstaedt. Since Altstaedt first performed for Musica Viva Australia a decade ago his star has continued to soar as a soloist, conductor and artistic catalyst to festivals and ensembles worldwide.

What will these two originals create when they step on stage together? Anything could happen. But you can expect to be delighted by the genial invention of Louis XIV favourite Marais, dazzled by the virtuosic riffs of his rival Forqueray, and consoled by Bach’s Cello Suites Nos. 1 and 5. Expect the unexpected too, as they perform music closer to our time by Henri Duparc, Arvo Pärt and more.

Artists

Nicolas Altstaedt Cello
Thomas Dunford Lute

Program

Marais La Rêveuse
Forqueray La Leclair
JS Bach Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1007 (excerpts)
Forqueray Fêtes Champêtres
Marais Le Badinage
Marais Les Folies D’espagne
JS Bach Cello Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011 (excerpts)
Pärt Spiegel Im Spiegel
Duparc Cello Sonata In A Minor: Lento
Forqueray La Buisson
Marais Les Voix Humaines
Marais Grand Ballet
Marais Le Tourbillon

Discover the next generation of professional musical theatre talent as the graduating class of 2026 from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University presents a dynamic industry showcase.

Featuring a curated selection of repertoire that highlights each performer’s range, craft, and individuality, this is your opportunity to discover bold new voices ready to make their mark.

Discover the next generation of professional musical theatre talent as the graduating class of 2026 from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University presents a dynamic industry showcase.

Featuring a curated selection of repertoire that highlights each performer’s range, craft, and individuality, this is your opportunity to discover bold new voices ready to make their mark.

Discover the next generation of professional musical theatre talent as the graduating class of 2026 from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University presents a dynamic industry showcase.

Featuring a curated selection of repertoire that highlights each performer’s range, craft, and individuality, this is your opportunity to discover bold new voices ready to make their mark.

Discover the next generation of professional musical theatre talent as the graduating class of 2026 from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University presents a dynamic industry showcase.

Featuring a curated selection of repertoire that highlights each performer’s range, craft, and individuality, this is your opportunity to discover bold new voices ready to make their mark.

Discover the next generation of professional musical theatre talent as the graduating class of 2026 from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University presents a dynamic industry showcase.

Featuring a curated selection of repertoire that highlights each performer’s range, craft, and individuality, this is your opportunity to discover bold new voices ready to make their mark.

Discover the next generation of professional musical theatre talent as the graduating class of 2026 from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University presents a dynamic industry showcase.

Featuring a curated selection of repertoire that highlights each performer’s range, craft, and individuality, this is your opportunity to discover bold new voices ready to make their mark.

Discover the next generation of professional musical theatre talent as the graduating class of 2026 from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University presents a dynamic industry showcase.

Featuring a curated selection of repertoire that highlights each performer’s range, craft, and individuality, this is your opportunity to discover bold new voices ready to make their mark.

Discover the next generation of professional musical theatre talent as the graduating class of 2026 from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University presents a dynamic industry showcase.

Featuring a curated selection of repertoire that highlights each performer’s range, craft, and individuality, this is your opportunity to discover bold new voices ready to make their mark.

An Evening in Concert is a celebration of where the musical theatre students are at towards the end of their second year of training. They have all challenged themselves with the material they have chosen to perform, and they look forward to sharing these beautiful songs with you.

The concert will offer the discerning musical theatre lover the chance to witness the first public performances from these talented second year students of the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University.

An Evening in Concert is a celebration of where the musical theatre students are at towards the end of their second year of training. They have all challenged themselves with the material they have chosen to perform, and they look forward to sharing these beautiful songs with you.

The concert will offer the discerning musical theatre lover the chance to witness the first public performances from these talented second year students of the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre at Griffith University.

In Pieces reflects on the romantic journeys of several individuals, as they share, ponder and look back on the chosen paths and partners along the way. Set in New York City, there’s the scary excitement of being vulnerable and saying yes to whatever adventure lies ahead. The magical first kiss. An unlikely friendship. Well-kept secrets. The monotony. The rebound. An awkward reunion on the train. And the honest conversations of deserving more. All these pieces of a life that at times connect and disconnect, but once at a distance, come together to create a universal remembrance of what it’s like to be young and learning in love.

Contains mature content, adult themes, coarse language, reference to drug use, and minor violence.

In Pieces reflects on the romantic journeys of several individuals, as they share, ponder and look back on the chosen paths and partners along the way. Set in New York City, there’s the scary excitement of being vulnerable and saying yes to whatever adventure lies ahead. The magical first kiss. An unlikely friendship. Well-kept secrets. The monotony. The rebound. An awkward reunion on the train. And the honest conversations of deserving more. All these pieces of a life that at times connect and disconnect, but once at a distance, come together to create a universal remembrance of what it’s like to be young and learning in love.

Contains mature content, adult themes, coarse language, reference to drug use, and minor violence.

In Pieces reflects on the romantic journeys of several individuals, as they share, ponder and look back on the chosen paths and partners along the way. Set in New York City, there’s the scary excitement of being vulnerable and saying yes to whatever adventure lies ahead. The magical first kiss. An unlikely friendship. Well-kept secrets. The monotony. The rebound. An awkward reunion on the train. And the honest conversations of deserving more. All these pieces of a life that at times connect and disconnect, but once at a distance, come together to create a universal remembrance of what it’s like to be young and learning in love.

Contains mature content, adult themes, coarse language, reference to drug use, and minor violence.

In Pieces reflects on the romantic journeys of several individuals, as they share, ponder and look back on the chosen paths and partners along the way. Set in New York City, there’s the scary excitement of being vulnerable and saying yes to whatever adventure lies ahead. The magical first kiss. An unlikely friendship. Well-kept secrets. The monotony. The rebound. An awkward reunion on the train. And the honest conversations of deserving more. All these pieces of a life that at times connect and disconnect, but once at a distance, come together to create a universal remembrance of what it’s like to be young and learning in love.

Contains mature content, adult themes, coarse language, reference to drug use, and minor violence.

In Pieces reflects on the romantic journeys of several individuals, as they share, ponder and look back on the chosen paths and partners along the way. Set in New York City, there’s the scary excitement of being vulnerable and saying yes to whatever adventure lies ahead. The magical first kiss. An unlikely friendship. Well-kept secrets. The monotony. The rebound. An awkward reunion on the train. And the honest conversations of deserving more. All these pieces of a life that at times connect and disconnect, but once at a distance, come together to create a universal remembrance of what it’s like to be young and learning in love.

Contains mature content, adult themes, coarse language, reference to drug use, and minor violence.

In Pieces reflects on the romantic journeys of several individuals, as they share, ponder and look back on the chosen paths and partners along the way. Set in New York City, there’s the scary excitement of being vulnerable and saying yes to whatever adventure lies ahead. The magical first kiss. An unlikely friendship. Well-kept secrets. The monotony. The rebound. An awkward reunion on the train. And the honest conversations of deserving more. All these pieces of a life that at times connect and disconnect, but once at a distance, come together to create a universal remembrance of what it’s like to be young and learning in love.

Contains mature content, adult themes, coarse language, reference to drug use, and minor violence.