Queensland Theatre: 2021 Season

By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Lee Lewis
Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre, South Brisbane

With a story so simple and a heart so warm, this classic celebrates all that is precious in life.

Life in a small town. Babies are born. Children go to school, and play and dream. People grow up, fall in love, get married, hold down a job, and grow old. The same surnames last down through the years, but the faces change. There are inevitable tragedies and triumphant joys.

As we come to know the people in this town, we see how the threads of their everyday lives are gently woven into the rich and complex, funny and heartbreaking fabric that is community. And for all its simplicity, this play reveals a great truth at its heart: deep meaning and startling value are in every moment of existence. You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town has long been America’s most performed play. It reminds us to look to the future with hope, to see the beauty in the everyday world and to cherish the people we love.

Learn more about Thornton Wilder: https://www.thorntonwilder.com

Creatives
Writer Thornton Wilder
Director Lee Lewis
Costume Designer Nathalie Ryner
Lighting Designer Paul Jackson

Presented By Queensland Theatre

Warning: This play contains mature themes, including a reference to suicide.