A true-life testimony to people power and persistence
Priya and Nades left war-torn Sri Lanka and found each other in regional Queensland. They married, had two daughters, worked hard and settled into a simple but happy country life.
The community welcomed them with open arms – but four years later came a knock at the door and they were ripped away in a dawn raid. Their story could have ended there, but a brave band of Biloela women weren’t giving up on them so easily.
Fighting alongside the young refugee family, they launched a grassroots, people-powered campaign that galvanised hundreds of thousands of ordinary Australians to demand the family be brought back to Bilo.
This is the remarkable true account of one family’s ordeal in the nightmare limbo of immigration detention, a story of how love is stronger than fear and of how persistence and togetherness can win against crushing odds.
Back to Bilo is a profoundly moving new play from celebrated local company Belloo Creative (Boy, Lost) and is made with – and from – the heart of regional Queensland.
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 12 Sept 2025, 7:30 PM
Selected performances are professionally signed by Auslan interpreters.
Audio Described
Fri 12 Sept 2025, 7:30 PM & Sat 13 Sept 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
Fri 12 Sept 2025, 7:30 PM & Sat 13 Sept 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.