Stereophonic

Announcement

Queensland Theatre Company 2027 Season Tickets are now available via their website to purchase.

Bille Brown Theatre


9 May - 6 Jun 2027
$72 - $89

A transaction fee of $7.90 applies.

Discounts Available

Concession, 35 & Under, Schools

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3 hours 15 minutes

(including interval, subject to change without notice)

Queensland Theatre Company presents
STEREOPHONIC
Written by David Adjmi
Original Songs by Will Butler
Directed by Daniel Evans

 

One band. One album that could change everything… if it doesn’t destroy them first.

California. 1976. A band on the verge of a breakthrough retreats to a recording studio to make the album that could define a generation and make rock’n’roll history. But ambition comes at a cost: egos, rivalry and fractured relationships all threaten to destroy the very thing they’re trying to create. Over weeks that blur into months, they chase the perfect take – and each other.

David Adjmi wrote this ‘epic canvas rendered in hyper-intimate detail’ (The New York Times) over a decade, and the now critically acclaimed fly-on-the-wall portrait of creativity and obsession is the most-nominated play in Tony Award history.

Thi highly-acclaimed Broadway hit with original score by Grammy Award-winning musician Will Butler, formerly of indie rock giants Arcade Fire, boasts an ensemble cast of seven actor-musicians catapulted back toan unsurpassed era of vinyl and velour.

After winning hearts in London and New York, QTC’s Artistic Director Daniel Evans leads Queensland’s turn at this live musical experience about the soaring highs and spiralling lows of pursuing greatness that Variety called “theatrical solid gold’ and Rolling Stone declared “an absolute triumph.” This is Event Theatre that is not to be missed.


Special Events

Night with the Artists

Sun 30 May 2027, 1:00 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 Company Ticketing Team on 1800 355 528 or email sales@queenslandtheatre.com.au.

Auslan Interpreted

Fri 28 May 2027, 7:30 PM

Selected performances are professionally signed by Auslan interpreters.

Audio Described

Sat 29 May 2027, 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 29 May 2027, 1:00 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. Tours start 90 minutes before the designated start time of the performance. Tactile Tour and Audio Description services are provided by Vantage Point Audio Description.

Important Information

Age Recommendation

Recommended for those aged 16 years and older.

Stereophonic is a Queensland Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company and Belvoir St Theatre co-production. Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com.

Original Broadway production. Produced by Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Seaview, Sonia Friedman Productions, Linden Productions, Ashley Melone and Nick Mills. Playwrights Horizons, Inc., New York City produced New York premiere of “Stereophonic” in 2023. Originally co-commissioned by Center Theatre Group. Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director, Douglas C. Barker, Producing Director, and Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Artistic Director, Casey Reitz, Executive Director.

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