Queensland Theatre’s DOOR 3 program in 2024 was a great success. It provided opportunities for 38 Queensland artists, achieved two Matilda Awards and presented work to more than 2000 patrons in the Diane Cilento Studio at QT.
This highly successful creative incubator returns in 2025.
DOOR 3’s 2025 productions are on sale now and include PRAMKICKER by MO Theatre (May 16-June 7), So Many Splintered Parts by All Forms Considered and Assembly of Elephants (August 8-23) and SUPERHEROES by Bodysnatchers (November 7-22 ).
Sadie Hasler’s PRAMKICKER is a “vulnerable, potty-mouthed love letter to modern women” that dissects the rage and relationships of sisters Jude and Susie and is co-directed by Amy Ingram and Nerida Matthaei.
So Many Splintered Parts presents seven Brisbane writers with two actors and eight minutes each to share disparate and deeply personal vignettes on the world, with Tyrone Noonan performing live songs and sounds inspired by each work.
Mark Rogers’ Griffin Award and Patrick White Award-winning SUPERHEROES interweaves the narratives of Emily and Jana, two women on opposite sides of the world who rise to overcome their challenges and take control of their destinies.
Queensland Theatre artistic director Daniel Evans says DOOR 3 provides financial support, space, infrastructure and mentoring to help local theatre makers debut new work and share stories that are burning to be told.
‘If you want to see the future of theatre in this state – just take a look behind the door numbered 3’
“Independent theatre is alive and kicking in this city,” Evans says. “Our state’s indie theatre makers are the best in the country – they’re rock’n’roll; resourceful; keen to push the limits of what theatre is and could be; and ready to tell stories that are bold, blistering and beyond belief.
“Giving these stellar artists the space and support to bring their burning story to the stage in their voice, on their terms, is Queensland Theatre’s way of acknowledging how important and vital our indie arts scene is to our broader arts ecology. If you want to see the future of theatre in this state – just take a look behind the door numbered 3.”
In its inaugural year, DOOR 3 gripped, provoked and delighted audiences. The 2024 Matilda Awards judging panel agreed, naming The Reaction Theory’s Scenes From a Yellow Peril the Best Independent Production and Best Ensemble across the state’s performing arts industry.
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Chelsea August and Egan Sun-Bin, co-directors of Scenes From a Yellow Peril, were thrilled and encouraged by their success.
“Being part of the DOOR 3 Program has given us the platform to be bold and courageous while also being supported as emerging artists coming into the fold,” they said.
DOOR 3 is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.