DQ Chats

Welcome to our first chat for 2023. We are joined by the members of a new company, Perseverance Street Theatre, who fresh from their exciting session at our Nuts and Bolts PD offering, sat with us to chat about their beginnings, their impact as a regional theatre company and making quality connections with schools and…

In our latest episode, we chat with Sean Dennehy and Brendan Hodder from the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory (APAC) who dive deep into the origins of APAC, their insights into the ever changing world of the Arts and student pathways post school. This is an informative chat for both teachers and students who are looking…

On this episode, Stephanie Tudor chats with Madeleine Little, a Brisbane based theatre maker and performer and current Festival Director of the Undercover Artist Festival, presented by Access Arts. This informative chat explores removing barriers when it comes to accessibility in the Arts as well as advice for making our subject more accessible in our…

Brisbane Festival is one of the most anticipated events of the year, bringing people together as they awake from their winter slumber for an explosion of arts performances and experiences. On this episode of DQ Chats, Sam Neill sat down with Brisbane Festival’s Artistic Director, Louise Bezzina and Creative Producer, Fiona MacDonald, to talk about…

Stephanie Tudor and Sam Neill chat with our very special guest, Lucas Stibbard, discussing all things boy girl wall. In Part 2, Lucas dives deeper into some of the production choices behind memorable moments, key approaches to the vision of the show from the original concept as well as the influence of music and composition…

Stephanie Tudor and Sam Neill chat with very special guest, Lucas Stibbard, discussing all things boy girl wall. Lucas provides insight into the production, including creating the story from a concept and how it developed into the show we see today, as well as influences in the storytelling. Get comfortable and enjoy this fun and…

On this episode of DQ Chats, we re-visit our state conference ELEVATE and our wonderful Friday night panel Rising Above. Chaired by Judith McLean, we hear from a panel of educational leaders to look at how we can continue to advocate for our subject and keep rising above. We are very humbled to have such…

Our executive team sits down to introduce themselves to the listenership, outline their roles and discuss what they are aiming to influence and affect within the capacity of their portfolios. What emerges is an engaging and genuine conversation shared by passionate and capable arts advocates who each seek to improve drama pedagogy in Queensland. Our…

Our president, Stephanie Tudor was invited into Queensland Theatre to chat all things Arts, theatre and Arts advocacy with artistic director, Lee Lewis. Together they discuss how to encourage our young people to plan for a life in the Arts so that, through storytelling, they are able to use their voice to question and critically…

Stephanie Tudor and Sam Neill continue their chat with very special guests, Julie Nolan, Artistic Director, and Ella Becroft, Associate Director and performer from Red Leap Theatre, discussing all things, The Arrival. We dive deeper into the devising process with the creatives, highlighting the importance of their excellent ensemble work as well as discuss in…