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Best Availability
Best availability for Breaking the Castle can be found on Saturday, 22 March 2025, 2pm!
Overview
After five-star seasons at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in London last year and following a sold-out season at QPAC in 2023, Breaking the Castle returns to Brisbane in 2025.
Described as “the most significant theatre production audiences may ever experience”, it follows the story of David, a struggling actor whose life is a chaotic blend of substance abuse, Shakespearean soliloquies, failed auditions, and debilitating mental health. David takes himself to the brink, until an unlikely lifeline offers hope in the mountains of South-East Asia.
A genuine work of empathy, Breaking the Castle is an extraordinary, often hilarious, and true story about the indomitable nature of the human spirit.
A portion of the Box Office proceeds from Breaking the Castle will go to the Australian Anti Ice Campaign.
Gallery
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Breaking the Castle 2023Darren Thomas 
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Breaking the Castle 2023Darren Thomas 
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Breaking the Castle 2023Darren Thomas 
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Breaking the Castle 2023Darren Thomas 
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Breaking the Castle 2023Darren Thomas 
Cast and Creatives
- Written and performed by Peter Cook
- Director Bridget Boyle
- Lighting Designer Ben Hughes
- Sound Designer Kimmo Vennonen
- Set Design Raymond Milner
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