QPAC

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Friends of QPAC Special Event

This event is exclusively offered to Friends of QPAC members.

Reserve Tickets

Free

45 minutes

no interval, subject to change without notice

A hands-on white glove tour to experience a selection of the most precious items from QPAC’s Archives and Arts Collection. Exclusively available to Friends of QPAC.

Since 1985, QPAC's Collections has amassed over 80,000 items. It's a treasure trove of Queensland theatre history, featuring items that reveal the creative process of hundreds of artists and stage works, and milestone moments from QPAC’s history, alongside 40 years of everyday behind-the-scenes experiences from the State’s performing arts centre.

Join us for a guided tour of this curated selection with our passionate QPAC Collections team and learn about each artefact’s histories and connections to QPAC. The tour will also feature one of QPAC’s most prolific theatre designers, Bill Haycock, who’ll share insights on his design process as you’re invited to experience his set and costumes.

This event also features an exclusive introduction to Recollect, our brand-new online collection management system.

9:30am to 10:15am
10:45am to 11:30am
12pm to 12:45pm

Tours will depart on time. Please aim to arrive 15 mins prior to the start time to avoid missing the commencement of the Tour.

Purchase a ticket at QPAC in 2025 and go in the draw to win a Hyundai TUCSON Hybrid, thanks to Hyundai – proud Principal Partner of QPAC.

To enter the competition, submit an entry form via the QPAC 40 Giveaway competition page. Terms and conditions apply.

The Cremorne Theatre Visual and Sensory Guide [PDF, 2 MB] provides information on what you can expect while visiting QPAC.

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Featuring

Bill Haycock

Designer

Graduating from NIDA in 1978, Bill has designed over 200 plays, ballets, dance pieces, operas, exhibitions, graphics, events and installations for many of the country’s most innovative companies, directors and choreographers.

Recent designs include QPAC’s annual Spirit of Christmas Concerts for 2023/24 and the Playlab world premieres of Face to Face, Brutal Utopias and in 2023 Unconditional for the Brisbane Festival. For Embodi Theatre AI May and for Ad Astra Theatre: Loot, Bakersfield Mist, A Life in the Theatre, Red and Of Mice and Men. Other highlights include When Time Stops, Everyday Requiem and 7 Deadly Sins for EDC, Candide for Opera Queensland and End of the Rainbow for QTC/QPAC.

Bill has designed judicial robes for both the High Court and the Federal Courts of Australia. From 2005-2011 he was the Head of Design at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.