Up and coming UQ playwrights will keep the tradition of BUGFest alive when the annual theatre festival hits the Cement Box theatre from October 21.
Featuring six original plays by young Brisbane artists, BUGFest is designed as an opportunity for students to get involved in theatre regardless of their level of experience.
Festival coordinator Amy Randall said this year’s BUGFest will be a celebration of local talent.
“We aren’t seeing nearly enough from Brisbane at the moment,” Ms Randall said.
“This year’s festival is really about showcasing the best work students in the Brisbane arts community have to offer; we want to strike a balance between serious and more light-hearted pieces.”
There’s something for everybody at the festival, including a tongue-in-cheek take on the popular Twilight series.
Other entries will address more serious issues of political significance, personal identity and love, all with a sense of humour however.
As an added incentive to create their best work, BUGFest writers will be vying for the chance to work with Queensland Theatre Company. The best script winner from last year’s festival was given the opportunity to participate in QTC’s Young Playwright’s Program.
“We’re really lucky to have cultivated a relationship with Queensland Theatre Company, the support they have given us, particularly regarding the festival, encouraged a lot of the new work we received,” Ms Randall said.
Since 1975 Underground Productions has allowed students from all backgrounds to engage in all aspects of theatre including publicity, marketing and production roles.
BUGFest will run Wednesday to Saturday nights from the 21st to the 31st of October in the Cement Box theatre, St Lucia.
For more information, visit www.undergroundproductions.org.au
Media: Georgina Horsburgh at Underground Productions (georginahorsburgh@hotmail.com) or Trudi Saul at UQ Communications (trudi.saul@uqconnect.edu.au)
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