Journal article
The royal New Wave: Aubrey Mellor and Queensland Theatre Company, 1988–1993
Queensland Review, Vol.22(2), pp.157-167
2015
Abstract
When Aubrey Mellor returned to Brisbane in 1988 to become the second artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company (QTC), the company had been under the direction of a British-born and trained director since its formation in 1969. QTC was part of the national state theatre company network established as a result of postwar cultural planning. The network was charged with promoting national drama and producing theatre to a high artistic standard, but this objective imposed very specific constraints around the companies' programming. This was particularly observable at QTC: the company had been culturally and geographically distant from the New Wave movement that emerged in Sydney and Melbourne between 1968 and 1981. Mellor brought his experience of working in key institutions during this movement to QTC where he pursued a personal mission to develop Australian playwriting. During his five-year leadership he transitioned the artistic identity of the company to a more contemporary artistic framework.
Details
- Title
- The royal New Wave: Aubrey Mellor and Queensland Theatre Company, 1988–1993
- Authors
- Karen Hands (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Queensland Review, Vol.22(2), pp.157-167; 11
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1017/qre.2015.28
- ISSN
- 2049-7792; 1321-8166
- Copyright note
- Copyright © The Author(s) 2015
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99464508702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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