Interpreters: Kahli Bennett and Tiana Watene-Cramp with Deaf Consultant Danni Walker


A timeless tale of morality, murder, blackmail and betrayal, The Poison of Polygamy is the page-to-stage adaptation of Wong Shee Ping’s trailblazing novella. 

From the opium dens of 19th Century China to the harsh, rugged goldfields of colonial Australia, this production offers an illuminating insight into the early Chinese-Australian experience and puts a human face on the issue of migration.

Interpreters Mel Busch and Lauren Briigmann with Deaf Consultant Bobbie Blackson


Being a 17 year old is awkward.

Being a gay 17-year-old cosplayer with a mild Disney Princess obsession, a TV celebrity as a best friend and a first date with a shy guy you met online takes awkward to the next level.

It’s a FABULOUS ADAPTIVE FASHION TAKEOVER. We are welcoming everybody to swagger, glide, stomp, crawl, or dance down the transformed Piazza runway.

Interpreters: TBC

Jean Paul Gaultier is set to shake up Australian audiences when his stunning creation, Fashion Freak Show — fifty years of pop culture through the eyes of fashion’s enfant terrible — takes up residence in Brisbane as a sensational centrepiece of this year’s Festival.

Intepreters: TBC

Get ready to fall in love all over again. This restless city has a story to tell. Inspired by a personal moment of profound love and generosity, bestselling author – and one of Australia's finest journalists – Trent Dalton spent two months in 2021 gathering stories on his sky-blue 1960s Olivetti typewriter, on a prominent street corner in Brisbane’s CBD.

Interpreters: Brea Cameron & TBC
Deaf Consultant: TBC

Get ready to fall in love all over again. This restless city has a story to tell. Inspired by a personal moment of profound love and generosity, bestselling author – and one of Australia's finest journalists – Trent Dalton spent two months in 2021 gathering stories on his sky-blue 1960s Olivetti typewriter, on a prominent street corner in Brisbane’s CBD.

Interpreters: Brea Cameron & TBC
Deaf Consultant: TBC

NEW WAVES presents a hybrid trans-disciplinary event and exhibition exploring the intersection of art and the experiences of the d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
Interpreters: Sarah Bennett & TBC

Come on a darkly wild ride of immersive storytelling, physical theatre, laughter and song with NORPA’s wondrous epic Wildskin.
This isn’t your traditional theatre experience. Inside an industrial warehouse, your journey will take you inside the performance as the dark, outrageous, and unpredictable world of Wildskin unfolds before you.

Interpreters: TBC