Roald Dahl’s gruesome twosome, the Twits, arrive to delight and disgust, in equal measure. Mr and Mrs Twit are the nastiest couple you could ever hope (not) to meet. Both are on a quest to be meaner than the other – but, is there someone out there who can out-twit the Twits? Full of trickery and wickedly funny pranks, Dahl’s adored classic encourages us to treat others with love and care and proves that if you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams.

Packed with Dahlicious mischief, hilarious mayhem and big belly laughs, The Twits is unmissable theatre for all ages. You won’t believe your (glass) eye!

Presented by Kingston Butter Factory

Time 10.30 am & 12 pm

Duration 50 mins (including a 10 min post-show Q&A)

Venue Kingston Butter Factory – Butterbox Theatre

Audience Prep to Grade 6 primary school groups

Content Warning Two very nasty individuals and bathroom humour

Links to Curriculum  The Arts: Drama (V9) – Creating and Making, Exploring and Responding, Developing Practices and Skills.
English (V9) – Language, Literature and Literacy.

A high school history class sets out on a two-day trek across the Great Dividing Range, learning about the expedition by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson. As the group travel through the Blue Mountains, their guide Lionel draws their attention to what is often left out of the history books. They learn about some of the earliest interactions between Indigenous people and the colonial explorers, revealing some of this nation’s difficult truths.

As the trip continues, Liam, a scholarship student from the Torres Strait, starts to feel uncomfortable, constantly having to declare or defend his experience as a First Nations person to his classmates. Tensions mount when Liam’s friend Max refuses to see how European settlement created anything but a positive pathway to progress for a newly forming nation. Tempers flare around the campfire and Liam becomes lost – in time and place – as he’s suddenly staring down the barrel of a shotgun held by an equally startled and confused Gregory Blaxland.

The physical landscape of the Great Dividing Range serves as an allegory for the pertinent issues that Australia is grappling with and the divide between various parts of our society. Crossing the Divide asks the question, “Can we find a path to a more unified Australia, or is the distance too vast to cross and will we always be divided?

Crossing the Divide premiered in March 2024 and is written and performed by Sam Foster, Hayden Jones and Benjin Maza, with sound design and composition by DOBBY.

Presented by Kingston Butter Factory and Shock Therapy Productions

Time 11 am

Duration 60 mins, no interval + 10min Q&A

Venue Kingston Butter Factory: Butterbox Theatre

Audience Grades 7 to 12

Content Warning Low-level coarse language, use of racially prejudiced language, references to gun violence, use of replica firearms, haze effects.

Links to Curriculum The Arts: Drama and Music; HPE – Relationships; History – Deep Time History of Australia, Making and Transforming the Australian Nation.

Queer & Here is a school excursion for 12–17-year-old LGBTQIA+ youth and allies which aims to empower young people by providing environments where they can freely express themselves, form supportive relationships, and build confidence in their identities.

Across the event, attendees get to experience thrilling performances from a range of different drag queens, engage in fun activities like drag bingo and story time readings, and engage in a Q&A session with the cast where they discuss topics or burning questions relevant to them.

Recognising the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ youth, Queer & Here creates opportunities for these young individuals to connect, learn, and thrive in a welcoming community. Our events focus on fostering inclusivity, creativity, and joy. Since its founding in 2020 Queer & Here has had over 1000 youth attend the events.

Feedback collected from each cohort suggests attending Queer & Here has had a lasting positive impact on the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth. The event helps to reduce feelings of isolation, build resilience, and foster a sense of belonging. Through Queer & Here, young people gain the confidence and support they need to navigate their identities and futures with pride.

Queer & Here is committed to creating a world where LGBTQIA+ youth feel seen, heard, and valued. Through our events and partnerships, we strive to build a community where every young person can be their authentic self. This is the first time Queer & Here has been held in Logan through support provided by Kingston Butter Factory and Logan City Council.

The event includes:
– Live performances from some of SEQ’s best drag queens
– Games and story time
– Question & Answer sessions
– Interaction and network building
– Engagement with community support services

Students can choose to either bring their own lunch, or purchase food from on-site vendors.

Presented by Kingston Butter Factory 

Time 9 am -3 pm

Duration Full day

Venue Kingston Butter Factory

Audience Grades 7 to 12

IMAGINE LIVE reminds us that creativity is a muscle that loves to be stretched; It not only lifts us up but holds us on the way down. We know that with the help of your imagination, creativity builds smart and resilient human beings and we need them now more than ever. IMAGINE LIVE challenges young audiences to dream themselves out into the world and see themselves as part of a vast connected space. The show transforms thoughts and ideas into exciting destinations where distance is only as far as the turning of a page and no matter how far you travel you will always be home.

Exploring themes around creativity and the natural world IMAGINE LIVE is an innovative, interactive and exciting show that will inspire audiences to see the world around them in new and surprising ways.

IMAGINE LIVE combines live action and animation, oscillating between Alison Lester’s iconic natural environments and the playful home setting of the children. Underscored by beautiful original music, oversized props and digital puppets are skillfully brought to life by live performers. Song and play link together a long-distance video call between a granddaughter and grandmother, enjoying a nostalgic connection through their favourite book, Imagine.

Beautiful and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of the transformative power of creativity that will follow you home and live in your heart for years to come.

Time 11 am

Duration 50 mins + 10 min Q&A no interval

Venue Logan Entertainment Centre

Audience Grades P to 6

Details Social Story / Visual Story Guide / Sensory Guide is available; Pre-show touch tours are available on request

Links to Curriculum (ACiQ ver 9) The Arts: Drama, Visual Art, Music; Science; Technology; English

The Scene Project is Queensland Theatre’s largest Education offering. It is a state-wide participatory program that supports secondary students to engage in the creative process of performance making – from conception through to performance.
Each year Queensland Theatre commissions a new play specifically for The Scene Project and its audience and participants of secondary schools. The script is sent to participating drama groups in Term 1, with the challenge of creating their own unique 15-minute version of the play. During the making process in Term 2 or 3, Queensland Theatre Teaching Artists visit all participating schools to facilitate a creative development day offering guidance and support to students and teachers.
The Scene Project is about collaboration, acknowledging students and teachers as artists, building confidence and encouraging live performance in a professional space and manner. It is also an excellent way of participating in professional development and enhancing existing curriculum in schools.
The project concludes with schools coming together for Outcome Days in Term 3 at their local performing arts centre. For schools in and around Logan, Kingston Butter Factory provides the Butterbox Theatre for performances. Outcome Days feature 3-5 participating schools’ outcomes, as well as a professional production of the full commissioned play performed by Queensland Theatre actors responding to the same ‘minimalist’ parameters set for the schools.
The final stage of the project is a learning forum that allows for students to acknowledge the skill and artistry of their peers as well as engage in robust discussions around process and performance building.

Time 8.45 am to 3 pm (Full day event)

Venue Kingston Butter Factory, Butterbox Theatre

Audience Grades 7 to 12+ (Secondary school groups)

Links to the Australian Curriculum ACiQ Ver 9 – The Arts; General Drama: Unit 1, Unit 2; Drama in Practice

Get ready for the foot-stomping, rib-tickling, toe-tapping time of your life at the Proudfoot & Friends stage show spectacular! Join award-winning children’s performer Lucas Proudfoot on a non-stop musical adventure around Pelican Bay. This groundbreaking comedy-musical features choreographed animated projections that delight and captivate little ones (and big ones!) as Lucas leads them on a hilarious interactive sing-along adventure. So come on down to Pelican Bay and join Proudfoot & Friends for story time like you’ve never seen it before.

Presented by Kingston Butter Factory

Time 10:30 am

Duration 45mins

Venue Kingston Butter Factory

Audience Kindy to Grade 3

Links to the Australian Curriculum  The Arts: Drama, Music, English.