Blue Roo's Our Brisbane Story 21st & 22nd of November 2025

 Our Brisbane Story!!

Well!! Wasn't it a worry?? :D In a good way, I mean.

This production happened in late November 2025, and it pushed me to limits I didn't think were possible. We started preparing in July and August of 2025. And as mentioned before, we did not finish until late November 2025.

For this one, we had quite a big cast. I found that there weren't enough roles to go around, even though we were mostly playing ourselves. And this is a fickle thing because I was also part of the scriptwriting team for this production (which I will go into more detail about in another blog). 

During rehearsals leading up to the main performance, they tend to go more slowly than in the actual performance. That's because there are lots of things you have to wring out when trying to get everyone to remember their lines, which I will admit I am not the best at when it comes to stage production. 

I had to be behind a car for part of the play, which was fine overall, but I had to be careful not to run over the ankles of the people helping carry the prop car around. 

During the two days of performances, other Blue Roo cast members were responsible for distributing packets of Smith's chips. Which, by the way, I did not get to eat until the end of the show! And I almost forgot, the guinea pig cafe, which was amusingly presented by Anthony at the end of the overall performance. I will attach a poster that represents the guinea pig cafe for you to view at your leisure!

Cast in alphabetical order:

 Anthony Brynes. Stephanie Collas. Brigid Coote. Cameron East. Quentin Ellison. Ben Halpin. Oriel Halpin. Sarah Johnson. James Loakes. Oliwia Suchocki. Matt Southgate. Cherie Watson. 



Thank you, and until next time!

Stephanie :) 

Location: Brisbane QLD, Australia

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