Leaping from 17th-century Italy to today’s urban art scene in a fast, funny and thought-provoking mash-up of history, humour and imagination, new dark comedy Genius will premiere at Cairns’ Bulmba-ja Theatre from 26 September to 4 October 2025. Written by acclaimed Darwin playwright Sandra Thibodeaux, directed by Nicky Fearn, and co-produced by Thibodeaux, JUTE Theatre … Read more
JUTE Theatre Company invites audiences to take part in the creative journey of HUNTERS, a powerful new Australian play by Michael Sams, with a special public reading at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre on Friday, 6 June. Sams is an award-winning playwright whose works have been performed nationally and internationally, with HUNTERS marking his latest full-length work … Read more
The Board of JUTE Theatre Company is delighted to welcome acclaimed theatre maker, director, and arts leader Chris Kohn as its new Executive Artistic Director following the retirement of co-founder, Artistic Director and CEO, Suellen Maunder. Kohn’s appointment follows an extensive national search and marks the beginning of a new chapter for the company, with … Read more
Who’s up for Bollywood dance numbers and an hilarious romantic comedy? —loud, joyful, and just a little bit chaotic, The Accidental Bride delivers the fun, wrapped in saree. JUTE Theatre Company invites Cairns audiences to step inside the creative whirlwind of this vibrant new comedy by Shoba Sadler. When a ‘serious Indian boy’ accidently proposes … Read more
In March, Dr Matt Domingo returns to the Far North to play Hamish, a charismatic figure cloaked in darkness, in JUTE Theatre Company and Overall Arts’ co-production of O, Ophelia. JUTE Theatre Company and Overall Arts’ poignant and thought-provoking new production of O, Ophelia, premieres at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, Cairns, on Friday, 7 March … Read more
After nearly three decades of leadership, JUTE Theatre Company’s founding Artistic Director and CEO will cap off an extraordinary and transformative era in Queensland’s regional theatre. JUTE Chair Gill Townsend praised Ms Maunder’s creativity, vision, and tireless dedication, making the Cairns-based organisation a national leader in regional arts and a vibrant company that has empowered … Read more
For information about the production, click here To buy tickets, click here *** Cairns’ youth will have an opportunity to shine in bold new professional theatre production. Auditions are now open for young female actors of Cairns and Far North to join the chorus of an exciting new regional touring co-production, O, Ophelia, … Read more
MEDIA RELEASE In partnership with JUTE Theatre Company, the Australian Theatre for Young People’s (ATYP) playwriting program Fresh Ink will showcase Cairns’ next generation of playwrights at a live and free play reading event tomorrow, Wednesday, 29 November, from 6 pm at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre. Partnering with JUTE Theatre Company in 2023 to deliver its … Read more
MEDIA RELEASE Traversing the powerful themes of government corruption, conspiracy and the courage to stand up for one’s convictions, Koalazilla is an exciting new work by Cairns playwright Keziah Warren that, with production and direction from Overall Arts, will be performed next month featuring the senior graduating class of JUTE Actors Studio (JAS). Within the … Read more
