VIETGONE at the Playhouse, QPAC Tickets
About VIETGONE
A WILD ROAD-TRIP ROMANCE THROUGH THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA
Saigon has fallen. Helicopter pilot Quang and strong-willed Tong have both narrowly escaped the end of the Vietnam War and find themselves in a new and deeply strange country.
Thrown together in the arrival camp in Arkansas, they must navigate a mystifying dust land of rednecks, bikers, hippies and cowboys. Tong wants to make a fresh start in the land of opportunity, while Quang just wants to get home. But what if the spark growing between them was to ignite?
With its in-your-face ninja action and pulse-pounding hip-hop music, Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone is an inventive and genre-bending live-action theatrical cartoon — an irreverent, pulp fiction-style take on the love story that may (or may not) have led to his own birth.
This perfect finale to 2023 will be co-directed by Dan Evans and Ngọc Phan on the Playhouse stage at QPAC. Cue the glitter cannon.
Run time
2hrs 30mins (incl. interval)
Categories
Start date
4th November, 2023
End date
18th November, 2023
Venue
Playhouse | Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Accessibility
QPAC is dedicated to being welcoming, accessible and inclusive for the widest possible audience. Your visit to QPAC may involve some stairs. Each theatre has lifts which assist patrons with mobility difficulties to access all foyers.
Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY TRAIN: Stop at South Brisbane Station, opposite QPAC in Grey Street.
BY BUS: From 15 August the outbound bus services platform has moved to the end of Victoria Bridge across to the other side of Grey St (Melbourne St, opposite Starbucks Coffee). Platform 2 and Platform 3 will remain in this location for the duration of the Brisbane Metro works. Services will continue to operate from this temporary location as per bus timetables.
BY CITYCAT: Stop at the South Bank ferry stop, which is only a short walk along the river from QPAC.
BY TAXI: The taxi area is located on the Grey Street side of QPAC. Free taxi phones are located in the Melbourne Street foyer, Cremorne Theatre lobby and near the Playhouse cloakroom.
BY CAR: There are a number of paid carparks available in the vicinity. We advise reviewing the Queensland Performing Arts Centre Visit Guide, for full details.
More information about VIETGONE
★★★★ “High-energy triumph is welcome response to whitewashing.” - The Guardian
“Vietgone, a raucous comedy… that strafes just about every subject it tackles and every character it presents.” - New York Times
Co-Director: Daniel Evans
Co-Director: Ngọc Phan
Designer: Christina Smith
Associate Costume Designer: Nathalie Ryner
Lighting Designer: Bernie Tan-Hayes
Composer/Sound Designer: Mike Willmett
Sound System Designer: Michael Waters
Video Designer: Nevin Howell
Choreography and Movement: Kate Harman and Gavin Webber
Hip Hop Consultant: Minh Nguyen
Stage Manager: Yanni Dubler
Assistant Stage Manager: Bridget O'Brien
SM Secondment: Leila Marsden
Cast includes: Aljin Abella, Patrick Jhanur, Hieu Luong, Kristie Nguy, Ngọc Phan and Will Tran
Tickets
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