BACK TO BILO Tickets
Brisbane, Queensland

BACK TO BILO Tickets

A true-life testimony to people power and persistence.
BACK TO BILO: What to expect - 1
2025 Season
BACK TO BILO Tickets

About BACK TO BILO

Priya and Nades left war-torn Sri Lanka and found each other in regional Queensland. They married, had two daughters, worked hard and settled into a simple but happy country life.

The community welcomed them with open arms — but four years later came a knock at the door and they were ripped away in a dawn raid.

Their story could have ended there, but a brave band of Biloela women weren’t giving up on them so easily.

Fighting alongside the young refugee family, they launched a grassroots, people-powered campaign that galvanised hundreds of thousands of ordinary Australians to demand the family be brought back to Bilo. This is the remarkable true account of one family’s ordeal in the nightmare limbo of immigration detention, a story of how love is stronger than fear and of how persistence and togetherness can win against crushing odds.

Back to Bilo is a profoundly moving new play from celebrated local company Belloo Creative (Boy, Lost) and is made with — and from — the heart of regional Queensland.

Categories

Plays

Age

Ages 14+.

Start date

3rd September, 2025

End date

13th September, 2025

Venue

Bille Brown Theatre

78 Montague Road, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101

Accessibility

Queensland Theatre is committed to making their performances accessible to all theatre lovers.

For full access information and a visual story for the Bille Brown theatre, please view the Queensland Theatre Accessibility Guide.

Directions

GETTING TO THE VENUE

BY BUS: The 86 bus route is a free South Brisbane bus loop service offered by Translink, that delivers you meters from the theatre's front door.

BY CAR: There is paid car parking available in the surrounding streets.

More information about BACK TO BILO

"A must-see production about the triumph of the human spirit and the power of community." — Cathy Hunt, WOW (Women of the World) Festival

Writer: Katherine Lyall-Watson

Director: Caroline Dunphy

Original Concept: Matt Scholten

Dramaturg: Kathryn Kelly

Tamil Cultural Advisors: Sudhesh Somu & Vashini Jayakumar

Designer: Govin Ruben

Costume Designer: Keerthi Subramanyam

Composer and Sound Designer: Guy Webster

Video Designer: Mic Gruchy

Frequently asked questions

Which theatre is BACK TO BILO at?

BACK TO BILO is at Brisbane's Bille Brown Theatre, which is located at 78 Montague Road, Brisbane, 4101.

How much are tickets for BACK TO BILO?

BACK TO BILO tickets start at $70.

What is the age recommendation for BACK TO BILO?

Ages 14+.

How do you get tickets for BACK TO BILO?

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