16 – 26 Sept
A Curious Arcade
Prepare to be intrigued by peculiar storytelling machines in this century-old arcade exhibit.
Brisbane Festival and Brisbane Powerhouse present
World Premiere
Imaginary Theatre
Created by Celeste Mackellan, Thom Browning, Sarah Winter and Finegan Kruckemeyer.
Prepare to be intrigued by peculiar storytelling machines in this century-old arcade exhibit.
These elaborate machines are the creations of virtuosic Australian inventor Celeste Mackellan, an obscure figure who disappeared in 1929 along with the mechanical curiosities she built.
Fascinated by Mackellan’s mysterious disappearance, an international consortium of collectors and creatives from Imaginary Theatre are slowly working to locate, extract and lovingly restore her machines to their former glory.
At A Curious Arcade, you can experience these mechanical wonders as they tell timeless stories that surprise and delight.
Original machines by Celeste Mackellan
Writer
Finegan Kruckemeyer
Designer
Sarah Winter
Director & Technical Designer
Thom Browning
Composer
Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra
System Engineer
Matthew Strachan
Associate Designer
Aimée Pouzet
Graphic Designer
Sean Dowling
Production Manager
Naomi Gordon
Associate Producer
Brodie Shelley
Producer
Imaginary Theatre
Image by Morgan Roberts
Production Partners
Price
Free
Times
11:30am – 5pm
Accessibility
Wheelchair access
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#Artist
Thom Browning
Thom co-founded Imaginary Theatre to champion children’s access to the arts, and since then this Brisbane-based company has reached over 180,000 children across the globe.
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