Regional Queensland’s performing arts sector has never been short on talent or enthusiasm, but 2024 is a year of unprecedented change. While actors in Brisbane continue to fight for a fair go for local roles, regional counterparts are often caught between many governing bodies, each with different funding structures and operation models and at various stages of their life cycle.
The latest changes include the launch of the new QTouring, managed by Stage Queensland through Arts Queensland. Artists across the state have greeted the launch with optimism for a post-COVID revival of regional Queensland arts. But their hope is tempered with a healthy scepticism of the state’s ability to sustainably serve regional arts and audiences.
