About Us

THEATRICKS has been providing theatrical and publishing services

to the Queensland performing arts and events industries since 1988.

Who Are We?

Theatre Consultant, and co-Director of THEATRICKS, Iain Audsley was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in Sydney in 1971 but after a year of slogging it out on stage, he discovered that his true passion and calling was behind the scenes.

From his early work in Brisbane theatre, both on stage and providing technical expertise backstage, he moved to the Australian Opera building sets, worked with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and travelled to London where he worked at the Coliseum before moving back to Australia.

Iain was appointed Technical Co-ordinator of the yet-to-be-built Queensland Performing Arts Complex and built a career with QPAT which spanned more than 26 years as he evolved with the company and moved into roles including production and event management and heading up the set construction workshop.

Iain started THEATRICKS in 1988 when he was asked to provide technical assistance at Expo '88 and the business has provided technical and design assistance - from prop design and construction through to theatre refurbishment and design - to many theatre and event organisations across Queensland.

In the early nineties, THEATRICKS merged with Studio Publications, owned by Carmel Audsley, so that THEATRICKS could also provide marketing, publicity, writing and publishing services to a growing market. As a result, THEATRICKS won contracts to provide theatre programs for the 1998, 2000 and 2002 Brisbane Festivals and 1999 and 2001 Queensland Biennial of Music Festivals. THEATRICKS also published Perform Magazine of the Performing Arts (the magazine is currently available at www.performmagazine.com.au) and produced and sponsored the Perform/4MBS Awards for excellence in the performing arts.

Some of our clients

THEATRICKS has provided theatrical design and consultancy to:

. Counterweight refurbishment Basil Jones Theatre (now Gardens Point Theatre), QUT Campus, Brisbane

. Counterweight design for Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane

. Devise and present Set Construction Workshop at Granite Belt Arts Council, Stanthorpe

. Supply props to The Wilderness Grill in Miami, Florida USA

. Provide design concept and drawings for Sheldon College production How The West Was Warped

. Technical maintenance operations at Queensland Pavilion, Expo '88

. Provide design concept, model and drawings for Mixed Company's production of Ruthless

. Build set for Fame Theatre Company's production of the Pirates of Pensdance

. Design and build a proscenium arch with multi-function curtain for Queensland Marionette Theatre

. Design and supply props for Piccolo Productions

THEATRICKS has provide writing, publishing, publicity and marketing to:

. Queensland Performing Arts Trust

. The Brisbane Festival (1998, 2000, 2002)

. The Queensland Biennial Festival of Music (1999, 2001)

. Brisbane Arts Theatre

. Queensland Musical Theatre

. Perform/4MBS Awards for excellence in the performing arts

. Perform Magazine of the Performing Arts

As manager of the Queensland Performing Arts Trust Set Construction Workshop, Iain oversaw the construction, delivery and set up of many major touring national and local productions, including:

.Grease The Musical

.Smokey Joe's Cafe

.How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

.The Secret Garden

.The Sound of Music

.Over The Top With Jim

.The Pirates of Penzance

.The Mikado

.A Chorus Line

.Peter Pan

.Sweet Charity

.Samson and Delilah

.Elvis The Musical

.Little Shop of Horrors

.Caucasian Chalk Circle

.Dealer's Choice

.Out of the Box Festival

.The Spirit of Christmas

.Tropical Nights

.The Hobbit

as well as exhibition displays.

Theatre Project and Event Management,

Consultation and Design Solutions,

Enquiries to: theatricks@iinet.net.au