PLAY READING: In Beauty It Is Finished - La Boite Theatre Encores

Title: In Beauty It Is Finished

Presented By: La Boite Theatre

Genre: Play Reading

Synopsis: The La Boite Encores series opens with In Beauty It Is Finished by George Landen Dann, a play that sparked controversy long before its 1931 premiere due to its candid language and groundbreaking portrayal of a relationship between a young white woman and an Aboriginal man. The original production faced media backlash, with Smith's Weekly labelling it a “sordid drama of miscegenation.” In past performances (1931 and 1977), the play was controversially staged in blackface.

In 2025, this powerful reading will be directed by proud Butchulla man Aidan Rowlingson and, for the first time, read by a First Nations cast.

Performance Date: Monday, 28 April 2025

Performance Time: 6:30 PM

Performance Location and Address: La Boite Theatre, 6-8 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059

Ticket Costs: $20

Encore Packages:

• Three Encore Package: Save 10%

• Five Encore Package: Save 15%

• Ten Encore Package: Save 20%

Ticket Link: Buy Tickets

Director: Aidan Rowlingson

Production Website: La Boite Theatre

Other Information:

• Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

• Companion Card (Carers): Available

• Unwaged Artist Tickets: Limited complimentary tickets available for artists in financial hardship