I was in Brisbane today to meet with writers John Lonie and Matthew Ryan for a new TV project about a theatre director, banished to regional Queensland, whose only hope of redemption is to revive the local theatre. Imagine a show with the heart of A COUNTRY PRACTICE married with the droll humour of Christopher Guest’s WAITING FOR GUFFMAN and with momentary flashes of GLEE-like enthusiasm. Based on the true-life adventures of Lewis Jones, former Artistic Director of the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba (now Program Manager of the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane), who is also attached as a producer.
