ShowThe Marriage of FigaroDate31st August 1998DescriptionThe Marriage of Figaro launched the opening of the Optus Playhouse at QPAC on 2 September 1998 in a new adaption by Neil Armfield and Geoffrey Rush of the Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais play. The production was a collaboration of the 1998 ENERGEX Brisbane Festival and qtc (Queensland Theatre Company).ProducerQueensland Theatre CompanyBrisbane FestivalDirectorNeil ArmfieldComposerJohn RodgersSet designDale FergusonLighting designRory DempsterPerformersArtists Bille Brown, Andrew Buchanan, Gerry Connolly, Meaghan Davies, Alan Edwards, Jennifer Flowers, Stephen Grives, John Leary, Robyn Nevin, Leah Purcell, Geoffrey Rush, David Sandford, Leo Wockner; musicians Robert Davidson, Christa Powell, Kylie DavidsonVenuePlayhouse Theatre, QPACDonated byTransferred from QPAC Archives