OUR HISTORY
Old Fashioned Productions formed in 2013 as the result of both necessity and an unwavering passion for new original theatre.
As the story goes, unable to find a suitable company to present or develop his new musicals, Company Director Bradley McCaw decided to do the unthinkable. He would start his own company. He would build an Australian home for new original musicals.
What began with a small private workshop, featuring local Brisbane artists, grew into partnerships with large state organisations. As the company grew, both artistically and organisationally, working with leading artists around the country, unexpected new works were created. Old Fashioned Productions’ body of work expanded into original cabarets, stage plays and works for children. Eventually podcast series and studio cast recordings. All this was born of a love for the theatre and new musicals.
To date Old Fashioned Productions has worked with some of the country’s leading organisations including the Queensland Music Festival, Home of The Arts (Gold Coast), Australian Musical Theatre Festival, Chapel off Chapel, Judith Wright Centre of Performing Arts, Queensland Theatre Company, Homegrown, Brisbane Academy of Musical Theatre and New Musicals Australia. Our work has been seen on a variety of stages, from New York's 42nd Street, to regional schools throughout Queensland.
We create new stories. Original material. Big and small. Works of enduring substance and contribution to the artistic value of our community.
Some of these works include:
BECOMING BILL an award winning musical. This world premiere season of this production was directed by Broadway Producer and Director, Neil Gooding, and featured Australian star of the stage and screen, Rachael Beck.
ANY MOMENT was the first musical developed and presented at the inaugural Australian Musical Theatre Festival in 2019, and was presented in concert by an allstar Australian cast at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival, featuring Natalie O’Donnell (Mamma Mia), John O’Hara (School of Rock), Kerrie Ann Greenland (Helpmann Winner) and Vidya Makan (American Idiot).
THE GAME is a play first performed by Brisbane Grammar School. Published by Australian Plays and since presented around the country at countless schools.
DETECTIVE SMART & THE MATHEMATICAL UNDERPANTS was commissioned by the Queensland Music Festival and toured schools around regional Queensland in 2019.
TEN DAYS ON BROADWAY is a new genre defying podcast. Combining true crime, arts education, interviews and memoir. Featuring Tony Winners, Playbill, Sardi's Restaurant, NYU, Adam Guettel, John Bucchino, and many more.
what we do
Old Fashioned Productions doesn’t stage existing theatre works. We focus on making new works and building a bridge between the audience and the artist, who both desire to experience something entertaining and new. Our established works are available for production. We continue to develop new works, workshopping them with some of Australia's leading industry creatives. Enquiries for local and international licensing are welcomed.
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