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heartBeast Theatre

History

heartBeast Theatre is a Brisbane-based independent theatre company founded in 2010 by Michael Beh.

The company began rehearsing and performing in Trinity Hall, a former rehearsal room of the Queensland Theatre Company.

Artistic Directors

David Paterson (current) David has been Artistic Director of heartBeast since 2016.

David Paterson

David has been acting, directing and writing for theatre and film over the last twenty years. He is the current Artistic Director of heartBeast Theatre where he co-directed and played the titular role in Hamlet and recently directed Antigone. David’s extensive training includes work with Redlands School of Performing Arts, Queensland Theatre Company Youth Theatre, La Boite Theatre Company and Oz Frank Theatre Company.

His performance credits include: heartBeast Theatre: Hamlet, King Lear, Away; THAT Production Company: When the Rain Stops Falling (co presented with the Judith Wright Centre) God of Carnage, A Lie of the Mind, Spells for Adolescents, Romeo and Juliet; Ipswich Little Theatre: A Few Good Men, Searching for Doctor Branovich, The Importance of Being Earnest; Brisbane Theatre Company: The Caretaker; Bayside Players: Mad Forest, Play (by Samuel Beckett); Plympton Players: Blood Wedding; Adelaide University Guild: King Lear; Twelfth Night Theatre: Hamlet; Brisbane Arts Theatre: The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

Feature and short films and web series: Rise, Ada, Tomorrow, Radio Treason, Tin Can, Dinner for Three, A Just World, Picnic, Boot, Catharsis, Stuck, The Eleventh Day, Hit Stroke FM.

Writing credits: The Door - winner of Queensland Theatre Company Young Playwrights Award; Father Away; Five and Six Eighths.

Anna Loren (2015-2016)

Michael Beh (2010-2015)

Michael has worked as a theatre director, drama educator, scholar, designer, writer and producer throughout his career focusing on nurturing the development of emerging theatre artists. He has produced and directed over 50 theatre productions at professional, independent, university and youth theatre levels. Most recently he was the Brecht Consultant on Queensland Theatre’s production of Once in Royal David’s City. Michael studied in the world leading Drama Department at Carnegie Mellon University (USA), where he was a Fulbright Fellow in the MFA Graduate Directing Program. During this time he trained with the Moscow Arts Theatre School. He holds a First Class Honours Degree in Drama from University of Queensland as well as undertaking doctoral studies in directing and a post graduate qualification in drama teaching (QUT).