After being closed since March, the Empire Theatres will be raising the curtain once again for a series of performances featuring local artists starting in July. The weekly performance series aims to reopen the Empire Theatre to limited audiences to safely restart the performing arts industry in the Toowoomba area. The first four performances include local bands Project 62 supported by The Beamish Brothers on July 11, Queensland Chamber Orchestra Camerata on July 17,  local pop and jazz group C...

After months of uncertainty, plans for the Empire Theatres Youth Ensemble program IMPACT Senior, can now go ahead thanks to a grant awarded to the Empire Theatres Projects Company. The $14,000 grant, received from the Australia Council for the Arts Resilience Fund, will offset the costs of running the 2020 Senior IMPACT Ensemble program and includes the appointment of a guest artist to the creative team to operate as a mentor to the Ensemble and assist in the creation of their performance piece....