Calamity Jane
The raucous revival that celebrates the wildest woman in the Wild West. Welcome to the rough-and-tumble town of Deadwood, where swaggering sharpshooter Calamity Jane is mocked and admired in equal measure. Deadly with a whip or a quip, her bluster and bravado mask a longing for something deeper. Cabaret daredevil Naomi Price slips into Jane's trail-worn boots for a bold reimagining of the classic musical, directed by Richard Carroll. Audiences pull up a stool at on-stage saloon tables and are roped into the action. The score keeps the standards — Secret Love, The Black Hills of Dakota — but this stripped-back staging shucks off the buckskin and digs into the grit and humour of the frontier legend. Adapted by Ronald Hanmer and Phil Park, from the stage play by Charles K. Freeman, after the Warner Bros. film written by James O'Hanlon. Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, music by Sammy Fain. By arrangement with Music Theatre International (Australasia) Pty Ltd. Naomi Price appears courtesy of The Little Red Company.
Presented by Queensland Theatre, Hayes Theatre Co, Neglected Musicals, One Eyed Man Productions.
Running time: approximately 150 minutes, including 1 interval.
Seasons
- Bille Brown Theatre, Brisbane QLD — 23 September 2026 to 25 September 2026 · tickets
- Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton QLD — 30 September 2026 to 1 October 2026 · tickets
- Proserpine Entertainment Centre, Proserpine QLD — 3 October 2026 to 4 October 2026 · tickets
- Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville QLD — 9 October 2026 to 10 October 2026 · tickets
- The Empire Theatre, Toowoomba QLD — 15 October 2026 to 17 October 2026 · tickets
- Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg QLD — 23 October 2026 to 24 October 2026 · tickets
- The Events Centre, Caloundra, Brisbane QLD — 30 October 2026 to 1 November 2026 · tickets
- Redland Performing Arts Centre, Cleveland QLD — 6 November 2026 to 8 November 2026 · tickets