Home of community theatre in the Redlands...
nurturing an inclusive performing arts community for over 30 years.
MATES Theatre Genesis Inc. is a community theatre group founded in 1990 by a group of actors, singers and their families who had a love of theatre and wanted somewhere to perform.
The group were officially incorporated in 1990 as the "Musical and Theatrical Entertainment Society of the Redlands". Affectionately known as MATES, their first official production was "Dimboola" at the Donald Simpson Centre in 1990. In the early days, they used several local venues before setting up home base at the Birkdale School of Arts Hall.
In 2016 MATES Theatre Society merged with another local community group, Theatre Genesis who performed a variety of shows at the Redlands Museum and MATES Theatre Genesis Inc. was born.
In 2018, the outgoing Mt. Cotton Drama Group were encompassed by MATES.
From a small, local presence MATES have been building a reputation that attracts patrons from local areas and the wider Brisbane community.