During a Club walk at Ipswich early this year, many people were intrigued by the Incinerator which had become a theatre. The Incinerator was originally used to burn waste and opened in 1936 as the Ipswich Municipal Incinerator. It's also renowned for being the only building in Queensland designed by Walter Burley Griffin, who also designed the city of Canberra.
Luckily, after the Incinerator was decommissioned in the early 1960s, the Ipswich Little Theatre convinced the council not to demolish the historically significant building and it was converted into a theatre where plays have been performed since 1969 with seating for 80 people.
According to the Ipswich Little Theatre website, ‘Waiting for God’ is a play set in “the Bayview Retirement Village where battle-axe extraordinaire Diana Trent conspires with new resident Tom Ballard to give the conniving manager his comeuppance through a hilarious conspiracy with unexpectedly heart-warming results.”
There is parking available at the Theatre or, if travelling by train, it is a walk of 1.5kms from Ipswich Station or you can catch a 500 Goodna bus from Ipswich Station and walk 750m.
Because it is a small theatre, it is recommended that you buy tickets soon so as not to miss out. Go to www.ilt.org.au to obtain tickets.