Darling Downs Youth Theatre reunion: St Johns Cathederal today (under renovation)

Thursday, 18 October 2007

St Johns Cathederal today (under renovation)

St John's Cathedral is currently under renovation (see picture below). This project is expected to be completed in 2009. In 2006 the Queensland Government gave a $2 million grant towards the restoration of St John's Cathedral as part of the Legacy Infrastructure Program in preparation for Queensland's 150th anniversary. There is an historical link between the site and the creation of the colony of Queensland (i.e. when Queensland separated from the Colony of New South Wales) in that the proclamation that formed the colony of Queensland was read from the verandah/balcony of the Deanery (formerly known as Adelaide house).

St John's Cathedral was the venue for the final 'Genesis' performance in 1977. It is more than likely that the video from the Reunion in June will require 2 DVD's (and maybe 3 to include other material). I am looking at taking some additional footage of different venues involved with the DDYT project. I did some filming inside St John's Cathedral to possibly form part of the final presentation DVD (nothing fancy, just some pan shots to show you what it looks like today). I was trying to upload a segment of this for you to look at but it may be a little while before it is available. It appears I had a 'bad' day in Brisbane as I lost a few items (cap/cables etc) with all the running around on the day. The 'lost' power cable is needed to allow me to transfer the video to my hard drive. It utilises an 'irregular' voltage so I can't get away with a generic power supply. When I have replaced the cable I will let you know how to view the footage.

I will need to rely upon your memories though. I have taken the footage from within the Cathedral however nothing 'rang a bell' for me. Can someone confirm whether our performance was inside the Cathedral or in one of the other buildings on the site?