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 (Drizzle Boy, Ladies in Black) slips into Jane’s trail-worn boots for this rootin’ tootin’ unruly and unpredictable ride.

Join Calamity’s piano-fuelled posse and pull up a stool at one of the on-stage saloon tables to be part of the action!

This revival has all your favourite numbers, including “Secret Love” and “The Black Hills of Dakota” but this ain’t Doris Day’s Calamity Jane, no siree. This stripped-back reimagining shucks off the buckskin and brings a barrelful of dirt and grit to the classic musical.

Hailed as “outstandingly clever… gut-bustlingly funny [and with] an extraordinarily generous heart” (The Australian), saddle up and ride before dawn ‘cause these here tickets will fly out the door faster than you can crack a whip!

Calamity Jane
Bille Brown Theatre, Brisbane
22 March – 17 April 2025
www.queenslandtheatre.com.au

On Saturday 6 July, Kristian Fletcher pays tribute to Doris Day with a special screening of CALAMITY JANE at Metro Arts, 109 Edward St, Brisbane CBD. The 1953 musical film tells the story of the Wild West heroine Calamity Jane, her local saloon and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.

In the film, star Doris Day (who passed away earlier in May) sang the hit song Secret Love which won an Academy Award.

Calamity Jane Doris Day Tribute Screening
Saturday 6 July 11.15am
Metro Arts, 109 Edward St Brisbane City
www.kristianfletcher.com