Farewell to ‘Sharing the National Collection’

Presented by Ipswich Art Gallery and Ipswich Civic Centre…

Bid adieu to Sharing the National Collection with an afternoon of evocative performance.

Join Ipswich-based actors David Paterson and Davis Dingle as they perform excerpts from Red, the acclaimed two-person drama, exploring the artistic psyche and motivations of Mark Rothko at the height of his career.

A Q&A will follow with the actor David Paterson and director Timothy Wynn, Artistic Director of THAT Production Company. Hear as they explore Rothko’s legacy, his enduring influence, and the power of art and performance to express unseen and untold emotions.

Red was written by celebrated writer John Logan. This reading is supported by the Ipswich Civic Centre Hatchery 4305 Program.

Then, immerse your senses in the ambient soundscape of Leighton Craig. Craig’s performance, unfolds as a quiet, repetitive, and gently evolving long-form keyboard devotional to Rothko and Martin.

Attendees are invited to relax and experience the performance from the adjoining gallery.

Check in at the Ipswich Art Gallery front desk prior to making your way to the Exhibition Gallery.

Set List: 

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Red, performed by David Paterson and Davis Dingle. Followed by Q&A with actor David Paterson and director Timothy Wynn.
3:05 PM – 3:45 PM | Sound Performance by Leighton Craig.

‘Red’ Performance and Q&A

David Paterson
David is an Ipswich-based performer, writer, and director with experience across theatre and film. Formerly a winner of the Queensland Young Playwright’s Award, David has gone on to write, direct and perform in many productions in Brisbane and Ipswich. His local performances have included When the Rain Stops Falling, A Lie of the Mind, and God of Carnage, with THAT Production Company. He was Artistic Director of heartBeast Theatre, where he played and directed Hamlet, directed and produced Antigone and Bouncers, and had major roles in King Lear and Away. He has performed in comedy series Hitstroke FM and Metro Sexual, as well as independent film productions, including Radio Treason, Ada, Tomorrow, Rise of the Underdog.

Davis Dingle
Davis Dingle is an Australian actor and musician. He most recently played the role of “Oliver” in the second season of the AACTA award winning TV show, Deadloch (Amazon Prime). Other credits include Queensland Theatre Company, the second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (AppleTV+), and “Garrett” in The Edge (Netflix). He will soon take the stage as Prince Hal in Shakespeare’s Henry IV as part of the 4MBS Shakespeare festival. Davis is also an acclaimed musician, touring internationally as both a percussionist and chorister, and performing regularly in national concert halls. Last year he performed with the internationally renowned post-rock band Sigur Ros as part of their Australian tour, and is currently the principal percussionist of the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra.

Timothy Wynn
Timothy Wynn is the founding and current Artistic Director of THAT Production Company, an independent theatre company based in Ipswich, Queensland. His THAT Production Company directing credits include: Dance Nation (with Metro Arts), Head Over Heels (with Ipswich Civic Centre), Duck Duck Goose (with Theatreworks), Every Brilliant Thing, I Love You Bro, Sea Wall, Kill Climate Deniers (with Metro Arts), Yielding, When the Rain Stops Falling (with Ipswich Festival), God of Carnage (with Ipswich Festival), A Lie of the Mind, Romeo & Juliet, Pains of Youth, Seven Jewish Children (with Anywhere Theatre Festival), Fastest Clock in the Universe, Saved, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Spring Awakening; Queensland Theatre: Neighbourhood Watch (2023 Young Artist Program); La Boite Theatre Company: Thread (La Boite HWY Festival 2019); QUT: Blood Wedding; Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium: Welcome To Thebes; JMC Academies: The Trial. Awards and Nominations: 2021 Matilda Award Best Director for Sea Wall (nominated), 2023 Matilda Award for Best Director for Every Brilliant Thing (nominated).

Keyboard Performance

Leighton Craig is a musician and visual artist based in Meanjin/Brisbane. For over two decades, he has played a key role in the Brisbane outsider music community as both a solo artist and in a number of bands, including the duo Primitive Motion with fellow Brisbane artist Sandra Selig.
As a soloist, he has pursued a low-tech approach to keyboard studies, song forms, field recording and sound installation. His recordings have been released on a range of independent record labels including Room 40 (Aus), Bruit Direct Disque (France) and his own Kindling imprint.
He has performed in numerous live settings, including as the international touring guest of the Audio Foundation (NZ/Aotearoa), for Liquid Architecture (Naarm/Melbourne) and at MONA (Nipaluna/Hobart).

Image Credits:
Mark Rothko, 1957 # 20, 1957. National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra Purchased 1981 © Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko. ARS/Copyright Agency 2024, 81.729. Photography, Kelley Sheenan, 2026.
Portrait of David Paterson. Image by Josephine Paterson. Image Courtesy of the Artist.
Portrait of Davis Dingle. Photo by Kenn Wylchi. Image Courtesy of the Artist.
Portrait of Timothy Wynn. Photo by Kody Bramhall. Image Courtesy of the Artist.
Image of Leighton Craig. Photo by Sandra Selig. Image Courtesy of the Artist.