Online Digital Initiatives

Rachel Tindall is a passionate performer, director, and teacher with a background in musical theatre and acting. She trained at the Brisbane Academy of Musical Theatre and with the Queensland Theatre Company Youth Ensemble, and has worked with a variety of community and independent companies across Queensland. Rachel has a strong interest in storytelling, character development, and collaborative theatre-making, and is passionate about nurturing creativity in young performers. Her performance credits include West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, The Fantastiks, The Crucible, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as a number of original works. Rachel has a strong passion for inspiring young performers to explore their creativity, develop confidence, and enjoy the magic of bringing a story to life. After taking some time away from performing, Rachel is excited to be returning to the stage and doing what she loves most.

Independent theatre is always about choices, how we use time, attention, and space to create meaning. At Hummingbird Theatre Company (HTC), Poetry Month is one of those deliberate moments: a chance to pause, experiment, and foreground the work itself.Each year, we present a curated series of recorded audio poetry readings. Sometimes we draw from the classics (reader’s choice), sometimes we platform new work by local writers, and often we combine the two. Once the audio is recorded, the HTC team determines the visual language for that year’s presentation. We intentionally shift the aesthetic annually.In previous years, this has included short narrative films responding directly to the poems, and time-lapse illustrations created by a visual artist to capture the essence of each piece.

Eleanor loves the performing arts and has been involved in many productions, including plays, musical theatre, cabaret, and burlesque. Currently she is performing in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Brisbane Musical Theatre as the Flower Seller and featured ensemble. Her favourite performance credits include being a Major General's Daughter in ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ (2024) and Tracy in ‘Seascape with Sharks and Dancer’ (2023). Another favourite play of hers is ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in which she has played both Hermia (2017) and Helena (2022). Some of her other recent performance credits include Alice in ‘The Secret Garden’ (2025) and Pooh Bear in ‘Winnie the Pooh’ (2025). Her training includes a Diploma and a Bachelor of Acting and Performance completed at TAFE South Bank in 2018, and an apprenticeship with the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble the following year. When she’s not on stage or rehearsing, Eleanor entertains children as a party princess with Enchanted Enterprises and teaches drama with Stage School Australia. 

As all independent theatre makers will know, one has to ‘hit the ground running’ in the New Year (as if our feet ever really left the ground…). At HTC, we consider the onset of the New Year the perfect time for re-engaging and reconnecting with our patrons, after the disorientation we all face after the festive season.During this time, we implement one of our Digital Initiatives, which we refer to as our ‘start-of-year programming.’ This is free online programming that we offer our social media followers to kick-start the year and thank patrons for their loyalty. Whenever logistics allow, we reserve January, February, and March solely for this recalibration process.