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The '''Adelaide Repertory Theatre''' (The Rep) is an [[amateur theatre|amateur]] [[theatre company]] in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. It is the longest surviving [[amateur theatre]] company in the Southern Hemisphere.<ref>Affort, T. (1995). Adelaide Repertory Theatre. In P. Parsons (General Editor), ''Companion to Theatre in Australia''. Sydney, Currency Press, p. 11</ref><ref>[http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00007088/01/7088.pdf Comans, Dr Christine A.W. (2006) La Boite's History as Doctoral Study: A Research Methodology Story. ''NJ Drama Australia Journal'' 30(2):pp. 73-82.]</ref> It was set up in 1908 by students from the [[Elder Conservatorium]].<ref>Geoffrey Milne, (2004), ''Theatre Australia (Un)limited: Australian Theatre Since the 1950s'', Rodopi, p. 75, ISBN 9042009306</ref> The company has performed drama, comedy, farce and musical theatre. Throughout the history of the company there has been a strong emphasis on volunteers. All cast and crew are volunteers who give freely of their time to present professional quality productions to the theatre going public of Adelaide. |
The '''Adelaide Repertory Theatre''' (The Rep) is an [[amateur theatre|amateur]] [[theatre company]] in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. It is the longest surviving [[amateur theatre]] company in the Southern Hemisphere.<ref>Affort, T. (1995). Adelaide Repertory Theatre. In P. Parsons (General Editor), ''Companion to Theatre in Australia''. Sydney, Currency Press, p. 11</ref><ref>[http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00007088/01/7088.pdf Comans, Dr Christine A.W. (2006) La Boite's History as Doctoral Study: A Research Methodology Story. ''NJ Drama Australia Journal'' 30(2):pp. 73-82.]</ref> It was set up in 1908 by students from the [[Elder Conservatorium]].<ref>Geoffrey Milne, (2004), ''Theatre Australia (Un)limited: Australian Theatre Since the 1950s'', Rodopi, p. 75, ISBN 9042009306</ref> The company has performed drama, comedy, farce and musical theatre. Throughout the history of the company there has been a strong emphasis on volunteers. All cast and crew are volunteers who give freely of their time to present professional quality productions to the theatre going public of Adelaide. |
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The company currently presents four productions each year and '''The Arts Theatre''' is used by theatre groups and the community. |
The company currently presents four productions each year and '''The Arts Theatre''' is used by theatre groups and the community. |
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The Adelaide Repertory Theatre (The Rep) is an amateur theatre company in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the longest surviving amateur theatre company in the Southern Hemisphere.[1][2] It was set up in 1908 by students from the Elder Conservatorium.[3] The company has performed drama, comedy, farce and musical theatre. Throughout the history of the company there has been a strong emphasis on volunteers. All cast and crew are volunteers who give freely of their time to present professional quality productions to the theatre going public of Adelaide. The company currently presents four productions each year and The Arts Theatre is used by theatre groups and the community.
For many years since the company's inception they have performed at many venues around Adelaide. They decided that they needed a home they could call their own and after much fund-raising they opened the Arts Theatre in 1963. The theatre was opened by the then Governor Sir Edric Bastyen. The first production staged by The Rep was the Peter Ustinov comedy, Romanoff and Juliet, [1]on the 15th of June 1963. From putting on fourteen shows a year this has steadily declined to four a year. This came about so that the company could better serve the community and allow other companies to hire the venue. The companty opened the Arts Theatre in 1963. The first production there was the Peter Ustinov comedy, Romanoff and Juliet. [4].
Awards
- 2006
- the Adelaide Critics Circle The Coopers Group Award for School for Scandal[5]
- the Messenger Newspapers Light Year Award for best comedy: I Hate Hamlet[6]
- 2001 the Light Year Award Glen Christie's performances as Norman in The Dresser and Barney in Kid Stakes won Best Amateur Actor in the Messenger Newspapers City Messenger Theatre Awards[7]
Notable associates
Notable associates of the Theatre include:
- Alexander Melrose - playwright[8]
- Roxy Byrne - actress[9]
- Sydney Talbot Smith - Chairperson, Vice President and President at times between 1919 and 1948[10]
References
- ^ Affort, T. (1995). Adelaide Repertory Theatre. In P. Parsons (General Editor), Companion to Theatre in Australia. Sydney, Currency Press, p. 11
- ^ Comans, Dr Christine A.W. (2006) La Boite's History as Doctoral Study: A Research Methodology Story. NJ Drama Australia Journal 30(2):pp. 73-82.
- ^ Geoffrey Milne, (2004), Theatre Australia (Un)limited: Australian Theatre Since the 1950s, Rodopi, p. 75, ISBN 9042009306
- ^ Austage
- ^ The Awards, Adelaide Critics Circle. Retrieved 2007-05-19
- ^ Amateur Theatre I Hate Hamlet, Messenger Newspapers, 2006
- ^ City Messenger Theatre Awards
- ^ Alexander Melrose entry at the Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ Roxy Byrne entry at the Australian Women’s Archives Project
- ^ Sydney Talbot Smith entry at the Australian Dictionary of Biography
External links
- Adelaide Repertory Theatre in the Adelaide Theatre Guide
- Adelaide Repertory Theatre at AusStage (Gateway to the Performing Arts resources on the Net)
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