Australian Performing Group
The Australian Performing Group (APG) was a Melbourne-based experimental theatre repertory ensemble formed in an official capacity in 1970 from the La Mama theatre group. Created to address a dissatisfaction with Australia's theatrical climate, the APG focused primarily on producing new works by then-emerging Australian writers such as Barry Oakley, Jack Hibberd, Kris Hemensley, Bill Garner, John Romeril, Steve J. Spears and David Williamson.[1]
The APG comprised many sub-groups interested in developing different ideas and shows, e.g. groups of writers, actors, musicians, etc.
In 1977 two of the APG groups, Soapbox Circus and The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, teamed up with New Ensemble Circus to create Circus Oz, originally funded by the APG.[2][3]
See also
- John Timlin, a financier of the Australian Performing Group
References
- ^ Wolf, Gabrielle (2008). Make it Australian: The Australian Performing Group, the Pram Factory and New Wave Theatre. Currency Press. ISBN 978-0-86819-816-3.
- ^ Mullett, Jane (2005). Circus Alternatives: The Rise of New Circus in Australia, the United States, Canada and France. Melbourne, Australia: (Unpublished doctoral dissertation) La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
- ^ Jensen-Kohl, Jesse (2018). Running away to the circus: a pilot study for a national survey of Australian contemporary circus exploring the lived experience and motivations of practitioners. Sydney, Australia: (Unpublished Masters of Research Thesis) Macquarie University.
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