Adelaide Repertory Theatre
'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 celebrated its centenary in 2008 having been set up in 1908 by students from the Elder Conservatorium.[3][4]
The company currently presents four productions each year and The Arts Theatre is used by theatre groups and the community.
The company has performed at many venues around Adelaide.[4] In 1963, the company opened the Arts Theatre. The first production there was the Peter Ustinov comedy, Romanoff and Juliet.[5]
Awards
- 2008 Ruby Award for Sustained Contribution by an Organisation (Arts SA)[6]
- 2006 the Adelaide Critics Circle The Coopers Group Award for School for Scandal[7]
- 2006 the Messenger Newspapers Light Year Award for best comedy: I Hate Hamlet[8]
- 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[9]
Notable associates
Notable associates of the Theatre include:
- Roxy Byrne - actress[10]
- Frank Ford AM - Director
- Alexander Melrose - playwright[11]
- Keith Michell - Actor[4]
- Sydney Talbot Smith - Chairperson, Vice President and President at times between 1919 and 1948[12]
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 90-420-0930-6
- ^ a b c Brissenden, Alan (25 September 2008). "Stirring the intellectual pot". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
- ^ Austage
- ^ Adelaide Repertory Theatre, Sustained contribution (organisations) 2008 Winner, Ruby Awards, ARTS SA
- ^ The Awards, Adelaide Critics Circle. Retrieved 2007-05-19
- ^ Amateur Theatre I Hate Hamlet, Messenger Newspapers, 2006
- ^ City Messenger Theatre Awards
- ^ Roxy Byrne entry at the Australian Women’s Archives Project
- ^ Alexander Melrose entry at the Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ Sydney Talbot Smith entry at the Australian Dictionary of Biography
External links
- Adelaide Repertory Theatre
- Adelaide Repertory Theatre in the Adelaide Theatre Guide
- Adelaide Repertory Theatre at AusStage (Gateway to the Performing Arts resources on the Net)
- George, Bev (January 1998). "The Performing Arts Collection - The Adelaide Repertory Theatre Inc". Retrieved 16 October 2008.