Английская Википедия:Adelaide Repertory Theatre
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English 'The Adelaide Repertory Theatre, often called Adelaide Rep or The Rep, is an amateur theatre company in Adelaide, South Australia, founded in 1908. It usually presents its productions at The Arts Theatre.
History
Adelaide Rep is the longest surviving amateur theatre company in the Southern Hemisphere,[1][2] having been set up in 1908 by students from the Elder Conservatorium.[3][4]
Since its inception, the company's venues have included:[5][6]
- Unley Town Hall
- Walkerville Hall
- Queen's Hall at 102a Grenfell Street[7] (later the Embassy Ballroom, Plaza Theatre, and Paris Cinema, before demolitionШаблон:Efn)
- King's Theatre (built 1911, on the corner of Carrington Street and King William Street, Adelaide[8])
- Tivoli Theatre (now Her Majesty's)
- Victoria Hall, in Gawler Place
In 1963, the company built The Arts Theatre in Angas Street in the Adelaide city centre.[9] The 500-seat theatre was built for £45,000, on land bought 15 years prior by the company. It has since become a major venue for other amateur companies as well as Adelaide Fringe and other performances.[5] The first production there was the Peter Ustinov comedy, Romanoff and Juliet.[10][5]
Description
The company has performed at many venues around Adelaide,[4] but most are at The Arts Theatre.
The company is run by a board, Шаблон:As of chaired by Rose Vallen.[11]
Awards
- 2001: Messenger Newspapers Light Year Award, for Glen Christie's performance as Norman in The Dresser
- 2001: Messenger Newspapers Theatre Awards, for Barney in Kid Stakes won Best Amateur Actor[12]
- 2006: Adelaide Critics Circle The Coopers Group Award for School for Scandal[13]
- 2006: Messenger Newspapers Light Year Award for best comedy: I Hate Hamlet[14]
- 2008: Ruby Award for Sustained Contribution by an Organisation (Arts SA)[15]
People
Notable associates of the Theatre include:
- Roxy Byrne - actress[16]
- Frank Ford AM - Director
- Alexander Melrose - playwright[17]
- Keith Michell - Actor[4]
- Jean Robertson - actress
- Sydney Talbot Smith - Chairperson, Vice President and President at times between 1919 and 1948[18]
Footnotes
References
External links
- Шаблон:Official
- Adelaide Repertory Theatre in the Adelaide Theatre Guide
- Adelaide Repertory Theatre at AusStage
- Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 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, Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:Cite newsШаблон:Dead link
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ City Messenger Theatre Awards
- ↑ The Awards Шаблон:Webarchive, Adelaide Critics Circle. Retrieved 2007-05-19
- ↑ Amateur Theatre I Hate Hamlet, Messenger Newspapers, 2006
- ↑ Adelaide Repertory Theatre, Sustained contribution (organisations) 2008 Winner, Ruby Awards, ARTS SA
- ↑ 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
