Adelaide Repertory Theatre
Encyclopedia
'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. It celebrated its centenary in 2008 having been set up in 1908 by students from the Elder Conservatorium
.
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. In 1963, the company opened the Arts Theatre. The first production there was the Peter Ustinov
comedy, Romanoff and Juliet.
Amateur theatre
Amateur theatre is theatre performed by amateur actors. These actors are not typically members of Actors' Equity groups or Actors' Unions as these organizations exist to protect the professional industry and therefore discourage their members from appearing with companies which are not a signatory...
theatre company in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It is the longest surviving amateur theatre
Amateur theatre
Amateur theatre is theatre performed by amateur actors. These actors are not typically members of Actors' Equity groups or Actors' Unions as these organizations exist to protect the professional industry and therefore discourage their members from appearing with companies which are not a signatory...
company in the Southern Hemisphere. It celebrated its centenary in 2008 having been set up in 1908 by students from the Elder Conservatorium
Elder Conservatorium
The Elder Conservatorium of Music is Australia's senior academy of music and one of the country's most distinguished institutions for comprehensive education, professional training, and research in music...
.
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. In 1963, the company opened the Arts Theatre. The first production there was the Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE was an English actor, writer and dramatist. He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter...
comedy, Romanoff and Juliet.
Awards
- 2008 Ruby Award for Sustained Contribution by an Organisation (Arts SAArts SAArts SA is the South Australian Government Department responsible for the arts. The Minister for The Arts is the Premier Mike Rann, the Chief Executive is Greg Mackie.Statutory Authorities reporting to the Department include:...
) - 2006 the Adelaide Critics Circle The Coopers Group AwardCoopers BreweryCoopers Brewery is an Australian beer company. Its shares are primarily owned by the extended Cooper family, and the company's constitution and classes of shares makes it difficult to sell shares outside the family. Coopers is known for making a variety of high quality beers, the most famous of...
for School for Scandal - 2006 the Messenger NewspapersMessenger NewspapersMessenger Newspapers is the publisher of 11 free suburban weekly newspapers together covering the Adelaide metropolitan area. Established by Roger Baynes in Port Adelaide in 1951, Messenger has since acquired other independent suburban titles to become Adelaide's only suburban newspaper group...
Light Year Award for best comedy: I Hate Hamlet - 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 NewspapersMessenger NewspapersMessenger Newspapers is the publisher of 11 free suburban weekly newspapers together covering the Adelaide metropolitan area. Established by Roger Baynes in Port Adelaide in 1951, Messenger has since acquired other independent suburban titles to become Adelaide's only suburban newspaper group...
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Theatre Awards
Notable associates
Notable associates of the Theatre include:- Roxy Byrne - actress
- Frank FordFrank Ford (director)Frank John Ford AM is a freelance writer, director, dramaturg and drama lecturer.He has studied acting, drama theory, dramaturgy, directing and cinema in his degrees: M.F.A. from Columbia University, New York ; Certificate in Arts Administration, Harvard Business School; A.D.B London and B.A...
AM - Director - Alexander Melrose - playwright
- Keith MichellKeith MichellKeith Michell is an Australian actor, particularly noted for his television and film performances as King Henry VIII of England.- Early life :He was born in Adelaide and brought up in Warnertown, near Port Pirie...
- Actor - Sydney Talbot Smith - Chairperson, Vice President and President at times between 1919 and 1948