Windmill Theatre Company
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Windmill Theatre Company Inc is a non-professional theatre company located in the outer-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne
, Victoria
. Specifically, their activities occur, and the bulk of their members reside, in the municipalities of Casey
, Cardinia
and Dandenong
. In the past, the company has produced a variety of show types but currently specialises in musical theatre
and are members of the Music Theatre Guild of Victoriahttp://www.musictheatreguildvic.org/.
The Company started in 1968 as Westernport Light Opera Society, performing in Koo Wee Rup and in the years that followed, shows have been performed in many different theatres and halls as far from Melbourne as Wangaratta. The name changed to Westernport Theatre Company (WTC) and more recently to Windmill Theatre Company.
at the Drum Theater in Dandenong http://www.wtc-theatre.com/current_1.htm
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. Specifically, their activities occur, and the bulk of their members reside, in the municipalities of Casey
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
, Cardinia
Shire of Cardinia
Cardinia Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
and Dandenong
City of Greater Dandenong
The City of Greater Dandenong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia located in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 137,600 people....
. In the past, the company has produced a variety of show types but currently specialises in musical theatre
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
and are members of the Music Theatre Guild of Victoriahttp://www.musictheatreguildvic.org/.
The Company started in 1968 as Westernport Light Opera Society, performing in Koo Wee Rup and in the years that followed, shows have been performed in many different theatres and halls as far from Melbourne as Wangaratta. The name changed to Westernport Theatre Company (WTC) and more recently to Windmill Theatre Company.
Current
The company is currently showing Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
at the Drum Theater in Dandenong http://www.wtc-theatre.com/current_1.htm