In 1963, the company built The Arts Theatre in Angas Street in the Adelaide city centre.[12] 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.[13][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, as of January 2023[update] chaired by Rose Vallen.[14]
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[15]
Sydney Talbot Smith - Chairperson, Vice President and President at times between 1919 and 1948[21]
Footnotes
↑ "The Art Deco facade was created in 1935 when it became the Embassy Ballroom."[8] It was later the Plaza Theatre, then the Paris Cinema.[9] "...now is the site of the southern entrance to Regent Arcade".[10]
References
↑ Affort, T. (1995). Adelaide Repertory Theatre. In P. Parsons (General Editor), Companion to Theatre in Australia. Sydney, Currency Press, p. 11
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