Company B is an Australian theatre company based at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Belvoir St Theatre was founded in 1984 by Sue Hill and Chris Westwood at Belvoir St Surry Hills, and is the home of Company B. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
Company B was formed in 1984 and, under the artistic leadership of Neil Armfield, the company engages Australia's most prominent and promising playwrights, directors and actors. Neil Geoffrey Armfield AO (born in 1955 or 1956 is an Australian director of theatre film and opera Company B also tours to major arts centres and festivals both nationally and internationally.
Company B sprang into being out of the unique action taken to save the Nimrod Theatre building from demolition in 1984. The Nimrod Theatre Company, in Nimrod Street Kings Cross Sydney, Australia, was founded by in 1970 by John Bell, Richard Wherrett Rather than lose a performance space in inner city Sydney, more than 600 arts, entertainment and media professionals as well as ardent theatre lovers, formed a syndicate to buy the building. The syndicate included nearly every successful person in Australian show business.
Belvoir St Theatre’s greatly loved Upstairs and Downstairs stages have been the artistic watering holes of many of Australia’s great performing artists such as Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Jacqueline McKenzie, Ursula Yovich, Richard Roxburgh, Max Cullen, Bille Brown, David Wenham, Tyler Coppin, Deborah Mailman and Catherine McClements. Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Jacqueline Susan McKenzie (born 24 October 1967 is an Australian Film, Television and stage actress. Richard Roxburgh (born 1 January 1962 is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions Bille Brown (born 1952 is an Australian Shakespearean actor and acclaimed Writer of plays. David Wenham (born 21 September 1965 is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies Television series and Theatre productions Tyler Coppin is an Australian-American actor and writer His many stage appearances include Robert Helpmann in his one-man play Lyrebird Tales of Helpmann Deborah Mailman (born 14 July 1972 in Mount Isa, Queensland Australian actress, was the first Aboriginal actor to win the Australian Film Institute Catherine McClements (born 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress
Sell-out productions like Cloudstreet, The Judas Kiss, The Alchemist, Hamlet, Waiting for Godot, Gulpilil, Stuff Happens, Keating!, Parramatta Girls, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Michael Gow's Toy Symphony, have consolidated Company B's position as one of Australia's most innovative and acclaimed theatre companies. Cloudstreet is a novel by Australian writer Tim Winton. It chronicles the lives of two working class Australian families who come to live together at Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot who never arrives Stuff Happens is a play by David Hare, written in response to the Iraq War Keating! is a musical theatre production written by Casey Bennetto which portrays the political career of former Australian Prime Minister Paul Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, Michael Gow (born 1955 is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away, a story of three Australian families who go on holiday Company B also supports outstanding independent theatre companies through its annual B Sharp season.
On 4 October 2006, Belvoir St Theatre reopened after undergoing a major renovation to provide Company B with a state of the art home for the future whilst retaining the charm of the original building. From July 2005 until September 2006, Company B and B Sharp were resident at the Seymour Centre, Chippendale in Sydney.
Company B receives government support for its activities from the federal government through the Major Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts and the state government through Arts NSW. The Australia Council, informally known as the Australia Council for the Arts, is the official Arts council of the Government of Australia.
2008 Season
- Ngapartji Ngapartji - written and directed by Scott Rankin
- The Seed - written and performed by Kate Mulvany, directed by Iain Sinclair with Neil Armfield
- Antigone - written by Sophocles, directed by Chris Kohn
- The Pillowman - written by Martin McDonagh, directed by Craig Ilott
- Scorched - written by Wajdi Mouawad, directed by Neil Armfield
- Yibiyung - written by Dallas Winmar, directed by Wesley Enoch
- The Importance of Being Earnest - written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Jude Kelly
- Tough Time, Nice Time - written and performed by John Haynes and David Woods
Company B Education Program
School matinee performances: Company B holds up to five school matinee performances of every subscription season show. Neil Geoffrey Armfield AO (born in 1955 or 1956 is an Australian director of theatre film and opera Sophocles (ˈsɒfəkliːz Ancient Greek, sopʰoklɛ̂ːs circa The Pillowman is a 2003 play by British playwright Martin McDonagh. Martin McDonagh (born 26 March 1970 is a contemporary Irish playwright and Film director. Wajdi Mouawad is a Canadian writer actor and director born in Lebanon in 1968 Neil Geoffrey Armfield AO (born in 1955 or 1956 is an Australian director of theatre film and opera Wesley Enoch is a Murri Playwright and Artistic director. He was born in 1969 the eldest son of Doug and Lyn Enoch from Stradbroke Island. The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on February 14, 1895 at the St Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of Judith Pamela Kelly OBE (born March 24 1954 is a noted theatre director and producer from Liverpool
Tours: School groups are able to take a behind the scenes tour of Belvoir St Theatre where they learn a little about the history of the building and Company B, and the running of a professional theatre company.
Priority Funded Schools Program: Through the support of Education Partner, Freehills, Company B offers students from priority funded schools the opportunity to attend school matinee performances for free. Freehills is a commercial Law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region
Workshops: Company B runs a number of education workshops throughout the year for both students and teachers. The workshop program includes workshops in lighting, set, costume and sound design as well as in composition, theatre criticism and performance.
Work Experience: Company B runs a work experience program for high school students the aim of which is to give students a first hand experience of the company's artistic and administrative operations.
Work Placement at Company B: Company B also offers a limited number of work placements to students studying the VET Entertainment Industry Course.
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