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Australian Theatre For Young People
Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) is a not-for-profit national youth theatre company located in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1964 by Eleanor Witcombe. History The first committee was formed in 1964 and consisted of Alastair Duncan as chairman, Diana Sharpe as secretary, Nigel Lovell as treasurer as well as Ellis Irving, Owen Weingott and Wendy Blacklock. ATYP's first production was the comedy ''She Stoops to Conquer - Goldsmith Examined'' by Oliver Goldsmith, adapted and directed by Owen Weingott. Location Since 1997, ATYP was housed at The Wharf, Pier 4/5, but due to construction that started in July 2018, ATYP has temporarily relocated its office to Woolloomooloo. Their performance spaces are SBW Stable's Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta and The Joan, Penrith. Productions ATYP productions have toured regionally, such as ''Sugarland'', nationally, such as ''A Town Named War Boy'', and internationally, such as ''Patrice Balbina's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolloomooloo
Woolloomooloo ( ) is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Woolloomooloo is 1.5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. It is in a low-lying, former docklands area at the head of Woolloomooloo Bay, on Sydney Harbour. The Domain sits to the west, the locality of East Sydney is near the south-west corner of the suburb and the locality of Kings Cross is near the south-east corner. Potts Point is immediately to the east. Woolloomooloo was originally a working-class district of Sydney and has only recently changed with gentrification of the inner city areas of Sydney. The redevelopment of the waterfront, particularly the construction of the housing development on the Finger Wharf, has caused major change. Areas of public housing (Housing NSW a.k.a. "Housing Commission") still exist in the suburb, with 22% homes in the 2011 postcode, owned by the Department of Housing, in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lally Katz
Constance Lalage "Lally" Katz (born ) is an American and Australian dramatist writing for theater, film, and television. She now resides in Los Angeles. Early life Katz was born in New Jersey, United States. She was named for her aunt, Connie. When she was three she moved with her family to Miami, and then to Canberra when she was eight and three quarters. She moved to Melbourne when she was eighteen to attend university and pursue a career as a playwright. She graduated from the University of Melbourne’s School of Studies in Creative Arts. She trained with the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2000. She studied playwriting at London’s Royal Court Theatre. Career Katz began her career self producing her own plays in Melbourne, Australia when she was eighteen. From there she began to get commissions to write for Youth Theatre Companies such as St Martins Youth Theatre and PACT Youth Theatre. When she was twenty-three she joined Stuck Pigs Squealing Theatre Company. St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Companies In Australia
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. Elements of art, such as painted scenery and stagecraft such as lighting are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, "a place for viewing"), itself from θεάομαι (theáomai, "to see", "to watch", "to observe"). Modern Western theatre comes, in large measure, from the theatre of ancient Greece, from which it borrows technical terminology, classification into genres, and many of its theme (arts), themes, stock characters, and plot elements. Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aden Young
Aden Young (born 30 November 1971) is a Canadian-Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Daniel Holden in the SundanceTV drama ''Rectify'', for which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He has appeared in American, Canadian and Australian productions. Early life Young was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His father Chip Young, an American born in Missouri, was a well-known CBC broadcaster and children's book author, as well as composer of Canadian classic 'Honky The Christmas Goose', while his mother is a nurse from Newcastle, Australia. His family left Toronto for Australia in 1981. Young attended Galston High and Australian Theatre For Young People as a teenager. Career As an actor Young was cast in his first role, as a young Frenchman in Bruce Beresford's acclaimed religious epic '' Black Robe'' (1991) on his 18th birthday. International acclaim followed and Young was dubbed "the next Marlon Bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Wyllie
Daniel Wyllie (born 1970) is an Australian stage, film and television actor. Wyllie began acting in theatre. Early life Wyllie grew up on Sydney's North Shore. He attended North Sydney Boys High School and the University of New South Wales, where he studied arts for two years. Although he took part in amateur productions with the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), and while his involvement led to professional work, Wyllie considers himself untrained. When he was 18, Wyllie was involved in a car accident which knocked out his front four teeth and left him with a facial scar on his mouth. Career Wyllie primarily works in theatre, having appeared in many productions over the past two decades. He has performed frequently with the Sydney company Company B Belvoir, having appeared in productions of plays such as ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'', ''The Pillowman'' and, creating the role of Fish Lamb in the landmark production of ''Cloudstreet'', which toured both nationally an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebel Wilson
Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds; 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing as Toula in the SBS comedy series ''Pizza'' (2003–2007, 2019) and later appeared in the sketch comedy show '' The Wedge'' (2006–2007). She wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series ''Bogan Pride'' (2008). Shortly after moving to the United States, Wilson appeared in the comedy films ''Bridesmaids'' and ''A Few Best Men'', both in 2011. In 2012, Wilson appeared in the comedy films '' What to Expect When You're Expecting'', '' Struck by Lightning,'' and ''Bachelorette,'' which led to ''Variety'' naming her one of their "Top Ten Comics to Watch for 2013". She played the role of Fat Amy in the musical comedy ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017), which earned her several award nominations and wins, including the MTV Movie A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Williamson
Felix Williamson is an Australian actor. Early life Williamson is the stepson of playwright David Williamson. From age 13–17, he trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, Australia, learning the foundations of acting. Career He has had many roles in television, film and theatre and portrayed Paul Keating in the 2010 telemovie, ''Hawke'' opposite Richard Roxburgh's Bob Hawke. He portrays a Commonwealth Bank executive in various advertisements for the bank, usually in the role of rebuffing advice from incompetent American advertisement consultants who display ignorance of Australian society and buffoon-like behaviour. Felix has taken part in a variety of television shows including famous to CBBC, Me and My Monsters playing Nick Carlson (Dad), and Underbelly: Razor. Personal life Williamson lives with his wife, theatre producer Liz Fell, who together ran Naked Theatre Company from 2001 to 2005. Credits * ''Police Rescue'' (1993) * '' Water Rats'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Tovey
Jessica Tovey (born 10 November 1987) is an Australian actress. Tovey graduated from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and has made appearances for various drama companies. She is best known for her role of Belle Taylor on the long-running Australian soap opera '' Home and Away''. Tovey joined the show in 2006 and was nominated for two Logie Awards during her time there. In 2009, she announced she had quit ''Home and Away'' and her character was killed off. Tovey became the face of American shoe company, Skechers. She appeared in '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile'' in 2010 and '' Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo'' in 2011. Career Born in Sydney, Tovey graduated from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, where she appeared in a number of stage productions. She has played leading roles at Australian Theatre for Young People, drama festivals and in The Global Shakespeare Festival, where she won acclaim for her performance in '' Macbeth''. In 2005, she joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Tonkin
Phoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin (born 12 July 1989) is an Australian actress. She is known for portraying Cleo Sertori in '' H2O: Just Add Water'', Fiona Maxwell in ''Tomorrow, When the War Began'', Faye Chamberlain in ''The Secret Circle'', and Hayley Marshall in The CW series ''The Vampire Diaries'' and its spin-off series '' The Originals''. Early life Tonkin was born in Sydney. When she was four, she attended dance courses in classical ballet, hip hop, contemporary dance, and tap dance. At the age of 12, Tonkin began courses at the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) at the Wharf Theatre. Tonkin graduated from Queenwood School for Girls. Career 2000s: Breakthrough with ''H2O'' In 2005, Tonkin was cast in the role of Cleo Sertori on the Australian children's television series '' H2O: Just Add Water'', which follows the lives of three teenage girls who turn into mermaids. She worked on improving her swimming abilities during pre-production. The series premiered on 7 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon McClelland (actor)
Brandon McClelland (born Penrith, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian stage, television and film actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Pat Dooley in ANZAC Girls. Early life McClelland was born in Penrith, New South Wales before moving to Batemans Bay, New South Wales Bateman's is a 17th-century house located in Burwash, East Sussex, England. It was the home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 until his death in 1936. The house was built in 1634. Kipling's widow Caroline bequeathed the house to the National Trust ..., his long-time home town. He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2010, and graduated in 2012. Credits Film & Television Theatre Awards and nominations References External links * IMDB Profile: Brandon McClellan {{DEFAULTSORT:McClelland, Brandon Australian male television actors Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni 1992 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa McClelland
Alyssa McClelland (born 1981) is an Australian director, writer and actress. Early life and education McClelland was educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in Sydney and was Dux in her final year. She attended the University of Technology Sydney where she earned a B.A. in Communication in Media Arts and Production, majoring in film. From the age of fifteen she trained and performed in productions with the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney until she received a scholarship that enabled her to study abroad with the Atlantic Theater Company in New York. Career McClelland's most recent short film ''Second Best'' won the Dendy Live Action Short Award at the Sydney Film Festival, the Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Direction in a short film, Best Short Film at the Milano Film Festival, Best Foreign Film at Lake Shorts Film Festival, the Youth Award at 20MinMax Film Festival and Best Direction at Flickerfest [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lewis (Australian Actor)
Ben Lewis (born 28 September 1979) is an Australian actor and singer. His credits include The Phantom in the original Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's '' Love Never Dies'' as well as in ''The Phantom of the Opera'' in the West End production. Childhood Lewis was born in London to a theatrical family. His father, Michael Lewis, is an opera singer and his mother, Patricia Price, was also an opera singer and has retired as Head of Vocal Studies and Opera at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. His brother, Alexander Lewis, is an opera singer and actor who completed three years as a young artist at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. During his childhood, his family went back and forth between England and the North Shore of Sydney, Australia. Education After starting at a British secondary school, the family moved back to Australia and Lewis graduated from Newington College in Sydney and then undertook an Arts Degree at Sydney University. He performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
