Perth Theatre Company was a

live theatre Live Theatre, formerly Live Theatre Company, is a new writing theatre and company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As well as producing and presenting new plays many of which go on to tour nationally and internationally, it seeks out an ...

company in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

, Western Australia.

History

Perth Theatre Company was founded as SWY Theatre Company by graduates from the specialist Theatre Arts course at

John Curtin Senior High School John Curtin College of the Arts, originally John Curtin High School, is an independent, public co-educational, partially selective high school, located in East Street, , a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school provides a general and ...

in 1983. Between 1983 and 1986, SWY operated out of a disused warehouse in Fremantle before moving to 65 Murray Street, Perth in 1987. In 1994 the Company adopted the name of Perth Theatre Company and found a new home at the Playhouse Theatre. In 1996, Perth Theatre Company became a company limited by guarantee. In 2008, Perth Theatre Company's only Artistic Director, Alan Becher died and Melissa Cantwell was appointed the company's new Artistic Director. In 2016 Perth Theatre Company ceased operations.

Production history

;As SWY Theatre Company *1983: ''Or Else'', ''Locked In'', ''Going Home'', ''Self Service'' and ''Roll Call''. *1984: ''Waterfront'' *1985: ''Children of War'', ''Greek''. *1986: ''Fast Forward'', ''Stars'', ''The Flash Stockman'', ''Wham'', ''Are You Lonesome Tonight?'', ''Boomeroo!'' (

Festival of Perth Perth Festival, named Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF) between 2000 and 2017, and sometimes referred to as the Festival of Perth, is Australia's longest-running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia. The program features ...

). *1987: ''Zen and Now'', ''Cheapside'', ''Such is Life'' (Festival of Perth), ''No Room for Dreamers''. *1988: ''

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'', ''Mummy loves you Betty Ann Jewel'', ''Zen and Now''. *1989: ''Teechers'', ''It's a Girl'', ''Separation''. *1990: ''Teechers'', ''Under Milk Wood'', ''Crystal Clear'', ''Living in the 70s''. *1991: ''Low'', '' Beach Blanket Tempest'', ''A Night in the Arms of Raeleen'', ''Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'', ''Stories from Suburban Road''. *1992: ''Wild Cat Falling'', ''Stories from Suburban Road'' (remount for northwest WA regional tour). *1993: ''Five Fingers'', ''

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been ca ...

'', ''Cargo'', ''The Newspaper of Claremont Street''. ;As Perth Theatre Company *1994: '' Oleanna'', ''Whispering Demons'', ''

The Heidi Chronicles ''The Heidi Chronicles'' is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Production history A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, starr ...

'', ''Brilliant Lies''. *1995: ''Dead Funny'', ''Double Act'', ''Lockie Leonard'', ''Human Torpedo''. *1996: ''Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo'', '' Communicating Doors'', ''Double Act'', '' The Shoe-Horn Sonata''. *1997: ''Siren'', ''Same time another year'', ''Dead Funny'', ''A Passionate woman''. *1998: ''Silly Cow'', ''Milk and Honey'', ''

Sweet Phoebe ''Sweet Phoebe'' is an Australian play script by Michael Gow. The 1994 world premiere production starring Cate Blanchett was by Sydney Theatre Company under the artistic direction of Wayne Harrison. Other notable performances of the play include ...

'', ''Decadence''. *1999: ''Third World Blues'', ''Weekend Breaks'', ''Social Climbers'', ''The Censor'', ''Speaking in Tongues''. *2000: ''The Exploding Breakfast'', ''Gasping'', ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'', ''The Mule's Foal'', ''Stories from Suburban Road''. *2001: ''The Getaway Bus'', '' Face to Face'', '' Shopping and F***ing'', ''Vagina Monologues.'' *2002: '' The Return'', ''Stories from Suburban Road'', ''Cox Four'', ''Face to Face'', ''The Vagina Monologues''. *2003: ''The Corporal's Wife'', ''Skin Tight'', ''Shadow of the Eagles'', ''Covert''. *2004: ''Bench'', ''Talk about passion'', ''Face to Face'', ''The Chatroom''. *2005: ''Tango'', '' Soulmates'', ''Skin Tight'', ''Welcome to Dullsville!''. *2006: '' Charitable Intent'', ''Amadeus'', ''Marmalade and Egg'', ''Soulmates'' (re-mount). *2007: '' Bombshells'', ''

The Goat or who is Sylvia? ''The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?'' is a full-length play written in 2000 by Edward Albee which opened on Broadway in 2002. It won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Play, the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, and was a finalist for the 2003 P ...

'', ''St Nicholas'', ''Baby Boomer Blues''. *2008: ''The Turning'', ''Glorious!'', ''Baby Boomer Blues'' (tour), ''

Speed-The-Plow ''Speed-the-Plow'' is a 1988 play by David Mamet that is a satirical dissection of the American movie business. As stated in ''The Producer's Perspective'', "this is a theme Mamet would revisit in his later films ''Wag the Dog'' (1997) and ''St ...

'', ''Taking Liberty'', ''The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell''. *2009: ''The Matchmaker'', ''The Big Picture'', ''Rose'', ''The Seed,'' ''Equus'', ''An Oak Tree''. *2010: ''The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer,

The Removalists ''The Removalists'' is a play written by Australian playwright David Williamson in 1971. The main issues the play addresses are violence, specifically domestic violence, and the abuse of power and authority. The story is supposed to be a microc ...

.'' *2011: ''The Ugly One, The Pride, Tender Napalm.'' *2012: I''t's Dark Outside, On The Misconceptions of Oedipus, Blackbird.'' *2013: ''Alienation, A Number.'' *2014: ''6 Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography, Wish, White Rabbit Red Rabbit.'' *2015: ''From the Rubble, The Song was Wrong.''

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