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	Open Directory - Arts: Performing Arts: Theatre: Venues: Oceania: Australia
		The Darlinghurst Theatre - The Darlinghurst Theatre located in Kings Cross, Sydney - Australia provide professional theatre in an intimate and comfortable venue.
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		Albany Town Hall Theatre - Western Australia's theatre presents its history, documents, facilities, shows, and services.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Performing_Arts/Theatre/Venues/Oceania/Australia (202 words)

	S W A D - Falk, Ronald
		He spent two years at the National Theatre, Eastern Hill, Australia, then ten years in England with The Old Vic, The English Stage Company, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Traverse Theatre and the Scottish National Theatre.
		Falk made his professional stage debut in The Front Page with the Union Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
		Single Spies~2001 - Blunt (Marian Street Theatre, Killara, Australia)
	www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net /RonaldFalk.html (475 words)

	The Empire Theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Empire Theatre is located in Toowoomba, Queensland, and is a fine example of art deco architecture in Australia.
		The Theatre is able to hold 2,400 people, making it the largest regional theatre in Australia.
		1998, The Empire theatre awarded "The Best Theatre in Australia" by the Australian Leisure Management Magazine that placed it amongst the top eight leisure and entertainment projects in Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Empire_Theatre (384 words)

	Griffin Theatre :: The Lightkeeper
		Mainstreet Theatre is grateful for the assistance provided by the Government of South Australia, Arts SA, Australia Council for the Arts and Playing Australia.
		Verity Laughton (Burning, Griffin 2001) has ingeniously interwoven tales from South Australia's own sea-faring past to create a powerfully moving tale of great tragedies and greater triumphs.
		Griffin Theatre Company presents Mainstreet Theatre's production of
	www.griffintheatre.com.au /production.cfm?productionID=13 (310 words)

	TWF: searching: performing arts books
		A small souvenir booklet on the Tivoli circuit and variety theatre in Australia -from the Harry Rickards era to the management by David N. Martin.
		A personal and anecdotal account of vaudeville and variety theatre in Australia from the 1920s to the 1960s.
		A brief survey of Australian puppeteers and puppet theatres in the 1970s, with a short historical introduction.
	www.twf.org.au /search/varietybooks.html (310 words)

	Encyclopedia: Melbourne
		Melbourne is a large commercial and industrial centre, with many of Australia's largest companies, and many multinational corporations (approximately one-third of the 100 largest multinationals operating in Australia as of 2002) headquartered there.
		Melbourne is home to nine of the sixteen teams in the Australian Football League, whose five Melbourne games per week attract an average 35,000 people per game.
		Melbourne is located in the south-eastern corner of mainland Australia, and is the southernmost mainland capital city.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Melbourne (310 words)

	Sydney Opera House, Australia - Sydney Travel information - Famous Sydney Landmarks
		A fifth theatre was added within the structure in 1998.
		The Sydney Opera House cost some $160 million to build and was paid for by the public who bought $10 tickets in a series of lotteries with a first prize of $1 million.
		The Sydney Opera House is nonetheless a fascinating building and heart of the city's cultural scene.
	www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com.au /page2-03i.html (273 words)

	Theatre Links
		JUTE is a Regional Theatre Company driven to contribute to the wealth and diversity of contemporary Australian theatre while maintaining artistic integrity and a regional focus.
		Queens Park Theatre was the first regional theatre of its kind to be built in Western Australia.
		The Unseen Theatre Company is based in Adelaide, Australia.
	www.theatre.asn.au /links.php3 (13270 words)

	Sydney Opera House > >
		Sydney Opera House is consolidating its position as Australia's leading performing arts centre by significantly increasing the profile of its own programming and by nurturing the development of new artists and audiences.
		STC has been a major force in Australian drama since its establishment in 1978, producing up to 12 plays each year including works from the classic repertoire, Australian plays, musicals, contemporary foreign works and cabaret.
		Since its origins in 1956, Opera Australia has worked to create today's opera audiences and continues to develop tomorrow's stars.
	sydneyoperahouse.com /sections/about_the_house/presenters/?sm=4&ss=12 (797 words)

	State of the Arts archive
		The Art Gallery of South Australia's outgoing Director, Ron Radford AM was honoured last Thursday night at an official farewell dinner at the Gallery celebrating his outstanding contribution to the Gallery and to the state after 13 years as Director.
		Australia's foremost Surrealist painter, James Gleeson AO, will tonight be awarded the prestigious Painters and Sculptors Association Medal at the opening of the first retrospective exhibition of his work.
		Geoff Gallop, Premier of Western Australia, in conjunction with the North West Shelf Venture participants, today announced a tour of China in 2006 by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
	www.stateart.com.au /sota/news/archive.asp (12780 words)

	GWF Media Announcements
		Tivoli's central characters begin a life-long affair with variety theatre - a life surrounded by comedians, acrobats, magicians and gorgeous girls.
		Tivoli draws upon Australia's rich tradition of review and burlesque and will capture the great sense of nostalgia and warmth for a period that fascinates many Australians.
		Choreographed by Graeme Murphy, Tivoli is a collaboration between The Australian Ballet and Sydney Dance Company and will be presented as part of the Centenary of Federation Arts Festival in Melbourne in May 2001, with further seasons in Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra.
	www.georgewestonfoods.com.au /media/tivoli.html (12780 words)

	Business Wire: Imax Corporation Announces Multi-Theatre Agreement in Australia - Australian Licensee Cinema Plus Signs for Three Additional Theatres
		Cinema Plus is a publicly traded company whose sole business is the operation of IMAX theatres in the Australian/New Zealand marketplace.
		Cinema Plus will open its second Australian location in Melbourne in November '97 and is targeting Auckland, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide for additional theatre sites.
		Cinema Plus' Sydney location was the first IMAX theatre to open under an existing three theatre deal between the companies.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1997_March_5/ai_19185431 (665 words)

	Stratford-upon-Avon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The town is located on the River Avon, on the banks of which stands the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
		The towns of Stratford, Australia and Stratford, Ontario both lie on rivers named Avon.
		The RSC also runs two smaller theatres, the Swan, which is modelled on an Elizabethan theatre, and The Other Place, a black box theatre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon (665 words)

	Art & craft in Tasmania
		As Australia's oldest theatre and Tasmania's centre for live music, music and dance, the Theatre Royal is truly a gem.Its small size and simple yet also opulent style ensures that patrons enjoy an intimate and richly satisfying theatre experience.
		From historic sites to drama in Australia's oldest theatre, Hobart's Theatre Royal, to performances by the acclaimed Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, festivals of all kinds and glorious gardens, galleries and practising artists studios, the experience is there for the taking.
		The theatre presents a diverse range of professional live theatre from around Australia and overseas, as well as supporting the local companies.
	www.tasmaniatravel.com.au /misctext/hilite8.html (1007 words)

	Queen's Theatre
		In October 2003, the theatre came under the auspices of the History Trust of South Australia and was repackaged and marketed for hire as a basic, yet magical, performance venue complete with echoes of the past.
		The Queen's Theatre in Gilles Arcade/Playhouse Lane is the oldest purpose-built theatre on mainland Australia.
		Used as law courts until 1847, it reopened as the Royal Victoria Theatre in 1850 to close a short year later with the exodus of families from South Australia to the Victorian gold rushes.
	www.history.sa.gov.au /queens/about.htm (326 words)

	The PHILIP QUAST Guide - Biography
		The year 2000 saw another return to Australia for the Henson Company's all-new version of the JM Barrie classic, Pan (as Captain Hook) and to the Sydney Theatre Company and director Gale Edwards, playing Francesco de' Medici this time, in The White Devil, as part of the Sydney Olympics Arts Festival.
		Philip Quast began his career at the State Theatre Company of South Australia, having graduated from Australia’s premiere drama school, NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts), in 1979.
		His other Australian theatre credits include Candide (Nimrod Theatre Company, 1982), Shark Infested Waters, Song of the Selchies (1983, as Flysche), Carmen - Another Perspective (Melbourne Theatre Company, 1983) and The Marriage/Hamlet (Adelaide Festival, 1986, as Henry/Laertes).
	www.allthingsquast.info /contents/bio.htm (326 words)

	Mornings with Margaret Throsby in 2000
		NDT are in Australia for performances at the Sydney and Perth Festivals.
		He was in Australia earlier this year with his Nederlands Dans Theater for the Sydney and Perth Festivals.
		In Australia for the Olympic Arts Festival; giving concerts with the Australian Youth Orchestra and recitals for Musica Viva in Sydney and Melbourne.
	www.bananasinpyjamas.com /classic/throsby/guests2000.htm (326 words)

	Brisbane Writers Festival - Michael Gow
		As a Director, Michael has worked with Sydney Theatre Company, where he was Associate Director from 1991-1993, Company B, Black Swan Theatre Company, Griffin Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Australian Theatre for Young People, Playbox, Opera Australia, Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival and Queensland Theatre Company.
		Michael is both a highly sought after Director and much performed, multi-award winning playwright, having worked with many of Australia’s leading performance companies and a number of overseas theatre organisations.
		His plays include the multi-award winning Away, hailed as a modern classic of Australian Theatre and now one of the most performed Australian works written.
	www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au /2004/content/standard_c1.asp?name=GowM (536 words)

	cinema :: Australia Resources
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		Description: Theatre and cinema heritage of buildings and artefacts and assists in the collection and preservation of film and movie equipment.
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	www.iaqi.com /australia/cinema.html (334 words)

	Bulletin - Perfect Week
		Returning to the Playhouse Theatre with a new cast, this adaptation of Randolph Stow’s classic novel of Western Australia’s past looks into six years of the life of a small boy growing up in a sleepy country town during World War II.
		Christopher Houghton directs for the Muse Theatre Co at Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney.
		Sydneysider Steve Lopes mounts his first Melburnian exhibition - works inspired by Australia's immigrants and his own family's arrival from the Aeolian island of Filicudi - at Windows on Church.
	bulletin.ninemsn.com.au /bulletin/EdDesk.nsf/printing/84A91CDE33DAC326CA256D6B0028446F (1358 words)

	Crest Hotel Sydney - Discounting Crest Hotel Sydney, Sydney hotels Australia
		Crest Hotel is situated in the heart of Sydney's Entertainment district, close to Her Majesty's Theatre, The Capital Theatre, Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney Aquarium, Sega World and the Imax Theatre to name just a few.
		Crest Hotel Sydney : 111 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, Central, Sydney, Australia
		Crest Hotel Sydney - Discounting Crest Hotel Sydney, Sydney hotels Australia
	www.resorthotel.net /australia/hotels/sydney/crest_sydney.htm (222 words)

	The Woman in White: Cast member: Michael Cormick
		Credits in Australia include Commissioner Grey in the new musical Eureka (Her Majestys Theatre, Melbourne); The Beast in Beauty and The Beast; Munkustrap in Cats; Pharoah in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Whizzer in Falsettos (Sydney Theatre Company); Kenickie in arena production of Grease.
		Previous theatre credits include: The Prince in the musical version of Romeo and Juliet (Piccadilly Theatre); Raoul in The Phantom of The Opera (Her Majestys Theatre); The Rockstar in Time (Dominion Theatre); Kennedy in King (Prince Edward Theatre); Edgar in Wuthering Heights (Old Fire Station, Oxford); The Arbiter in Chess (Rossen and Ronnow Production, Denmark).
		Theatre: Recent credits include: Wild Bill in Calamity Jane (Shaftesbury Theatre and National Tour); Alejandro Vega in workshop production of Zorro- The Musical (Venue); Mike in workshop production of EX!
	www.reallyuseful.com /rug/shows/wiw/cast/MichaelCormick.htm (308 words)

	Encyclopedia: Albury, Australia
		The railway changeover at the Albury station was the busiest in Australia, and the longest railway platform in the Southern hemisphere was built to deal with the traffic due to the change of gauges between Victoria and New South Wales.
		There is strong regional theatre scene, most notably the Murray River Performing Group, which spawned the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, and these days conducts many productions through the Hothouse Theatre located between Albury and Wodonga.
		The region surrounding Albury provides a wide variety of tourist attractions, including the wineries of Rutherglen, the historic goldfields towns of Beechworth and Yackandandah, boating and fishing on the many rivers and lakes (activities very popular with the locals), the forests of the Great Dividing Range and slightly further afield many of Australia's snowfields.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Albury,-Australia (308 words)

	Sydney - Opera Australia
		The Opera Australia performances are given in the Sydney Opera House.
		The building comprises four main auditoria: the Concert Hall (2,690 seats), the Opera Theatre (1,547 seats), the Drama Theatre (544 seats) and the Playhouse (398 seats).
		OPERA: Most productions are sung in the original language with surtitles.
	www.fsz.bme.hu /opera/sydney.html (251 words)

	School of Rural Health - Albury Wodonga Campus Overview
		Albury Wodonga is one of the largest inland population centres in Australia with over 90,000 people living within the immediate region.
		Albury Wodonga is a centre for art, music and theatre, with its own Hothouse Theatre and Flying Fruit Fly Circus.
		Strategically located on the major inland Sydney to Melbourne corridor – the Hume Highway &; Albury Wodonga is three hours from Melbourne and Canberra and six hours from Sydney by road.
	sorh.med.unsw.edu.au /sorh.nsf/website/campuscontact.albury-wodonga (332 words)

	Media Releases 1997 - 1998
		Born on 22 August 1847, John Forrest's extraordinary life will be celebrated at the Alexander Library Building Theatre by a specially commissioned 150th birthday lecture on Sunday 21 September commencing at 12.30pm.
		The Save Our Century Fund is an initiative of the WA State Library Custodians to support The Library and Information Service of Western Australia to collect, preserve and present Western Australia's 20th century stories.
		Internationally renowned Robert Theobald will present a public lecture at the Alexander Library Building Theatre on Saturday 19 September 1998 commencing at 2.00PM.
	www.liswa.wa.gov.au /mediarel9798.html (332 words)

	Swan (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		a municipality in Perth, Western Australia: see Swan, Western Australia.
		The Swan, a short piece for cello and piano from Camille Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals, later choreographed by Michel Fokine as The Dying Swan especially for Anna Pavlova.
		Swan Yachts, a Finnish builder of luxury yachts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Swan (206 words)

	The Wintergarden
		The organ that is going into the Brisbane Theatre is costing in the region of £10,000, and it has been thought advisable to get an expert from the Wurlitzer Company to visit Australia for the purpose of operating it in its early stages.
		There is every prospect that this theatre will open early in August, and, from those qualified to judge, there is every indication that it will certainly be the finest theatre in Australia.
		He had been a pioneer American theatre organist who had started his career as early as 1913, and had since worked mainly for the prestigious Balaban and Katz circuit (he was the first organist contracted to them), mostly in Detroit.
	www.theatreorgans.com /southerncross/Queensland/Wintergarden.htm (206 words)

	Darlinghurst: 3D View of the Web
		The Darlinghurst Theatre - The Darlinghurst Theatre The Darlinghurst Theatre located in Kings Cross, Sydney - Australia provide professional theatre in an intimate and comfortable venue.
		Darlinghurst is an inner eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia.
		See live article Darlinghurst Darlinghurst is an inner eastern suburb of Sydney, NSW, named after Elizabeth Darling, the wife of the Ralph Darling who was a NSW Governor during the early...
	www.resolve3d.com /Regional/Oceania/Australia/NewSouthWales/Localities/D/Darlinghurst (206 words)

	CSU Guide to Australia - WA
		The ITA is the umbrella organisation independent, community and amateur theatre throughout Western Australia.
		We are located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
		Shear Outback encompasses an international tourist attraction and living museum in recognition of the contribution of the shearing profession to Australia's history and culture.
	www.csu.edu.au /australia/wa.html (952 words)

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