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1989

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Geoff Hooke

ADMINISTRATOR: Sylvia Langford

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Shane Weaver

ADMIN ASSISTANT: Sue Kroh

TRAINEE DESIGNER: Leslie Eastwell

PATRONS: Mrs Joan Johnston, His Honour the Administrator, Mr Justice J. H. Muirhead QC

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT: Michael Downey (Chair), Stephen Seymour, Ken Conway, Alistair Wyvill, Kay Brown, Louise Finch, David Molesworth, Chris Bond

SPONSORS: Paspaley Pearling Company, Darwin Gym and Leisure, Territory Insurance Office, L.J. Hooker Ltd Darwin, Image Offset, Peat Marwick Hungerfords, The Beaufort Esplanade Hotel, Top End Sounds, Pannell Kerr Forster, Telecom Australia, Vintages Fine Wines, Scope Signs, Bunnings NT, Australia Council and NT Government Office of the Arts

HIGHLIGHTS/POLICY CHANGES:

  • 19 March - Darwin Theatre Group changes to Darwin Theatre Company
  • DTG/C’s 30th Birthday
  • Launch of the Corporate Club, Launched by Don Dale, MLA, Minister for Health and Community Services
  • Darwin Performing Arts Centre Friday 31 March, 5pm
  • Minimum $500 Donation and businesses gain automatic membership.

WORKSHOPS:

  • Singing with Annie Gastin and Jenny Vuletic
  • Lighting - “SMOKO” for experienced Lighting enthusiasts and technicians with Tom Lewis, Brown’s Mart, February
  • Acting with Geoff Hooke, concentrating on text skills, Harry Chan Arcade

 

30th Birthday Party and Reunion

Saturday 14 October

Special VIP Performance of The Threepenny Opera

Company Patron: Administrator James Muirhead

 

The Swashbuckling Adventures Of Grandma Mad by Gilly Farrelly

Schools Tour

“A spirited Grandma transforms into a punk pirate.”

3 Weeks in Schools, February 20 to March 10

$300 Per Performance

DIRECTOR: Geoff Hooke

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Shane Weaver

ASST STAGE MANAGER: Roger Bennett

CAST: Jenny Vuletic

 

A Lie Of The Mind by Sam Shepard

“Family love and lies.”

Brown’s Mart, April, 9 Performances

Bar Sales included Chilli Dogs, Budweiser and Tequila

DIRECTOR: Geoff Hooke

CO-DIRECTOR: Tessa Pauling

WARDROBE CO-ORDINATOR: Elaine Edwards

SET DESIGN: Jude Swift

LIGHTING DESIGN: Geoff Hooke

STAGE MANAGER: Elisabeth Abbott

PRODUCER/PUBLICIST: Sylvia Langford

ASST STAGE MANAGER: Lois Brown

PRODUCTION MANAGERS: Tom Lewis, Richard Morrison

SOUND OPERATOR: Fred Van Sand

DIRECTOR’S ASST: Roger Bennett

LIGHTING OPERATOR: Valerie Witt

VOCAL COACH: Elaine Edwards, Seamus Macdonald, Sue Maynard

STAGE CREW: Bernard Carr, Terry Balle, Meredith Carter, John Jenkins, Peter Stretton, Kylie Thomas, Vicki Jones, Matthew Keeley, Hal Jenkins, Darian Turner, Tammy Jarvis, Johnny Pavlov, Kylie Sarrand

MAKE-UP: Robbie Giblin, Barbara Jesser

SET CONSTRUCTION: John Edwards, Dean Peters, Mark Hall, Richard Morrison, Col Brown, Robin Davey, Tom Pauling

SET DRESSING: Winsome Jobling, Jan Muscio, Kylie Thomas, Chris Colton

LIGHTING RIGGERS: Shane Weaver, George Curran, Blair Lade

HOUSE MANAGERS: Matthew James, Barbara James

CAST: Terry Kenwrick (Jake) Fred Black (Frankie) Aqua Robins (Beth) Gael Morris (Lorraine) Paul Bourchier (Mike) Jenny Vuletic (Sally) Kay Brown (Meg) Malcolm More (Baylor)

663 Attendances/102 Capacity/71.5% Capacity

 

Dragged Screaming To Paradise by Suzanne Spunner

Playreading, Brown’s Mart

DIRECTOR: Tessa Pauling

CAST: Aqua Robbins

 

A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare

Part of 1989 Bougainvillea Festival

Town Hall Ruins, June, 8pm, 17 Performanes

Tickets: $12.50/$10.00 Members/$7.50/$6.00 Preview and Groups

GUEST DIRECTOR: Isabelle Anderson

COMPOSERS/MUSICIANS: Sarah Hopkins, Michael Havir

CAST: Conrad Page, Zoe Pauling, Fred Pauing, Tom Pauling, Tessa Pauling, Paul Bourchier, Anna Phillips, Steven Gration, Jenny Vuletic, Conrad Page, Trish McEniery, Louise Sullivan, Hamish Macdonald

With Corrugated Iron Youth Theatre

2165 Attendances/150 Capacity/89% total attendance?85% total capacity?

 

Up The Ladder

 

The Swashbuckling Adventures Of Grandma Mad by Gilly Farrelly

Territory Schools Tour

October

$400 Per Performance

Sadadeen and Ross Park Primary Schools, Alice Springs, 2 Performances

Primary School, Tennant Creek, 1 Performance

Primary School, Katherine, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR: Geoff Hooke

CAST: Jenny Vuletic

File

 

The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill

“A musical first staged in Berlin in 1928.”

Brown’s Mart, Cocktails 7.30pm, Show 8.00pm, 13 Performances

Tickets: $12.50/$10.00 Members/$7.50/$6.00 Groups and Preview

19 Actors

DIRECTOR: Geoff Hooke

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Michael Havir

DESIGNER: Leslie Eastwell, Geoff Hooke

LIGHTING DESIGN: Geoff Hooke

ASST LX DESIGN: Valerie Witt

CHOREOGRAPHER: Maggi Phillips

PRODUCER/PUBLICIST: Sylvia Langford

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Shane Weaver

WARDROBE CO-ORD: Suzanne Spunner

STAGE MANAGER: Jane Roneberg

ASST STAGE MANAGERS: Elisabeth Abbott, Joanne Guivarra, Leanne McGill

LIGHTING OPERATOR: Jenny Norris

MAKE-UP: Chris Mills, Beverley Ellis

PROPERTIES: Mavis Welsh, June Versteegh

HAIR STYLIST: Adele Tullipan

STAGE CREW: Christopher Noone, Vicky Jones

PHOTOGRAPHY: Jude Swift

SET CONSTRUCTION: Shane Weaver, Richard Morrison

HOUSE MANAGERS: Sylvia Langford, Matthew James

SET DRESSING: Chris Colton, Stephanie Campbell, Fiona Cunningham, Kylie Thomas, Judith Miller

BAR MANAGER: Gavin Roneberg

BOX OFFICE SUPERVISOR: June Jenkins

CAST: Iaon Gunn, Bronwyn Calcutt, Peter Stretton, Peg Gellert, Kay Brown, Terry Kenwrick, Annie Gastin, John Jenkins, Conrad Page, Michael Havir, Fred Vant Sand, Hamish McDonald, Jenny Diver, Kay Brown, Derek Smith, Malcolm More, Hal Jenkins, Adele Tullipan, Tammy Jarvis, Kate Harrison, Kaye Taylor, Elisabeth Abbott

MUSICIANS THE HARMLESS THIRTEEN: Michael Havir, Tony Joyce, Allen Murphy, Bronwyn Calcutt

1156 Attendances/130 Capacity

 

Last Chance Cabaret by Darwin Theatre Company/Group?

“A wittly look at Darwin Life.”

Diamond Beach Hotel Casino, Cabaret Room, November/December, 13 Performances

Dinner 7.00pm Show 8.15pm

Tickets $35.00 Show and Dinner/$15.00/$10.00 Members/$7.50/$6.00 Preview and Groups

WRITTEN BY: Ken Conway and Tom Pauling

MUSICIAN: Michael Havir

DANCERS: Sarah Calver, John Etty, Frank Kraus

CAST: Jenny Vuletic, Bronwyn Calcutt, Terry Kenwrick, Aqua Robbins,Alistair Wyvill, Terry Balle, Alex Bridge, Kate Harrison, June Mills

Program 2007

Our 2008 program has been released.... visit the productions page for full details.

 
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