Victorian Theatre Companies and associated links
Altona City Theatre Company is an amateur theatre group which presents three productions a year in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.
Arena Theatre Company Based in Melbourne, Australia and established in 1966, Arena Theatre Company creates contemporary live performances specifically designed to speak directly to children and young people aged 5 to 25.
 
Australian Shakespeare Company The Australian Shakespeare Company has presented more than ten vibrant staging of Shakespeare's plays since 1982. It has kept Shakespeare's works alive for over a decade with it's productions being enjoyed by capacity audiences throughout Victoria, South Australia, and New South Wales. Unlike the Bell Shakespeare Company, the ASC illuminates Shakespeare's text within a traditional style of production.
Barbirra Music Theatre is a non-professional music theatre company. We perform two musicals a year as well as regular concerts throughout the year and a regular series of Christmas Carol performances at hospitals, nursing homes and shopping centres.
Bendigo Cummunity Theatre Local Theatre Company in Bendigo in Musical productions. 
Big Cat Productions BIG CAT Productions is the successor to BOOMBA Productions, formed in early 1997 by Managing Director, Jeff Richards, dedicated to the staging of excellence with innovation.
Mornington C.E.F. Players Inc. Mornington C.E.F. Players have been around since 1948, producing a variety of shows in that time. C.E.F. usually produces three shows a year, ranging from musicals, to One-Act Play festivals, to straight plays and farces.
Desoxy Theatre Desoxy Theatre is a project based theatre company based in Melbourne, Australia founded by Teresa Blake and Daniel Witton with the aim of creating original works for performance.
Eastern Metropolitan Opera Our goal is to be a leading producer of opera in Melbourne and help to "fill the void" for young singers created by the demise of the VSO. We have high standards and a professional approach, even though we are a non-profit organisation. 
Eclectic Pelican The works of the pelican are designed for extensive touring. Through this nest site you can keep in touch with new projects, tour action and pelican posts in general.
Euroa Little Theatre Euroa Little Theatre Inc. was originally founded in Euroa in November 1956, and over the last 46 years has continued to provide quality Live theatre to our community. 
Geelong Lyric Theatre Society We began in June 1965 as Geelong Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Company under the umbrella of the Geelong Society of Operatic and Dramatic Art (GSODA). In 1974 the Company broke away from GSODA and formed the Geelong Gilbert and Sullivan and Light Opera Company. 2000 saw us once again branch out under our current name, this time into a new venue with the staging of Les Miserables in the Costa Hall at Deakin University. 
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company Geelong Repertory Theatre is a vital part of our heritage. Formed in 1932 as Geelong Repertory Society and led for many years by Dulcie Meakin, the company performed and average of seven plays a year in the old GAMA Theatre where they played everything from melodrama to the classics. 
Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Victoria Throughout the depression and war, in good times and bad, the society has continuously endeavored to achieve its aims, to make known the works of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert and Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan through the actions of people who care for them, and always to do this better.
Hartwell Players Since 1938, The Hartwell Players have been entertaining audiences at their Camberwell theatre, the Hartwell Playhouse. 
Heidelberg Theatre Company Heidelberg Theatre Company is a non-professional theatre company dedicated to quality productions. It presents around 5 plays a year. 

It has a state of the art theatre with air conditioning, roof soundproofing and insulation, a sophisticated computer lighting system, and an electric revolve on stage. 

Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat The Theatre is located in the centre of Ballarat's shopping, business and entertainment area and is close to hotels, restaurants and cafes. Ample street parking is available and a multi-storey car park is situated two blocks from the Theatre.
IRAA Theatre Founded in Rome in 1978 by Artistic Director Renato Cuocolo, IRAA Theatre has toured worldwide. Mr Cuocolo's original productions were based on movement, images and non-textual languages of performance where, against the naturalism of traditional theatre, he pursued a completely non-naturalistic form of expression. Conventional narrative lines were excluded, visual imagery highlighted, and the physicality of the actor emphasized.
La Mama Theatre La Mama Theatre was established in 1967 to nurture new Australian theatre and has played an important role in the development of the Australian dramatic voice
Loyola Musical Society In the early 1950’s, the parish priest of St Ignatius Church, Richmond, perceived the need for a parish community activity which would provide a social outlet, combined with a musical or theatrical focus, for "catholic young people". This led to the formation of "The Loyola Musical and Dramatic Society" by Fr. Robert Hennessy S.J., the late Mr. Stephen King, Mr. David Cleary and Mr. Frank Cronin.
Magnormos Musicals Magnormos Musicals is a production company with a difference. Helping to bring Australian made musicals to the attention of the general musical theatre public, whilst also focusing on new, innovative or rare international works of relevance to the viewers. Building from the strengths of the Melbourne musical theatre community, Magnormos Musicals will strive to bridge the gap between high quality non-professional, and professional musical theatre in Australia.
Malvern Theatre Company Founded in 1957, the Company presents five major productions annually, each consisting of 14 performances plus a preview night for charity groups.
Melbourne Playback Theatre Playback Theatre is a unique form of improvised theatre, presented by a team of professional actors and a musician.

A  performance is led by a conductor, who provides the opportunity for the audience to share their stories and experiences. The actors and musician then re-enact stories, using a variety of improvisational forms.

Melbourne Theatre Company 129 Ferrars Street Southbank 3006 
tel 03 9684 4500  fax 03 9696 2627
Melbourne Workers Theatre Creating provocative and inspiring new works which celebrate class consciousness, cultural diversity and engage the social and political complexities that shape our lives.
Monash Players Players is a fun-lovin, ultra cool, exceptionally friendly, student run theatre group at Monash University, Clayton campus. Our aim is to introduce and involve as many people as we can in all aspects of theatre at Monash - on and off stage. 
Mooroolbark Theatre Group Inc See Web site for current production details.
Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Site under construction, check site for details.
Night Owl Amateur Productions See Web site for current production details.
Playbox Playbox, Australia's leading contemporary Australian theatre company, is dedicated to the creation, interpretation and promotion of Australian theatre. Since its foundation in 1976, the company has gained a reputation for providing a contemporary experience that is intellectually stimulating, unpretentious and uniquely Australian.
Performit Student Theatre Performit is a student based theatre company which is committed to the promotion of performing arts on all RMIT campuses.
Pheonix Theatre Company Inc. Phoenix Theatre Company was formed in 1995, following the amalgamation of two local Manningham based theatre companies: Doncaster Templestowe Musical Society and
Footlights Theatre Company. 
Plenty Ranges Theatre Company See Web site for current production details.
PLOS Musical Productions PLOS Musical Productions has a proud history of nearly forty years of presenting high quality theatrical productions. Throughout that time we have continually entertained our audiences with the very best musical theatre.

We are very proud to present our productions at the Frankston Arts Centre and in the process educate our members and audiences by using the very latest in theatrical facilities.

Ranters Theatre The reasons for starting the company came from a belief among us that most theatre culture in Australia was not responsive enough to being 'live'. It is a culture that by and large does not allow enough time for the actor to completely inhabit the work, determined as it is by a short rehearsal period where the work is not explored but rather 'staged' or 'presented' with formal constraints. We wanted to work in a way that allowed the actor to free up their unconscious creativity.
Shakespeare on the River The "Shakespeare on the River" Festival is a diverse community celebration of  theatre, music, visual arts and folkloric skills presented by the Stratford on Avon Shakespeare Association. 
Sherbrooke Theatre Company In 1978 the group changed its name to Sherbrooke Theatre Company, and three years later moved to Upwey High School. 
Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group S.T.A.G. was formed by a group of “young marrieds” in Strathmore in 1955, some of whom belonged to other Drama Groups, notably Williamstown and Northcote, and others with no theatre background at all. At the time, Strathmore and the surrounding areas had no such drama groups, although the Essendon Light opera Company provided and outlet for singers and musicians.
Track Youth Theatre
 
The group started in 1980 and produced its first production at the old Pumpkin Theatre in Richmond. Because of the size of the group, the following year we performed at the Renaissance Theatre in Kew, (at Kew High School) and have been there ever since.
The 1812 Theatre Company The 1812 Theatre Company has been presenting plays since, as it's name suggests, 1812. 2002 sees the group presenting it's 200th play. 
Union House Theatre We will protect and advance the quality of education and teaching provided by the University of Melbourne to our members.
Victorian College of the Arts The School of Drama at The Victorian College of the Arts was established more than twenty years ago and has contributed enormously to the development of original work in this country. 
Whitehorse Musical Theatre Inc The company was formed in 1971 from the defunct Box Hill Musical Comedy Society. The Company's first five shows were presented at the J.H.Charles Memorial Hall in Box Hill. In November 1973, Whitehorse Musical Theatre became the first company to present a full scale musical production,'Annie Get Your Gun', in the new theatre complex at Deakin University's Burwood campus.
Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres Welcome to the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres, a network of performing arts venues spanning the State of Victoria. 
This is the home of the Regional Arts Victoria/VAPAC arts events calendar, an interactive listing of event information for Victoria.
Regional Arts Victoria Regional Arts Victoria facilitates and celebrates community cultural development and the arts in outer metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria. 
Youth Performing Arts Australia See site for details
The Victorian Drama League See site for details