Riverina Theatre Company
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Riverina Theatre Company | |
Riverina Playhouse | |
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Address |
Cross Street
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City | |
Country | Australia |
Owned by | Charles Sturt University |
Opened | 1976 |
Previous names | Riverina Trucking Company |
www.riverinatheatrecompany.com.au |
Riverina Theatre Company was established in 1976 as the Riverina Trucking Company however changed it's name to the Riverina Theatre Company in 1983[1]. It is the longest serving theatre company in Regional Australia[2][1].
In 2005 Riverina Theatre Company lost $150,000 in funding from The Australia Council after the Council's director of theatre found that the application for funding wasn't strong enough[3].
Charles Sturt University took over ownership of the after the theatre company which was $90,000 in debt and also lost $300,000 in State and Federal Government funding for it's operation[4][5].
[edit] References and notes
- ^ a b Riverina Theatre Company. Theatre Australia. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal, Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- ^ Riverina Theatre Company loses funding, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ^ Theatre company takes cue from CSU, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ^ University to revamp Riverina Playhouse, Australian Broadcasting Corporation