Riverina Theatre Company

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Riverina Theatre Company
Riverina Playhouse
Address
Cross Street
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

  1. ^ a b Riverina Theatre Company. Theatre Australia. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  2. ^ Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal, Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
  3. ^ Riverina Theatre Company loses funding, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  4. ^ Theatre company takes cue from CSU, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. ^ University to revamp Riverina Playhouse, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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