Harvest Rain Theatre Company

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The Harvest Rain Theatre Company (HRTC) is one of Australia's most well-known and notable "Family-friendly" theatre companies operating from The Sydney Street Theatre in the New Farm area of Brisbane.

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[edit] History

Harvest Rain Theatre Company is the largest independent theatre company in Queensland which for over twenty years has been producing amateur, professional, and pro-am (co-operative) stage productions.

[edit] Selected recent productions

Year Production Author Director Cast
1999 Guys and Dolls Mark Conaghan and Terri Brabon
1999 The Importance Of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Jack Bradford Mark Conaghan, Bryan Probets, Terri Brabon and David Knijnenburg
2000 As You Like It William Shakespeare Jennifer Flowers Andrew Buchanan, Julie Eckersley, Michael Futcher and Steven Grives
2000 The Elephant Man Ron Kelly Hayden Spencer in the title role, John Dommett, Sue Dwyer and David Clendinning
2000 Godspell Jack Bradford Brett Budgeon, Grant Couchman, Justin Geange, Nick Knijnenburg
2001 Love's Labour's Lost William Shakespeare Andrew Buchanan James Stewart, Catherine Miller, Yalin Ozucelik, Kellie Jones and Eugene Gilfedder
2001 The Caucasian Chalk Circle Bertolt Brecht Andrew Buchanan Caroline Kennison, Liz Buchanan, Hayden Spencer, Michael Futcher, Guy Edmonds
2001 Oliver! Jack Bradford David Clendinning
2001 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Robbie Parkin Tod Strike, Joanna Bagley, Brett Budgeon, David Knijnenburg
2005 The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare Mark Conaghan Nick Backstrom, Bil Campbell-Hurry, Ross Balbuziente, Michael Priest, Julie Cotterell and David Knijnenburg
2007 Children of Eden Tim O'Connor Penny Farrow, Michael Balk, Jack Bradford, Naomi Price, Luke Kennedy, Grant Couchman, Angel Dormer and Dirk Hoult
2007 Little Women Adapted by Joanna Butler from the novel by Louisa May Alcott Joanna Butler Kathryn Marquet, Judy Hainsworth, Tammy Weller, Emma Grasso, Justin Truloff and Pauline Campton
2007 Alice Adapted by Tim O'Connor from the novels by Lewis Carroll Tim O'Connor Naomi Price as Alice and Luke Kennedy, Belinda Heit, Sarah McCoy, Nelle Lee, Emily Gilhome and Cameron Hurry
2007 Cats Tim O'Connor Angel Dormer, Justin Geange, Wade Colbran-Thomas, Alex Feifers, Jo Heath, David Knijnenburg, Conrad Lange, Callum Mansfield, Jared Misfud, Amanda Richardson, Danika Saal, Danae Stewart, Sharon Stoodley, Justin Truloff
2007 The Best of Broadway and Beyond Tim O'Connor Tim O'Connor, Naomi Price, Luke Kennedy, Justin Truloff, Samantha Turk, Alex Feifers, Angela Cornford, Wade Colbran Thomas, Jordan Reid, Julie Cotterell and the Velocity Dancers

[edit] Artistic Directors

The current Artistic Director is Tim O'Connor. Previous Artistic Directors were brothers Robbie and David Parkin.

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