Midnite Youth Theatre Company

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The Midnite Youth Theatre Company is a youth theatre company based in Perth, Western Australia. It was founded in 1987 by Antony Howes, Sir Peter Gadsden and the then-Headmaster of Perth's Christ Church Grammar School, AJ de V Hill. Consequently the theatre company operates out of Christ Church Grammar School.

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[edit] International Tours

In 1988 the Midnite Youth Theatre Company toured the United Kingdom as a celebration of Australia's Bicentenary, with a musical version of Randolph Stow's Midnite, adapted by Richard Tulloch and with music by John Bates. Since 1988 the Midnite Youth Theatre Company has mounted an international tour almost every two years, including musicals such as The Rose and the Ring and straight dramas such as The Trial of Thomas Cranmer.

[edit] Notable Members

Members of the Midnite Youth Theatre Company who have gone on to make a mark beyond youth theatre include Tim Minchin [1], Emma Pearson, Stuart Halusz and Rebecca Davis.

[edit] Notable Guest Actors

Guest actors who have worked with the Midnite Youth Theatre Company include Jill Perryman, Jenny Davis, Tedd Bull, Michael Loney and Caroline McKenzie.

[edit] List of Seasons

Italics represent an international tour season.

1987

1988

1989

  • Pippin
  • Amadeus
  • The Rape of the Bell
  • The Incredible Mind-Blowing Trial of Jack Smith

1990

1991

1992

  • The Wind In the Willows
  • The Fantasticks
  • Space Demons
  • An Absurd Evening
  • Play of the Periphery

1993

1994

1995

1996

  • The Queen & The Rebels
  • Racing Demon
  • Man of La Mancha
  • An Alien Stole My Skateboard

1997

  • Rosie Fishman
  • Bequest of a Nation
  • The Interrogation
  • The Crash of 1937
  • The Chicken Run

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

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