It’s our great pleasure to reveal the artists selected for our brand-new theatre development program, Indie-mill. Launching in July 2025, Indie-mill sees Windmill championing new, independent theatre made for family audiences. The program provides paid creative development opportunities for South Australian artists to pitch original concepts, assemble their favourite collaborators and access the full scope…
Our season of experimentation. Windmill has announced its program for 2025, and it’s a little different than usual. With experimentation at the heart of the program, the year sees the introduction of two new initiatives, a regional South Australian tour, national and international touring and three works in development. The company kicks off the year…
Launching in 2025, the Little Board will serve as an advisory group, offering a fresh perspective on our programming, providing valuable feedback on performances, outreach programs and content direction. By engaging with the Little Board regularly, we can address young people’s changing needs and interests. Input from the Little Board will support us to continue…
Hey actors! A heads up, we’ll be hosting open auditions for South Australian-based actors in March 2025. This is an opportunity for performers to showcase their skills and get to know our new(ish) Artistic Director, Clare Watson, as well as the company’s producers. While these auditions are not linked to a specific role or production,…
Meet Fleur. She’s the co-creator, co-designer and performer in Creation Creation. We asked her some questions about the show and what it was like to make. 1. What was the creative process like in making Creation Creation? It was fun! It involved a lot of talking about and listening to weird and wonderful ideas, and then finding…
TARDIGRADES TAKE THE STAGE IN WINDMILL THEATRE COMPANY’S 2024 SEASON A myth-busting duo return to the stage, an iconic character hits the road, and a world premiere about planet Earth’s most unlikely action movie heroes are all in store of Clare Watson’s first season as Artistic Director of Windmill Theatre Company. “I’ve been a huge…
Chiara Gabrielli reflects on three years with Quokka! You’ve been with Quokka for a long time. What can you tell us about your journey together with Hiccup? This year is Quokka and my third year together, and it only gets more fun and silly each time, honestly. It is always a joyous moment when you…
Chair of Windmill Theatre Company, Richard Harris, today announced that Clare Watson has been appointed as the incoming Artistic Director of Windmill Theatre Company. Clare is an award-winning director who has held senior artistic positions across the country. Most recently, Clare wasthe Artistic Director of Perth’s Black Swan State Theatre Company which saw her transform the…
Windmill celebrates its twenty-first birthday next year with an edge of your seat world premiere thriller for Adelaide Festival, a restart of its international touring program, one of its biggest Australian tours ever and a second Artistic Director joining the company. The final theatre season under the artistic direction of Rosemary Myers, who will be…
Outgoing Chair of Windmill, Bruce Speirs, today announced that Rosemary Myers will take up the newly-created role of Artistic Director of Windmill Pictures as the company begins the recruitment process for a new Artistic Director of Windmill Theatre Company. “Rosemary is an inspiring director, artist and leader,” says Speirs, “and the company has achieved incredible…
Windmill today announced that Bruce Speirs will end his tenure as Chair in October, following nine years on the board, with current director, Richard Harris to step into the role. Joining the board in 2013, and appointed Chair in 2015, Speirs, who is Chief Operating Officer at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, has played a significant…
