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…
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…
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…
Alongside the launch of Windmill Pictures’ first television series, Beep and Mort, Windmill Theatre Company returns with a bumper season of performances in 2022, that will see the company perform live in 25 cities and towns across Australia. “2022 is set to be an exciting year for Windmill,” says Artistic Director Rosemary Myers. “As the…
Windmill Pictures is thrilled to announced its first television series, Beep and Mort, is now in production with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Screen Australia. Based on Windmill Theatre Company’s award-winning theatre show, Beep, the mixed media series for ABC Kids is also funded by the South Australian Film Corporation. Premier of South Australia,…
Why have you postponed Beep? Our South Australian tour of Beep has postponed as a result of the recent lockdown in South Australia, which has led to additional restrictions being placed on public gatherings and excursions for school groups. Our first priority is the health and safety of our audiences, artists and staff and shifting the…
Do you know a boy between the age of 5 – 10 with a distinctive husky voice? Windmill Pictures is embarking on an exciting new project and we’re looking for a budding voice actor who fits the below description to be a major character as part of it. While we can’t give all the details…
The Chair of Windmill Theatre Company, Bruce Speirs today announced that Windmill Theatre Company will transition to the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF). Windmill was selected by the Australia Council as one of eight small to medium performing arts companies across the country that have shown consistent artistic leadership and made strong contributions to…
It’s been a busy time for us at Windmill Theatre Co and we’re showing no sign of slowing down. We’re working across stage, screen and everything in between to make sure we keep our artists and audiences engaged so that we can reimagine what a theatre company can be in the new age. Here are…
Windmill Theatre Company is thrilled to announce South Australian director and theatre-maker, Sasha Zahra, as its new Associate Director. Executive Producer, Kaye Weeks says, “As part of the progression of our new four year strategic plan, we created this second artistic leadership role to help us continue to evolve our vision and the theatre we make. “We were…