Windmill Theatre Co is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board directors as it heads into a landmark 2020 season, a new four-year strategic plan and its continued evolution as a unique convergence model working across both stage and screen mediums. Minister for Education, John Gardner has appointed Ruth Ambler, Richard Harris and…
Roslyn Oades is an award-winning actor, voice-artist and theatre maker who specialises in the creation of documentary theatre-works. Documentary theatre is an innovative method of creation that sees real stories brought to life onstage. It’s a new type of theatremaking for Windmill Theatre Co and a burgeoning art form that is gaining traction all over the world. We…
Today we’re thrilled to announce our 2020 live theatre season, including a brand new work about the creation of the universe, a regional tour for a robot, and the 10th anniversary return of a fan favourite. With two seasons in Adelaide, a South Australian regional tour, plus tours of Australia, China, the United States and…
Our intrepid research team are hitting the road around Adelaide, asking people questions about the great mysteries of life. We’ll then create a brand new theatre work that endeavours to solve them, set to premiere in 2020. We’re currently on the look out for people who match the following descriptions to be interviewed for this…
Imagine seeing a locally made show in your hometown of Adelaide, then experiencing it again on the other side of the world. That’s the case for Roger and Helen Salkeld, our wonderful company supporters who were part of the Rumpelstiltskin touring party to London in December last year. A co-production between Windmill Theatre Co and State…
Acclaimed South Australian theatre company, Windmill Theatre Co, today detailed plans for its extensive upcoming national and international touring that will take the company across Australia and to China, Taiwan, Norway, Ireland, England and the United States in the next twelve months. Baba Yaga, Windmill’s co-production with Scotland’s Imaginate, will kick off with a four-week…
Windmill has been to some of the furthest reaches of the globe, but many of our biggest fans can be found in the most remote corners of Australia. Every year, our shows visit people all over the country from Roxby Downs to Margaret River to Wagga Wagga. Since 2011, there has been 158 Windmill performances…
On the verge of a huge 2019 tour, we sat down with Elizabeth Hay from Baba Yaga to chat all things Vaselina, China and life on tour. Created by three theatre makers from different ends of the globe, it’s no wonder that Baba Yagais preparing for a new life on the road, with a busy six months…
Beep and her friends have come a long way since their premiere Adelaide season in 2017. After a new paint job for Beep, a fur coat for Mort and a nine-week tour of mainland China, 2019 sees the gang making a few stops across Australia, before a 12-week tour of the US and Canada in…
Christine Johnston is known for playing many quirky and wondrous characters. From Madame Lark to Eve Kransky, she has done it all. Her latest creation is in the Windmill Theatre Co and Imaginate co-commissioned show, Baba Yaga as the spooky and mysterious lead inspired by the Russian folktale. Ahead of the Australian Premiere as part of…
Windmill has teamed up with visual artist Fleur Elise Noble to create Baba Yaga’s Pop-Up Jungle. Inspired by the show, The Jungle is created with painted cardboard, captivating lighting and projection, and explores the idea of following your dreams. It features a variety of jungle animals along with a larger than life cut out of…