Theater Companies in Australia

Hayes Theatre Co

Hayes Theatre Co has established a reputation for showcasing thrilling, innovative, and ambitious musicals and cabaret. Hayes is a place where new Australian writing rubs shoulders with bold new productions of classic and contemporary international shows; where you can see barnstorming performers and musicians threaten to burst out of the theatre, then return to experience an intimate one-person show that casts a magic spell and breaks your heart. Hayes has earned a place on the cultural map by developing, producing, and presenting the most compelling and mould-breaking music theatre in Australia.

11 to 50 staff

Born In A Taxi

BORN IN A TAXI (Taxi) is a multi award winning theatre company from Australia who enjoys mixing dance with humour, the profound with the profane and the familiar with the unlikely. Established in 1989, Taxi is one of Melbourne’s most highly regarded physical theatre ensembles and creators of contemporary performance. They are recognised for producing highly original, physically driven and participatory works in site specific and outdoor contexts that focus on real time co-creation. In the last ten years the company have been commissioned to create four new theatre works for young people by Arts Centre Melbourne. Immediacy, responsiveness and play are at the centre of everything they do. Taxi has maintained an ongoing inquiry into improvisation and the body’s intelligence in performance making for over 3 decades, placing impulse, the unconscious and associate mind centre stage in the making of live performance. They value and prioritise making connections to audiences of all ages and all abilities through performances, workshops and community development. Taxi’s creative directors are Carolyn Hanna and Penny Baron. Taxi’s work has been seen at World Theatre Festival Powerhouse Brisbane, Perth International Festival, Melbourne International Festival, Melbourne Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival, White Night Melbourne, Enlighten Festival Canberra, Manchester Commonwealth Games, Gwacheon Hanmadang & Goyang Lake Park (Korea), Sziget (Hungary), Oerol Festival and Theatrefestival Boulevard (Netherlands), ISTF Ghent & Chasspierre (Belgium) plus many more. Awards include: Powerhouse Performance Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2010 Best Production, Best Independent Theatre, and Best Female Actor Award Arts Centre Melbourne Short & Sweet Festival 2008, Best Production Award Melbourne Fringe Festival 2005 and De Grote Prix Jury Award International Street Theatre Festival Ghent Belgium 2003

1 to 10 staff

The Marvellous Elephant Man

The Marvellous Elephant Man has come a long way since his April 2022 debut at the humble Melbourne Jazzlab. The show's sell-out run at the 2023 Adelaide Fringe, earned 15 x reviews and won the Critics' Circle Award for 'Best Show.' Following another sell-out run at Melbourne's Chapel Off Chapel, the musical is set to headline the 650-capacity Sydney Spiegeltent in September 2023-"IF I COULD GIVE THIS SHOW TEN STARS, I WOULD” GLAM Adelaide "THE JEWEL OF THE FRINGE" Stage Whispers "A VICTORIAN F**K TON OF FUN" BEAT Magazine - The production was originally conceived, scripted and scored by three professional musicians: Jay and Sarah Nandagopan plus Marc Lucchesi. Following the show’s 2022 debut, accomplished filmmaker Chris HF Mitchell joined as Co-Director, alongside Olivier-award winning West End veteran, Guy Masterson. The show’s current cast features world-class musical talent, including Australian Opera tenors Ben Clark and Kanen Breen and Annelise Hall, who set to play Sandy in 2024’s big stage production of Grease.

1 to 10 staff

Perseverance Street Theatre Company

Perseverance Street is an independent theatre company proudly based in Gympie, Queensland. We build theatre from the ground up. This is at the heart of what we do and why we exist. As a not-for-profit regional arts organization, we focus on utilizing the power of performance to foster wellbeing, resilience and connectedness.

1 to 10 staff

Manly Theatre Group Inc

Promote and contribute to the arts scene in Manly and the wider Northern Beaches by fostering an inclusive community passionate in theatre.* Provide opportunities for anyone to perform and connect with others through theatre.* Create a supportive safe space for creative writers to share their work in order to develop scripts.* Produce performances accessible for audiences by using outdoor spaces and novel venues.* Operate as a non-profit group and seek any necessary funding from members, the broader community and government sources at every level. Manly Theatre Group Inc. Registration Number: INC2200318. Registered Charity ABN: 27203315751

201 to 500 staff

Old Fitz Theatre

Welcome to the Old Fitz Theatre - Australia’s only remaining pub theatre, located in the basement of Woolloomooloo’s beloved 150-year-old Old Fitzroy Hotel. Over the past 26 years, this unique 55-seat space has become the leading NSW venue incubator for daring, bold, and innovative independent work, and has been the home to over 100 Australian Premieres of timely international works, new Australian works, and landmark revivals. Balancing the intimate and the epic, the Old Fitz provides inclusive, accessible platforms for new work and new artists, and a home for industry heavyweights to return to for an experience unlike anything else Sydney offers, all whilst ensuring a safe space for all kinds of artistic expression.

1 to 10 staff

Three Fates Theatre Company

Three Fates Theatre Company was founded in 2019 by Thalia Dudek, Zoe Hawkins, and Laura McCluskey. Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia, we have fostered a community of emerging and established storytellers. To create and produce thought-provoking, entertaining, and essential stories. We strive to foster an approachable and thriving community of emerging and established creatives, both home-grown and international.

1 to 10 staff

Yeppoon Choral Society Inc

Musical Theatre Since 1965.

1 to 10 staff

The Paperboats

The PaperBoats is a partnership platform for theatre-makers invested in co-creating meticulously crafted performance events for children and adults which inspire their arts engagement. The platform was conceived and founded by Dave Brown in 2016 after 20 years as Artistic Director of Patch Theatre Company.

1 to 10 staff

Academy Theatre Australia

1 to 10 staff

Mm Creative Productions

1 to 10 staff

Cracked Actors Cat Casa

Cracked Actors will create employment opportunities in live theatre for generations. We are an Australian independent company, founded in 2007, bound to providing quality and affordable entertainment for everybody. Cracked Actors produces, facilitates and develops new Australian theatre. We design flexible school programs that foster industry teamwork between professional theatre and schools with curricular and extra-curricular programs. Our company has rehearsal and performance spaces available and provides publicity services, specialising in theatre, to other companies. We design sets, costumes, sound and lighting plans to suit all budgets. Cracked Actors are committed to supporting the development of Australian artists, writers and theatre practitioners through entry level positions in our industry as well as through inclusive education programs which are accessible to all. Our initiatives provide a platform for upcoming performers as well as employment for existing artists in an environment that is welcoming to every sphere of the community. We strive to achieve artistic excellence and originality in all of our projects. We are devoted to the celebration of theatrical tradition as well as the continued development and modernisation of the artform. Cracked Actors are dedicated to captivating their audience and inspiring others to celebrate theatre as part of their lives.

1 to 10 staff

Crea Arena Artistry

At Crea Arena, we want to create a platform for emerging creatives and artists to showcase their work and give them the stepping stones they need to start moving in this industry.

1 to 10 staff

Sharehouse Production Company

Sharehouse is a collective founded by NIDA alumni Caitlin Green, Victor Xu, Caleb Jamieson, and Jago Field. Like a real sharehouse, it’s built on collaboration and shared resources. Designed as a flexible home for new work, Sharehouse gives each founder a vehicle to develop and present their projects while also opening the door to other emerging artists. The driving force? A desire to platform young voices and champion Australian stories. Sharehouse is committed to bringing diverse voices and bold, contemporary theatre to the stage.

1 to 10 staff

Wild Tongues Productions

Summary [the initiative]~ Primarily a production company that focuses on producing, festival touring and creative direction. This international initiative operates between San Diego, New York and Melbourne, regularly traveling to Edinburgh Fringe Festival to support emerging artists and new works. About [the director]~ Multidisciplinary artist Samantha Hafey, via "WILD TONGUES PRODUCTIONS", collaborates with local and international creatives to explore unique, creative and original works. Through her venture "WILD TONGUES" Hafey seeks to encourage collaboration in the arts, to push boundaries for artists in relation to process and she aims to keep alive the tradition of story telling and 'play', adopting the mantra "everyone has a story to tell". Hafey has always been an ideas person, and she channels her endless imaginings into foundations for collaborative and creative investigation, so although primarily exploring live production in the form of theatre performance, music concerts and concept pieces and hybrid art, WILD TONGUES has also collaborated on a number of artistic projects including (but not limited to): MOVEMENT MUSIC DANCE POERTY ILLUSTRATION PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLICATIONS FASHION MAKEUP/HAIR PERFORMANCE ART BURLESQUE CABARET COMEDY GALLERY CURATION PUBLISHING FILM- ZOOM-HYBRID DIRECTIONAL ACTIVITY DEVISED IMPROVISED FLOW STATE ECO FEMINIST DISCUSSION FORUM HAPPENINGS ARTS COLLECTIVE WORKSHOPS

1 to 10 staff

Wilkop Theatrical

Creators of original & impactful short form plays.

1 to 10 staff

Red Tree Theatre

1 to 10 staff