Industry | Theatre |
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Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | Adelaide, Australia |
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Products | Productions |
Website | windmill |
Windmill Theatre Co (previously known as Windmill Performing Arts) established in 2002 as a South Australian Government initiative is Australia's flagship professional theatre company for child and young adult audiences. The current artistic director is Rosemary Myers.
Since 2002, it has grown into a leading national company. The founding director and creative producer was Cate Fowler (through 2007). The founding patron was children's author Mem Fox (through 2007).
Windmill performs a season in Adelaide yearly, with shows also touring through regional South Australia and interstate. Internationally, Windmill have performed in many countries, including in the US (including Off-Broadway), New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore and South Korea.
The company was behind Girl Asleep, the winner of the 2016 CinefestOz best film, adapted from its stage production.