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Collection 126<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curtin University’s Theatre Arts course opened in 1973 and was based in Hayman Hall at what was then WAIT (the Western Australian Institute of Technology).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Theatre Arts course initially supported two resident theatre companies, a student company Theatregoround and a professional company WATC (the Western Australia Theatre Company). <\/strong>Both the course and the companies were originally led by Senior Lecturer and Artistic Director David Addenbrooke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATC\u2019s public productions were staged by professional directors with professional actors and students providing minor roles and technical support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATC\u2019s first production, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, directed by Addenbrooke, was both a critical and box-office success. By 1975 the combined companies had performed for more than 28,000 people on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the closure of the main theatre in 2006, Hayman Hall major productions were held in the Theatre Upstairs or at off campus venues around Perth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first pantomime:  Babes in the Wood <\/em>was staged in November 1977 establishing an annual tradition which continued until 2011 when it was replaced by the Stage One initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunchtime and Sunday night theatre programs began to develop in 1978 and continue to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relocation of the Hayman Theatre into Building 302 took place during the University\u2019s \u201850 Years of Innovation\u2019 celebrations in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year approximately 20 student-driven productions are produced in the Lunchtime\/Sunday Night Theatre program and 5 Major Productions (either on or off campus) are produced with either staff or guest directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This collection holds records of these productions from 1973-2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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