Australian Theatre for Young People

Australian national youth theatre company

Australian Theatre for Young People

ATYP

Address| 52-58 William Street
Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates| 33°52′25.3″S 151°12′53.2″E﻿ / ﻿33.873694°S 151.214778°E﻿ / -33.873694; 151.214778
Type| Not-for-profit theatre
Genre(s)| Youth theatre company
Opened| 1964
Website
atyp.com.au

Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) is a not-for-profit national youth theatre company located in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1963 by Eleanor Witcombe.[1]

## History

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The first committee was formed in 1963 and consisted of Alastair Duncan as chairman, Diana Sharpe as secretary,[2] Nigel Lovell as treasurer, as well as Ellis Irving, Owen Weingott and Wendy Blacklock.[3]

ATYP's first production was the comedy She Stoops to Conquer - Goldsmith Examined by Oliver Goldsmith, adapted and directed by Owen Weingott.[4]

## Location

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Since 1997, ATYP was housed at The Wharf, Pier 4/5, but due to construction that started in July 2018, ATYP has temporarily relocated its office to Woolloomooloo.

Their performance spaces are SBW Stables Theatre, Riverside Theatres Parramatta and The Joan, Penrith.[5]

## Notable alumni

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Alumni of the company include:[6]

* Natasha Bassett[7]
* Mitchell Butel
* Rose Byrne[8]
* Rob Carlton[9]
* Kyly Clarke
* Salvatore Coco
* Toni Collette
* Abbie Cornish[10]
* Maeve Dermody[citation needed]
* Michael Gow[11]
* Lally Katz[12]
* Nicole Kidman
* Beejan Land[13]
* Lenka[14]
* Ben Lewis[15]
* Baz Luhrmann
* Alyssa McClelland[16]
* Brandon McClelland[17]
* Zoe Naylor
* Dominic Purcell
* George Shevtsov
* Phoebe Tonkin[18]
* Jessica Tovey[19]
* Sophie Wilde[20]
* Felix Williamson[21]
* Rebel Wilson[22]
* Daniel Wyllie
* Aden Young[23]

## Productions

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ATYP productions have toured regionally, such as Sugarland,[24] nationally, such as A Town Named War Boy,[25] and internationally, such as Patrice Balbina's Chance Encounter with the End of the World.[26]

Productions since 2011 include:[27]

Year  | Title

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2011 | Cursed Hearts
2011 | Tell It Like It Isn't
2011 | Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs
2011 | Rainbow's End
2012 | Grounded[28]
2012 | The Tender Age
2012 | Animal Farm
2012 | Max Remy Super Spy
2012 | Cockroach
2012 | The Dwarf Revue
2012 | The One Sure Thing
2013 | The Shape of Things
2013 | Out of Place
2013 | Spur of the Moment
2013 | Tease
2013 | The Dwarf Revue 2
2013 | Compass
2013 | Key to the City
2014 | M.Rock[29]
2014 | Sugarland[30]
2014 | The Voices Project: Bite Me[31]
2014 | Luke Lloyd: Alienoid
2015 | A Town Named War Boy[32]
2015 | Between Us
2015 | Then
2015 | War Crimes[33]
2015 | The Trolleys[34]
2016 | Patrice Balbina's Chance Encounter with the End of the World
2016 | The Big Dry[35]
2016 | Spring Awakening: The Musical[36]
2016 | Fight with all of Your Might the Zombies of Tonight
2016 | All Good Things
2017 | Homeroom Series Double Bill
2017 | Dignity of Risk
2017 | Michael Swordfish
2017 | Oedipus Doesn't Live Here Anymore
2017 | Intersection
2017 | Wonderfly
2018 | Patrice Balbina's Chance Encounter with the End of the World
2018 | Impending Everyone
2018 | Intersection 2018: Chrysalis
2018 | A Town Named War Boy
2018 | The Climbing Tree
2018 | Charlie Pligrim
2019 | Follow Me Home
2019 | April Aardvark
2019 | Fangirls
2019 | Bathory Begins
2019 | Intersection 2019: Arrival
2020 | The 1s, The 0s, and Everything In Between
2020 | Intersection 2020: Beat
2020 | Soul Trading
2020 | The Lies We Were Told
2020 | Lights in the Park
2021 | Follow Me Home & national tour
2021 | Lights in the Park
2021 | Fangirls
2021 | The Lies We Were Told
2021 | Shack
2021 | Soul Trading
2022 | M.Rock
2022 | The Deb
2022 | A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music
2023 | The Resistance
2024 | Saplings
2024 | Past the Shallows

## References

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1. ^ "Eleanor Witcombe". New Theatre History. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
2. ^ "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
3. ^ "ATYP 50th anniversary (also available as video)". Radio National. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
4. ^ Drevikovsky, T.M. (24 July 1964). "She Stoops to Conquer". The Shore Weekly Record. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
5. ^ "Boundaries: Between Theatre for Young People and Adults' Theatre", Theatre as a Medium for Children and Young People, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2006, pp. 9–27, doi:10.1007/1-4020-4440-2_1, ISBN 1402044380
6. ^ "Our People". ATYP. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
7. ^ Casamento, Jo (1 March 2014). "Hollywood opens its door for Indiana Evans". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
8. ^ "Rose Byrne-ing Down the House". NPR. 31 August 2018.
9. ^ ATYP TWENTY SEVENTEEN. issuu. 2017. pp. 42–43.
10. ^ "Abbie's excellent adventure". The Sydney Morning Herald.
11. ^ Taylor, Andrew (19 January 2015). "Youth Sector Funding: ATYP fears for the future". The Sydney Morning Herald.
12. ^ Dunn, Emily. "She planted the seed and grew to Shakespearean heights". The Sydney Morning Herald.
13. ^ "Hollywood role for Australian actor Beejan Land". IF Magazine.
14. ^ Paitandy, Priyadarshini (20 November 2013). "Being 'Everything at once'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
15. ^ Swain, Marianka. "BWW Interview: Ben Lewis Talks THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
16. ^ "The Picture Rebel Wilson Does Not Want You to See". The Sydney Morning Herald.
17. ^ "A Town Named War Boy review: No Escape from the Ghosts of Gallipoli". The Sydney Morning Herald.
18. ^ Marriner, Cosima (22 March 2018). "'Australian drama is unparalleled': Why Phoebe Tonkin came home for her latest role". The Sydney Morning Herald.
19. ^ Blake, Elissa (14 September 2013). "Girl wonder". The Sydney Morning Herald.
20. ^ Thompson, Courtney (13 October 2021). "Sophie Wilde Is Australia's Next Great Scene Stealer". Marie Claire Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2023. "Watching actor Sophie Wilde, 23..."
21. ^ "Dirty Deeds done in awe". The Age. 31 July 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
22. ^ "Rebel Wilson Takes to the Stage in Sydney". The Sydney Herald.
23. ^ "ATYP 50th anniversary (also available as video)". Radio National. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
24. ^ "ATYP Production Support - Ongoing Donation". Canberra Times. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
25. ^ "What's Happening This November". State Library NSW. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
26. ^ Greenaway, Judith (22 January 2016). "Patrice Babina's Chance Encounter with the End of The World @ ATYP". Sydney Arts Guide. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
27. ^ "Past Productions". ATYP. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
28. ^ LONGWORTH, KEN (13 May 2012). "Theatre review: Grounded". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
29. ^ Blake, Jason (15 June 2014). "M.Rock review: Musical fairytale is warm, funny, but will you dance?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
30. ^ Shand, John (4 September 2014). "Sugarland review: The young and the restless". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
31. ^ "Bite Me theatre review (ATYP, Sydney)". Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
32. ^ Blake, Jason (5 May 2015). "A town named War Boy review: No escape from the ghosts of Gallipoli". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
33. ^ Blake, Elissa (14 July 2015). "How the desecration of an Anzac memorial led to War Crimes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
34. ^ Blake, Jason (8 November 2015). "The Trolleys review: Young actors illuminate key themes of life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
35. ^ Spicer, David (12 June 2016). "Kids lead the way in Sydney climate change theatre production". ABC News. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
36. ^ Blake, Jason (2 May 2016). "Spring Awakening review: Mitchell Butel's take on sexually curious teens rocks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Australia