Riverina Theatre Company
| Riverina Trucking Company | |
 Riverina Theatre Company was located in the Riverina Playhouse | |
| Address |
Cross Street Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Australia |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Sturt University |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Closed | 2009 |
| Website | |
| www.riverinatheatrecompany.com.au | |
Riverina Theatre Company (also known as the RTC) was established in 1976 as the Riverina Trucking Company however changed its name to the Riverina Theatre Company in 1983.[1] It was the longest serving theatre company in Regional Australia.[1][2]
In 2005 Riverina Theatre Company lost $150,000 in funding from The Australia Council after the Council's director of theatre found that the application for funding wasn't strong enough.[3]
Charles Sturt University took over ownership of the after the theatre company which was $90,000 in debt and also lost $300,000 in State and Federal Government funding for its operation.[4][5]
Closure
On 17 March 2009, the board members of the Riverina Theatre Company decided to place the RTC into liquidation after the RTC lost government grants of up to A$300,000 and the failure of last two productions to being in income.[6]
References and notes
- 1 2 "Riverina Theatre Company". Theatre Australia. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ↑ Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal, Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- ↑ Riverina Theatre Company loses funding, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ↑ Theatre company takes cue from CSU, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ↑ University to revamp Riverina Playhouse, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ↑ Grimson, Ken (2009-03-19). "Curtain falls on theatre company". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
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