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Windmill joins National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF)

The Chair of Windmill Theatre Company, Bruce Speirs today announced that Windmill Theatre Company will transition to the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF). Windmill was selected by the Australia Council as one of eight small to medium performing arts  companies across the country that have shown consistent artistic leadership and made strong contributions to…

Meet our New Associate Director: Sasha Zahra

Windmill Theatre Company is thrilled to announce South Australian director and theatre-maker, Sasha Zahra, as its new Associate Director. Executive Producer, Kaye Weeks says, “As part of the progression of our new four year strategic plan, we created this second artistic leadership role to help us continue to evolve our vision and the theatre we make. “We were…

Reflecting on Honey, I’m Home

In the final episode of Honey, I’m Home, Chris Edser, Renate Henschke and Jonathon Oxlade look to their communities to discuss the importance of friendship. In a time of widespread isolation, Honey, I’m Home has seen artists collaborating via Zoom, phone calls and, yes, sometimes even in real life to create something new. Here, the…

Welcome to Season 2021

With two world premieres, three Adelaide seasons, a South Australian regional tour and three national tours, Windmill Theatre Company will perform on stages in 33 cities and towns across Australia during 2021. Executive Producer Kaye Weeks says, “We’re coming back strong in 2021. We’ve spent much of 2020 developing new stories and working hard behind…

Creating Grug: An interview with Ted Prior

In times like ours that are saturated with content and information, creating something with longevity is a rarity. Icons are becoming fewer and far between. Ted Prior’s Grug stands apart. For over forty years, children have been reading Grug, a decade of which has seen Windmill’s production bring the character to life for children, young people across…

My Strangest Audition

The life of a performer is an unusual one. It’s filled with wonder and a bit of glamour, yes, but also a lot of uncertainty. You’re always thinking about the next gig or if you spent enough time learning your lines. At the centre of all of this swirling uncertainty is the audition. Episode Five…

Composing with Christine Johnston

Christine Johnston is one of our favourite performers. Whether it’s as the ferociously hungry witch Baba Yaga, or as one third of the beloved The Kransky Sisters, Johnston’s performances are always bold, funny and completely original. We chat to her about what she’s been up to and the process she went through to compose original…

Honey, I’m Home Book Club

A natural response to upheaval is to set goals. To give yourself structure, something to work towards. Some set about beginning long-ignored DIY projects and renovations, some threw themselves into fitness and others set themselves the goal of reading more. To celebrate the exceptionally bookish new episode of Honey, I’m Home, we had our three…

Honey, I’m Home: Drawing the Body

It’s easy to take animation for granted. It’s one of those things that, unless you work with it every day, seems to just magically happen. As theatre makers who work extensively with animation, even we find ourselves at arms-length throughout the process. We work with people who, through their immense and magical skill, bring our…

Honey, I’m Home: Seasonscape Screensavers

Brighten up your day and your desktop with the gorgeous sculptural artworks from episode 1 of Honey, I’m Home. Get autumnal with Chris Edser’s wood carvings, feel the chill of the snow with Renate Henschke’s clay sculpted winter wonderland or inject some technicolour into your day with Jonathon Oxlade’s floral paper-cut landscape. Or, if you’re…

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