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Windmill’s 2020 season set to be biggest ever

Today we’re thrilled to announce our 2020 live theatre season, including a brand new work about the creation of the universe, a regional tour for a robot, and the 10th anniversary return of a fan favourite. With two seasons in Adelaide, a South Australian regional tour, plus tours of Australia, China, the United States and…

Seeking: Interview participants for new creative development

Our intrepid research team are hitting the road around Adelaide, asking people questions about the great mysteries of life. We’ll then create a brand new theatre work that endeavours to solve them, set to premiere in 2020. We’re currently on the look out for people who match the following descriptions to be interviewed for this…

From Adelaide to London – Meet the donors taking Windmill to the world

Imagine seeing a locally made show in your hometown of Adelaide, then experiencing it again on the other side of the world. That’s the case for Roger and Helen Salkeld, our wonderful company supporters who were part of the Rumpelstiltskin touring party to London in December last year. A co-production between Windmill Theatre Co and State…

Windmill on the road again for 100,000km of global touring across next 12 months

Acclaimed South Australian theatre company, Windmill Theatre Co, today detailed plans for its extensive upcoming national and international touring that will take the company across Australia and to China, Taiwan, Norway, Ireland, England and the United States in the next twelve months. Baba Yaga, Windmill’s co-production with Scotland’s Imaginate, will kick off with a four-week…

From Whyalla to Wagga Wagga: Taking Windmill to the regions

Windmill has been to some of the furthest reaches of the globe, but many of our biggest fans can be found in the most remote corners of Australia. Every year, our shows visit people all over the country from Roxby Downs to Margaret River to Wagga Wagga. Since 2011, there has been 158 Windmill performances…

Life on the road: Elizabeth Hay from Baba Yaga

On the verge of a huge 2019 tour, we sat down with Elizabeth Hay from Baba Yaga to chat all things Vaselina, China and life on tour. Created by three theatre makers from different ends of the globe, it’s no wonder that Baba Yagais preparing for a new life on the road, with a busy six months…

Puppets, 3D Printing and Pop! – bringing Beep to life

Beep and her friends have come a long way since their premiere Adelaide season in 2017. After a new paint job for Beep, a fur coat for Mort and a nine-week tour of mainland China, 2019 sees the gang making a few stops across Australia, before a 12-week tour of the US and Canada in…

Christine Johnston and the weird and wonderful Baba Yaga

Christine Johnston is known for playing many quirky and wondrous characters. From Madame Lark to Eve Kransky, she has done it all. Her latest creation is in the Windmill Theatre Co and Imaginate co-commissioned show, Baba Yaga as the spooky and mysterious lead inspired by the Russian folktale. Ahead of the Australian Premiere as part of…

Baba Yaga’s Pop-Up Jungle

Windmill has teamed up with visual artist Fleur Elise Noble to create Baba Yaga’s Pop-Up Jungle. Inspired by the show, The Jungle is created with painted cardboard, captivating lighting and projection, and explores the idea of following your dreams. It features a variety of jungle animals along with a larger than life cut out of…

Witches, robots and sweet fifteenths – announcing our bumper 2019 season

Following a remarkable period of success and growth in recent months, today we’ve launched our 2019 live theatre season for toddlers to teenagers, young adults and families. After a sell-out season at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival earlier this year, Baba Yaga will make its Australian premiere at the Adelaide Festival in February. A unique…

From Girl Asleep to Amphibian: Meet Maiah Stewardson

If you think Maiah Stewardson from Amphibian looks familiar, it may be because you’ve seen her as high school mean-girl Jade in the film adaptation of Girl Asleep.  Daniela Frangos spoke to Stewardson about how far the 20-year-old’s career has come since the 2015 film.   Maiah Stewardson is a natural. That’s not to diminish the hard yards she’s…