TN! Theatre Company

The TN! Theatre Company (1979–1991) was a theatre company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

History

The TN! Theatre Company had its roots in the Twelfth Night Theatre Company which was established in 1936[1] by Rhoda Mary Felgate.[2] The company established its own theatre building in Bowen Hills in 1971, but the costs of operating the theatre lead to conflicts between artistic and commercial considerations, leading to a decoupling of the premises and the performing arts aspects of the organisation in 1979. The TN! Theatre Company was the resultant performing company which would lease premises as it required for performance.[3]

The TN! Theatre Company formed an alliance with the Brisbane College of Education and used its performance space (the former Fortitude Valley Methodist Church) in Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley.[4] In 1986, the TN! Theatre Company entered into a 10 year lease of the Princess Theatre in Woolloongabba. However, financial difficulties resulted in the closure of the company with its last performance in 1991.[5][6]

The University of Queensland Fryer Library holds a substantial collections of records of the company.[5]

References

  1. ^ Fryer Library, University of Queensland. "Fryer Library Manuscripts". University of Queensland Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ Radbourne, Jennifer, "Felgate, Rhoda Mary (1901–1990)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 18 September 2023
  3. ^ "Princess Theatre (entry 600353)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Gregory Place & Gregory Hall (entry 600204)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b "UQFL326 TN! Theatre Company Records". University of Queensland. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ^ Comans, Christine Anne Wilmington (2008). "La boite Theatre Company : a distinctive history". Australasian Drama Studies (52). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2014.