1990
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Amanda Field
Young Playwrights’ Season directed by Justine FitzGerald, Roland Manderson, Frances Nelson and Fiona Todd
Fractured Fairytales:
Prince Cinders directed by Roland Manderson
Princess Smartypants directed by Aida Amirkhanian
Ship of Fools by Andrew Bovell
Full Stop by Sherryl Clarke (development)
1991
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Roland Manderson
Personal Baggage directed by Roland Manderson (toured to Come Out in Adelaide)
It’s A Wonderful Life by Leisa Shelton directed by Roland Manderson
Wild Things adapted from novel by Maurice Sendak directed by Greg Lissaman
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl directed by Peter Rush and Linda McHugh
How Sweet It Is adapted and produced by Camilla Blunden
The Real Thing directed by Monica Barone
The Boiling Frog by Alison Lyssa directed by Peter Rush
The Fyshwick Papers directed by Joanne Camazzato
1992
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Roland Manderson
The Lorax adapted from Dr Suess directed by Dani Baker and Roland Manderson
Ship of Fools by Andrew Bovell directed by Camilla Blunden
The Interview by Leisa Shelton
Space Demons by Richard Tulloch adapted from Gillian Rubenstein, directed by Linda McHugh
Wild Grass and Toxic Kisses, group devised, directed by Monica Barone
The Knack Gnats Circus directed by Thomas Holesgrove
1993
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Roland Manderson
Shopping… for boys, group devised, directed by Joanne Camozzato (toured to Sydney, Newcastle and Scotland’s Aberdeen International Youth Arts Festival)
The Rolled Dahli Show, group devised, directed by Linda McHugh
The Age of Consent, group devised, directed by Monica Barone
A Touchy Subject directed by Angella Jacmon
Schebbang directed by Thomas Holesgrove (a joint production with Warehouse Circus)
Behind the Beat by Darrelyn Gunzberg adapted for radio, directed by Roland Manderson
Gormenghast, Marcella O’Hare’s adaptation of Mervyn Peake’s novels, performed in collaboration with Canberra Youth Orchestra Wind Ensemble and Unley Youth Theatre, directed by Linda McHugh and Roland Manderson
The Secret Life of Carbon directed by Saul Dollimore
Wrong Way Back created by Monica Barone
1994
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Roland Manderson
A Touchy Subject directed by Angella Jacmon
Wild Grass and Toxic Kisses directed by Monica Barone (toured to Next Wave Festival, Melbourne)
Alice adapted from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, directed by Saul Dollimore & Lyndel Cureton
Piper at the Gates of Hell group devised & created by David Branson & Jim Cotter (toured to the Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival)
Let There Be Circus, group devised, directed by Thomas Holesgrove
1995
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Roland Manderson
Animal Farm The Musical, adapted from George Orwell’s novel, directed by Roland Manderson, musical direction by Simone Penkethman
Wrong Way Go Back (toured to Western NSW and North Eastern Victoria)
When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple, group devised and created by Leisa Shelton
Icing Vo-Vos in the Valley of Death directed by Thomas Holesgrove, Sally Hendrie, Angella Jacmon and Catherine Langman
1996
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Roland Manderson
The Kelly Dance by John Romeril directed by John Oakley. Presented at the National Festival of Australian Theatre
The Maze by Niamh Kerney directed by Greg Lissaman
Winter Madness directed by Kathleen Bleakley, David Branson, Robin Davidson, Danny Diesendorf, Angella Jacmon, Catherine Langman and Nyree Smith
A Lover’s Complaint by Shakespeare directed by Nicola Parry
The Balcony by Jean Genet directed by David Branson and Robin Davidson
Five Visits by Carter L. Bay directed by David Branson and Robin Davidson
Love Puke by Duncan Sarkie directed by David Branson and Robin Davidson
No Fear drama and video program developed for the National Museum of Australia and the International Year of Tolerance
1997
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Artistic Director: Roland Manderson
Water Stories with Hanoi’s Song Ngoc Water Puppetry Troupe and Canberra Youth Wind Ensemble, directed by Roland Manderson, puppetry director Nhu Van Hng, composer Le Tuan Hung. Performed at the Canberra Festival and toured to the Sydney Festival
Slam Dunk by Jack Hibberd directed by Greg Lissaman and participants
For God, Queen and Country by Thomas Murphy directed by Garry Fry
The Maze by Niamh Kerney directed by Greg Lissaman. Toured to Broken Hill, Melbourne Fringe Festival and rural NSW and Victoria
3 Sisters Called Eve by Matthew Aberline co-produced with the Currong Contemporary Arts Theatre
Go Bus directed by Roland Manderson and others
1998
Location: Gorman House Community Arts Centre
Manager: Linda McHugh
Amongst the Wild Things directed by David Branson and Simone Penkethman
My Funny Old directed by Eulea Kiraly
Short Stabs directed by David Branson and Catherine Jean-Krista
Escaping the Poetry Police with Hal Judge and Iain Sinclair
1999
Location: Gorman House Arts Centre
Manager: Linda McHugh
Shopping… for Boys directed by Linda McHugh with Scott Wright and erth
The Ariodante Performance Chorus directed by David Branson
Youth’s Eye View group devised with Artistic Director Greg Lissaman, directed by Robin Davidson, Andrew Gray, Catherine Langman and Estelle Muspratt. A collaboration with ScreenSound Australia
