Nimrod Theatre Company is an Australian theatre company.
The Nimrod Theatre Company, commonly known as The Nimrod, was an Australian theatre company based in Sydney. It was founded in 1970 by Australian actors John Bell, Richard Wherrett and Ken Horler, and gained a reputation for producing more "good new Australian drama" from 1970 to 1985 than any other Australian theatre company.
The company's original theatre located in Nimrod Street, Kings Cross is now home to Griffin Theatre Company. The company moved in 1974 to Belvoir Street, Surry Hills, but retained its original name. From 1981 to 1988 it also played in the Seymour Centre theatres. The company ceased operations in 1988.
Subsequently, the Surry Hills venue became known as the Belvoir Street Theatre.
Alumni
Notable Nimrod alumni include: Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, Mel Gibson, Donal Gibson, Jacki Weaver, Baz Luhrman, Bill Hunter, Max Cullen, Angela Punch McGregor, Robert Coleby, Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Noni Hazelhurst, Jon Blake, Ruth Cracknell, Bob Maza, Michael Caton, Bruce Spence, Max Gillies, Warren Mitchell, Simon Burke, John Hargreaves, Ivar Kants, Gillian Jones, Kris McQuade, Ray Meagher, Chris Haywood, Mark Lee, Tina Bursill, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Max Phipps, John Wood, John Clayton, Peter Sumner, Peter Whitford, Cornelia Frances, Jean Kittson, Lynette Curran, Paul Chubb, Kate Fitzpatrick, Drew Forsythe, Nick Enright, Helen Morse, Diane Craig, Robert Grubb, Peter Carroll, Carole Skinner, Catherine Wilkin, Peg Christensen, Gary Day, James Elliott, Henri Szeps, Kerry Walker, Anna Volska, Robert Menzies, Julie McGregor, Judi Farr, Nancye Hayes, Margo Lee, Robin Ramsay, Melissa Jaffer, Reg Gorman, Jon Ewing, Heather Mitchell, Harold Hopkins, Cathy Downes, Michele Fawdon, Ron Haddrick, Deidre Rubenstein.
Productions
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
References
- John Bell (2002). John Bell : the time of my life. Sydney : Currency Press. ISBN 1-86508-640-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - Julian Meyrick (2002). See How It Runs: Nimrod and the New Wave. Currency Press. ISBN 0-86819-651-7.
- Richard Wherrett (2000). The floor of heaven : my life in theatre. Hodder Headline. ISBN 0-7336-1049-8.
- Philip Parsons, Victoria Chance (Ed.) (1995). Companion to theatre in Australia. Currency Press in association with Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-86819-357-7.
