THEATRE 180 is a proudly Western Australian company which tours works throughout the state and beyond, sharing heritage stories of Western Australia and our nation’s past to gain an insight into who we are now and our future as a diverse and vibrant multicultural society. In 2023 we were awarded a Western Australian Heritage Award for Contributions by a Community Based Organisation for our work in telling WA stories and in 2024 we were awarded Producer of the Year at the CircuitWest Showcase WA Awards.
Whether producing plays in cinemas, found spaces or established venues, we take theatre to audiences wherever we can find them.
CinePlay productions since the transition to THEATRE 180 in 2019 include:
- CATALPA: Flight to Freedom by Stuart Halusz and Myles Pollard. A collaboration with WA Museum. Courage…tenacity…daring and a shipload of adventure – the extraordinary true story of the most audacious prison break in Australia’s history.
- ARTHUR HAYNES AND THE SMOKING GUN by Jenny Davis. A collaboration with Government House Foundation. The incredible true story of a crime which shocked the nation, and the courtroom trial which tested the law in Western Australia.
- 21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke by Jenny Davis. A compelling true story from WWII of the celebration of women’s strength, love and hope in the face of adversity.
- TAKING LIBERTY by Ingle Knight. A collaboration with WA Museum that tells the story of one of the greatest moments in Australian sporting history – the defeat of Liberty by Australia II in the 1983 America’s Cup.
- A.B. Facey’s A FORTUNATE LIFE by Jenny Davis & Stuart Halusz. An award winning collaboration with CinemaStage. Adapted from the iconic WA biography by Albert Facey – resilience, fortitude, love…an ordinary man’s extraordinary life in 20th Century Western Australia.
- SYDNEY II: Lost and Found by Jenny Davis. With assistance from the Finding Sydney Foundation and WA Museum, a landmark production based on Australia’s greatest maritime disaster off the coast of Geraldton in 1941.
- THE LIGHTHOUSE GIRL SAGA by Jenny Davis and Hellie Turner, based on the award-winning novels by Dianne Wolfer. A sweeping WWI story about the forging of the Anzac spirit.
Support Us
you can support us
As an independent, not-for-profit theatre company, we welcome any form of support. Donations of $2.00 or more are tax-deductible.
The THEATRE 180 Public Fund (ABN: 33 042 434 145) is a tax deductible fund listed on the Australian Government’s Register of Cultural Organisations maintained under Subdivision 30-F of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
ALL DONATIONS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SPECIAL PUBLIC FUND ADMINISTRATED BY THEATRE 180 AND THESE FUNDS WILL ONLY BE USED FOR THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE ORGANISATION.
THEATRE 180 Public Fund
Robin Tunnicliffe FCPA CPM, Jenny Davis OAM, Stuart Halusz
Make A Donation
Whether large or small, any donation will help THEATRE 180 in a variety of ways – by providing much-needed resources to support our administration costs, or to help fund a particular area of our work such as set/props construction, wardrobe, Emerging WA Artist mentoring or script development.
Partner with THEATRE 180
THEATRE 180 works with a number of organisations and individuals in a variety of ways to achieve different outcomes. Please contact us to find out more.
Leave A Legacy
A bequest to THEATRE 180 will help to ensure that many more audiences will continue to benefit from the stories we tell, for many years to come.