The Happiness Patrol in Australia
Between August 2010 – April 2011, The Happiness Patrol relocated to Melbourne, Australia where we spent time making contacts with venues and companies as part of our long-term plan to stage our first international performances!
We’ve had meetings with some truly inspirational people, who have helped to steer us into some exciting and rather unexpected new directions! We would like to say an enormous thankyou to everyone who generously made their time and their wisdom available to us:
Suzanne Andrade, co-founder, 1927 (British theatre company)
Trent Baker, joint Artistic Director, Winterfall Theatre
Kirsten Freeman, Assistant Director – Melbourne, British Council Australia
Jude Gun, Associate Producer, Arts House
Peta Hanrahan, Artistic Director, The Dog Theatre
Justin Hosking, joint Artistic Director, Human Sacrifice
Fiona James, Education Program Manager, Malthouse Theatre
Mary Lou Jelbart, Artistic Director, fortyfivedownstairs
Michael Kantor, outgoing Artistic Director, Malthouse Theatre
Maryanne Lynch, Dramaturge, Malthouse Theatre
Todd MacDonald, actor, producer, Artistic Associate, Queensland Theatre Company
Mike McEvoy, freelance artist
Sophie Travers, consultant, Gallus Arts Advisory, formerly of the British Council
Jacinta Yelland, freelance artist
