- Riverina Theatre Company
Infobox Theatre
name = Riverina Theatre Company
caption = Riverina Playhouse
address = Cross Street
city =Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
country =Australia
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owner =Charles Sturt University
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opened = 1976
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closed =
othernames = Riverina Trucking Company
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website = www.riverinatheatrecompany.com.auRiverina Theatre Company was established in 1976 as the Riverina Trucking Company however changed it's name to the Riverina Theatre Company in 1983. It is the longest serving theatre company in Regional Australia [ [http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/wsd/2330.htm Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal] , Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts] cite web
title = Riverina Theatre Company
url = http://www.theatre.asn.au/node/11233
publisher = Theatre Australia
accessdate = 2008-03-16] .In 2005 Riverina Theatre Company lost $150,000 in funding from The Australia Council after the Council's director of theatre found that the application for funding wasn't strong enough [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/10/03/1473188.htm Riverina Theatre Company loses funding] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation] .
Charles Sturt University took over ownership of the after the theatre company which was $90,000 in debt and also lost $300,000 in State and Federal Government funding for it's operation [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/01/04/1541721.htm Theatre company takes cue from CSU] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation] [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/02/1994763.htm University to revamp Riverina Playhouse] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation] .
References and notes
External links
* [http://www.riverinatheatrecompany.com.au/index.htm Riverina Theatre Company website]
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